Joshua D. Lee, PhD is an Associate Teaching Professor of Architecture at Carnegie Mellon University. His research interests include sustainable design, adaptable architecture, open building, systems-based architecture, circular construction, public interest design, post-occupancy evaluation, and educational facilities. His 2019 book, Flexibility and Design: Learning from the School Construction Systems Development (SCSD) Project, provides a longitudinal evaluation of this innovative and impactful project. Joshua is a registered architect and founder of the Protean Design Collaborative. He completed his Master of Architecture, Master of Sustainable Design, and PhD at the University of Texas at Austin.
Joseph Murray is a designer and systems thinker whose projects span user experience, social research, and the built environment. He has worked for architects and engineering firms throughout his career and has developed an expertise in building lifecycle management, focusing on long-term change processes at the building and district scales. Expanding on this interdisciplinary approach, Joseph is currently pursuing a PhD in Architecture–Engineering–Construction Management at Carnegie Mellon University. His dissertation investigates adaptable building systems and time-based architectural practices. He holds an MA in Sociology and Social Anthropology from Central European University. Joseph is a board member of the Council on Open Building and is a collaborating researcher at Cornell University's Just Places Lab.
