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Comment: Well done on creating the draft, and it likely meets the relevant requirements (including WP:GNG, WP:NCORP) but requires a coupel of amendments. Could you please provide reliable sourcing for the two items mentioned in the 2012 awards.Also, if you have any connection to the subject, including being the subject (see WP:AUTOBIO) or being paid, you have a conflict of interest that you must declare on your Talk page (to see instructions on how to do this please click the link). Once you have implemented these suggestions, you may also wish to leave a note for me on my talk page and I would be happy to reassess. Cabrils (talk) 23:45, 25 June 2025 (UTC)
- Comment: The Teaching section is completely unsourced. Same goes for the selected awards section. Best luck, CF-501 Falcon (talk · contribs) 19:02, 12 June 2025 (UTC)
Everardo Jefferson, AIA is a Panamanian-American architect, educator, and co-founder of Caples Jefferson Architects, established in 1987. Jefferson’s work blends cultural, educational, and civic elements, earning national and international recognition..[1]
Personal Life
[edit]Jefferson married architect Sara Caples in 1982.[2]Their son, Esteban Jefferson was born in 1989 and is a contemporary artist.[3]
Education
[edit]Jefferson earned a Bachelor of Arts in Industrial Design from Pratt Institute in 1968[4][5] and a Master of Architecture from Yale University in 1973.
Career
[edit]Architecture
[edit]In the early stages of his career, Jefferson identified a critical gap in architectural practice: the lack of connection between architecture and sociology. He believed that purpose and form must be intrinsically linked, with architecture rising above mere aesthetics to address community needs. Guided by this philosophy, Jefferson and co-principal Sara Caples founded Caples Jefferson Architects in 1987, committed to prioritizing community-based projects, grounding each design in rigorous intellectual research, and ensuring every project embodies powerful and original architectural form.[6]
Teaching
[edit]Jefferson served as the William B. and Charlotte Shepherd Davenport Visiting Professor of Architectural Design at Yale School of Architecture in 2021 and 2024.[7] Additionally, he was appointed the Louis I. Kahn Visiting Assistant Professorship of Architectural Design at Yale in 2015[8]
Earlier in his career, Jefferson was a Visiting Professor at Syracuse University School of Architecture in 2003, an Adjunct Professor at New Jersey Institute of Technology (1984-92), and Columbia Graduate School of Architecture, Planning, and Preservation (1985-86).[9]
He has also taught at MIT, Montana State University, and Oxford Brookes University, where he lectured on various architectural topics and design principles.[10]
Public Service
[edit]Jefferson has served as a Commissioner for the New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission (LPC) since 2019. He was a Board Member for the Neighborhood Charter School in Harlem and the Family Justice Center.[11] He chaired the Oculus Committee at the American Institute of Architects and held positions on the Chapter Board and Minority Resources Committee.[12]
Major Projects
[edit]- The Africa Center (2026)[13]
- Louis Armstrong Center, Queens NY (2023)[14]
- 10 Bouck Court (2016)[15]
- Weeksville Heritage Center, Brooklyn, NY (2012)[16]
- Marcus Garvey Community Center, Brooklyn, NY (2011)[17]
- Queens Theatre in the Park, Queens, NY (2009)[18]
- Starr East Asian Library Renovation, New York, NY (2009)[6]
- Heritage Health and Housing Headquarters, New York, NY (2002)[19]
Career Honors & Awards
[edit]In 2012, Jefferson's firm, Caples Jefferson Architects, was awarded the New York State Architecture Firm of the Year Award and was listed among the Top 50 Sustainable Firms in the U.S. by an Architect Magazine ranking.
In 2017, Caples Jefferson Architects earned the President’s Award from the New York Chapter of the American Institute of Architects.[20]
In 2020 Jefferson received the Pratt Institute's Rowena Reed Kostellow Award.[21]
Books
[edit]- Many Voices. London: RIBA Publishing (2023). ISBN 9781914124327.
