Patrick Quinn [recent lecture]
Thu Oct-15 @ 6:30pm (online):
Connections Between the Unlikely:
PATRICK QUINN_
“I am interested in the lives and loves and rituals of those who want to live in places evocative of deeper, peaceful, and more joyful experience.” (Patrick Quinn)
Emeritus Professor Patrick Quinn, a former dean of Rensselaer School of Architecture (1971-80), has combined practice, teaching and research for most of his professional life. He is a renown specialist in religious architecture and liturgical design, chapels, churches, and monastic facilities. Before coming to Rensselaer, Quinn was a faculty at UC-Berkely, and continued teaching as RPI Professor Emeritus until his retirement in 1996. In 1993, he was asked to design the expansion for Rensselaer’s Chapel + Cultural Center, which he completed with the blessing of the original architect Peter Levatich.
Born in Ireland, Quinn graduated from the University of Dublin and pursued graduate studies at the University of Pennsylvania — where he studied under Louis Kahn. He was elected a Fellow of the American Institute of Architects, the Royal Society for Arts, the American academy in Rome, and the Society for Arts, Religion and Contemporary Culture.
Quinn has chaired the New England AIA Awards Jury and is an Associate Editor for the Cambridge “World History of Religious Architecture” journal. His work has been published internationally and he has lectured at over fifty universities, museums, and professional associations. In addition to FAIA, he is a Fellow at the American Academy in Rome, the Fulbright Association and The Royal Society for Arts. He is also a former AIA chapter president and was president of ACSA in 1991-92.
While in retirement, Quinn has found an interest in theater. He is a professional coach for Irish accents and has been cast in numerous shows with local companies. Most recently he was part of Confetti Stage’s festival of short new plays. After acting in several roles, he had won the Theatre Association of New York State award for acting.