About the Fellowship
Accomplishments
Twenty-two Rose Fellows have produced dozens of exemplary projects. The breadth of the fellows’ work ranges from a straw-bale housing development in Montana to a center for troubled teens that won the Virginia Governor’s Award for Best Housing Project. Since 1999, the fellows have contributed to the development of:
- More than 2,000 affordable homes that have integrated Green Building Programs such as Enterprise’s Green Communities Criteria, LEED, Energy Star, Earthcraft, and local city and state-wide programs in Seattle, WA, Austin, TX and California.
- More than 40 community facilities, including neighborhood and child care centers, community gardens, health clinics and mixed-use space for nonprofits and small businesses.
- Nine community master plans that have leveraged tens of millions of dollars in public and private financing.
- Five books and manuals communicating design solutions to a broad audience.
The fellowship is fulfilling its promise to produce leaders in public interest architecture and community development. Here are just a few of the many Rose Fellowship alumni who hold leadership positions:
- Jess Wendover (Rose Fellow, 2003-2006) directs the Mayor’s Institute on City Design.
- Peter Aeschbacher (Rose Fellow, 2000-2003) is a professor holding a joint appointment in the Departments of Architecture and Landscape Architecture at Pennsylvania State University.
- David Flores (Rose Fellow, 2001-2004) brings design and policy expertise to his leading role in San Diego’s affordable housing movement.
