Hampshire College

Thom Long, Five College assistant professor of architectural studies, holds a B.Arch. from Roger Williams University and an M.S. in Advanced Architectural Design from Columbia University.

He is a practicing architect and graphic/media designer, and is the founder and Creative director of visionLaboratory in Northampton. His work, in practice and theory, explores concepts of communication through and across various design disciplines, working on a broad range of projects including architecture, print and web design, corporate branding, film and multimedia, and interior design. He works collaboratively with a network of architects, artists, and designers on a wide range of international memorials, residential, and interior design projects. He has taught architecture studios at Columbia University and the University of Massachusetts Amherst.

As a Five College joint-appointed professor, he teaches a variety of architecture and design courses at Hampshire College, Mount Holyoke College, and Amherst College.

Affiliations
Design, Art, and Technology (DART) Program
Five College Architectural Studies (FCAS)
School of Humanities, Arts and Cultural Studies

Recent Courses
HACU-0309: Advanced Design + Media Lab: Art, Architecture and Environment (Spring 2012)
CSI-0284/HACU-0284: Crafting Respect: Education, Design and Social Justice (Spring 2012)
HACU-0255: Color, Fold, Form, Font: A Digital Graphic Design Studio (January 2012)
Topics in Architecture- Sculpting Space: Introduction to Architectural Design (Fall 2011)