Jacobé Huet

Jacobé Huet is an Assistant Professor of Art History and the College at the University of Chicago, specializing in modern architecture in the Mediterranean with a focus on transcultural exchanges between modernist and vernacular traditions, and architectural representations in art and literature.

Her academic background includes a PhD in History and Theory of Architecture from Harvard University (2022), an MA from Williams College, and a BA from Université Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne, all in art history.

Huet's research investigates reciprocal relationships in Mediterranean architectural history, examining how vernacular-centric figures like Palestinian ethnographer Tawfiq Canaan engaged with modernist architects such as Marcel Breuer. Her current book manuscript challenges unidirectional narratives by analyzing bidirectional cultural exchanges and proposing reciprocity as a methodological framework for architectural historiography.

Recent publications explore colonial architecture in Albert Camus' writings, Kader Attia's artistic reinterpretations of postcolonial urbanism, and Le Corbusier's encounters with Islamic architecture, reflecting consistent interdisciplinary engagement with Mediterranean identity and architectural representation.

Research support includes:

• Fondation Palladio
• Aga Khan Program for Islamic Architecture

She teaches courses including "Architecture and Colonialism in Algeria, Morocco, and Tunisia" and "Le Corbusier Beyond Europe: Internationalism and Ideology," framing architectural designs as ideologically charged products of global exchange networks.