jack elliott portfolio

2003 leed-accredited professional. united states green building council, washington, d.c.
1993 master's of environmental design (arch). university of calgary. calgary, alberta.
1991 master's of environmental design (industrial design). university of calgary. calgary, alberta.
1979 post-graduate studies (industrial design). university of alberta. edmonton, alberta.
1978 bachelor's of science (physics). university of alberta. edmonton, alberta.

2013 award of excellence, 64th rochester-fingerlakes exhibition, memorial art gallery, rochester, ny.
2013 engaged learning + research faculty fellowship, cornell university.
2011 kaplan family distinguished faculty fellows in service-learning award, cornell university.
2007 honorable mention, environmental design and construction magazine's excellence in design award: single-family residential home category, elliott + morin residence.
2003 winner, aia architectural photography competition.
2000 interior design educators council design award.
2002 faculty fellows service award, cornell university.
1997 outstanding teacher, georgia institute of technology.
1996 order of omega award georgia institute of technology.
1994 aia school gold medal for architecture.
1992 gold medal for master's degree project, runner-up
1988, 1987 faculty of environmental design scholarship.
1986 waugh scholarship for architecture.
1983-1985 canadian mortgage and housing corporation scholarship.
1982 faculty of environmental design scholarship.
1979 first class honors. post-graduate studies.
1978 first class honors. b.sc. in physics.
1976, 1977, 1978 province of alberta awards for honors.

1998-2013 architect and eco-consultant, elliott + morin. ithaca, new york.
1996-1998 architect, elliott + morin. atlanta, georgia.
1995 intern architect. surber & barber. atlanta, georgia.
1994 intern architect. thompson, ventulett, & stainback. atlanta, georgia.
1991 intern architect. gibbs gage architects. calgary, alberta.
1990, 1988, 1986 intern architect. dale m. taylor. calgary, alberta.
1989 intern architect. graham mccourt architects. calgary, alberta.
1988 intern architect. i.b.i. architects, calgary, alberta.
1984,1983 industrial designer. canadian foremost limited calgary, alberta.
1982 model technician. alberta industrial models. calgary, alberta.

2005-2013 associate professor, department of design and environmental analysis, cornell university, ithaca, ny.
dea1101: introductory design, freshman studio.
dea2030: digital communications, sophomore lecture/lab.
dea4402: patterning identities, senior studio.
dea4220: ecological literacy & design, senior lecture.
dea6010: eco-philosophy & design, graduate seminar.
dea6100: design thinking, graduate seminar.
dea4221: european eco-philosophy & design, summer seminar.
dea4222: representation as investigation, summer studio.
dea4223: european field research, summer course.
1998-2005 assistant professor, department of design and environmental analysis, cornell university, ithaca, ny.
dea101: introductory design, freshman studio.
dea203: digital communications, sophomore lecture/lab.
dea408: reconstructing id/entities, studio
dea422: ecological literacy & design, lecture.
1995-1998 assistant professor, industrial design program, georgia institute of technology, atlanta, ga.
id1263: history of industrial design, freshman lecture.
id2001: visual literacy & 2d design, sophomore studio.
id2002: visual literacy and 3d design, sophomore studio.
id2301: green materials/processes, sophomore lecture/lab.
id3003: human-centered design, junior studio.
id4002: research methodologies, senior lecture.
id4911: paris summer study abroad program.
id4951: special topics: photoshop and illustrator.
id4953: special topics: roles of theory in design.

2012-2015 hatch grant, "charcrete: carbon sequestration in concrete”, $46K.
2011 cornell university council of the arts (cca) award for "nodes: the verón project" exhibition, $3k.
2010 cornell public service center, service learning award for "community building through community buildings: design/build for a haitian batey in the dominican republic," $2k.
2007 novagold resources, inc, "greening a gold mine, galore creek, british columbia", $10k.
2007 cornell university council of the arts (cca) award for sustainable sculptural installation at mvr hall, $1k + matching funds from the ithaca children's garden.
2005-2007 self-funded, "eco-renovation: reducing negative environmental impacts associated with home improvement". $130k.
2002-2005 hatch grant, "rusticity reconsidered: new production technologies for the rustic furniture industry". $45k.
2002 shaw beneco, ncorporated, research support gift for ecological design in the built environment, $5k.
2001-2002 smed inc., cornell university, "green evaluation of smed's life space™ product". 18k.
2001 cornell university faculty fellows in service,"ecological literacy in the classroom and in the community", $2k.
1999-2001 hatch grant, cornell university, "rusticity reconsidered: new ecological technologies for the adirondack furniture industry". 10k.
1996 georgia institute of technology foundation research grant,"parametric modeling and the design process". 9k.

