5:30–6:30 pm
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Lecture 2: Tectonics of Earth Architecture
Chad Kraus, Dirt Works Studio
Chad Kraus, AIA, is an Associate Professor of Architecture at the University of Kansas and a licensed architect. He teaches courses on architectural theory, mass timber, earthen architecture, architectural design studio, and the award-winning designbuild Dirt Works Studio. The studio has received multiple design awards including the Architecture Masterprize, AIA Design Awards, and the Architects’ Newspaper Best of Design Award. In 2014, Kraus was the recipient of the ACSA Designbuild Award. His scholarship concentrates on designbuild pedagogy and natural material research. He is the editor of the book Designbuild Education (Routledge 2017) and an editor of the journal Technology | Architecture + Design (TAD). Prior to teaching, Kraus worked for Pritzker-prize laureate Shigeru Ban, where he worked on projects such as Metal Shutter Houses, the Nomadic Museum, and Furniture House 5. He studied architectural history and theory under Alberto PerezGomez at McGill University.
Professors Heinrich Jaeger and Sidney Nagel of the Physics Department at the University of Chicago are pleased to offer a public guest lecture series, about innovative approaches to resolving physical forces in architecture and design, as part of their spring 2022 course. This lecture series is supported by the College Curricular Innovation Fund and organized in cooperation with the Arts, Science & Culture Initiative at The University of Chicago.