Constance Vale named chair of undergraduate architecture at Washington University’s Sam Fox School

2021-08-04T10:00:00-04:00

Constance Vale has been named chair of undergraduate architecture at the Sam Fox School of Design & Visual Arts at Washington University in St. Louis. Vale, who joined the Sam Fox School as an assistant professor in 2017, previously taught at SCI-Arc and the University of California, Los Angeles. She is a licensed architect and director of the architectural practice Constance Vale Studio as well as the experimental research office The Factory of Smoke & Mirrors.

“In research, practice, and teaching, Constance investigates how our aesthetic and conceptual approaches shape and reshape the ways we see the world,” said Carmon Colangelo, the Ralph J. Nagel Dean of the Sam Fox School. “An exemplary collaborator, her work inhabits the space between architecture, art, theater and emerging technology. We are extremely proud to welcome her to this leadership role.” Vale succeeds Igor Marjanović, who recently was appointed the William Ward Watkin Dean of Rice Architecture at Rice University.

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Atelier Cory Henry and Constance Vale Studio joins Höweler + Yoon, Tatiana Bilbao, and four others in 'On Olive' housing redevelopment in St. Louis

2021-05-14T13:13:00-04:00

A redevelopment project led by Owen Development in St. Louis' Grand Center Arts District invites a group of groundbreaking architects to design homes for the St. Louis community. The "On Olive" redevelopment will be transformed by LA's Michael Maltzan Studio, New York City-based MOS Studio, Boston-based Höweler + Yoon, Mexico City-based Productora Studio, Guadalajara-based Macias Peredo, St. Louis-based Mitchell-Wall, and Tatiana Bilbao of Tatiana Bilbao ESTUDIO.

According to the On Olive site, Owen Development brought together local and internationally recognized architects to "design homes for single-family housing within a three-and-one-half acre urban landscape. The seventeen homes are thoughtfully placed throughout the development, combined with a fascinating mix of amenities and sculptural attractions." Joining the list of powerhouse architects who will design homes on the north side of Olive Street is Cory Henry of Atelier Cory Henry and Constance Vale of Constance Vale Studi...

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Constance Vale named chair of undergraduate architecture at Washington University’s Sam Fox School

Atelier Cory Henry and Constance Vale Studio joins Höweler + Yoon, Tatiana Bilbao, and four others in 'On Olive' housing redevelopment in St. Louis