Wentworth Institute of Technology: Architecture

Faculty & Staff

Adjunct Faculty

Faculty Work

Nakahara Residence, Japan

John Stephen Ellis, AIA with Naomi Sato, Architects

Faculty and Staff

Wentworth’s architecture faculty and staff have a broad range of backgrounds, scholarly interests, and areas of expertise. They are united by a shared enthusiasm for architecture as an art grounded in the materials and methods of building. Faculty members bring substantial achievement in professional practice and research into the classroom setting. The twenty-five full-time professors are complemented by a talented group of adjunct instructors drawn from Boston’s professional offices.

Glenn Wiggins

Professor
Dean
College of Architecture, Design, and Construction Management

Ph.D. Massachusetts Institute of Technology
S.M.Arch.S., Massachusetts Institute of Technology
B.Arch., Texas Tech University
Registered Architect, NCARB Certification

617.989.4470
wigginsg@wit.edu
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Ann Borst

Professor
Chair – Undergraduate Studies

M.Arch., University of California, Berkeley
B.A., Williams College
Registered Architect, NCARB Certification

617.989.4430
borsta@wit.edu

John Ellis

Professor
Chair – Graduate Studies

M.Des.S., Harvard University
M.S. in Arch. and Urban Design, Columbia University
B.Arch., Pratt Institute
Registered Architect, NCARB Certification

617.989.4458
ellisj@wit.edu

Michael MacPhail

Associate Professor
Chair

M.Arch., SCI-Arc
B.Arch., University of British Columbia
B.A., University of British Columbia
Registered Architect, NCARB Certification

617.989.4455
macphailm@wit.edu
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Rolf Backmann

Associate Professor
Director, Study Abroad

M.S. in Arch. and Urban Design, Columbia University
Dipl.-Ing.Architekt, Technische Universität Berlin

Registered Architect, Berlin Chamber of Architects

backmannr@wit.edu
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Carol Burns

Associate Professor
Director of Research

M.Arch., Yale University
B.A., Yale University
Registered Architect, NCARB Certification
LEED Accredited Professional

617.989.4538
burnsc1@wit.edu
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Charles Cimino

Associate Professor

M.B.A., Suffolk University
B.S., Wentworth Institute of Technology
Registered Architect, NCARB Certification

617.989.4467
ciminoc@wit.edu
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Phillip Comeau

Associate Professor

M.Arch., University of Washington
B.S., Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Registered Architect, NCARB Certification

comeaup@wit.edu
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Robert Cowherd

Associate Professor

Ph.D., Massachusetts Institute of Technology
U.D.C., Massachusetts Institute of Technology
B.Arch., The Cooper Union

617.989.4453
cowherdr@wit.edu
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Manuel Delgado

Associate Professor

M.S. in Urban Stud., Massachusetts Institute of Tech.
U.D.C., Massachusetts Institute of Technology
B.Arch., Universidad Central de Venezuela
Registered Architect

617.989.4491
delgadom@wit.edu

Garrick Goldenberg

Professor

M.S.C.E., Northeastern University
B.S./M.S., Kuibyshev Institute of Civil Engineering
Registered Structural Engineer

617.989.4463
goldenbergg@wit.edu
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Lora Kim

Associate Professor

M.Arch., Massachusetts Institute of Technology
B.A., University of California, Berkeley
Registered Architect

617.989.4840
kiml1@wit.edu
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Mark Klopfer

Associate Professor

M.L.A., University of Virginia
B.Arch., Cornell University
Registered Architect, NCARB Certification
Registered Landscape Architect, CLARB Certification
LEED Accredited Professional

617.989.4459
klopferm@wit.edu
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