Daisy Ames

Daisy Ames is the founding principal of Studio Ames, an architectural design office based in New York City. The work of the studio focuses on the intersection of art and architecture, and investigates how perception can inform new visual and physical experiences. Ames's research focuses on the spatial implications of social, economic, and political shifts within cities, and how these intersecting forces affect contemporary living models. Her drawings and writings have been featured in exhibitions and publications including the Venice Architecture Biennale, Storefront for Art and Architecture, Sir John Soane's Museum, See/Saw, Scroope, and Log.

Ames has previously taught studios and seminars at Rice School of Architecture, Yale School of Architecture, Pratt Institute GAUD, and currently teaches studio at Columbia University GSAPP. She received her bachelor of cultural anthropology, art history, and architecture from Brown University, and received her master of architecture from the Yale School of Architecture.

Academic Research/Specialty Areas

  • Architectural design
  • Architectural practice 
  • Architectural representation
  • Architectural theory
  • Community-based planning and development
  • Digital media
  • Drawing
  • Housing
  • Structures in architecture
  • Sustainability
  • Urbanism
  • Visual representation

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Classes (Selected)

  • ARCH 4509 Architectural Representation and the CityThis course addresses pertinent issues relative to the subject of Visual Representation. The instructor(s) of the course are drawn from the permanent and visiting faculty who may either broadly or narrowly define the course's scope and content. For precise content, please see the Architecture Department webpage.
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