Marcus Farr is a Fulbright Scholar in architecture and Founder and Principal of Material Artifact, a studio that specializes in architecture, academic research, and contemporary studio practices. Farr received a post-professional Master of Architecture from Rice University, as well as a Professional Degree in Architecture and a BA in Studio Art from Drury University. Additional studies include the Architectural Association Visiting Schools in São Paulo, Brazil. His graduate thesis at Rice was published nationally and won the Rice Design Alliance Initiatives for Houston Award. As an architecture professor, Farr teaches courses in opportunistic materials, performative architecture and building design, and digital design and fabrication. He is currently an Associate Professor of Architecture at the American University of Sharjah, United Arab Emirates. He has had recent appointments as Artist in Residence in Iceland, Spain, Hungary, and Japan. Farr has won the James Hunter FAIA Traveling Fellowship to South America by the American Institute of Architects and the AIA Lookup! Film Challenge Excellence in Resilience Design category, and was named a 2018 NCARB Scholar.