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Adele Houghton
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Adele Houghton

Instructor

Office of Education, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health

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

  • 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

  • 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