Patrick Tighe
Encyclopedia
Patrick Tighe AIA, FAAR is a Los Angeles, California
based architect.
Tighe earned a BFA from the University of Massachusetts Amherst
and a Masters of Architecture from the University of California, Los Angeles
. He worked for Thom Mayne
at Morphosis from 1993 to 2000. In 2001 he founded his own firm, Tighe Architecture. Tighe is currently a faculty member at the Southern California Institute of Architecture
(SCI-Arc). Tighe was awarded the Rome Prize
from the American Academy in Rome
in 2007. Tighe Architecture has won five National American Institute of Architects
Honor Awards.
Los Angeles, California
Los Angeles , with a population at the 2010 United States Census of 3,792,621, is the most populous city in California, USA and the second most populous in the United States, after New York City. It has an area of , and is located in Southern California...
based architect.
Tighe earned a BFA from the University of Massachusetts Amherst
University of Massachusetts Amherst
The University of Massachusetts Amherst is a public research and land-grant university in Amherst, Massachusetts, United States and the flagship of the University of Massachusetts system...
and a Masters of Architecture from the University of California, Los Angeles
University of California, Los Angeles
The University of California, Los Angeles is a public research university located in the Westwood neighborhood of Los Angeles, California, USA. It was founded in 1919 as the "Southern Branch" of the University of California and is the second oldest of the ten campuses...
. He worked for Thom Mayne
Thom Mayne
Thom Mayne is a Los Angeles-based architect. Educated at University of Southern California and the Harvard University Graduate School of Design in 1978, Mayne helped found the Southern California Institute of Architecture in 1972, where he is a trustee...
at Morphosis from 1993 to 2000. In 2001 he founded his own firm, Tighe Architecture. Tighe is currently a faculty member at the Southern California Institute of Architecture
Southern California Institute of Architecture
The Southern California Institute of Architecture in Los Angeles , California, is an independent, nonprofit school offering undergraduate and graduate degrees in architecture. It offers community design and outreach programs, and free public access to frequent exhibitions and lectures by leading...
(SCI-Arc). Tighe was awarded the Rome Prize
Rome Prize
The Rome Prize is an American award made annually by the American Academy in Rome, through a national competition, to 15 emerging artists and to 15 scholars The Rome Prize is an American award made annually by the American Academy in Rome, through a national competition, to 15 emerging artists...
from the American Academy in Rome
American Academy in Rome
The American Academy in Rome is a research and arts institution located on the Gianicolo in Rome.- History :In 1893, a group of American architects, painters and sculptors met regularly while planning the fine arts section of the 1893 World's Columbian Exposition...
in 2007. Tighe Architecture has won five National 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...
Honor Awards.
Awards and honors
- Rome PrizeRome PrizeThe Rome Prize is an American award made annually by the American Academy in Rome, through a national competition, to 15 emerging artists and to 15 scholars The Rome Prize is an American award made annually by the American Academy in Rome, through a national competition, to 15 emerging artists...
, American Academy in RomeAmerican Academy in RomeThe American Academy in Rome is a research and arts institution located on the Gianicolo in Rome.- History :In 1893, a group of American architects, painters and sculptors met regularly while planning the fine arts section of the 1893 World's Columbian Exposition...
/ 2007 - MacDowell ColonyMacDowell ColonyThe MacDowell Colony is an art colony in Peterborough, New Hampshire, U.S.A., founded in 1907 by Marian MacDowell, pianist and wife of composer Edward MacDowell. She established the institution and its endowment chiefly with donated funds...
Fellowship / 2009 - Progressive Architecture Award (PA Award) / 2008
- National American Institute of Architects Young Architect Award / 2006
- National American Institute of Architects Honor Awards, Interior / 2001, 2003
- National American Institute of Architects Awards, Small Projects Award / 2006, 2005
- 40 Under 40 Award / 2006
- Best of Year Awards, Interior Design Magazine / 2006, 2009
- American Architecture Awards, The Chicago Athenaeum / 2003, 2004
Selected projects
- Sierra Bonita Mixed Use Affordable Housing for People Living with Disabilities, West Hollywood, California, 2010
- Moving Picture Company (MPC) Post Production Facility, Santa Monica, California, 2009
- Ocean Front Walk, Venice, California, 2007
- Tigertail, Brentwood, California, 2007
- LA Loft, Los Angeles, California, 2006
- OP Shell, Santa Monica, California, 2006
- Trahan Ranch, Wimberley, Texas, 2003
- Ashcroft Studio, West Hollywood, California, 2003
- Live Oak Studio, Los Feliz, California, 2003
- Collins Gallery, West Hollywood, California, 2001
- Jacobs Subterranean, Sherman Oaks, California, 2001
Publications
- The Phaidon Atlas of 21st Century World Architecture. Phaidon Press Ltd. 2008
- Mattewson, Charles Casey. A5 LA. Oro Publishing. 2010
- Cary, John.The Power of Pro Bono. Metropolis Books. 2010
- Lubell, Sam. Living West. Monacelli Press. 2009
- Young Architects Americas. Daab Publishers. 2007
- Webb, Michael. Brave New Houses, Adventures in Southern California Living. Rizzoli Publishing. 2003
- Young LA Architects - A+U, August 2008
- Office Life - Hinge, vol. 173, 2010
- Sacchi, Livio Southern California Experiments - Compasses, 2009
- Cohen, Edie Only Imagine - Interior Design Magazine, March 2010
- Cohen, Edie Special Effects - Interior Design Magazine, June 2009
- Gerfen, Katie P/A Awards - Architect Magazine, January 2008
- Nobel, Philip A Hill Country Harbinger - Architectural Digest, December 2004
- Dillion, David Off the Beaten Path - Architectural Record, October 2004
- Webb, Michael Covering All the Angles - Los Angeles Times Magazine, October 2004