VCU Libraries Faculty Vita
Richard Lombard
Materials Curator
(Instructor)
VCUQatar Library
Room 2203, VCUQatar Library
+974-4402-0583
rjlombard@qatar.vcu.edu
Education
M.B.A. International Finance, Columnbia University, 1994
B.A. Russian Studies, Dartmouth College, 1988
Previous Professional Experience
Chief Operating Officer, Material ConneXion, New York, 2009-2010
Director of Public Programs, Material ConneXion, New York, 2005-2009
Director of Academic Programs, Material ConneXion, New York, 2003-2005
Senior Editor, Sotheby's, New York, 1999-2001
Assistant to the Chair, American Foundation for AIDS Research, New York, 1995-1999
Publications
Lombard, R. (2009). Math factor: The quest for patterns, proportions and perfection in design. MATTER magazine, 6(3).
Lombard, R. (2008). Luxurious necessities: Majora Carter and sustainable south Bronx. MATTER magazine, 5(3).
Lombard, R. (2007). The reinterpretation of a brownstone. Loft Bookazine.
Ultra Materials: How Materials Innovation Is Changing the World – George M. Beylerian and Andrew Dent, PhD – London – Thames & Hudson – 2007 (contributor and editor)
Teaching Experience
Design Strategies and Ethics for Business
Materials and Methods