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Josh Hafel leaning casually at a tall counter in a bright office space, smiling and wearing glasses with a dark blazer.

Josh Hafel

Senior Design Technology Leader
Quality Management Team
/
Dallas Office
Texas Tech University – College of Architecture

Josh brings a blend of technical innovation and design insight to his role as Senior Design Technology Leader at GFF Dallas. Since joining the team in 2019, he has made his mark by integrating advanced quality management practices into complex projects across mixed-use residential, commercial, worship, and automotive sectors. His academic research has garnered international attention, including a featured project and interview in South Korea’s Architecture and Culture magazine, alongside participation in the Amarillo Museum of Art 2017 Architectural Biennial. Josh continues to push boundaries through his ongoing research in Urban Infrastructural Design, exploring the intersection of technology and architecture across Dallas and Hong Kong’s diverse urban landscapes.

Josh Hafel leaning casually at a tall counter in a bright office space, smiling and wearing glasses with a dark blazer.

Josh brings a blend of technical innovation and design insight to his role as Senior Design Technology Leader at GFF Dallas. Since joining the team in 2019, he has made his mark by integrating advanced quality management practices into complex projects across mixed-use residential, commercial, worship, and automotive sectors. His academic research has garnered international attention, including a featured project and interview in South Korea’s Architecture and Culture magazine, alongside participation in the Amarillo Museum of Art 2017 Architectural Biennial. Josh continues to push boundaries through his ongoing research in Urban Infrastructural Design, exploring the intersection of technology and architecture across Dallas and Hong Kong’s diverse urban landscapes.

Josh Hafel is a Senior Design Technology Leader with GFF on the Quality Management Studio.
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    Preserving the American West while expanding the future of research and scholarship

    SMU – The Rees-Jones Library of the American West

    Dallas, Texas

    A Park Cities restaurant with an understated presence and exceptional detail, inside and out

    R+D Kitchen

    Dallas, Texas

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    What if luxury could feel both elevated and grounded at once?

    Validus 2701 Brown

    Dallas, Texas

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    This comprehensive transformation of the Cox School of Business merges historic context with modern academic ambition

    SMU – Cox School of Business

    University Park, Texas

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