WILLIAM H. LISKAMM,
FAIA, is a San Francisco
Bay area architect and environmental planner who has been
responsible for major planning and urban design projects in this
country and abroad during the twenty-five years of his practice.
Much of his work has focused on increasing the use of architectural
design competitions in the United States. He has led more than
sixty design competitions; many sponsored by the National Endowment
for the Arts, and served on NEA's Competition Advisory Panel. He
has authored numerous articles on competitions, and his work in
this field has been recognized by the Architectural League of New
York's exhibit "The
Experimental Tradition: Twenty-Five Years of American Architectural
Competitions, 1960-1985" shown at the National Building Museum in
Washington, D.C. The Los Angeles City Council commended Mr. Liskamm
for his work as Competition Advisor for the Pershing Square Park
Design Competition.
Mr. Liskamm was the Competition Advisor for the Fresh Kills Landfill to Landscape Design
Competition in New York
City, which will be one of the largest reclamation projects in the
world. He served as the Competition Advisor for the recent design
competition for the new University of California campus in San
Francisco's Mission Bay District. He also serves on the editorial
board of Competitions magazine.
Bill Liskamm
Design Competitions
