Jason Alread, AIA, LEED AP is a Professor and the former Director of the School of Architecture at the University of Florida. He was educated at the University of Florida and Yale University, and has been a registered architect in professional practice for over 30 years. He was a founding partner in Substance Architecture and an Associate at HLKB Architecture, the 2001 AIA National Firm of the Year. He is the author of Design-Tech: An Integrated Approach to Building Science and Technology (now in its 3rd edition) with Thomas Leslie and Rob Whitehead and A Century of Iowa Architecture. Professor Alread has been recognized with over 40 design and education awards, including two National AIA Design Honor Awards, an AIA National Education Honor Award, the AIA Florida McMinn Outstanding Educator Award, and two IIDA International Design Awards. The ACSA has honored him with New Faculty Teaching, Faculty Design, and Creative Achievement Awards. In 2014 Design Intelligence named him as one of the 30 Most Admired Design Educators in North American Schools and in 2023 he was the Teacher of the Year in the College of Design Construction and Planning at UF. Professor Alread’s teaching and research focus on the integration of craft and technology, building performance, design methodologies, and professional practice. He teaches beginning design and graduate comprehensive studios, methods and materials of construction, detailing, and design history. He also coordinates the summer UF Design Exploration Program for high school students.
Jason Alread, AIA, LEED AP
