Ursula Emery McClure | Teaching Professor
B.S. - Washington University in St. Louis
Architecture
M.S. - Columbia University
Architecture
Contact Information
2029 Seaton Hall
785-532-5964
ursulaemerymcclure@k-state.edu
Professional Experience
Ursula Emery McClure is founding partner of emerymcclure architecture, which speculates on the role of design in the confluence of multiple, seemingly contrary systems and aspires to develop tectonics that configure their futures. It engages this mission through design works, research writings and teaching.
Prior to her arrival at K-State, Emery McClure held the Ralph Hawkins Visiting Professorship of Architecture at the University of Texas at Arlington for three years and was a professor of architecture at Louisiana State University for 20 years.
She studied liberal arts at Washington University in St. Louis with a major in architecture and a minor in history and received a master’s in architecture from the Graduate School of Architecture, Planning, and Preservation at Columbia University. Before starting emerymcclure architecture with Michael A. McClure, she worked in New York for both Wendy Evans Joseph and Mitchell Giurgola Architects. In 2018, Ursula was selected as one of ArchDaily's Most Innovative Practitioners and in 2022 she was elevated to Fellow of the American Institute of Architects, the highest credential the AIA bestows to those who “make significant contributions to the profession and society and exemplify architectural excellence.” She earned this designation for her research practice focusing on climate resiliency and adaptive preservation.
Academic Highlights
Emery McClure accepted a faculty position at K-State in 2023. She will be teaching in both the GE Johnson Department of Architectural Engineering and Construction Science and in the Staley School of Leadership, where she will teach interdisciplinary courses in design, ethics and climate resiliency.
