Jill Watson (1964-1996) Collection
Biography/History
Jill Watson was a partner in the Pittsburgh firm of Arthur
Lubetz Associates, and a 1987 graduate of Carnegie Mellon University. Her
career encompassed major contributions to numerous projects of Arthur Lubetz Associates
and a number of independent architectural projects and collaborations with artist
Judy Penzer. Watson was an adjunct professor of architecture and a master of fine
arts candidate at Carnegie Mellon, and won a number of awards for her work. She
coordinated the New Urban Housing Competition of 1992.
Watson and Penzer died in the crash of TWA Flight 800. Wats:on?
The Jill Watson Festival Across the Arts, established in Jill Watson's memory,
is an annual event in Carnegie Mellon's College of Fine Arts, celebrating the
integration of the arts.
Scope and Content
Collection includes sketches, drawings, and other records for projects including the Penzer house, 5437 Penn Avenue/"Bride of Penn Avenue" project, East End Food Co-op/"Paint the Town" project; and materials documenting Watson's teaching and schoolwork.
Select Bibliography
Architecture... Energy (exhibit catalog). Pittsburgh: University of Pittsburgh Press, 1989.
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