Accomplishments: School of Architecture
Hannah Fluitt (Architecture) was named student chapter Leader of the Year for 2015 by the American Society of Interior Designers. She is president of 51³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ's student chapter.
Steven Clarke (Architecture) has been appointed as the new director of the 51³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ Downtown Design Center (DDC). The DDC is a platform for students and faculty to get involved in our community through funded projects and grants. He brings a unique set of skills and experiences to this position, including a keen understanding of food systems and water…
Joshua Vermillion (Architecture) just signed a book deal with Routledge. The book, co-written with Jason Johnson, is titled Digital Design Exercises for Architecture Students. It is due to be released in November 2015.
Alfredo Fernandez-Gonzalez (Architecture) has been invited as an expert speaker to address two workshops in China. The first, organized by China's National Energy Administration and funded by the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation Secretariat, is titled "Low Carbon Model Town Development Index System." The second workshop, "New Skins of Green…
Randall Stout (Architecture) was featured along with other established and emerging architects, including Frank Gehry, Franklin D. Israel, Thom Mayne, Michael Rotondi, and Eric Owen Moss in The Los Angeles Museum of Contemporary Art's (MOCA) exhibit A New Sculpturalism: Contemporary Architecture from Southern California. The exhibit, which was…
Jonathon Anderson (Architecture) recently was awarded a 2013-14 Platinum A' Design Award for his installation, Opx2. The installation explores a symbiotic relationship between nature and technology - where patterns, repetition, and rhythm describe both natural formations and operations of computing processes. The Platinum A' Design Award is a…
Firas Al-Douri (Architecture) wrote an article, "Assessment of the Methods and Extents of the Usage of Urban Modeling in Urban Design Practice in U.S. cities," that appeared in Environment and Planning B: Planning and Design. The research suggested a methodological framework underlying the methods of using various urban modeling functionalities.
Kevin Kemner (Architecture), Jenifer Utz (Life Sciences), Louis Kavouras (Dance), Daniel Bubb (Academic Assessment), and Lindsay Couzens (Academic Assessment) recently made a presentation at the Association for the Assessment of Higher Learning Education's annual Assessment Conference in Lexington, Ky. The presentation demonstrated how a series of…
The 51³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ Downtown Design Center architecture studio led by Ken McCown (Architecture) and Carly Mossman set up a park in a parking space near the Regional Justice Center as part of an international initiative called Park(ing) Day. There they solicited input from a broad spectrum of people on a proposal for a town square in downtown Las Vegas.…