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| Position | Associate Professor |
|---|---|
| Phone | 805.756.2366 |
| Fax | 805.756.1500 |
| jdoerfle@calpoly.edu | |
| Office | 34-220B |
| Office Hours | TR 2:00 - 5:30 pm |
| Web Page | |
| Fall Courses | ARCH 341 Architectural Practice 3.1 ARCH X410 Integrated Building Envelopes |
| Winter Courses | ARCH 352 Architectural Design 3.2 |
| Spring Courses | ARCH 353 Architectural Design 2.3 ARCH 342 Architectural Practice 3.2 |
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Profile
James Doerfler received a bachelor of the arts degree in art history from the University of Hartford and a master of architecture degree from Syracuse University. Prior to joining the faculty at Cal Poly James taught at the University of Technology, Sydney from 1998 to 2005. While at UTS, James was course director of the bachelor of the arts in architecture degree.
James' teaching responsibilities include third year design and building technology courses, as well as a number of electives exploring issues of prefabrication and digital production. At both Cal Poly and UTS, James revised the building technology core classes to reflect current international practice. He is currently developing an interdisciplinary class on building envelopes for architecture, architectural engineering and construction management students. His work and research focuses on connecting conceptual design to digital fabrication methods using digital tools to supplement the design process. James has lectured in the United States and Australia on the topics of museums, prefabrication, digital culture and media, and sustainability.
A principal in the office of Doerfler Borg in Sydney, James has had over twenty years of international practice experience. He has worked with Raphael Vinoly, Richard Gluckman and Fox & Fowle in New York City and PTW in Sydney. His projects have included work in the United States, China, Spain, Switzerland and Australia. James is a registered architect in New York and New South Wales, Australia. He has participated in a number of interdisciplinary and artist collaborations with diverse projects including the design of the Perth City Foreshore with Dennis Ashbaugh and "Agrippa: Book of the Dead" with William Gibson.
Education
M. Arch., Syracuse University, 1985
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