Prof. Aaron Jones, RA
Assistant Professor
Lawrence Technological University
College of Architecture and Design ( CoAD ) [email protected]
CURRICULUM VITAE -
Degrees Awarded Master of Architecture Cranbrook Academy of Art Bloomfield Hills, MI 2011
Bachelor of Architecture (5 year accredited) Oklahoma State University Stillwater, OK 2006
Full Time Academic Appointments Lawrence Technological University College of Architecture and Design Assistant Professor 2016 – current College Professor 2015
Invited Short Term Academic Appointments Cranbrook Academy of Art Visiting Architect 2017
Fellowships, Residencies, and other Scholarly Appointments Art: Omi Architecture Fellow Ghent, NY 2021 (forthcoming)
Colorado State University Art + Art History Electronic Art Department Bimson Humanities Fellow 2021 (forthcoming)
NEW INC y7 “Cultural Futures” New Museum + Knight Foundation NYC, NY 2020/2021
Ohio State University Advanced Computing Center for the Arts and Design (ACCAD) College of Arts and Sciences Columbus, OH Livable Futures - Research Fellow 2019
NEW INC y6 “Ideas for the City” New Museum NYC, NY 2019/2020
MacDowell Colony Peterborough, NH Architecture Fellow Summer 2019
Bemis Center for Contemporary Art Omaha, NE Architect in Residence 2015
Bronx River Art Center Bronx, NY Architect in Residence 2012
National Merit scholar - US Department of State Centre d'études Maghrébines à Tunis Tunis, Tunisia 2005
Creative Practice Affiliations TILE BLUSH Gallery Representation Director – Ms. Fernanda Torcida Miami, FL 2020 - current
BIGMODELS LA Co-Founder / Partner Exhibition and Publication Los Angeles, CA + Detroit, MI 2015 – current
Aaron Jones Architect Architect Architectural Services MI # 1301059699 Detroit, MI 2011 - current
Previous Professional Affiliations M1/dtw Design Architect Detroit, MI 2010
HKS Inc Design Architect Dallas, TX 2006 – 2009
Professional Affiliations and Licenses Registered Architect Michigan # 1301059699 2011 – current
Registered Architect Texas # 20998 2008 – 2011
Association of the Collegiate Schools of Architecture (ACSA) 2016 – current
Association for the Study of Literature and the Environment (ASLE) 2016 – 2018
National Council of Architectural Registration Boards (NCARB) 2007 – 2011
RESEARCH AND SCHOLARSHIP
Extramural Research Grants NEW INC y7 “Cultural Futures” New Museum + Knight Foundation + Museum Computer Network NYC, NY 2021 $4,770
“Pedestrian Permeable Play Structure Fence” National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) Detroit, MI 2018 CMap – fiscal sponsor / collaborator $15,000
Intramural University or College Research Grants LTU College of Architecture and Design SEED OUT Grant “web model dot space” $4900 2019
LTU University SEED Grant “web model dot space” $4379 2017
Graduate Research Assistants (awarded) Nick Crawford 2020/21 Nate Ickes 2020 Vlad Chertic 2019 Vlad Chertic 2018 Rachel Kowalczyk 2017 - 2018 Manzi Yang 2016 - 2017
Peer Reviewed Academic Conferences “Design-Build as Scholarship” Schools of Thought - Re-thinking architectural pedagogy Engaging Design-Build Pedagogy (track) University of Oklahoma Norman, Oklahoma 2020
“Shine A Light Pavilion” Sustainable Detroit Forum Detroit, MI 2019
Architecture, Media, and Politics Society (AMPS Conference) “Critical Practice” Lecture Tucson, AZ 2018
Allied Media Conference (AMC) “Sci-Fi Architecture Comic” Lecture + Workshop Detroit, MI 2018
Association of the Study of Literature and the Environment (ASLE) “Deep Space” Invited Lecture Detroit, MI 2017
Allied Media Conference (AMC) “Sci-Fi Architecture Comic” Lecture + Workshop Detroit, MI 2017
Allied Media Conference (AMC) “Choose Your Own Adventure” Lecture + Workshop Detroit, MI 2015
Facing Race Conference Panelist w/ Complex Movements Dallas, TX 2014
CREATIVE PRACTICE
Published or Reviewed Creative Practice – authored by others Sharp, Sarah Rose. “Detroit’s New Mini Community Center is a Greenhouse by Day, Movie Theater by Night.” HYPERALLERGIC. 2019. Web.
