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UCSD ARCHITECT NAMED TO PRESTIGIOUS FELLOWSHIP

M. Boone Hellmann, FAIA, head of Design and Construction at the University of California, San Diego, has been named a Fellow in the American Institute of Architects, one of the highest honors the AIA bestows upon a member.

Hellmann joined UCSD in 1985 as an associate architect and was named an assistant vice chancellor in 1988.   He received his degree in architecture from the University of Idaho.

David Crawford, executive director of the San Diego Chapter, AIA, said that elevation to fellowship not only recognizes the achievements of the architect as an individual, but also elevates before the public and the profession a model architect who has made a significant contribution to architecture and society.

At UCSD, Hellmann has directed facilities design prescribed in a series of increasingly refined planning documents that began with the 1989 UCSD Master Plan Study and continues with execution of various neighborhood planning studies and design guidelines.  He has overseen almost one billion dollars of major capital improvements, and helped the academic mission of UCSD by establishing a legible framework in which to achieve excellence.

Hellmann’s fellowship was awarded in the category of "ensuring the advancement of the living standards of people through their improved environment."  He will be inducted as a fellow during the national AIA convention in May.