Interior Design Faculty

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Jennifer Hanlin

Adjunct AssociAte Professor

B.A., Princeton University; M. Arch., Harvard University;

Technical University, Berlin; principal, Cooper Hanlin,

her own interiors’ practice started in 2003, which is

known for its emphasis on a collaborative relationship

with clients; has designed residential, office, retail,

and gallery projects as well as custom furnishings;

previously developed her interior design skills at

Gabellini Sheppard Associates, N.Y., where she

earned the 2002 best of competition award from the

International Interior Design Association (IIDA) for her

work as project architect for the Jil Sander, London

flagship store; currently collaborating with Cooper

Joseph Studios on retail and residential design as their

interior design principal.

John Heida

Visiting AssistAnt Professor

B.S., University of Montana; B. Arch., California College

of the Arts.

Moira Henry

B.S., University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign; M. Arch.,

Southern California Institute of Architecture.

Claudia Hernandez

B. Arch., California State Polytechnical; M.S., Columbia

University in the City of New York; Plain Space Inc.,

Architecture and Design.

Stephen Horner

B.A.,University of Sussex, England; M.A., Parsons School

for Design; principal, MediumBase Design and a

founding member of the lighting think tank, phoscope

which promotes ecophotal systems for 21st-century

nightscapes, and advances critical photostudies

as well as the conventions of lighting practice and

education; has also worked for Tillett Lighting Design

and L’Observatoire International where he worked on

award-winning projects such as The Highline and Alice

Tully Hall and the Juilliard School at Lincoln Center.

Aki Ishida Visiting Professor B.A., University of Minnesota; M.S., Columbia University; RA; LEED AP; founder, Aki Ishida Architect PLLC, a research-based design practice; previously, associate for over four years at James Carpenter Design Associates, a studio focused on artistic and technical use of glass; has also worked at Rafael Vinoly Architects and at I.M. Pei Architect; also teaches design studios at Rhode Island School of Design and has taught at Parsons New School of Design and Konkuk University in Seoul, Korea; through these schools, she has successfully run collaborative design projects in partnership with corporations and non-profit organizations, including Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, 93 Nevins Street, Starwood Hotels, and The 4th Bin; her research has been supported by the Graduate Kinne Travelling Fellowship from Columbia University, Stewardson Keefe LeBrun Travel Grant from the American Institute of Architects New York Chapter, and a fellowship from The MacDowell Colony.

Eric Kachelhofer Visiting AssistAnt Professor A commercial artist since 1977, with more than 15 years experience in the computer graphics field, he has worked in advertising, publishing, and in the comic industry.

Sheryl Kasak Visiting AssociAte Professor B.F.A., B. Arch., Rhode Island School of Design; M.S., Columbia University; founder, Interim Design, an architecture and interior design practice based upon her undergraduate thesis “An Interim Architecture,” which addressed the 15 Year War in Lebanon and the proceeding redevelopment of the center of Beirut; her practice focuses on the communication of information through spatial design and the notion that we are all living in an interim state, one which is constantly evolving and reacting to our surroundings and our lives; has worked for I.M. Pei and Rafael Vigñoly; represents Atelier Christian de Portzamparc in New York for U.S. projects; held the winning entry for the international theoretical competition Unbuilt Architecture with her Lightning House design in 1994 and has been published several times in Abstract, The Columbia University annual design publication.

Margaret Kirk Visiting instructor B. Arch., Syracuse University; M. Arch., Pratt Institute; studied in Florence and travelled throughout Italy; has worked for numerous architecture firms in Minneapolis and New York since 1998 and currently works with Khanna Schultz in Brooklyn, N.Y., on projects in New York City and Maharashtra, India; has also volunteered in community design workshops and participated in numerous research projects and competitions.

Komal Kehar Visiting AssistAnt Professor B.A., Concordia University; M. Arch., Parsons School of Design; project manager, SPaN LLC, New York, N.Y.

Vanessa Keith Visiting AssistAnt Professor B.A., Columbia University; M. Arch., University of Pennsylvania; principal, Studio TekaDesign.

Margaret Kirk Visiting AssistAnt Professor B.Arch., M. Arch., Syracuse; B.Arch., M. Arch., Pratt Institute. Ms. Kirk holds a has worked for numerous architecture firms in Minneapolis and New York since 1998 and currently works with Khanna Schultz in Brooklyn, NY on projects in New York City and Maharashtra, India. In the past, she has volunteered in community design workshops as well in research projects and competitions.

Eugene Kwak Visiting AssistAnt Professor B. Arch., Carnegie Mellon University; M.S., Columbia University; LEED AP; educator, architect, and an urban designer who works for Dattner Architects, focusing on technology-based green and sustainable public work including New Housing New York Legacy Project; his entry for the Reinventing Grand Army Plaza Competition was selected as one of the top 30 ideas to be included in a public exhibition, and his entry for Intersections: The Grand Concourse Beyond 100 also earned an Honorable Mention.