Nathan Minett
Title: Adjunct Professor
Department: Architecture
Campus: New York City
Area(s) of Expertise: Architecture, Literature
Education Credentials: M.Arch
Joined New York Tech: 2014
Nathan Minett specializes in architectural design and theory as it applies to the built environment. His research focuses on the potential application of literature to architecture, believing that "if literature is all possible formations of words in a sentence, paragraph, or story, then architecture is all possible formations of material and program in space.” If this holds true then just as much can be learned from the organizational principles found in literature as the ordering principles of architecture.
He has assisted in the research and publication of New Kenzo Tange AND THE Metabolist Movement by Zhongjie Lin. In addition to representing his undergraduate university abroad and holding positions within the university while attending, Minett also played a critical role in the creation of the Historic District of Wilmore in Charlotte, North Carolina in 2009 while at university.
Currently, he is a project architect at Operative Performance Architecture in DUMBO, and has played critical roles in both research and competition work done by the firm in recent years while managing new projects.
Minett obtained his undergraduate degree from the University of North Carolina at Charlotte’s School of Architecture, and his Masters of Architecture from the Academy of Art University in San Francisco in 2012.
Recent Projects/Research
- 5 Alternatives to the Atlantic Yards (on exhibit summer 2014) with OPerA-Studio Architecture
- Gowanus Tower: a new 9,000sqft 7-Story light manufacturing tower in Gowanus with OPerA-Studio Architecture
- Harlem Townhouse: 3,800sqft High-end residential townhouse in Harlem, New York with OPerA-Studio Architecture
- Other small projects and endeavours with OPerA-Studio Architecture
Honors and Awards
- Magna Cum Laude AAU School of Architecture
- Representative for AAU's School of Architecture Fall Show, 2011 and 2012
- International Representative for UNC Charlotte’s School of Architecture in 2008 to China at Tongji University
Courses Taught at New York Tech
- Arch 201/202: Architectural Design I, II