2024-11-23T06:35:21-05:00 https://archinect.com/news/article/150028622/aggregating-architectures-a-conversation-with-taubman-s-new-dean-jonathan-massey Archinect 2017-09-14T19:10:00-04:00 >2024-03-15T01:45:58-04:00 <img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/8y/8yerm2icw36z0eas.jpg?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1200" border="0" /><p>This week we talk with <a href="https://archinect.com/news/article/150008318/jonathan-massey-to-serve-as-dean-at-the-taubman-college-of-architecture-and-urban-planning-at-u-michigan" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Jonathan Massey</a>, the new Dean at the <a href="https://archinect.com/taubmancollege" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">University of Michigan</a>'s&nbsp;<a href="https://archinect.com/news/tag/346483/taubman-college-of-architecture-and-urban-planning" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Taubman College of Architecture and Urban Planning</a>. We talk about his approach to architectural education and his previous roles at <a href="https://archinect.com/syracuse" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Syracuse</a> and the <a href="https://archinect.com/californiacollegeofthearts" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">California College of the Arts</a>, where he finished his deanship this year. We also discuss the world of architectural publishing as it relates to his work with Aggregate.&nbsp;</p> <figure><a href="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/7g/7g180vd3958g0pum.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&amp;w=1028" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"><img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/7g/7g180vd3958g0pum.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&amp;w=514"></a><figcaption>Jonathan Massey's inaugural lecture "Building Tomorrow" in the new wing </figcaption></figure><figure><a href="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/3x/3xuc4utiqne9nu8x.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&amp;w=1028" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"><img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/3x/3xuc4utiqne9nu8x.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&amp;w=514"></a><figcaption>Jonathan Massey's inaugural lecture "Building Tomorrow" in the new wing </figcaption></figure><p></p> <p>Listen to "Aggregating Architectures":</p> <ul><li><strong>iTunes</strong>:&nbsp;<a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/archinect-sessions/id928222819" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Click here to listen</a>, and click the "Subscribe" button below the logo to automatically download new episodes.</li><li><strong>Apple Podcast App (iOS)</strong>:&nbsp;<a href="pcast://archinect.libsyn.com/rss" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">click here to subscribe</a></li><li><strong>SoundCloud</strong>:&nbsp;<a href="http://soundcloud.com/archinect" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">click here to follow Archinect</a></li><li><strong>RSS</strong>:&nbsp;subscribe&nbsp;with any of your favorite podcasting apps via our RSS feed:&nbsp;<a href="http://archinect.libsyn.com/rss" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://archinect.libsyn.com/rss</a></li><li><strong>Download</strong>:&nbsp;<a href="http://traffic.libsyn.com/archinect/Archinect-Sessions-108.mp3" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">this episode</a></li></ul><figure><a href="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/m4/m46xq8ktx9hlnpyq.?auto=compress%2Cformat&amp;w=1028" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"><img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/m4/m46xq8ktx9hlnpyq.?auto=compress%2Cformat&amp;w=514"></a><figcaption>U-M Taubman College of Architecture and Urban Planning's new wing, design...</figcaption></figure> https://archinect.com/news/article/150008318/jonathan-massey-to-serve-as-dean-at-the-taubman-college-of-architecture-and-urban-planning-at-u-michigan Nicholas Korody 2017-05-18T20:27:00-04:00 >2018-01-30T06:16:04-05:00 <img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/p6/p60to952figvdlgc.jpg?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1200" border="0" /><p><a href="http://archinect.com/taubmancollege" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The University of Michigan Taubman School of Architecture and Urban Planning</a> has announced that <a href="http://archinect.com/features/article/149980717/deans-list-special-how-architecture-school-leaders-are-responding-to-trump" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Jonathan Massey</a> will assume the role of dean starting on August 1, following in the footsteps of <a href="http://archinect.com/features/article/120370300/deans-list-monica-ponce-de-leon-of-university-of-michigan-s-taubman-college" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Monica Ponce de Leon</a> who left in 2015 to become the dean of Princeton. His deanship will run through 2022.</p><p>Massey previously served as dean of architecture and professor at <a href="http://archinect.com/californiacollegeofthearts" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">California College of the Arts</a>. Before that, he worked for several significant architecture firms including Frank O. Gehry and Associates (now known as <a href="http://archinect.com/gehry" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Gehry Partners</a>). From 1994-2001 he taught at Princeton, Barnard, Parsons and Pratt at various times.</p><p>Throughout his career, Massey has pioneered transdisciplinary architectural scholarship, perhaps most notably through the Aggregate Architectural History Collaborative, a group of scholars who investigate how buildings inform socioeconomic and political changes. He co-edits the online journal, the <a href="https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&amp;rct=j&amp;q=&amp;esrc=s&amp;source=web&amp;cd=4&amp;cad=rja&amp;uact=8&amp;ved=0ahUKEwjtt5bu2PrTAhVL1mMKHavXAVsQFgg4MAM&amp;url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.we-aggregate.org%2Fpeople%2Fjonathan-massey&amp;usg=AFQjCNFseD60TTzKpLo_6_I5nz7mNgR9Yg&amp;sig2=WF1YbBJW0QzsKkZlmqm1gg" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Aggregate Website</a>.</p><p>Massey earned a Bachelor of Arts degree at <a href="http://archinect.com/schools/cover/309/princeton-university" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Princeton</a>, a Master ...</p>