Peter MacKeith

Dean and Professor of Architecture
Fay Jones School of Architecture and Design, University of Arkansas

Peter MacKeith is dean and professor of architecture at the Fay Jones School of Architecture and Design at the University of Arkansas. Appointed in July, 2014, he is a nationally recognized design educator and administrator. MacKeith serves as chair of the advisory committee for the Northwest Arkansas Design Excellence Program, a regional initiative of the Walton Family Foundation.

He is currently overseeing the completion of a $75,000,000 capital campaign for the Fay Jones School, and guiding the design and construction of the Anthony Timberlands Center for Design and Materials Innovation, a regional center for research and development of new wood products and new approaches in sustainable construction materials.

A nationally recognized leader in advancing the cause of a forest-centered culture and economy, and the cause of a wood-product centered approach to architecture, engineering and construction, MacKeith lectures and presents frequently on these topics, most recently for The Architect’s Newspaper, the Sustainable Forests Initiative, The Nature Conservancy, and the International Living Future Initiative. The Fay Jones School’s efforts in designing towards Arkansas’ forests have benefited from multiple USFS grants, FPL grants, and US Endowment for Forestry and Communities grants, and private timberlands philanthropy.