Geoff Graff

Education/Certification

Registered Architect                                    

New Mexico #4856 

NCARB                                    

Certificate #69399 

United States Green Building Council                    

LEED Accredited Professional, BD+C

 

Washington University in St. Louis            St. Louis, MO                  2001-2004

Master of Architecture with Honors

Johns Hopkins University                          Baltimore, MD                  1997-2001

Bachelor of Arts, Economics

Coursework in Environmental Studies, Business, and Art History

 

Experience

ideocraft                                                    Albuquerque/Brookings/Berkeley    10/2008-Present

Principal

  • Founded a design firm focused on providing unique solutions through balancing conceptual clarity and conscientious composition.             

 

South Dakota State University                            Brookings, SD    8/2011-7/2012, 1/2014-5/2014

Adjunct Instructor

  • Courses taught:  ARCH 251, Design Practice 3 (F11);  ARCH 152, Design Practice 2 (S12); GE 121, Engineering Design Graphics I (F11, S12); GE 122, Engineering Design Graphics II (S12); ID 151, Introduction to Interior Design II, Lab (214) 

 

South Dakota State University                              Brookings, SD        8/2012-12/2013

Instructor

  • Courses taught:  ARCH 351, Preparatory Architecture Studio (F12);  ARCH 152, Design Practice 2 (S13); MNET 231 Manufacturing Processes 1, Lab (F12, S13, F13), Lecture (F13); IDL 100, Concepts in Sustainability (F13) 

 

UNM, School of Architecture and Planning        Albuquerque, NM        2008-2011

Guest Critic

  • Co-taught vertical design studio, Summer 2010.  Jury member on various mid-term and final reviews.

 

slagleHERR Architects nee JLS Architects         Albuquerque, NM        7/2006-6/2008

Job Captain/Intern

  • Worked with fellow team members and clients on all project phases including: Schematic Design, Design Development, Construction Documentation, Construction Administration, Standards Compliance, and Project Management.

 

OZ Architecture                                                      Boulder, CO        9/2005-6/2006

Architectural Intern

  • Worked with fellow team members and clients on all project phases including: Design Development, Construction Documentation, Construction Administration, Standards Compliance, and LEED Certification.

 

Odell Architects, P.C.                                              Evergreen, CO        10/2004-8/2005

Designer/Intern

  • Worked with fellow team members and clients on all project phases including: Schematic Design, Design Development, Construction Documentation, and Construction Administration.

 

Washington University                                           St. Louis, MO        Spring 2004

Research Assistant, Assistant Professor Yousif Albustani, Exhibits

 

Washington University                                            St. Louis, MO        Fall 2003

Teaching Assistant, Assistant Professor Jane Wolff, Site Planning

 

Publications

Graff, G. "Bounding+: A Method of Introducing the Connection Between Quantitative Representation and Digital Fabrication to Beginning Design Students." Proceedings of the National Conference on the Beginning Design Student,     2013

Low-Nam, S. & G. Graff (Artists) Figures 1 & 3 [Illustrations] UK, erbB1 dimerization is promoted by domain co-confinement and stabilized by ligand binding. Low-Nam ST, Lidke KA, Cutler PJ, Roovers RC, van Bergen en Henegouwen PM, Wilson BS, Lidke DS. 2011, Nat. Struct. and Mol. Biol. 18(11):1244-9. 

Graff, G. (Designer) Figure 4a [Illustration] USA, Determining FcεRI diffusional dynamics via single quantum dot tracking. Lidke DS, Low-Nam ST, Cutler PJ, Lidke KA. 2011, Methods Mol. Biol. 748:121-32.

Graff, G. (Designer) CNTC Logo [Illustration] USA, New Mexico Cancer Nanotech Training Center (CNTC; NIH 5R25 CA153825-02), 2011. 

Low-Nam, S. & G. Graff (Artists) Cover Art [Illustration] USA, Clickers in Action,  Asirvatham MR, 2009,  W.W.         Norton.

Graff, G. (Designer) STMC Logo [Illustration] USA, New Mexico SpatioTemporal Modeling Center (STMC; NIH P50 GM065794), 2009. 

 

Service

Personnel Committee, Department of Architecture, South Dakota State University

    Program Coordinator Search                                                Fall 2011

Brookings Committee for People with Disabilities                    10/2011 - 7/2014

Habitat for Humanity:

    SDSU Chapter Faculty Advisor                                             10/2011 - 5/2014

    Construction Volunteer, Albuquerque, NM                            2008-2010

 

Awards

Chain of EcoHomes Competition (eLement House), Honorable Mention        2009

American Institute of Architects Medal, Runner-Up                    2003-2004

Frederick Widmann Prize, Faculty Nominee

Excellence in Craft Award, Faculty Nominee

Alpha Rho Chi Award, Faculty Nominee

 

Travel/Study

Japan            Professor: Mira Locher                                     March 2004

        Materials and Technology in Japanese Architecture

Analysis of contemporary and traditional buildings, and meetings with architects.

St. Louis        Instructor: Tamotsu Edo                                   Fall 2003

        Workshop on Japanese carpentry

Project: Work with a team to design and construct a waiting bench under the guide of a master carpenter.

Barcelona, Spain    Professor: Gerardo Caballero                Summer 2003

        Design Studio in a European Setting

 Project: New library and plaza infill in the Gothic quarter.

Finland        Professor: Peter MacKeith                                  March 2003

        Works of Alvar Aalto and Others

Analysis buildings in Helsinki, Saynatsalo, Turku, and other cities, and meetings with architects.