Ferda Kolatan is an Associate Professor of Architecture at the University of Pennsylvania Weitzman School of Design and a founding director of SU11 Architecture + Design, based in New York City. Mr. Kolatan has taught and lectured extensively on his design philosophy and architectural approach at numerous prestigious universities in the United States and internationally. His work with SU11 has been widely featured in prominent architecture magazines and books and exhibited at esteemed venues such as the Museum of Modern Art (MoMA), the FRAC Centre, the Walker Art Center, the Vitra Design Museum, Art Basel, the Venice Architecture Biennale, the Architecture Biennial Beijing, and the Istanbul Design Biennial.
Mr. Kolatan is the author of “Misfits & Hybrids: Architectural Artifacts for the 21st Century City” (Routledge, 2024) and the co-author of “Meander: Variegating Architecture” (Bentley Institute Press, 2010).