GRI.D DANNY
GRIFFIN

GUIDANCE
I practice architecture by
coding constructive processes

Geometry Engines
Feedback Loops
Automation


About

Danny Griffin (GRI.D)


@_gri.d
gridguidance

I want to make complex feats of 
design and construction look easy



Author of:


Guiding Labor (SMArchS Thesis)
A case for digital instructions in the field of analog construction.


Seeing Labor (Joint M.Arch Thesis with Inez Ow) An accounting exercise examining the true costs behind the scenes of constructing a full-scale pavilion. 

Dream Lawn - A reflection of a childhood of chores and impossible pursuits of maintenance.


Education


Aug. 2023 - May 2025
Aug. 2018 -May 2022



Aug. 2014 - May 2018

Architecture 

Jun. 2022 - Present


Feb. 2021 - May 2022


R&D 

Sept. 2023 - May 2024


Jan. 2019 - Aug. 2021


June 2019 - Aug. 2019


May 2017 - Aug. 2018

Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA

Master of Science in Architecture Studies
Master of Architecture

Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA

Bachelor of Science in Architecture



 Payette, Boston, MA
 Architect, High Performance Envelopes

Studio Other Spaces, Berlin, Germany
 Architectural Designer

 

Self Assembly Lab, Cambridge, MA
 Research Assistant in Textile Manufacturing

 Studio J. Jih, Boston, MA
 Research Lead, Essays in Assembly

Zahner Labs, Kansas City, MO
 R&D Engineering Intern:

Digital Building Lab, Atlanta, GA
 Research Assistant in Construction Automation