John Ochsendorf

John Ochsendorf
Ochsendorf on a tour in Washington DC (2011)
BornMay 22, 1974
Columbus, Ohio, US
EducationCornell University (BSc 1996)
Princeton University (MSc 1998)
University of Cambridge (PhD 2002)[1]
Occupation(s)Structural engineer, architectural historian, professor
Known forStudies of ancient architecture
SpouseAnne Carney[2]
WebsiteJohn Ochsendorf at the MIT School of Architecture and Planning

John Ochsendorf (born May 22, 1974) is an American educator, structural engineer, and historian of construction; he is a professor in the Department of Architecture and the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.[3] He is widely known for becoming a MacArthur Fellow in 2008[4] He served as the Director of the American Academy in Rome from 2017 to 2020.[5] In 2022, he was appointed the founding director of the newly created MIT Morningside Academy for Design.

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  4. ^ Rousseau, Caryn (September 23, 2008). "MacArthur Foundation awards 2008 'genius grants'". USA Today. Associated Press. Retrieved October 21, 2011.
  5. ^ "American Academy in Rome appoints John Ochsendorf as Director" (PDF). January 23, 2017. Archived from the original (PDF) on February 2, 2017. Retrieved January 23, 2017.