Teaching Architecture

Studio, History and Interdisciplinary Work

I teach architecture at the undergraduate level, focusing on design, history, and the relationship between conceptual clarity and built form. My approach combines professional experience with a sensitivity to how students engage space—visually, technically, and culturally. I emphasize precision, accessibility, and care in all aspects of teaching.

Roger Williams University Portfolio Review - Fall, 2025

Since 2017, I’ve taught at New York City College of Technology (CUNY), where I continue to teach World History of Architecture to 1900 remotely. The course offers a global perspective on how architecture emerges from—and shapes—its social, environmental, and material context.

At Roger Williams University, I currently teach second-year design studios focused on formal clarity, site response, and the development of spatial ideas through drawing and iteration. These studios are structured around a progression from spatial exercises to small-scale institutional or residential programs, helping students bridge conceptual development with architectural specificity.

Roger Williams University Second Year Design Studio Final Review - Spring, 2025

In addition to studio and lecture courses, I developed a syllabus for a seminar on Architecture and Film, exploring the formal and conceptual intersections between cinema and the built environment. The course connects themes such as modular narratives, spatial memory, and the architectural sensibility of directors like Jacques Tati, Michelangelo Antonioni, and Ridley Scott.

For me, making things accessible—whether it’s a drawing, a building, or an idea—is at the core of teaching architecture. I believe that students bring their own lived experiences to studio work, and that a well-taught course helps them translate those experiences into architectural ideas that are rigorous, clear, and specific.