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Aaron Forrest

Aaron Forrest

Associate Adjunct Professor of Architecture
Address
382B Bauer Wurster Hall
Email
aforrest@berkeley.edu
Office Hours
By appointment
Website(s)
Ultramoderne
Address
382B Bauer Wurster Hall
Office Hours
By appointment
Website(s)
https://ultramoderne.net/
Email
aforrest@berkeley.edu
EDUCATION
Master of Architecture, Princeton University

BIOGRAPHY

Aaron Forrest is a registered architect and co-founding principal of Ultramoderne. He has extensive professional experience, having practiced in New York with Bernheimer Architecture and Guy Nordenson and Associates Structural Engineers and in Madrid with Ábalos & Herreros Arquitectos. Aaron received both his bachelor's degree and MArch from Princeton University. From 2014 to 2022, he was a professor of architecture at Rhode Island School of Design, where he attained the rank of associate professor. In addition to RISD, he has taught at Harvard Graduate School of Design, Princeton University, and the University of Pennsylvania.

Aaron’s work has been recognized widely, both for design excellence and for innovations in architectural technology and the design of public space. His office has received awards from the Architectural League, Architect Magazine, Domus Magazine, the Chicago Architecture Biennial, the American Academy in Rome, the American Institute of Architects, and others.

Work
The Utramoderne Chicago Horizon house, featuring one flat, large wooden roof held up by wooden pillars
Interior view of the Chicago Horizon, showing a wooden staircase and chain-link fencing, wooden pillars, and the wooden ceiling
architectural interior
Architectural installation
Wood architectural model
Exterior view of an Ultramoderne structure at dusk with all its doors opened and two people walking inside

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