Roger Connah

Roger William Connah is an accomplished architect, educator, and author with a diverse portfolio of work spanning over four decades. Originally from Ruthin, North Wales, UK, he currently holds multiple prestigious positions:

• Associate Professor at the Azrieli School of Architecture & Urbanism, Carleton University (Ottawa)

• Visiting Professor at the School of Art and Design, Guangdong University of Technology (Guangzhou, China)

• Former International Chair (2017-2019) at Sushant School of Art and Architecture (Gurgaon, India)

Throughout his illustrious career, Connah has been responsible for numerous publications, exhibitions, and films in various countries such as Finland, Sweden, India, Pakistan, Italy, the USA, the UK, and Canada. His impressive body of work includes over 20 books covering diverse topics like architecture, art, material culture, cinema, and society. Some of his notable publications include:

• Writing Architecture, MIT Press (1989)

• Being: An Architect, Ian Ritchie (with Roger Connah) Royal Academy London (2014)

• Finland: Modern Architecture in History (Reaktion Press 2005)

• Aaltomania (2001)

• How Architecture Got its Hump (MIT 2000)

• Welcome to the Hotel Architecture (MIT 1999)

• Architectures of Thought (2021)

Additionally, Connah co-founded Heron-Mazy Studio with Maruszczak in 2001, an architectural studio dedicated to alternative projects. Among their notable works are Chromopolis (2002), Revenge on the Lawn White House Redux (Storefront 1st Prize 2008), and Kite Running Architecture (Bengaluru 2015).

Connah's other notable contributions include:

• Architects can’t be Existentialists (2012)

• Nexus: Designing Disruption and Celebration (Ahmedabad with NID 1986)

• Shelter (Delhi 1987)

• Satish Gujral Retrospective (Delhi, 1988)

Connah's impressive achievements and diverse body of work have solidified his reputation as a respected figure in the fields of architecture, art, and academia.