- Harlem: Mart 125. New Haven: Yale School of Architecture (2018). ISBN 9781945150821.
- The New Mix: Culturally Dynamic Architecture. Cambridge: Academy Press (2005). ISBN 9780470014677.
Selected Awards
[edit]- National Academician Inductee, National Academy of Design (2024)[22]
- Nominee, Mies Crown Hall Americas Prize 2024
- NYCxDESIGN Award, Interior Design 2024
- National Medal for Museum and Library Service (2024)
- Exhibitor, Venice Architecture Biennale, 2021
- President’s Award, AIANY 2017
- Nominee, Mies Crown Hall Americas Prize 2014
- Design Award, Historic Districts Council, New York City 2014
- Building Brooklyn Award, Brooklyn Chamber of Commerce 2014
- American Architecture Award, Chicago Athenaeum 2014
- Firm of the Year, AIANY 2012
- MASterworks Award, Municipal Art Society 2011
- Multiple Design Awards, National Organization of Minority Architects 2009
- New York City Minority and Women Business Enterprise of the Year 2009
- Design Award, Queens Chamber of Commerce 2008
- Award for Design Excellence, Art Commission of the City of New York 2006
- Multiple Year Invited Participant in openhousenewyork
References
[edit]- ^ "Everardo Jefferson". Beyond the Build Environment. Retrieved 5 February 2025.
- ^ Niland, Josh. "Partners in Business, Partners in Life: Architecture Couples Discuss the Ups, Downs, and In-betweens of Running a Practice Together". Archinet. Retrieved 5 February 2025.
- ^ "Esteban Jefferson". Goldsmiths CCA. Retrieved 5 February 2025.
- ^ "Rowena Reed Kostellow Fund Honors Industrial Design Alumni Everardo Jefferson & William Cotton". Pratt. 21 August 2020. Retrieved 5 February 2025.
- ^ Steige, Katie. "Interview with Caples / Jefferson". Yale Paprika. Retrieved 5 February 2025.
- ^ a b Belogolovsky, Vladimir. "One-on-One: The Art of Ennobling Communities: Interview with Sara Caples and Everardo Jefferson". Arch News Now. Retrieved 19 February 2025.
- ^ "Everardo Jefferson". Yale Architecture.
- ^ "Endowed Professorships". Yale Architecture.
- ^ "Sara Caples and Everardo Jefferson". Interviews from Yale University Radio WYBCX. 28 November 2015.
- ^ "Everardo Jefferson". nationalacademy.emuseum.com.
- ^ "Board of Trustees". Neighborhood Charter Schools. Retrieved 5 February 2025.
- ^ "Commissioner Everardo Jefferson". NYC.GOV. Retrieved 5 February 2025.
- ^ "About Us". The Africa Center. Retrieved 5 February 2025.
- ^ "Louis Armstrong House". Louis Armstrong House. Retrieved 5 February 2025.
- ^ "10 Bouck Court". Architizer. 9 October 2024. Retrieved 5 February 2025.
- ^ "Weeksville Heritage Center". Archinet. Retrieved 5 February 2025.
- ^ "Caples Jefferson Architects: What We Love About Doing This Work". AIANY. 20 October 2017. Retrieved 5 February 2025.
- ^ "Queens Theater in the Park / Caples Jefferson". Arch Daily. 13 June 2011. Retrieved 5 February 2025.
- ^ Goldberg, Mackenzie. "Caples Jefferson Architects named 2017 recipient of AIANY's President's Award". Archinet. Retrieved 5 February 2025.
- ^ "Caples Jefferson Architects named 2017 recipient of AIANY's President's Award".
- ^ "Rowena Reed Kostellow Fund Honors Industrial Design Alumni Everardo Jefferson & William Cotton". Pratt Institute. 21 August 2020. Retrieved 19 February 2025.
- ^ "Everardo Jefferson". nationalacademy.emuseum.com.
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