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BENJAMIN A. VAN DUSEN, AIA
Professional Practice
- Van Dusen Architects, Washington, D.C.
Principal, January 1994 – present - Van Dusen Takesuye Architects, Washington, D.C.
Partner, 1986 – 1993 - Dunn Brady Associates Architects, Washington, D.C. 1983 – 1986
- Martin & Jones Architects, Washington, D.C. 1979 – 1983
Awards
- Award for Excellence 1990: Summit Place Condominium Bldg.
American Institute of Architects, Washington, D.C. Chapter - Design Award of Excellence, 1992: Summit Place Condominium Bldg.
AIA/NCMA (National Concrete Masonry Association) - Preservation Achievement Award, 1992: Muse Residence
Preservation Achievement Award, 1995: Wertheimer Residence
Cleveland Park Historical Society, Washington, D.C. - Special Achievement Award: Outstanding Architect 1994: Hecht Residence
Montgomery County (MD) Awards for Historic Preservation - Great American Home Award, 1995: Wertheimer Residence
National Trust for Historic Preservation - New Carrollton (Metro) Station Arts Project Competition, 1997: awarded
commission for 2,200 sf glass mosaic mural proposal. Completed 1998
Featured in “House of Cars” exhibition at National Building Museum, ’09 - Merit Award in Historic Resources 1998: Wertheimer Residence
American Institute of Architects, Washington, D.C. Chapter - Washingtonian Magazine, 2000 ,2003, 2007, 2009: named one of Top 15
Residential Architects in Washington, DC area - Architects Newspaper: Best of Design Awards 2017 for Representation Analog
First Place: “Cosmic Metropolis” (9 ft x 6 ft hand-drawn pen & ink mural)
Publications
- Washington Post Home Magazine
- Washington Post Style Section – Cityscape
- Historic Preservation Magazine
- Washingtonian Magazine
- Dream Homes of Washington, DC , Panache Publications
- AIA Guide to Washington, DC Architecture, 5th Edition: Blaine Mansion
- Design Bureau, Sept. ’13 issue (Blaine Mansion + Addition)
Education
- Tulane University School of Architecture, Masters of Architecture 1979
- John William Lawrence Award for Outstanding Thesis, 1979
Registration
- NCARB (National Council of Architectural Registration Boards)
- District of Columbia, Maryland, Virginia, Georgia
Pro Bono Work
- Architect for Quaker Work Camps International, whose primary mission is the rebuilding of churches destroyed by arson. Coordinated renovation effort at the Rapture Prayer Center in Aberdeen, MD; 2001
- Field School Design Committee Chair; oversaw development of new campus; 1998-2004
- Field School Board of Trustees; 2007-2015, Board Chair 2012-2015
- Chair, Master Planning Task Force 2010
- Architect for the Vermont Haiti Project: design of Vocational Education & Community Center in Duchity, Haiti, 120 miles west of Port-Au-Prince; 2011-2012
Art Exhibits
- ‘Cosmic Metropolis’ – Cross MacKenzie Gallery; solo exhibit
Hand drawn 9 ft x 6 ft pen & ink mural, consisting of 18 panels; April 2014 - ‘Architects’ Drawings’ – Cross MacKenzie Gallery; group exhibit; June 2016
