AIA, AICP, LEED® AP, Principal Since joining Venturi, Scott Brown and Associates in 1987, Nancy Rogo Trainer has provided planning and design services for academic and cultural institutions. Her projects include campus plans, museums, student centers and libraries -- design that helps build community by integrating social, strategic and physical goals. She's currently Principal-in-Charge for renovation of Harvard Divinity School's Rockefeller Hall, and she's leading campus planning at Haverford College, Villanova University, and Bryn Mawr College. Ms. Trainer recently served as Principal-in-Charge for renovations to Bryn Mawr College's Campus Center, planning for the Wisconsin Union at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, and renovation of Schlesinger Library at Harvard's Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study -- the first increment of a campus plan for the Institute, which Ms. Trainer directed. Ms. Trainer has also directed master plans for the University of Michigan, Bryn Mawr College, Denver Civic Center Cultural Complex and the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston. Her architectural projects also include the Trabant University Center at the University of Delaware and VSBA's winning competition entry for the extension of the Stedelijk Museum in Amsterdam. EDUCATION University of Pennsylvania, Master of Architecture, 1985 The Catholic University of America, Bachelor of Science in Architecture, 1982 REGISTRATION AND CERTIFICATION Architectural Registration, Pennsylvania, 1989 National Council of Architectural Registration Boards Certified, 2004 American Institute of Certified Planners (AICP), 2004 Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED®) Accredited Professional, U.S. Green Building Council, 2004 PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS AND ACTIVITIES Member, University of Pennsylvania Graduate School of Fine Arts Alumni Board, 2003-present Member, American Institute of Architects Member, American Planning Association Member, Society for College and University Planners Member, Society for Environmental Graphic Design Member, Central Philadelphia Development Corporation Design Charrette Team Leader, Penn’s Landing Public Forum, 2003 Awards Juror: Hampton Roads, Virginia Chapter / AIA Awards, 2005 Awards Juror: Society of American Registered Architects (SARA), Pennsylvania Chapter Awards, 2004 Awards Juror: Washingtonian Residential Design Awards, 2001 Awards Juror: Washington, DC Chapter/AIA Historic Resources Awards, 1999 Awards Juror: Washington, DC Chapter/AIA Interior Architecture Awards, 1991 TEACHING Faculty member, Drexel University, Department of Architecture, 1990-present Instructor, Temple University, 1991-1992 Instructor, University of Pennsylvania, Design of the Environment (studio), Fall 1988 Teaching Assistant, University of Pennsylvania, Department of Architecture, Spring 1985; Design of the Environment, Fall 1983 Guest Juror: University of Pennsylvania, University of Virginia, Temple University, Drexel University, University of Michigan, Philadelphia College of Textiles & Science, 1986-present LECTURES AND PRESENTATIONS “Palmer Drive Complex,” New Projects Presentation, SCUP North Central Conference, 2005 Pennsylvania Planning Association Annual Conference, Harrisburg, 2004 “Forging New Connections: Planning for a New Life Sciences Institute at the University of Michigan,” SCUP-37 National Conference, San Diego, 2002 “Non-traditional Learning Spaces: Taking a Campus-Wide Approach,” Tradeline College, University and Medical School Conference, San Diego, 2001 Guest Lecturer, Drury College, Hammons School of Architecture Fall Lecture Series, 1996 Keynote Panelist (with Denise Scott Brown), Women in Architecture Forum, University of Pennsylvania Graduate School of Fine Arts, Spring 1998 AWARDS Paul Phillipe Cret Medal (Thesis Prize) Lewis E. Dales Traveling Fellowship N. C. Wyeth Award for Design, AIA, Washington D.C. Chapter Download resume in pdf ( .pdf 44KB)