Joseph Murray

Joseph Murray is a designer and systems thinker whose projects span user experience, social research and the built environment. He has worked for architects and engineering firms throughout his career and has developed an expertise in building lifecycle management, focusing on long-term change processes at the building and district scales. Expanding on this interdisciplinary approach, Joseph is currently pursuing a PhD in Architecture–Engineering–Construction Management at Carnegie Mellon University. His dissertation investigates adaptable building systems and time-based architectural practices.

He holds an MA in Sociology and Social Anthropology from Central European University. Joseph is a board member of the Council on Open Building and is a collaborating researcher at Cornell University’s Just Places Lab. He is the co-editor and contributor to a forthcoming book, titled Sustainable Design for Uncertain Futures: Dialogues on Time-Based Architecture, to be published by Wiley in early 2025.

Research Interests

• Architectural strategies for change management
• Building and district scale adaptive reuse 
• Decision support systems 
• Building lifecycle management
• Facilities management
• Critical data studies

Affiliations

• Board Member, Council on Open Building
• Collaborating Researcher, Cornell University's Just Places Lab