R.R. S. Stewart was born and raised in Dubuque, Iowa. The beauty of that area, the ancient Native American Indian Effigy mounds, and Dubuque’s being the oldest European-American settlement in Iowa started her interest in Historic Preservation. Growi
...MoreR.R. S. Stewart was born and raised in Dubuque, Iowa. The beauty of that area, the ancient Native American Indian Effigy mounds, and Dubuque’s being the oldest European-American settlement in Iowa started her interest in Historic Preservation. Growing up on the Iowa/Wisconsin border, seeing Taliesin hovering over a sea of corn also contributed to Ms. Stewart’s interest in Architecture. Her travels throughout the U.S. and Europe further enhanced her architectural interest. R.R.S. has visited all 50 U.S. state capitals and 17 national capitals.
She received a Bachelor of Individualized Studies in Architectural Conservation, Mass Communication, and Women’s Politics from the University of Minnesota. Ms. Stewart studied at the University of Edinburgh for three semesters, concluding with a post-occupancy evaluation of the Scottish Parliament complex, which incorporated 17th century structures into a post-modern assembly by Enric Miralles, Bendetta Tagliabue (EMBT, Spain) and RMJM (Scotland) Ltd.
R.R.S. pursued a Master’s Degree in Architectural History, a Certificate in Historic Preservation and a second Master’s in Urban and Environmental Planning at the University of Virginia. Her degrees focus on American Architecture and Art prior to 1950, Scottish Landscape Architecture from 1600 – 1750 and Preservation Planning.
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