The School of Architecture & Planning at the Catholic University of America, Spain Arts & Culture, and the District Architectural Center are co-sponsoring the lecture by Spanish architect Iñaqui Carnicero on “Second Hand Spaces.” Iñaqui Carnicero has been an Associate Professor of design at the School of Architecture, Polytechnic University of Madrid for 13 years and is currently a Visiting Critic at Cornell University. He is also the director of “Symmetries” an architecture platform that relates Roman and contemporary strategies in the city. His work has been widely recognized in multiple occasions by publications, exhibitions, and prestigious awards. Carnicero´s lecture will explore the relationship between architecture and the economical context through some of his projects, and the opportunities that these constrains can offer in the design process. The lecture is on Thursday 10/24 at 6:00pm, at the District Architectural Center located at 421 7th Street Northwest Washington, DC 20004 and entry is free for all public. Registration is required at http://aiadac.com/calendar/event/architecture-week-lecture-iñaqui-carcinero Photo: hangar-16-matadero-madrid by Symmetries.
Baltimore – Students and faculty from the School of Architecture and Planning have been invited for the third straight year to participate and exhibit an environmental installation for Artscape. The project, titled Destination 1 is a music pavilion and DJ dome inspired by the visionary ideas of Buckminster Fuller. A forefather of the modern sustainability movement, Fuller sought ways to help humanity better understand the inherent connections of Earth’s living systems that bind us all together. Melding with Artscape’s 2013 theme “No Passport Required,” Destination 1 seeks to celebrate the oneness of the human race regardless of nationality, ethnic, geographic, cultural or financial boundaries. Working with reclaimed / re_purposed materials, Destination 1 seeks to deconstruct those boundaries. Thus, by promoting a global “oneness” and encouraging visitors to think holistically about our planet, we can encourage all to be better stewards of the planet we share, our “Spaceship Earth.”
Led by faculty members Brian Grieb, AIA and Brian Stansbury, Destination 1 will be a centerpiece of the festival along the Charles Street promenade. The team has collaborated with local DJ’s and artists who will help activate the space with music performances. Throughout the three_day event, DJ’s will be spinning found records for a local salvage company. On Saturday evening, the sounds of Kinetic Light Instruments designed by artists McCormack and Figg, will help bring the first ever “Artscape After Dark” event to life.
“We are excited to once again be selected by Artscape and the Baltimore Office and Promotion & the Arts,” said Brian Grieb, faculty advisor for Destination 1. “The event provides a fantastic environment for our students to display their talents and creative energy, while creating a vibrant and thought provoking space for festival attendees.”
“Working on Destination 1 is extremely rewarding to see our concepts and models become physical structures,” said team member Courtney Morgan, a junior in the architecture program at Morgan State University. “It’s hard work, but at the end of day when you walk past all the things we have built, it definitely puts a smile on my face seeing what we have accomplished.”
With approximately 100 design/build programs among the 123 NAAB accredited architecture schools, design/build education has become a prevalent model. But a recent survey of these programs, presented at the 2011 ACSA Fall Conference, found they can face fundamental problems for long-term survival even while participation among students grows.
Respondents from 36 design/build programs indicated that student participation tends to be strong (nearly half had more than 20 students per year), with project budgets exceeding $50,000 in 57% of programs (35% averaged over $100,000). However, faculty indicated the design/build program was not well integrated into the architecture school, and the workload of running a design/build program was considered higher than other faculty.
The survey responses show that integration of the programs into the architecture school related, in part, to curriculum (only 14% of design/build programs were tied to required courses) and faculty credit (design/build activities may veer away from the traditional definitions of research and scholarship counted in promotion and tenure procedures). Participation of design/build faculty, who may be adjuncts or “professors of practice,” also contributes to potential marginalization of programs, respondents said.
The challenges facing design/build programs become particularly acute when one considers the growth in popularity. From Solar Decathlon teams to more comprehensive curricula such as Studio 804, URBANbuild, and the Rural Studio, the number of students participating is growing. Schools with 20 or more participating students must invest more faculty and budgetary resources to manage multiple projects, larger scale projects, or both. The risk, ultimately, is a house divided.
