Robert Ivy

Robert Ivy holds a Master of Architecture from Tulane University and a Bachelor of Arts (cum laude) in English from Sewanee: The University of the South.

In 1996, Ivy became the Editor in Chief of Architectural Record. He became Vice President and Editorial Director of McGraw-Hill Construction Media, which included GreenSource: The Magazine of Sustainable Design, SNAP, Architectural Record: China, HQ Magazine, ENR, Constructor, and Sweets.[2] From 1981 until 1996, he was a principal at Dean/Dale, Dean & Ivy[2] and a critic for many national publications.

Ivy was a juror on the panel that selected architect Frank Gehry to design the National Dwight D. Eisenhower Memorial.[3]

In December 2010, Robert Ivy was named CEO of the American Institute of Architects (AIA), effective February 2011.[2]

• Senior Fellow of the Design Futures Council[4]

• 2018: Noel Polk Lifetime Achievement Award by the Mississippi Institute of Arts and Letters[5]
• 2010: Master Architect by Alpha Rho Chi (the only architect selected in the 21st century)[2][6]
• 2009: Crain Award[6]
• 1998: McGraw-Hill Award for Management Excellence
• 1993: AIA College of Fellows[2]

• Fay Jones: Architect[7][8]