Teaching Portfolio

Teaching Experience

My record of teaching started in graduate school at Pratt Institute where I was a teaching assistant to 1st and 2nd year design classes as well as an assistant in Morphology courses in 1995-97. I began teaching at Citytech as an adjunct in the college of architecture technology in 2006 and placed on a tenure track in 2008. I also taught from 2008-14 as an Adjunct Faculty, at School of Visual Arts Interior Design, running several upper level Design studies and wrote the Design-Build studio for the school.

From 2004-05 I taught as an  Adjunct Faculty at New York Institute of Technology, teaching building technology classes to 3rd year students.

In 2012 Iw as invited by the Swiss Government to a think tank exchange and review of education – research – manufacturing processes in Switzerland. I was one of a few select educators, designers, artists, curators and writers to be part of the think tank Exhibit Swiss Culture Exchange . Since that time I have been part of several meaningful think tanks, advisory councils and teams that have engaged examining design education and processes. More can be found in other sections of the portfolio.

While at City Tech I have taught a great many classes over the years including in the various degree programs we have had including the AAS – Associates degree, BTech – Bachelors of Technology degree and our new BArch – Bachelors of Architecture degree.

Below is a list of the courses.

AR1100 Drafting

AR2300 Drafting

AR1140 Materials and Methods

AR1240 Materials and Methods

FMGT4880 Space Planning

AR1211 Design II

AR2311 Design III

AR3511 Design V

AR3510 Design V

AR3611 Design VI Thesis

AR3612 Design VI Housing

AR3610 Design VI Thesis

AR3551 Sustainability History and Theory (current)

AR3630 Advanced Detailing Co-Teaching (Aptekar)

AR4710 Urban Design VII co-teaching (Kim)

AR4712 Urban Design VII

AR4810 Integrated Design VIII

I also serve as a Guest juror/critic at many schools of design and architecture across the city of New York and Beyond. Many of the schools I have served include: Corcoran School of Interior Design, Cooper Union, Cornell University, CUNY/City College of New York, Fashion Institute of Technology, New Jersey Institute of Technology, New York Institute of Technology, New York School of Interior Design, Parsons School of Design, Pennsylvania State University, Columbia University, Pratt Institute, Savannah College of Art and Design, School of Visual Arts, SUNY/University at Buffalo, Syracuse University, University of Miami, Florida, University of Nebraska, University of Pennsylvania.

Teaching professionals is also part of my extensive experience, seeking teaching and course certifications to deliver to the general public, fellow design professionals, faculty and students.

Certified Trainer Cal EMA (California Emergency Management) Safety Assessment Program, I have delivered this program at City tech on several occasions. 

Certified Instructor NDPTC – National Disaster Preparedness Training Center, FEMA and the Department of Homeland Security for delivery of the course Hurriplan – Resilient Building Design for Coastal Communities. I have delivered this course at City Tech on three occasions.

Certified Instructor CEDAR – New York Department of State Post disaster inspection program

ULI Urban Land Institute, Urban Plan training instructor certification. This course work is now integrated into the Architecture Technology Courses Arch3612 and Arch4712.

Lastly many of my lectures are now part of AIAU – American Institute of Architects University, an on line platform for continuing education for design professionals. https://aiau.aia.org/instructors/azarof