Kevin H. Nute
B.A. Architecture & Environmental Design (1st Class Honors) 1981, University of Nottingham
B.Arch (1st Class Honors) 1985, University of Nottingham
Ph.D. History and Theory of Architecture, 1993, Jesus College and the Martin Centre
for Architectural and Urban Studies, Cambridge University (2000)
Many contemporary buildings elicit little sense of identification among the public at large. One of a number of reasons for this is that the profession of architecture has in many respects become a subculture, separated by differing priorities, and in some cases even language, from the society it was intended to serve. The main objective of my research over the past twenty years has been the identification of building design principles which can effectively bridge this cultural divide. Because of their unusual resonance with many people unfamiliar with the social and aesthetic objectives that generated them, this work has focused in particular on analyses of traditional Japanese art and architecture.
Following a background in professional architectural practice in London, Hong Kong and Singapore, Kevin Nute was a research fellow and associate professor of architecture at two Japanese national universities prior to joining the University of Oregon. His writings include the A.I.A. award-winning monograph Frank Lloyd Wright and Japan (1993 and 2000), and most recently Place, Time and Being in Japanese Architecture (2004), which was supported by grants from the Graham and Japan Foundations. In addition to design, Dr. Nute teaches courses in architectural theory and history, including Spatial Composition and Architectural Typology. He is currently working on his third book, which concerns the inclusion of time in architectural space.
