Jassen Callender is a 2001 graduate of the University of Minnesota and joined the faculty at Mississippi State University in 2004. Callender is an associate professor and Director of the School of Architecture’s Jackson Center, which houses the Fifth Year Program as well as the Jackson Community Design Center, where he teaches advanced design studios and Urban Design in addition to advising thesis students. His areas of research include the analysis of urban systems, visual perception, and philosophical constructions of desire and he has presented internationally on issues of sustainable urbanism.

Education:
Master of Fine Arts, 2001
University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN

Bachelor of Architecture, 1994
Mississippi State University, Starkville, MS

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Jacob Gines is an Assistant Professor of Architecture at Mississippi State University where he teaches advanced design studios and building technology courses – with an emphasis on Materials and Methods. His research and scholarship investigate Bio-sustainable + Innovative Materials, Manufacturing + Fabrication Processes, and Post-Industrial Building + Landscapes.

Gines received his MArch from the University of Utah in 2007 and began teaching undergraduate and graduate design studios the following semester. In 2009, Gines became the 21st recipient of the Roger Bailey Traveling Fellowship, providing the opportunity to travel to Northern India and study culture, craft, and meaning in Hindu, Islamic and contemporary architecture. In 2012, Gines was a recipient of the AIA Grassroots Award for Outstanding Overall Component that recognized AIA Utah’s Young Architects Forum and Gines’ contribution as a founding member.

Prior to arriving at Mississippi State University in the fall of 2012, Gines was a Senior Associate for the firm Method Studio in Salt Lake City, UT. Gines’ creative and professional work has received regional and national recognition, including design excellence in the areas of single-family, multi-family, student housing, and higher education. Gines continues to independently consult – most recently working with WOW Atelier on the ‘airbnb Haus’ for the 2014 Sundance Film Festival in Park City, UT; and with Method Studio as lead designer on the Allied Health and Technology Building in Cedar City, UT.

Currently, Gines is leading a group of students in the development and construction of a materials library, The Repository, that will be housed within the MSU College of Architecture, Art, and Design’s Bob and Kathy Luke Library.

Education:
Master of Architecture, 2007
University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT

Education:
Master of Science in Library Science, 1988
University of TN, Knoxville, TN

Bachelor of Arts, 1981
University of the South, Sewanee, TN

Hans Herrmann is an Associate Professor of Architecture at Mississippi State University focusing on Collaborative and Comprehensive Design studio education including Design | Construct as a method for improved learning. Prof. Herrmann offers seminars on building technology, site design, representation, and the adaptive Superuse of materials and sites. His teaching and research address Design | Construct Pedagogy as an element of Foundation Design and the role of Collaborative Design | Construction as a function of accountable if not sustainable development. He holds a Master of Architecture from Clemson University and is completing a Master of Landscape Architecture at Mississippi State University. As a licensed architect in the state of New York, Prof. Herrmann developed a special professional interest with issues of residential construction and the role of architectural renovation as a means of ecological practice. Before entering academia Prof. Herrmann worked with several east coast offices including Lubrano Ciavarra Design and the firm of Ike Kligerman Barkley Architects, an Architectural Digest Top 100 design firm located in New York City. While practicing in New York, Prof. Herrmann worked on projects across the US including homes in Martha’s Vineyard, Bedford, NY, San Francisco, and Miami Beach. Prof. Herrmann currently maintains his own design practice as the sole practitioner of H. Herrmann Design, a multidisciplinary practice offering design and construction logistics/supervision services. Published research and awards include areas of Community-Based Design | Construct, Landscape + Contemporary Urban Design including issues of GIS, Foundation Design Pedagogy, and Alternative Media + Architecture.

Education:
Master of Landscape Architecture (summer 2016 anticipated)
Mississippi State University, Starkville, MS

Master of Architecture, 2003
Clemson University, Clemson, SC

Bachelor of Science in Design, 2001
Clemson University, Clemson, SC

Associate of Applied Science in Architectural Technology, 1999
State University of New York, Delhi, NY

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Education:
Master of Architecture, 1990
Harvard University, Cambridge, MA

Bachelor of Architecture, 1984
Mississippi State University, Starkville, MS