Patricia J. Lancaster
Patricia J. Lancaster served as Commissioner of the New York City Department of Buildings from April 2002 to April 2008. She is currently a building code consultant to the Durst Organization, a high-end property development company in New York City.[1]
Personal life[]
Originally from Calgary, Alberta, Canada, Lancaster studied painting and pottery at Linfield College in Oregon, and received a Bachelor of Arts degree in Art and Technology in 1975. She received a Master of Architecture degree in 1981, from the University of Washington in Seattle.[2][3][4]
Career[]
After moving to New York City in 1982, Lancaster worked with architects Perkins and Will, and served as Associate Director for Interiors at Michael Lynn.[5]
Lancaster was Assistant Vice President of Planning, Design and Construction at Columbia University, and Vice President of .[2]
She has served as an Adjunct Professor at the , as an Associate Professor of Architectural Design at the University of Washington College of Architecture and Urban Planning, and as an Associate Professor of Art at Linfield College.[6]
Lancaster is a Registered Architect in New York State, and a licensed real estate broker. She is a Fellow of the New York Academy of Medicine, the , and the American Institute of Architects.[2]
Government[]
From 1994-96, Lancaster served as Deputy Commissioner for Design and Construction at the .[2]
In 2002 she was appointed by Mayor Michael Bloomberg as the Commissioner of the New York City Department of Buildings.[7] During her tenure she worked to modernize the department, and oversaw a rewrite of the city's building code. She resigned on April 22, 2008, after criticism over an increase in construction accidents.[8][9]
References[]
- ^ Kates, Brian (2008-06-05), Ex-commish who quit after 1st crane horror takes job with huge developer, New York Daily News
- ^ a b c d About the Buildings Department: Commissioner's Biography, New York City Department of Buildings, archived from the original (– Scholar search) on 2008-02-20, retrieved 2008-03-19
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- ^ Finn, Robin (2002-05-31), "PUBLIC LIVES; Bronco-Buster for an Errant Buildings Department", The New York Times, retrieved 2008-03-19
- ^ Biographies (Executive Briefing Series Supporting High Performance Government: Leading Large Scale Change), Robert F. Wagner Graduate School of Public Service, 2007-03-07, retrieved 2008-03-19
- ^ Lancaster, Patricia J. (2001), Construction in Cities: Social, Environmental, Political, and Economic Concerns, CRC Press, ISBN 0-8493-7486-3
- ^ Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg Announces Five Appointments, City of New York, 2002-02-28, retrieved 2008-03-19
- ^ Cardwell, Diane (2002-03-01), "Mayor Names Commissioners for Buildings and Environment", The New York Times, retrieved 2008-03-19
- ^ Bagli, Charles V.; Cardwell, Diane (2008-04-22), "As Construction Deaths Rise, Buildings Chief Faces Scrutiny", The New York Times
- ^ Cardwell, Diane; Bagli, Charles V. (2008-04-23), "New York Buildings Chief Resigns", The New York Times
- Living people
- 20th-century American architects
- Architects from New York City
- Linfield University alumni
- New York City Department of Buildings
- People from Calgary
- University of Washington College of Built Environments alumni