Cornell University’s College of Architecture, Art, & Planning hosts the Gensler Visiting Critic program, allowing various industry leaders and practitioners to impart their insight and knowledge to students and attendees. For Fall 2024, they have invited Marc McQuade.

Marc McQuade established Architecture Background Office (ABO) in 2024 with the goal of creating buildings that are beautiful, comfortable, and productive, believing that well-conceived and responsibly built architecture provides the background for positive shifts in the world. Before launching ABO, McQuade was Associate Principal at Adjaye Associates and one of the leaders of the firm’s New York office. During his fourteen years there, he oversaw the design and construction of many significant projects in North America, including buildings, interiors, competitions, exhibitions, and furniture pieces. He has taught architectural design at Princeton University and the University of Toronto and regularly participates on architectural juries and panels. He is editor of Authoring: Re-placing Art and Architecture, one of the founding editors of Pidgin magazine, and co-editor of the book Landform Building: Architecture’s New Terrain with Stan Allen. 

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