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John D. Lesak is an Adjunct Assistant Professor at the University of Southern California's School of Architecture, specializing in the intersection of sustainability and heritage conservation. He holds a Master of Architecture in Architecture & Structural Engineering from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. As a principal at Page & Turnbull, he has been a recognized authority on environmental sustainability and heritage conservation since 1993. His work focuses on the rehabilitation, repair, and reuse of historic structures, and he is known for projects like the seismic retrofit of the Capitol Records Tower and the adaptive reuse of the 1965 Riverside Public Library into the world-class Cheech Marin Center for Chicano Art and Culture. Lesak co-founded the Sustainable Preservation Technical Committee of the Association for Preservation Technology International and has served on various boards and committees, including the South Pasadena Cultural Heritage Commission and the Planning Commission. He actively lectures and writes about the relationship between green building practices and historic preservation, engaging audiences on the socio-cultural impacts of environmental degradation and advocating for stronger federal preservation funding.
University of Southern California • Los Angeles, CA
Teaching sustainable conservation of the historic built environment, focusing on the intersection of heritage conservation and green building.
GRE is NOT required for Master's applicants for 2025-2026.