Rendering Boston: Presenting Architecture on Paper with Jon Duval

Jonathan Duval, Assistant Curator of Architecture & Design at the MIT Museum, presented an overview of the history of architectural rendering in the United States, with a focus on Boston. The lecture, coinciding with the exhibition Frank M. Costantino: Visionary Projects, will explore the history of this important practice, situating Frank M. Costantino’s work within this continuum. The lecture was illustrated with images from the Athenaeum and MIT Museum’s historic collections.

About the Speaker

Jonathan Duval is the Assistant Curator of Architecture & Design at the MIT Museum. Most recently, he curated the exhibition “Drawing After Modernism,” which examines architectural drawings of the 1980s through the lens of collecting. His research focuses on the history of architectural practice and pedagogy, architectural representation and graphics, and the bureaucratic intersections of architecture and technology. In addition to the MIT Museum, Jon has held curatorial positions, internships, and fellowships at the Museum of Fine Arts Boston, Sir John Soane’s Museum, and the RISD Museum. He studied architectural history at Tufts University and Brown University and is on the Board of Directors of the New England chapter of the Society of Architectural Historians.