• Guzowski, M. and Weber, W. "Bio-Inspired Daylighting Design Process and Tools: Comparing Biophilic and Biometric Strategies," Climate, Cities, Culture: History, Art, Architecture and Heritage, School of Collectively Building (SOCB) Conference, Vienna, Austria, August 2025.
• Guzowski, M., Weber, W., Handeen, D. and Snell-Rood, E. “A Bio-Inspired Approach to Critical Thinking,” New Schools of Thought: Critical Thinking & Creative Teaching, Architecture, Media, Policy, and Society Conference, California State University Los Angeles; Universidad de los Andes, Chile; and Universitas Katolik Parahyangan, Indonesia, March 2025.
• Guzowski, M. “Biophilic Design as an Overarching Framework for Six Bio-Inspired Approaches: Lessons from an Early Architectural Design Studio,” Teaching Beyond the Curriculum: A Focus on Pedagogy, Glasgow School of Arts, Louisiana State University, and Wenzhou-Kean University: Architecture Media Politics and Society Conference, London; AMPS Proceedings Series 36, ISSN 2398-9467, 209-221, 2024.
• Guzowski, M. (Lead Author), Asojo, A., and Pravinata, A. “Democratic Light: Daylighting Design and the Tate Hall Building Renovation,” The Plan Journal 9, no.2, 2024; doi: 10.15274/tpj.2024.09.02.4. Special issue on Democratic Space, Bologna, Italy.
• Guzowski, M. "Bio-Inspired Daylighting: Relationships Between Six Biologically Informed Design Frameworks,"  Illuminating Engineering Society of North America, August 2023.
• Guzowski, M., Snell-Rood, E., Smirnoff, D., and Weber, W. "A Biology-Architecture Collaboration: Integrating Biological Concepts with a Bio-Inspired Design Process," Architectural Research Centers Consortium, April 2023.
• Guzowski, M. “Integrating Biophilic, Net-Positive, and Resilient Design: A Framework for Architectural Education,”  Architectural Research Centers Consortium,  April 2022.
• Guzowski, M. “Biophilic Net-Positive Architecture: Integrating Nature, Health, Wellbeing and Passive Design,” Architectural Research Centers Consortium, April 2021.
• Guzowski, M. "Daylight as a Design Driver for Biophilic Lighting: Integrating Health and Net-Positive Energy," IES Visionary Challenge, Beyond 2030: What Do You See?, New York: IES, 2020.  VIDEO: 20 minute presentation.
• Guzowski, M. "A Biophilic Approach to Net-Positive Design: Studio Lessons," Associated Collegiate Schools of Architecture Conference, May 2020. (Peer reviewed paper, national distribution; Distinguished Professors' ACSA Best Paper Award.) VIDEO: 15 minute conference presentation.
• Guzowski, M. "An Integrated Daylighting Design Process," Illuminating Engineeering Society of North America, Annual Conference, August 2019. (Peer reviewed paper, national distribution.)
• Guzowski, M. "How Tadao Ando Designs with Light and Darkness," BDOnline (Building Design Online), August 6, 2018.
• Guzowski, M. "How the Masters See It: Six Ways to Design with Light," ArchDaily, July 15, 2018.
• Guzowski, M. “Ecology of Daylighting: Form Follows Light and Performance Follows Form,” ARCC-EEAE International Conference, Philedelphia, PA, 2018. (Peer reviewed paper, international distribution.)
• Guzowski, M. “Shaped by Light: Reid Building at the Glasgow School of Art,” ARCC Conference, Salt Lake City, Utah, 2017 (peer review paper).
• Guzowski, M. “The Renzo Piano Pavilion at the Kimbell Art Museum,” International Passive Low Energy Conference, Los Angeles, CA, 2016. (Peer reviewed paper, international distribution.)
• Guzowski, M. “Towards Net-Zero: Lessons for Architectural Education,” ARCC Conference, Chicago, IL, 2015. (Peer reviewed paper, national distribution.)
• Guzowski, M. “Time and Adaptive Comfort Studies in Net-Zero Design Education,” International Conference on Adaptation and Movement in Architecture, Toronto, Canada, 2013. (Peer reviewed paper, international distribution.)
• Guzowski, M and L. Abraham, B. Lehrman, and L. Neckar.  “Zero+ Campus Design Project: Integrating Water and Energy in Early Design,” Ball State Greening the Campus Conference IX, 2012. (Peer reviewed paper, national distribution.)
• Guzowski, M. “Passive (is) Progressive,” Architecture Minnesota, Jan/Feb 2012, pp 40-45.  (Editorial review.)
• Guzowski, M. “The Next Generation of Architectural Education: Integrating a Regenerative Approach to Sustainable Design,” Proceedings of the American Solar Energy Society National Solar Conference, June 2011.
• Meyer Boake, T., M. Guzowski, and J. Wasley. “The Carbon Neutral Design Project: Pedagogy Meets Practice,” Proceedings of the Associated Collegiate Schools of Architecture (ACSA) Conference, New York: ACSA; 2010, pp. 294-308. (Peer reviewed paper, national distribution.)
• Guzowski, M. “The Essential Role of Integrated Daylighting and Solar Design in the Quest for Zero-Energy Carbon-Neutral Housing,” Proceedings of the 2010 American Solar Energy Society (ASES) Conference, Boulder, CO: ASES; 2010. (Peer reviewed paper, national distribution.)
• Guzowski, M. and L. Abraham. “Integrated Luminous and Thermal Design: A Cold Climate Approach to Zero-Energy Carbon-Neutral Design Education,” Proceedings of the 26^th International Passive and Low-Energy Architecture (PLEA) Conference, Quebec City, Canada: 2009, pp. 205-210. (Peer reviewed paper, international distribution.)
• Guzowski, M. “Educating Future Architects Position Paper,” Environmentally Conscious Design Symposium: Educating Future Architects, State College, PA: Penn State Department of Architecture, 2009, pp. 11-12.  (Invited position paper, academic audience.)
• Guzowski, M., T. Meyer Boake, and J. Wasley, “Carbon Neutral Design Education Project,” Setting the Next Agenda in Sustainable Design Education, Oxford Brookes University, Oxford, England, 2008. (Peer reviewed paper, international distribution.)
• Guzowski, M. “The New Architecture of the Sun and Wind,” AIA Committee on the Environment (COTE) Sustainable Design Whitepapers, Washington D.C.: AIA COTE, January 2008. (The first of ten invited whitepapers on sustainable design, editorial review, national distribution.)
• Guzowski, M. “Is Beauty Only Skin Deep:  The Building Envelope and Its Implications for Daylighting Design,” Proceedings of the 2007 ASES Conference, Boulder, CO: ASES, 2007. (Peer reviewed paper, national distribution.)
• Guzowski, M., D. Kelbaugh, S. McDowell, P. Rasmussen, and R. Smith. “Integrated Practice and the Twenty-first Century Curriculum,” Proceedings from the AIA Conference on Sustainability in Architecture and Higher Education and republished in the 2007 Cranbrook Conference, New York: AIA/ACSA, 2008, pp. 78-81. (Invited whitepaper, editorial review, national distribution, team coordinator.)
• Guzowski, M. and W. Weber. “Solar Design in Minnesota:  Lessons from Zero Energy Housing,” Proceedings of the 2006 ASES Conference, Boulder, CO: ASES, July 2006. (Peer reviewed paper, national distribution.)

