Faith Rose

Faith Rose, AIA, leads a range of projects at O’Neill Rose Architects, including educational and residential work. She received her Masters of Architecture from Yale University and her Bachelor of Arts from Amherst College. From 2004 to 2014 Faith directed New York City's Design Excellence Program at the Department of Design and Construction under the Bloomberg Administration.  In this capacity she oversaw the design of nearly 200 projects ranging from museums and libraries to parking garages and fire stations.  In 2014 Mayor de Blasio appointed Faith Executive Director of New York City’s Public Design Commission, which reviews and approves capital projects on city owned property, including architecture, landscape architecture, urban planning and industrial design. Prior to her work with the City, Faith worked for six years within the field of residential architecture.

Faith has written and spoken widely about the design of public spaces.  She has advised the Walton Family Foundation on the creation of a Design Excellence Program for Northwest Arkansas, and participated in the Mayor’s Institute on City Design and the 2015 MAS Summit ‘The City We Want.’ She has been recognized for her leadership in the profession, most recently by the AIA Women In Architecture organization.  She has been awarded both the 2015 AIANY Pubic Architect Award and the 2015 AIANYS President’s Award.  Faith has taught and lectured at design institutions including Yale University, Rhode Island School of Design and Temple University.  She is the Secretary of the Board of the Architect’s Institute of America New York Chapter, and sits on the board of the Gemini Arts Initiative.