Class of 1942 Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering and Architecture
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
John Ochsendorf is the Class of 1942 Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering and Architecture at MIT, where he is the founding director of the Morningside Academy for Design, which aims to elevate design education and innovation globally.
A native of rural West Virginia, Ochsendorf earned his degrees in engineering at Cornell University, Princeton University and the University of Cambridge. He is known internationally for his work combining design of architecture and engineering with traditional construction knowledge. He has contributed to the design of a number of award-winning structures around the world, including the Mapungubwe Interpretive Centre in South Africa, which was named the 2009 World Building of the Year, as well as the Sean Collier Memorial on the campus of MIT.
Ochsendorf is the recipient of numerous awards, including a Fulbright Scholarship to Spain (2000) and a MacArthur Fellowship from the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation (2009). He was named a MacVicar Fellow for exceptional teaching at MIT in 2013, and from 2017-2020 he served as the Director of the American Academy in Rome.
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Thursday, October 20, 2022
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