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Bob Hillier

Bob Hillier

Princeton, NJ, US

 

About 

J. Robert Hillier is one of the leading and most respected architects in the United States. He is perhaps best known for having built one of the largest and most successful architecture firms in the world. Mr. Hillier is distinguished for his design, for his business acumen, and for his contributions to the field of architecture as a practitioner and educator. He is a member of the faculty of Princeton University since 1993 where he teaches a graduate seminar at the School of Architecture. He is the recipient of literally dozens of honors and awards including, most recently, the distinguished Legacy Award from the Urban Land Institute for Land Conservation and Development, the AIA’s Michael Grave’s Lifetime Achievement Award, and The President’s Medal from New Jersey Institute of Technology. Bob has served as Chair of AIA National Fellowship Jury and as the Chair of the Selection Committee for the Dean of the Princeton University School of Architecture, alma mater. He has given over 200 lectures and participated in dozens of design juries. He and the firm have been widely published in national and international journals, newspapers, and magazines.

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Employment 

Studio Hillier, Princeton, NJ, US, Principal

Jan 2011 - current
 

J Robert Hillier, Princeton, NJ, US, Principal

May 2009 - current
 

Hillier Properties, Princeton, Chairman

Jan 1966 - current
 

Hillier Architecture, Princeton, Founder

Jan 1966 - Jan 2007
 

Awards 

Boy Scouts of America, Spirit of American Leadership Award, Award

2010
 

NJIT President's Medal for Lifetime Achievement, Award

2009
 

AIA Michael Graves Lifetime Achievement Medal, Award

2007
 

Princeton Chamber of Commerce, Innovator of the Year, Award

2007
 

PENJERDEL Council, Master of the Infrastructural Medal, Award

2006
 

AIA New Jersey, Architect of the Year, Award

2006
 

PSMA DaVinci Award, Award

(First Recipient)

2002
 

PA Contractors Assoc., Architect of the Year Award, Award

1995
 

Bryant University, Honorary Degree, MBA, Award

1992
 

Institute of Human Relations, Humanitarian Award, Award

1992
 

Rotary Club, Paul Harris Fellow Medal, Award

1991
 

Junior Achievement Hall of Fame, Award

1990
 

Architect of the Year Award, PA Contractors Assoc., Award

1990
 

IACC, Distinguished Service Award, Award

(First Recipient)

1989
 

INC Magazine, Entrepreneur of the Year, Award

1989
 

NJ Business & Industry Association, Award of Excellence, Award

1987
 

NJ Subcontractors Assoc., Architect of the Year Award, Award

1986
 

NJ Subcontractors Assoc., Architect of the Year Award, Award

1976
 

National AIA, Best Thesis Prize, Award

1961
 

Henry R. Young Scholar, Award

1960
 

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