- kyle.spence@famu.edu
Walter Smith Architecture Bldg Room #311
Mondays • 12:05 pm - 1:25 pm
Tuesdays • 8:30 am – 11:30 am
Wednesdays • 12:05 pm - 1:25 pm
Thursdays • 8:30 am – 11:30 am
Fridays • 12:05 pm - 1:25 pm
Architectural Design 2.1 • Mon. Wed. Fri. — 9:05 am-12:05 pm
Thesis Studio & Research • Mon. Wed. Fri. — 1:25 pm-5:30 pm
Mr. Kyle Spence is a visiting assistant professor of Architecture at Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University (FAMU). With over ten years of extensive knowledge in the architectural field, Prof. Spence leads the faculty effort to integrate all concepts of sustainability into innovative research and teaching at FAMU. He trains undergraduate and graduate students in advanced digital fabrication methodologies surrounding his focus on cultural, community-based, biophilic, and ecological design. Kyle received a Bachelor of Architecture from Howard University in 2011, his Master of Science in Advanced Architectural Design from Columbia University in 2012, and is the founding principal of The BAKLab, a New York-based, concept-driven architectural design practice. Kyle previously taught at the New York School of Interior Design (NYSID) and the Fashion Institute of Technology (FIT) and served as a guest lecturer and visiting design critic at Columbia University, Parsons School of Design, Pratt Institute, Howard University, and the School of Visual Arts (SVA).
- Digital Fabrication
- Cultural, Community-Based Design
- Sustainability
- Ecological/Biophilic Design
- M.S. in Advanced Architectural Design • 2012
Columbia University - B. of Architecture • 2011
Howard University
- Assistant Professor • 2021 – Present
Florida A&M University - Principal • 2012 – Present
The BAKLab - Adjunct Professor • 2020 – 2022
New York School of Interior Design - Adjunct Professor • 2020 – 2021
Fashion Institute of Technology - Architectural Designer • 2017 - 2020
Grimshaw Architects - Architectural Designer • 2015 - 2017
DesBrisay & Smith Architects - Architectural Designer • 2014 - 2015
Syndicate Architecture
Mr. Kyle Spence has received funding totaling over $10,000 from the following agencies:
- Columbia University Graduate School of Architecture Planning & Preservation
- Autodesk Technology Center Residency
- GSAPP Incubator Prize
- Architecture Media Politics Society Conference Presenter
- ARC 6972 Thesis Studio and Research
- ARC 2303 Architectural Design 2.1
- ARC 2304 Architectural Design 2.2
- ARC 4319 Design Analysis
- ARC 2161 Advanced Topics in Digital Architecture