2013 "samothracae", 64th rochester-finger lakes exhibition, memorial art gallery, rochester, ny.
2010 "vanrose2", art furniture exhibited in trees and other ramifications, johnson museum, cornell university, ithaca, ny.
2008 "swarf lamp", invited exhibitor for swell,future friendly design, vancouver, canada.
2006 "swarf lamp", haute green competition exhibition, bettencourt gallery, williamsburg, ny.
2004 "cambium", kitchen cabinet system, exhibited in il materiale legno, riva r1920 centre, cantu (como). italy.
2003 "nestled", photographic art, winner of the aia architectural photography competition.
2000 "columena", an uplighter prototype, idec national design award.
2000 mlk memorial competition, building museum, washington d.c., co-designed with forest young.
1997 "warm springs", chair design exhibited in unlimited by design, smithsonian national design museum. new york.
1990 lester peason high school models and drawings, graham edmunds and associates tenth floor gallery, calgary, ab.
1982 "athabasca scratch", photographic art. member show, centre eye gallery. calgary, ab.
1977 "cleavage", sculpture 77. student union gallery, university of alberta. edmonton, ab.

2010 elliott, j. "the triakonta structural system: from toy through to tower", proceedings from the 2010 society of wood science and technology, geneva, switzerland.
2007 rider, t.r., elliott, j. "education, environmental attitudes and the design professions" in selected papers of the arcc 2007 research conference", arcc journal, vol. 4, no.2, 2007.
2007 elliott, j., brown, m. "green vs. grey: energy performances of two olympic speed skating ovals", journal of architecture and planning research, vol.24, no. 2, summer 2007.
2006 kosheleva, elena, elliott, j., "green building in the russian context: an investigation into the establishment of a leed®-based green building rating", journal of green building, vol.1: no. 3, summer 2006.
2004 elliott, j., "considering the natural: reconciling eco-ethics and aesthetics in the practice of design", journal of design philosophy papers, no. 2, 2004.
2003 elliott, j., "eco-ethics, aesthetics and the paradox of informed negligence", proceedings from the 2003 acsa international conference, helsinki, finland.
2001 elliott, j., "ergo versus eco: a tale of two centricities", proceedings of 45th hf&es national conference, minneapolis, minnesota.
2001 elliott, j., "mumbling and stumbling: paradoxes of green design practice", proceedings from 89th annual acsa national conference, baltimore, maryland.
2001 elliott, j., "adirondack rustic furniture industry: surveys and prospects", adirondack journal of environmental studies, vol.6, no.1, paul smiths college, new york.
2000 elliott, j., "out through the in(doors): new approaches to green interior design education", in.form: journal of interior design, vol.1, no.1, university of nebraska press, lincoln, nebraska.
1999 elliott, j., "reflecting nature: artificing as a biophilic response", proceedings of 20th annual conference on design, carleton university, ottawa, ontario.
1998 elliott, j., pope, stephen, turbini, laura, "designing for technological obsolescence and discontinuous change: a case study of the dvd player", proceedings of the 10th annual conference on ieee's ";electronics and the environment", chicago, illinois.
1997 elliott, j., "the blur: a catalyst for conceptualization";, blurring boundaries, proceedings of 1997 idsa education conference, washington d.c., best paper.

