Mark R. Cruvellier

Mark Cruvellier’s interests and areas of expertise are broadly concerned with the form, behavior, and conceptual basis of structures set within the context of architecture. At Cornell since 1991, Cruvellier regularly teaches classes that are focused on the study of fundamental structural concepts and basic elements as well as the design of overall structural systems. He is a coauthor of the books The Structural Basis of Architecture, Third Edition (Routledge, 2019; Second Edition, 2011) and Model Perspectives: Structure, Architecture and Culture (Routledge, 2017). Cruvellier served as department chair in the Department of Architecture for 12 years; his most recent term ran through June 2017. Prior to coming to Cornell, Cruvellier worked for several years in New York City on the structural analysis of some of that city’s tallest and most slender buildings, and in Vancouver, British Columbia, on several unusual bridge designs. He earned his Ph.D. at McGill University specializing in the computer modeling of tall buildings.