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Gregory Palermo-Program Director
Urban issues; ethics in the design professions; architecture and the American city
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Jason Alread-Associate Professor
The relationship of craft and technology in design.
Materials research.
Design practice.
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Nadia Anderson-Assistant Professor
Sustainable post-disaster urban design
Housing as sustainable infrastructure
Alternative models of practice
Service Learning
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Bruce Bassler-Associate Professor
Building materials and construction systems; cladding systems and moisture infiltration in the building envelope; high-rise buildings; building design
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Karen Bermann-Associate Professor
Architecture and cultural memory: the monument, the memorial; hiding places: safety, danger, concealment and exposure; nursing homes and hospitals; beginning design education; surrealism
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Clare Cardinal-Pett-Associate Professor
History of architecture and urbanism in the Americas. Design media history, theory, and practice. 19th-and 20th-century architectural construction documentation in the United States.
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Chiu-Shui Chan-Professor
Virtual reality in design; cognitive modeling of design thinking processes; artificial intelligence in architectural design; simulation of style and creativity
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Mark Engelbrecht-Professor
Architectural design; retirement communities and other environments for seniors
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Marwan Ghandour-Professor
Multidisciplinary theory on space.
The social, spatial and legislative constitution of the built environment.
Middle East and the American Midwest.
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Jamie Horwitz-Associate Professor
Evidence and experience-based design in new products, new practices, and new parks. The history and future of food.
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Thomas Leslie-Pickard Chilton Professor
The integration of building sciences and arts both historically and in contemporary practice
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Calvin Lewis-Professor
Design practice; practice/education interface; human physiology and architecture, including issues of light and perception; architecture and popular culture
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Mikesch Muecke-Associate Professor
Biocomposites; green design; compact-footprint design-build construction, passive house technology; design for the elderly; electronic architectures; rapid prototyping; architectural history, theory, and culture; mobiility and architecture.
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Arvid Osterberg-Professor
Includes safety issues, design standards, compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, fire and life safety, code compliance, physical condition, and space usage. Some assessments involve preservation, restoration, and/or rehabilitation projects. ...
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Gregory Palermo-Professor
Urban issues; ethics in the design professions; architecture and the American city
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Ulrike Passe-Assistant Professor
Relationship of Free-flow open space, Air flow and Energy.
Integrated design and building energy performance evaluation.
The intertwining of culture, climate and nature in the work of Alvar Aalto.
Materiality and construction, energy efficiency, sustainability in a critical...
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Lynn Paxson-Professor
Design as a material and cultural product (the interaction of the social/cultural and physical environment); alternative viewpoints/cultures/histories of architecture--particularly Native Americans/American Indians or First Nations; publicness and public space focusing on social/cultural aspects of...
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Paul Shao-Professor
Chinese architecture and landscape architecture; cultural diffusion: Asia and the Americas; three-dimensional design; comparative aesthetics; computer-aided design.
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Chamila Subasinghe-Lecturer
Chamila is interested in fusing naturalistic inquiry and syntactical analysis to reveal potentials of tacit knowledge as a generator bias for diverse spatial practices varying from natural-hazard resiliency of self-built...
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Rob Whitehead-Lecturer
Critical integration of advanced building technologies into design.
Innovating pedagogical approaches to teaching building technologies.
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Kimberly Elman Zarecor-Associate Professor
Professor Zarecor researches historical and contemporary architecture in the former Czechoslovakia. Her 2011 book with University of Pittsburgh Press, Manufacturing a Socialist Modernity: Housing in Czechoslovakia, 1945-1960, focuses on the intersection of architects, housing design,...
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