Matthew Allen
Matthew Allen works at the intersection of architecture, computation, and aesthetic subcultures. He holds a PhD and a Master of Architecture degree from Harvard University, and he is the author of Flowcharting: From Abstractionism to Algorithmics in Art and Architecture (gta Verlag, 2023) and the forthcoming Digital Postmodernism: The First Era of Parametric Architecture. Allen has published essays in Log, e-flux, Domus, the Journal of the Society of Architectural Historians, and many other venues. His research has been supported by the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council, the Canadian Centre for Architecture, and other institutions. Allen has worked for MOS, Preston Scott Cohen, and other firms at the leading edge of contemporary architectural practice. Along with his teaching and research at WashU, Allen is the editorial director at Architecture Exchange.