Expertise:
Architecture, Sustainable Architecture, Sporting Venues, Soccer Arenas, Olympic Venue PlanningMarc Schulitz, NCARB, is a licensed architect and a partner at the award winning firm of Schulitz Architects. He has been in charge of numerous international sports arena projects, including the 2006 FIFA World Cup Arena in Hanover and the Lentpark ice and swim stadium in Cologne, Germany, one of the first ice sports facility to be part of the European Union’s Green Building Program. His firm focuses on delivering designs that are environmentally sustainable in terms of architecture, the integration of building services, and engineering. Schulitz’s work has been featured in international periodicals and books. His precise knowledge of structural principles has enabled him to move beyond the role of designer and push into the realm of engineering, thus leading him to work closely with internationally renowned engineering firms. At Cal Poly Pomona, he teaches structures classes and design studios. He has taught at the Technical University of Brunswick and has continuously served as a design critic at universities in Europe.
Recent Grants and Fellowships:
- Cal Poly Pomona College of Environmental Design, Professional Development Grant, $1,000, 2018
- NASA, eXploration Systems and Habitation (X-Hab) Challenge Grant, $50,000, 2018
- Cal Poly Pomona Research, Scholarship and Creative Activity Grant, $5,000, 2016
Selected Publications:
- With M. Fox, M. Gershfeld and M. Cohen, “Full Integration: Closing the Gap on Technology Readiness,” Proceedings to the 2018 ACADIA Conference, 2018
- With M. Fox, M. Gershfeld and M. Cohen, “Design Exploration of an IPV with Mars Surface Habitat Commonality,” Proceedings to the 2018 IASS Symposium, Boston, 2018
- “Timber Gridshell Exploration using Geodesic Segments,” Proceedings to the 2017 IASS Symposium, Hamburg, Germany, 2017
- With M. Gershfeld, “Interdisciplinary Design Studio – Timber / Collaboration between Architecture and Engineering Disciplines in Higher Education,” Proceedings to the 2016 WCTE, Vienna, Austria, 2018
- With J. Guesgen, J. Kaussen, Eis- und Schwimmstadion Lentpark in Köln, Stahlbau, January 2014
Interviews:
- Stadionwelt, “Keine Kostenersparnis durch temporäres Olympiastadion?” January 23, 2015 (accessed August 31, 2015) (English translation: “No saving of cost as a result of temporary Olympic stadium”)
- “Architects caution about cost of temporary Boston Olympic stadium,” Boston Globe, January 15, 2015
- “Anaheim’s new ARTIC: Icon or Eyesore?” Orange County Register, November 23, 2014
- Schulitz, M. (2014, 06 15). Meine Stadt. (J. Dunkl, Interviewer), Retrieved on July 1, 2014, (*http://www.arte.tv/guide/de/050138-001/meine-stadt-koeln)
Education:
Diplom Architekt, ETH, Zurich, Switzerland
Languages:
English, German