Andrea Leers facts for kids

Andrea Leers is an American architect and teacher. She is known for designing many important buildings. With her partner Jane Weinzapfel, Andrea Leers started an architecture company called Leers Weinzapfel Associates. This company was the first one owned by women to win a big award, the Architecture Firm Award, in 2007. In 1991, she became a special member of the American Institute of Architects.

Andrea Leers used to lead the Master in Urban Design Program at Harvard Graduate School of Design. She also taught architecture and urban design there from 2001 to 2011. She has taught at many other famous universities. These include Yale University, the University of Pennsylvania, and the Tokyo Institute of Technology. In 1982, she lived in Japan for a year to study design. She was also a visiting artist in Rome and taught in Paris and Taiwan. In 2018, Andrea Leers was chosen to lead a special committee for the city of Boston.

Andrea Leers' Early Life and Education

Andrea Leers was born in Miami, Florida. She grew up in Massachusetts. She studied art history at Wellesley College. Later, she earned a Master of Architecture degree from the University of Pennsylvania. This was when a famous architect named Louis I. Kahn was teaching there.

After finishing her studies, Andrea Leers started her own architecture business in 1970. In 1982, she and Jane Weinzapfel created their company, Leers Weinzapfel Associates, in Boston, Massachusetts.

Cool Buildings and Projects Designed by Andrea Leers

Andrea Leers and her firm have designed many interesting buildings. Here are some of their notable projects:

• MIT Media Lab Expansion in Cambridge, Massachusetts.
• Harvard University Science Center Expansion in Cambridge, Massachusetts.
• Harvard University Farkas Hall in Cambridge, Massachusetts.
• United States Federal Courthouse in Orlando, Florida.
• Blue Hill Avenue Youth Development Center in Boston, Massachusetts.
• MBTA Operations Control Center in Boston, Massachusetts.
• Tobin Bridge Administration Building in Boston, Massachusetts.
• Franklin County Justice Center in Greenfield, Massachusetts.
• University of Arkansas Adohi Hall in Fayetteville, Arkansas.
• University of Pennsylvania Gateway Complex in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
• John W. Olver Design Building in Amherst, Massachusetts.
• Dudley Square Neighborhood Police Station in Boston, Massachusetts.

Awards and Recognition for Andrea Leers

Andrea Leers and her firm have received many awards for their amazing work. Some of these include:

• Boston Society of Architects Award of Honor (2009).
• Award of Excellence from the BSA Women in Design Committee (2002).
• The prestigious Architecture Firm Award (2007).
• Named one of the Architect Top 50 firms for several years (2014-2019).
• Recognized by the Wall Street Journal for Best Architecture of 2017.
• AIA Architecture Firm Award (2007).
• AIA Honor Award (2001).
• AIA Honor Award for Interiors (1998).
• International Design Award, Institutional Category (2007).
• American Architecture Award (2001, 2008).
• World Architects Building of the Year (2017).
• Business Week/Architectural Record Award (2001).

See also

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