John Lange

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Position Professor
Phone 805.756.2036
Email jlange@calpoly.edu
Office 21-215

Areas of Expertise

Spatial Perception
Drawing Systems
Case Study Models

Profile

Primary teaching assignment 3rd year design and practice.

Philosophical Statement: Architecture by the definition is an integration of technical skill and artistic imagination. Architecture makes connections across disciplines, laces and specialties, such as structures and mechanical equipment, in the larger context of the built environment which is represented in the classroom by the architectural model. The innovative use of architectural models is the basis for my integration of both solar, structural systems and artistic imagination.

Experience

Educational Credentials:

Ph.D., University of Pennsylvania  1975
Master of Architecture, Stanford University  1971
Bachelor of Architecture, University of Cincinnati  1968

Teaching Experience:

Professor, Architecture Dept., Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo, CA  1976 - Present
Lecturer, Pratt Institute of Technology, New York, NY  1982
Lecturer, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA  1973 - 1975

Professional Experience:

John Lange, Architect, Arroyo Grande, CA   1990-Present
Architect, Castro-Blanco-Feder, Architects, New York, New York, transit station remodel; #103, #125  1981-1982
Designer, Spencer, Lee, & Busse, Palo Alto, California, wastewater treatment facilities, El Portal, CA  1971-1972
Draftsman, Skidmore, Owings, & Merrill, Chicago, Illinois, interiors; World Bank, New York, New York, elevated transit; Chicago, IL  1967-1968

Licenses/Registration:

Registered Architect, California (1970 – Present), ACSA

Scholarship

Selected Publications and Recent Research:

  • Disconnected Reality: Computer Drawings, John Lange, current book pending publication, 2015.
  • Polemical Drawings: John Lange, John Lange (Bob Condia and Karen Lange, Editors), San Luis Obispo: AeD Press, July 2009.
  • ADD_13: Architecture, Design, and Discourse, CAED Architecture Department Student Publication, “Freeway Megastructure,” four student projects F12, San Luis Obispo: AeD Press 20013.
  • ADD_12: Architecture, Design, and Discourse, CAED Architecture Department Student Publication, “CUPS,” “Black Mess,” “Light Bulbs,” three student projects W12, San Luis Obispo: AeD Press 20012.
  • ADD_11: Architecture, Design, and Discourse, CAED Architecture Department Student Publication, “Mobius House,” two student projects F10, San Luis Obispo: AeD Press 2011.
  • ADD_10: Architecture, Design, and Discourse, CAED Architecture Department Student Publication, student work F09, San Luis Obispo: AeD Press 2010.
  • ADD_9: Architecture, Design, and Discourse, CAED Architecture Department Student Publication, student work F08, San Luis Obispo: AeD Press 2009.

Selected Activities: 

  • “A Muse Explains,” John Lange, Karen Lange, Nova Organa, Princeton University Architecture School 2013.
  • “Pine Ridge, Pfeiffer Big Sur,” “Point Sur” and “Garrapata Beach,” paintings submitted to Central Coast Landscapes: Celebrating Nauture in Painting, Pacific Grove Museum of Natural History 2013.
  • 3 paintings submitted to Indiana Now!, Art Museum of Greater Lafayette 2013.
  • Best of Show Third Year, First Place 2012.
  • Erin Osberg, First Place, “Brooklyn Robot Manufacturing Center,” Sustainable Long Island professional and student competition 2011.
  • 35 Year Teaching and Service Award, Cal Poly 2011.
  • The Polemic Drawings of John Lange, gallery installation, Terry Green, Curator, Blue Line Gallery, Roseville, CA, July 2009.
  • The Polemic Drawings of John Lange, reception and lecture, Elizabeth Rohlfes, Blue Line Gallery, Roseville, CA, July 2009.

 

Updated 09.12.16

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