In 1974, he taught as an Associate Professor of Fine Art in the New York University Department of Art and Arts Professions. This was followed by visiting professorships at Dartmouth College, the University of Wisconsin, New Jersey School of Architecture, and Cooper Union Design Center. He was chair of the Environmental Design department at Parsons School of Design from 1984 to 1990. After teaching at Domus Academy in Italy and at the University of Oklahoma, he became a professor of architecture at Pennsylvania State University in 1999. Wines has built a legacy of mentoring emerging art talent, including noted designer, Alex Donahue. Wines daughter Suzan is also an Architect and is co owner with fellow Architect Azin Valy of the award winning firm I-Beam Design. Both Suzan and Azin are graduates of Cooper Union. Philosophy on hand drawing Professor Wines strongly advocates hand drawing as a key to conceptual processes, alongside computer-aided tools “For most architects graphic representation is notional, technical, or illustrative and mainly used as an analytical tool to record design intentions. I consider drawing more as a way of exploring the physical and psychological state of inclusion, suggesting that buildings can be fragmentary and ambiguous, as opposed to conventionally functional and determinate.” Selected works by James Wines & SITE Best Products Grey Disc, the Governor Nelson A. Rockefeller Empire State Plaza Art Collection (1968) Indeterminate Facade; Houston, Texas (1970) Tilt Show Room; Towson, Maryland (1978) Forest Building, Museum of Modern Art, New York City, New York, USA (1978) Terrarium Show Rooms, Ink (1979) Ghost Parking Lot ; Hamden, Connecticut (1978) High Rise Homes, Ink, Museum of Modern Art, New York City, N.Y. (1981) The Frankfurt Museum of Modern Art; Competition Entry, Frankfurt, Germany (1983) Highway 86; Vancouver, Canada (1985) Laurie Mallet House; New York City, New York, USA (1985) World Ecology Building; Seville, Spain (1990) Avenue Number Five; Seville, Spain (1992) Horoscope Ring, Toyama, Japan (1992) Aquatorium, Chattanooga, Tennessee, USA (1993) Ross's Landing Park and Plaza; Chattanooga, Tennessee, USA (1992) Museum of Islamic Arts, (Unbuilt Proposal for Museum of Islamic Arts), (1996) Chili's Grill and Bar, Arapaho Crossing, Colorado (1998) Carrabba's Italian Grill, Orlando, Florida (1998) Residence Antilia (unbuilt), (2003) Shake Shack Madison Square Park, New York City; New York City, New York, USA (2004) Professional recognition Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum Lifetime Achievement Award, 2013. ANCE Annual Award National Construction Industry Organization of Italy, (2011). American