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LOUISE HARPMAN Education Yale University. Master of Architecture, 1993. Cambridge University. St. John’s College. Master of Philosophy in Social Anthropology, 1988. Harvard University. A.B. cum laude in East Asian Studies, 1987. University Professorships and Program Administration New York University, Gallatin School oF Individualized Study. New York University, Robert F. Wagner Graduate School oF Public Service. Professor of Architecture, Urban Design, and Sustainability. Co---Director and Co-Founder, Global Design NYU, 2010 to present. I create and teach interdisciplinary design courses for undergraduates and master’s degree candidates across the university, while also serving as the primary academic adviser for 20-25 Gallatin students. I represent the Gallatin faculty on three Provostial committees and have been elected by my peers to serve on our two distinct Gallatin promotion and tenure committees. I am one of three founding directors of Global Design NYU, which convenes international design symposia, curates exhibitions, writes collaboratively, and performs public acts of artistic advocacy. I am the founding director of the Architecture and Urban Design LAB, a unique teaching and design research platform at NYU, and also the founding director of the BIG WALK, the annual, citywide urban design event that will celebrate its 10th anniversary in 2020. University Service and Leadership Member, Office of the Provost, Select Committee, Future of Technology-Enhanced Education, 2018 to present. Member, Office of the Provost, Select Committee on Sustainability, 2017 to present. Member, Office of the Senior Vice Provost for Research, Select Committee on Creativity, Innovation & Entrepreneurship, 2017 to present. Member, Faculty Advisory Committee, Marron Institute for Urban Management, 2015 to present. Architectural Adviser to the President, Provost, and SSAC, 2014 to present. Member, Office of the Provost, Curriculum Advisory Committee, 2012---13. Gallatin School Senior Leadership Member, Senior Promotion and Tenure Committee, 2019 to present. Member, Science and Society Search Committee, 2019 to present. Member, Promotion and Tenure Committee, 2011---13, 2015---16. Member, Art and Society Search Committee, 2014---15. Member, Business and Economics Search Committee, 2012---13. Member, Business and Fashion Search Committee, 2011---13. Louise Harpman__2 Chair, Civic Engagement Search Committee, 2011---12. Member, Administrative and Policy Committee, 2010---11. Gallatin School Service Member, Awards Committee, 2018-19. Member, Graduate Program Committee, 2016-19. Faculty Adviser, Gallatin Design Collective, 2010 to present. Member, Gallatin Gallery Advisory Committee, 2018 to present. Member, Distinguished Faculty Lecture Committee, 2015--16. Member, Arts Committee, 2010 -16. Member, Community Learning Initiative, 2010---15. Gallatin School New Initiatives Founding Director, Architecture and Urban Design LAB, 2011 to present. Co---Founder, Co---Director, Global Design NYU, 2010 to present. Founding Director, BIG WALK, 2010 to present. Gallatin Graduate Students Theses supervised (David Meehan, current; Fran Glasenberg, 2013; Stephanie Hodges, 2011) Thesis committee member (Ariel Fischman, 2013) The University oF Texas at Austin, School oF Architecture. Associate Dean for Undergraduate Programs, 2003---08. Associate Professor of Architecture, 2003---10. Fellow, Harwell Hamilton Harris Regents Professorship, 2003---10. Director, Professional Residency Program, 2004---10. I served as Associate Dean for Undergraduate Programs under Dean Frederick (Fritz) Steiner. As undergraduate Dean, I managed six (6) unique undergraduate programs, staffed by over 60 faculty members who taught more than 600 students each year, the largest cohort of students at the School. I chaired the admissions committees for all undergraduate programs, served on all major steering committees for the School, including curriculum and budget, co-directed two accreditation reviews, was elected by my peers as a member of the Promotion and Tenure Committee, in addition to teaching elective design studios each term. I directed the School’s Professional Residency Program and maintained close relationships with over 180 architecture offices on 4 continents that hosted our student interns. I was the founding director of the School’s design/build program. I represented the School on several Provostial committees including the Dean Search at the LBJ School of Public Policy. University Service and Leadership Member, Office of the President, Undergraduate Curriculum Reform Committee, 2006---07. Member, Office of the Provost, Dean’s Evaluation Committee, School of Architecture, 2007. Member, Office of the Provost, Dean Search Committee, LBJ School of Public Affairs, 2004---05. Faculty Liaison, Office of the Provost, Maymester Program, 2003---08. Faculty Liaison, Office of the Provost, Connexus, 2004---08. Louise Harpman__3 School of Architecture Service and Leadership Founding Director, Design.Build.Texas, 2003---10. Chair, Undergraduate Admissions Committee, 2003---08. Co---director, NAAB Accreditation Visit (with Kevin Alter), 2005. Co---director, CIDA Accreditation Visit (with Nancy Kwallek, Carl Mathews), 2004, 2007. Chair, Awards Committee, 2003, 2004, 2006. Chair, Undergraduate Curriculum Review Committee, 2003---08. Member, Dean’s Coordinating Committee, 2003---08. Member, Architecture and Interior Design Curriculum Committee, 2003---08. Member, Graduate Studies Committee, 2003---08. Member, Architecture and Technology Faculty Search Committee, 2004---05; 2006---07. Member, Interior Design Faculty Search Committee, 2003---04. Yale University, School of Architecture. Critic in Architectural Design, 1996---2003. Director, First Year Graduate Studio, 1997---2003. Coordinator, Undergraduate Senior Projects, 1996-2002. Chair, Graduate School Admissions Committee, 2002---03. Member, Graduate School Admissions Committee, 1996---2002. The University of Pennsylvania, GSFA, Department of Architecture. Adjunct Assistant Professor, 1998---2000. Lecturer, 1994---98. Architectural Practice and Scholarship Louise Harpman__PROJECTS. New York, NY. Founder and Principal, 2016— Louise Harpman is the founder and principal of Louise Harpman__PROJECTS whose work includes architectural design, design research, and urban design. PROJECTS forms interdisciplinary teams for applied research projects and has several focus areas, including micro housing, net zero building practices, and building management systems. PROJECTS provides consulting services to private corporations, universities, municipal authorities, design competitions, and community organizations. PROJECTS is the home of the zeromicro™ Applied Research Consortium, which is affiliated with NYU’s Gallatin School of Individualized Study, Tandon School of Engineering, and Furman Center for Real Estate and Urban Policy. Harpman holds four registered trademarks from the United States Patent and Trademark Office related to the zeromicro™ project. Specht Harpman. New York, NY. Co---Founder and Principal, 1995 to 2015. Before founding PROJECTS, Louise Harpman was, for 20 years, a founder and principal in the award-winning architecture and design firm Specht Harpman. The firm received multiple Honor Awards from the American Institute of Architects, was named Emerging Voices by the Architectural League of New York, and won other professional awards from the Texas Society of Architects, Interior Design, Architizer, Professional Builder, Residential Architect, Custom Louise Harpman__4 Home, International Contemporary Furniture Fair, among others. Specht Harpman was listed in Wallpaper* magazine’s annual Architects’ Directory as one of the “top 50 up and coming architectural practices from around the world,” were lauded as “Tastemakers” by House and Garden, and were listed regularly in New York magazine’s “Top 100” architects. The firm’s designs were featured at the Museum of Modern Art, MoMA/QNS, the Municipal Art Society, the Van Alen Institute, and in gallery shows in the US and UK. In addition to its client- work, Specht Harpman maintained a commitment to pursuing in---house design research. The most prominent of these applied research projects yielded the zeroHouse™, a high---performance, off---the---grid prototype for micro dwelling which is an internationally recognized “case study” for sustainable building practices. Together with the Manhattan Micro Loft, these projects established Specht and Harpman as design leaders in the international micro dwelling movement. Specht Harpman’s design work was published in every major professional journal in the United States, including Architectural Record, Architecture, Architect, Interior Design, Residential Architect, Professional Builder, Texas Architect, and Oculus. The firm’s work was also published by many leading general interest publications, such as Architectural Digest, AD, ID, Metropolis, Domus, The New York Times, The New York Times Magazine, The Wall Street Journal, Dwell, WIRED, and Fast Company. Over two decades, Specht Harpman gained significant recognition, won major industry awards, and had its work published on every continent except Antarctica. The client---based practice continues as Specht Architects while the research arm of the firm is Louise Harpman__PROJECTS. Design Awards (selected) AIA New York__Manhattan Micro Loft AIA New York__Oasis Advertising AIA New York__Concrete Media AIA Austin__New Canaan Residence AIA Austin__Doyle Hall, St. Edward’s University Texas Society