C. Greig Crysler

Research Bio

Professor Crysler's research interests include the geopolitics of architectural discourse since 1960; globalization and the social production of the built environment; and the relationship between architecture and identity. He has extensive experience in professional practice in Canada and the UK, and is the recipient of project grants from the Canada Council, the Graham Foundation, Chicago, and the Townsend Center for the Humanities at UC Berkeley. He has also received fellowships from the State University of New York at Binghamtom and the Social Sciences Research Council of Canada. He is the founder of a/r/c, an interdisciplinary journal of architectural theory and criticism based in Toronto, Canada, which he edited from 1990-95.

Research Expertise and Interest

architecture, geopolitics of architectural discourse, globalization and social production of the built environment, architecture and identity

Teaching

Courses taught during the three most recent terms
2026 Spring
  • Methods of Inquiry in Architectural Research  [ARCH 281]  

  • Individual Study and Research for Master's and Doctoral Students  [ARCH 299]  

  • Thesis Research and Writing  [ENVDES 195B]  

2025 Fall
  • Introduction to Architectural Design Theory and Criticism  [ARCH 130]  

  • Individual Study and Research for Master's and Doctoral Students  [ARCH 299]  

  • Individual Study and Research for Master's and Doctoral Students  [ARCH 299]  

2025 Summer
  • Individual Study and Research for Master's and Doctoral Students  [ARCH 299]  

  • Individual Study and Research for Master's and Doctoral Students  [ARCH N299]  

2025 Spring
  • Special Topics in Architectural Design Theory and Criticism  [ARCH 139]  

  • Special Topics in Architecture Design Theory and Criticism  [ARCH 239]  

  • Individual Study and Research for Master's and Doctoral Students  [ARCH 299]  

  • Individual Study for Doctoral Students  [ARCH 602]  

  • Thesis Research and Writing  [ENVDES 195B]