Peter Wiederspahn

Peter Wiederspahn received his B.Arch. from Syracuse University in 1983, and his Master of Architecture from Harvard University in 1989. He is an Associate Professor at the School of Architecture, Northeastern University, Boston, MA. He has also taught at Harvard University, Dartmouth College, and the Pennsylvania State University. His academic focus is on both urban housing and on ‘tectonics,’ the study of building construction and its significance. He was awarded a grant from the Graham Foundation for the Advanced Studies in the Fine Arts in Chicago for his research entitled, “Wood Frame Multi-Family Housing in Boston, 1865-1900.” Mr. Wiederspahn is the principal of Wiederspahn Architecture in Somerville, MA. His practice has received numerous design excellence awards from the Boston Society of Architects. Mr. Wiederspahn also received a design research grant from the Boston Society of Architect for “Smart Growth Planning Prototypes.” The grant work was the first design based on new Smart Growth legislation in Massachusetts, called “Chapter 40R.” An exhibition of his design work, entitled “Domestic Space / Domestic Objects,” has traveled nationally. He currently sits on the board of the Boston Society of Architects, Design Review Board for the City of Somerville, MA, and he is the Secretary of the Rotch Travelling Scholarship Committee.