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ROBERT H. CANIZARO, FAIA
Personal Data
Date of Birth: December 24, 1938;
Place of Birth: Jackson, Mississippi;
Marital Status: Married, 2 Children;
Parents: Deceased, James T. Canizaro, Architect, Helene Host Canizaro, Artist.
Education
Masters Program
University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia PA - 1963;
Bachelor of Architecture
University of Notre Dame
South Bend IN - 1962;
Physics I, II
Paper Making
Figure Drawing
Millsaps College
Jackson, MS - 1958,1978,2003;
Drawing
Mixed Media
Tougaloo College
Tougaloo, MS - 2004;
Photography Workshop
Corcoran Gallery of Art
Washington, DC - 1967;
Primary & Secondary Education: Parochial School, Jackson, Mississippi - 1945-57.
Travel
Austria,
Bahamas,
Belgium,
Canada,
Cayman Islands,
Denmark,
England,
Finland,
France,
Germany,
Greece,
Holland,
Honduras,
Italy,
Mexico,
Norway,
Russia,
Spain,
Sweden,
Switzerland,
Taiwan,
Turkey,
USA,
Vietnam.
Professional Registrations
National Council of Architectural Registration Boards #8720;
Mississippi #825;
Alabama #1749 inactive;
Virginia #2472 inactive;
Illinois #001-013309 inactive.
Professional Membership
Tau Beta pi:
Member - 1961 to Present;
Tau Sigma Delta:
Member - 1961 to Present;
American Institute of Architects:
Associate Member - 1966-1969
Corporate Member - 1969 to Present
Elevated to Fellowship - 1993;
Mississippi Chapter American Institute of Architects:
Member - 1970 to Present
President, 1984
1st Vice-President, 1983
2nd Vice-President, 1982
Director, 1981;
Advisory Committee, Mississippi State University, School of Architecture:
Member - 1981, 1985, 1990, 1999;
Architectural Foundation:
Member, 1985 to Present
Founder, 1984
Trustee, 1985;
AIA National Committee on Design:
Appointed Member - 1985 to Present;
Mississippi State University Community Design Center: Board Member 2005.
Practice Experience
1999 to present
Principal in the Firm
Canizaro Cawthon Davis
Jackson MS
Responsibilities: Marketing, Management, Project Design and Project Management (Commercial, Residential, Industrial, Government, Religious);
1972 to 1999
Principal in the Firm
Canizaro Trigiani Architects - A Professional Association
Jackson, MS
Responsibilities: Marketing, Management, Personnel, Project Design and Project Management (Commercial, Residential, Industrial, Government, Medical, Educational, Religious);
1970 - 1972
Designer/Project Manager
James T. Canizaro, Architect
Jackson, MS
Responsibilities: Marketing, Project Design, Project Management, Project Production (Medical Residential, Educational, Religious);
1965 - 1970
Designer
Ward & Hall Associates
Springfield, VA
Responsibilities: Project Design, Production and Marketing (Religious, Residential, Commercial)
Organized an owner participation art project for a Lutheran congregation in Falls Church, VA;
1963 - 1964
Designer
Kahn & Jacobs Architects
New York City, NY
Responsibilities: Project Design and Project Production (Medical, Commercial, Office Interiors).
Teaching
Design Jury/Pella Prize:
Mississippi State University
Starkville, MS, 1981;
Design Jury/Vertical Studio:
Mississippi State University
Starkville, MS, 1988;
Archfest '85:
Served as team leader of a team of architectural students, professors, and alumni whose mission it was to design an "affordable Mississippi House"
Mississippi State University
Starkville, MS, 1985;
Adjunct Faculty Fifth Year Program:
Mississippi State University
Jackson, MS, 1983 2000;
Design Jury/Thesis:
Mississippi State University
Starkville, MS, 1982 1997;
Professional Enrichment Seminar:
Created an Intern Program for
Architectural Students
Mississippi State University
Jackson, MS, 1982;
Designing in a Classroom:
Organized and directed a class for high school students interested in architecture, Lanier High School, Jackson Public Schools
Jackson, MS, 1972;
Design Jury 3rd Year:
Howard University
Washington, D.C., 1967.
