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    Martin Klaeschen, Dipl.-Ing.(TU)

    Martin Klaeschen, Dipl.-Ing.(TU)

    Adjunct Associate Professor
    Principal, HouseHaus

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    Phone: 312.567.3230
    Fax: 312.567.5820
    Email: klaeschen@iit.edu
    Web: www.househaus.com

    Expertise

    Education

    • Dipl.-Ing.(TU) at Brandenburgische Technische Universitat (BTU), Germany
    • Erasmus Program, Escuela Polytecnica Superior D'Arquitectura De Barcelona (ETSAB), Spain

    Curriculum Vitae


    Courses Taught

    Research & Major Accomplishments

    Dissertation: The Problem of Grasping "Erleben" and Its Role in Architectural Designing
    Featured project in Big+Green Chicago Sustainable Architecture Exhibit at the Chicago Architecture Foundation
    Visiting Professor, School of the Art Institute of Chicago
    Lehrauftrag, Brandenburgische Technische Universität (BTU), Germany
    Foundation of HouseHaus, USA
    Foundation of StudioKläschen, Gemany

    Current Projects

    • Lake house, Delavan, WI
    • Haus Schroeder, Germany
    • Office building, Chicago
    • High-rise condo, Chicago
    • High Mountain Missionary Baptist Church + Community Center + Gymnasium, Chicago
    • Industrial loft, Chicago
    • House Meiners, Chicago
    • Haus Schulz, Germany

    Awards/Honors

    • Fulbright Scholar, College of Architecture + Institute of Design, Illinois Institute of Technology
    • Postgraduate grant, Brandenburgische Technische Universitat (BTU), Germany
    • Munte-Award, Brandenburgische Technische Universitat (BTU), Germany
    • Diploma of Honor, Institute of Architecture and Civil Engineering, St. Petersburg, Russia
    • Winning exhibit at Big+Green Chicago Sustainable Architecture at the Chicago Architecture Foundation

    Patents

    Books

    Selected Publications

    Documentation of work and research from the IIT Brazil Studio, Illinois Institute of Technology, College of Architecture, 2008

    Preface in Die unbekannte Moderne.Von Eberswalde nach Wałbrzych; Institut für Neue Industriekultur INIK; Forst (Lausitz), 2006

    House Meiners in Big+Green Chicago; Sustainable Architecture Exhibit at the Chicago Architecture Foundation

    The Art of Materializing the Mark, Article in Influence across Fields: ‘Chicago Architectural Journal 10;’ Chicago Architectural Club, 2002

    Preface in Agra: Documentation of contemporary modernist architecture in Phoenix, Arizona; Illinois Institute of Technology, College of Architecture, 2002

    Newsletter ACSA Administrators’ Conference documentary. Illinois Institute of Technology, College of Architecture, 2001

    Professional Society Memberships

    Editorial Board Service

    Professional Society Service

    Grants and Fellowships

    Community Service