Susan Rodriguez

Education

• B.Arch, Cornell University 1982
• M.Arch, Columbia University 1985

Affiliations/Firms

• Ennead Architects
• Skidmore, Owings and Merrill

Professional organizations

• AIA member

Major projects

• Lycee Francais de New York, New York, New York (2000 - present)
• Pfizer Plant Research Laboratory and International Plant Science Center, New York Botanical Garden, Bronx, New York (2013)
• Frank Sinatra School of the Arts, Queens, New York (2009)
• Mashantucket Pequot Museum & Research Center, Mashantucket, Connecticut (1998)

Awards, honors and press

• BWAF BxW, Elizabeth A. Sackler Center for Feminist Art (2015)
• BWAF BxW, Frank Sinatra School of the Arts (2015)
• BWAF BxW, Garage and Intermodal Facility (2015)
• BWAF BxW, Lycee Francais de New York (2015)
• BWAF BxW, Pfizer Plant Research Laboratory and International Plant Science Center (2015)
• BWAF BxW, Schermerhorn House, Common Ground Community (2015)

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Biography

Early life and education

Susan Rodriguez, FAIA, received a Bachelor of Architecture degree from Cornell University’s College of Architecture, Art and Planning in 1982 and a Master’s degree in Architecture and Building design from Columbia in 1985.

Career in Architecture

Between 1982 – 1983, Rodriguez worked with Skidmore, Owings and Merrill.  She is a founding partner and Design Principal in Ennead Architects.  Her work focuses on projects for education, cultural, scientific and governmental institutions.  She was the winner of the Beverly Willis Architecture Foundation’s Built by Women NYC initiative for the Schermerhorn House.  She is the recipient of National AIA Honor Awards, New York City AIA Award, and American Architecture Awards from the Chicago Athenaeum.  She serves on the boards of the Architectural League of New York and Art Works Projects: art + Design for Human Rights.  She lectures often on her work and has taught several design studios at Cornell, Columbia and City College.  She also serves on the boards and building committees of the Collegiate School and the Chewonki Foundation.

Major Buildings and Projects

Lycee Francais de New York, New York, New York (2000 – present)

Pfizer Plant Research Laboratory and International Plant Science Center, New York Botanical Garden, Bronx, New York (2013)

Frank Sinatra School of the Arts, Queens, New York (2009)

Mashantucket Pequot Museum & Research Center, Mashantucket, Connecticut (1998)

Press and Awards

BWAF BxW, Elizabeth A. Sackler Center for Feminist Art (2015)

BWAF BxW, Frank Sinatra School of the Arts (2015)

BWAF BxW, Garage and Intermodal Facility (2015)

BWAF BxW, Lycee Francais de New York (2015)

BWAF BxW, Pfizer Plant Research Laboratory and International Plant Science Center (2015)

BWAF BxW, Schermerhorn House, Common Ground Community (2015)

Institutional Affiliations

Board member, Cornell University Board of Trustees (2013 – present)

Co-chair, Land and Buildings Committee, Collegiate School (2013 -present)

Member, President’s Council for Cornell Women (2008 – present)

Member, Dean’s Advisory Council, Cornell University (2000 – present)

Co-chair, Dean’s Advisory Council, Cornell University (2005 – 2010)

Vice President for Architecture, The Architectural League of New York (2002 – 2006)

Member, Executive committee, The Architectural League of New York (2002- present)

Member, Board of Directors, The Architectural League of New York (1999 – present)