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Our FellowsSince 1985 NIAUSI has funded the creative explorations of local Northwest designers and artists on an annual basis. Below is a lineage of this work, documenting the breadth of the program and the variety of inspiration and discovery offered in this cultural exchange. 2009Clair EnlowDuring her two month Fellowship in Civita, journalist Clair Enlow focused on Italian approaches to modern interventions in historic sites, considering both the decision making processes and the ensuing results. Clair received additional support from the American Academy in Rome, and her investigations encompassed locales in both Lazio and Umbria. Betty TorrellBetty Torrell is a Seattle architect. During her residency in Italy, she studied "Hearth as Home", an architectural and cultural analysis of more than fifty historic hearths located in Civita di Bagnoregio. This study was the first comprehensive documentation of this central feature of the historic houses and public cooking spaces of Civita. 2007-2008Kristian KofoedKristian Kofoed is an urban planner, attorney, photographer and art critic. While in Civita, Kristian explored and documented transitional edges - the interfaces between the historic built environment and recent building, between inhabited space and uninhabited space, as well as the physical edge conditions at Civita itself and their implications for the town and its future. Bill HookBill Hook has been one of the foremost architectural illustrators in the Northwest for over 20 years. While in Civita, he experimented with different ways of observing and communicating the built environment, and of conveying a sense of place, through mixed media drawings done on-site in this remarkable Italian Hilltown. website Ann HirschiAnne Hirschi is a graduate of UW's Architecture in Rome and Hilltown programs and has been working as an arborist in the Seattle area, with a particular interest in implementing community garden programs. During her fellowship in Civita she studied the ancient Chestnut grove in the valley adjacent to Civita, looking at its history, its meaning to the residents, and how community stewardship of the grove has evolved over time. The Chestnut grove in the valley below Civita has been owned and harvested collectively by the citizens of Civita since medieval times. website 2006Miriam GinsbergMiriam Ginsberg was selected as a NIAUSI fellow in 2006. She is a graduate of SCI-Arc in Los Angeles. Miriam is currently working as an architectural designer for the Clark Design Group and has experience in both carpentry and design. Miriam is “intrigued by the way buildings remember their occupants.” Through a series of journal entries, letters, and drawings (including the creation of a remarkable 20 foot scroll) Miriam documented various aspects of life, death and rebirth that take place in Civita. Alan MaskinAlan Maskin is a principal architect at Olson Sundberg Kundig Allen Architects where he has worked for 15 years. Alan has also taught architectural design at Syracuse University and the University of Washington. His primary work has been museum and exhibition projects, including the Frye Art Museum in Seattle, designed with Rick Sundberg. Alan studied with Astra Zarina in U.W's Architecture In Rome Program in 1986 and returned to Italy with a NIAUSI fellowship in 2006. Alan’s trip to Civita provided a chance to pick up threads of work and thought that he had started 20 years ago in his student work – but this time returning as a professional - analyzing historical layers, spaces and architectural relationships through pencil, ink and mixed media, including PowerPoint manipulations. Dan CorsonDan Corson is a visual artist working in the public realm. His public artworks can be found in State Capital buildings, city parks, light rail stations, city halls, as well as the more intimate settings of interpretive centers and meditation chambers. His passion is creating immersive environments that viscerally effect the viewer; which clearly led to his interest in exploring constrained spaces. While in Civita, he explored and documented the caves, cisterns, grottos and other subterranean spaces in and around Civita. Through a series of stop action movies, photographic light boxes, he hopes to share his understanding of these haunting spaces. website 2005James HarrisonAs an artist James investigated the types of masonry based on the actions of making: stacking, spanning, turning, rebuilding, filling, etc. 2004Mary Ann PetersMary Ann was a resident fellow and is an artist who explored the ways that imagery is integrated into architecture, particularly within the fresco tradition, and to compared these observations to similar examples in non-Western cultures. website 2003M. J. AndersonM J is an artist who researched the placement of the architectural niche as it provides intimate emotional content to the fabric of village life. website Cory CrockerCory was a resident fellow who analyzed factors that have contributed to Civita's timeless inhabitability: local climate, integration of building and site, regional materials, vernacular technologies, and formal qualities. He is an architectural designer and sustainability consultant. website 2000Jeff JoslinA planner, Jeff studied urban environments in Florence and Tuscany; explored the interweaving of human activity and the built environment in a comparative context with cities of the Pacific Northwest. 