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| Position | Professor |
|---|---|
| Phone | 805.756.6307 |
| Fax | 805.756.1500 |
| cyip@calpoly.edu | |
| Office | 21-210 |
| Office Hours | Thailand |
| Web Page | |
| Fall Courses | ARCH 217 History of World Architecture |
| Winter Courses | ARCH 218 History of World Architecture ARCH 420 Seminar in Architectural History, Theory and Criticism |
| Spring Courses | ARCH 219 History of World Architecture ARCH 420 Seminar in Architectural History, Theory and Criticism |
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Profile
Christopher Yip was trained in architecture and architectural history. He has taught architectural design, history, theory and criticism at the University of California, Berkeley, the University of Colorado, Boulder, the University of Hawaii at Manoa, and California Polytechnic State University at San Luis Obispo. He is concerned with conveying both an understanding and appreciation of the aesthetic and sensual qualities of the places that people have brought into existence, and making comprehensible the ways in which historical events, daily life, and cultural outlooks direct place making. Related to this is how diversity has enriched the human experience. In recent years he has participated in international programs taking architecture students on study programs in Japan and Thailand. His research interests include the history of American architecture (particularly Asian American architecture and settlement), and Asian architecture.
Education
1985, Ph.D., Architectural History, Univ. of Calif., Berkeley
1977, M.Arch., Architecture, Univ. of California, Berkeley
1971, B.A., Environmental Design, Univ. of California, Berkeley
Teaching Experience
Prof., California Polytechnic State Univ,. 1994-present
Assoc. Prof., University of Hawaii at Manoa, 1994-1996
Assoc. Prof., California Polytechnic State Univ., 1988-1994
Assist. Prof., Univ. of Colorado, 1982-1988
Associate, Univ. of California, Berkeley, 1976-1978