Jacob Gines
Overview
Summary:
Jacob Gines is an Associate Professor of Architecture at Mississippi State University (MSU) where he teaches advanced design studios and building technology courses – with an emphasis on Materials and Methods. His research and scholarship investigate biosustainable materials and their manufacturing + fabrication processes - specifically mass timber design.
Education:
- Master of Architecture (MArch), Architecture, University of Utah, 2007
- Bachelor of Science (BS), Architectural Studies, University of Utah, 2005
Research interests:
Mass Timber Design + Construction
Material Fabrication and Design
Carbon Sequestration
Resilient Design
Publications
Book
- Intersections + Adjacencies: Leadership in Architectural Education. Stoughton, WI: The Printing House Inc.. 2015
Conference Paper
- Practicing Conscious Architectural Experience. University of Cincinnati. 2018
Conference Proceeding
- Concrete Environments. Proceedings of the BTES 2021 Conference. Volume 2021. 2022
- Concrete Environments. Building Technology Educators' Society. Volume 2021, Issue 1, Page article 2. 2021
- Living the Double Life: Between Architectural Practice and the Academy. ACSA Press. Volume ACSA Fall Conference. 2021
- In Spite of Pragmatics: The Pursuit of Both/And for Integrated Architectural Solutions. Building Technology Educators' Society. Volume 2019, Issue 55. 2019
- A Multi-Disciplinary Team Design for a Modular Garden Container. EDRA45 NewOrleans. Volume 1, Issue 1, Page 406. 2014
Journal Article
- Inquisitions of Culture, Craft, and Materiality. WORKING OUT: Thinking while building, Association of Collegiate Schools of Architecture . Volume 1, Issue 1, Pages 1-7. 2014
Presentations
- "Video Short: Multi-disciplinary team design for a modular garden container." EDRA45 New Orleans: Building with Change, Environmental Design Research Association , New Orleans, Louisiana. 2014
Abstract
- "Inquisitions of Culture, Craft, and Materiality." WORKING OUT: Thinking while building, Association of Collegiate Schools of Architecture Fall Conference , Halifax, Nova Scotia. 2014
Keynote/Plenary Address
- "Mass Timber: Projections for Future Market Growth." Tri-State (MS, LA, TX) Society of American Foresters Annual Meeting, Tri-State Society of American Foresters, Alexandria, LA. 2021
- "Wood Innovation." Mississippi Society of American Foresters Annual Meeting, Mississippi Society of American Foresters, Clinton, MS. 2021
- "Mass Timber Innovations and Opportunities." Western Wood Preservers Annual Meeting, Western Wood Preservers, Park City, UT. 2021
- "Mass Timber in the Southeast: Innovations and Opportunities." Third Thursday Lecture Series, American Institute of Architects, Memphis Chapter, Memphis, TN. 2020
- "From Forest to Frame: Mississippi's Strategic Position in the Mass Timber Marketplace." AIA Mississippi Chapter Annual Convention, American Institute of Architects (AIA) Mississippi Chapter, Biloxi, MS. 2019
- "Living the Double Life: Between Professing and Practice." Nihon University Visiting Lecture Series, Nihon University, College of Industrial Technology, Chiba, Japan. 2019
- "Mass Timber Design." 2019 Forest Products Society Mid-South Regional Annual Meeting, Forest Products Society, Mid-South Region, Mississippi State University, Starkville, MS. 2019
Lecture
- "Innovations in Wood Design and Construction." Construction Management Course Lecture Series, University of Arkansas at Little Rock, Department of Construction Management, Virtual. 2021
Oral Presentation
- "Wood Design Focus + Mass Timber at MSU." Laminate Conference, University of Arkansas, Virtual. 2020
- "In Spite of Pragmatics: The Pursuit of Both/And for Integrated Architectural Solutions." 2019 Building Technology Educators' Society Conference, Building Technology Educators' Society (BTES), University of Massachusetts Amherst, Amherst, MA. 2019
- "Mass Timber at MSU." Sumitomo Forestry Guest Lecture, Sumitomo Forestry Co., Tsukuba Research Institute, Tsukuba, Japan. 2019
- "MSU: Mass Timber Research and Projects." Nihon University Faculty Collaborations, Nihon University, College of Industrial Technology, Department of Conceptual Design, Chiba, Japan. 2019
- "MSU: Mass Timber Research and Projects." Nihon University Faculty Collaborations, Nihon University, College of Industrial Technology, Department of Architecture, Chiba, Japan. 2019
- "The Future of Tall." Archimania Visiting Lecture, Archimania, Memphis, TN. 2019
- "Collaboration Redefined: Leveraging Tactics of Crowdsourcing and Technological Utilities to Enhance Resulting Knowledge in a Multi-Disciplinary Collaborative Project." IDEC Annual International Conference, Interior Design Educators Council, Fort Worth, Texas. 2015
Paper
- "Concrete Environments." 2021 Building Technology Educators' Society Conference, Building Technology Educators' Society, University of Massachusetts, Amherst. 2021
Short Course
- "Teaching Mass Timber Studios." Teaching Mass Timber Studios, School of Design and Construction, Washington State University, Virtual. 2021
Areas of Expertise
Mass Timber Design Materials and Methods Carbon Sequestration Architectural Design