Associate Professor Manuel A. Báez has been at the Carleton University Azrieli School of Architecture and Urbanism since January of 2001. Previously, he taught in the United States at The Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art in New York City and Rhode Island School Design in Providence, RI. His work as an architect, artist and researcher draws inspiration from the generative potential of the forms, structures and integrative systems generated by elemental processes that exist throughout the natural environment.
His educational concerns, interests and objectives are focused on the development of teaching methods and procedures derived from the research. Báez has extensively exhibited and lectured on his work and research in various international conferences and institutions. The work has been funded by such agencies and institutions as the Canada Council for the Arts the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council, the New York Foundation for the Arts, the Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art, Cranbrook Academy of Art and Carleton University.
In collaboration with Jean Le Mée, former Mechanical Engineering Department Chairman at The Cooper Union, the design of The Millennium Sphere project was a Finalist (Honorable Mention) in the New York Times Magazine Time Capsule Competition. This project was subsequently exhibited at The Museum of Natural History and The Cathedral of St. John the Divine in New York City.
In 2005, Báez was honoured with a Research Achievement Award from Carleton University. More recently, as a way of exploring possible collaborative projects, he has been invited to present his work at the Bath, U.K., offices of consulting engineers, Buro Happold (research division), landscape architects Grant Associates and the Department of Architecture and Civil Engineering at the University of Bath. This has been made possible by a Carleton University Foundry Program Innovation Grant that has allowed for the proposal and presentation of a series of projects to possible collaborators and industry partners within the Ottawa community and beyond.
As a result of this, Báez has been invited to be a guest speaker at a TEDx event on the theme of Ideas Driving Innovation at Carleton University. Professor Báez received his B. Arch. Degree from The Irwin S. Chanin School of Architecture at The Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art and his M. Arch. Degree from the Cranbrook Academy of Art. He is a licensed architect in New York State.
Professor Báez was the inaugural speaker at the June 27th 2012 launch event of the Ottawa chapter of CreativeMornings.
Additional Links:
Manuel A. Báez Architect/Artistic Statement
Manuel A. Báez Selected Works
Manuel A. Báez TEDx Presentation
Contact Information:
Manuel Antonio Báez, Architect, B. Arch., M. Arch., M.R.A.I.C.
Associate Professor, W/Tenure
Carleton University
Azrieli School of Architecture and Urbanism
1125 Colonel By Drive
Ottawa, ON K1S 5B6 Canada
Tel: (613) 520-2600 ext. 2879
Fax: (613) 520-2849 Email: mbaez@connect.carleton.ca
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