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College of Architecture, Art and Design

Department of Architecture

Teaching areas

Comprehensive Architecture & Contemporary Practice

Research areas

Marcus Farr is an Associate Professor of Architecture specializing in local materials, emerging technologies, and contemporary practice. His research explores the intersection of material innovation, design technology, and comprehensive studio pedagogy to enhance architectural education and practice.

Education

Certificate, Building Preservation, Cornell University, United States, 2023

MArch, Architecture, Rice University, United States, 2004

BArc, Architecture, Drury University, United States, 1999

Professional experience

Associate Professor, Architecture, American University Sharjah, 2021 - Present

Assistant Professor, Architecture, American University Sharjah, United Arab Emirates, 2015 - 2021

Fulbright Professor, Architecture, Tianjin University, China, 2019 - 2019

Environmental Design Instructor, Environmental Design, The University of Colorado at Boulder, Colorado, United States, 2010 - 2015

Research Assistant, Architecture, Rice University, Texas, 2004 - 2004

Contact

[email protected]

+971 6 515 2836

Professor Marcus Farr

Associate Professor

MArch, Rice University, United States

Marcus Farr is a U.S. Fulbright Scholar in Architecture who has studied traditional material practices throughout Asia. He has practiced architecture and landscape architecture in the United States as a LEED AP, BD+C accredited professional for many years, and has received awards from the American Institute of Architects and the ACSA for teaching. He has been an artist-in-residence in Spain, Iceland, Hungary, and Japan. He has also served as an NCARB Scholar in Washington, D.C., developing best practices for architectural education.

Conference Presentations

SANDFORMING: Self-Organization & Computational Optimization in the Creation of Flat Panels from Dune Sand-A Design Methodology, Symbiotic Intelligence: Digitalfutures 2024 - The 6th Conference On Computational Design And Robotic Fabrication (cdrf 2024), 2024

Gravity Driven Sand Dynamics: A Technique for Optimizing Self-Organizing Dune Sand Patterns using Pouring, Gravity and Multi-Objective Computation, C+++: Computation, Culture, Context, Ascaad 2023 Conference: The 11th Conference Of The Arab Society For Computation In Architecture, Art And Design, 2023

Bio-Digital Sand Logics: Dune Sand Material and Computational Design, Hybrid Intelligence: Digitalfutures 2022 - The 4th Conference On Computational Design And Robotic Fabrication (cdrf 2022), 25 June 2022

Sand-Futures: Architecture in the Age of Diminishing Resources, Digital Futures 2022 Global Talks: Sand-futures Session Moderator, 23 April 2022

Bio-Synthetic Assemblages: Computational Assembly of Synthetic Bio-sand Units Using Dune Sand Material, Caadria 2022: Post-carbon - Conference Of The Association For Computer-aided Architectural Design Research In Asia, 10 April 2022

Material Response: Technology, Material Systems & Responsive Design, Material Intelligence: Digitalfutures 2021 - The 3rd International Conference On Computational Design And Robotic Fabrication (cdrf 2021)., 26 June 2021

Multi-Sensory Materiality: Expanding Human Experience and Material Potentials with HoloLens Technologies, Caadria 2020: Re:anthropocene - Conference Of The Association For Computer-aided Architectural Design Research In Asia, 5 August 2020

Bio-FUTURES Session Moderator, Digital Futures 2020 Global Talks: Bio-futures Session Moderator, July 2020

Synergistic States: Technology, Humans and Responsive Materials in the Design Process, Ecah 2020: The 8th European Conference On Arts & Humanities, University College London, 24 July 2020

HoloLens Processes, Lisbon Architecture Biennale 2019: Artificial Realities: Virtual As An Aesthetic Medium For Architectural Ideation, 14 October 2019

Architecture in Focus, Deserts, Fulbright Lecture, 2019 Fulbright Lecture, Tongji University, May 2019

Material Ecologies, Visiting Fulbright Lecture, 2019 Fulbright Lecture, Tianjin Academy Of Fine Arts, May 2019

Material Strategies, Visiting Fulbright Lecture, 2019 Fulbright Lecture, Beijing Normal University, May 2019

Context & Sustainability-Fulbright Lectures, 2019 Fulbright Lecture, Tsinghua University, April 2019

Material Sustainability, Visiting Scholar Lecture, 2019 Fulbright Lecture, Nanjing University, April 2019

Standard/Non-Standard, Visiting Scholar Lecture, 2018 Dayeh International Design Workshop Series, March 2018

Opportunistic Materiality, Visiting Scholar Lecture, Tectonics: 2017 International Design Workshop Series, 1 December 2017

Materials & Making, Librarium Lecture, Drury University Librarium Lecture Series, May 2015

Grants and sponsorships

Sponsored Research, U.S. Fulbright Scholar to China, U.S. Department of State, 8 January 2018 - 8 January 2019

Awards and Honors

AIA / ACSA Architectural Education Practice + Leadership Award, American Institute of Architects / Association of Collegiate Schools of Architecture, 27 January 2022

Fulbright Scholar, U.S. Department of State, 2019 Fulbright Scholar to China, 1 January 2019

NCARB Scholar, NCARB, NCARB Practice Scholar, National Council of Architectural Registration Boards, 1 November 2018

The Christo & Jean Claude Award, Abu Dhabi Music & Arts Foundation / New York University, Abu Dhabi, 3 October 2016

AIA Award of Excellence - Resilience in Design Category, American Institute of Architects, 1 September 2015