Adele Houghton
Instructor
Office of Education, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health
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Biography
Adele Houghton, FAIA, DrPH, LEED AP, works at the intersection of buildings, public health, and climate change. She is a member of the American Institute of Architects College of Fellows and received a Doctor of Public Health (DrPH) degree from the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, where she also teaches. Her book, Architectural Epidemiology (Johns Hopkins University Press, 2024), co-authored with Professor Carlos Castillo-Salgado of Johns Hopkins University, proposes a novel method for architectural design: combining neighborhood-scale environmental health data with participatory community engagement to maximize a building's positive ripple effect on community and planetary health.
Education and Training
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MArch, Architecture
Rice University -
MPH, Public Health
Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health -
DrPH, Public Health
Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health -
AB, Architecture and Urbanism
Princeton University
Awards and Honors
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American Institute of Architects College of Fellows , 2023
American Institute of Architects -
Delta Omega Honor Society, Alpha Chapter, 2013
Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health -
Registered Architect in the State of Texas, 2006
Texas Board of Architectural Examiners -
LEED Accredited Professional, 2003
U.S. Green Building Council