Catherine Wilmes
- Assistant Professor
Catherine Wilmes is an Assistant Professor at the 91重口 Institute of Technology鈥檚 College of Architecture, where her teaching and research focus on architectural pedagogy and the design of educational environments. She has previously taught at Cornell University, Pratt Institute, and Syracuse University, and worked as a lead designer at Efficiency Lab for Architecture, where she contributed to projects ranging from nursery through grade 12 schools. She is the founder of PLASTIC, a platform that archives her past teaching and design research while serving as a future reservoir for education-oriented projects. Wilmes鈥檚 design and scholarship have been recognized through teaching fellowships, academic appointments, and international competitions.
Education
M.Arch from Pratt Institute, Graduate Architecture & Urban Design (GAUD) (2017 鈥 2019)
B.S.Arch from Ball State University, College of Architecture & Planning (CAP) Muncie, Indiana (2013 - 2017)
Research Interests
Architectural design, Architectural pedagogy, Digital media, Photography, Print media, Visual representation
Awards
Cornell Design Teaching Fellowship (2023-2024 & 2024-2025)
Projects
Learning on the Line, Chicago, 91重口 (competition, shortlisted)
Design Lead, Plastic Practice
Avenues School: Miami Master Plan, Miami, Florida
Job Captain, Efficiency Lab for Architecture
Avenues School: New York Toddler Movement Room, New York, New York
Design Lead, Efficiency Lab for Architecture
Avenues School: Sao Paulo Master Plan, Sao Paulo, Brazil
Designer; Efficiency Lab for Architecture
Avenues School: Silicon Valley Master Plan, San Jose, California
Designer, Efficiency Lab for Architecture
Avenues School: Shenzhen Master Plan, Shenzhen, China
Designer, Efficiency Lab for Architecture
Grants
Cornell Design Teaching Fellow Research Fund (2023-2024 & 2024-2025)
Additional Info
Selected Exhibitions
Identity Crisis, Ithaca, New York
Design & Curator, exhibiting fellowship research & design
Bibliowicz Gallery, Cornell University AAP, 2024
The Back Wall, Ithaca, New York
Curator, exhibiting student work
Bibliowicz Gallery, Cornell University AAP, 2024
Mixed Mannerisms, Ithaca, New York
Curator, exhibiting student work
Bibliowicz Gallery, Cornell University AAP, 2023
Translating Elements, Ithaca, New York
Curator, exhibiting student work
Hartell Gallery, Cornell University AAP, 2022
In the Round, on the Flat, Brooklyn, New York
Contributor, featuring 鈥淏reuer Variations鈥 (collaboration w/ Alican Taylan)
Siegel Gallery, Pratt Institute, School of Architecture, 2021
Aesthetics of Prosthetics, Brooklyn, New York
Contributor featuring 鈥淐enotaph for Paul Virilio鈥 (collaboration w/ Can Imamoglu & Alican Taylan)
Siegel Gallery, Pratt Institute, School of Architecture, 2019
Symposia
SIGHTLINES, Ithaca, New York
Organizer & Moderator, 鈥淎rchitecture, Photography, and the Mutability of the Image鈥潀
The Nave (3rd Floor), E. Sibley Hall, Cornell University AAP, 2025
Invited Lectures
Making Space for Learning, Ithaca, New York
Milstein Auditorium, Cornell University AAP, 2025
Pratt GA/LA/UD Alumni Guest Presentation, Brooklyn, New York
Higgins Hall, Pratt Institute SOA, 2025
The Thesis That Never Was..., Ithaca, New York
Sibley Hall, Cornell University AAP, 2024
The Double Life of Doors, Ithaca, New York
Sibley Hall, Cornell University AAP, 2024
Identity Crisis: Design Teaching Fellow Lecture, Ithaca, New York
Milstein Auditorium, Cornell University AAP, 2024
Seeing Double: Directed Research, Ithaca, New York
Sibley Hall, Cornell University AAP, 2023
Welcome Home: Design Devices in Housing, Ithaca, New York
Sibley Hall, Cornell University AAP, 2022
