Background
Hillier, James Robert was born on July 24, 1937 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Son of James and Florence (Bell) Hillier. came to the United States, 1941, naturalized, 1961.
Hillier, James Robert was born on July 24, 1937 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Son of James and Florence (Bell) Hillier. came to the United States, 1941, naturalized, 1961.
Bachelor, Princeton University, 1959; Master of Fine Arts, Princeton University, 1961; Master of Business Administration (honorary), Bryant College, 1992.
Project designer J. Labatut, Princeton, New Jersey, 1961-1962. Project manager Fulmer & Bowers, 1961-1966. Principal J. Robert Hillier, 1966-1972.
President The Hillier Group, 1972-1987, chairman board, 1987—2000, Hillier Architecture, 2000—2007. Prin, deputy chairman RMJM Hillier, 2007—2009. President Hillier Properties, LLC.
Chairman www.orbit-mag.com, Princeton Region Chamber of Commerce. Core faculty School Architect Princeton University. Public Princeton Magazine, www.obit-mag.com.
Trustee Peddie School, Hightstown, New Jersey, since 1981, McCarter Theatre, Princeton, 1983-1989, Bryant College, Smithfield, Rhode Island, 1993-1996, Edison College Foundation, Milton Hershey School, 1997-2002. Board overseers New Jersey Institute of Technology, chairman board Princeton Chamber of Commerce. Fellow American Institute of Architects (vice president New Jersey chapter 1974, Michael Graves Lifetime Achievement medal, 2008, NJIT President's Lifetime Achievement medal, 2009).
Member National Council Architectural Registration Boards, Princeton Quadrangle Club, Nassau Club, Lookaway Golf Club.
Married Barbara Ann Weinstein, April 7, 1986. 1 child, Jordan Rebecca Hillier. Children by previous marriage: Kimberly (deceased), James Baldwin.