{"605941":{"#nid":"605941","#data":{"type":"news","title":"D\u00e9bora Mesa Appointed Thomas W. Ventulett III Distinguished Chair in Architectural Design at Georgia Tech","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.ensamble.info\/about\u0022\u003ED\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.ensamble.info\/about\u0022\u003E\u0026eacute;bora Mesa\u003C\/a\u003E, partner with \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.ensamble.info\/\u0022\u003EEnsamble Studio\u003C\/a\u003E, has been appointed by the \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003EGeorgia Institute of Technology\u003C\/a\u003E \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/arch.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003ESchool of Architecture\u003C\/a\u003E to the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/arch.gatech.edu\/ventulett-chair\u0022\u003EThomas W. Ventulett III Distinguished Chair in Architectural Design\u003C\/a\u003E (Ventulett Chair).\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe Ventulett Chair is made possible by a generous endowment created in honor of Georgia Tech alumnus Tom\u0026nbsp;Ventulett, founding partner of\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.tvsdesign.com\/\u0022\u003Etvsdesign\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;in Atlanta. The intention of the\u0026nbsp;Ventulett\u0026nbsp;Chair is to engage an exceptional practitioner with a record of international leadership and excellence in architecture. As Ventulett Chair, Mesa will\u0026nbsp;teach in the School and develop significant initiatives to heighten the critical importance of design in the architecture, engineering, and construction industry, nationally and internationally.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EMesa will also\u0026nbsp;develop academic initiatives to advance architectural design and construction methodologies in her design studios and seminars. Her vision of research and practice is one in which, as Mesa says, \u0026ldquo;enthusiasm meets perseverance, imagination meets rigor and leadership meets teamwork.\u0026rdquo; Mesa aims to cultivate synergies between academy and practice and empower students to have a voice in the making of our cities.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EMesa joined Ensamble Studio in 2003 and became a partner of the firm in 2010. As a European Licensed Architect with a studio based in both Madrid and Boston, Mesa has made her mark as a leader in international practice. Ensamble Studio is a cross-functional team that balances education, research and practice and transcends methodical, technological and disciplinary conventions to address issues as diverse as construction of the landscape to the prefabrication of the house.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EPrior to the appointment, Mesa served as visiting professor for the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/talks.pratt.edu\/media\/t\/1_o6kqe98v\/75469571\u0022\u003EPratt Institute\u003C\/a\u003E and in 2017 served as the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/cooper.edu\/events-and-exhibitions\/events\/debora-mesa-benjamin-menschel-professor-architecture-lecture-ensamble\u0022\u003EBenjamin Menschel visiting professor at The Cooper Union\u003C\/a\u003E. Since 2011, Mesa has been part of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, first as visiting professor and later as a research scientist, after co-founding the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/plus.google.com\/110821997046189758035\u0022\u003EPrototypes of Prefabrication Research Laboratory\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/plus.google.com\/110821997046189758035\u0022\u003E (POPlab)\u003C\/a\u003E in 2012.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EIn early 2018, an impressive shortlist of Ventulett candidates visited the Georgia Tech campus to meet with current students and faculty and present a lecture about their current work to the School of Architecture. Joining Mesa on the shortlist were \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/dlandstudio.com\/About\u0022\u003ESusannah C. Drake\u003C\/a\u003E, founding principal of \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/dlandstudio.com\/\u0022\u003EDLANDstudio\u003C\/a\u003E, and \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/rozanamontiel.com\/en\/studio\/\u0022\u003ERozana Montiel\u003C\/a\u003E, founder and director of \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/rozanamontiel.com\/en\/\u0022\u003EEstudio de Arquitectura\u003C\/a\u003E. \u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EPrevious Ventulett Chairs include \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.frontinc.com\/profile\/team\/partners\/\u0022\u003EMarc Simmons\u003C\/a\u003E, founding partner of the international\u0026nbsp;design and fa\u0026ccedil;ade consulting practice \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.frontinc.com\/\u0022\u003EFront\u003C\/a\u003E, \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.monicaponcedeleon.com\/\u0022\u003EMonica Ponce de Leon\u003C\/a\u003E, current dean of the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/soa.princeton.edu\/content\/m%2525C3%2525B3nica-ponce-de-le%2525C3%2525B3n\u0022\u003EPrinceton University School of Architecture\u003C\/a\u003E, \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.nadaaa.com\/office\/people\/\u0022\u003ENader Tehrani\u003C\/a\u003E, founder of architectural firm \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.nadaaa.com\/\u0022\u003ENADAAA\u003C\/a\u003E and dean of \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/cooper.edu\/architecture\/people\/nader-tehrani\u0022\u003EThe Irwin S. Chanin School of Architecture at The Cooper Union\u003C\/a\u003E, and \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/arch.gatech.edu\/people\/lars-spuybroek\u0022\u003ELars Spuybroek\u003C\/a\u003E, founder of art and architecture design firm \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.nox-art-architecture.com\u0022\u003ENox\u003C\/a\u003E, and currently a professor in the School of Architecture at Georgia Tech.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.ensamble.info\/about\u0022\u003ED\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.ensamble.info\/about\u0022\u003E\u0026eacute;bora Mesa\u003C\/a\u003E, partner with \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.ensamble.info\/\u0022\u003EEnsamble Studio\u003C\/a\u003E, has been appointed by the \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003EGeorgia Institute of Technology\u003C\/a\u003E \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/arch.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003ESchool of Architecture\u003C\/a\u003E to the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/arch.gatech.edu\/ventulett-chair\u0022\u003EThomas W. Ventulett III Distinguished Chair in Architectural Design\u003C\/a\u003E (Ventulett Chair). The Ventulett Chair is made possible by a generous endowment created in honor of Georgia Tech alumnus Tom\u0026nbsp;Ventulett, founding partner of\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.tvsdesign.com\/\u0022\u003Etvsdesign\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;in Atlanta. The intention of the\u0026nbsp;Ventulett\u0026nbsp;Chair is to engage an exceptional practitioner with a record of international leadership and excellence in architecture.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"D\u00e9bora Mesa, partner with Ensamble Studio, has been appointed by the Georgia Institute of Technology School of Architecture to the Thomas W. Ventulett III Distinguished Chair in Architectural Design. 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