1992
Master of Architecture
Timothy Johnson
Timothy Johnson traveled to Russia and former Soviet states.
Timothy Johnson
Columbia University
Graduate School of Architecture, Planning and Preservation
"Stoneworkers' Pavilion," Carrara. © Timothy Johnson.
Jury
Joseph Esherick
Craig Hartman
Laura Hartman
Brian Lee
Stanley Saitowitz
Peter Walker
Impact of the Award
June 4, 1996
My receipt of the SOM Foundation fellowship in 1992, which focused on the turbulence of the restructuring identity of the former Eastern Bloc countries through modern architecture, communist housing, and nuclear power stations, has allowed me to greater understand the extent to which “modernity” has affected (both positively and negatively) the human condition.
Today, as the design director of our [Ellerbe Becket] Asia Pacific market, I am responsible for a wide range of designs from master plans to high-rise mixed-use developments and everything in between. Everyone that is working in these hyperdeveloping countries like Indonesia, Vietnam, Thailand, Malaysia, etc. knows how important the process of design will be for the long-term investments of these countries. My foundation for the understanding of this context in many ways has been formulated within my studies at Columbia University with the William Kinne Fellowship and from the real-world exploration during my SOM Foundation fellowship.
"Stoneworkers' Pavilion," Carrara. © Timothy Johnson.
Timothy Johnson
Columbia University
Graduate School of Architecture, Planning and Preservation
Timothy Johnson
is a partner at NBBJ. A renowned expert on high-rise and mixed-use design, Johnson is a leader in NBBJ’s international commercial design practice. His award-winning work spans the globe, and he is known within the industry for using design as a core ingredient to enhance clients’ business strategies. In addition to his leadership within the commercial practice, he is a licensed architect who is responsible for helping manage the New York office of NBBJ. He recently served as Chairman of the Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat (CTBUH), and he has been interviewed by the Wall Street Journal, the BBC, Bloomberg News, and other business and design media on the subject of urban density and transformation in Asia.