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Mark Jarzombek

Professor, History and Theory of Architecture at MIT

MIT

Areas of expertise

  • - Global History of Architecture
  • - Architecture of First Societies
  • - Architecture and Modernity

Major works

  • Jarzombek, Mark Architecture of First Societies: A Global Perspective. Hoboken, NJ: John Wiley & Sons, Inc, 2013.
  • Jarzombek, Mark, Vikramaditya Prakash, and Francis D. K. Ching A Global History of Architecture. Hoboken, NJ: John Wiley & Sons, Inc, 2011.

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About me

Mark Jarzombek is Professor of the History and Theory of Architecture at MIT where he also serves as Associate Dean of the School of Architecture and Planning. He studied at the University of Chicago, the ETH in Zurich, and obtained his PhD in the History of Architecture from MIT in 1986. He started his teaching career at Cornell University, and joined the MIT faculty in 2005.