Faculty / Clemson Directory / Verderber, Stephen F.

Position

Professor; School of Architecture, Clemson University; and Adjunct Professor, Department of Public Health Sciences, Clemson University.

Contact

Office: 141 Lee Hall
Office Phone: 864-656-3902
Email: sverder@clemson.edu

Bio

A generation of architecture students has benefitted from Stephen Verderber's innovative approach to architectural education. His teaching experience includes over twenty years at Tulane University. The American Institute of Architects AIA Education Honor Award program has recognized him for his interdisciplinary seminar courses. His design work as well as his students' design studio work has been published and recognized internationally. In 2005, he was the sole recipient in the nation of the Distiguished Professor Medal, bestowed by the Association of Collegiate Schools of Architecture (ACSA). Professor Verderber is a scholar / researcher / practitioner whose core specialty is architecture, design therapeutics, and health. He is cofounder of R-2ARCH (Research 2 Architecture). He holds a doctorate in architecture from the University of Michigan, is a registered architect, is author of over seventy scholarly articles in peer-reviewed publications, and has given keynote lectures at national and international conferences. He has received three Progressive Architecture (P/A) awards, and design and research awards from the AIA and the ACSA. A substantial record of externally funded research support has come from private foundations and public sector agencies. He is author of "Healthcare Architecture in an Era of Radical Transformation" (2000), "Compassion in Architecture" (2005), "Innovations in Hospice Architecture" (2005), and "Delirious New Orleans" (2008). Dr. Verderber is a Professor in the School of Architecture, and an Adjunct Professor in the Department of Public Health Sciences at Clemson University, and remains actively engaged in pro bono community service work in post-Katrina New Orleans.