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David Leatherbarrow

Professor of Architecture; Chair, Graduate Group in Architecture
Architecture

leatherb@design.upenn.edu

Biography

B.Arch., University of Kentucky
Ph.D. in Art, University of Essex

Teaches courses in architectural theory and design studios in the graduate and undergraduate programs, supervises research, and directs the Ph.D. program. Taught theory and design at the Polytechnic of Central London and Cambridge University, England. In private practice with Lauren Leatherbarrow. Recipient of the Visiting Scholar Fellowship from the Canadian Center of Architecture (1997-98). Books include: Topographical Stories, Surface Architecture (with Mohsen Mostafavi), Uncommon Ground, Roots of Architectural Invention, On Weathering: The Life of Buildings in Time, and Masterpieces of Architectural Drawing. Research on history and theory of architecture and the city.