Jesse LeCavalier

Jesse LeCavalier is an urban designer and Associate Professor at the College of Architecture, Art, and Planning at Cornell University where he directs the Master of Science in Advanced Urban Design program. LeCavalier uses the tools of urban design and architecture to research, theorize, and speculate about infrastructure and logistics. He is the author of The Rule of Logistics: Walmart and the Architecture of Fulfillment (University of Minnesota Press, 2016), and his design work has been displayed at Canadian Center for Architecture, MoMA, the Oslo Triennale, and the Seoul Biennale. LeCavalier was the Daniel Rose Visiting Assistant Professor at the Yale School of Architecture (2017–19) and the 2010–11 Sanders Fellow at the University of Michigan. His work has appeared in “Cabinet”, “Public Culture”, “Places”, “Art Papers”, and ”Harvard Design Magazine”. His essay "The Restlessness of Objects" was the recipient of a 2013 Core77 Design Award.