Yale University Whitney Humanities Center
Formerly known as the Hall of Graduate Studies, the Yale University Whitney Humanities Center is a complex of buildings designed by James Gamble Rogers in the 1930s. These Gothic revival buildings surround two interior courtyards and feature a fourteen-story tower and ornate Gothic details. Following the completion of an existing conditions assessment of this 208,284 sf building, DBVW went on to serve as the Exterior Envelope Architect on the Annum Architects-led Design Team that oversaw the adaptive reuse of this building into the intellectual hub for the teaching and research of humanities at Yale.
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With his passion for historic preservation and technical expertise, Pierson has led many of DBVW’s most important and complex preservation projects. His depth of knowledge and attention to detail make Pierson the ideal candidate to take any preservation project from typical to noteworthy. He is currently leading multiple project teams at Yale University, as well as Rough Point Museum in Newport, RI and the Cathedral of Saints Peter & Paul in Providence, RI. He is an active member of the Rhode Island Chapter of the American Institute of Architects and the Northeast Chapter of the Association for Preservation Technology and serves on multiple committees for the Providence Preservation Society. As an alumnus, Pierson has been a longtime columnist for a popular Virginia Tech sports website. Outside the office, you can find him enjoying the outdoors and exploring New England with his wife and young sons.
Fun fact:
Pierson has been to all 48 states in the continental U.S.
Most Treasured Piece of Advice:
Growing up, his father taught him that the best way to understand how something works is to take it apart and put it back together.
2023 - Boston Society for Architecture (BSA) Design Award
2022 - AIA Connecticut Excellence Award for Commercial, Industrial, Educational, and
Multi- Family Residential Design (over 25,000 sf)
2022 - Society for College and University Planning Excellence in Planning for a District or
Campus Component
