Associate Professor of Architecture
Lily Chi’s teaching covers topics in contemporary design research, 18th to 21st-century theory and criticism, and architectural drawing/representation in western history. Her studios have investigated urban temporalities, 1:1 and the situational, film and formation, and questions of location/globalization in the contemporary city. She has conducted studios in and on a number of cities in south and southeast Asia, including a sponsored studio to Singapore, and a Rotch Traveling Studio to Hanoi. Chi served as design editor for the Journal of Architectural Education from 2000–04, and is completing a writing project on city-building, war, and propaganda in 20th-century Saigon. Chi received her B.Arch. with high distinction from Carleton University (Canada), her M.Phil. in architectural history and theory from Cambridge University, and her Ph.D. from McGill University. Her doctoral work examined the role of Enlightenment concepts of custom, nature, and history in the formation of a modern architectural discourse.
Contact: (607) 255-3797
lhc3@cornell.edu
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