Education
- M. Arch., University of Oregon, 1992
- M. Arch., Tulane University, 1984
Expertise & Interests
- Sustainable design
- Climatic design and passive systems
- Design knowledge structures
- Integral Theory applied to design and architectural photography
- Integral approaches to design education
- Integral approaches to design research
- Net-zero energy and carbon-neutral design
- Design patterns for experiencing nature and natural forces in buildings
- Design patterns for connecting people to nature
- Biophilic deign
Work + Research
NEWS: Architectural Photography CourseÌý2019 mini-term course in Greece, with Pygmalion Karatzas and Susanne Bennett.
- EXHIBIT: ‘Capturing the Human Experience’, College of Architecture + Design, University of Tennessee, ¿ì»îÊÓƵ USA, October – November 2019.
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Scholarly Work in Progress
Work of is conducted at the , 2124 Terrace Ave.
• [Book in writing] Felt Form: Experiential Design SchemasÌýwith Prof. Gail Brager, building scientist (Berkeley)
• [Research project]Ìý with Astrid Roetzel (PI), Akari Nakai Kidd, Ana Klas, Deakin University, Australia
• [Journal article] “Architectural, Indoor Environmental, Personal And Cultural Influences On Students’ Selection Of A Preferred Place To Study,” Architectural Science Review, with Astrid Roetzel (first author), et al, Deakin University, Australia
Publications
Selected Publications
For full list and citations, see Curriculum Vita above. All publications, except books, areÌýavailable in PDF on
Books
Book descriptions and illustrations are available at theÌýÌýweb site.
: Transformative Perspectives on
, 3rd edition (2 vols) on
Chapters
ForewordÌýto Pygmalion Karatzas,
SWL Tools, v.6, 62-page Excel spreadsheet included ‘workbook’ to accompany Sun, Wind & Light, 3rd ed.
in Migrants and Stowaways: an Anthology of Journeys
Journals
[in press] with Roetzel, et al, Architectural, Indoor Environmental, Personal And Cultural Influences On Students’ Selection Of A Preferred Place To Study, Architectural Science Review
,ÌýJournal of Architecture and Planning Research
New thinking and new settlement patterns can bring about urban sustainability,ÌýForum for Applied Research and Public Policy
Implications of Community Gardening for Land Use and Density,ÌýJournal of Architecture and Planning Research
Continuing Education Courses, online
Green Design: Ecological Design Thinking: six perceptual shifts. Published by RedVector
Green Design: Intro to Integral Sustainable Design Theory. Published by RedVector
Green Design: Levels of Complexity Theory. Published by RedVector
Green Design: Designing Relationships with Nature. Published by RedVector
Conference Proceedings
: Assessing Pedestrian Comfort, Air Quality and Building Ventilation Potential, with Veda Baglia (1st) et al,ÌýPassive and Low Energy Architecture Conference, Hong Kong
ÌýIntegral European Conference 2018, Hungary
,Ìýwith Pygmalion Karatzas, Greece, Integral European Conference 2018, Hungary
Ìýwith Astrid Roetzel, et al (Deakin Univ.), Integral European Conference 2018, Hungary
, 37th International Passive and Low Energy Architecture Conference
assessing pedestrian comfort, air quality and building ventilation potential,Ìýwith Sitan Zhu,Ìý37th International Passive and Low Energy Architecture Conference
The Energy Balance Index: Extending the 2030 Targets to plus-energy buildings,Ìýwith Peter Giddings,ÌýInternational Passive and Low Energy Architecture Conference
In the Beginning Were Buildings: the radical idea of learning architecture by designing it,Ìýwith Hansjörg Göritz,ÌýNational Conference on the Beginning Design StudentÌý
The Four Perspectives of Integral Sustainable Design,ÌýInternationalÌýPassive and Low Energy Architecture Conference
The Bundle-Up! Game: a collaborative learning tool for net-zero energy design,”ÌýInternational Passive and Low Energy Architecture Conference
Using Pattern Maps to Chart the Knowledge Base of Climatic Design,ÌýInternational Passive and Low Energy Architecture Conference
Five Levels of Aesthetics for Sustainable Design,ÌýInternationalÌýPassive and Low Energy Architecture Conference
Climatic Urban Design: Configuring the Urban Fabric to Support Daylighting, Passive Cooling, and Solar Heating,ÌýSustainable City 2012, ÌýInternational Conference on Urban Regeneration and Sustainability
A Model for Integral Sustainable Design Explored through Daylighting, with Mary Guzowski,ÌýProceeding of the National Passive Solar Conference
Honors & Awards
Fulbright Specilaist Program, 2018–2021
Integral European Conference 2018
,ÌýIntegral European Conference 2018
Chancellor’s Award for Research and Creative Achievement, 2017Ìý
Green Lights Award, US Green Building Council, East Tennessee
Building Technology Educator’s Society Book Award, 3rd award
Chancellor’s Award for Teaching Excellence
University of Tennessee Scholar of the Week
AIA Upjohn Initiative Award for architectural research
University of Tennessee Scholar of the Week
AIA COTE/Tides Foundation Award for Ecoliteracy in Architecture Schools, with Prof. Ted Shelton
Fulbright Fellowship, Center for Environmental Planning and Technology, Ahmedabad, India
AIA National Education Honor Award
Courses Taught
Arch 364 Performative Design I: Passive Systems Design
Arch 425/525 (special topics) Interiority and Expression for Creatives
Arch 471 Integration Design Studio
Arch 491 Foreign Study:
Practice
With collaborator Susanne Bennet, at we offer workshops for faculty on integral approaches to multidisciplinary and design education, and on applications of climatic design. We also lecture internationally together on the topic of We have worked in Scotland, the US, Canada, South Africa, India, Australia, and Lebanon.