Polshek, James S.

James Stewart Polshek is associated in Columbus, Indiana, with the Columbus Regional Hospital Mental Health Center, completed in 1972. The building is one of Polshek’s early works and has been as a project the architect later considered a favorite. Best known for the renovation and expansion of major public and cultural institutions, Polshek built a national reputation through work that combines careful research, contextual sensitivity, and civic purpose. He served for 15 years as dean of Columbia University’s Graduate School of Architecture, Planning and Preservation, and he received the 2018 AIA Gold Medal.

Columbus, Indiana projects
• Columbus Regional Hospital Mental Health Center, 2075 Lincoln Park Drive, 1972.

Honors
• AIA Architecture Firm Award (then James Stewart Polshek and Partners), 1992.
• AIA Gold Medal, 2018