John Knuteson is a professional architect, designer, and scholar based in St. Louis, Missouri. Originally from Southeastern Virginia, he received a Bachelor of Architecture from Virginia Tech in 2014. He is a licensed architect in the state of Illinois and has over six years of professional experience. John previously practiced in Chicago, where he worked on mid- to large-scale residential and hospitality projects and workplace interiors. He has skill sets in interior design and specification, rendering and visualization, and project documentation and coordination, with extensive experience in project delivery using AutoDesk Revit.
John also holds a Master of Science in Architectural Studies from Washington University in St. Louis. His primary research interests lie in architectural drawing, media, and representation, and how these engage architectural practice through questions of agency and authorship. His master's thesis considered the role of drawings in architectural practice around the beginning of the twentieth century, and focused on the work of Chicago architects and delineators Marion Mahony and Elizabeth Kimball Nedved.
EDUCATION
M.Sc. in Architectural Studies: History & Theory of Architecture | May 2020
Washington University in St. Louis
Thesis: “Drawings of a House: Reading Multiple Authorships in Architecture”
Certificate in Public Interest Design | April 2016
Archeworks, Chicago
B.Arch. | May 2014
Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Virginia
CHICAGO STUDIO Residency Program, Spring Semester 2013
Thesis: “Constructing Experience”
WORK EXPERIENCE
CannonDesign, St. Louis
Architect II | Feb. 2021 - present
Projects: 20,000 sqft. addition & renovation of hospital lobby, garage lobbies, and replacement of a 200-ft. connector bridge. Worked as junior Project Architect through Schematic Design and Design Development. Regularly presented design material to the client.
Washington University in St. Louis, Sam Fox School of Design & Visual Arts
Graduate Research Assistant | 2019-2020
Faculty Supervisor: Igor Marjanović, Ph.D.
G|R|E|C Architects, Chicago
Associate | 2018-2019
Projects: 21c Museum Hotel, Chicago
Managed a hotel renovation project in downtown Chicago, contributed to design, documentation, and delivery of multi-family residential and hospitality projects.
Designer | 2014-2018
Projects: 845 W. Madison residences (Chicago), 360 W. Erie residences (Chicago), EMME residences (Chicago), The Main residences (Evanston, IL).
Assisted in design of multi-family residential projects; prepared renderings, working drawings, and construction documents; assisted in construction administration.
Hopke & Associates Architects, Williamsburg, VA
Student Intern | Summer 2013
Clark Nexsen Architecture & Engineering, Norfolk, VA
Student Intern | Summer 2012
TEACHING
Washington University in St. Louis, Sam Fox School of Design & Visual Arts
Lecturer
Instructor - Arch 111B: Introduction to Design Processes 1 | Fall 2020
Core Curriculum / First Year Undergraduate Design Studio
Studio Coordinator: Igor Marjanović, Ph.D.
Faculty Assistant - Arch 3284/4284: Architectural History II - Architecture since 1880
"Bureau of Buildings"
Instructor: Shantel Blakely, Ph.D.
Teaching Assistant
Course: Architectural History III – Advanced Theory | Spring 2020
Instructor: Igor Marjanović, Ph.D.
Course included sections on contemporary art, architectural representation, and drawings, including a class trip to the Shape of Abstraction exhibit at the St. Louis Art Museum.
PAPERS AND PRESENTATIONS
Magazine Articles
"Jagged Edge," Architectural Record, May 2021, 05, 85-89.
Conference Presentations
“One House, Two Architects: Marion Mahony Griffin and Elizabeth Kimball Nedved” (2021)
Symposium of the International Archive of Women in Architecture: 1x1: The Relevance of the Singular
Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Virginia
Articles in Conference Proceedings
Knuteson, John, Thomas Martin and Paola Zellner-Bassett (2015), “Forecasting Nets.” Association of Collegiate Schools of Architecture 103rd Annual Meeting, Toronto.
Invited Presentations
“Music and Architecture” (2017)
Concert lecture, Illinois State University Wind Symphony
Illinois State University, Bloomington-Normal, Illinois
AWARDS AND HONORS
Director’s Scholarship, Washington University in St. Louis, Graduate School of Architecture, 2019
Ellen Braaten Media Award, Virginia Tech College of Architecture & Urban Studies, School of Architecture & Design, 2014
Top twelve nominee for Pella Thesis Prize, Virginia Tech College of Architecture & Urban Studies, School of Architecture & Design, 2014