Matt Burgermaster
Lecturer Office: Greene Building, Room # 304 Email: Phone: 518-276-4066 Bio Matt Burgermaster’s work focuses on the advancement of architecture as a unique form of spatial practice and material production that is deeply entangled with social concerns and ecological processes. This field of inquiry explores various sites, subjects, and techniques of architectural making that […]
Selma Cohen
Adjunct Professor Office: Greene Building Email: Phone: 518-276-4066 Bio Selma Cohen is an educator, and an academic copyeditor and translator. She earned her Licentiate in Modern Literature from the Universidad Nacional de Córdoba, Argentina. Furthering her academic pursuits, she was awarded a Master of Arts and a Ph.D. in Spanish and Latin American Literature […]
Emily Gruendel
Lecturer Office: Greene Building, Room # 304 Email: Phone: 518-276-4066 Bio Emily is a New York State registered architect with a passion for the social & tectonic intricacies of the built world. Holding both a Master of Architecture and a Master of Science in Historic Preservation from the University of Pennsylvania, she strives to […]
Riley Studebaker
LecturerOffice: Greene Building, Room # 304Email: : 518-276-4066 Bio Riley Studebaker is a lecturer at the RPI School of Architecture where he focuses on robotic labor embedded in the built environment. He holds a Master of Robotics and Autonomous Systems from the University of Pennsylvania and a B.Arch from the Virginia Tech College of Architecture […]
Arta Yazdenseta
Assistant ProfessorOffice: Greene Building, Room # 104Email: : 518-276-4066 Bio Dr. Arta Yazdanseta is an Assistant Professor at the School of Architecture, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI). Her research explores Bioclimatic and Biogenic Envelopes at the intersection of design, building performance, and plant biophysical ecology. Her work aims to enhance socia-natural systems by cultivating their self-organizing […]
Caleb White
LecturerOffice: Greene Building, Room # 304Email: : 518-276-4066 Bio Caleb is a Lecturer at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute’s School of Architecture. He is also a founding partner of MatterLab, an Architecture and design research practice based in Troy, NY. Some themes of his professional work and academic research are the intersection of geometry and materiality in […]
Dan Stratford
Adjunct ProfessorOffice: Greene BuildingEmail: : 518-276-4066 Bio Professor Stratford has intensive hands-on experience with entrepreneurship and design thinking from a variety of different perspectives. He earned his MBA and MA Education from Stanford university, where he emphasized interdisciplinary coursework in entrepreneurship and design. He worked with small startup teams that have grown to over $1B […]
James Richardson
Bedford Visiting ProfessorOffice: Greene BuildingEmail: : 518-276-4066 Bio James Richardson is a professional in the field of Structural and Material Computational Mechanics. With a Ph.D. in Engineering Sciences from the Université Libre de Bruxelles, Belgium, and a range of international experiences, including a stint as a Visiting Researcher at Princeton University, James has cultivated a […]
David Kahn
Adjunct ProfessorOffice: Greene BuildingEmail: : 518-276-4066 Image credit: Van Cliburn Concert Hall (image 3 of 4) – James Anger, Texas Christian University Bio David is a specialist in the field of architectural acoustics with extensive experience shaping the sonic environment of performing arts centers, theatres, museums, libraries, public and private educational institutions, offices, broadcast facilities, […]
John Loercher
Senior Lecturer Director, Building Science Program Email: Phone: 518-276-4060 John is a Professor of Architecture, CPHC instructor for the Passive House Institute U.S. and owner of Northeast Projects LLC. He is a Certified Passive House Consultant and holds a Master of Architecture from Parsons the New School for Design. He has served as the […]