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. Shelden spent 17 years as an associate of legendary architect Frank Gehry. In 1997, he joined the firm Gehry Partners, where he was responsible for the management and strategic direction of the firm’s computing program including the software and process development. In 2002, he co-founded the spinoff company Gehry Technologies, serving as chief technology officer on the development of several software products and project executives on numerous groundbreaking building projects until the firm’s acquisition by Trimble in 2014. “In terms of moving Rensselaer forward as a global leader in next-generation buildings and smart cities, the appointment of Dennis Shelden as the new director of CASE represents a significant strategic opportunity for the entire Institute,” said Evan Douglis, the dean of the School of Architecture. “He has a stellar profile as a leading educator and technologist in the profession of architecture. He approaches complex problems with a visionary stance, and over many years has consistently arrived at highly creative and radically innovative solutions that have contributed to advancing the built environment. We are thrilled to have Dennis Shelden join the School of Architecture at Rensselaer.” Shelden joins Rensselaer from Georgia Tech, where he was an associate professor of architecture, director of the Digital Building Laboratory, and director of the School of Architecture’s doctoral program. Shelden was also previously an associate professor of practice in MIT’s Design and Computation program, and he held teaching positions at the University of California, Los Angeles and the Southern California Institute of Architecture.