Mark Alan Hewitt
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Mark Alan Hewitt is an architect, preservationist and architectural historian who lives and practices in Bernardsville, New Jersey.
Mark Alan Hewitt was born on March 31, 1953 in Berwyn, Illinois. He attended Sammamish High School
in Bellevue, Washington
, graduating in 1971. Hewitt went to Yale University
to study acting and English literature, but a class with Vincent Scully
convinced him to change his major to architecture. Graduating from Yale in 1975, he pursued his Master of Architecture degree at the University of Pennsylvania
, studying with Allan Greenberg
, Robert A.M. Stern, David Van Zanten, and Steven Izenour. After graduating in 1978 he served a two-year apprenticeship with the firm of Venturi, Rauch and Scott Brown. While there he taught a studio with Steve Izenour called Beach, Boardwalk and Boulevard: The Built Environment of Atlantic City, NJ that later became an exhibition at the Cooper-Hewitt Museum in New York.
Hewitt has taught architecture and historic preservation at Rice University
, Columbia University
, New Jersey Institute of Technology
, and, most recently, as a visiting faculty member at Rutgers University
.
Hewitt's research and writing has addressed American architecture and architects from 1880 to 1940, American country houses and domestic architecture, classical architecture and treatises on the orders, the work of Gustav Stickley
, and architectural conservation. He was the recipient of an NEH Fellowship at the Winterthur Museum in 1996, and was honored with the Arthur Ross Award in 2009 for his writing on classical architecture.
Hewitt currently practices architecture under the name Mark Alan Hewitt Architects. The firm primarily addresses historic preservation and residential architecture with projects including restoration and renovation, new additions and some entirely new buildings.
Hewitt is a Fellow
in the American Institute of Architects
. He sings with a number of choral and a cappella groups, including Ridge Light Opera, the Alumni of the Yale Russian Chorus, and Harmonium: A Classical Choral Society.
Mark Alan Hewitt was born on March 31, 1953 in Berwyn, Illinois. He attended Sammamish High School
Sammamish High School
Sammamish High School is a public secondary school in Bellevue, Washington, USA, serving students in grades 9–12. The school is part of the Bellevue School District, with admission based primarily on the locations of students' homes. The school is known as the Totems, and the mascot is the...
in Bellevue, Washington
Bellevue, Washington
Bellevue is a city in the Eastside region of King County, Washington, United States, across Lake Washington from Seattle. Long known as a suburb or satellite city of Seattle, it is now categorized as an edge city or a boomburb. The population was 122,363 at the 2010 census.Downtown Bellevue is...
, graduating in 1971. Hewitt went to Yale University
Yale University
Yale University is a private, Ivy League university located in New Haven, Connecticut, United States. Founded in 1701 in the Colony of Connecticut, the university is the third-oldest institution of higher education in the United States...
to study acting and English literature, but a class with Vincent Scully
Vincent Scully
Vincent Joseph Scully, Jr. is Sterling Professor Emeritus of the History of Art in Architecture at Yale University, and the author of several books on the subject...
convinced him to change his major to architecture. Graduating from Yale in 1975, he pursued his Master of Architecture degree at the University of Pennsylvania
University of Pennsylvania
The University of Pennsylvania is a private, Ivy League university located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. Penn is the fourth-oldest institution of higher education in the United States,Penn is the fourth-oldest using the founding dates claimed by each institution...
, studying with Allan Greenberg
Allan Greenberg
Allan Greenberg , is an American architect and one of the leading classical architects of the late twentieth century. He was the originator and leading practitioner of "canonical classicism," one of many design responses to postmodernism emerging in the mid-1970s...
, Robert A.M. Stern, David Van Zanten, and Steven Izenour. After graduating in 1978 he served a two-year apprenticeship with the firm of Venturi, Rauch and Scott Brown. While there he taught a studio with Steve Izenour called Beach, Boardwalk and Boulevard: The Built Environment of Atlantic City, NJ that later became an exhibition at the Cooper-Hewitt Museum in New York.
Hewitt has taught architecture and historic preservation at Rice University
Rice University
William Marsh Rice University, commonly referred to as Rice University or Rice, is a private research university located on a heavily wooded campus in Houston, Texas, United States...
, Columbia University
Columbia University
Columbia University in the City of New York is a private, Ivy League university in Manhattan, New York City. Columbia is the oldest institution of higher learning in the state of New York, the fifth oldest in the United States, and one of the country's nine Colonial Colleges founded before the...
, New Jersey Institute of Technology
New Jersey Institute of Technology
New Jersey Institute of Technology is a public research university in Newark, New Jersey. It is often also referred to as Newark College of Engineering ....
, and, most recently, as a visiting faculty member at Rutgers University
Rutgers University
Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey , is the largest institution for higher education in New Jersey, United States. It was originally chartered as Queen's College in 1766. It is the eighth-oldest college in the United States and one of the nine Colonial colleges founded before the American...
.
Hewitt's research and writing has addressed American architecture and architects from 1880 to 1940, American country houses and domestic architecture, classical architecture and treatises on the orders, the work of Gustav Stickley
Gustav Stickley
Gustav Stickley was a manufacturer of furniture and the leading proselytizer for the American Arts and Crafts movement, an extension of the British Arts and Crafts movement.-Biography:...
, and architectural conservation. He was the recipient of an NEH Fellowship at the Winterthur Museum in 1996, and was honored with the Arthur Ross Award in 2009 for his writing on classical architecture.
Hewitt currently practices architecture under the name Mark Alan Hewitt Architects. The firm primarily addresses historic preservation and residential architecture with projects including restoration and renovation, new additions and some entirely new buildings.
Hewitt is a Fellow
FAIA
Fellow of the American Institute of Architects is a postnomial, designating an individual who has been named a fellow of the American Institute of Architects...
in the American Institute of Architects
American Institute of Architects
The American Institute of Architects is a professional organization for architects in the United States. Headquartered in Washington, D.C., the AIA offers education, government advocacy, community redevelopment, and public outreach to support the architecture profession and improve its public image...
. He sings with a number of choral and a cappella groups, including Ridge Light Opera, the Alumni of the Yale Russian Chorus, and Harmonium: A Classical Choral Society.
Writings
- Hewitt, Mark Alan, The Architect and the American Country House, 1890-1940 Yale University PressYale University PressYale University Press is a book publisher founded in 1908 by George Parmly Day. It became an official department of Yale University in 1961, but remains financially and operationally autonomous....
, New Haven and London, 1990. ISBN 978-0300047400
- Hewitt Mark Alan, Architecture of Mott B. Schmidt, Rizzoli, New York 1991, ISBN 978-0847813995
- Hewitt, Mark Alan, Gustav Stickley's Craftsman Farms: The Quest for an Arts and Crafts Utopia, Syracuse University Press, Syracuse NY, 2001, ISBN 978-0815606895
- Hewitt, Mark Alan, and Bock, Gordon (co-authors), The Vintage House: A Guide to Successful Renovations and Additions, W.W. Norton, New York, 2011, ISBN 978-0393706192
- Hewitt, Mark Alan, Lemos, Kate, Morrison, William and Warren, Charles D. (co-authors), Carrere & Hastings, Architects, Acanthus Press, 2006, ISBN 978-0926494428
- Hewitt, Mark Alan, Kennedy-Grant, Philip, Mills, Michael J. (co-authors), AIA New Jersey Guidebook: 150 Best Buildings and Places, Rutgers University Press, 2011, ISBN 978-0813551265
External links
- Mark Alan Hewitt Architects
- http://vintagehousebook.com The Vintage House website