Mark Jarzombek

Mark Jarzombek is a Professor of the History and Theory of Architecture at MIT, holding a Diplom Architekt from ETH Zurich (1980) and a PhD from MIT (1986). He is a leading scholar in global architectural history, digital culture, and urban studies. His seminal works include A Global History of Architecture (2006) and Architecture of First Societies: A Global Perspective (2013). He co-founded the Global Architecture History Teaching Collaborative (GAHTC) with a $2.5M Mellon Foundation grant and pioneered MIT's first MOOC on architectural history via EdX. Jarzombek's research interrogates digital-age imaginaries, post-traumatic urbanism, and the philosophical underpinnings of architecture.

• Awards: CASVA Fellow (1985), Getty Resident Fellow (1986), IAS Fellow (1993), Clark Art Institute Fellow (2005)
• Labs: Architecture (Un)certainty Lab (A(U)L), part of Office of (Un)certainty Research (O(U)R)
• Key Projects: GAHTC, Lifta Site Study, Krzysztof Wodiczko's City of Refuge
• Teaching: Undergraduate 4.605 course transformed into a global MOOC

His work challenges received historical narratives, emphasizing global perspectives and interdisciplinary dialogue. Recent writings address digital dependency (Digital Stockholm Syndrome, 2016) and the ethical dimensions of architectural practice in the Anthropocene.