Peter Yeadon

Peter Yeadon (born 1965) is an American architect and designer. He is a professor and head of the Department of Industrial Design at the Rhode Island School of Design, where he has taught since 2002.

Yeadon was born in Truro, Nova Scotia, Canada. After studying engineering at Dalhousie University, he graduated with a Master of Architecture degree from Dalhousie University in 1989. Prior to teaching at Rhode Island School of Design, he was a faculty member at Cornell University and the University of Toronto.

Based in New York City he is known for his research in advanced materials for architecture and industrial design.

He serves on the Advisory Council of the Climate Museum.

• 1989 The Royal Architectural Institute of Canada Medal of Excellence.
• 1999 The Prix de Rome (Canada) (Rome Prize) in Architecture for Professionals.
• 2018 The RISD John R. Frazier Award for Excellence in Teaching, "The award is presented each year at Commencement to one full-time and one part-time faculty member who embodies the highest ideals to which our faculty aspire, and who has had an enduring influence on student learning. All students, faculty, staff, alumni, and trustees are invited to take time to carefully consider a nomination for the Frazier Award for Excellence in Teaching."

Canadian Centre for Architecture, Documents d’archives de Peter Yeadon pour le Prix de Rome.