Peter Kimelman

Peter Kimelman (PK), AIA; principal and founder of S \ o p e

PK is an architect, artist and designer whose work spans the arbitrary boundaries of building, interior, graphic, and event design. A New York City native, Kimelman moved to San Francisco to practice after spending several years in architectural publishing. Passionate about cultural criticism and architectural pedagogy he has taught design, theory and digital technology at several institutions including UCLA, Iowa State, Woodbury, and Drury Universities a lectured at numerous institutions. Recently, his research on wine and design for the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art was on view in the exhibit, How Wine Became Modern. He has worked for several prominent San Francisco architecture firms, and is a Founding Director and Lead Artist at the FLUX Foundation. A non-profit dedicated to the creation of large-scale and public artworks. He received his Masters in Architecture from UCLA and his Bachelors of Architecture from Cornell University.

education:
UCLA; Los Angeles, CA. . Regents Fellow, Deans Fellow, Master of Architecture II

Cornell University; Ithaca, N.Y. + Rome, Italy . Bachelor of Architecture

experience :
FLUX Foundation - www.fluxfoundation.org
Director + Lead Artist

San Francisco Museum of Art - www.sfmoma.org
Researcher, Dept. of Architecture & Design

STUDIOS architecture - www.studioarch.com
Project designer

Ellerbe Becket - www.ellerbe.com
Designer

IA - www.interiorarchitects.com
Designer

academic appointments:
Drury Univerity - www.drury.edu
Visiting Assistant Professor, Hammons School of Architecture

Iowa State University - www.iastate.edu
Lecturer, Dept. of Architecture

Woodbury University - www.woodbury.edu
Adjunct Faculty, Dept. of Architecture