UCLA hosts symposium for Mark Mack’s retirement
UCLA Architecture and Urban Design Professor Mark Mack began teaching as a visiting instructor at UCLA AUD in the early nineties, and permanently joined the faculty in 1994. Through his work in Los Angeles relating to issues of growth and density and public and private space, Mack developed a central interest in housing as an architectural typology. At UCLA, these themes, combined with topical issues including those around media and performance, have been the basis upon which Mack has shaped his design and research studios. Recently, the UCLA Department of Architecture and Urban Design celebrated his years of teaching and service on the occasion of his retirement.
"What a night. Dark room. Flat floor. Packed with shadows of people. Giant screens. Two long tables. On two diagonals. Forming a “V” with a hole in the middle. Four on one side. Four on the other. Plastic bottles of water. Big name cards. One hand-held microphone. And it starts.We are invited to talk for ten minutes on the assigned topic and also to give a roast on Mark Mack in honor of his retirement from teaching. Two lines—at the same time.
Mark Lee, the MC, started with a friendly welcome and praise for Mark Mack as an inspiring teacher."— Andrew McNair, April 8, 2019
This post is an excerpt. Read the full article on the Architects' Newspaper website.
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