2013 cornell, tress, and me”. redd+ talks, america's first symposium on global warming and the vital role of redd+, sausalito, ca, april 22 (earth day).
2012 “eco-feminism, design, and the future of the planet we live on”, sally henderson memorial lecture on green design, new york school of interior design, april 25th.
2010 "green development: attaining the promise", real estate industry seminar, cornell university, ithaca, new york, october 21.
2010 "green building: attaining the promise", green building open house, cornell cooperative extension, ithaca, new york, October 2.
2008 "reconsidering development", cornell law school, ithaca, new york, november 8.
2006 "building ecologically: mores and methods", cornell cooperative extension, orangetown, new york, december 5.
2006 perrier in the potty: appropriate building resources for the 21st century", utica, new york, november 11.
2005 "resolving to re-solve: aesthetics, ethics, and activism", keynote address, 12^th annual hopes conference, university of oregon. march 22.
2004 "dead ends and diversions: ideology, ecology, and design", nwacsa conference, vancouver, b.c., december 15.
2004 "leed’ing by example: green building assessment as an armature for ecological literacy in design", 2004 iidex/neocon education seminar, toronto.
2003 "eco-ethics, aesthetics and the paradox of informed negligence", 2003 acsa international conference, helsinki, finland, july 28.
2003 "meeting the environmental challenge: making a difference by design", fider workshop, idec national conference, san diego, california, march 26.
2002 "ecological literacy: new perspectives for design education", university of cincinnati, cincinnatit, ohio, may 10.
2001 "mumbling and stumbling: paradoxes of green design practice", 89th annual acsa national conference, baltimore, march 17.
2001 "ergo versus eco: a tale of two centricities", 45th human factors and ergonomics society national conference, minneapolis, minnesota, october 12.
2000 "greening of the ivy: american perspectives", 27th international conference on making cities livable, vienna, austria, july 5.
2000 "edification and the edifice: facilities for environmental education";, cefpi northeast conference on environments for learning, ithaca, ny, may 31.
2000 "rustic adirondack furniture industry: survey and prospect", 7th annual conference on the adirondacks, saranac lake, new york, may 24-26.
2000 ";greening of the ivy: new models for design education";, envirodesign 4 conference, denver, colorado, may 19.
1999 ";looking back, looking forward, looking out: the greening of interior design education ";, 10th idec east/south conference, philadelphia, pa., october 2.
1999 ";ways of meaning: reflecting nature through the artifact";, 10th annual conference of the society of human ecology, montreal, may 30.
1999 ";expressing eco-ethics: architectural aesthetics reconsidered";, ethics of building conference, penrith, england, april 14.
1999 ";reflecting nature: artificing as a biophilic response";, carleton university, ottawa, canada, january 6.
1997 ";the warm springs chair and table: the evolution of an idea";, the humane village, 20th congress of icsid 97, toronto, canada, august 24.

2013 city of ithaca planning board.
2010-2011 faculty advisor for cornell university solar decathlon sustainable research facility (srf).
2010 invited participant in the ifi americas regional think tank, New York City, New York, September 11.
2008-2011 faculty-in-residence, lowrise 7, cornell university, ithaca, new york.
2008-2009 faculty advisor for cornell university solar decathlon international competition, finished 7th overall.
2007-2011 chair of the nominations committee, college of human ecology, cornell university, ithaca, new york.
2007-2010 director of graduate studies, department of design and environmental analysis, cornell university, ithaca, new york.
2006-2011 advising faculty member, science of natural and environmental systems (snes), cornell university, ithaca, new york.
2006-2007 faculty advisor for cornell university solar decathlon international competition, finished 19th overall.
2006-2007 member of faculty search committee, landscape architecture, cornell university, ithaca, new york.
2005-2006 member of the green building oversight committee, cornell university, ithaca, ny.
2005-2011 member of the college of human ecology information technology advisory council.
2004-2005 faculty advisor for cornell university solar decathlon international competition, finished 2nd overall.
2003-2006 faculty fellow, faculty programs in residential communities, cascadilla hall, cornell university.
2001-2006 city of ithaca conservation advisory council member.
2001-2002 member of the greening the university ad hoc committee for the proposal of the cornell university president's environmental stewardship council.
1998-2011 member of the dea/txa cad governance committee, responsible for cad policy and facility management.
1998-2010 director of the dea sustainable resource center, an education and research facility for dea students.
1999-2000 undergraduate environment initiative. university committee for the establishment of a new interdisciplinary environmental sciences undergraduate degree at cornell.
1995-1998 member of the information technology committee for the college of architecture, georgia tech.
1995-1998 member of the research and scholarship committee for the college of architecture, georgia tech.
1995-1998 member of the dean's sustainability committee for the college of architecture, georgia tech.
1999-2002 city of ithaca pride of ownership committee member.
1992-1995 american institute of architects (aia), co-chair of environment committee, atlanta chapter.

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