Herbert S. Newman FAIA
Founder of Newman Architects and an active design principal in the firm, Herbert Newman has guided a collaborative process of innovative enquiry and design in master planning, urban design, and architecture for education, housing, civic institutions and commerce for over 40 years.

Born in New York City, Herbert Newman received a Bachelor of Arts degree in American Civilization from Brown University in 1955. He attended theYale University School of Architecture, where, upon receiving a Master of Architecture degree, he was awarded the Eero Saarinen Traveling Fellowship for Academic Excellence.

Mr. Newman began his career as an architectural designer with I.M. Pei and Partners in New York, working on international projects including Place Ville Marie in Montreal, Canada.

He established the firm in New Haven in 1964, and at that time began teaching at the Yale School of Architecture as a design critic. With Charles Moore and Kent Bloomer, he initiated the Yale School of Architecture Building Project, still a cornerstone of the graduate architecture program at the School. Mr. Newman continues to serve as design critic and coordinator of the Building Project at Yale.

Throughout his years in New Haven, Herbert Newman's contributions to the fabric of the city helped redefine the city in a post-industrial era. In 1981 he was named a Fellow of the American Institute of Architects and in 1995 received the Thomas Jefferson Award for Public Architecture. This is a lifetime achievement award bestowed by the American Institute of Architects honoring his career and many contributions to the planning and design of public spaces.

His design accomplishments have been acknowledged in five National AIA awards and over 20 Connecticut AIA awards. In 2007, Mr. Newman received the The Newton Schenk Award for Lifetime Achievements in the Arts, 2007, The Arts Council of Greater New Haven, recognizing his broad achievements in architecture.

Mr. Newman has authored numerous articles and has served as a Visiting Critic, Juror, and Lecturer at Carnegie Mellon University, Harvard University, Columbia University, and the University of Tennessee.