A frank discussion should occur within architecture schools about the value of design/build. Design/build studios should be a required part of the curriculum of all architecture programs. Until faculty and administrations make this determination and the ACSA and NAAB promote and require this change, design/build will always be marginalized.
With or without this requirement, structural deficiencies have to be addressed, best practices must be established, and new models explored for design/build programs to be sustained in these challenging economic times. Programs should be both independent and nimble, as well as dependent and integral to their parent architecture departments and schools. Design/build programs should be more cyclical, preferably with a two years “on” and two years “off” cycle, or alternatively, have multiple faculty members, ensuring both that every student will have an opportunity to participate and that faculty will have time to recharge, reflect, and research. Because it is also incumbent on the faculty involved to reflect and establish clear, defined, and limited learning objectives for these programs to survive. Sustainable design/build programs can help meet the goal of providing experiential education in design, construction, practice, and ethics, among other key goals for architectural education.
The author is associate professor of architecture at the University of Louisiana at Lafayette.
Professor Juan Miró was elected as a 2013 inductee into The University of Texas at Austin Academy of Distinguished Teachers. He is among only four new members selected this year. Comprising approximately 5% of the tenured faculty in the university, the Academy provides leadership in improving the quality and depth of the undergraduate experience.
Adjunct Associate Professor Barbara Hoidn, Fellow of the O’Neil Ford Centennial Chair in Architecture, was elected a member of the Scientific Committee for the 25th International Building & Life Congress, organized by the Chamber of Architects of Turkey Section of the International Union of Architects (UIA) in Turkey.
Dr. Nancy Kwallek, director of the UTSOA Interior Design Program, and alumna Elise Wasser-King [MID, ’12] curated a poster and a slide presentation representing work from the school’s bachelor and master’s interior design programs for the Architecture Center Houston (ArCH).
Anthony Alofsin, Roland Roessner Centennial Professor of Architecture, has written a feature essay for the spring 2013 issue of ArchitectureBoston magazine. This issue’s theme is “Walter Gropius: The Cambridge Years.” Addtionally, Dr. Alofsin was invited to present a paper on “Ornament and Cultural Interpretation” at the international conference, “Dibujar las artes aplicadas: dibujo de ornamentación, arquitectura efirma y retablistica entre Portugal, España y Italia,” which will take place at the University of Cordoba on June 5 and 6. Alofsin’s most recent book, Dream Home: What You Need to Know Before You Buy, was published in April. A consumer’s guide written for a general audience, this colorfully illustrated paperback explains the housing industry, the process of buying a new home, and the architectural issues affecting the quality of life in the home.
Architectural history professor Christopher Long recently presented two lectures, “Adolf Loos and the Strategy of Sorting” at the Museum of Applied Arts in Vienna (in conjunction with the exhibition “Adolf Loos: Our Contemporary”) and “The Looshaus” at the Academy of Fine Arts in Prague. Professor Long also contributed an essay, “Ornament is Not Exactly a Crime: On the Long and Curious Afterlife of Adolf Loos’s Famed Essay,” in Yehuda Safran, ed., Adolf Loos: Our Contemporary (New York: GSAPP, Columbia University, 2013).
Associate Professor Udovi_ki-Selb at the Annual Conference of the Society of Architectural Historians (SAH) presented a paper titled “Elusive Faces of Modernity: The Decade-long Urban Debates about the Future of Paris on the Occasion of the 1937 Expo.” Additionally he presented a paper titled “A Transalpine Scientia at Brunelleschi’s Dome of Santa Maria del Fiore” at the “Deeper History: Contemporary Considerations of Architecture’s Long Past” symposium at MIT held in honor of David Friedman.
Assistant Professor Allan Shearer has received a Mid-Career Grant from the James Marston Fitch Charitable Foundation.
Assistant Professor Matt Fajkus was named a finalist in the “2013 Austin Under 40 Awards,” which recognize a combination of professional achievement and community service. Fajkus was one of five finalists in the Design, Architecture, and Engineering Category. Additionally, Fajkus was honored with Special Mention: Alternative Typology Category, in the “d3 Unbuilt Visions 2012 Competition,” for his Flat House theoretical sustainable design project. The design team included Matt Fajkus, Brandon Hubbard, and Bo Yoon.
