Theorist

John Hejduk

1929–2000 Texas Rangers / Cooper Union

Pedagogy Fantasy Type

Details

Nationality: American

Notes

Conceived the nine-square problem at Texas (1954); Dean of the Irwin S. Chanin School of Architecture, Cooper Union (1975–2000).

Connections

authored Education of an Architect: A Point of View (Cooper Union, the Nine-Square Problem)
associated with The Texas Rangers
associated with The Cooper Union School of Architecture (Hejduk era)
proposed The nine-square problem
influenced Peter Eisenman

Sources

Cooper Union. John Hejduk Works. 2024. https://cooper.edu/architecture/john-hejduk-works.

Cite this entry

First published May 2026Last revised Jul 2026

CLAD. "John Hejduk." Atlas of Architectural Thought. CLAD, 2026. https://www.cl-ad.com.au/research/atlas/theorist/john-hejduk/. Accessed July 17, 2026.