Julia McMorrough is Associate Professor of Practice at the Taubman College of Architecture and Urban Planning at the University of Michigan, where she teaches design studios and representations courses. She has also taught design courses at the Boston Architectural Center and the Ohio State University. She is a LEED Accredited Professional, and since 1992 has worked professionally in architecture firms in Kansas City, New York, Boston, and Columbus, Ohio. In that time she was the lead designer on a range of project types throughout the country, including libraries, academic buildings, and housing. Julia holds a Bachelor of Architecture degree from the University of Kansas and a Master of Science in Advanced Architectural Design from Columbia University. Julia is a co-founder of studioAPT (with John McMorrough), a research and design collaborative, and is also the author of Materials, Structures, and Standards: All the Details Architects Need to Know But Can Never Find .