Adam Marcus

Adam Marcus is an architect and educator. He directs Variable Projects, an award-winning design and research studio that operates at the intersection of architecture, computation, and fabrication. He is also a partner in Futures North, a public art collaborative dedicated to exploring the aesthetics of data. His work develops critical approaches to design computation, digital fabrication, and robotics, often exploring how these technologies can open up new modes of ecological, material, and public engagement.

Adam is an Associate Professor of Architecture at Tulane University School of Architecture, where he also serves as Research Director of the Center on Climate Change and Urbanism, a research unit dedicated to developing innovative approaches to climate mitigation and adaptation. He previously taught for ten years at California College of the Arts in San Francisco, where he co-founded the Architectural Ecologies Lab. He previously taught at the University of Minnesota, Columbia University, Barnard College, and the Architectural Association's Visiting School Los Angeles.

Adam is a graduate of Brown University, where he studied art and architectural history, and Columbia University's Graduate School of Architecture, Planning and Preservation. With Andrew Kudless, he is the author of the book Drawing Codes: Experimental Protocols of Architectural Representation, published by Applied Research + Design in 2024.