Sam Jacob is a director of architecture practice FAT where he has been responsible for award winning projects in the UK and abroad. These include cultural, retail, housing and commercial projects for clients including Selfridges, BBC and Igloo.
His work has been exhibited at major institutions such as the Venice Biennale, MAK and the V&A. He is design critic for Art Review, contributing editor for Icon, columnist for Dezeen and contributes to many other publications including co-editing a recent issue of AD, and contibuting a launch title for the Strelka Press. He writes and edits strangeharvest.com.
Sam is currently Professor of Architecture at UIC, Chicago and Director of Night School at the Architectural Association, London.
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