Senior Associate Dean and Director of Architecture
Tyler School of Art and Architecture, Temple University
Kate Wingert-Playdon is a Professor of Architecture and Senior Associate Dean and Director of Architecture at the Tyler School of Art and Architecture, Temple University. Her research is focused on cultural identity as expressed in design and construction histories, buildings and sites. Her work begins with the premise that a more comprehensive understanding of the cultural dimension of our built environment is realized when we consider many perspectives, voices and viewpoints. Her research projects focus on transformative architectures. She is author of the Library as Stoa: Snøhetta, Public Space and Academic Mission in the Charles Library (2020, Philadelphia, Temple University: ORO Editions) and John Gaw Meem at Acoma: The Restoration of San Esteban del Rey Mission (2012, Albuquerque: UNM Press). Her applied and scholarly research is often achieved through collaborations and partnerships and has been supported by grants for the National Endowment for the Arts, National Parks Service, the American Institute of Architects, the National Trust for Historic Preservation and Save America’s Treasures.
Place Making in our Communities: Using Libraries to activate our cities, towns and communities
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