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| Position | Lecturer |
|---|---|
| Phone | 805.756.1316 805.756.2267 |
| Fax | 805.756.1500 |
| kmacdona@calpoly.edu | |
| Office | 186-A307 |
| Office Hours | TR 9:00 am - 12:00 noon |
| Web Page | |
| Fall Courses | ARCH 241 Architecture Practice 2.1 ARCH 251 Architecture Design 2.1 |
| Winter Courses | ARCH 242 Architecture Practice 2.2 ARCH 252 Architecture Design 2.2 ARCH 443 Professional Practice |
| Spring Courses | ARCH 105 Architecture Practice 1.0 ARCH 253 Architecture Practice 2.3 |
Areas of Expertise
Profile
Kent Macdonald has taught in several areas of Cal Poly's architecture program since 1994. His primary responsibilities currently are in the fifth-year thesis studio and seminar, where the focus is on community design, housing, and smart-growth issues. He also teaches upper-division practice.
Mr. Macdonald brings with him an extensive background in the profession, having worked on his own and with firms in San Francisco, New York, and Washington DC for nearly 20 years. The bulk of this work has been in multi-family housing (including affordable and special-needs housing) and community revitalization projects, both in the US and Asia. He has also been involved in large-scale institutional work (including hospitals, schools, and embassies), historic preservation, and adaptive reuse. A number of these projects, which include several national competition entries, have won major design awards.
Mr. Macdonald has a B.A. (1975) and an M.Arch (1983) from the University of California at Berkeley and is a licensed architect in California.
Education
Master of Architecture, University of California at Berkeley, 1983
Bachelor of Arts, University of California at Berkeley, 1975
Teaching Experience
Cal Poly Lecturer – Studio courses in urban design, architectural design, practice, 2002–present
California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo, CA, 1994-1997
University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, Lecturer – Graduate studio in community planning and multi-family housing, 1991
Registration
Licensed Architect in California, No. 22776