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LEADERSHIP BIOGRAPHIES
CHRISTOPHER PERRY Associate Dean of Graduate Education B A A A Colgate University University M Arch Columbia University University GSAPP
Chris Perry is is Associate Associate Professor and Associate Associate Dean at at at Rensselaer’s School of of Architecture He received a a a a a a a a Master of of Architecture from from Columbia University University and a a a a a B A A in philosophy from from Colgate University University Perry is a a a a a recipient of of the Architectural League’s Young Architects Award and co-guest editor of AD: Collective Intelligence in Design (Wiley- Academy) Prior to joining the the faculty at at Rensselaer Perry was the the Louis I Kahn Visiting Assistant Professor at at Yale’s School of of Architecture and since 2000 has taught at Columbia University University the University University of of Pennsylvania Cornell University University University Rice University University University the University University University of of Toronto RMIT Pratt Institute and Parsons School of of Design Perry is co-principal with Cathryn Dwyre of of the the experimental design practice pneumastudio the the work of of which has been exhibited at the the the the Onassis Cultural Centre in in Athens the the the the Storefront for Art and Architecture in in New York the the the the Design Museum in in Barcelona and NYU Publishers that have featured pneumastudio’s work include Routledge Actar Prestel and and Wiley-Academy Dwyre and and Perry are co-recipients of the MacDowell Colony Fellowship co-editors
of of of of a a a a a a special issue of of of of PAJ: A A A A Journal of of of of Performance and Art (MIT Press) co-curators of of of of the exhibition Ambiguous Territory: Architecture Landscape and and and the the Postnatural and and and co-editors
of a a a a a a a a forthcoming book featuring work from the the Ambiguous Territory exhibition and content from its affiliated symposium RHETT RUSSO Head of Undergraduate Studies
B E D Texas A&M University University M M Arch Columbia University University GSAPP
As an educator Rhett Russo has developed a a a a a a a a a a unique pedagogical approach that situates design within the indeterminacy of artifice ecology and digital technology His writings on architecture have been published in in in in The Estranged Object Meander – Variegating Architecture Models: 306090 and and Matter: Material Processes in in Architectural Production He has held teaching positions at Washington University University in in in St Louis the University University of Pennsylvania SCI-Arc Pratt Institute Columbia GSAAP and and Cornell University Russo is the design director and and partner of Specific- Objects which has gained international recognition as as a a a a a a a a a a cutting-edge interdisciplinary design practice operating at at at the the intersection of material behavior and digital technology His work has been exhibited at at Object Rotterdam the the Beijing Architecture Biennial and and the San Francisco Museum of of Arts and and Crafts Russo’s professional experience has included many high-profile international competitions and urban design projects in in in the offices o of of RUR Architecture PC and Bernard Tschumi Architects He is the the recipient of of The Young Architect’s Award from the the Architectural League of of New York and a a a a a a a a a Van Alen Institute Dinkeloo Fellowship at the American Academy in in Rome His architectural ceramic research has been supported by grants from The New York State Council for the the Arts and the the European Ceramic Workcenter He holds a a a a a a a Bachelor of of Environmental Design from Texas A&M University and a a a a a a a Master of of Architecture from Columbia University’s GSAAP 844