Faculty

Dr. Edgardo Perez-Maldonado is Chair of Judson’s Architecture and Interior Design Department, having served both in the field of Architecture and in academia around the country and around the world for more than 13 years. Hailing from Puerto Rico, Dr. Perez-Malonado completed his Ph.D. in history at the Inter-American University Metropolitan Campus, concentrating on topics of urbanism, architecture, and culture.

Alan Frost is an Associate Professor of Architecture and has served as the Director of Fabrication as well as taught as an adjunct at Judson since 2011. Alan Frost, RA, LEED AP, teaches design courses in the third year and graduate levels. As a designer, thinker, and fabricator, his interests occupy the intersection of the practical and conceptual; exploration and critique; and making and thinking.

Dan Hussey, visiting Assistant Professor of Architecture, has been an adjunct professor in architecture at Judson since January of 2019. Prior to Judson, he spent the last 32 years building his private architectural firm, Hussey Architects Ltd. Dan worked for Skidmore, Owings and Merrill in Chicago and taught at both the University of Notre Dame and Andrews University earlier in his career.

Joan Kaufman has been an adjunct professor of interior design at Judson since January of 2016. Joan worked for several commercial design firms and an office furniture dealership prior to founding Interior Planning & Design, Inc., an award-winning design firm located in Naperville, Ill.

Christopher Lauriat is an assistant professor of Architecture and the assistant chair, of the Department of Architecture and Interior Design. He holds a master’s degree in Architecture from Cornell University and a bachelor’s degree in Architecture and Environmental Engineering from Ball State University. With expertise in ecclesiastical and residential design, Lauriat continues his role as director of Architecture for Chicagoland design-build firm, Church Building Consultants. 

John Loritsch, visiting assistant professor for architecture, earned a degree in architecture at Iowa State in 1975 and then worked in Minneapolis. In 1979, he returned to his hometown of Chicago to begin a long employment with Otis Associates, eventually forming Otis Koglin Wilson, where he became a partner during a 29-year relationship. His commercial work focused on the mid-rise/ mixed-use market in addition to schools, athletic facilities, and residential projects. After retiring from Rinsinger Associates, he became an adjunct professor at Judson in January 2018.

Dr. Andressa Martinez earned two Bachelor’s degrees in Architecture and Urban Planning from the School of Architecture at FAU/UFRJ – Federal University of Rio de Janeiro. She earned a Master’s and a Doctorate in Urban Design from PROURB/UFRJ. Her current research is focused on methodological design studies, digital design processes, and fabrication. She is also an active member of non-profit associations related to the use of computers in Architecture, such as SIGraDi, in South American, and as an annual reviewer for the European Conference (eCAADe).

Award-winning architect and entrepreneur Michael Meissner is Visiting Assistant Professor of Architecture at Judson. He received his Bachelor’s of Architecture in Design from the University of Illinois Chicago Campus Circle and has been an Illinois Registered Architect since 1983. He is passionate about solving challenging problems in order to benefit the local and global communities. He has previously taught as an Assistant Adjunct Professor and served as a mentor to junior architects. He also has delivered lectures at several academic and professional institutions.

Dr. Luis Fernando Nunez studied Architecture and earned a Master’s Degree in Architectural Design in Mexico, where he graduated with Honors. He also studied for his Ph.D. in Architecture at Texas A&M University in College Station, Texas. He was a full-time professor at Monterrey Tec University Campus Querétaro, Director of the Architecture Program and Department as well as Dean of the School of Architecture, Art and Design of Monterrey Tec University.