The University of New Mexico School of Architecture and Planning presents California architect Rob Quigley, presenting as part of the John Gaw Meem Lecture Series, on Friday, Nov. 14 at 5 p.m. in George Pearl Hall auditorium. Quigley is a nationally recognized architect whose work has garnered more than 60 design awards from the American Institute of Architects.
In 2005, the AIA California Council honored Rob with the Maybeck Award -- California’s equivalent of the Gold Medal -- for three decades of architectural design excellence.
A native of Southern California, Quigley earned a bachelor of architecture degree at the University of Utah in 1969. Upon graduation he entered the Peace Corps, where he developed skills designing and building affordable housing in underserved areas of Chile. After two years of service, he settled in San Diego and opened an architecture and planning firm. Shaped by his early experiences, he became a pioneer in the design of architecturally significant yet affordable housing for the working poor.
Quigley was an early leader in sustainable design, designing solar-powered homes in the 1970s -- long before “green” became an industry buzzword. His work is driven by a deep sense of responsibility to conserve natural resources.
A longtime student of the public realm, Quigley has focused his recent efforts on civic and academic buildings. Recent work in Southern California includes
The New Children’s Museum in downtown San Diego, the Student Services Center at UCSD, and the San Diego New Main Library. In Northern California recent projects include the Leslie Shao-ming Sun Field Station at Stanford University, the West Valley Branch Library in San José, and the Opportunity Center of the Midpeninsula in Palo Alto.
Media Contact: Carolyn Gonzales, (505) 277-5920; e-mail: cgonzal@unm.edu