The South Florida Chapter of USGBC awarded Michelle Balfoort, MArch 1994, and Todd Balfoort, BDes 1992 and MBC 1993, of Balfoort Companies | Architecture + Construction, the 2012 Outstanding LEED for Homes – Single Family award for the project Hillcrest Residence in Stuart, Fla.

DCP Alumni Awards

This year proved to be successful for DCP alumni and supporters. View the award gallery to see examples of award-winning projects from the past year.

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> See award listing

> Add to the gallery by emailing your award-winning project

DCP remembers Professor Emeritus
Bernard "Bernie" Voichysonk

The College of Design, Construction and Planning is saddened by the loss of Professor Emeritus Bernard "Bernie" Voichysonk, who passed away the morning of Nov. 24 at age 81.

For 43 years, Professor Voichysonk was guide, mentor and provocateur to thousands of students in architectural design studios at DCP's School of Architecture.

Voichysonk began his teaching career at UF in 1959 when he became the design studio coordinator for the School of Architecture's undergraduate design curriculum. In that role, he mentored younger faculty and helped establish a design education program that has been recognized throughout the country. Voichysonk also established an international travel program at the School of Architecture while visiting the Yucatan Peninsula to study Pre-Columbian architecture. Later, he made significant contributions to the school's VIA travel program in the Veneto region of Italy. In addition to his teaching career, Voichysonk was a painter and his work is held in numerous private collections.

A memorial service will be held late Spring or early Fall 2013.

Do you remember Bernard "Bernie" Voichysonk or his work?
Please e-mail us with your thoughts; we'd love to share your memories.

> Visit the Facebook page "Professor Bernard Voichysonk – UF SoA Legend" which contains loving comments from his many students.

2013 DCP Research Showcase

What does it mean to be the College of Design, Construction and Planning in a land grant university? In honor of the 150th anniversary of the Morrill Act, the DCP Research Showcase will explore this question with the theme, "Crossing Disciplines: DCP and the Land Grant Institution."

This year's showcase includes:

• Origins of Growth Management in Florida: An interview of Earl Starnes by Jim Nicholas
• Energy: Cross-disciplinary Research (panel discussion)
• Integrating Service Learning into the Design Studio (panel discussion)
• Envision Heritage: Documenting Historic Sites through 3D Laser Scanning
• Keynote Speaker, Jack Payne, Senior Vice President of Agriculture and Natural Resources at UF, Reception and Poster Award Ceremony

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IND and BCN students work together for
redesign project

Junior and senior interior design students, led by assistant professors Marty Hylton, Candy Carmel-Gilfilen and Nichole Campbell, worked with the Rinker School to submit ideas on improving Rinker Hall's lobby and student lounge. The projects were judged by Robert Ries, school director and associate professor, and Richard Smailes, director of undergraduate studies and senior lecturer. This was a group project of juniors and seniors with less than five days to complete. Team #5 submitted the overall best project. Congratulations to Nicole Lazar, Genesis Martinez, Juliana Mills, Katharina Fast, Sabryna Lyn and Rachel Mathis.

BCN competition teams win big

Several BCN competition teams, including the UF LEED / Sustainable Team, Heavy Construction Team and UF Design-Build Team, all took home top awards at the 2012 Fall Associated Schools of Construction (ASC) regional competitions in Atlanta, GA. UF LEED/Sustainable Team; first place and best presentation at the November 2012 ASC Regional LEED Competition The Heavy Construction Competition Team; first place in the Heavy Construction division in the ASC Competition. The UF Design-Build Team; second place in the Fall 2012 ASC Region II Competition. > Read more

Events

Rinker School of Building Construction Career Fair Tuesday, Feb. 19 9:00 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. O'Connell Center DCP Spring Commencement Saturday, May 4 at 3 p.m. Phillips Center for the Performing Arts Bob Rhodes’ talk at Bartley lecture On Oct. 18 Bob Rhodes, a planning leader and attorney, was the featured speaker at the annual Ernest R. Bartley Memorial Lecture. Did you miss the Ernest R. Bartley lecture? > Read the lecture here DCP alums in Thailand Associate Dean Peggy Carr visits with two DCP alums at Chulalongkorn University in Bangkok, Thailand. Sansern Kiatsupaibul, MLA 2003, has his own landscape architecture practice in Bangkok. Tarawit Sivakua, BCN 2002, is on the faculty of the School of Architecture at Chulalongkorn University.

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