Lisa Moffitt, Carleton University

Research

Architectural Model Rammed Earth Regenerative Building Material Architectural Design / Knowledge Creation Environment Climate Change Materiality Decarbonising Construction

Latest funding

Burning, Thawing, Flooding, Eroding: Visualizing Climate Change across Peripheral Canadian Communities
SSHRC · 2026 · Co-investigator
$89,945
Earth Work: Architecture's Regenerative Material Models
SSHRC · 2024 · Principal investigator
$29,505

All 2 grants and awards

Burning, Thawing, Flooding, Eroding: Visualizing Climate Change across Peripheral Canadian Communities

Co-investigatorSSHRC2026Insight Development Grants

Principal investigators: Bernbaum, Piper

$89,945

Earth Work: Architecture's Regenerative Material Models

Principal investigatorSSHRC2024Insight Development Grant

Principal investigators: Moffitt, Lisa

Keywords: Architectural Model; Rammed Earth; Regenerative Building Material; Architectural Design / Knowledge Creation; Environment; Climate Change; Materiality; Decarbonising Construction

$29,505

From CIHR, NSERC and SSHRC funding decisions: CIHR since 2008, NSERC since 1991 and SSHRC since 1998, including their latest published competition results.

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Subject: Prospective PhD student: Architectural Model Dear Professor Moffitt, My name is [your name], and I am a [your current degree or role] at [your institution]. I am applying for a PhD position starting in [term and year]. Your research on architectural model connects closely to my own work on [your research topic]. [One or two sentences on what you did and what you learned.] I also saw your SSHRC-funded project "Earth Work: Architecture's Regenerative Material Models" (2024), and I would be glad to contribute to work in that direction. Are you accepting new PhD students for [term and year]? I have attached my CV and transcripts, and I would be glad to talk at a time that suits you. Thank you for your time. Kind regards, [your name]