Professor Dr. Kevin Alter

Biography

Kevin S. Alter is a Professor at the University of Texas at Austin in the School of Architecture. He has practiced architecture professionally in Massachusetts, New York, and Texas. He has taught at Boston Architecture Center, Bennington College, and the Catholic University of America. His work has been recognized with several design awards, including the 1998 AIA Honor Award for the Tonnesen House, which he completed in partnership with D. Heymann. His publications include contributions to the Architecture magazine and Texas Architect, as well as editorial work for the Center #9, Proper (University of Texas Press, 1995) and Construction Intention Detail (Artemis, Zurich, 1994). He has also contributed to the Harvard Architecture Review and Progressive Architecture. Beyond his writing, Kevin has curated 12 separate exhibitions and has lectured nationally and internationally. His research focuses on the relationship between materiality and the social occasion of architecture, drawing from his professional practice to inform his scholarship and teaching. At the university, he serves on the Board of Directors for DOCOMOMO/US, is the Associate Director of the Center for American Architecture and Design, and is the Chairman of the School of Architecture Lectures and Exhibitions Committee. He teaches both undergraduate and graduate courses on design and construction theory.

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