Background
Field, Barbara A. was born on February 21, 1941 in Miami, Florida, United States. Daughter of Stanton Nathanial and Sylvia Jane (Kahanow) Field.
Field, Barbara A. was born on February 21, 1941 in Miami, Florida, United States. Daughter of Stanton Nathanial and Sylvia Jane (Kahanow) Field.
Student, University Miami, 1958-1959; Bachelor of Architecture, Georgia Institute Technology, 1965.
Intern architect, John M. Johansen Associations, New Canaan, Connecticut, 1966-1968; intern architect, Chris-Janer, Johansen, Kouzmanoff, New Canaan, 1967-1968; architect, intern architect, Benjamin Thompson Associations, Inc., Cambridge, Massachusetts, 1968-1970; vice president, Earth Guild, Inc., Cambridge, 1970-1976; vice president, Earth Guild, Inc., Asheville, North Carolina, since 1976; associate, project manager, SPACEPLAN/Architecture, Interiors & Planning, PA, Asheville, since 1980.
Set designer Boston Ballet Company. Designer sets, special effects and interiors Boston Tea Party. Member design development Peachtree Beautification Project, Peachtree Center, Atlanta.
Committee member board directors Light Up Your Holidays, 1985-1987, city council liaison, since 1992. Active Asheville Art Museum, since 1989, The Health Adventure, since 1989, Colburn Gem And Mineral Museum, since 1989, Asheville-Buncombe Discovery, 1992-1993. Member South Pack Square Redevelopment Association, since 1990, city council liaison, 1992.
Member Asheville Downton Commission, since 1990, Asheville Minority Business Commission, 1990-1993, city council liaison, since 1993. Member Asheville City Council, since 1991, Buncombe County Tourist Development Authority, since 1992, Buncombe County Environmental Affairs Board, since 1992, Buncombe County Solid Waste Committee, since 1992, Asheville-Buncombe Crimestoppers, Inc., 1993-1995. Member committee existing buildings North Carolina Building Code Council, 1991-1994.
City council liaison board directors Arts Alliance, since 1991, Pack Place, 1991-1995. Chairman Asheville HOME Regional Housing Consortium, since 1991, Asheville Urban Area Transportation Advisory Committee, since 1991. Member art-in-architecture panel United States General Services Administration, Asheville, 1992.
Member mayor's committee Asheville Unified Development Ordinance, since 1992. Member community and economic development committee North Carolina League Municipalities, 1993, vice chairman, 1996. Member mayor's committee Asheville Housing and Community Development Committee, 1994.
City council liaison Asheville-Buncombe Municipal Service District Board, 1994. Board directors Fayerweather School, Cambridge, 1974-1976, Madison County Arts Council, Marshall, North Carolina, 1978-1980, Grove Arcade Public Market Foundation, 1992-1993. Board directors Asheville Downtown Association, since 1987, member publications board, since 1988, chairman issues committee, 1989-1991, member development committee, since 1990, vice president, 1991.
Board directors Buncombe County Democratic Men's Club, 1996. Member American Institute of Architects (registered, secretary/treasurer Asheville section 1982, vice president, president elect 1988, president 1989, board directors North Carolina chapter 1990-1992, PAC board directors since 1993, secretary 1994), Gamma Psi.
Married Bruce Barrett Gruber, 1963. Married Richard Dexter Herndon, September 1973. Children: Erick Barnes Herndon, John Christopher Herndon.
Married Christopher Karl Johansen, September 4, 1983.