Architect and historian Jonathan Massey is dean and a professor of architecture at the University of Michigan’s Taubman College of Architecture and Urban Planning. Massey was dean of architecture at California College of Arts in San Francisco. He served as the Laura J. and L. Douglas Meredith Professor for Teaching Excellence at Syracuse University and chaired the Bachelor of Architecture program and the University Senate. In addition, he co-founded the Aggregate Architectural History Collaborative.

Massey’s research shows how architecture mediates power by forming civil society, shaping social relationships, and regulating consumption. His work on topics ranging from ornament and organicism to risk management and sustainable, design have appeared in collections including: Governing by Design: Architecture, Economy, and Politics in the 20th Century (University of Pittsburgh Press, 2012) and Marcel Breuer: Building Global Institutions (Lars Müller, 2018). Massey has been featured in 'Building the Discipline We Deserve' in The Architect’s Newspaper, 'Aggregating Architectures' on the Archinect Sessions podcast, 'Teaching Change' on the Social Design Insights podcast, and 'Changing Course in Architectural Education' in Architectural Record. His professional training includes practice experience at Dagmar Richter Studio, Brantner Design Associates, and Gehry Partners. He holds a Bachelor of Arts and a PhD in architecture from Princeton University and a Master of Architecture from the University of California, Los Angeles.