HETEROTROPICA
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JAKE BOSWELL (cv) (website)
Jake Boswell is an assistant professor of landscape architecture at Ohio State's Knowlton School. Jake’s work traces the effect of social and scientific imaginaries on the production of designed and vernacular landscapes, forwarding speculative environmental futures that stem from historical and contemporary discourses around medicine, climate, and the body. His writing and creative scholarship have been published and displayed nationally and internationally. Jake received his undergraduate degree in cultural anthropology from Pitt, and master of landscape architecture and master of city and regional planning degrees from Ohio State. In 2013 Jake was the recipient of the prestigious Ohio State University Alumni Award for Distinguished Teaching. In 2016 his work was recognized by the Ohio State University College of Engineering' with a Lumley Award for Interdisciplinary Research. Recently, Jake was selected as one of the 2018 Mellon Fellows in Urban and Landscape Studies at Dumbarton Oaks.
ANDREW CRUSE (cv)
Andrew Cruse is an assistant professor of architecture at Ohio State University and a practicing architect. His academic work focuses on the evolution of human comfort and its impact on architectural design and energy use. He has presented this research in many academic settings including most recently national meetings of the Association of Collegiate Schools of Architecture and the International Congress of Construction History. His installation “Body Building,” on the relationship of architectural and clothing comforts, was included in the 2017 Seoul Biennale of Architecture and Urbanism. His design practice, Good Form Studio, recently completed a project for Novartis Pharma in Basel, Switzerland that merges architectural and landscape design strategies. Prior to joining the faculty at Ohio State, Cruse taught at Washington University in St. Louis and was an Associate at Machado and Silvetti in Boston. He has a BA in Art History from Columbia University and an MArch from Rice University.
JUSTIN DILES (cv)
Justin Diles is an assistant professor of architecture at the Knowlton School. His current design work and research centers on the architectural effects of thick assemblies made from thin but strong materials. Strategically drawing on architectural history, contemporary visual culture, digital design and fabrication techniques, and advanced composite materials, Diles teaches studios and seminars that promote architecture that is visually animated, materially concentrated and expertly constructed.Diles received his Bachelor's Degree in architecture from Washington University in St. Louis and his Master of Architecture from the University of Pennsylvania in 2006, where he was awarded the Faculty Prize for distinguished work. Before coming to Knowlton, he taught at The University of Applied Arts, Vienna in the studio of Greg Lynn and at the University of Pennsylvania as a lecturer in the post-professional program. Diles has led numerous workshops on contemporary design techniques, most recently at the 2011 Smart Geometry Workshop at the Royal Danish Academy in Copenhagen. He enjoys an ongoing collaboration and dialogue with the structural engineer and programmer Clemens Preisinger at Bollinger Grohmann Engineers, Vienna. Prior to joining the architecture faculty, Diles held the Knowlton School’s Howard E. LeFevre Emerging Practitioner Fellowship during which he developed an original architectural tectonic from his research into deformation patterns produced by structural buckling.
AMBER WOODBURN (cv)
Amber Woodburn, Ph.D., joined The Ohio State University in Fall 2016 as an Assistant Professor in the City and Regional Planning section of the Knowlton School. She also holds a joint appointment with the Center for Aviation Studies. Broadly, her work encompasses topics in infrastructure planning, data analytics, environmental impacts of transportation, and aviation.
Her professional background includes 2 years (2009-2011) as an engineer with the Federal Highway Administration in the US Department of Transportation. As a Civil Engineer, Dr. Woodburn contributed to the design and construction of federal roads and assisted with federal and environmental oversight during project delivery. During this experience, she partnered and collaborated with state and local transportation agencies at multiple locations throughout the United States. Dr. Woodburn’s research activity includes spatial-statistical analysis of transportation systems as well as qualitative analysis of NEPA planning documents that disclose the environmental impacts of transportation projects. Specifically, she is interested in investigating social equity concerns for airport-adjacent communities and project evaluation methods for global aviation infrastructure planning.
CONTRIBUTORS:
Ashley Austin
Andrew Barringer
Simon Beskitt
Chris Block
Joie Chan
Brandon Doherty
Rachel Ghindea
Rachael Hill
Anthony Iovino
Frank Johnson
Marty Koelsch
Aaron Payne
Michael Penwell
Bill Plumley
Jake Pfhal
Becca Schalip
Candice Wu