Rumiko Handa, M.Arch., M.S. Arch., Ph.D.

Brief Vitae

B.Arch. University of Tokyo
M.Arch., M.S.Arch., Ph.D. (Architecture), University of Pennsylvania
Registered Architect in Japan.

Areas of Interest

Architectural history and theory;
Phenomenology and hermeneutics of architecture;
Image and text as representations of architectural ideas

Publications (selected)

"Authorship of the Most Notable Antiquity (1655): Inigo Jones and Early Printed Books" Papers of the Bibliographical Society of America. In Press, Jan 2006
"Japan," "Tadao Ando," "Kosaku Bunka Renmei (Japanese Werkbund)," "Olympic Games Sports Arenas, Tokyo (1964)," "St. Louis Arch, Missouri." Encyclopedia of Twentieth Century Architecture. Chicago: Fitzroy and Dearborn, 2003.
"Coelum Britannicum: Inigo Jones and Symbolic Geometry". Nexus: Mathematics and Architecture. 4: 109-126, 2002.
"Against Arbitrariness: Architectural Signification in the Age of Globalization". Design Studies. 20(4): 363-380, July 1999.
"Body World and Time: Meaningfulness in Portability". Transportable Environments: Theory, Context, Design and Technology. London: E & FN Spon, 1998. 8-17.

Grants and Awards (selected)

National Educator Honor Award, American Institute of Architecture Students, 2002.
Graham Foundation Research Grant, $12,500, 2006.
Huntington Library Short-term Fellowship, $2,000.00, 2002.
Graham Foundation Research Grant, $10,000.00, 2000-2001.