Architectural Design, Architectural Technology, Sustainable Construction and Affordable Housing
Contact Information
Jefferson - East Falls Campus
4201 Henry Avenue
Smith House, Room 208
Philadelphia, PA 19144
Professor
Areas of Specialization
Education
Master of Architecture, Washington University
Bachelor of Environmental Design, Miami University of Ohio
PUBLICATIONS
“The Modern Trinity; Affordable, Sustainable, Urban Infill Housing”, Paper Presentation and Publication in Proceedings, EAAE-ARCC International Conference, Aarhus Denmark, May 2024
“Making the Side-Yard House; A Passive Mass Housing Model”, Project Presentation and Publication in Proceedings, ACSA111 Annual Meeting, St. Louis, May 2023
The Side-Yard House Model: Creating Green and Resilient Communities, Project Presentation and Publication in Proceedings, ARCC-EAAE International Conference 2022, Miami FL, March 2022
“(sub)URBAN Hybrid Housing; Rethinking the City with Healthy, Sustainable Housing”, The Plan Journal, Volume 5.2, 2021, Bologna, Italy
“Surf and Turf; Two Approaches to Teaching Resilient Design”, AIA/ACSA Intersections Research Conference CARBON, Virtual Paper Presentation and published in proceedings, September 2020
“Urban Dwelling in a Nutshell; A Crash Course to Multiple Issues of Living in the City”.
NationaL Conference for the Beginning Design Student, University of Cincinnati, March 2018, Paper presented and published in proceedings
“MASSIVE PASSIVE; The Challenge of Incorporating Passive Energy Strategies in Developer Single-Family Suburban Housing”, 105thACSA Annual Meeting, Detroit, March 2017, Project presented and published in Proceedings; peer reviewed,
“The Online Studio Problem; Assessing the Role of Distance Learning in Design Pedagogy”, Bitacora 30; Revista de la Facultad de Arquitectura de la UNAM, Mexico City, 2015, Academic Journal Article.
Biography
Craig Griffen, RA, LEED AP, is a Professor in the College of Architecture and the Built Environment at Thomas Jefferson University in Philadelphia. After graduate studies at Washington University in St. Louis, and professional practice in Chicago, he started teaching at Jefferson in 1995. His teaching and research areas revolve around the integration of architectural design with sustainable building technology. His most recent published research/design work examines methods for creating mass housing models that incorporate passive energy and resilient design strategies, are adaptable to a range of urban and suburban contexts, and can be affordably premanufactured using sustainable construction.