Michael Pyatok
Encyclopedia
Michael Pyatok is an Oakland
-based architect widely known for his expertise in the development and design of low-income and affordable housing. He has been a Fulbright Scholar in Helsinki
, Finland
where he studied the housing policies of Scandinavia. Harvard University
appointed him a Loeb Fellow in 1983 where he used the resources of the Business School
and the Kennedy School for Public Policy
to explore strategies for non-profits to develop decent and affordable housing in this age of shrinking public involvement. Although his practice is based in California, Pyatok is a professor of architecture at the University of Washington in Seattle. He is co-author of Good Neighbors: The Design of Affordable Family Housing (1995). From 2003 to 2007 he headed a center devoted to housing at Arizona State University
.
Pyatok was elected a Fellow
in the American Institute of Architects
in 1995.
Oakland, California
Oakland is a major West Coast port city on San Francisco Bay in the U.S. state of California. It is the eighth-largest city in the state with a 2010 population of 390,724...
-based architect widely known for his expertise in the development and design of low-income and affordable housing. He has been a Fulbright Scholar in Helsinki
Helsinki
Helsinki is the capital and largest city in Finland. It is in the region of Uusimaa, located in southern Finland, on the shore of the Gulf of Finland, an arm of the Baltic Sea. The population of the city of Helsinki is , making it by far the most populous municipality in Finland. Helsinki is...
, Finland
Finland
Finland , officially the Republic of Finland, is a Nordic country situated in the Fennoscandian region of Northern Europe. It is bordered by Sweden in the west, Norway in the north and Russia in the east, while Estonia lies to its south across the Gulf of Finland.Around 5.4 million people reside...
where he studied the housing policies of Scandinavia. Harvard University
Harvard University
Harvard University is a private Ivy League university located in Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States, established in 1636 by the Massachusetts legislature. Harvard is the oldest institution of higher learning in the United States and the first corporation chartered in the country...
appointed him a Loeb Fellow in 1983 where he used the resources of the Business School
Harvard Business School
Harvard Business School is the graduate business school of Harvard University in Boston, Massachusetts, United States and is widely recognized as one of the top business schools in the world. The school offers the world's largest full-time MBA program, doctoral programs, and many executive...
and the Kennedy School for Public Policy
John F. Kennedy School of Government
The John F. Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University is a public policy and public administration school, and one of Harvard's graduate and professional schools...
to explore strategies for non-profits to develop decent and affordable housing in this age of shrinking public involvement. Although his practice is based in California, Pyatok is a professor of architecture at the University of Washington in Seattle. He is co-author of Good Neighbors: The Design of Affordable Family Housing (1995). From 2003 to 2007 he headed a center devoted to housing at Arizona State University
Arizona State University
Arizona State University is a public research university located in the Phoenix Metropolitan Area of the State of Arizona...
.
Pyatok was elected a Fellow
FAIA
Fellow of the American Institute of Architects is a postnomial, designating an individual who has been named a fellow of the American Institute of Architects...
in the American Institute of Architects
American Institute of Architects
The American Institute of Architects is a professional organization for architects in the United States. Headquartered in Washington, D.C., the AIA offers education, government advocacy, community redevelopment, and public outreach to support the architecture profession and improve its public image...
in 1995.
Publications
- Pyatok, Michael, Jones, Tom, and Pettus, William, Good Neighbors: The Design of Affordable Family Housing, McGraw-Hill, New York 1995, ISBN 0070329133