Milton Shinberg, AIA.

Milton Shinberg, AIA is founding principal of Shinberg Levinas Architects, specializing in the design of schools and religious institutions. In addition to many design awards, the firm’s profile and projects have been featured in U.S. and international publications. He founded his practice in 1975, following graduation from Carnegie-Mellon University and a travel fellowship awarded by the faculty.

Shinberg is an adjunct professor and the longest-serving faculty member at The Catholic University of America’s School of Architecture & Planning, beginning in 1978. He has led a
wide range of courses, including all the studios from first year through master’s degree, courses on technology and drawing, and a long-running seminar, Beauty & Brains. Among other happy assignments, he taught drawing to participants of Moving Boundaries, an architecture/neuroscience conference in Spain and Portugal in 2022.

A major focus of Shinberg’s teaching is the intersection of architecture, the human sciences, and art. His background in all three zones supports his interest. His time spent at the piano and painting add pleasure and insight and help find connections among them all. The same intersection has had a major impact in his work as a practicing architect.

Shinberg is a contributor to the programs of the Academy of Neuroscience for Architecture based at the Salk Institute and serves on its Advisory Council. He has made presentations on people-centered architecture to architectural communities in the U.S., Europe, and South America.

He is the author of People-Centered Architecture, Driving Design, Practice, and Education.