Ralph Roesling

Position	Lecturer
Phone	619.972.1123
Fax	805.756.1500
Email	rroeslin@calpoly.edu
Office	N/A (San Diego)

Areas of Expertise

Urban Design / Planning

Climatic Design

Architectural Theory

Civic and Institutional Design

Educational Facilities Design

Profile

Ralph J. Roesling graduated from Arizona State University’s School of Architecture (Bachelor of Architecture, 1976) and began his professional career in San Diego soon after his graduation. Along with Kotaro Nakamura, he established Roesling Nakamura Terada Architects in 1983 and has been a principal of the firm since its inception. The firm is a thriving practice of 45 professionals with clients in the public and private sectors. With a particular interest in neighborhood revitalization, critical regionalism, climatic design, and urban / historic preservation, his architecture and planning projects have been recognized with more than 60 regional, state, national and international design awards. The firm’s work was the subject of a monograph “Objectives in Practice: the work of Roesling Nakamura Architects” published by L'arca Edizioni, (1999) Italy.

He has been on the faculty of Woodbury University teaching third year design studio from 1999 to 2001 and was the department chair at the NewSchool of Architecture in San Diego from 1990 to 1993 and a professor from 1990 to 1998. Since his graduation, he has divided his time between teaching and practice. At the NewSchool of Architecture, Mr. Roesling was responsible for faculty recruitment and curriculum development. He was a design studio teacher at all the undergraduate levels as well as second year graduate level. At Woodbury San Diego, he was responsible for second year design coordination. Mr. Roesling has lectured at several universities in the United States and abroad in Japan, Spain, Switzerland, Germany and Portugal. He was elevated to Fellowship from the American Institute of Architects in 1998 for design, research and teaching excellence.

Experience

Educational Credentials:

• BArch, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ
• Graduate Studies, Arizona State University, Tempe, Arizona 

Teaching Experience:

• Part-Time Lecturer, 4th Year Interdisciplinary Studio, Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo, CA
• Distinguished Visiting Professor, Tall Building Studio, New School of Architecture + Design, San Diego, CA
• Part Time Lecturer, Graduate Design Studio, University of Texas, Arlington TX
• Visiting Lecturer/Critic, Kansas State Architecture Program, Castiglion Fiorentino, Italy 
• Lecturer, Architecture Dept., Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo, CA 
• Adjunct Professor, Woodbury University, San Diego, CA 
• Adjunct Faculty, Woodbury University, San Diego, CA 
• Professor, New School of Architecture, San Diego, CA 
• Visiting Lecturer, School of Architecture, Kansas State University 
• Department Chair, Architectural Design, New School of Architecture, San Diego CA 
• Associate Professor, New School of Architecture, San Diego, CA 
• Instructor, New School of Architecture, San Diego, CA 

Professional Experience:

• Principal, RNT Roesling Nakamora Terada Architect, Inc., San Diego, CA
• Associate, Innis-Tennebaum Architects, Inc., San Diego, CA 
• Purcell & Rule Architects, San Diego, CA 
• S.G.P.A. Planning & Architecture, San Diego, CA 
• Summer Research Assistant in Solar Technology, Arizona State University 
• Wilson Jones & Associates, Scottsdale, AZ 

Licenses/Registration:

• Licensed in California, C-10987, 1980, Licensed in Arizona, 2010

Professional Memberships:

• Fellow, American Institute of Architects, 1998-Present.
• Member, American Institute of Architects, 1980-Present.
• Member, Association of Collegiate Schools of Architecture, 1984-Present;
• Advisory Board Member, New School of Architecture, 1991-Present

Scholarship

Selected Publications and Recent Research:

• Roesling, Ralph. 1998. “Roesling Nakamura Architects, Objectives in Practice”, Monograph, by l’ARCAEDIZIONI
• Roesling, Ralph. 2018.  “Climate adapted Facades” paper accepted for Advanced Building Skins Conference, Bern, Switzerland
• Roesling, Ralph. 2017.  “Thermal Mass Facades” paper accepted for Advanced Building Skins Conference, Bern, Switzerland
• Roesling, Ralph. 2015. “Interdisciplinary Synergy” paper accepted for the International Conference on Structures and Architecture (ICSA) 2016 Special Session
• Workplace environment research sponsored by a confidential private client, with 4^th year students from CalPoly San Luis Obispo, 2013

Selected Activities:

• Lecture, Advanced Building Skins International Conference, Bern, Switzerland “Climate Adapted Facades” 2018
• Lecture, Advanced Building Skins International Conference, Bern, Switzerland “Thermal Mass Facades” 2017
• Universidad Europa Roca Madrid Gallery Lecture, Madrid, Spain, ‘Sources of Inspiration” 2016
• Lecture, International Conference on Structures and Architecture, Guimarães, Portugal “Interdisciplinary Synergy” 2016
• “Architecture: Performance + Art”, Lecture at University of Stuttgart, Institute Of Architecture and Urban Design, 2015
• “Recent Work”, Lecture at Graduate School of Architecture, University of Texas, Arlington, TX, 2011
• “Architectural Inspiration”, Lecture at Kansas State University's Italy Program at Santa Chiara, Castiglion Fiorentino, Italy, 2009
• “Heroes”, Hearst Lecture, Cal Poly College of Architecture, San Luis Obispo, CA, 2009

Selected Awards:

• AIA San Diego Merit Award, Borrego Springs Library, 2019
• AIA Ventura County, Merit Award, Newbury Park Fire Station # 35, 2017
• AIA San Diego Merit Award, Energy Integration Award, Sage Creek High School, 2015
• AIA San Diego, Urban Solutions Award, San Dieguito Lagoon Restoration and Interpretive Center, 2014
• San Diego Architectural Foundation Orchids and Onions Program, People’s Choice Award, La Jolla Shores Lifeguard Station, 2014
• AIA San Diego Merit Award, Commercial Category, La Jolla Shores Lifeguard Station, La Jolla, CA, 2014
• AIA Ventura County, Honor Award in Non-Residential Category, Santa Monica Beach Rest Rooms, Santa Monica, 2013
• AIA Ventura County, Honor Award in Unbuilt Project Category, Ventura Beach + Town (Interstate101 Freeway Capping), 2013
• AIA California Council Merit Award, James and Rosemary Nix Nature Center, Laguna Canyon, 2009

 

Updated 09.14.2020