Rate My Professor Mark McGlothlin

Mark McGlothlin is the Edward M. Fearney Endowed Associate Professor and Associate Director of Undergraduate Programs in the School of Architecture at the University of Florida College of Design, Construction and Planning. He holds a Bachelor of Architecture and a Bachelor of Science in Architectural Engineering, both from Kansas State University in 1995, and a Master of Architecture from Harvard University Graduate School of Design in 2001. As a 1995 SOM Foundation Fellow, McGlothlin traveled extensively to England, France, Greece, Italy, Scotland, Spain, and Switzerland during his undergraduate studies. Since 2002, he has served as an Associate Professor at the University of Florida, focusing on sustainability in architecture and design.

McGlothlin has made significant contributions to architectural education and innovation. His key publications include 'Roark’s Shadow – Between Defiance and Docility,' presented at the 2013 Association of Architectural Educators Conference, which critiques the myth of the individual architectural genius and its impact on design pedagogy and collaboration, and 'Dead Letter Office,' co-authored with Bradley Walters in 2014, analyzing the balance between craft-based and speculative projects in architectural curricula to foster adaptive learning. In 2023, he was honored as a University of Florida Innovator of the Year for disclosing invention T19060, a Kinetic Façade System, in collaboration with Anwar Sadat and Bradley Walters. McGlothlin received the Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve Service Member Patriot Award for supporting a deployed student's academic completion. He also earned recognition as a 2019 Anderson Scholars Faculty Honoree. As a co-principal investigator, he contributed to a $2.5 million EPA grant for the project 'Rebuilding Community: Repairing and Renewing Homes for the People of the Native Village of Tyonek, Alaska,' alongside Robert Ries and Bradley Walters. These achievements highlight his impact on sustainable design, educational leadership, and community resilience.