“Fabricating Swissness”
Nicole McIntosh and Jonathan Louie: Ruth and Norman Moore Visiting Professor of Architecture Lecture
Nicole McIntosh and Jonathan Louie will deliver the Ruth and Norman Moore Visiting Professor of Architecture Lecture as part of the Sam Fox School’s Public Lecture Series at WashU.
About Jonathan Louie and Nicole McIntosh
Jonathan Louie and Nicole McIntosh lead the Zurich-based Swiss American practice Architecture Office. Their research and design are influenced by images that create new contexts for architecture.
Their office engages with a variety of scales and typologies, ranging from restaurants and workspaces to exhibition design and houses. Recent work has been exhibited at the Yale Architecture Gallery, the Kunsthaus Glarus, and the 2021 Seoul Biennial of Architecture and Urbanism. As educators, they were the 2023-24 Hyde Chair of Excellence at the University of Nebraska–Lincoln. Their contributions to design and research have been awarded by the Architectural League Young Architect’s Prize, ACSA Faculty Design Award, and the Swiss Art Awards. Built projects have been recognized by Architects Newspaper Best of Design Awards, Interior Design Best of Year Awards, and the Frame Awards. Their most 2022 publication, “Swissness Applied: Learning from New Glarus,” won the Deutsches Architekturmuseum Architectural Book Award.
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