Résumé

Musician, Sol Hurok Attractions, New York, NY, c. 1963. In a 2021 interview with Julia Gamolina in 2021, Sutton said of her early career in music: "After earning an undergraduate degree, I toured with Sol Hurok Attractions, performed in symphony orchestras, in Radio City Music Hall, and on Broadway, appearing in over 1,000 performances of Man of La Mancha and recording its original cast album." (See Julia Gamolina, Madame Architect.org, "Teacher and Coach: Dr. Sharon Egretta Sutton on Discipline, Intellectual Leadership, and Being the First," published 02/24/2021, accesed 03/20/2024.) "Man of La Mancha" debuted on Broadway in 1965. She wrote of this period on her Linkedin.com profile: "I worked for Sol Hurok Attractions, playing French horn in the orchestras of the Bolshoi Ballet, Royal Ballet, Leningrad Ballet, and Moiseiyev Ballet Companies. I also played about 1,000 performances of Man of La Mancha and recorded the original cast album. In addition, I appeared in Fiddler on the Roof, A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum, Radio City Music Hall, New World Symphony Orchestra, Music Makers, and the Phoenix Woodwind Quintet among others." (See Linked.in.com, "Dr. Sharon E. Sutton, FAIA," accessed 03/20/2024.)

Teaching

She began her teaching career in 1975 working at Columbia University and Pratt Instittute in New York, NY.

Assistant Professor, University of Cincinnati, School of Architecture and Interior Design, Cincinnati, OH, 09/1982-08/1984.

Associate Professor, University of Michigan (U of M), College of Architecture and Urban Planning, Ann Arbor, MI, 1984-c. 1990.

Professor, U of M, College of Architecture and Urban Planning, Ann Arbor, MI, c. 1990-1997. Sutton became the first African-American woman to become a full professor in a collegiate school of architecture.

Professor, University of Washington, Seattle (UW), College of Architecture and Urban Planning (CAUP, later renamed the College of Built Environments), Seattle, WA, 02/1997- 06/2016.

Director, UW, Center for Environment Education and Design Studies, Seattle, WA, 02/1997-06/2016.

Co-Design Facilitator, Brooklyn College Community Partnership, Brooklyn, NY, 2014-2014.

Professor Emerita, UW, College of Built Environments (CBE), Seattle, WA, 06/2016- .

Distinguished Visiting Professor of Architecture, Parsons School of Design at The New School, New York, NY, 01/2018- .

Professional Activities

Member, American Institute of Architects (AIA), 1984- .

Member, AIA, Seattle Chapter, Seattle, WA, 1997-2016.

Member, AIA, New York Chapter, New York, NY, 08/2016- .

Member, Associations of Collegiate Schools of Architecture (ACSA).

Registered Architect in the State of NY,

Member, American Psychological Association (APA).

Member, National Architectural Accrediting Board (NAAB).

President, NAAB.

Professional Awards

Recipient, National Endowment for the Arts, Design Research Recognition Award, Washington, DC, 1983.

Recipient, W.K. Kellogg Foundation, Group VII National Fellowship, Battle Creek, MI, 1986-1989. She organized "Leadership Development Conferences and Seminars" while using the Kellogg Foundation funding.

Recipient, University of Michigan, School of Business Administration, First Round Award, National Zell Lurie Fellowship, Ann Arbor, MI, 1989.

Recipient, American Planning Association, Education Awards for Teaching the Public about Planning, 1991.

Recipient, University of Michigan, Regents Awards for Distinguished Public Service, Ann Arbor, MI, 1992.

Fellow, American Institute of Architects (FAIA), 1995. Prof. Sutton was the second African-American woman to be elected into AIA Fellowship.

Recipient, ACSA, Distinguished Professor Award, 1996.

Elected to ACSA, College of Distinguished Professors, (Inaugural class).

Recipient, Michigan Women's Hall of Fame, Life Recognition Award, 1997.

Recipient, University of Washington, Jeannette and David McKinley Fellowship, Faculty Research Support, Seattle, WA, 1999.

Recipient, AIA, Seattle Chapter, Community Service Award, Seattle, WA, 2005.

Recipient, American Architectural Foundation, K-12 Architectural Education Award of Merit for CEEDS, 2006.

Recipient, University of Washington, Seattle (UW), College of Built Environments, Distinguished Faculty Award for Lifetime Achievement, Seattle, WA, 2018. The UW CBE said of Sutton's teaching career in 2018: "Sharon E. Sutton (b. 1941), who began teaching architecture in 1975, joined the Departments of Architecture and Urban Design & Planning in 1998; she retired in 2016. She was the first African American woman to become an AIA Fellow and the first promoted to full professor in a university architecture program. Throughout her career as teacher, mentor, practitioner, advocate, and role model, she has promoted civic engagement, design excellence and social justice." (See University of Washington, Seattle (UW), College of Built Environments.edu, "Ten honored with new CBE Distinguished Faculty Award for Lifetime Achievement," published 2018, accessed 08/02/2022.)

Recipient, AIA, Seattle Chapter, Medal of Honor, Seattle, WA, 2014.

Recipient, AIA, New York Chapter, Medal of Honor, New York, NY, 2017.

Recipient, AIA, national organization, Whitney M. Young, Jr., Award, 2011.

Recipient, Architectural Record Magazine, Women in Architecture Award, 2023.

Recipient, AIA/ACSA, Topaz Medallion for Excellence in Architectural Education, 2023.

College

Coursework, Manhattan School of Music, New York, NY, 1959-1962. Sutton worked with the French horn and flute player and composer, Gunther Schuller(1925-2015)

B.A., Music (French Horn), University of Hartford, Hartt College of Music, Hartford, CT, 1962-1963.

Coursework, Parsons School of Design, Department of Interior Design, New York, NY, 1967-1969.

M.Arch., Columbia University, Graduate School of Architecture Planning and Preservation, 1969-1973.

Master of Philosophy, City University of New York (CUNY), Environmental Psychology Program, 1981.

Master of Arts and Ph.D., in Psychology, City University of New York (CUNY), Environmental Psychology Program, 1982.

Art studio Intern, Sev Shoon, Seattle, WA, (collagraphy, photo lithography).

Art studio Intern, Lawrence Barker Studio, Barcelona, Spain.

Art studio intern, Printmaking Workshop, New York, NY (intaglio printing).

Art studio intern, Studio di Santa Reparata, Florence, Italy, (intaglio printing).

College Awards

Full scholarship, Manhattan School of Music, New York, NY, 1959-1962.

Relocation

Sutton grew up in the segregated OH city of Cincinnati during the 1940s and 1950s. She took piano lessons and learned how to play the French horn while in her college- preparatory high school. She moved to New York, NY, to attend various college programs in music, interior design, architecture and psychology between 1959 and 1982.

Between 1994 and c. 2016, Sutton lived at 1017 Minor Avenue, Apartment #206, in Seattle. (See Ancestry.com, Source Citation City: Seattle; State: Washington; Year(s): 2000-2002 Source Information Ancestry.com. U.S., Phone and Address Directories, 1993-2002 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2005, accessed 03/20/2024 and Ancestry.com, Source Information Ancestry.com. U.S., Index to Public Records, 1994-2019 [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2020, accessed 03/20/2024.)

Prof. Sutton returned to live in New York, NY, in 2016.