Erik L'Heureux | |
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Nationality | American |
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Occupation | Architect |
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Awards | Wheelwright Prize |
Erik G. L'Heureux is an American architect, [1] educator, and academic focusing on equatorial architecture, urbanism, and sustainable design. [2] He is the recipient of the Wheelwright Prize, [3] the Holcim Foundation Bronze Award for Sustainable Construction, [4] and design awards from the American Institute of Architects and the Society of American Registered Architects. [5]
He is Professor and Head of the Department of Architecture at Monash University. [6]
He earned his Bachelor of Arts in Architecture from the Sam Fox School of Design & Visual Arts at Washington University in St. Louis, where he graduated summa cum laude. [7]
He later received a Master of Architecture from Princeton University School of Architecture [8] and a PhD from the Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology. [9]
His doctoral research focused on equatorial building envelopes and tropical urbanization, earning him the RMIT Prize for Research Excellence. [10] He taught at the Irwin S. Chanin School of Architecture at The Cooper Union in New York. [11]
L'Heureux was faculty member of National University of Singapore from 2003 to 2025, teaching courses on equatorial architecture, envelope design, and Southeast Asian urbanism. [12] He was the Vice Dean for Special Projects and Director of the Master of Architecture program. [13] He also held a Ruth and Norman Moore visiting professorship at Washington University in St. Louis and has lectured internationally on sustainable design and equatorial architecture topics. [7] [14]
He is the founder of design practice Equator Works. L'Heureux has designed projects focusing on sustainability and climate-responsive architecture largely in the equatorial belt. [15]
Erik G. L'Heureux was the lead designer [5] in retrofitting the Equatorial School of Architecture (SDE 1 & 3) at the National University of Singapore (NUS), a net-zero energy adaptive reuse project. [16] The design won the AIA New York City Design Merit Award in 2025 [17] and INDE Award for Best of 2021, Learning Space in Australia. [18] L'Heureux's work also included the retrofit of Yusof Ishak House, a 1979 building transformed into a net-zero energy structure also on the NUS campus. [19]
In 2025, he was appointed as Professor and Head of Department of Architecture at Monash University.
His research focuses on the intersection of climate, architecture, and urbanism, particularly in equatorial regions. He has led design studios and research initiatives, including the "1000 Singapore's" project, which explores the compact city model as a sustainable urban form. [20]
His research focuses on the impact of hot and wet climates, particularly in equatorial cities, and how architectural forms and building envelopes can respond to these extreme conditions. [21] [22]