The Fay Jones School was twice rankedNo. 1in a national survey of “top brands” in architectural education, according to a survey conducted by theDesign Futures Council. The results were published in the November/December 2012 issue ofDesignIntelligence. The Fay Jones School was included in this survey of the “top brands,” a sampling of architecture school brand strengths based on surveys and interviews byDesignIntelligenceeditors. The school tied for No. 1 in the nation in the “Top for Regional Respect and Admiration” category, sharing that distinction with California Polytechnic State University in San Luis Obispo and the University of Oregon. The Fay Jones School also tied for No. 1 in the nation in the “Best Small School Design Program” category, sharing that with Rice University and the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee.
The Fay Jones School is also ranked 19th in the nation in the 13th annual survey of “America’s Best Architecture and Design Schools,” a study conducted by the Design Futures Council and also published in the November/December 2012 issue ofDesignIntelligence. The survey lists the top 20 undergraduate architecture programs for 2013.
In this ranking, the Fay Jones School was the eighth best program among public universities. Since its last ranking byDesignIntelligence, in 2008, the school has improved one spot overall and three spots among public universities.
The renovation of Vol Walker Hall and the addition of the Steven L. Anderson Design Center, designed by Marlon Blackwell Architects, is more than halfway finished. Keep up with the progress on ourblogdedicated to the project, “Architecture in the Making.” It features photo galleries and webcam views with time-lapse photography.
Stephen Luoni, director of theUniversity of Arkansas Community Design Center, has received a $50,000 fellowship grant fromUnited States Artists(USA).
A2012 USA Ford Fellow, Luoni was one of 54 artists to receive a fellowship fromUnited States Artists, a national grant-making and advocacy organization, which awarded 50 unrestricted grants of $50,000 each. The recipients were announced at a Dec. 2 ceremony hosted by actor/director Tim Robbins, which also featured performances by new and former fellows, held at the J. Paul Getty Museum in Los Angeles.
Luoni is a Distinguished Professor of architecture in the Fay Jones School, where he is also theSteven L. Anderson Chair in Architecture and Urban Studies. TheCommunity Design Center, an outreach program of the Fay Jones School, specializes in interdisciplinary public works projects combining landscape, urban and architectural design, with a focus on shaping urban design approaches to issues of sustainability.
This award is the largest that Luoni has personally received. In the seven-year history of theUSA Fellows program, this is the first year for Arkansas to be represented. He shared the spotlight with other USA Fellows who included author Annie Proulx, choreographer Tina Brown and jazz musician Jack DeJohnette.
Faculty, students and alumni of the Fay Jones School were recognized with awards from theArkansas Chapter of the American Institute of Architects.
Design awards and other awards were given during the annualAIA ArkansasState Convention, held in September at the Hot Springs Convention Center. School faculty, alumni and students won all four awards given – three honor awards and one merit award.
The Cantilever House, the design/build home done by the Fay Jones School’sdesign/build programduring the 2010-11 school year, won an Honor Award.
The Museum Store at Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art in Bentonville, designed byMarlon Blackwell Architect, won an Honor Award.
Eco Modern Flats, designed byModus Studioin Fayetteville, won a Merit Award.
In addition,Tim Maddox(B.Arch. ’02), managing principal atdeMx architecture, received the 2012 Emerging Professional Award at the ceremony. And,George Wildgen, a former Professional Advisory Board member for the school, received an Award of Merit at the awards ceremony.
David J. Buege, Fay Jones Chair in Architecture at the University of Arkansas, accepted a Tenured position as Professor of Architecture as of Fall 2012. Buege previously served as director of the architecture program. He has also been director of the architecture program at Philadelphia University, and has taught at Auburn University, Mississippi State University, and the New Jersey Institute of Technology. He taught a seminar at Auburn’s Rural Studio for several years and was interim director of the Rural Studio in 2007-08.
He has worked in the offices of Eisenman Architects and Bartos-Rhodes Architects in New York.
He received a B.S. degree in Environmental Design from the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, studied for one year at the Institute for Architecture and Urban Studies in New York, and received his M.Arch. degree from Princeton University.
