Lecture + Reception
“Façade: Missing in Action”
Professor Randall Korman has been part of the Syracuse Architecture faculty since 1977. His research interests have focused principally on the phenomenon of the architectural façade, a topic that he has written about and lectured on widely.
Randall Korman is a native of New York City where he received his undergraduate professional degree in architecture from the Cooper Union. From 1972 to 1974 he worked as a graduate intern at the Institute for Architecture and Urban Studies (IAUS) in New York City. He received a graduate degree in advanced architectural design from Harvard University. His professional experiences include employment in the architectural offices of Kenneth Frampton, Peter Eisenman and Michael Graves.
Beyond his role at Syracuse University, Korman has also served as a visiting faculty member at the University of Texas and Kanto Gakuin University in Yokohama, Japan. In the spring of 2009 he was invited to be the Batza Distinguished Visiting Professor at Colgate University. At Syracuse he has taught at all levels of the undergraduate and graduate programs and has been extensively involved in international educational programming.
Between 1980 and 1982 he established and developed the Syracuse Florence Architecture Program. Since then he has served as the chair of both the undergraduate and graduate architecture programs at Syracuse, and in 1989 returned to Florence as the resident director of the Syracuse University Florence Center. In 2007 he established the Syracuse University London Architecture Program. Between 2005 and 2012 he served as the associate dean and between 2012 and 2013 he served as the interim dean.
Façades
A special lecture series organized by retiring Syracuse Architecture professor, and former associate dean, Randall Korman. The series is complemented by a special visiting critic studio on façades, taught by Professor Korman. (Sponsored by Granoff Architects, Greenwich, CT)
