Background
Hilberry, John David was born on September 16, 1932 in Detroit, Michigan, United States. Son of Clarence and Ruth (Haase) Hilberry.
Hilberry, John David was born on September 16, 1932 in Detroit, Michigan, United States. Son of Clarence and Ruth (Haase) Hilberry.
Student, Oberlin College, 1950-1952; Bachelor of Architecture, University of Michigan, 1957; postgraduate, Wayne State University, 1963.
Junior designer, model maker, draftsman, Minoru Yamasaki & Associations, 1956-1958; designer, Minoru Yamasaki & Associations, Birmingham, Michigan, 1959-1960; project designer, Birkerts and Straub, Birmingham, 1960-1963; senior designer, Smith, Hinchman and Grylls, Inc., Detroit, 1963-1965; associate, vice president, Gunnar Birkerts and Associations, Inc., Birmingham, 1965-1971; pres, John Hilberry & Associations, Inc., Detroit, since 1971. Assistant professor art and art history department Wayne State University, Detroit, 1973-1981, Adjunct Professor interior architecture program, 1981-1983. Visiting juror architecture Lawrence Technology U., Detroit, since 1983, thesis advisor architecture, since 1992.
Member American Institute of Architects (corporation member Detroit chapter), Michigan Society Architects, American Association Museums, American Association Botanical Gardens and Arboretae, American Association for State and Local History, Detroit History Society, Detroit Zoological Society.
Married Ellen (divorced). Children: Steven C., Jeffrey A. Married Andronike Tsagaris.