In addition, architecture professor David Buege was selected as one of the “30 Most Admired Educators for 2013.” The DesignIntelligence staff solicited input from design professionals, academic leaders and students. They said Buege “brings a clarity and consistency of rigor, focus and exploration to his work with faculty, administration and students. He has become well known for high standards and getting the best out of each person he works with. He makes the difficult easier to understand.”
Assistant Professor Marc Manack comes to the Fay Jones School of Architecture from Cleveland, Ohio, where he founded and is currently principal of the architecture and design firm SILO AR+D. Manack’s teaching responsibilities include design studios, professional practice, and design theory seminars that support his research interests in repositioning computation’s disciplinary agenda. Manack has taught previously at the Kent State University College of Architecture and Environmental Design and at Ohio State University’s Austin E. Knowlton School of Architecture.
Assistant Professor Frank Jacobus comes to the University of Arkansas from the University of Idaho. As a new faculty member at the Fay Jones School of Architecture Frank teaches Design I and Honors Research Methods. Frank is a registered architect and has a Bachelor of Architecture degree from the Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art and a post-professional MArch II from the University of Texas at Austin. His thesis research at the University of Texas focused on the affects of emerging technologies and media on the discipline of architecture and was selected by the architecture faculty as the “Outstanding Masters Design Study”. While in Austin he was an invited member to a project titled “Resilient Foundations: The Gulf Coast after Katrina”, which was exhibited at the 10th annual architecture show at the Venice Biennale. Frank’s research while at the University of Arkansas has primarily centered on our evolving perceptions of the built environment and the effects of emerging media and technology on the conceptualization of that environment. Frank believes deeply in the educational value of continually testing architectural projects through physical making. His work has been published widely in conference proceedings and journals. Frank resides in Fayetteville, Arkansas with his wife Emilie and his two sons, Topher and Benny.
Amber Ellett, NCARB, LEED AP joins the faculty of the Fay Jones School of Architecture as a Visiting Assistant Professor, teaching courses in architectural design, environmental technology, and site phenomenology. She previously taught at the College of Architecture, Art, and Design at Mississippi State University, where she was a Visiting Assistant Professor teaching courses in architectural design, active building systems, and foundational drawing.
Ellett is a registered architect and holds a Master of Architecture from the University of Nebraska and a Bachelor of Science in Design (Architecture), Studio Art Minor with honors and high distinction from the University of Nebraska.
Angie Carpenter is teaching as a Visiting Assistant Professor in the third-year studio in fall 2012 / spring 2013. She received her Master of Architecture degree in 2012 from the Cranbrook Academy of Art. Carpenter is an Alumna of the Fay Jones School of Architecture.
Heather McArthur is teaching as an Adjunct Instructor in the third-year studio in fall 2012. She has a Master of Architecture from the Sam Fox School of Design and Visual Arts at Washington University in St. Louis.
The Department of Architecture and Interior Design is pleased to announce Mary Ben Bonham and John Humphries have been promoted with tenure to the rank of Associate Professor.
Associate Professors Mary Ben Bonham and Scott Johnston won the 2013 Interior Design Educators Council Media Award. “Lighting Across the [Design] Curriculum, “ a multi-disciplinary, multi-university approach to lighting education initiated by a group of educators and funded by the $50,000 Twentieth Anniversary Grant awarded by the Nuckolls Fund for Lighting Education. The Nuckolls Fund awarded a total of more than $695, 000 to institutions and individuals to support and encourage lighting education in the US and Canada. Bonham and Johnston collaborated with the following colleagues nationally: Katherine S. Ankerson (project lead) and Neal Hubbell of Kansas State University; Betsy Gabb, Lindsey Ellsworth-Bahe, Timothy Hemsath, Clarence Waters and Nate Krug, University of Nebraska-Lincoln; Nancy Kwallek, University of Texas at Austin. “Lighting Across the [Design] Curriculum” supports lighting as critical to all aspects of design, and especially promotes early engagement of lighting issues in student design education. The program is comprised of seven interactive modules (applicable to architecture, interior design, and landscape architecture as well as to architectural engineering), content, examples, definitions, and educator resources are provided, supplemented with animations, audio, and other interactive features. ACSA colleagues are invited to start using the site, accessible at http://tedore.net/Nuckolls/about/
Department Chair John Weigand was invited to join the AIA Ohio Board of Directors as representative of the four accredited Ohio schools. In this role, Weigand will be asked to keep the board apprised of activities within the schools and to help to better connect the profession with education. Professor Weigand’s article ““Rethinking Professional Identity in Interior Design.” is published in Meanings of Designed Spaces, edited by Tiiu Vaikla-Poldma. New York: Fairchild Books, 2013.
