John Nastasi
Lecturer in Architecture
Department of Architecture
John Nastasi is a practicing architect and design educator. In 2004 he founded the multi-disciplinary Graduate Program in Product- Architecture and Engineering at the Stevens Institute of Technology in Hoboken, New Jersey. John is also Design Principal of the awardwinning design build studio, Nastasi Architects. Mr. Nastasi is an alumnus of Harvard's Graduate School of Design, a recipient of Harvard's Rice Prize for advancement in Architecture and Engineering and a 1996 recipient of the Young Architects Award from the New York Architectural League among other honors. He resides in Manhattan. Throughout his professional endeavors as principal of his own design studio and as a professor of advanced design, John has remained committed to the creation of an architecture that is informed by philosophical thought while responsive to practical concerns. This philosophy continues to guide the work of the studio today which is distinguished by a consistency of process; a rigorous detailed investigation of real and theoretical issues; and a high level of craftsmanship that accompanies the art of making.