Paul Bentel was born in New York City in 1957. He received his undergraduate degree in the visual arts at Harvard University. Prior to receiving his graduate degree in architecture at Harvard University, where he was co-editor of The Harvard Architecture Review IV, he was a sculptor in Pietrasanta, Italy. He received his Ph.D. in the history and theory of architecture from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. He has taught at Harvard and MIT, and is a Professor of Architecture and History at Columbia University. He has delivered lectures at Harvard, MIT, Yale, Rhode Island School of Design, the Metropolitan Museum of Art, and in Zurich (Federal Polytechnic University). He is a partner in the studio of Bentel & Bentel, Architects/Planners AIA, and a licensed architect.
Peter Bentel, AIA
Partner
Peter Bentel was born in New York in 1960. Prior to receiving his undergraduate degree in the visual arts at Princeton University, he was a sculptor in Pietrasanta, Italy. He received his graduate degree in architecture at Harvard University, where he was co-editor of The Harvard Architecture Review VII, and his postgraduate education in the history and theory of modern architecture at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. He has taught at Harvard and MIT. He has delivered lectures at the Rhode Island School of Design, National University (Mexico), Milan Polytechnic (Italy), Tokyo University (Japan), and Shanghai and Beijing Universities (China). He is a partner in the studio of Bentel & Bentel, Architects/Planners AIA, and a licensed architect.
Dr. Carol R. Bentel, FAIA, FIIDA, ASID
Partner
Carol R. Bentel was born in St. Louis, Missouri. She received her undergraduate degree in architecture at Washington University and her graduate degree in architecture at North Carolina State University. Prior to receiving her PhD in the history and theory of modern architecture at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, she was a Fulbright Scholar at the University of Venice (Italy). She is a Fellow of the American Academy in Rome, FAAR '94. She has taught at Harvard, MIT, Georgia Tech, and the Architectural Association in London. She is currently Chair of the Interior Design Department at School of Visual Arts in NYC. She has delivered lectures at Harvard, MIT, Yale, the Architectural Association in London, and the Centro Palladio in Vicenza (Italy). She has published numerous articles on Italian Modernism. She was the national chair of the AIA Committee on Design with over 10,000 members. She is a partner in the studio of Bentel & Bentel, Architects/Planners AIA, a licensed architect, and is NCARB, NCIDQ and LEED AP certified.
