CURRICULUM VITAE

EDUCATION

Master of Architecture, 1966
Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA

Thesis: Design of an integrated pre-cast concrete building system for university educational buildings.

Bachelor of Architecture, 1963
University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba

STUDY IN TECHNOLOGY, ART, AND RELIGION

Harvard Institute of Affordable Housing, 2005 and 2001
School of Design, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA

Solar Energy in Architecture Design, 1981
School of Design, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA

"Sacred Citiies", 1975, Center for World Religions, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA

Study in Philosophy and Religion, 1965, Goshen College, Goshen, IN

European Art and Literature, 1963, University of Munich, Germany

REGISTRATION

Registered architect in Massachusetts, 1974 - Present

Registered architect in Indiana, 1977 - 2005

Registered architect in Connecticut, 1999 - 2003

Certified with National Council of Architectural Registration Boards (NCARB), 1976 - Present

Member of A.I.A. and Boston Society of Architects, 1996 - 2002

TEACHING - Wentworth Institute of Technology, 1989 - Present

Weldon Pries, Professor
Wentworth Institute of Technology
550 Huntington Ave.
Boston, MA 02115

Department of Architecture - Full time faculty member since 1996

Telephone: 617.989.4456
Email: priesw@wit.edu

Major Focus: Fourth year Architectural Design studios in housing and urban design.

Other Courses: First, second, third, and fifth year architectural design; architectural building technology; architecture history, including non-Western architecture.

Developed, coordinated and taught the 4th year Urban Design studio, with focus on Street Studies in Boston and Europe.

Co-Coordinator: First Year course curriculum development - Survey of Architecture

New elective courses that I developed and taught:

Constructing Sacred Space

Affordable Housing and the Urban Community

Boston - The City and the Sea

2002 and 2003: Taught students abroad in Berlin, Study Abroad Program

2004 - 2007: Coordinated and taught the Italy Elective course on Italian architecture and urban design in Italy, and traveled to Italy, Study Abroad Program

RESEARCH, CONFERENCES, AND PRESENTATIONS

2004, 2005, 2006, 2007: Researched Italian streets for presentation and for teaching of Urban Design Studio.

2005: My paper, "Urban Intervention and Modification in Global Architecture," was accepted at the ACSA Southwest Conference, Clemson University.

2002 and 2003: Taught in Wentworth Study Abroad Program, Berlin; continued research and analysis of past and present Berlin urban design.

2002: Researched the Marais area, Paris, for the Urban Design Studio.

2001 and 2005: Participant, Harvard Institute of Affordable Housing, School of Design, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA.

2001: Organized, coordinated, and presented the best models of my 4th year Urban Design Studio in a comprehensive exhibition, Boston Society of Architects Gallery, Boston.

1999 and 2000: Continued research and analysis of urban design of Italian cities for Urban Design Studio.

1998: Two Lectures at Goshen College as part of 20th anniversary celebration of the Umble Center for the Performing Arts and my recognition as architect.

1997: Organized a housing conference at Wentworth Institute. Numerous architects presented their housing projects to students, architects, and the public.

1997: Presented my paper, "Street Studies - Architecture as Urban Modification," ACSA Regional Conferance, Newport, RI.

1996: Participant, Boston Society of Architects Steering Committee on Washington Street where I presented design projects of Wentworth architecture students.

 

PAST TEACHING EXPERIENCE

Guest Review Critic in Architectural Design, 1976
Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA

Lecturer at Artists Conference, 1975
Goshen College, Goshen, IN

Lecturer in Architectural History and Theory, 1972-74
Boston Architectural Center, Boston, MA

Architectural Design Studio Faculty, 1967-68
Boston Architectural Center, Boston, MA

PROFESSIONAL ARCHITECTURAL PRACTICE   1974 to Present 

Weldon Pries, Architect
Cambridge, MA 02138
Telephone: (617) 492-5083

I have been in architectural practice since 1974 and have designed academic, cultural, and religious buildings as well as residences and housing.  My professional experience has including design, contract construction documents, coordination of consultants’ work, and construction supervision.  Major projects include:

RELIGIOUS PROJECTS (Selected)

Project for Church redesign and addition
St. Marks Chapel, University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT

New Chapel, Conference Center, and Monastery Housing
Society of St. John the Evangelist Monastery, West Newbury, MA 

Conference and Retreat Center remodeling
St. Margaret’s Convent, Duxbury, MA

Church master plan, redesign, and remodeling
St. John the Evangelist, Boston, MA

Design for Goddard Chapel Campus Ministries Center
Tufts University, Medford, MA

Design for Church remodeling and addition
Clifton Lutheran Church, Marblehead, MA     

Design for Prairie Chapel
LaSalle, Manitoba, Canada
 

HOUSING AND MAJOR RESIDENCES (Selected)

Design for Terrace and High-rise Multi-unit Housing
Faunah Estate, Jos, Nigeria

Residence, Marblehead, MA

Residence, Cambridge, MA

Residence, Cape Cod, MA

Residence, Westborough, MA

Residence, Goshen, IN

Design for Residence, Kapaa, Hawaii 

GOSHEN COLLEGE CAMPUS ARCHITECT, GOSHEN, INDIANA  
1974-86 (Selected)

Campus Master Plan and Landscape Plan

New Performing Arts Building for Music, Drama, Assembly
(Published in “Halls for Music Performance: Two Decades of Experience 1962-1982” by the Acoustical Society of America)

New Conference Center, Faculty Offices, Chapel and Classroom redesign for Education and Assembly

Center for Computer Facilities, Bookstore, Social Sciences, and Communications remodeling and redesign

Historical Library remodeling

Student Center addition and remodeling

Student Dormitory remodeling

New Marine Biology Educational Laboratory and Housing
Layton, Long Key, Florida

Design for new Music Center

Design for Campus Dining Hall remodeling and addition

Design for new Science Building 

PAST PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Wallace, Floyd, Ellenzweig, Moore Architects
Cambridge, MA | 1970-76

Preassembled Housing Complex with recreational facilities and environmental support systems, for British Petroleum employees in Alaska

Housing for University of Rhode Island

Housing for Rennselaer Polytechnic Institute

Community and Day Care Center in Cambridge, MA

Renovation of State Street MBTA Station, Boston, MA

 
Eduardo Catalano, Architect
Cambridge, MA | 1966-1969

Government Center, Court House, and City Hall in Greensboro, NC

Affleck, Desbarats, Dimakopoulos, Lebensold, Sise, Architects
Montreal Quebec | 1964-65

National Performing Arts Center for Opera, Symphony, Dance, and Drama in Ottawa, Ontario

 
Hajnos & Holschneider Architects
Hamburg, Germany | 1963

New College for Wilhelmshafen, Germany

 

TRAVEL AWARDS

Japan Society Sponsorship Traveling Grant, 1969-70
Travel and Architectural Survey throughout Asia

Deutsche Akademischer Austauschdienst Award, 1963
Travel and Architectural Survey in Europe

Central Mortgage and Housing Corporation Traveling Scholarship, 1962
Travel and Housing Survey throughout United States and Canada followed by housing design for Ottawa, Ontario

 

PROFESSIONAL AND COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS

Board of Directors, 1990-92
Neighborhood Action, Beacon Hill, Boston, MA
Participant in the ongoing service to the program for the homeless, 1990 to Present

West Cambridge Neighborhood Committee, 1983 - Present
Review of ongoing Mt. Auburn Hospital Development Plans

Cambridge Citizens Committee for Lowell Street School Policy for the re-use of the historical Lowell Street School, 1979-80 

Board of Directors, 1978
Boston Arts Group, Boston, MA