Peter C. O. Anderson
Education 1984-1988 Harvard University, Graduate School of Design Master of Architecture degree
1987-1988 Massachussetts Institute of Technology, Center for Advanced Visual Studies
1983 Collège International de Cannes, Diplôme National de Langue Supérieur, Certificat Pratique de Français Commercial et Économique
1979-1983 Pacific Lutheran University, B.A. in French Language and Literature and in Foreign Area Studies, International Business Concentration
1980 University of Washington, Intensive Chinese language program
   
Employment 1991-present Anderson Anderson Architecture, Seattle, Washington Partner; critical practice engaged in building design, experimental technologies, collaborative public art projects; United States and Japan
1997-2001 School of Architecture, University of Hawaii at Manoa Director, Construction Process Innovation Laboratory
1984-1998 Bay Pacific Construction, Inc., Seattle, Washington President, building design and construction in Washington and Japan
1996-1998 Construction Technology Transfer Program, Tokyo and Kobe, Japan Board of Directors; Lecture Presenter. Federally funded program administered by the University of Washington
1987 M.I.T. / Yeshiva University, New York, New York Construction technician for interactive computer projection art exhibition
1984-1988 Harvard University, Communications Office, Cambridge, Massachusetts Editorial assistant, writing, editing, preparation of publications
1984 ERABLE / Bernard Roy, architect, Paris, France Assistant to the architect, construction management
1977-1984 Construction industry work with various employers Construction and design projects in Washington, France, Italy
1981 Podere della Fonte Ferrata, Castagnetto Carducci, Italy Builder and designer of fixtures, furniture, structures
 
Experience Peter Anderson has worked in the construction industry in the U.S., France, Italy and Japan, and has a particular interest in international trade as it relates to construction technology and new communication technology. He is President of Bay Pacific Construction as well as a Partner in Anderson Anderson Architecture. From 1997-2001 he was a visiting faculty member of the University of Hawaii School of Architecture, where he held the position of Director of the Construction Process Innovation Laboratory, conducting research and teaching in the area of international entrepreneurial business opportunities in technology and urban development. He has frequently been invited to speak at universities and at international architecture and building construction conferences in the United States, Japan, and Southeast Asia, and has been extensively involved in developing and presenting construction technology courses and seminars for design and construction professionals in Japan and America.
His design work has received numerous regional, national and international awards, and has been widely published in books and journals in the U.S., Europe, Australia and Asia as well as in numerous newspaper and magazine articles. His design and construction technology work has been included in the PBS television series Future Quest, and featured on CNN and on NHK TV in Japan. His projects have been exhibited in numerous group and solo exhibitions, are included in the permanent collection of the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, and are the subject of a current monograph from Princeton Architectural Press, Anderson Anderson: Architecture and Construction.
 
Academic Experience University of Hawaii at Manoa, School of Architecture. Visiting Assistant Professor, 1997-1998 Academic Year, Assistant Professor, non-tenure track part time position, 1998-2000, Assistant Professor, non-tenure track full time position, Fall 2000. Director of Construction Process Innovation Laboratory.
Technology Transfer Seminars, (Program administered by the University of Washington College of Forest Resources) Kobe and Tokyo, Japan February, March, July, November 1996.
University of Washington College of Architecture and Urban Planning, Seattle, WA. Frequent guest critic for studio reviews.
University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan. Collaboration with Assistant Professor Andrew Zago and team of graduate students on two-week design competition charrette, December 1995.
University of Alaska, Anchorage, Alaska. Art Department reviews, November 1995.
University of Dallas, Dallas, Texas. Art Department reviews, March 1993.
 
Academic References Bruce Lippke, Professor, Director Center for International Trade in Forest Products University Of Washington 123 Anderson Hall, AR-10 Seattle, WA 98195 Tel: (206) 543-8684 blippke@u.washington.edu
Otto Piene, Professor, Director Emeritus Center for Advanced Visual Studies Massachusetts Institute of Technology 383 Old Ayer Road Groten, MA 01450 Tel: (978) 448-5240 piene@mit.edu
Susan Jones, Associate Professor University Of Washington School of Architecture Principal, NBBJ, Seattle 124A Architecture Hall Box 355720 Seattle, WA 98195-5720 Work: (206) 616-9067 shjones@u.washington.edu
Andrew Zago, Principal, Andrew Zago Architects 1150 Griswald Suite 3500 Detroit, MI 48226 Tel: (313) 961-2781 Zago@bignet.com