Leslie Johnson

Senior Lecturer; Master of Architecture YR 1 coordinator

Office

3360 S. State Street Chicago, IL 60616

Office Hours

By appointment

Phone 312.567.3230
Fax 312.567.5820
johnsonl@iit.edu

Courses taught

AURB 201 Architecture and Urbanism: The Elements of Urbanism (F12, S13)
CRP 201 City and Regional Planning: The Dwelling (S11, F11, S12)
ARCH 202 Studio: Second Year Undergraduate (S11)
ARCH 305 Studio: Third Year Undergraduate (F12)
ARCH 306 Studio: Third Year Undergraduate (S13)
ARCH 417/419 Studio: Advanced Undergraduate Option Studio 4th/5th Year (F11)
ARCH 418/420 Studio: Advanced Undergraduate Option Studio 4th/5th Year (S12)

Expertise

Expertise and recent research in foundation education and learning structures. MArch thesis on experiential urbanism and the architectural implications of psychogeography.

Education

M.Arch, University College London, Bartlett School of Architecture, London, UK, 2002
B.Arch., Illinois Institute of Technology, 2001

Teaching Experience

Studio Assistant Professor, Illinois Institute of Technology, 2012-present
Instructor, Illinois Institute of Technology, 2010-2012
Adjunct Assistant Professor, Illinois Institute of Technology, 2005-2010

Professional Experience

Principal, Applied Haptics, Chicago, IL 2010-present
Designer/Project Architect, Dirk Denison Architects, Chicago, IL 2003-2010
Intern, Dirk Denison Architects, Chicago, IL 2000-2001
Intern, Rippeteau Architects, Washington, DC 1997,1998,1999

Selected Publications, Exhibits, and Recent Research

“Problematizing: A Sustainable Design Pedagogy” (with Kowalczyk, L.), 2012
“Matter Matters”, National Conference on the Beginning Design Student, 2011
“Liquid Containers” (with Wetzel, C.), National Conference on the Beginning Design Student, 2011
“Matter Matters” (invited lecturer), College of DuPage, Glen Ellyn, IL, 2011

Awards

IAS Educator Honor Award ,Nominee, 2012
AIA National Housing Honor Award, Carmel Residence, 2012
AIA Interior Architecture Award, Terzo Piano Restaurant, 2010
Hospitality Design Gold Key Award Finalist, Terzo Piano Restaurant, 2010
AIA Interior Architecture Award, Pritzker Hyatt Executive Offices, 2010
AIA Divine Detail Award, Pritzker Hyatt Executive Offices, 2010
Midwest Construction Interior Project of the Year, Terzo Piano Restaurant, 2009
Alpha Rho Chi, AIA National and IIT, 2001