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AIA, AICP, LEED AP BD+C, Principal
Since joining Venturi, Scott Brown and Associates in 1987, Nancy Rogo Trainer has provided planning and design services for academic and cultural institutions. Her projects include campus plans, museums, student centers and libraries -- design that helps build community by integrating social, strategic and physical goals.
Ms. Trainer is currently Principal-in-Charge for renovation of historic Fay House at the Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study, where she previously directed renovation of Schlesinger Library and campus planning for the Institute.
Ms. Trainer has completed campus plans for Villanova University and Bryn Mawr College. She served as Principal-in-Charge for renovation of Harvard Divinity School's Rockefeller Hall and campus planning at Haverford College, renovations to Bryn Mawr College's Campus Center, and planning for the Wisconsin Union at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
Ms. Trainer has also directed master plans for the University of Michigan, Denver Civic Center Cultural Complex and the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston. Her architectural projects also include the Trabant University Center at the University of Delaware and VSBA's winning competition entry for the extension of the Stedelijk Museum in Amsterdam.
Ms. Trainer is currently a member of the Philadelphia City Planning Commission.
EDUCATION
University of Pennsylvania, Master of Architecture, 1985
The Catholic University of America, Bachelor of Science in Architecture, 1982
ARCHITECTURAL REGISTRATION AND CERTIFICATION
Pennsylvania, 1989
Massachusetts, 2006
New York, 2000
National Council of Architectural Registration Boards Certified (NCARB), 2004
American Institute of Certified Planners (AICP), 2004
Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) Accredited Professional, U.S. Green Building Council, 2004
PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS AND ACTIVITIES
Invited participant, Philadelphia Regional Infrastructure Charrette, University of Pennsylvania, 2009 Philadelphia City Planning Commission, December 2008-present
Design Review Team, North Delaware Waterfront Redevelopment (commissioned by the Pennsylvania Environmental Council), 2007
University of Pennsylvania Penn Design Alumni Board, 2003-2009
Business Advisory Council, Charter High School for Architecture + Design (CHAD), Philadelphia, 2007-2008
Design Charrette Team Leader, Penn’s Landing Public Forum, 2003
Awards Juror: Hampton Roads, Virginia Chapter / AIA Awards, 2005
Awards Juror: Society of American Registered Architects (SARA), Pennsylvania Chapter Awards, 2004
Awards Juror: Washingtonian Residential Design Awards, 2001
Awards Juror: Washington, DC Chapter/AIA Historic Resources Awards, 1999
Awards Juror: Washington, DC Chapter/AIA Interior Architecture Awards, 1991
Carpenters Company of the City and County of Philadelphia, 2006-present
American Institute of Architects
American Planning Association
Society for College and University Planners
Central Philadelphia Development Corporation
TEACHING
Faculty member, Drexel University, Department of Architecture, 1990-2006; 2009-present
Instructor, Temple University, 1991-1992
Instructor, University of Pennsylvania, Design of the Environment (studio), Fall 1988
Teaching Assistant, University of Pennsylvania, Department of Architecture, Spring 1985; Design of the Environment, Fall 1983
Guest Juror: University of Pennsylvania, University of Virginia, Temple University, Drexel University, University of Michigan, Philadelphia University, 1986-present
LECTURES AND PRESENTATIONS
"Nurturing Sustainability through Campus Planning at Haverford College," Design on the Delaware Conference, 2010
"Preservation and Change: Old Buildings in New Contexts," Conversations on Architecture Conference, Cape Town, South Africa, 2009
"Reviving (and Greening) Modern," Design on the Delaware, Philadelphia, 2009
Dialogues on Design (DesignPhiladelphia Lecture Series), Philadelphia Center for Architecture, 2009
"Reviving (and Greening) Modern," part of "Sustainable Communities: A Workshop on Green Historic Rehabilitation Strategies," The Statewide Conference on Heritage, Preservation Pennsylvania, Harrisburg, 2009
"Toward a More Sustainable Campus," Drexel University National Teach-In on Global Warming, 2009
"Preservation and Change at Two Philadelphia Institutions," Amsterdam Lecture Series, Philadelphia City Institute Library, 2008
"Urban Campuses: Preservation and Change in Philadelphia and Beijing," North Atlantic SCUP (Society for College and University Planners) Conference, Boston, 2007
"Revitalizing White Elephants: New Uses in Old Buildings," The Philadelphia Architect (an AIA Philadelphia publication), 2006
"Designing Buildings for Fine and Performing Arts," Lecture and Panel Discussion, Annual Conference of the Headmistresses Association of the East, 2006
"Palmer Drive Complex," New Projects Presentation, SCUP North Central Conference, 2005
Pennsylvania Planning Association Annual Conference, Harrisburg, 2004
"Forging New Connections: Planning for a New Life Sciences Institute at the University of Michigan," SCUP-37 National Conference, San Diego, 2002
"Non-Traditional Learning Spaces: Taking a Campus-Wide Approach," Tradeline College, University and Medical School Conference, San Diego, 2001
Guest Lecturer, Drury College, Hammons School of Architecture Fall Lecture Series, 1996
Panelist, Women in Architecture Forum, University of Pennsylvania Graduate School of Fine Arts, Spring 1998
AWARDS
Women of Distinction Award. Philadelphia Business Journal, 2010
Paul Phillipe Cret Medal (Thesis Prize)
Lewis E. Dales Traveling Fellowship
N. C. Wyeth Award for Design, AIA, Washington D.C. Chapter
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