Philip Enquist

{{Infobox architect |name=Philip Enquist |image=Philip Enquist.jpg |image_size= 156 |caption= |birth_date= |birth_place= |practice=Skidmore, Owings & Merrill |significant_projects=Lakeside Master Plan, Chongming Island Master Plan }} '''Philip Enquist, FAIA''' is a partner in the Chicago office of Skidmore, Owings & Merrill in charge of Urban Design & Planning. He is a Fellow of the American Institute of Architects.

Since joining SOM in 1981, Enquist has focused on strengthening the physical, social, and intellectual infrastructure of cities. He strives to create a framework for humane and rational habitats, workplaces, open spaces and agricultural areas on a rapidly urbanizing planet. Enquist's work emphasizes the rebuilding of inner cities, including commercial centers and neighborhoods;<ref>{{cite web|url=http://featuresblogs.chicagotribune.com/theskyline/2009/01/phillip-enquist.html|title=Philip Enquist on the Lakefront Master Plan|publisher=Chicago Tribune|date=January 10, 2009}}</ref> the improvement of infrastructure of city streets and transit; as well as the conservation of the natural environment.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://environment.harvard.edu/related-programs/sustainable-cities-core-members-bios|title=Working Group for Sustainable Cities at Harvard University: Core Professionals|work=Harvard University Center for the Environment |date=22 June 2010 |author1=Anonymous }}</ref> He is known for his ability to synthesize the various elements of city design.<ref name=usc>{{cite web|url=http://uscnews.usc.edu/university/philip_enquist_tapped_for_alumnus_award.html|title=Philip Enquist Tapped for Alumnus Award|date=March 23, 2010|publisher=University of Southern California}}</ref> The focus of his work also extends to regional ecosystems such as North America's Great Lakes region and the Bohai Rim in China.

Enquist is active in the city planning profession through one-on-one mentorships, his instruction of a studio for architecture and urban design students at Harvard University's Graduate School of Design,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.gsd.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/courses/details.cgi?term=201120&course=STU-01501-00|title=Course Details:Water Line...Chicago's Urban River Corridor| publisher=Harvard University Graduate School of Design}}</ref> and as the Charles Moore Visiting Professor at the University of Michigan's Taubman College of Architecture and Urban Planning.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.tcaup.umich.edu/urbandesign/faculty/visiting_faculty/philip_enquist|title=Urban Design Visiting Faculty 2007|publisher=University of Michigan Taubman College|access-date=2012-07-30|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100607011326/http://www.tcaup.umich.edu/urbandesign/faculty/visiting_faculty/philip_enquist/|archive-date=2010-06-07|url-status=dead}}</ref>

During his career, Mr. Enquist has collaborated closely with a wide cross-section of significant governmental and private planning entities. These include the cities of Shanghai, Detroit, Chicago,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.aia.org/practicing/AIAB087723?dvid=&recspec=AIAB087723|title=On the Vacant Site of a Chicago Steel Mill, SOM Knits a Neighborhood Back into the Lake Michigan Waterfront|publisher=American Institute of Architects}}</ref> Los Angeles and Orlando, Harvard University, Bowdoin College, the Kingdom of Bahrain and others.

Enquist was honored with the 2010 Distinguished Alumnus Award from the Architectural Guild of the University of Southern California (USC) School of Architecture for his dedication to strengthening the physical, social and intellectual infrastructure of cities. In 2009, the Chicago Tribune named him and his studio Chicagoans of the Year in Architecture, citing "the city-friendly designs of Phil Enquist."<ref name=usc /> Enquist was the 2011 commencement speaker for the University of Pennsylvania School of Design.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.design.upenn.edu/news/2011-commencement-speaker-announced|title=2011 Commencement Speaker Announced|publisher=University of Pennsylvania|date=April 25, 2011|access-date=July 30, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110610131050/http://www.design.upenn.edu/news/2011-commencement-speaker-announced|archive-date=June 10, 2011|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://vimeo.com/23924365|title=Video of University of Pennsylvania School of Design 2011 commencement speech|date=18 May 2011 |publisher=PennDesign}}</ref>

==Great Lakes Century Vision== In 2009, Enquist conceived of a 100-year vision for the Great Lakes and St. Lawrence River basin as SOM's contribution to the Burnham Plan Centennial.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://burnhamplan100.lib.uchicago.edu/events/id/2238/|publisher=The Burnham Plan Centennial|title=Recognizing a Global Resource: Vision for the Great Lakes & St. Lawrence Region}}</ref> Since then, Enquist and SOM's City Design Practice have been refining, promoting and advancing the vision as a pro bono public service to catalyze policymakers, planners and advocates around the environmental and economic renewal of the Great Lakes region.

Enquist has been invited to present SOM's vision to key stakeholders, including the International Joint Commission, over 86 Canadian and American mayors, the National Parks Conservation Association, at the Green Build Expo, The Brookings Institution,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.theatlanticcities.com/jobs-and-economy/2011/10/regional-vision-for-great-lakes/299/|title=A Regional Vision for the Great Lakes|publisher=The Atlantic Cities|date=October 14, 2011}}</ref> The MOWAT Centre for Policy Innovation, the Great Lakes Roundtable, at TEDxMillCity,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wn5R5uHVRO4|title=Philip Enquist - Imagine There Are No Borders|date=2 July 2010 |publisher=TEDxMillCity}}</ref> and on Capitol Hill.

In 2011, the Great Lakes Century vision was awarded a design excellence award from the Chicago Chapter of the American Institute of Architects.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.som.com/content.cfm/102811_som_culture_of_collaboration_celebrates_10_design_awards|title=SOM's Culture of Collaboration Celebrates 10 Design Awards|date=October 28, 2011|publisher=SOM|access-date=July 30, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120104033645/http://www.som.com/content.cfm/102811_som_culture_of_collaboration_celebrates_10_design_awards|archive-date=January 4, 2012|url-status=dead}}</ref>

==Education== *Bachelor of Science from University of California, 1974 *Master of Architecture from University of Southern California, 1979

==Published work== Enquist is a co-author of City Building: Nine Planning Principles for the Twenty-First Century.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.papress.com/html/book.details.page.tpl?&isbn=9781568988818|title=City Building:Nine Planning Principles for the Twenty-First Century|publisher=Princeton Architectural Press|year=2010}}</ref>

==Professional associations== *Fellow, American Institute of Architects (FAIA) *Chair, 1999, AIA Regional/Urban Design PIA *Vice Chair, 1998 AIA Regional/Urban Design PIA *Member, Chicago Architecture Foundation *Board Member, Friends of Downtown Chicago *Member, Urban Land Institute *Member, U.S./China Building Council, 1999 and 2000 *Member, Lambda Alpha International *Board Member, Openlands Project *Board Member, Design Futures Council<ref>{{cite web|url=http://designintelligence.com/news/enquistaddress/|title=DFC Fellow Phil Enquist Addresses PennDesign Grads|publisher=DesignIntelligence|date=June 2, 2011}}</ref> * Board Member, Archeworks

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== External links == * [https://web.archive.org/web/20120814020651/http://www.som.com/content.cfm/philip_enquist Official SOM Biography] * [http://thegreatlakescenturyblog.som.com Great Lakes Century Blog, sponsored by Philip Enquist and SOM]

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