Robert Gerard Pietrusko

Robert Gerard Pietrusko is an Associate Professor of Design at the Stuart Weitzman School of Design, University of Pennsylvania. His work bridges environmental media history, speculative design, and landscape architecture, with a focus on Cold War-era landscapes and sound art. Prior roles include positions at Harvard University’s Graduate School of Design and visiting faculty at the Strelka Institute in Moscow.

Education:

• Bachelor of Music in Music Synthesis, Berklee College of Music
• Master of Science in Electrical Engineering, Villanova University
• Master of Architecture, Harvard University Graduate School of Design

Research & Practice: Pietrusko’s studio, Warning Office, explores environmental media through installations exhibited globally (e.g., MoMA, Venice Biennale) and sound art released by labels like ROOM40. His book project High Contrast: False Color Landscapes of the Cold War is under development with the University of Texas Press.

Awards:

• 2021 Rome Prize for Landscape Architecture
• 2019 Wilder Green Architecture Fellowship
• ZKM, EMPAC, and UPIC/CCMIX Fellowships

Advising & Grants: No formal advisee list provided, though his research engages interdisciplinary collaborations. Grants/funding details unspecified in text.

Labs & Teams: Affiliated with the Spatial Information Design Lab (Columbia University) and Parsons Institute for Information Mapping (New School).