REBECCA W.E. EDMUNDS, AIA

Rebecca’s career has spanned multiple disciplines including design for highly technical textiles and apparel. Her work in architecture has evolved to focus on providing leadership in the creation of consistent, comprehensive communications, messaging and writing on design for aesthetic and technical performance for firms across the country. She has been a consultant to state Fellowship Committees since 2007 and a ghost writer for architects nationally. 

 Rebecca received a Bachelor of Science from Cornell University, a Master of Architecture from the University of North Carolina Charlotte, and a Master of Fine Arts from Queens University Charlotte. She has also completed executive training programs including a mini-MBA at UNC Chapel Hill’s Kenan Flagler Business School, Leadership for Performance at UVA’s Darden School of Business, and Leadership for Technical Managers at the Center for Creative Leadership.

She received the 2019 Leslie N. Boney Spirit of Fellowship Award for her ongoing work on behalf of the College of Fellows. She has won writing and design awards including the AIA’s Henry Adams Medal, the AIA NC Architectural Book Award, and UNC Charlotte’s Excellence in Architectural History and Theory Book Award, and Best Architectural Design Project. She won an Innovation Award for Technology from textile manufacturer Burlington Industries. 

If you’ve made it this far, Rebecca’s ultimate goal is to disappear behind the work she does for her clients. This intent is beautifully expressed by the artist Kate Pugsley and used as r4’s mascot and inspiration (below).