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School of the Art Institute of Chicago
Department of Architecture, Interior Architecture, and Designed Objects
Master of Architecture
Master of Architecture with emphasis in Interior Architecture
Tristan Sterk
Courses Taught (Two Academic Years Prior to
Visit):
SP 09 ARCH 6220 Architecture Studio 6: Thesis
SP 09 ARCH INARC 6123 Codes, Specs, Joints, and
Seams
F 09 ARCH INARC 5113 Construction Systems and
Structures 1: Simple Span
F 09 ARCH 6110 Architecture Studio 3: Systems
F 09 ARCH INARC 6112 Nodes, Networks and
Interactivity in Practice
SU 09 AIADO 5004 Graduate Design Visualization
SP 10 ARCH 6123 Codes, Specs, Joints, and Seams
SU 10 AIADO 5004 Graduate Design Visualization
F 10 ARCH INARC 6112 Nodes, Networks and
Interactivity in Practice
F 10 ARCH 6110 Architecture Studio 3: Systems
F 10 ARCH 5113 Construction Systems and
Structures 1: Simple Span
SP 11 ARCH 6123 Codes, Specs, Joints, and Seams
Educational Credentials:
B. Architectural Studies (University of Adelaide,
Australia 1995) – NAAB Equivalence 2008
B. Architecture (University of Adelaide, Australia
1999) – NAAB Equivalence 2008
Master of Fine Art (School of the Art Institute of
Chicago 2004)
Non-Degree Studies: Master Class – Gregy Lynn /
Ben Van Berkel (Geelong Australia 1997)
Non-Degree Studies: PhD – Simon Fraser
University 2006
Teaching Experience:
Assistant Professor, School of the Art Institute of
Chicago, 2008
National Yunlin University of Science & Technology;
Master Class in Responsive Arch, 2007
Associate Lecturer, The University of Adelaide,
2000
Professional Experience:
Busby Perkins & Will (Vancouver Canada)
December 2006 – August 2008
Skidmore Owings & Merrill (Chicago USA) June
2004 – November 2005
Charles Mador / Trevor Horn Architects (London
UK) September 2000 – October 2002
Wood & Zapata Architects (Boston USA) July 200
– September 2000
Charles Mador Architects (London UK) December
1998 – May 1999
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Licenses / Registration:
Netherlands (E.U. Reciprocity)
Intern Development Program requirements
complete; examinations in process; Eligible for
licensure in the State of Illinois
Selected Publications and Recent Research:
Publications:
Ayres P., (Chapter Contribution) Persistent
Modeling, Routledge Press (Forthcoming 2012)
Schumacher M, (Research Project Contribution)
“MOVE: Architecture In Motion – Dynamic
Components and Elements”, Birkhauser Press May
2010
Sterk T, Loveridge R, Pancoast D, (Book) Building a
Better Tomorrow, Proceedings of the 29th Annual
Conference of the Association for Computer Aided
Design in Architecture (300 pages) 2009
Sterk, (Blind Peer Review Paper Contribution)
Shape Control in Responsive Architectural
Structures - Current Reasons & Challenges,
Proceedings of the 4th World Conference on
Structural Control and Monitoring, 2006
Diversifying Digital Architecture (Design Project
Contribution) Birkhauser Press; pp.102-106 2004
Professional Memberships:
USGBC
Will join AIA upon receipt of local license