Stickley, Tara. “Sigh Fi.” ART PAPERS. Summer 2017. Print.
Aldridge, Taylor. "Building Better Futures: Complex Movements Brings ‘Beware of the Dandelions’ to Detroit." ARTnews. 2017. Web. *In collaboration with Complex Movements
Sharp, Sarah Rose. “Seeds of Resistance: Complex Movements in Detroit” Art in America. 2016. Web *In collaboration with Complex Movements
Wesenstein, Kara. "Meet the Arts Collective Pioneering Hyper-Local, High-Tech Activism." The Creators Project. Vice. 2016. Web *In collaboration with Complex Movements
Frydenlund, Zach . "Complex Movements Is a Detroit Artist Collective That You Need to Know." Complex. 2015. Web *In collaboration with Complex Movements
S. Ehmann, S. Borges, R. Klanten. LEARN FOR LIFE. Berlin: Gestalten Press. 2012. Print
Museum of Contemporary Art Detroit. POST INDUSTRIAL COMPLEX. Chicago. Soberscove. 2012. Print
Hare, Emily. CONTAGIOUS MAGAZINE #29. London: Contagious Communications. 2011. Print
Vidal, Stephanie. Detroit WiFi. Paris: Slate. 2011. Web
Interviews and Other Media “Virtual Studio Tour” Instagram Live, Boulder Museum of Contemporary Art, interview by Ms. Kiah Butcher. 2020. https://vimeo.com/430147235
Livable Futures podcast, Advanced Computing Center for Art and Design, Ohio State University interview (audio) by Prof. Norah Zuniga Shaw. 2019. https://livablefuturesnow.org (w/ Complex Movements)
“Creative Practice,” Bemis Center for Contemporary Arts, interview (video) by Holly Kranker. 2017. https://vimeo.com/204005056
Invited Public Lectures “Web Model Dot Space ph1” Boulder Museum of Contemporary Art Boulder, CO 2021 (forthcoming)
“Artist Talk and Public Proposal Review” Boulder Museum of Contemporary Art / sponsored by Boulder AIA https://vimeo.com/430548275 pw: architect Boulder, CO 2020
“Interior Architecture” Rhode Island School of Design (RISD) Interior Architecture Department Providence, RI 2020
“Complex Movements” (w/ Complex Movements) Ohio State University Advanced Computing Center for the Arts and Design (ACCAD) College of Arts and Sciences Columbus, OH 2019
“Building Utopia” Wayne State University College of Fine, Performing, and Communication Arts Detroit, MI 2018
“Business Casual” University of Cincinnati College of Design, Architecture, Art, Planning School of Architecture and Interior Design Cincinnati, OH 2018
“Denatured Earthlings” University of Rochester School of Live Culture Rochester, NY 2018
“Small Practice” Bowling Green State University Bowling Green, OH 2016
“Temporary Structures” Adrian University Adrian, MI 2016
“In Conversation with Bill Massie” Cranbrook Academy of Art Bloomfield Hills, MI 2015
“Public Lecture” Lawrence Technological University Southfield, MI 2015
“Public Lecture” University of Nebraska Omaha Omaha, NE 2015
“Public Lecture” Bemis Center for Contemporary Art Omaha, NE 2015
“Architecture and Humor” Young Architect’s Forum Chicago, IL 2011
Invited Academic Workshops “Web Model Dot Space ph1” – community zine workshop Boulder Museum of Contemporary Art Boulder, CO 2021 (forthcoming)
“Achievements and Problems” Blender Workshop Series University of Kentucky College of Design ( UKCoD ) Interior Design Department Lexington, KY 2021
Museum of Contemporary Art Detroit (MOCAD) “Sci-Fi Architecture Comic” Detroit, MI 2018
Virginia Commonwealth University (VCUdes) “Sci-Fi Architecture Comic” Richmond, VA 2017
Museum of Contemporary Art Detroit (MOCAD) “Sci-Fi Architecture Comic” Detroit, MI 2017
Invited Exhibitions and Public Commissions “Web Model Dot Space ph”1 Boulder Museum of Contemporary Art (BMoCA) Boulder, CO 2021 ( forthcoming )
