Jeannette Kuo
Professor
Jeannette Kuo is a founding partner of Karamuk Kuo Architects based in Zurich and Professor of Architecture and Construction at TU Munich. Her research and work focus on integrated design, looking at structures, climate, and culture in the holistic design of buildings.
She received a Bachelor of Arts in Architecture from U.C. Berkeley, a Master of Architecture from Harvard Graduate School of Design, and a Master of Advanced Studies from the Eidgenössische Technische Hochschule in Zurich (ETH Zurich). In 2006, she was the recipient of the competitive Maybeck Teaching Fellowship at UC Berkeley. Since then, she has taught at MIT and Harvard GSD, and from 2011-2014 held a visiting professorship at the Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL). From 2016-2021 she was Assistant Professor in Practice at Harvard GSD, coordinating 3rd and 4th semester graduate studios. In addition, she has been a guest critic at numerous institutions such as ETH Zurich, Columbia University, Princeton University, University of Pennsylvania, Rhode Island School of Design, Accademia di Architettura Mendrisio, Pratt Institute, Hong Kong University and the University of Toronto.
Established in 2010, the work of Karamuk Kuo has focused on the intersection of spatial concepts with constructive technologies to approach architecture from its most fundamental sources. The office works on projects of a range of scales, from spatial installations and exhibitions to complex cultural projects and have been published in numerous international journals including Archithese, Werk, Bau + Wohnen, Casabella, and Architectural Review. In 2018 they were featured in a monograph by El Croquis (Issue 196). Built projects include the International Sports Sciences Institute at the University of Lausanne, the Weiden Secondary School, and the Augusta Raurica Archaeological Center in Baselland.
Curriculum Vitae
| Education | |
| 2009-2010 | Master of Advanced Studies, ETH Zurich |
| 2009-2010 | Master of Architecture with Distinction, Harvard University |
| 1995-1999 | Bachelor of Arts in Architecture, University of California at Berkeley, summa cum laude |
| Professional Experience | |
| Since 2010 | Founding partner of Karamuk Kuo Architekten |
| Since 2019 | Member, Federation of Swiss Architects (BSA) |
| Academic Experience | |
| 2022- | Professor of Architecture and Construction, TU Munich |
| 2023 | Rice University Cullinan Visiting Chair in Architecture |
| 2016-2022 | Assistant Professor-in-Practice of Architecture, Harvard University |
| 2016 | „Under the Roof“ Workshop, Bilgi University, Istanbul |
| 2011-2014 | Visiting Professorship, Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne |
| 2007-2009 | Studio instructor, Massachusetts Institute of Technology |
| 2008 | Studio instructor, Harvard University Graduate School of Design |
| 2006-2007 | Maybeck Visiting Assistant Professor, UC Berkeley |
| Professional Juries / Peer-review Committees (selection) | |
| 2022 | Holcim Foundation Academic Committee |
| 2020-2022 | Lafarge Holcim Awards for Sustainable Construction, Jury President, Europe |
| 2020-2022 | Swiss Art Awards, Architecture Jury |
| 2020 | Selective competition for the new Center for Dental Medicine Zurich |
| 2019 | Canton Zurich Architecture Prize, Jury |
| 2019 | Blue Factory Smart Living Labs, EPFL-HES Fribourg, new research building |
| 2016 | University of Lausanne New Life Sciences Building, 2-stage competition |
| Awards (selection) | |
| 2019 | Dezeen Awards, Emerging Practice, Shortlist |
| 2019 | Architectural Review Moira Gemmill Prize, Shortlist |
| 2018 | Best Architects 19 for – Weiden Secondary School |
| 2017 | Lafarge Holcim Award for Sustainability, Acknowledgment Prize, |
| Europe for “Augusta Raurica Archaeological Center” | |
| Books / Monographs (selection) | |
| 2018 | Karamuk Kuo: Works and Days, El Croquis No.196 (I). |
| 2015 | Space of Production, ed. Jeannette Kuo, Park Books, Zurich, 2015. |
| 2013 | A-Typical Plan, ed. Jeannette Kuo, Park Books, Zurich, 2013. |
| Public Service | |
| 2010 | Curator, Beyond Rational, Schlieren |
| 2008-2009 | Co-director, Home-Room, Salon for Art and Architecture |
| 1997-1999 | Board member, 2AES/Center for Art and Architecture, USA |