Education
BA, University of Colorado, with distinction --1978
BEnvironmental Design, University of Colorado, with special honors --1978
MA, Hunter College --1981
MPhil, City University of New York --1982
PhD, City University of New York --2007
Lynn Paxson PhD
University Professor Emerita, ArchitectureContact
Campus Office: 490 Design
Architecture Department
158 College of Design
Ames, IA, 50011
Bio
Research Interests
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 the regulation of environments and contestation (demonstration and celebration) with a strong orientation to fringe and marginalized--users, uses, ways of making, etc.; housing (including homelessness); urban design; community/neighborhood issues; environmental and social change (including environmental justice, democracy, participation, advocacy, and sustainability/energy use/green architecture issues); space programming; post-occupancy evaluation; facilities management and strategic planning