Exhibitions
"Drawings and Paintings of Italy":
Canizaro/Canonici/Davis/Pennybaker
Pennybaker Gallery
Jackson MS - 2003, 2004;
"Abstract work of Canizaro/Canizaro/Pennybaker":
Pennybaker Gallery
Jackson MS - 2002;
"The Work of Canizaro Trigiani Architects":
Mississippi State School of Architecture
Jackson Center
Jackson MS - 1998;
"One Man Show - Silk Screen Prints":
Jackson Municipal Art Gallery
Jackson, MS, 1964.
Awards
Tau Sigma Delta Silver Metal For Distinction in Architecture Mississippi State University 2002;
Honor Citation
Mississippi Chapter American Institute of Architects
Childrens Hospital (Blair E. Batson)
1999;
Honor Citation
Mississippi Chapter American Institute of Architects
Alamo Theater
1998;
Honor Citation
Mississippi Chapter American Institute of Architects
Jackson Academy
1996;
Honor Citation and Membership Award
Mississippi Chapter American Institute of Architects
School of Forest Resources
1993;
Honor Citation
Mississippi Chapter American Institute of Architects
Departure Canopy, Jackson International Airport
1993;
Honor Citation
Mississippi Chapter American Institute of Architects
Hinds County Courthouse
1989;
Honor Citation
Mississippi Chapter American Institute of Architects
Millsaps Buie House
1989;
Societies' Award of Merit
Mississippi Historical Society
Millsaps Buie House
1988;
Admitted to College of Fellows
American Institute of Architects
1987;
Grand Prize
Mississippi Chapter American Institute of Architects
Fantasy House Competition
1986;
Design Honor Award
Mississippi Chapter American Institute of Architects
Eastover Corporate Offices
1984;
Design Honor Citation
Mississippi Chapter American Institute of Architects
Draper Residence
1983;
Design Honor Awards
Mississippi Chapter American Institute of Architects
Peoples Bank Renovation
1982;
Special Award
Historic Restoration Award
Mississippi Chapter American Institute of Architects
Peoples Bank Building Restoration
1982;
Community Leaders Award
Jackson Public Schools
1978;
AIA Medal
University of Notre Dame
1962;
Graduated with Honors
University of Notre Dame
1962.
Civic / Religious Involvement
Mississippi Arts Commission:
Grant Review Panel
Building Fund For the Arts
2002,2003;
Citizens Transportation Advisory Committee:
Central Mississippi Planning and Development District
Member - 1997 to Present;
Mississippi Committee, U.S. Commission on Civil Rights:
Member - 1993, 1994, 1995;
Habitat for Humanity:
Board Member - 1980 to Present;
Leadership Jackson:
Class of 1991-1992,
Member of the Board of Directors 2001 - 2004;
Mississippi Art Association:
Member 1970-1979,
Search Committee - 1976,
Chairman, Long Range Planning Committee - 1975,
Board Member 1973-1977,
Co-Chairman of Works on Paper - 1971,
Volunteer - 1970-1973;
Mississippi Museum of Art:
Member 1979 to Present,
Member, Committee on Children's Museum - 1985,
Chairman, Committee on Policy - 1984,
Chairman, Nominating Committee - 1983,
Chairman, Long Range Planning Committee - 1982,
Chairman of the Board - 1982-1983,
Chairman, Education Committee - 1981,
Vice-Chairman - 1981-1982,
Board Member - 1979-1984;
Jackson Arts Alliance (Arts Alliance of Jackson/Hinds County):
Member 1979 to Present,
Arts Center Committee 1998, 1999,
Sculpture/Mural Committee - 1985,
City Arts Committee Chairman - 1981,
Nomination Committee - 1979-1985,
Program Committee - 1979-1983,
President - 1979,
Board Member - 1979-1981,
Founder - 1979;
City Spirit (National Endowment for the Art's Grant):
Member 1976-1978,
President - 1978,
Director - 1976;
Friends of the Arts:
Member 1980 - 1985,
Chairman Advocacy Committee - 1985,
Board Member - 1983-1985;
Friends of Craft:
Member 1974-1976, 1994;
Mississippi Arts Festival:
Volunteer - 1971-1974.
