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Adrian Luchini

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Raymond E. Maritz Professor of Architecture

Expertise: architectural design, architectural theory, architectural practice, international architecture,

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Adrian Luchini
Adrian Luchini
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Luchini is an internationally recognized architect who has practiced in Argentina and the US. He is recipient of numerous AIA awards, was named on the "Young Architects" list by Progressive Architecture in 1990, and received the "Emerging Voices" citation by the Architecture League of New York in 1992. A monograph of his work from Rockport Publishing was published as part of the Contemporary World Architects series.

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Work:(314) 935-6251
E-mail:luchini@wustl.edu
Address:Campus Box 1079
One Brookings Drive
St. Louis, MO 63130

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2004 Steedman Fellowship

New York architect Mariano Sagasta wins International Design Competition focused on Brentwood Boulevard and Saint Louis Galleria (http://news-info.wustl.edu/news/page/normal/801.html)

March 24, 2004 --
A detail from Mariano Sagasta's winning conceptual master plan for the west side of Brentwood Boulevard north of Highway 40.
A detail from Mariano Sagasta's winning conceptual master plan for the west side of Brentwood Boulevard north of Highway 40.
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New York architect Mariano Sagasta has won Washington University's 2004 Steedman Fellowship in Architecture International Design Competition. The biennial competition, which is open to young architects from around the world, carries a $30,000 first place award to support study and research abroad — the largest such award in the United States.



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Additional Background: Luchini, who was born and raised in Argentina, has practiced widely both in the United States and abroad. Major projects include the Constantini Museum in Buenos Aires; the new Jefferson City (Mo.) Water Treatment Plant; the Concourse Building and Linkage for the St. Louis Gateway Transportation Center; and the Southeast Missouri State University Performing Arts Center in Cape Girardeau.

Recent projects include the Camp Beersheba Chapel in Beersheba Springs, Tenn.; Isabel House, a new headmaster's residence for The Principia, St. Louis; and a 25,000-square-foot police station for the city of Wentzville, Mo.

In addition to teaching duties, Luchini serves as the School of Architecture's director of global studies and director graduate studies. He recently oversaw the launch of two international studios -- a fall semester in Buenos Aires and a spring semester in Helsinki, Finland.

From 1996-2002, Luchini was design principal of architecture at Jacobs Facilities, Inc., prior to which he served as a senior architect at Hellmuth, Obata, and Kassabaum, Inc. He has worked in private practice as a principal of the firm Schwetye Luchini Architects, and collaborated with Pritzker Prize-winning architect Rafael Moneo.

Luchini's work has been published in numerous architectural journals, including A&U, Casabella, Domus, Quaderns and Progressive Architecture, and he has won several Design Excellence Awards from the American Institute of Architects. In 1990, he was named on the "Young Architects" list by Progressive Architecture and in 1992 received the "Emerging Voices" citation by the Architectural League of New York. A monograph of his work was published in 1999 as part of the Contemporary World Architects series.

Luchini earned degrees in architecture and planning from the Universidad Catolica de Cordoba, the University of Cincinnati and Harvard University. He has lectured extensively in Europe, South America and the United States, and has taught at Washington University since 1985. He was named Raymond E. Maritz Professor of Architecture in 2002.



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Luchini's Web page (http://www.arch.wustl.edu/fb_adrian_luchini.lasso)
School of Architecture Web site (http://www.arch.wustl.edu)
Record profile on Luchini (http://record.wustl.edu/2002/03-29-02/washington_people.html)
Record article: Luchini's Isable House opens at The Principia (http://record.wustl.edu/archive/2001/08-24-01/articles/house.html)
Record article: Architecture rolls out international studios (http://record.wustl.edu/2002/03-22-02/helsinki.html)

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