Scott Murray

Biography

Scott Murray is an Associate Professor in the School of Architecture, where he teaches design studios and seminars and has served as past Chair of the Building Performance Program Area. As a licensed architect since 2000, Professor Murray has worked on a variety of building projects ranging in scale from single-family houses to skyscrapers. He also maintains a design practice based in Urbana, Illinois, and serves on the Editorial Board of the journal Technology | Architecture + Design (TAD), an international peer-reviewed journal of the Association of Collegiate Schools of Architecture. His architectural photography archive can be viewed on Instagram.

Professor Murray’s current research and design work focus on the cultural significance of architectural technologies, with an emphasis on innovative building-envelope design, the history of modern technology, and the interactions of architecture and nature. He is the author of the books Contemporary Curtain Wall Architecture (Princeton Architectural Press) and Translucent Building Skins (Routledge). His chapter on Paul Rudolph’s demolished Champaign building is included in the book Constructing Building Enclosures: Architectural History, Technology and Poetics in the Postwar Era (Routledge).

Professor Murray has been included on the University’s List of Teachers Ranked as Excellent for more than 40 classes taught since 2005. Student projects from his studios have received national recognition, including awards in ACSA national competitions, the Chicago Women in Architecture Scholarship Program, and the Society of American Registered Architects annual design awards.