Title

Assistant Professor of Architecture

Education

Bachelor of Environmental Design in Architecture, NC State University
Masters in Architecture, Harvard University

Biography

Sara Queen is currently an assistant professor of architecture at the School of Architecture teaching History of Contemporary Architecture and a Comprehensive Graduate Level Studio.

Sara received her Bachelor of Environmental Design in Architecture from North Carolina State University in 2002. After graduating she worked as a project manager and designer at Frank Harmon Architect in Raleigh NC leading a range of projects from museums and academic campus buildings to small residential projects, including the award winning Strickland-Ferris Residence and the Prairie Ridge Eco-Station.

She has also worked as a project manager with Joe Sam Queen Architect in Waynesville NC focusing on design-build and adaptive re-use projects. Before pursuing her Masters Degree in Architecture, she took a break from architecture to immerse herself in an iron sculpture studio studying blacksmithing at Penland School of Crafts and continues to research material properties.

Sara recently graduated with distinction from the Graduate School of Design at Harvard University in earning her Masters in Architecture. While pursuing her degree, Sara assisted in numerous courses ranging in subjects from environmental technologies to construction systems and structures to introductory studios. She also taught at the Career Discovery Program at The Graduate School of Design as a Representation Instructor and Architecture Studio Instructor.

Departments

Architecture, Faculty