Dr. Goetz Schierle

Biography

Goetz Schierle is a Professor Emeritus at the University of Southern California's School of Architecture. He holds a Dipl.-Ing. degree from Stuttgart University and a Ph.D. in Architecture from the University of California, Berkeley. As a fellow of the American Institute of Architects, Schierle has received several prestigious awards, including the ACSA Creative Achievement Award. He has led research projects funded by NSF, HUD, and CUREE, and was the founding Director of USC’s Master of Building Science Program. With extensive experience in professional architecture, he has published numerous articles and lectured widely on design, earthquake safety, and tensile structures at national conventions. Before his tenure at USC, Schierle taught at UC Berkeley and Stanford University. His contributions to the field also include innovations in computer-aided design, having developed StarCADD in 1980. His professional practice encompasses significant projects across America, Asia, and Europe, and he has served on various academic and editorial boards.

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