Mark Stanley

Mark Stanley is an Assistant Professor at the University of Tennessee College of Architecture and Design and co-founder of StudioMARS, a speculative design-research practice. His work examines architecture's relationships with cultural, technological, and ecological systems through experimental representation methods including narratives, stories, and character-driven projects.

Stanley's research investigates:

• Agency of architecture within complex socio-technical systems
• Critical projects addressing 21st-century existential conditions
• Hybrid representation techniques combining drawings, images, models, and narrative forms
• Speculative approaches to architectural practice and pedagogy