History and Theory in Architecture, Society and the City

The History and Theory in Architecture, Society and the City research area aims to generate scholars and intellectuals who will significantly contribute to architecture, landscape architecture and urban design disciplines. While the interdisciplinary curriculum of the research area primarily intends to provide a normative or interpretive outlook and a critical stance sensitive to current social, environmental and technological concerns, its comprehensive trajectory encourages research projects in different scales, ranging from sites and buildings to cities in diverse historical, social, geopolitical and cultural contexts. The depth of research among affiliated faculty, which differs in content and methods, builds upon core theoretical frameworks.

Examples of research topics

History and Theory of Architecture
History and Theory of Landscape Architecture
History of Urbanization and Urban Design
Architectural Representation and Pedagogy
Critical Thinking, Hermeneutics and Phenomenology
Ethics and Aesthetics
Social and Environmental Justice
Anthropology, Sociology and Humanities
Space Perception and Neuroscience

Point of Contact

Ufuk Ersoy, Ph.D.
Associate Professor and Co-Director of the Ph.D. in Design and the Built Environment
Email: uersoy@clemson.edu
Office: Lee 3-115

Core Faculty

Hyejung Chang, MLA, Ph.D., P.E.

Associate Professor of Landscape Architecture

Environmental Ethics; Landscape Aesthetics; Typology and Phenomenology in Theory and Design

Email: hyejunc@clemson.edu

Lyndsey Deaton, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor of Architecture

Spatial Equity and Health; Urban Design and Public Space; Dispossession, Displacement & Gentrification; Women and Children’s Environments; Participatory Design & Action Research

Email: ldeaton@clemson.edu

Ufuk Ersoy

Associate Professor of Architecture

History &Theory of Architecture, Architecture and Narrative, Cultural History of Building Materials

Email: uersoy@clemson.edu

Peter Laurence, Ph.D.

Associate Professor of Architecture

Architecture and Urbanism, Urban Design History

Email: plauren@clemson.edu

Andreea Mihalache, Ph.D.

Associate Professor of Architecture

History & Theory mid to late 20^th century; Architectural representation; Phenomenology

Email: amihala@clemson.edu

Winifred Elysse Newman, Ph.D.

Associate Dean for Research & Graduate Studies

Space perception and adaptive architecture; Ecological psychology; Neuroaesthetics; Neuroscience; Data visualization

Email: elyssen@clemson.edu

Mary G. Padua, Ph.D., ASLA, CLARB, RLA

Professor of Landscape Architecture

Adaptive strategies; the meaning and cultivation of place; Modernity in Asia; social theory and cultural phenomenon; Human-centered design; Health and well-being/Salutengenic design and immersive polysensory outdoor restorative environments; Technology (blue-green infrastructure, big data, data analytics, evaluation research) in landscape architecture

Email: mgpadua@clemson.edu