John Blake, DesignBuild Studio Coordinator for the Center for Community Engagement in Over-the-Rhine, was quoted in the January 2013 issue of AIArchitect. The feature article, “Urban Reinvestment and Development Efforts” refers to several of the department design build initiatives in the Over-the-Rhine community. The DesignBuild studio has a semester long residency program and recently received accolades in the national competition for the C. Peter Magrath University Community Engagement Award.
The Department of Architecture and Interior Design was recognized with a “Presidential Citation in Recognition of Exceptional Service to the Profession and Society” at the American Institute of Architects (AIA) Ohio awards conference in Cleveland. The department received the award for the Ghana Design-Build Studio created by Associate Professor Emerita Gail Della Piana, and currently facilitated by J. E. Elliott.
Alumni Chuck Armstrong, Director of Design for Corgan, and Mike Hemme, BA ‘04, of the Corgan Mission Critical studio hosted a weeklong design workshop in Dallas, TX for the second year graduate studio. As part of the Traveling Studio experience facilitated by Graduate Director Craig Hinrichs, the studio designed a series of buildings for retail, residential and office use on a 2-acre site in the West End Historic District of Dallas.
NewSchool of Architecture and Design (NSAD) announced the formation of the Domus Academy School of Design at NSAD Advisory Board, which will provide counsel on globally inspired design-related curricula and its application to professional practice. Board members are renowned, award-winning designers from around the world whose collective experience has influenced many recognizable international and local design projects. The Board will provide guidance to NSAD’s Bachelor of Interior Design program, which launches this fall, and the school’s academic offerings in design. The creation of this Board advances NSAD’s mission to provide global educational experiences that prepare students for practice in a diverse and global work environment in the design field.
The Board members are:
Viveca Bissonnette (FIIDA, Assoc. AIA, CID, LEED AP), design principal and vice president at Hollander Design Group in San Diego
Robin Wilson Carrier (ASID, CID, LEED AP), president of the San Diego chapter of the American Society of Interior Designers (ASID) and principal of Robin Wilson Interior Design in San Diego
Dante Donegani, director of the Design Department at Nuova Accademia di Belle Arti Milano in Milan, Italy, and former director of the master’s program in design at Domus Academy
John Mills Davies (ASID, CGBP, CAPS I, CAPS II), who established the design program at Marrokal Design & Remodeling, a prominent San Diego design build/remodeling firm where he worked for nine years prior to launching his own practice
Ezequiel Farca, one of Mexico’s most prominent designers and the chief creative and executive officer of EZEQUIELFARCA, an international design firm in Mexico City
Paolo Giachi, an Italian architect and interior designer who has more than 16 years of experience designing retail stores for luxury fashion brands such as Prada, Miu Miu, Louis Vuitton and Jimmy Choo in locations around the world
Claudia Salazar (Assoc. AIA), design director of the San Diego office of Gensler, a global design firm that has 42 offices and 3,500 employees worldwide
“These leaders in the design field bring expertise from all over the world and are passionate about preparing a new generation of students to work in design-related fields in a global and diverse society,” said NSAD President Steve Altman. “We are pleased to announce their participation in the Domus Academy School of Design at NSAD Advisory Board as we develop new and exciting educational opportunities through our collaborations with renowned international design schools.”
The Bachelor of Interior Design program is available through Domus Academy School of Design at NSAD, a collaborative effort to bring the quality and innovation of Domus Academy in Milan, Italy—one of the top-ranked design schools in the world—to the United States. Future board members will include members of the product design community, reflecting NSAD’s focus on developing an integrated approach to global design education.
Elena Pacenti will join NSAD as director of the newly created Domus Academy School of Design at NSAD
(NSAD) announced that Elena Pacenti will join NSAD in August as director of the recently created Domus Academy School of Design at NSAD. Pacenti comes from Domus Academy in Milan, Italy, which is one of the top-ranked design schools in the world. She will lead the development of new global design education programs, such as NSAD’s Bachelor of Interior Design, that prepare students for careers in international design. The interior design program launched last fall, and classes begin in October 2013.
