Architecture educator, theorist, and scholar Dora Epstein Jones has officially been appointed as Chair of Architecture at the Texas Tech University College of Architecture, the school announced today. Succeeding current architecture chair Upe Flueckiger, Epstein Jones will begin in her new position on July 1.

Epstein Jones will also join the school as a faculty member to conduct scholarly research that “increases the knowledge and the operations of thought paradigms” and will create new processes that forge stronger interdisciplinary collaboration between architecture, philosophy, and history.

“A lot of relevant issues come together here [at TTU CoA], issues of cultural diversity, geographic and environmental issues, and of course, how we will design the built environment into the future. I'm excited to be here, to continue my practices in a research-oriented university, and to furthering essential discourses with my colleagues and beyond,” Epstein Jones said in a statement.

Epstein Jones earned her B.S in Applied Behavioral Sciences from the University of California, Davis and her M.A. in Urban Planning and Ph.D. from UCLA. To this day, she continues to engage with the architecture profession. In addition to collaborating with Jones, Partners: Architecture for over 12 years, she was previously the Executive Director and Chief Curator of the A+D Museum and worked at SCI-Arc for 15 years, where she coordinated the General Studies, Liberal Arts, and Cultural Studies curriculum. She has edited multiple books, essays, and articles that contribute to the architecture community and highlight the relevance of the field.