Richard Dagenhart received his Bachelor of Arts in Anthropology and Bachelor of Architecture from the University of Arkansas and his Master of Architecture and Master of City Planning from the University of Pennsylvania. Dagenhart has directed the program since its beginning in 1991 and has taught in each of the cities, most recently for several years in the Netherlands. His interests are in modern architecture and urbanism from the late 19th Century to the WWII and contemporary works, especially those that bridge among architecture, landscape and urban design. At Georgia Tech, Dagenhart teaches urban design and architecture studios and lectures on urban design and maintains a small practice of architecture and urban design.
Michael Gamble is an architect and partner in Gamble+Gamble Architects in Atlanta. He received his Bachelor of Architecture from Auburn University, his Master of Architecture from Georgia Tech, and his Master of Design at Harvard University. Gamble has led the Berlin portion of the program since 1995. His interest is in the many dimensions of architecture and urbanism in Berlin during the remarkable periods from Schinkle’s Berlin, to the Werkbund, to the Berlin of the Weimar Republic, the Divided City, and the Post-Cold War Reconstruction. Gamble teaches architecture and urban-oriented studios at Georgia Tech and lectures on urbanism and public space.
David Green is a practicing architect and urban designer. He received his Bachelor of Science in Architecture and Master of Architecture from Georgia Tech. Green taught the program for the first time in Paris in 2004. He has also taught the Georgia Tech Architecture Senior Study Abroad Program in Paris and also studied in Paris as an undergraduate. He is Senior Associate Partner and Senior Urban Designer with Perkins+Will. While with LAS Architects and Brock-Green Architects in Atlanta, Green won numerous awards for urban housing. Green has longstanding interests in urban form and structure and their relationships to contemporary architecture and contemporary housing, especially in Paris during the past 20 years.
Mark Cottle is an associate professor in the College of Architecture at Georgia Tech, where he teaches design, architectural theory, and a seminar on architectural details. He received his Bachelor of Architecture at Rice University and his Master of Architecture at Harvard. He has taught at the University of Hawaii in Manoa and at RISD. He has received a number of national design awards, including a Fellowship to the American Academy in Rome and the Steedman Fellowship, which he spent primarily in India. A principal in the firm Cottle Khan Architects, he has built in Atlanta, Boston, Delhi, and Karachi. A working artist, he exhibits frequently. He has led the Barcelona Program since 2002.