The faculty profiles listed below provide more specific information on the educational background and areas of research interest of the core faculty of the MS in Architecture stream in History and Theory. This allows the program to support an impressive range of research projects. For more information on current and past student research can be found in the Student Profiles.
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Alex Anderson
Ph.D. in Architectural History and Theory, University of Pennsylvania
Research interests: Design; Representation; History and theory of modern architecture and decorative arts
Ann Marie Borys
Ph.D. in Architecture, University of Pennsylvania
Research interests: Design; Architectural history and theory
Jennifer Dee
Master of Architecture, University of Washington
Research interests: Design; History and theory of architecture
Nicole Huber
Dr. des., History and Theory of Architecture, Bauhaus University Weimar, Germany
Research interests: Urban restructuring; Urban representation using photography, film and digital media; Metaphor in architecture and urbanistic discourse
Ann Huppert
Ph.D. Architectural History, University of Virginia
Research interests: History and theory of architecture and urbanism; Representation; Italian Architecture
Louisa Iarocci
Ph.D., Boston University
Research interests: History and Theory; Utilitarian architecture; Post-industrial landscapes; Visual culture; Gender
Brian McLaren
Ph.D. in the History and Theory of Architecture, MIT
Research interests: History and theory of architecture and urbanism; Modernism; Fascism; Postcolonial studies; Islamic architecture; Italy, Africa and the Middle East
Kathryn Merlino
M Arch & M Architectural History, University of Virginia
Research interests: Design; Vernacular and Domestic Architecture; American/European architectural history
Jeffrey Ochsner
M Arch, Rice University
Research interests: History; Preservation design; Urban design; Monuments and memorials; Northwest architecture; Arts and Crafts
Ken Oshima
Ph.D., Columbia University
Research interests: Design; History; Japanese/Asian, transnational architecture & urbanism
Vikramaditya Prakash
Ph.D., Cornell University
Research interests: Cultural theory; Non-Western, Asian, Indian architecture; Postcolonial studies; Le Corbusier; Modernism; Fashion and architecture
Tyler Sprague
Ph.D. in the Built Environment, University of Washington
Research interests: Structures; Architectural History; materials
David Strauss
Ph.D., University of Pennsylvania
Research interests: Architecture design and theory; Architecture in relation to its physical, historical and intellectual settings; Treatment of historic buildings; 15th century town planning in Italy; Theory of public space; Design; Building and renovation