American Native Architect: Peter Q. Bohlin

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Peter Q. Bohlin is an American native architect born in the year 1937 in New York City. Bohlin and his partners have designed several buildings that astonish the world by his brilliant design that shows quality even to its slightest detail. With astonishing quality designs Bohlin received several awards throughout his career for example, Green Project Award, Pennsylvania Medal of Distinction but out of all those awards his highest praise award was given in 2010. Peter Q. Bohlin was awarded AIA Gold Medal award, which is the highest architect award you are able to receive in America. Bohlin didn’t receive the award out of just coincidence it was his principles and work ethic that factored to have Bohlin’to become an AIA Gold Medal award architect.

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