Mark S.T. Anderson
Education 1982-1986 Harvard University, Graduate School of Design, M.Arch Editorial Board, Harvard Architectural Review
1977-1982 Pacific Lutheran University, B.A. History; Asian Studies, German Minor Teaching Assistant in courses and research on Modern Chinese History
1980 Boston Architectural Center, Design, drawing courses
1980 University of Washington, Intensive Chinese language program
     
Employment 1991-present Anderson Anderson Architecture, Seattle, WA and Honolulu, HI Partner, affordable prototype housing in Asia, urban projects, new technology, collaborative public art projects, residential and commercial design
1984-present Bay Pacific Construction, Inc., Seattle, Washington Chairman, founding partner, building design and construction, U.S. and Japan.
2001-present Department of Architecture, University of California, Berkeley Assistant Professor
1997-2001 School of Architecture, University of Hawaii at Manoa, Honolulu, HI Assistant Professor; Research Principal, Construction Process Innovation Lab
1996-1998 Construction Technology Program, Tokyo and Kobe, Japan Board of Directors, Lecturer. U.S. Dept. of Agriculture funded program administered by the University of Washington
1982-1984 American Repertory Theater, Cambridge, Massachusetts, carpenter
1977-1984 Construction Employment (various companies), Tacoma, Boston, Italy
1981 Heillit und Woerner, Bau AG, Munich, Germany Construction worker, concrete and steel construction
1980 Stanford Anderson, Architect, Boston, Massachusetts, Intern Walter Rous, Architect/Builder, Boston, Massachusetts, Carpenter
1978-1981 Ted Litzenberger, Architect/Builder Tacoma, Washington, carpenter
     
Activities 1999-present Advisory Board, construction related web startup, San Francisco, California
1996-present Founding Board Member, Space.City art & architecture forum
1996-1995 1995-1996 Appointee, Washington Affordable Housing Technical Advisory Committee
1995 Appointee, Washington/Hyogo Hanshin Earthquake Reconstruction Committee
1992-1995 Appointee, City of Gig Harbor Building Code Advisory Board Member, American Institute of Architects
   
Experience Mark Anderson has worked in the construction industry since high school as a construction worker, architect, and general contractor. In partnership with his brother, Peter Anderson, he has designed and built numerous residential and light commercial buildings and public art installation projects in the United States and Japan. He is currently involved in a number of research, design and construction projects in the U.S. and in Asia.
He has lectured and written educational materials for numerous professional seminars in the U.S. and Japan on topics of design and construction technology and has lectured frequently at universities in the U.S. and Asia on his design work. He has taught design studios on urban issues and new construction technology focused on cities in the Asia-Pacific region; lecture and laboratory courses on construction materials and processes; and seminar courses relating entrepreneurial opportunities in new technology and product prototyping to environmental and urban issues in Asian cities.
A significant focus of his work has been on new construction technology and he has served as a consultant in this area for corporations and government agencies in the U.S. and in Asia. His creative work has received numerous awards and has been included in group and solo exhibitions in the United States as well as in Japan. His work has appeared in books and professional journals in the United States, Asia and Europe as well as in newspapers and in television features on new construction technology aired on PBS, CNN, ABC and NHK TV, Tokyo. His projects have been exhibited in numerous group and solo exhibitions, and are the subject of a current monograph from Princeton Architectural Press, Anderson Anderson: Architecture and Construction.
   
Academic Experience University of Hawaii School of Architecture, Honolulu, HI. Assistant Professor, Tenure Track. Research Principal of Construction Process Innovation Laboratory. Teaching responsibilities have included intermediate and advanced studios, construction technology and urban infrastructure seminars, computer courses, and materials and construction process lecture courses. School and community service involvement has included Lecture Program Chair, Curriculum Committee, Design Studio Committee, Computer Technology Task Force, Research Committee, and University Committee on Faculty Entrepreneurship. August 1997-present.
Technology Transfer Seminars, U.S. Department of Agriculture Program administered by the University of Washington College of Forest Resources, Kobe and Tokyo, Japan February, March, July, November 1996, November 1997.
Cornell University, Ithaca, New York. Collaboration with Assistant Professor Andrew Zago in teaching second-year design studio through five seminars, September-December 1994.
University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan. Collaboration with Assistant Professor Andrew Zago and team of graduate students on two-week design competition charrette, December 1995. Workshops Presented: Heavyweight / Featherwei
Workshops Presented:
Heavyweight / Featherweight
, Tulane University, New Orleans, Louisiana, February, 2000.
Prototype Fabrication, Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio, February 2000.
Towards a New Urban Nature, Tongji University, Shanghai, China, 1999.
Forest Canopy Access Structures, Evergreen State College, Olympia, Washington 1999.
Eco-Agro-Urbanism, University of Hawaii, 1999.
Learning from Ho Chi Minh City, University of Architecture of Ho Chi Minh City, 1998.
Technology in Search of a Culture, TamKang University, Taipei, Taiwan, 1998.
Studio Reviews:
Ohio State University, 2000.
International Center for Urban Ecology, Detroit, 1999.
University of Texas at Austin, 1997.
University of Arizona, 1997.
University of Washington, 1996, 1997.
Harvard University Graduate School of Design, 1994.
University of Michigan, 1995, 2000.
University of Alaska, 1995.
University of Dallas, Texas 1993.
Otis Art Institute, Los Angeles, 1991.
Boston Architectural Center, 1986.
   
Academic References Marc Angélil, Professor, ETH, Zurich. Angélil/Graham Architecture, 6105 Melrose Avenue, Los Angeles, CA 90038 Tel: (213)871-1450 In Zurich: 011-41-1-266-6060 E-mail: angelil@orl.arch.ethz.ch
Andrew Zago, Zago Architecture, 1150 Griswald Suite 3500, Detroit, MI 48226 Tel: (313) 961-2781 E-mail: zago@bignet.com
Anne Bush, Associate Professor, Department of Art, University of Hawaii at Manoa, 2535 The Mall, Honolulu, HI 96822. Tel: (808)-956-7646 E-mail: anneb@hawaii.edu
Paul Lubowicki, Lubowicki Lanier Architects, 730 California Avenue, Venice, CA 90291 Tel: (310) 322-0211
Victor Olgyay, Associate Professor, School of Architecture, University of Hawaii at Manoa, 2410 Campus Road, Honolulu, HI 96822 Tel: (808) 956-7225. E-mail: volgyay@hawaii.edu