Steve Diskin

Steve Diskin earned his BA in Visual Studies and Masters in Architecture at Harvard University. He began his professional career as an architect with the firm of Kenzo Tange in Tokyo and then with the design of the HELIX clock (now in the permanent collection of National Design Museum in New York). His dual background in industrial design and architecture complemented his 13-year tenure at Art Center College of Design in Pasadena, where he was professor and co-director of the masters program in...See more

Steve Diskin earned his BA in Visual Studies and Masters in Architecture at Harvard University. He began his professional career as an architect with the firm of Kenzo Tange in Tokyo and then with the design of the HELIX clock (now in the permanent collection of National Design Museum in New York). His dual background in industrial design and architecture complemented his 13-year tenure at Art Center College of Design in Pasadena, where he was professor and co-director of the masters program in industrial design. He has lectured extensively at a number of institutions, notably in Argentina, Switzerland, Germany, France, Norway, Denmark, Estonia, Poland and Turkey. Steve Diskin was a Visiting Professor at the Academy of Art, Architecture and Design in Prague and also held a similar position at the University of Ljubljana, Academy of Fine Art and Design. In April 2008, Steve Diskin completed his PhD in Architecture at the Ecole Polytechnique F�d�rale de Lausanne in Switzerland with his dissertation on technology and urban design. From 2010-2014, he was chairman of industrial design at Pratt Institute in New York. He is now living and working in Los Angeles. See less