Pacenti currently directs the Design School at Domus Academy in Italy, and she brings the Domus Academy emphasis on advanced design methodologies for anticipating needs and trends in a continuously evolving society. The academy has received recognition from around the world, including being nominated three times by Businessweek magazine as one of the best design schools in the world. The academy also received the prestigious Compasso d’Oro award for the quality of its academic and research approaches, and it was included in the 2012 publication of Masterclass: Product Design: Guide to the World’s Leading Graduate Schools from Frame Publishers.
Pacenti brings to her new position both professional and academic expertise in design-related fields. She was director of the Domus Academy Research Center from 2002 through 2009, where she oversaw the development and coordination of design innovation research projects for the European Union and for government and private groups in Italy. In 2011, she established the Master in Service and Experience Design program at Domus Academy. Pacenti has an undergraduate degree in architecture and a PhD in industrial design, both from the Politecnico di Milano. Throughout her career, she has focused on research and application of theory and practice in the areas of service and product design.
“I am honored to join NSAD and to have the opportunity to enhance and expand its offerings in global design education,” said Pacenti. “The role of the designer in our contemporary society requires an increasing ability to view design from many different perspectives. I look forward to helping NSAD students prepare for professional practice in design-related fields and learn to adjust and respond to the evolving challenges of this industry.”
In November 2012, NSAD announced new global design education offerings developed in collaboration with both Domus Academy and Media Design School (MDS) in New Zealand. NSAD, Domus Academy and MDS are all institutions within the Laureate International Universities network. The new programs, beginning in the 2013–2014 academic year, include the Bachelor of Interior Design program and an opportunity for students enrolled in NSAD’s Digital Media Arts program to obtain a certificate of study from MDS.
To mark the start of these collaborations, a visiting professor from Domus Academy, Paolo Giachi, taught an architecture studio course on retail interior design at NSAD last fall. Giachi, an Italian architect and interior designer who designs retail stores for luxury fashion brands around the world, was named one of the “13 Must Know Luxury Boutique Designers” by Luxury Society in 2011. NSAD also recently announced the formation of the Domus Academy School of Design at NSAD Advisory Board to provide counsel on globally inspired design-related curricula and its application to professional practice. Board members are renowned, award-winning designers from around the world whose collective experience has influenced many recognizable international and local design projects.
The American Institute of Architects (AIA) has named Adjunct Associate Professor Thomas Jacobs as a recipient of the 2012 Young Architect Award. The annual award recognizes young architects who demonstrate exceptional leadership and have made significant contributions to the profession. Along with his work at IIT College of Architecture, Jacobs is a principal at Krueck + Sexton Architects and is an active advocate for local community development and planning.
The exhibit runs January 20 – February 17, 2012, with an opening reception on January 20th. For more information, visit: www.floatingworld.com.
The exhibition is supported by the Richard H. Driehaus Foundation and the IIT College of Architecture.
ASCENT, a new solo exhibition by Adjunct Assistant Professor Homa Shojaie, opens on January 20th at the Chicago Artists’ Coalition. The exhibit is part of Shojaie’s 2011-2012 BOLT Residency, a program funded by the Chicago Artists’ Coalition to promote and evolve professional and artistic practices. The ASCENT exhibition will investigate the material space of canvas.
The exhibition runs January 20 – February 10, 2012. Gallery Hours: Monday – Friday, 9am – 5pm
R. Thomas Jones, dean of Cal Poly’s College of Architecture and Environmental Design, will step down as dean and return to the Architecture Department to teach and to expand the college’s Learn by Doing programs.
Jones, who has led the college since 2003, will remain dean until a successor is named – a task expected to be completed by mid-summer 2012. The 65-year-old said he has been eager to return to teaching but waited until the university could complete its recent search for a new provost, who oversees the college deans.
“My tenure as dean has been incredibly fulfilling and satisfying, but now it’s time for a new person with a fresh perspective to guide the college to an even higher level,” Jones said. “I have enjoyed working closely with our talented faculty to create unique learning opportunities for our students.