• Guzowski, M. (PI); Interrante, V. (Co-PI), and Weber, W., Handeen, D., Graves, R., Snell-Rood, E. and Travisano, M. (Project Team), “ Bio-Inspired Daylighting as a Design Driver for Health & Sustainable Performance: Integrating Virtual Reality with Computational Design Tools”; Digital Design Center, University of Minnesota, 2024-2025.
• Snell-Rood, E. (PI); Borrello, M.; Guzowski, M.; Shaw, R.; Roehrig, G.; Travisano, M. (Co-PIs); Rossi-Mastracci, J. and Weber, W. (Senior Personnel), "Agency, Directionality, and Function: Foundations for a Science of Purpose," John Templeton Foundation, 2021-2024.
• Abimbola, A. and M. Guzowski, "Sustainable Design Expansion to the Lighting Minor," Nuckolls Fund for Lighting Education, 2021-2022 (Co-PI).
• Guzowski, M. and Abi Asojo, Genell Ebbini, Joe Favour, Richard Graves, Jessica Rossi-Mastracci, "A Biophilic Approach to Net-Positive Design, College of Design, University of Minnesota, 2020-2021 (P.I.). Website: Biophilic Net-Positive Design Project.
• Asojo, A., and M. Guzowski, Lighting Design Minor, Nuckolls Fund for Lighting Education, 2018-2020 (Co-P.I.).
• Graves, R. and B. Keeler (Co-P.I.); M. Guzowski, S. Polasky, S. Hobbie, J. Hellman, and R. Strong. “Sustainable Development: Architecture and Planning within the Ecological Footprint of One Planet,” Grand Challenges Research Grant, University of Minnesota, 2016-2018 (Research Team Member).
• Guzowski, M. "Art of Architectural Daylighting," Imagine Fund, University of Minnesota, 2015-16 (P.I.).
• Strong, R. and M. Guzowski (2010-12: L. Neckar, L. Abraham, B. Lehrman, et al). “Zero+ Campus Design Project,” Office of the Provost, University of Minnesota, 2010-2015 (Co-P.I.).
• Wasley, J., T. Meyer Boake, M. Guzowski, and J. Quale.  “Carbon Neutral Design Project,” American Institute of Architects (AIA), 2008-2009 with the educational initiative on-going, AIA and Oak Hill Foundation (Co-P.I.).
• Guzowski M. and J. Carmody.  “Initiative for Renewable Energy in Architecture (reARCH),” Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA), 2006-2008 (P.I.).
• Carmody. J, M. Guzowski, and R. Strong. “Minnesota Zero Energy Design Protocol (mnZED Protocol),” MPCA, 2007-2009 (Co-P.I.).
• Carmody, J., F. Forsyth, M. Guzowski, P. Huelman, and L. Lavine.  “Affordable Housing Initiative,” U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Affairs; 2004-2007 (Co-P.I.).
• Guzowski, M., L. Lavine, and P. Huelman. “Phase One:  The Single Family Pilot House Demonstration Project,” Amherst H. Wilder Foundation, 2002-2004 (P.I.).
• Carmody, J. and M. Guzowski.  “Integrating Sustainable Design and Affordable Housing in Minnesota (Minnesota Green Housing Design Guide),” Minnesota Office of Environmental Assistance (MnOEA), State of Minnesota, 2002-2004 (Co-P.I.).

Horizons

Seasonal Meditations
Cold Wax & Oil

Painting is an opportunity to witness and engage the changing qualities and moods of the seasons. It is a type of meditation that draws on direct experience and observations of nature.  The paintings are developed “in season” and throughout the year. They are intended to capture an ever-changing spirit and quality of time and place. These imagined landscapes communicate impressions of time as experienced in my day-to-day life. Painting keeps me connected with the beauty and ever-changing cycles of nature.

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