Dr. Michelle Chang

Biography

Michelle Chang is an Associate Professor at the Harvard Graduate School of Design, where she directs JaJa Co and teaches architectural design. She founded her independent practice in 2014, working across major cities such as New York, Boston, and San Francisco. Chang's design work often experiments with the overlaps between film, installation, music, and teaching, reflecting her multifaceted approach to architecture. She holds a Master of Architecture degree from Harvard GSD and a Bachelor of Arts in International Relations from Johns Hopkins University. Chang is a MacDowell Colony Fellow and a Wortham Fellow, and she has received the Architectural League Prize for Young Architects + Designers. Her work has been exhibited in prestigious venues, including the Whitney Museum of American Art and the Museum of Contemporary Art Toronto. Her research focuses on the techniques and histories of architectural representation, particularly the influence of optics and digital media on the cultural production and translations of design and building. In her recent writings, she explores topics surrounding noise and vagueness. Prior to her position at GSD, she taught at Rice University, UC Berkeley, California College of the Arts, and Northeastern University.

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