Entrance to Citylab-Orlando
It Official: We are in Orlando
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Officials from UF, UCF, City of Orlando and the Center for Emerging Media participate in the ribbon cutting.
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On Oct. 26, the University of Florida celebrated its partnership with the University of Central Florida during a ceremony at the UCF Center for Emerging Media in Orlando.
The UF research and teaching center, Citylab-Orlando, an initiative of the College of Design, Construction and Planning, will be housed at the UCF Center for Emerging Media. The center is already home to UCF's Florida Interactive Entertainment Academy, a graduate video-gaming school, and other UCF programs.
UF President Bernie Machen, UCF Provost and Executive Vice President Terry Hickey and Orlando Mayor Buddy Dyer each spoke about the universities' partnership and what it will mean to UF and UCF students as well as the city of Orlando.
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View images from the dedication and open house
UF architecture students in Vicenza, Italy. Photo courtesy of Carlos Campos
Celebrating 25 Years of Vicenza Institute of Architecture
Twenty-five years ago, the School of Architecture at the University of Florida made a profound commitment to the education of its students by starting an education and research center in the Veneto Region of Italy.
In recognition of this milestone, the current leadership of the Institute would like to honor all contributors, especially all former students who have given VIA its energy and its reason for being.
A Retrospective Exhibition with selected samples of VIA student work and research will open with a party at the premises of the Vicenza Institute of Architecture on Saturday, Sept. 4, 2010.
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Open Call To Alumni and Faculty of Vicenza Institute of Architecture
Submit your work from Vicenza to Prof. Donna Cohen at dcohen@ufl.edu.
We are looking for images, sketchbooks, photos, final projects and written work. Please email up to 6 images (jpeg) along with descriptive text or send an email with a description of what you would like to submit.
Tour Basel, Switzerland
After visiting the exhibit in Vicenza, tour Basel, Switzerland and earn 22 HSW continuing education credits while visiting the works of Le Corbusier, Peter Zumthor, Herzog & de Meuron, Zaha Hadid and many others. Contact alfperez@ufl.edu for more information.
DCP Top 5: Florida Housing Data Clearinghouse
The Shimberg Center for Housing Studies recently announced the release of the updated Florida Housing Data Clearinghouse website including:
- Home Mortgage Disclosure Act data regarding home purchase, home improvement and refinancing lending in Florida cities and counties.
- Data on manufactured housing parks and condominiums by county, including locations, number of units and information about condo conversions.
- Historical data on Florida's Assisted Housing Inventory through the Assisted Housing Inventory – Historical Information, 2004-2009 tool.
- Preliminary Construction and Sales property appraiser data for 2008 on units by age, type and valuation, plus full 2007 data on properties and sales prices.
- Updated housing supply and demand data for Florida cities and counties in the Profiles, Comparisons, GeoPortal, Population Projections, Household Demographic Data and Wages and Housing Costs tools.
Interior Design Mini-Reunion
Interior design alumni from the Class of 1990 held a mini-reunion, when several of them met up in Orlando on Oct. 24. From left to right, Laura T. Whitley, Jennifer Dasher, Karen B. Stephens, Robin Martone, Ashleigh W. Pfluger and Wade Ricketson.
Is this you?
In the spring of 2008, "Perspective" ran an archived photo of two unknown students working on an architecture project. It was captioned "Is This You?"
For alumni Timothy Gibson and Rob Robert, the answer was "yes."
"The funny part is that I recognized the tee-shirt first. I said to myself that I had a shirt like that and then I realized that I am the person in the photo," Gibson said.
The photo was taken around 1986 at the president's house, where a class of senior architecture students was constructing a gazebo in the backyard as part of a "Design/Build" special studies course.
In the picture, Robert is holding down a piece of lumber while Gibson saws a notch in the log.
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SOLAR DECATHALON EUROPE |
The UF Solar Decathlon Team is preparing to build their house at the Perry Construction Yard adjacent to Rinker Hall. Thanks to the many alumni and friends who have already provided support for our students and donations of materials and services.
Want to support the team? Check out their wishlist and the UF Solar Decathlon web site.
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BARTLEY MEMORIAL LECTURE |
The Honorable Thomas G. Pelham, AICP, Secretary of the Florida Department of Community Affairs (DCA) will present the annual Ernest R. Bartley Memorial Lecture at 6:30 PM on Thursday evening, November 19, at 100 Williamson Hall (Bless Auditorium) on the UF campus. Secretary Pelham will speak about the real and potential impacts of Florida's new growth management legislation.
The session is free and open to the public. The lecture series was created in 2008 in honor of Dr. Bartley, a longtime URP faculty member and planning consultant who played a major role in shaping Florida's growth management policies.
For further information contact:
Richard H. Schneider, Ph.D., AICP
Professor of Urban and Regional Planning Graduate Coordinator
College of Design, Construction and Planning
University of Florida
PO Box 115706
Gainesville, Florida 32611
352-392-0997/ext 430
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CONSTRUCTION HALL OF FAME |
This fall, the Rinker School of Building Construction inducted Stephen R. Palmer and G.W. Robinson into the Construction Hall of Fame. The Rinker School established the Construction Hall of Fame in 1980 to recognize the accomplishments of those distinguished leaders who have made a difference in the industry, the community and the University of Florida throughout their careers in construction.
Palmer is chief operating officer of Stiles Corporation and has received numerous awards for his contributions to the construction industry and the communities that Stiles serves. He is a member of the BCN Advisory Council Executive Committee and serves as chairman for the BCN Club in South Florida.
Robinson is the owner and chief operating officer of G.W. Robinson Homes, his family-operated business. He is one of Alachua County's most respected homebuilders and has been recognized as a pioneer in the construction of high-performance, energy-efficient homes by the U.S. Department of Energy.
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ALUMNI NEWS |
Check out what your fellow alumni are doing. We want to hear from you! Share your news with us for a future issue of Perspective Online.
Katherine Crespin, BCN 1981, president, and Vick Crespin, MBC 1980, LEED AP, vice president of KVC Constructors, Inc., celebrated the company's eighth anniversary in April of 2009. D. Alex Felipe, BCN 1996, LEED AP, is the firm's project manager on the $34.5 million courthouse center parking garage and offices for the Miami Parking Authority.
Daniel Getson, BCN 1986, received his accreditation as a LEED AP in May 2009.
Michael Gilkey, LAE 1999, was recently featured in an article by "Ornamental Outlook." Gilkey is a second-generation landscape architect and runs his company, Michael A. Gilkey Inc., out of Sarasota, Fla.
Frances Hamilton, M.Arch 1994, is living in Atlanta, Ga., and working for the full-service design firm Heery International. Hamilton is an AIA member and a LEED AP.
Kate Kolacki, IND 2003, was accredited as a LEED AP in March 2009. Kolacki is currently working at TPG Architecture in New York City as a designer/planner specializing in corporate interiors.
Khadiga (Mohammed) Osman, ARC 1993, is currently the dean of the recently established El Nasr Technical College in Omdurman, Sudan. Osman is interested in hearing from Maria Zeifo and other friends. |
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