Karen Lange

Position	Professor
Phone	805.756.2468
Fax	805.756.1500
Email	klange@calpoly.edu
Office	21-212

Areas of Expertise

Profile

Experience

Educational Credentials:

Master of Science in Architecture and Urban Design, Building Design, Columbia University  1982
Bachelor of Architecture, Honors, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo  1980

Teaching Experience:

Professor, Architecture, Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo, CA  1993-Present
Associate Professor, Architecture, Cal Poly San Luis Obispo, CA  1997-2002
Assistant Professor, Architecture, Cal Poly San Luis Obispo, CA  1993-1997                                                                                     Assistant Professor, Interior Design, Cal Poly San Luis Obispo, CA  1991-1993
Visiting Professor, Interior Design, Cal Poly San Luis Obispo, CA  1989-1991                                                                            

Professional Experience:

Owner/Architect, Karen Lange  2000–Present
Project Architect, bfgc architects, San Luis Obispo, CA  1989-1991
Architect, Pangea Corporation, Solvang, CA  1986–1989
Project Architect, Hardies  & Associates, Architects, Thousand Oaks, CA   1985–1986
Project Designer and Intern Architect Positions, New York/Los Angeles  1979–1984

Licenses/Registration:

Registered Architect, California  1985–Present

Scholarship

Selected Publications and Recent Research:

• Karen Lange, Tom Di Santo, Editors, pending February 2016. ADD_15: Architecture, Design, and Discourse, CAED Architecture Department Student Publication, San Luis Obispo: AeD Press.
• Karen Lange, Tom Di Santo, May 2015. Antithesis, Catalogue of 5^th Year Thesis Display in Chumash Auditorium, Architecture Department Student Publication. San Luis Obispo: AeD Press,
• DesignTaxi, 2015. http://designtaxi.com/news/373007/Hang-Out-In-This-Cool-Spider-Web-Like-Installation-Made-From-Packaging-Tape/
• The Creators Project, 2015. http://thecreatorsproject.vice.com/blog/get-stuck-in-a-giant-web-made-of-packaging-tape
• Karen Lange, Tom Di Santo, Editors, April 2014. ADD_14: Architecture, Design, and Discourse. San Luis Obispo: AeD Press.
• Futures + Design, 2013. http://futuresplus.net/2013/02/14/zip-tie-studio400/
• Evolo, Brandon Sampson, Thesis publication, September 2013. http://www.evolo.us/architecture/void-tower-downtown-los-angeles-ca/
• BuzzFeed, 2013. http://www.buzzfeed.com/peggy/art-installations-you-want-to-live-in
• Karen Lange, Tom Di Santo, Editors, April 2013. ADD_13: Architecture, Design, and Discourse. San Luis Obispo: AeD Press.
• Archinect, 2013. http://archinect.com/news/article/67340923/zip-studio400-book-show-installation-by-cal-poly-students
• Detail 2012/10, “Load Bearing Structures,” White installation published, Munich, Germany, October 2012.
• Pasajes de Arquitectura y Critica, No. 124, White installation published, Madrid, Spain, July 2012.
• ArchDaily, 2012. http://www.archdaily.com/222603/white-book-show-installation-2011-cal-poly-san-luis-obispo-studio-400
• Bustler, 2012. http://www.bustler.net/index.php/article/white_studio_400_book_show_installation/
• Archinect, 2012. http://archinect.com/news/article/43126496/white-studio-400-book-show-installation
• Karen Lange, Tom Di Santo, Editors, , May 2012.  ADD_12: Architecture, Design, and Discourse. San Luis Obispo: AeD Press.
• Karen Lange, Tom Di Santo, May 2012. Unfold, Catalogue of 5^th Year Thesis Display in Chumash Auditorium. San Luis Obispo: AeD Press.
• ARCHIVE100 “Event Space” video competition. First Place. Studio 400 video entry documentation of White, 2012 Thesis BookShow installation, $100.
• Karen Lange, Tom Di Santo, Eric Nulman, Editors, May 2011. ADD_11: Architecture, Design, and Discourse. San Luis Obispo: AeD Press,
• Karen Lange, Tom Di Santo, May 2011. Abstract, Catalogue of 5^th Year Thesis Display in Chumash Auditorium. San Luis Obispo: AeD Press.
• Karen Lange, Tom Di Santo, Eric Nulman, Editors, March 2010. ADD_10: Architecture, Design, and Discourse. San Luis Obispo: AeD Press,
• Karen Lange, Tom Di Santo, Editors, May 2010. Abridged, Catalogue of 5^th Year Thesis Display in Chumash Auditorium. San Luis Obipso: AeD Press.

Selected Activities: 

• Chair, Search Subcommittee 2010, 2011, 2013, 2014, 2015.
• Director, Cal Poly Spring Break Externship, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016.
• AIAS Faculty Advisor, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015.
• Mel Ferris Scholarship Program Coordinator, 2012-2013.
• BuildingSatire Juror, 2013
• AIA Design Awards Juror, 2011

Selected Awards: 

• Architecture Department Faculty Merit Award, 2008

 

Updated 09.12.16