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Monica Ponce de Leon is a Venezuelan-American architect and academic who served as dean of the Princeton University School of Architecture from 2016 to 2022. She co-founded the firm Office dA and her work is associated with the integration of digital fabrication techniques into architectural design and construction. She was a co-curator of the United States Pavilion at the 2016 Venice Architecture Biennale.
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What is Monica Ponce de Leon known for in architecture?
Ponce de Leon is known for combining architectural design with digital fabrication and computational production. She co-founded Office dA in 1991 and later established MPdL Studio.
When was Monica Ponce de Leon dean of Princeton's architecture school?
She became dean of the Princeton University School of Architecture in 2016. Her academic career also included leadership of the University of Michigan's Taubman College before Princeton.
What is Office dA?
Office dA was the architecture firm co-founded by Monica Ponce de Leon and Nader Tehrani in 1991. The practice became known for experimental design methods, fabrication research, and projects that connected material construction with digital tools.
What award has Monica Ponce de Leon received?
She received the Cooper Hewitt National Design Award in Architecture in 2007. Princeton also notes her recognition by the American Academy of Arts and Sciences and election to the National Academy of Design.
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