CRAIG S. GRIFFEN   R.A., LEED AP 419 Lodges Lane. Elkins Park, PA 19027 215.782.3201

EDUCATION	Washington University, St. Louis, Missouri
	Master of Architecture, 1986 - Dean’s Scholarship
	Miami University, Oxford, Ohio
	Bachelor of Environmental Design, 1984 - Dean’s List
REGISTRATION	State of Illinois, 1988
	Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, 1997
	LEED Accredited Professional, 2009
MEMBERSHIP	National Council of Architectural Registration Boards,
	Certified, 1997
ACADEMIC	Philadelphia University - School of Architecture and Design
	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
	Associate Professor, 1995 - present
:	Curriculum
	Fourth Year Architecture Design 8 Studio - Course Coordinator & Instructor
	Design/Build Studios – Project Director (Construction Supervisor-Summer 2001)
	Vis 2 Documentaion & Detailing
	Building Technology I & II - Course Co-coordinator and Instructor
	Experimental Structures -Course Co-creator, Instructor
	Habitat / Housing - Course Creator, Instructor
	Service:
	Interim Director of Masters of Construction Management
	Fourth Year Student Academic Advisor
	Cooperative Education Faculty Advisor
	Architecture Program Study Abroad Advisor
	Advising & Counseling Center - Freshman Academic Advisor
	Thesis Faculty Advisor
	Independent Study Faculty Advisor
	NAAB Accreditation Visit - Academic Program Report - Contributing Editor
	Exhibit Co-coordinator
	Committees:
	University and School Graduate Education Committees
	University & School Personnel Committees
	University Task Force for Renewable Contracts
	University Subcommittee for Study Abroad
	Facilities Committee
	Exhibit Committee
	Thesis Selection Review Committee
	University of Louisiana - Lafayette
	Lafayette, Louisiana
	Assistant Professor of Architecture, 1989-90
	Curriculum:
	Fourth Year Design Studio,
	Theory Seminar: "The Making of Architecture"
	Construction Methods & Materials  & Introduction to Structural Principles
	Advanced Graphics & Pencil and Ink Sketching
RESEARCH	ACSA West Regional Conference, USC, 2008
	THE SUSTAINABLE POTENTIAL OF AAM CONCRETE IN PRECAST CONCRETE CONSTRUCTION
	ACSA Annual Meeting, Houston 2008
	Flying Carpets; The Floating Roofs of Renzo Piano Building Workshop
	ACSA Annual Meeting, Salt Lake 2006
	The Ethics of Exploiting Sustainability as a Vehicle for a Return to Quality Construction
	Building Technology Educators Symposium, University of Maryland 2006
	Teaching Construction Details with Color
	ACSA International Conference 2005
	Mexico City, Mexico June 2005, Paper Presentation: Icon Busting: Freeing Students from Architectural Stereotypes
	International Conference for the Humanities
	Honolulu, Hawaii, January 2005 Paper Presentation It’s Not Easy Being Green; The Dilemma of Sustainability In Suburban Developer Housing
	ACSA Technology Conference 2004
	Miami Beach, FL March 2004, Paper Presentation; A Reassesment Of Automobile Assembly As A Model For Architecture Construction
	ACSA East/West Central Regional Conference 2003
	Ball State University, Muncie IN, Paper Presentation; New Life For The Woven Wall
	ACSA Technology Conference 2002
	Portland, Oregon, October 2002 Paper Pesentation: Truly Affordable Design; Practical Techniques for Urban Housing Design
	ACSA International Conference 2002
	Havana, Cuba, June 2002 Paper Presented in absentia: Making Design Affordable; Universal Strategies for Urban Housing Design
	ACSA Annual Meeting 2002
	New Orleans, Louisiana, April 2002, Faculty Design Project Presentation: “The Primitive Hut in the Digital Age; A Reassessment of the Woven Wall”
	ACSA Technology Conference 2001
	University of Texas at Austin, July 2001, Paper Presentations: “The Woven Wall; A Physical and Conceptual Approach for Architectural Design”; and “Better Living Through Circuitry; Challenging Bias in Architectural Materials”
	ACSA International Conference 2001
	Istanbul,Turkey, June 2001, Paper Presentation: “Better Living Through Circuitry”
	ACSA Annual Meeting 2000
	Baltimore, Maryland, March 2000, Paper Presentation: “Weaving as an Analogy for Architectural Design”
	ACSA Technology Conference 2000
	M.I.T. Cambridge, Massachusetts, July 2000, Technology Fellowship Recipient
	ACSA International Conference 2000
	Hong Kong University, Hong Kong, China, June 2000 Paper Presentation; Interweaving Culture and Form; Weaving as an Analogy for Architecture
	ACSA East Central Regional Conference
	Miami University, Oxford, Ohio, November 1999, Paper Presentation: "Will This Kill That?; The Computer and the Hand".
	ACSA Technology Conference
	Universite de Montreal, Montreal, Quebec, Canada, July 1999, Paper Presentation: "Learning Hand to Mouse"
	ACSA Materials & Technology Institute
	California College of Arts and Crafts, San Francisco, California, July 1998, Full Fellowship
	ACSA Summer Teaching Seminar
	Cranbrook Institute, Michigan, June 1998
	ACSA Materials & Technology Institute
	California College of Arts and Crafts, San Francisco, California, July 1997, Full Fellowship - Paper Presentation: "A Phenomenological Approach to Making Architecture"
GRANTS	Philadelphia University Research Grant
	Development of Building Technology Website
	Philadelphia University Curriculum Development Grant
	Design / Build Program research and development, Summer 2000
PROFESSIONAL	Craig Griffen Architect – Elkins Park, Pennsylvania
	Architectural Consultant -   1998 – present
	Residential Additions and Renovations, 2000- present: Walsh Residence; Mehrer Residence, Beyler Residence,
	Powers Residence, Henderson Residence, Paul Residence, Horn-Preece Residence, Moss Residence, Kolodner Residence
	Runyan & Associates Architects - McGinley Residence, 1998
	Purdy O'Gwynn Architects - Doylestown United Methodist Church, 1999 - 2000 AIA PA Citation Award Winner
	Paul Froncek Architect - Weil Residence, 1999
	Richard Conway Meyer Architect - Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
	Project Architect, 1995, summer 1996, 1997 & 1998
	-St. Andrew's School, Chapel Renovation
	-Tannenbaum Residence Addition
	- Chemical Heritage Foundation
	- Hope United Methodist Church
	Paul Froncek Architects - Chicago, Illinois
	Project Manager, 1991-94
	Responsible for over-seeing all phases of development for urban high-end single family residences
	-Cahnman Residence,         -Arekapudi Residence
	-Smith Residence,                -Crawford Residence
	-Cahnman Vacation Residence
	Perkins + Will - Chicago, Illinois
	Project Architect, 1990-91
	Job Captain and Project Architect.
	-O'Hare Airport International Terminal
	-Scripps Hospital Medical Library
	Nagle, Hartray and Associates - Chicago, Illinois
	Job Captain, 1986-89
	-Oprah Winfrey Television Studios      -Hawthorne Suites Hotel
	-The Inn at University Village               -Bradley Place Business Center
	-Nonconnah Corporate Center            -Washington Univ. Dormitories
	-West Meadows Business Center
SERVICE
	Habitat for Humanity-Germantown
	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
	Architect and Construction Crew Leader, 1995-2002
	Architecture in Education – Foundation for Architecture
	Hartranft Elementary School, Fourth Grade, North Philadelphia
	Professional Advisor, 2000
	Temple University & Drexel University
	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
	Design Review Critic, Thesis Reviews 1995-6
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