Sylvester Damianos, FAIA (A 1956)

2004 Alumni Lifetime (Distinguished) Achievement Award

Bio

Syl has had a dual career in art and architecture for a half century.  An honors graduate of Carnegie Institute of Technology (now Carnegie Mellon University) and a Fulbright Scholar at the Technological Institute of Delft, The Netherlands, he also served in the Army Corps of Engineers.

An early interest in ceramics, while at Carnegie, evolved into painting and sculpture with the influence of his painter wife, Lu.  A consistent prizewinner for decades, he also has executed major commissions for private, public and corporate patrons.