Emily McGlohn

EDUCATION
Master of Architecture, University of Oregon, 2012
Bachelor of Architecture, Auburn University, 2003

PROFESSIONAL CERTIFICATIONS
Registered Architect (Virginia)
Member, American Institute of Architects (AIA)
Member, National Council of Architectural Registration Boards (NCARB)
Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design Accredited Professional (LEED AP)

Emily McGlohn is an Associate Professor in the Auburn University School of Architecture, Planning and Landscape Architecture. McGlohn earned a Master of Architecture from the University of Oregon and a Bachelor of Architecture from Auburn University. She is a registered architect in Virginia. Dedicated to supporting architectural practice through design education excellence, McGlohn proudly teaches third-year design studio at Rural Studio in Newbern, Alabama. Since 2017 she’s served as the third-year curriculum coordinator and job site superintendent. Building and teaching at Rural Studio helps her intimately understand and therefore critique contemporary building enclosures, family house design and client engagement. Working closely with her teaching team, McGlohn and her students have built three homes for local community members, and one is under construction. Students propose alternative assembly details and test them each academic year. Feedback on cost, construction, materials and performance helps advance Rural Studio’s Front Porch Initiative goal of developing a family affordable home model for use by other housing development non-profits across the country. This feedback loop of applied research through design-build and back again is central to her research agenda and teaching pedagogy. Pleased to serve her community and profession in West Alabama, McGlohn is a happy resident of Greensboro, Alabama.

RESEARCH INTERESTS
Affordable housing design
Assembly methods
Energy efficiency
Lifestyle-centered planning