Faculty Profile

Lily Chi’s teaching covers topics in contemporary design research, 18th- 20th-century theory and criticism, and architectural drawing/representation in western history. Her studios have investigated urban temporalities, 1:1 and the situational, film and formation, and questions of location/globalization in the contemporary city. She was a recipient of a 2002 Rotch Traveling Studio award for her graduate studio on Hanoi. Lily Chi received her B.Arch. with High Distinction from Carleton University (Canada), her M.Phil in architectural history and theory from Cambridge University, and her Ph.D from McGill University. Her doctoral work examined the role of Enlightenment concepts of custom, nature, and history in the formation of a modern architectural discourse. These themes are developed in her current research on city-building, war, and propaganda in 20th-century Saigon, a project supported in part by a grant from the Graham Foundation. Lily Chi served as Design Editor for the Journal of Architectural Education from 2000-2004.