David Mohney FAIA is an American

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, writer, and dean at

Kean University Kean University () is a public university in Union and Hillside, New Jersey. It is part of New Jersey's public system of higher education. Kean University was founded in 1855 in Newark, New Jersey, as the Newark Normal School. Initially establ ...

and Wenzhou-Kean University.

Biography

He is a

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, holds a M.Arch from

Princeton University School of Architecture Princeton University School of Architecture is the name of the school of architecture at Princeton University. Founded in 1919, the School is a center for teaching and research in architectural design, history, and theory. The School offers an und ...

and attended

Harvard University Harvard University is a private Ivy League research university in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Founded in 1636 as Harvard College and named for its first benefactor, the Puritan clergyman John Harvard, it is the oldest institution of high ...

to study Fine Arts, where he received his A.B.. He is the dean at

and Wenzhou-Kean University for The Michael Graves College and previously the dean for

University of Kentucky College of Design Located at the University of Kentucky in Lexington, the College of Design encompasses the School of Architecture, the School of Interior Design, and the Department of Historic Preservation. History The College of Architecture had its origins in ...

. He has taught at the Institute for Architecture and Urban Studies in

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, the Graduate School of Design at Harvard, and the

Southern California Institute of Architecture Southern California Institute of Architecture (SCI-Arc) is a private architecture school in Los Angeles, California. Founded in 1972, SCI-Arc was initially regarded as both institutionally and artistically avant-garde and more adventurous than ...

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. He has contributed to the architectural discourse throughout his career through his authorship and continued dialog with notable personalities within the architectural discourse such as:

Paul Goldberger Paul Goldberger (born in 1950) is an American author, architecture critic and lecturer. He is known for his "Sky Line" column in ''The New Yorker''. Biography Shortly after starting as a reporter at ''The New York Times'' in 1972, he was assign ...

, contributing editor at '' Vanity Fair'', educators

Peter Eisenman Peter Eisenman (born August 11, 1932) is an American architect. Considered one of the New York Five, Eisenman is known for his writing and speaking about architecture as well as his designs, which have been called high modernist or deconstructive ...

, Monica Ponce de Leon, and Anthony Vidler. He had a role in the establishment of The Michael Graves College, has been a juror for the

American Institute of Architecture The American Institute of Architects (AIA) is a professional organization for architects in the United States. Headquartered in Washington, D.C., the AIA offers education, government advocacy, community redevelopment, and public outreach to sup ...

Gold Medal and secretary for the

Curry Stone Design Prize The Curry Stone Design Prize was an award given by the Curry Stone Foundation for innovative excellence in humanitarian design. The Prize comes with no restrictions, and is given to design practitioners at many scales, and includes those active in ...

Publications

*''The Houses of Philip Johnson.'' 2004. By Stover Jenkins, Mohney. Photographer Steven Brooke. Afterword by

Neil Levine Neil Levine is an American music industry executive. He is best known as the founder of the hip-hop label Penalty Recordings, and is currently the CEO of its successor company, Penalty Entertainment. Levine helped to launch the careers of artist ...

. . *''Seaside: Making a Town in America.'' New York: Princeton Architectural, 1991. By Mohney and Keller Easterling. .

References

External links

Interview
in ''

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Deans List: David Mohney of the Kean University's Michael Graves School of Architecture
Archinect interview
Newsmaker: David Mohney, Acting Dean of the Michael Graves School of Architecture
article in ''

Architectural Record ''Architectural Record'' is a US-based monthly magazine dedicated to architecture and interior design. "The Record," as it is sometimes colloquially referred to, is widely-recognized as an important historical record of the unfolding debates in ...

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