John Hejduk was an architect and educator who taught at Cooper Union from 1964 until becoming Dean of the School of Architecture in 1975, a position he held until 2000. He believed that teaching was a socio-political act and that creating written works and keeping records allowed him to bear witness. He is known for theoretical projects that explored concepts like cubism, reductivism, and the anthropomorphization and biomorphism of space.

1. John Hejduk’s
Wall House 2
“I believe in the social contract therefore I teach. I believe that the University is
one of the last places that protects and preserves freedom, therefore teaching
is also a socio/political act, among other things. I believe in books and the
written word, therefore I fabricate works with the hope that they will be
recorded in books. I am pragmatic and believe in keeping records. I believe to
record is to bear witness. The book I wrote, Victims is to bear witness and to
remember. I believe in the density of the sparse. I believe in place and the spirit
of place.“
-"Cooper Union." John Hejduk Works. N.p., n.d. Web. 12 June 2015.

2. Education:
• Cooper Union 1947-50
• University of Cincinnati, OH 1950-52
• Harvard University 1952-53
• University of Rome as a Fulbright Scholar 1954

3. Teaching Career:
• University of Texas, Austin 1954-56
• Cooper Union 1964
• Head of Architecture Department 1965
• Dean of the School of Architecture 1975-2000

4. Highlights:
• Primarily an Educator/Theoretical Projects:
• Diamond projects
• Nine Square problem
• The New York five: Peter Eisenman, Michael Graves, Charles Gwathmey, Richard Meier, and John Hejduk
• The Texas Rangers: Colin Rowe, Robert Slutzky, John Hejduk, and others.
• The Blacks: Term coined by Andrew MacNair about architects such as Raimund Abraham, Lebbeus Woods, and John Hejduk who
explore the abysmal in architecture.
• Cubism
• Reductive
• Anthropomorphization
• Biomorphism
• Social and Psychological Dimensions of Space
• Archived work in Canadian Center for Architecture

5. Other Career Highlights:
• I. M. Pei, 1956-58
• Opened his own firm in New York, 1965
• Cooper Union Foundation Building Renovation, 1975
• Kreuzburg Tower; Berlin, Germany,1988
• Tribute Towers; Santiago de Compostela, Spain, 1992
• Wall House 2; Gronigen Netherlands, 2001. Constructed
posthumously.

6. Sources of Images and Information:
• Mask of Medusa, John Hejduk
• http://www.archdaily.com/205541/ad-classics-wall-house-2-john-hejduk/
• http://www.nytimes.com/2000/07/06/arts/john-hejduk-an-architect-and-
educator-dies-at-71.html
• http://www.moma.org/collection/artist.php?artist_id=2581
• http://www.cca.qc.ca/en/collection/538-john-hejduk-archive
• http://www.jamestrainor.net/1026
• http://scholar.lib.vt.edu/theses/available/etd-11232011-
102240/unrestricted/Gilley_AB_D_2010.pdf
• http://journal.eahn.org/article/10.5334/ah.cb/
• https://quizlet.com/7672062/architectural-history-1960-70-flash-cards/