Jeff DeGregorio possesses a rare ability to balance design management, mentoring and prototypical design thinking, which he has applied to both high technology projects at a large scale and carefully crafted small projects.
He is a nationally recognized expert in research planning and design and typically leads the user engagement process for our most technically complex projects. He applies a collaborative, intellectually rigorous process to address the human dimensions of his projects. He has been an integral member of numerous award-winning architectural buildings and has a passion for adaptive re-use projects.
Jeff is particularly focused on the intersection of education and architecture. During his early years at PAYETTE, Jeff developed the firm’s young designer educational program which ultimately earned PAYETTE the AIA IDP Firm of the Year Award twice. Since that time, Jeff remains invested in working with young staff to further their understanding of how buildings are made and the potential for innovation that exists within every moment.
EDUCATION
B.Arch. Cum Laude, 1998, Syracuse University, School of Architecture
FEATURED PROJECTS
Cornell University, College of Engineering and Facility Master Plan Update
Cornell University, Kimball Hall Renovation
Harvard Medical School, Blavatnik Harvard Life Lab
Harvard Medical School, West Quad Initiative
Harvard University, Harvard Goel Quantum Science and Engineering Building
Harvard University, Sherman Fairchild Renovation
Kempner Institute for the Study of Natural & Artificial Intelligence, Collaboration Weave
Massachusetts Institute of Technology, PDSI Project
Pennsylvania State University, College of Engineering Master Plan
Skolkovo University, Institute of Science and Technology
Skolkovo University, Institute of Science and Technology Master Plan
The Pennsylvania State University, Engineering Design and Innovation Building
The Pennsylvania State University, Engineering Collaborative Research & Education Building
Thomas Jefferson University, Jefferson / Thomas Jefferson University Caroline Kimmel Biomedical Research Building
Tulane University, Downtown Campus Master Space Plan
Tulane University, Charity Hospital Renovation & Renewal
Tulane University, District Framework Plan for Science & Engineering
University of Connecticut, Science 1 Research Center
University of Hartford, Francis X. and Nancy Hursey Center for Advanced Engineering and Health Professions
University of Texas at Austin, Norman Hackerman Building Greenhouse Addition
University of Washington, College of Engineering Space Assessment, Visioning and Academic Plan
HONORS & AWARDS
2025
AIA Education Facility Design Award.
2025
SCUP/AIA-CAE Excellence in Architecture: New Building
2025
BSA Built Design Excellence Award_Merit
2025
AIA New England Architecture Design Award
2025
The Chicago Athenaeum American Architecture Award
2025
AIA New England Architecture Design Award
2025
Green Building Impact Award, Honor
2024
AIA New England Design Awards, Merit Award
2024
BSA Design Awards, Commendation Award
2024
AIA CT Design Awards, Excellence Award
2024
AIA Education Facility Design Award
2024
AIA CT Design Awards, Excellence Award
2024
AIA New England Design Awards, Citation
2024
AIA St. Louis Architecture Design Award
2022
Porcelanosa International Project Award Finalist
2017
S-Lab, Refurbished Laboratory Award
2016
I2SL Go Beyond Award, Buildings Category
2016
R&D Magazine, Renovated Lab of the Year
2013
USGBC/MA Chapter, Special Recognition for Stellar Energy Performance in a Lab Building
2013
R&D Magazine, Renovated Lab of the Year Special Mention
2009
Boston Society of Architects, Higher Education Award, Award for Design Excellence
2008
Boston Society of Architects, Citation for Design
2008
SCUP/AIA-CAE, Honor Award for Excellence in Building Additions
TEACHING & LECTURES
“Art of Science,” OpenLAB Studio Guest Lecture, 2023
Sustainability Case Study Guest Speaker, University of Washington College of Architecture, 2021
University of Hartford, Department of Architecture, Commencement Address, 2020
“Renovation and Repurposing for Research: The Impossible is Now possible with New MEP and Building Technology,” NYAPPA – Cornell Laboratory Symposium, 2020
“Master Plan Integration: the Interrelationship of Academic, Sustainability and Infrastructure Needs of Today’s Engineering Colleges,” Tradeline University Facilities Conference, 2019
“Capital Projects and Space Planning for Student Life, Learning Spaces, Utilization, Flexibility, Collaboration,” Tradeline University Facilities Conference, May 2019
Professional Practice Lecture, Cornell University, 2018
“High Performance Interdisciplinary Research at Cornell’s Kimball Hall: A Rebirth Model for 1960s Facilities,” S-Lab Conference, May 2017
“Renovation and Repurposing for Research: the Impossible is Now Possible with New MEP and Building Technology, “Tradeline College and University Science and Engineering Facilities, 2016
“Repurposing Solutions for Disparate Program Growth: increasing Computational, Wet Bench and Prototyping Lab Space,” Tradeline College and University Science and Engineering Facilities Conference, 2016
Cornell Professional Practice Course Lecturer (2012-2016)
Design Critic: Wentworth Institute of Technology (2016)
Lab Design Conference: Renovated Lab of the Year 04/16
Tradeline: College and University Science and Engineering Facilities Conference 04/16
Lab Design News: Engineering’s New Space Needs 02/15
Lab Design Conference: Renovated Lab of the Year 04/13
Tradeline Conference: Space Strategies 10/12
Labs21 Conference 01/11
Design Critic: Roger Williams University 01/08
Design Critic: Syracuse University 01/07
Boston Architectural Center: Thesis Advisor
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