Jane Weinzapfel facts for kids

Jane Weinzapfel is an American architect and teacher. She is famous for co-founding Leers Weinzapfel Associates, an architecture firm based in Boston. This firm made history in 2007 by becoming the first woman-owned company to win the Architecture Firm Award from the American Institute of Architects. In 1994, she was honored by being elected to the American Institute of Architects College of Fellows.

Jane Weinzapfel has also taught at important universities. She taught at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology School of Architecture and Planning from 1974 to 1976. Later, she taught at the University of Arizona College of Architecture, Landscape Architecture and Planning in 1996 and 1999. She was also a Visiting Artist at the American Academy in Rome.

Early Life and Education

Jane Hanson Weinzapfel was born in Minneapolis, Minnesota. She grew up in Tucson, Arizona. She earned her Bachelor of Architecture degree from the University of Arizona.

After college, Jane worked as an apprentice in Cambridge, Massachusetts. She worked with Earl Flansburgh and later with Wallace Floyd Ellenzweig Moore, Inc. There, she helped with big projects like the Multiple Mirror Telescope in Arizona. She also worked on the Alewife Multimodal MBTA Station in Cambridge, Massachusetts. In 1982, she and Andrea Leers started their own company, Leers Weinzapfel Associates, in Boston.

Amazing Building Projects

Jane Weinzapfel and her firm have designed many important buildings and structures. These projects often involve complex engineering and design challenges. They create spaces that are both useful and beautiful.

Some of their notable projects include:

• The Ohio State University East Regional Chiller Plant in Columbus, Ohio.
• The Paul S. Russell, MD Museum of Medical History and Innovation at Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston, Massachusetts.
• The University of Pennsylvania Gateway Chiller Plant in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
• The MIT School of Architecture in Cambridge, Massachusetts.
• The MBTA Operations Control Center in Boston, Massachusetts.
• The Grainger Observatory at Phillips Exeter Academy in Exeter, New Hampshire.

Awards and Recognition

Jane Weinzapfel and her firm have received many awards for their excellent work. These awards show how much their designs are respected in the world of architecture.

Some of her awards include:

• The Boston Society of Architects Award of Honor in 2009.
• The Award of Excellence from the BSA Women in Design Committee in 2000.

See also

In Spanish: Jane Weinzapfel para niños