1997Lorna JordanLorna is an artist who studied the Italian garden as a theater for ideas and experiences at the nexus of nature and culture. Her findings are incorporated into her environmental art projects within the Pacific Northwest and beyond. website Valerio CrucianiValerio was an Italian scholar. 1996Sue PartridgeSue is an architect who investigated the historical context and contemporary uses of public and government buildings in Rome. Iole AlessandriniBorn and raised in Italy, Iole is an artist who has been living in Seattle since 1994. She received her diploma in Fine Arts from the First State School of Fine Arts in Rome and earned two master's degrees in Architecture: one from the University of La Sapienza in Rome and the other from the University of Washington in Seattle. It is the intersection between these two creative expressions "art and architecture" through which her work moves. website 1995Kenichi NakanoA landscape architect, Kenichi studied and recorded the quality of streetscape and open space connections in Rome. Observations to be incorporated in a Seattle case study using the Pine Street Corridor. 1994Judy AndersonJudy is an artist who, with the architect Philip Helms Cook, planned to design and produce a published work which expresses the vitality of particular urban spaces in historic Rome and how it translates to Seattle. Lisa RonchiLisa is an artist & architect who presented an historic overview of Women in Architecture in Italy, with focus on projects from her own practice and others from renowned architectural offices in Europe. 1993Joan Stuart RossJoan, formerly Joan Ross Bloedel, is an artist who created new art works using the unique inspiration of color, light and layered texture of the Roman environment; displayed these works and shared what she has learned with architects, urban designers and students. website 1992Carolyn GeiseCarolyn is an architect who studied densely populated neighborhoods - how people live, with emphasis on how they use open spaces as a social environment. Ellen SollodEllen is an artist who studied and recorded the relationship of the built and natural environments and the activities which take place in them. website 1991Tony MazzellaTony is a planner who studied the community planning process and its relationship to the development and protection of the built environment on the island of Procida in the Bay of Naples. 1990Denise Johnson HuntDenise was an architect who explored multi-family housing patterns in the neighborhoods surrounding Rome's historic core. Don BrubeckDon is an architect who looked at design ideas with special focus on the technical, aesthetic and philosophical challenges of remodeling existing historic structures. Lynn ShimamotoLynn is an architect who looked at design ideas with special focus on the technical, aesthetic and philosophical challenges of remodeling existing historic structures. 1989Beliz BrotherBeliz is a conceptual artist and set designer who studied current theater design in the European tradition of the 'theater of images' as abstract expressions of emotion and narrative ideas. Nancy HammerNancy is a landscape architect and public artist investigated the integration of architecture, landscape form, and sculpture; concentrated on the relationship between buildings, people and art and the places they inhabit. 1988Catherine BarrettCatherine is an architect who studied street vistas of Rome, including monuments and portals; planned to publish a book of drawings as a record of her study. Rysia SucheckaRysia is an interior designer who studied how old Roman interiors are transformed to fit modern needs, including technical and aesthetic aspects; shared her findings through teaching, lectures, and articles in professional journals. 1987Richard UntermanRichard is a landscape architect who conducted a comparative study of old and new mixed-use housing in Rome and its environs, expanding on Gordon Cullen's book, TOWNSCAPE; incorporated their conclusions into the UW Urban Design Program and in professional journals. Gail ElnickyGail is a landscape architect who conducted a comparative study of old and new mixed-use housing in Rome and its environs, expanding on Gordon Cullen's book, TOWNSCAPE; incorporated their conclusions into the UW Urban Design Program and in professional journals. Ellen ZieglerEllen is an artist and graphic designer who focused on the role of water features and fountains and the lives of Roman citizens; used her observations in her work in the Pacific Northwest, a region with strong ties to water. 1986Diana PainterDiana is a transit planner who studied how various Roman streets and public spaces have been adapted to changing uses over time; published results of this work in ARCADE magazine and at a national transportation symposium. Robert WagonerRobert is an architect who studied the adaptation of older buildings for new commercial uses; produced an illustrated resource book for designers working in the Pacific Northwest. Arne BystromArne is an architect who studied the uses of wood in Roman construction to enrich the Northwest's architectural heritage of wood. 1985David HoedemakerDavid is an architect who explored Italy's lessons in urbanism as a model for the Pacific Northwest. Rebecca BarnesRebecca is an urban designer who studied the role of public open space in Rome; edited an issue of ARCADE based on this research. Stuart SilkStuart is an architect who studied the idea of procession in architecture; recorded impressions in a series of paintings.
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