“I’m grateful to our faculty for their efforts through these tough financial challenges to enhance the college’s excellent reputation while attracting interest from students throughout the world.”
Noting that Jones also helped expand Cal Poly’s connections to major industry and civic leaders, Provost Robert Koob said, “Tom Jones has brought great energy and wonderfully creative ideas to the university, and he will continue to make valuable contributions to Cal Poly. We’re particularly interested in expanding opportunities for our students to have more hands-on experiences, and Tom’s efforts in his new role will be critical to that part of our strategy.”
In addition to teaching, Jones will work to expand the college’s Metro Programs, which he initiated during his tenure as dean. The Metro Programs are in place in San Francisco, Los Angeles, Orange County and San Diego; they connect practicing professionals with faculty to teach Cal Poly students as well as help provide internships for students. The programs are an important part of Cal Poly’s renowned hands-on, Learn by Doing approach to teaching.
“These opportunities benefit students and faculty by involving them in world-class cities and premier professional practices,” Jones said. “Expansion of these programs has been a longtime goal of the faculty and the university.’’
Since arriving at Cal Poly, Jones has helped achieve top-tier national rankings for all five programs in the College of Architecture and Environmental Design and helped position the college as a recognized leader in sustainable community design, interdisciplinary courses and practitioner-educational partnerships. Independent publications and surveys show that Cal Poly’s alumni in these fields rank among the most desirable young professionals by major employers in the West and other parts of the country.
Jones worked with then-President Warren J. Baker and others to establish Cal Poly’s Sustainability Advisory Committee. He continues to serve as its chairman. Jones also implemented the college’s first interdisciplinary studio lab and helped found Architecture + Construction Alliance, comprised of deans and department heads from across the nation committed to expanding interdisciplinary education and research. He created the university’s first interdisciplinary research institute – the Planning, Design and Construction Institute, which provides summer grants to younger faculty. Also while Jones was dean, two significant buildings were funded and built: The Construction Innovations Center and the Simpson Strong-Tie Materials Demonstration Lab.
“All accomplishments are a team effort,” Jones said. “As dean, my role was to connect talented faculty to innovative practitioners and civic leaders and to foster rich teaching and research.
“Working together, we also bolstered broader engagement with industry partners and increased donor support. If we did not have outstanding students and terrific faculty, none of the college’s accomplishments the past decade would have been possible.”
Photo by Snøhetta: Norwegian National Opera & Ballet, Oslo.
The school of Architecture and Planning of the Catholic University of America is pleased to present the Third Edition of our George Marcou Memorial Lecture honoring late Professor Emeritus George Marcou.This year we are proud to welcome architect Craig Dykers, co-founder of the renowned international firm Snøhetta.Since their dramatic debut with the Bibliotheca Alexandrina in Egypt, Craig has been an instrumental force in a firm that has produced award winning architecture across the world stage.Currently heading both the construction of the 9/11 Memorial Museum Pavilion at the World Trade Center and the new Times Square Reconstruction project in New York City, Craig Dykers is also overseeing numerous other Snøhetta projects throughout North America. His work has led to numerous international awards and recognitions including the Mies van der Rohe European Union Prize for Architecture, the World Architecture Award, and the Aga Kahn Award for Architecture, among many others. The lecture will start at 6 pm. on Wednesday, October 9th, 2013 at the Koubek Auditorium in the Crough Center for Architectural Studies, The Catholic University of America, 620 Michigan Ave., N.E. Washington D.C. All are welcomed.
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The School of Architecture & Planning at the Catholic University of America, Spain Arts & Culture, and the District Architectural Center are co-sponsoring the lecture by Spanish architect Iñaqui Carnicero on “Second Hand Spaces.” Iñaqui Carnicero has been an Associate Professor of design at the School of Architecture, Polytechnic University of Madrid for 13 years and is currently a Visiting Critic at Cornell University. He is also the director of “Symmetries” an architecture platform that relates Roman and contemporary strategies in the city. His work has been widely recognized in multiple occasions by publications, exhibitions, and prestigious awards. Carnicero´s lecture will explore the relationship between architecture and the economical context through some of his projects, and the opportunities that these constrains can offer in the design process.
