Mark Taylor

Assistant Professor

With a background in three-dimensional design, Mark Taylor has worked in the fields of interior design, construction management, architecture, and scenic construction for the film industry. While living in Southeast Asia during the 1990’s, he helped establish the Penang Arts Center, Malaysia, where he taught design and photography. In 1997 Mark was appointed to a remote village in Sri Lanka, working for the British development organization Voluntary Service Overseas (VSO). During his two and a half year appointment he taught carpentry and was advisor to the village metal foundry. In collaboration with Ena de Silva and Geoffrey Bawa, Mark worked on interior installations in hotels and Sri Lanka’s World Trade Center in Colombo.

With a MArch from the Illinois Institute of Technology, Mark has continued to pursue his interest in knowledge transfer and service learning opportunities for students. His work in the developing world aims to blend technical knowledge with practical application. His work in Haiti includes a 5,000 sq. ft. high school and designs for a water distribution network for a market-town with a population of approx. 35,000.

Bridging the disciplines of design and technology within the architecture Mark Taylor currently teaches the introductory level technology class “Anatomy of Buildings” and is the faculty project manager for the University of Illinois’ Solar Decathlon project.

The work Assistant Professor Taylor is currently pursuing can be found at the following websites:

http://openarchitecturenetwork.org/projects/4661

http://www.solardecathlon.uiuc.edu/