People | Studio Hillier

PRINCIPALS

STAFF

J.Robert Hillier, FAIA

J. Robert Hillier, FAIA, founded Hillier Architecture in 1966 and led it to become the third largest architectural firm in the United States. In 2007 Hillier merged with RMJM of Scotland and thus was created the third largest strictly-architectural firm in the world, with seventeen offices worldwide. He served as Deputy Chairman of the RMJM holding company. The Hillier firm received over 300 state, national and international design awards, many of them for projects for which Hillier personally was the lead designer. In 1998, Architectural Record identified Hillier Architecture as one of the best managed firms in the United States.

Hillier Architecture completed projects worldwide including: international schools in Vienna, Paris, Frankfurt, Prague, Dubai, Doha, Budapest, Bahrain, Istanbul, Cairo and Chanai, India; several mixed use projects in China; The New Frontiers Research Center, Harlow, United Kingdom; several buildings on the campuses of The Peddie School, Hightstown, New Jersey, The Lawrenceville School, Lawrenceville, New Jersey, and Mount Holyoke College, South Hadley, Massachusetts. Other Hillier projects include the Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Bethesda, Maryland, Star City, a mixed use complex in Sydney, Australia, GlaxoSmithKline's world wide headquarters in London, the Supreme Court Building restoration in Washington, DC, the Bryant University Campus in Smithfield R.I., and several corporate headquarters across the United States.

In 1989 Bob was named New Jersey’s Entrepreneur of the Year by Inc. Magazine. In 2001, he was the first recipient of the Leonardo da Vinci award from the Professional Services Management Association for lifetime leadership in his profession. In 2007, Bob was the recipient of the AIA’s Michael Graves Lifetime Achievement Medal, and in 2009 he received the NJIT President’s Medal for Lifetime Achievement. In 2013 Bob received the 75th Anniversary Legacy Award from the Urban Land Institute for his work in land conservation and affordable housing. In 2017, Bob received an honorary Doctor of Humane Letters from New Jersey Institute of Technology. Bob has lectured extensively in the United States at schools of architecture and to AIA chapters.

In 2009, Bob and Barbara established Studio Hillier, a new type of architectural firm based on land use strategy and execution where the firm both designs and develops projects for its own account. In its work, this new firm focuses on community need, neighborhood enhancement, and opportunities for architectural excellence while providing reasonable returns to investors.

Barbara Hillier, AIA

Barbara’s professional career in architecture spans three decades. Many of her projects have garnered critical attention and recognized for design distinction. Her interests in human interaction and behavior, and in particular, how we perceive and receive visual information are part of the matrix through which she understands the meaning of space and the making of place.

Employment

Studio Hillier, Princeton, New Jersey: present
Design Principal engaged in the multidisciplinary aspects of architectural practice

RMJM Hillier, Princeton, New Jersey
Design Principal responsible for the design of projects: Irving Convention Center;
James A. Michener Art Museum; Peddie School Athletic Center; Private Residence NYC

Hillier Architecture, Princeton, New Jersey
Design Principal responsible for marketing and design of projects : Becton Dickinson Campus Center; Solebury School Gymnasium; Abbe Science Center, Solebury School; Various competitions including Ras Al Khaimah, UAE; China Mobil Network Operations Center, Beijing;
Additional responsibilities include firm wide marketing operations and design of materials / website;

The Hillier Group, Philadelphia, Pa
Managing / Design Principal of regional office of 40 multidiscipline professionals responsible for design, business development, marketing, financial operations and design of projects: Intech HQs; Vanguard Group Headquarters; General Instrument (Motorola) Headquarters; Deloitte and Touche Battery Park; Georgia Cancer Specialists

The Hillier Group, Princeton New Jersey
Entry level to studio leader: interiors, architecture, marketing

Professional Certification
Registered Architect Pennsylvania, New Jersey
Member: American Institute of Architects

Affiliations
2008-2010 Member of Board of Visitors, Tyler School of Art and Architecture, Temple University, Philadelphia
1999-2009 Member of Board of Trustees, Solebury School, Solebury Pa
1994-1999 Member of Board of Trustees, University of the Arts, PA
1993-2002 Member of Board of Directors, The Foundation for Architecture, Philadelphia

