David Gissen, California College of the Arts

David Gissen is a historian, theorist, critic and curator of architecture and urbanism. Recent work focuses on developing a novel concept of nature in architectural thought and developing experimental forms of architectural historical practice. David is the author of the book Subnature: Architecture’s Other Environments, editor of the “Territory” issue of AD Journal (2010), and author of the forthcoming book Manhattan Atmospheres: Architecture, The Interior Environment and Urban Crisis.