Peter Schubert was born in Evanston, Illinois, in 1955. He received his Bachelor of Arts degree from Ohio State University in 1978, and a Master in Architecture degree from Columbia University in 1981. As RMJM’s U.S. Design Director, Peter Schubert oversees the design of all projects undertaken by the firm’s four offices. Honored numerous times throughout his career for excellence of design and engineering, Peter’s work focuses on transforming and enhancing the urban environment through designs consistently outstanding in their functionality and aesthetic appeal.

Responsible for the design of major projects in the U.S., Asia and Europe, his expertise transcends languages and borders in creating universally relevant designs that reflect a sensibility for their surroundings. Peter’s portfolio is representative of his extensive experience in the design of varied project typologies. His recent work includes the East River Science Park in New York; Duke University/National University of Singapore Graduate Medical School in Singapore; Korabelnaya Hotel in Vladivostok, Russia; LG Electronics Seocho R&D Center in Seoul; and Rohm & Haas China R&D Center in Shanghai.

Prior to joining RMJM, Mr. Schubert worked at Kohn Pedersen Fox, where he became a principal in 1998 and was the design lead on projects such as the First Hawaiian Bank Center in Honolulu, Hawaii; the GSA Atlanta Federal Center; and corporate headquarters facilities for the Samyang Foods Company and Posteel, both in Seoul. He was a staff architect at Jon Michael Schwarting and Associates (1981–82), where he was a member of the team that designed the Fashion Institute of Technology campus, which received the Progressive Architecture Award for an Urban Design Master Plan. He was also a staff architect at Petersen/Littenberg Architects (1982–83), and at Skidmore, Owings & Merrill (1983).

Peter has been recognized for his work at RMJM for the new Duke University/National University of Singapore Graduate Medical School in Singapore, which won the Honor Award from the AIA Pennsylvania Chapter (2007); the AIA New York Chapter Merit Award for the Rohm and Haas China R&D Center (2007); and the AIA New Jersey chapter Honor Award for LG Electronics Seocho R&D Center (2005). While at KPF, he also received the Certificate of Engineering Excellence from the New York Association of Consulting Engineers for the Mellon Bank Center (1991); and a Design Citation from 38th Annual Progressive Architecture Awards for the World Bank Headquarters (1990).

Mr. Schubert is a member of the American Institute of Architects, NCARB, New York State Association of Architects, Society of Architectural Historians, Society for Historic Preservation, and Architectural League of New York. He has taught at Columbia University, and at the Catholic University, in Washington, D.C. and Rome. He currently teaches ARCH 141, Design IV at the Cooper Union.

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