RACHEL M. LEVITT 32 GLENWOOD AVE. CAMBRIDGE, MA 02139 T: 617.694.4185
2007 - Present: Home Design Editor for Boston magazine and editor of Boston Home magazine
2004 - 2007 Design Journalist for The Boston Globe, Architecture Boston, Design New England, New England Home, etc.
2006 - 2007 Lecturer, English Department, College of Arts and Sciences, Northeastern University, Boston, MA
2005 Teaching Fellow, College of Communication, Boston University, Boston, MA
2004 Architectural Designer, Brian Healy Architects, Boston, MA
1999 – 2004 Architectural Designer, Leers Weinzapfel Associates, Boston, MA
1999 Master of Architecture, Penn Design, University of Pennsylvania, Phila., PA
1991 Bachelor of Arts, Barnard College, Columbia University, New York, NY
PUBLISHED WORKS (selected):
upcoming:
S3, Winter 2007: Piero Lissoni at Dellis Cay
Metropolitan Home, November 2007: 8-page feature of a Boston home
published:
Oris: A magazine for architecture and culture, Volume IX, Number 45: "Amphitheatre on the Coast: A review of the ICA by Diller Scofidio + Renfro" (6-page critique with illustrations)
Metrowest Magazine, May 2007 "Profile of Alan Solomont, Democratic fundraiser"
Barnard Magazine, summer 2007 “Profile of Marion Weiss, Architect”
Boston Globe Sunday Magazine 3.4.07 “Raw Talents: A sushi chef and an architect transform 425 square feet into a dining theater.” (2-page spread)
Boston Globe Sunday Magazine, June 10, 2007 “The House that ebay Built” (4-page spread)* Most emailed story that week*
Architecture Boston, May/June 2007 “Fiasco” (1200 word essay on the concept of fiasco in architecture)
SEGDdesign (Society of Environmental Graphic Design’s quarterly publication) Spring 2007 “University Park @ MIT” (5-page spread)
Design New England Mar/Apr 2007 “Harvard Square”
Design New England Mar/Apr 2007 “Nantucket Retreat” (8-page spread)
Design New England Jan/Feb 2007 “Pushing the Eco-envelope” (8-page spread and cover)
Design New England Jan/Feb 2007 “Interview with Jill Medvedow, Director of the Boston’s Institute of Contemporary Art”
Boston Globe Sunday Magazine 12.03.06 “Best Addition: Oasis in the Woods” (4-page spread)
Wellesley Weston Winter 2007 “New Directions in Philanthropy” (1800 word feature)
Architecture Boston November/December 2006 “Sketches of Frank Gehry” (film review)
New England Home November 2006 “Lofty Goals” (10-page spread)
Boston Globe Sunday Magazine 09.17.06 “Sweet and Simple: Architect Elizabeth Whittaker turns particleboard into a cleverly delicious design statement.” (2-page spread)
Architecture Boston September/October 2006 “SoWa Art Walk”
Design New England October/November 2006 “Modern in Maine” (9-page spread, cover)
Design New England October/November 2006 “Austerlitz Contemporary” (2-page spread)
New England Home October 2006 “The Modern Landscape” (9-page spread)
Wellesley Weston Fall 2006 “Sublime: A Profile of the Artist Samuel Bak” (6-page spread)
Architecture Boston July/August 2006 “John Cary And Casius Pealer”
Architecture Boston May/June 2006 “Brian Healy AIA - Conversation” (400 word coverage of Healy’s presentation at The Boston Society Of Architects)
Wellesley Weston Summer 2006 “Porches And Porticos” (1500 word feature about Architecture In New England)
The Comment Spring 2006 “Austerity, Mass And Material: Mark Goulthorpe” (2000 word profile of the visionary MIT architect)
Architecture Boston February/March 2006 “Daniel Liebeskind And Robert Campbell At The MFA” (300 word coverage of a lecture at The Museum Of Fine Arts, Boston)
Wellesley Weston Spring 2006 “The Church Square Shops” (1200 word feature on the history of a commercial corner in Wellesley, Ma)
Wellesley Weston Winter 2006 “Lifelong Learning” (1200 word feature on adults learning in retirement)
Architecture Boston November/December 2005 “Peter Rose FAIA – Conversations On Architecture” (350 word coverage and comment of a lecture and discussion with an architect)
Architecture Boston September/October 2005 “Maya Lin – BPL Lecture” (350 word coverage of an architect’s lecture at The Boston Public Library)
Wellesley Weston Fall 2005 “Homework With Heart” (1400 word feature covering two privately funded organizations that give grants to public school in Wellesley And Weston, Massachusetts)
Wellesley Weston Fall 2005 “Apples” (500 word feature on the history of the apple in Massachusetts)
Architecture Boston July/August 2005 “The Great Escape” (800 word essay on escapism in life and architecture)
Architecture Boston May/June 2005 “Timothy Love AIA – Conversations On Architecture” (350 word coverage and comment of a lecture and discussion with an architect)
Architecture Boston March/April 2005 “Jonathan Levi FAIA – Conversations On Architecture” (350 word coverage and comment of a lecture and discussion with an architect)
Architecture Boston– November/December 2004 “Sarah Whiting And Ron Witte – Conversations On Architecture” (350 word coverage and comment of a lecture and discussion with an architect)
The Boston Globe – November 18, 2004 “One Size Fits All – Universal Design Gaining Momentum” (1200 word feature on front of Life At Home Section on barrier-free home design in New England)
2004 - 2005 architect Brian Healy Architects, Boston, MA
2000 - 2004 architect Leers Weinzapfel Associates Architects inc., Boston MA
2000 – 2004 Science Center at Harvard University programming, design development, construction documents, and construction administration for three rooftop additions and major renovations to josep lluis sert’s celebrated 1970 harvard science center.
2003 – 2004 Hasty Pudding Theater at Harvard University interior detailing, finish selection, door detailing, and specifications for construction documents, for the renovation and addition to a historic student-run theater in harvard square.
2002 Chiller Plant Expansion at Princeton University preliminary design and design development for an expansion to the existing chiller plant facility.
2000 Hillel House Trinity College hartford, ct construction documents for a new cultural house for students on a residential street in hartford.
2000 Leers Weinzapfel’s website design and implementation of firm’s website www.lwa-architects.com
2006 Jury member, AIA New Hampshire Design Awards
2005/2006 Reviewer, BSA Research Grant Proposals
2005 Awarded Merit Based Scholarship – Department of Journalism, Boston University
2005 Awarded a COM 101 Teaching Fellowship - Boston University
2004 Awarded a Boston Society Of Architects Research Grant
2004 Semi-Finalist, Archvoices Essay Competition, an international essay competition
1999 Bockius Traveling Fellowship - Penn Design - University Of Pennsylvania
1998 Dales Traveling Fellowship – Penn Design - University Of Pennsylvania
1997 1998 1999 Chairman’s Merit Scholarship – Penn Design - University Of Pennsylvania
1998 Japan Studio – Penn Design - University of Pennsylvania Summer
Completing Architecture Registration examinations for Architectural Licensure
Coxswain, Cambridge Boat Club, Cambridge, MA:
2004, 2005, 2006 Competitor and volunteer, Head of the Charles Regatta
2006 2 Gold Medals, World Championship Masters Regatta, Princeton, NJ
2005 1 Gold, 1 Bronze, National Championship Masters Regatta, Worcester, MA
1 Gold, New Hampshire Championship Regatta, NH
1987 – 1988 Columbia University men’s heavyweight crew