Awards / Honors
Irving Convention Center, Dallas, AIA New Jersey Honor Award, 2012
BD Campus Center, AIA Merit Award, 2012
Irving Convention Center, Dallas, Engineering News Record Best Projects 2011 Government/Public
Irving Convention Center, Dallas 2012 AISC Ideas Awards, National Award Winner Greater than $75 Million
Irving Convention Center, Dallas2012 ACEC Engineering Excellence Awards, Silver Medal Winner
Irving Convention Center, Dallas, National Council of Structural Engineers, Excellence in Structural Engineering Award, 2011
American Architecture Awards, The Chicago Athenaeum: Becton Dickinson Campus Center 2008
AIA New Jersey: Irving Convention Center at Las Colinas 2008
Grand Award New Jersey Concrete 45th Annual Awards: Becton Dickinson Campus Center 2008
AIA, New Jersey Honor Award, Becton Dickinson 2005
Wood Design & Building Honor Award, Abbe Science Center Solebury School 2004

AIA Pennsylvania Silver Medal of Distinction, Abbe Science Center, Solebury School 2004
AIA Philadelphia Honor Award, Abbe Science Center, Solebury School 2003
AIA Philadelphia Honor Award, Gymnasium, Solebury School 2003
AIA Philadelphia Honor Award, General Instrument Headquarters 1998
AIA Philadelphia Honor Award, Intech Construction Headquarters, Inc. 1995
AIA Philadelphia Honor Award, Georgia Cancer Specialists 1994
AIA Philadelphia Honor Award - Vanguard Group Inc. Headquarters 1994
International Design Gold Key Award 1984

Juries
University of Virginia School of Architecture, Third year final review 2008
AIA Chicago Chapter Design Awards Jury 2002
AIA National Honor Award Jury Chair / Interior Design 2001
Design Jury: Fourth Year Students School of Architecture, Temple University 1999
Design Jury: First Year Master of Fine Arts in Architecture: University of Pennsylvania 1998

Publications
Convene Magazine, “Outside the Box”, Irving Convention Center, October, 2010
New York
Princeton Magazine, “Conquering Clutter”, May, 2009
Metropolis Magazine, Becton Dickinson Campus Center, November 2008
A+D (Architecture + Design) “A Corn-Crib Exposé,”:), Vol. XXII, No. 10, October 2005
Lawrentian, Allegra, Mike, “The New Home Ec.”. Volume 69, Number 3, Fall 2005
The Wood Design Awards, “A North American Program of Architectural Excellence”,
Griffith, Don (ed.). 2004 Halifax: Tuns Press, 2004
Wood Design & Building Magazine, Fall 2004, Issue #29
Wood Le Bois Magazine, Issue #47, Fall 2004,
Architectural Record, Abbe Science Center, Solebury School, March 2004
Interiors, “Big Offices”, Deloitte & Touche, 1996
Tri-State Real Estate Journal, Planning & Designing Appropriate Officing Solutions, 1995
Architectural Record Lighting, “Lighting Helps Emphasize Openness”, 1994
Focus, Inside Bell Atlantic, 1992
Facilities Design & Management, AT&T, 1987
Interiors, Steelcase Showroom, 1987
Lighting, “Programmed Lighting Important Ingredient in Restaurant”, 1987
Interiors, “A retrofitted train station brings upscale dining to a Philadelphia suburb”, 1987
Restaurant Business, “All Aboard the Greenwood Grille”, 1987

Lectures
Dallas Chapter AIA, “Irving Convention Center”, April 2011
Hillier Architecture, “Space and Mind”, 2005
Philadelphia AIA, Leading Firms, 2000
Philadelphia AIA, Tribute to Philadelphia with Enrique Norten
Cornell University, 1997/1988-1993
Drexel University, Interior design, 1997
Philadelphia University, Interior Design, 1997
University of Tennessee, School of Architecture, 1996
Lawrenceville School, 1996
Arcadia University, Careers in the Fine Arts, 1996