Bruce James Abbey, Emeritus Dean and Professor of the School of Architecture at Syracuse University, passed away on October 26, 2020, in Charlottesville, Virginia. The son of the late Donald and Lillian Abbey, he was born May 18, 1943 in Burlington, Vermont, and attended Burlington High School. In 1960-61, prior to studying architecture, he was an AFS-USA (formerly the American Field Service) exchange student at the Liceo Ginnasio Statale "Giulio Cesare" in Rome, Italy. He was educated at Cornell, graduating in 1966 (B. Arch.), and Princeton (M. Arch.), from which he graduated in 1971, following three years as a volunteer architect for the Peace Corps in Tunisia from 1966 to 1969.
He worked in the offices of Dan Kiley, Michael Graves, and Geddes Brecher Qualls Cunningham prior to starting his own practice. His academic career started at the University of Virginia in 1974 where he was Undergraduate and Graduate Chair and Associate Dean for Academic Affairs before going to Syracuse University in 1990 as Dean or Architecture, a position he held until 2002. He taught in Italy in programs in Vicenza and Venice for the University of Virginia and in Florence for three years, where he was director of the M. Arch. II graduate program for Syracuse. He was a registered architect and a GSA Peer Professional.
His expertise was in design education, architectural problem solving and spatial manipulation. His writings and publications focused on the work of Le Corbusier, design education, and his own work as an architect and painter. His exhibited and published work includes renovations and competitions, including "Late Entries - The Chicago Tribune Competition", Young American Architects, SD, vol. 8208; "Practice and Pedagogy", National Academy of Design; and "Le Corbusier and the Purist Landscape", The Princeton Journal, Vol. 2. He participated in numerous NAAB and CEEB accreditation visits, served as chair on AIA Design Awards juries, and was on the editorial board of the Journal of Architectural Education (JAE), the advisory board of the School of Architecture at Princeton, and the editorial board of World Architecture Magazine, Tsinghua University, Beijing.
He is survived by his wife Linda Rowe Abbey, his son Jason James Abbey, daughter-in-law Sally (Tusa) Abbey, granddaughter Emily Spencer Abbey, and sister Faith Nichols Abbey.
In lieu of flowers, the family requests that donations be sent to AFS-USA (formerly the American Field Service) or The Abbey Endowment for Global Engagement at the University of Vermont, Burlington, Vermont. We can think of no better way to acknowledge how important global exposure, travel, and interaction was to Bruce's life. A celebration of his life is being planned for October 2021 in Charlottesville, Virginia. Please sign the guestbook at syracuse.com/obits
Published in Syracuse Post Standard from Oct. 31 to Nov. 1, 2020.
He worked in the offices of Dan Kiley, Michael Graves, and Geddes Brecher Qualls Cunningham prior to starting his own practice. His academic career started at the University of Virginia in 1974 where he was Undergraduate and Graduate Chair and Associate Dean for Academic Affairs before going to Syracuse University in 1990 as Dean or Architecture, a position he held until 2002. He taught in Italy in programs in Vicenza and Venice for the University of Virginia and in Florence for three years, where he was director of the M. Arch. II graduate program for Syracuse. He was a registered architect and a GSA Peer Professional.
His expertise was in design education, architectural problem solving and spatial manipulation. His writings and publications focused on the work of Le Corbusier, design education, and his own work as an architect and painter. His exhibited and published work includes renovations and competitions, including "Late Entries - The Chicago Tribune Competition", Young American Architects, SD, vol. 8208; "Practice and Pedagogy", National Academy of Design; and "Le Corbusier and the Purist Landscape", The Princeton Journal, Vol. 2. He participated in numerous NAAB and CEEB accreditation visits, served as chair on AIA Design Awards juries, and was on the editorial board of the Journal of Architectural Education (JAE), the advisory board of the School of Architecture at Princeton, and the editorial board of World Architecture Magazine, Tsinghua University, Beijing.
He is survived by his wife Linda Rowe Abbey, his son Jason James Abbey, daughter-in-law Sally (Tusa) Abbey, granddaughter Emily Spencer Abbey, and sister Faith Nichols Abbey.
In lieu of flowers, the family requests that donations be sent to AFS-USA (formerly the American Field Service) or The Abbey Endowment for Global Engagement at the University of Vermont, Burlington, Vermont. We can think of no better way to acknowledge how important global exposure, travel, and interaction was to Bruce's life. A celebration of his life is being planned for October 2021 in Charlottesville, Virginia. Please sign the guestbook at syracuse.com/obits
Published in Syracuse Post Standard from Oct. 31 to Nov. 1, 2020.
