faculty
Michael Garrison
Gilbert Cass Centennial Teaching Fellow in Architecture
Graduate Adviser for Architecture
Professor
mgarrison@utexas.edu
GOL 4.104B | office
+1 512 471 0185 | phone
The University of Texas at Austin
School of Architecture
310 Inner Campus Drive Stop B7500
Austin, TX 78712-1009
Education
B.Arch., Louisiana State University, 1970M.Arch., Rice University, 1971
areas of interest
Advanced Design; Environmental Controls; Sustainable Architecture; Passive Solar Systems; Design with Climate, Building Workshop; Visual CommunicationProfessor Michael Garrison is currently active in the design and construction of sustainable buildings. He has served as the faculty sponsor of the 2002, 2005, and 2007 Solar Decathlon competitions administered by the U.S. Department of Energy. He is currently principal investigator for a Zero Net Energy highrise tower for Shreveport, Louisiana, sponsored by Community Renewal International. Garrison's research has received numerous grants and awards from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, National Renewable Energy Lab, U.S. Department of Energy, U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, U.S. Department of Interior, National Park Foundation, Texas Energy Advisory Council, Texas Energy and Natural Resources Advisory Council, Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs, and Austin Energy's Green Building Program.
Professor Garrison is the author of a number of publications including Passive Solar Homes for Texas (1982) and Building Envelopes, with Randall Stout (NCARB 2004). He is past chair of the Resource Management Commission for the City of Austin, a founding member of the Texas Solar Energy Society, and research fellow of the UT Center for Sustainable Development.
