Professor John Markowski

I escaped from East Baltimore to become an architect; I loved living in Washington, New York and the West Coast. I then spent six months working for the U.S. Information Agency in the USSR during the height of the COLD WAR and took another several months to wander through the rest of Europe.  Eventually I ended up in Berkeley/San Francisco in the late sixties where I tried to walk on water (successfully). I became an architect and returned to Baltimore where I opened my practice and began teaching at AACC. My four children all love me now…life is good.

• Credentials:
  B. Arch, Catholic University of America
  M. Arch, University of California, Berkeley
  Graduate studios/coursework in Landscape Architecture at Morgan State
  Licensed architect, State of Maryland
  Recipient AIA scholarship at Catholic University
  Member Tau Beta Pi

• Professional Experience:
  Interpreter and staff on Cultural Exchange “ARCHITECTURE USA” Exhibit touring USSR
  Professional Specialist Architect on Cultural Exchange “DESIGN USA” Exhibit touring USSR
  NCARB Architectural Licensing Design grader
  Worked as designer for firms in New York, San Francisco, Washington and Baltimore on large institutional projects
  Principal in Baltimore Design firm PROFESSIONAL DESIGN ASSOCIATES, INC.
  Technical consultant to major Design firms in Baltimore
  Continuing in private practice

• Courses Taught:
  Architectural Design 1,2,3 and 4
  Materials and Methods 1 and 2
  Construction Documentation
  Introduction to Landscape Architecture
  Introduction to Interior Design
  Introduction to Architecture at College of Notre Dame in Belmont, California

• Favorite Architects:
  Alvar Aalto, Gaudi

• Favorite Designs Visited:
  Still looking

• Quote:
  "It is what it is"