Posted Dec. 24/04
Visionary new director set to inspire design
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Samy Mahmoud, Dean of the Faculty of Engineering and Design, recently announced the appointment of Marco Frascari as the new Director of Carleton University’s School of Architecture. Frascari, currently a G. Truman Ward Professor of Architecture at Virginia Tech State University, will take up his post at Carleton next summer.
Frascari said he chose to come to Carleton because of its renowned reputation. “What I believe is the role of the architect is to make visible what is invisible and what particularly fascinates me about the Carleton University School of Architecture is that I discovered the students there are already involved in this magic act.”
“It’s a great fit,” says Mahmoud, “as both Frascari and the Carleton School are visionary in their approach. Frascari is recognized internationally for his innovative teaching and research in the areas of architectural representation and imagination, theory and design while our School boasts a progressive track record in its programs, facilities, faculty, and alumni which continue to grow its reputation worldwide.”
Frascari has taught and lectured at leading architecture institutions, including the Architectural Association, Columbia University, Harvard University, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Georgia Tech, and the Instituto Universitario di Architettura di Venezia. His work spans the globe, from his hometown of Mantua, Italy, to Paris, Philadelphia and Atlanta. His projects have won several awards and honours.
Frascari has written on topics of architectural representation and tectonics published in Casabella, AA Files, Terrazzo , Nordic Journal of Architectural Research and many other journals and magazines. He is also the author of “The Tell the Tale Detail,” a seminal essay published in 1981 which continues to stimulate discussion as one of the most influential pieces of its kind in the past two decades. It has been translated in Spanish, Japanese, and Chinese. He is presently working on a book entitled The Grimoire of Architecture.
