Mr. Pier received his Bachelor of Arts and Master of Architecture degrees from the University of Pennsylvania. He is registered in New York and Connecticut and with NCARB. He is a member of the American Institute of Architects, the Architectural League of New York, and the National Trust for Historic Preservation. Mr. Pier is a former Board Member of the National Sculpture Society. He has written articles for Sculpture Review Magazine about the intersection of sculpture and architecture and has appeared on CNN in a segment on house design.