“Speculative Fiction” – working title Museum of Contemporary Art Detroit (MOCAD) Detroit, MI 2021 ( forthcoming )
“The Design Shop” TILE BLUSH Miami Design District Miami, FL 2021
“Rejected – Architectural Drawings and Their Stories” Ohio State University Knowlton School of Architecture Columbus, OH 2019
“Tree Chapel” Sidewalk Festival Detroit, MI 2019 $5,000
“Building Utopia” Wayne State University Elaine Jacob Gallery 2018 Ms. Lauren Kalman – curator $2,000 usd
“Reality Rejects” Red Bull Arts Detroit Detroit, MI 2018 Featured Artist coinciding with Detroit Art Week $10,000
“#Throwaway Theater” Venice Architecture Biennale GAA Foundation Venice, Italy $10,000 In collaboration with LTU CoAD
“Shine A Light” Charles Wright Museum of African American History Detroit, MI $50,000 Ms. Ash Arder - curator
“The Midnight Special” Volume Gallery Chicago, IL 2017 Ms. Claire Warner, Mr Sam Vinz – curator
“Footwork” Biannale Internationale St. Ettienne Design St. Ettienne, France 2017 $500 Public Design Trust – curator Coinciding with UNESCO City of Design designation / representing Detroit, MI
“Sigh Fi” University of Arkansas Little Rock (UALR) Little Rock, AR 2017 $4,000 Mr. Haynes Riley - curator
“Time + Space: Futures” Bemis Center for Contemporary Arts Omaha, NE 2016 $3,000 Ms. Elli Kevorkian – curator
“Storefront TV” Storefront for Art and Architecture NYC, NY 2015 Mr. Carlos Carrasco - curator
“Beware of the Dandelions” ON THE BOARDS / Behnke Center for Contemporary Performance Seattle, WA 2015 budget withheld In Collaboration with Complex Movements
“Bullets Without Ideology” Venice Architecture Biennale American Pavilion Venice, Italy 2014 Storefront for Art and Architecture – curator
“Where Paradise Grows” Goethe Institut Johannesburg, South Africa 2014 $5,000 In Collaboration with Complex Movements Ms. Ingrid Lafleur - curator
“The Not Yet” SiTE:LAB Art Prize Public Museum Grand Rapids, MI 2013 In collaboration with Wesley Taylor, Christopher Schanck, Andrea Cardinal Mr. Paul Amenta - curator
“Chicagoland” Wanted Design / NYC Design Festival NYC, NY 2013 Mr. Michael Graham, Ms. Morgan Walsh - curators
“Beware of the Dandelions” Charles Wright Museum of African American History Detroit, MI 2013 In collaboration with Complex Movements
“Ideas City Festival” NYC, NY 2013 Storefront for Art and Architecture – curator
“Past Futures, Present, Futures” Storefront for Art and Architecture NYC, NY 2012 Ms. Eva Franch I Gilbert - curator
“Process and Progress” Bronx River Art Center Bronx, NY 2012 Mr. Christopher Ho - curator
“Fun City” New Projects Chicago Chicago, IL 2012 Ms. Stephanie Smith, Mr. Marshall Brown - curators
Curated Exhibitions (As BIGMODELS LA) “Hypostyle Toile” Featuring work by Design W/ Co. Los Angeles, CA 2017
“Surface Expression” Featuring work by Ms. Maria Simon Los Angeles, CA 2016
“Way Too Beyond” Featuring work by Mr. Satoru Nihei Los Angeles, CA 2016
Self-Published Exhibition Catalogue (As BIGMODELS LA) “Hypostyle Toile” Featuring work by Design W/ Co. Essays by Prof. John McMorough, Prof. Andrew Kovacs Los Angeles, CA 2018
“Surface Expression” Featuring work by Ms. Maria Simon Essay by Prof. Perry Kulper Los Angeles, CA 2017
Design Competitions “dLectricity” Detroit, MI 2017 $4,000 In collaboration with Wesley Taylor
Invited Review Critic Rhode Island School of Design, Cranbrook Academy of Art, Parsons New School of Design, Illinois Institute of Technology, Virginia Commonwealth University, University of Detroit, College for Creative Studies, University of Michigan, Adrian University, Bowling Green, University of Rochester, University of Kentucky