Rodolphe el-Khoury
Rodolphe el-Khoury is a principal in the design firm Khoury Levit Fong. He is the author of numerous critically acclaimed books in architectural history and theory and a regular contributor to professional and academic journals. His books include Monolithic Architecture, Architecture: in Fashion, Shaping the City; Studies in History, Theory and Urban Design, and See Through Ledoux, Architecture, Theatre, and the Pursuit of Transparency. He has received several awards and international recognition for his design work as principal at Office dA, ReK Productions and currently at KLF. el-Khoury is particularly interested in architectural applications for advanced information technology aiming for enhanced responsiveness and sustainability in the build environment.
Rodolphe el-Khoury’s practice and research currently focuses on the following areas and topics:
Urban Design and Planning
Research in the form of speculative funded projects and design competitions examines the possibilities and benefits of urban densification along transit lines.
Published and award winning projects include Martyrs’ Square, Beirut; MOCAPE, Shenzhen; Nordhavnen Sustainable City, Copenhagen.
Architecture
Creative practice and research in architecture mainly follows two streams:
1. The potential of parametric modeling in generating, managing, and fabricating variation in geometry and building components
2. integration of green technology and building systems for enhanced sustainability in architecture
Published and award-winning projects include MOCAPE, Shenzhen; Liwan Bayrut, Beirut; Monuments + Bits, Toronto; Nordhavnen Sustainable City, Copenhagen.
Technology
Research on the application of robotics and embedded technology in architecture in projects and prototypes for interactive and responsive environments.
Published projects and exhibitions include Monuments + Bits, Toronto; Chameleon Lounge, New Orleans; MyCity, Toronto; Scentisizer, Toronto; Window 2.0, Toronto.
Immersive Environments and Digital Media
Research in the use of digital media for a non-substantial, multisensory augmentation of architecture.
Published and exhibited projects include Xi’an Scent Garden, San Francisco, AIDS Memorial, San Francisco (with Kuth Ranieri Architects); Scentscape, Toronto.
Architectural History
Research on the relationship between sense experience and cognition in architectural theory and practice from the seventeenth century to the present.
Published book: See Through Ledoux; Architecture, Theatre and the Pursuit of Transparency
Manuscript (with Andrew Payne): Distributions of the Sensible: Architecture, The Reorganization of Sense Experience, and the Meaning of Modernity
Architectural Theory
Theoretical writings currently focus on digital culture in architecture.
Books and articles include Expo 2010 Shanghai: States of Architecture in the Early Twenty First Century; Reimagining Propinquity: the Work of Höweler+Yoon (both with Andrew Payne)