#250 - MARK LEE, Partner of Johnston Marklee & Chair of Architecture at Harvard GSD
SUMMARY
This week Mark Lee, Partner of Johnston Marklee and Chair of the Architecture Department at Harvard Graduate School of Design joins David and Marina of FAME Architecture & Design to discuss cities, architecture's responsibility to context, the cultural value of iconic architecture and everyday buildings, architectural education, designing for other cultures, working with clients, designing buildings, 'appropriateness' in architecture, and much more. Enjoy!
ABOUT MARK
Mark Lee is the Chair of the Department of Architecture at the Harvard Graduate School of Design and a principal and founding partner of the Los Angeles-based architecture firm Johnston Marklee.
Since its establishment in 1998, Johnston Marklee has been recognized internationally with over 50 major honors and awards. The firm’s work spans thirteen countries and resides in the permanent collections of several museums. Recent projects include the Menil Drawing Institute in Houston, Texas; a renovation of the Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago; the design of the new Dropbox global headquarters in San Francisco, California; and the new UCLA Graduate Art Studios campus in Culver City, California.
Together with partner Sharon Johnston, Mark served as Co-Artistic Director for the 2017 Chicago Architecture Biennial.
