James Polshek

James Stewart Polshek, FAIA
Born	Akron, Ohio
Nationality	United States
Occupation	Architect
Awards	AIA Medal of Honor (1986) AIA Architecture Firm Award (1992)
Practice	Polshek Partnership, now Ennead Architects
Buildings	William Jefferson Clinton Presidential Center, Rose Center for Earth and Space, Newseum

AIA Medal of Honor (1986)

James Stewart Polshek (born 1930, Akron, Ohio) is an American architect living in New York City. He is the founder of Polshek Partnership, the firm at which he was Principal Design Partner for more than four decades. He is currently Design Counsel to the legacy firm Ennead Architects, as well as actively engaged as design lead on multiple projects.

Polshek enrolled in premed at Case Western Reserve University's Adelbert College 1947. He began taking a variety of courses, including a course in the history of modern architecture. After deciding to study architecture he enrolled at Yale University, and graduated in 1955 with a Master of Architecture degree. He was also a Fulbright/Hayes fellow in Denmark and received a number of grants from the Graham Foundation.

After he became dean of Columbia University's Graduate School of Architecture, Planning and Preservation in 1972, Western Reserve University granted his bachelor of science degree in 1973, forgiving the 8 credits he was short.

Polshek worked for I.M. Pei prior to starting his own firm, James Stewart Polshek Architect, in 1963. He is currently retired and maintains the title of Design Counsel to Ennead Architects.

He served as the dean of Columbia University's Graduate School of Architecture, Planning and Preservation from 1972 to 1987.

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