Associate Professor, Architecture, College of Design

BArch, Iowa State University, 1993

MArch, University of Texas at Austin, 1995

Critically integrating structural design considerations of process, production, and performance into technically engaging and experientially rich architecture. Emphasis on thin shell and long span structures.

Integrating contemporary material, and fabrication considerations into the design for deployable structures. Designing structures for resiliency and service in disaster relief, recovery, and preparedness scenarios. Work is prototyped in design-build scenarios.

Development & integration of alternative pedagogical methods for teaching building technology integration and analysis including haptic learning techniques and design-centric lab work. Scholarship of teaching and learning looks at ways to emphasize the role of productive failures in design, particularly in the design ideation and testing phases of structural design.

Portfolio and dossier of scholarly work, teaching, and extension:

https://issuu.com/robwhitehead5/docs/portfolio_whitehead_isu_17