Bruce James Abbey, Emeritus Dean and Professor of the School of Architecture at Syracuse University, passed away on October 26, 2020, in Charlottesville, Virginia. The son of the late Donald and Lillian Abbey, he was born May 18, 1943 in Burlington, Vermont, and attended Burlington High School. In 1960-61, prior to studying architecture, he was an AFS-USA (formerly the American Field Service) exchange student at the Liceo Ginnasio Statale "Giulio Cesare" in Rome, Italy. He was educated at Cornell, graduating in 1966 (B. Arch.), and Princeton (M. Arch.), from which he graduated in 1971, following three years as a volunteer architect for the Peace Corps in Tunisia from 1966 to 1969.
He worked in the offices of Dan Kiley, Michael Graves, and Geddes Brecher Qualls Cunningham prior to starting his own practice. His academic career started at the University of Virginia in 1974 where he was Undergraduate and Graduate Chair and Associate Dean for Academic Affairs before going to Syracuse University in 1990 as Dean or Architecture, a position he held until 2002. He taught in Italy in programs in Vicenza and Venice for the University of Virginia and in Florence for three years, where he was director of the M. Arch. II graduate program for Syracuse. He was a registered architect and a GSA Peer Professional.
His expertise was in design education, architectural problem solving and spatial manipulation. His writings and publications focused on the work of Le Corbusier, design education, and his own work as an architect and painter. His exhibited and published work includes renovations and competitions, including "Late Entries - The Chicago Tribune Competition", Young American Architects, SD, vol. 8208; "Practice and Pedagogy", National Academy of Design; and "Le Corbusier and the Purist Landscape", The Princeton Journal, Vol. 2. He participated in numerous NAAB and CEEB accreditation visits, served as chair on AIA Design Awards juries, and was on the editorial board of the Journal of Architectural Education (JAE), the advisory board of the School of Architecture at Princeton, and the editorial board of World Architecture Magazine, Tsinghua University, Beijing.
He is survived by his wife Linda Rowe Abbey, his son Jason James Abbey, daughter-in-law Sally (Tusa) Abbey, granddaughter Emily Spencer Abbey, and sister Faith Nichols Abbey.
In lieu of flowers, the family requests that donations be sent to AFS-USA (formerly the American Field Service) or The Abbey Endowment for Global Engagement at the University of Vermont, Burlington, Vermont. We can think of no better way to acknowledge how important global exposure, travel, and interaction was to Bruce's life. A celebration of his life is being planned for October 2021 in Charlottesville, Virginia. Please sign the guestbook at syracuse.com/obits
Published in Syracuse Post Standard from Oct. 31 to Nov. 1, 2020.
He worked in the offices of Dan Kiley, Michael Graves, and Geddes Brecher Qualls Cunningham prior to starting his own practice. His academic career started at the University of Virginia in 1974 where he was Undergraduate and Graduate Chair and Associate Dean for Academic Affairs before going to Syracuse University in 1990 as Dean or Architecture, a position he held until 2002. He taught in Italy in programs in Vicenza and Venice for the University of Virginia and in Florence for three years, where he was director of the M. Arch. II graduate program for Syracuse. He was a registered architect and a GSA Peer Professional.
His expertise was in design education, architectural problem solving and spatial manipulation. His writings and publications focused on the work of Le Corbusier, design education, and his own work as an architect and painter. His exhibited and published work includes renovations and competitions, including "Late Entries - The Chicago Tribune Competition", Young American Architects, SD, vol. 8208; "Practice and Pedagogy", National Academy of Design; and "Le Corbusier and the Purist Landscape", The Princeton Journal, Vol. 2. He participated in numerous NAAB and CEEB accreditation visits, served as chair on AIA Design Awards juries, and was on the editorial board of the Journal of Architectural Education (JAE), the advisory board of the School of Architecture at Princeton, and the editorial board of World Architecture Magazine, Tsinghua University, Beijing.
He is survived by his wife Linda Rowe Abbey, his son Jason James Abbey, daughter-in-law Sally (Tusa) Abbey, granddaughter Emily Spencer Abbey, and sister Faith Nichols Abbey.
In lieu of flowers, the family requests that donations be sent to AFS-USA (formerly the American Field Service) or The Abbey Endowment for Global Engagement at the University of Vermont, Burlington, Vermont. We can think of no better way to acknowledge how important global exposure, travel, and interaction was to Bruce's life. A celebration of his life is being planned for October 2021 in Charlottesville, Virginia. Please sign the guestbook at syracuse.com/obits
Published in Syracuse Post Standard from Oct. 31 to Nov. 1, 2020.
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