Anne Walker
Encyclopedia
Anne Walker is an architectural historian
and author in New York City. She holds a Bachelor’s degree from Middlebury College
and a Master’s degree in Historic Preservation
from Columbia University
. In 2000, she joined the firm of Peter Pennoyer Architects in New York City and has since collaborated with Peter Pennoyer
on several books regarding the history of twentieth-century American architecture. Walker serves as a Fellow
Emeritus of the Institute of Classical Architecture & Classical America.
introduction.
Architectural historian
A architectural historian is a person who studies and writes about the history of architecture, and is regarded as an authority on it Similar profession are known widely such as Historian, Art historian and Archaeologist. Architectural historians survey areas that are often threatened by extinction...
and author in New York City. She holds a Bachelor’s degree from Middlebury College
Middlebury College
Middlebury College is a private liberal arts college located in Middlebury, Vermont, USA. Founded in 1800, it is one of the oldest liberal arts colleges in the United States. Drawing 2,400 undergraduates from all 50 United States and over 70 countries, Middlebury offers 44 majors in the arts,...
and a Master’s degree in Historic Preservation
Historic preservation
Historic preservation is an endeavor that seeks to preserve, conserve and protect buildings, objects, landscapes or other artifacts of historical significance...
from Columbia University
Columbia University
Columbia University in the City of New York is a private, Ivy League university in Manhattan, New York City. Columbia is the oldest institution of higher learning in the state of New York, the fifth oldest in the United States, and one of the country's nine Colonial Colleges founded before the...
. In 2000, she joined the firm of Peter Pennoyer Architects in New York City and has since collaborated with Peter Pennoyer
Peter Pennoyer
Peter Pennoyer AIA is an architect and principal of Peter Pennoyer Architects in New York City. Pennoyer, his partners, and his thirty associates have a national practice in traditional and classical architecture...
on several books regarding the history of twentieth-century American architecture. Walker serves as a Fellow
Fellow
A fellow in the broadest sense is someone who is an equal or a comrade. The term fellow is also used to describe a person, particularly by those in the upper social classes. It is most often used in an academic context: a fellow is often part of an elite group of learned people who are awarded...
Emeritus of the Institute of Classical Architecture & Classical America.
Books
- Peter Pennoyer Architects: Apartments, Townhouses, Country Houses, The Vendome Press, 2010.
- The Finest Rooms in America, Rizzoli, 2010, with Thomas Jayne.
- The Ford Plantation Architectural Pattern Book, 1999, co-author, with Donald M. Rattner.
- The Architecture of Delano & Aldrich, W. W. Norton, 2003, co-author, with Peter Pennoyer.
- The Architecture of Warren & Wetmore, W. W. Norton, 2006, co-author, with Peter Pennoyer.
- Frank M. Snyder’s Building Details, W. W. Norton, 2007, co-author, with Peter Pennoyer, of an
introduction.
- The Architecture of Grosvenor AtterburyGrosvenor AtterburyGrosvenor Atterbury was an American architect, urban planner and writer. He studied at Yale University and then travelled in Europe. He studied architecture at Columbia University and worked in the offices of McKim, Mead & White. Much of Atterbury’s early work consisted of weekend houses for...
, W. W. Norton, 2009, co-author, with Peter Pennoyer.
Awards
- Winner, Victorian Society in America's Metropolitan Chapter Annual Publication Award, 2010.
- Winner, Victorian Society in America’s Metropolitan Chapter Annual Publication Award, 2007.
- Honorable Mention, American Society of Interior DesignersAmerican Society of Interior DesignersThe American Society of Interior Designers is the oldest and largest professional association for interior designers. Through education, knowledge sharing, advocacy, community building and outreach, the Society strives to advance the interior design profession and, in the process, to demonstrate...
Educational Foundation/Joel Polsky Prize, 2003.