Teaching Beyond the Curriculum

Nasrin Seraji, recently appointed Distinguished Professor of Architectural Design and Research at the Michael Graves School of Public Architecture, in WKU has had a distinguished career in both academia and architectural practice. She has taught in leading schools such as the Architectural Association, Princeton, Columbia; and served as Professor and Chair of Architecture at Cornell University, Director of ENSA Paris-Malaquais for ten years, and Professor and Head of Department of Architecture at the University of Hong Kong. She is currently a Full Professor of Architectural Design at University College Dublin.

Vincent Peu Duvallon is a Professor of Architecture at Wenzhou-Kean University. He received his professional degree at DESA in Paris, France, and has also studied at the University of Hong Kong and the Ecole d’Architecture de Versailles in France. He interned with two leading international architects, Christian de Portzamparc and Frederic Borel in Paris. For the last decade, has maintained an active professional practice in Asia with built works in Korea and China. His work in Wenzhou and Shanghai has been recognized for the adaptation of antiquated factories into new mixed-use facilities as a part of a revitalization project in both cities. He has lectured about his work in China, Italy, France and the United States, and has served as a visiting faculty member at several schools of architecture in France.