Kris Palagi
Associate Professor
225-578-4268 | 223 Atkinson Hall
kpalagi@lsu.edu
MArch Montana State University
MArch II Cornell University
Kris Palagi, NCARB is an associate professor at the LSU School of Architecture.
“A lifelong interest in the methods, techniques, and sequences of construction frame my scholarship and studio pedagogy. With a goal of designing and constructing appreciated moments in architecture, my teaching and practice both focus on processes that rely on a maelstrom of creativity, technical knowledge, and an underline drive to understand and challenge preconceived relationships.
To develop this breadth of skills, I believe a student’s creative instinct must be nurtured while refining their ability to analyze and articulate those instincts to themselves and others. Nearing two decades of teaching, I have found that my most effective teaching tool is my enthusiasm, as it can be quite infectious.
Having practiced architecture in remote locations, with limited resources, my scholarship follows my experience developing novel approaches to construction that rely on common tools and minimal construction experience to assemble. My research into Fabric-lined Tensile Formwork for Cast-in-Place Concrete Walls has been recognized in national and international conferences, as well as published in the journal, Technology Architecture | Design (TAD).
By prioritizing to continue to practice architecture, I work to volley between the aspirational intentions embedded in qualitative goals and the design skills to execute sophistication in pragmatic solutions.”
COURSES
Arch 2001 | Architecture Design III
Arch 5001 | Comprehensive Architectural Design
Arch 2042 | Environmental Systems I: Passive Systems
Arch 3051 | Structures I: Loadpath and Lateral Systems
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