Happy Thanksgiving to you and your family from the UF College of Design, Construction and Planning!
During this Thanksgiving season, we would like to thank you for your support throughout the years and all you have done to help make DCP one of the premier design, construction and planning colleges in the country.
In addition, we gratefully acknowledge our donors, whose gifts continue to have a measurable impact on our students, faculty and programs:
DCP would also like to thank those whose support continues to make a difference in our college, including those who volunteer their time to serve on our advisory boards.
BCN Construction Hall of Fame
On Nov. 9, James H. Pugh, Jr., BCN 1963, was inducted into the M.E. Rinker, Sr. School of Building Construction Hall of Fame.
While at UF, Pugh was active in Student Government, Commander of the Army ROTC and inducted into Florida Blue Key Honorary. His first construction job was as an estimator for Manual Builders in Orlando. In 1970, he formed Epoch Properties, and in the 43 years, has developed hotels, timeshares and 37,000 rental apartments from California to Virginia. Pugh’s company is annually listed as one of the Giants of Housing in the U.S.
Some of Pugh's community involvement includes Chairman of Dr. Phillips Center for Performing Arts, Board of Oversight for the Bob Graham Center for Public Service at UF, member of the Greater Orlando Aviation Authority Board, Board of Trustees for the Orlando Museum of Art, Chairman of the Orlando-Orange County Expressway Authority, President of the Orlando Utilities Commission, Chairman of the Investment Advisory Council for the Florida State Board of Administration and Chairman of the Board of Trustees for the Atlantic Center for the Arts.
The Rinker School established the Construction Hall of Fame Award in 1980 to recognize the accomplishments of those distinguished leaders who have made a difference in our industry, the community and UF throughout their careers in construction. The inductees' names will be displayed on the "Hall of Fame Wall" in the school.
2014 DCP Research Showcase
"Collaborative Community Initiatives"
Friday, January 31
DCP's annual research showcase is an opportunity to hear from DCP faculty about research findings and new ideas that are driving our fields. The showcase includes faculty presentations and panel discussions highlighting the ways planning, design and construction professionals collaborate to optimize success.
DCP Career Fair
Saturday, February 1
Looking to hire interns and entry-level professionals? DCP's career fair provides the opportunity to meet and interview students in the following disciplines: Architecture, Historic Preservation, Interior Design, Landscape Architecture, Sustainability and the Built Environment, and Urban and Regional Planning.
Thank you to our Master Sponsor!
Dean Silver recognized with ACSP Martin Meyerson Award
Dean Silver with Chuck Connerly, President of the Association of Collegiate Schools of Planning, who presented the ACSP award on November 15, 2013.
Dean Christopher Silver was selected to receive the Association of Collegiate Schools of Planning Martin Meyerson Award for Distinguished Leadership in Higher Education. The award was presented to Dean Silver during the biennial ACSP Administrators Conference in Columbus, Ohio on Nov. 14-16.
The award recognizes sustained contributions in academic administration by an urban/regional planning scholar/educator that have led to significant national and/or international impacts on higher education. Nominations come from faculty or administrators at ACSP-member schools and must include a nomination letter that states the ways in which the nominee has enhanced higher education in the U.S. and/or beyond through his or her administrative work.
Roy Graham receives the James Marston
Fitch Award
The National Council for Preservation Education is honoring Roy Eugene Graham, FAIA, with the prestigious James Marston Fitch Award. The award recognizes individuals who have contributed substantially to the advancement of historic preservation education in the United States and for outstanding achievements.
Graham joined UF in 2003 and served as professor and director of the Historic Preservation Program until 2011. He holds advanced degrees in architecture, engineering and architectural history, and has more than 30 years of teaching experience and international practice.
Center for Architecture Sarasota receives donation for UF CityLab-Sarasota
Pictured: Martin Gold, SoA director, Vishaan Chakrabarti, Marc Holliday Professor of Real Estate and Director of the Real Estate Development program in the Graduate School of Architecture, Planning and Preservation at Columbia University, and Guy Peterson, BDes 1976 and MArch 1978, UF SoA adjunct professor and President of Guy Peterson OFA, Inc.
In October, the newly formed non-profit Center for Architecture Sarasota (CFAS) hosted an inaugural weekend of events. During a private reception held at The Spencer House, designed by Guy Peterson Office of Architecture, CFAS received a donation, which will be used to restore the future home of both CFAS and UF CityLab-Sarasota.
UF CityLab-Sarasota was developed through collaboration among the UF School of Architecture, Sarasota County and the CFAS. The CFAS works to provide a sustainable platform for the UF CityLab-Sarasota graduate studies in architecture program.
Won an award? |
Have you won an award for one of your projects? Email us a photo of the project, along with the project and award details. In January, we will be featuring award-winning alumni projects. Send your photos and details to Katelyn Oropeza. |
LAE alum named ASLA Outstanding Member with Fellowship |
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Congratulations to Claudia G. Phillips, MLA 1991, who was recognized as one of the American Society of Landscape Architecture Council of Fellows for 2013. Fellowship is among the highest honors the ASLA bestows on members and recognizes the contributions of these individuals to their profession and society at large based on their works, leadership, management, knowledge and service. Phillips and the 2013 class of new fellows were recognized at the 2013 ASLA Annual Meeting & Expo, Nov. 15-18 in Boston. Phillips received her nomination, for service, from the Pennsylvania/Delaware ASLA Chapter. From leadership roles as a student ASLA member and teaching assistant to her subsequent rise through landscape architecture academia, she has consistently followed her dedication of service to the community and to her students. > View the complete list of Outstanding Members with Fellowship |
LAE alumni firms take top honors from FLASLA |
Congratulations to the below firms for being awarded top honors from the Florida Chapter of the American Society of Landscape Architects. - Foster Conant & Associates, Inc. |
Skanska USA adds John Reich to Sports Center of Excellence |
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Skanska USA announced that John Reich, BCN 1974, has joined the company's Atlanta office as a project executive on the Sports Center of Excellence team. In his new role, Reich will assist in the pursuit of sports projects across the country, as well as manage all aspects of Skanska's sports and entertainment projects from preconstruction to delivery. Reich joins Skanska with more than 39 years of experience in project management and construction in both the domestic and international marketplace. Most recently, he was a project executive for Satterfield and Pontikes Construction in Houston where he managed three ongoing commercial construction projects. His past sports work includes the north end-zone expansion in Ben Hill Griffin stadium. |
Shimberg Center shares $370,000 grant from |
The UF Shimberg Center for Housing Studies and the UF Program for Resource Efficient Communities (PREC) have been awarded $370,000 from the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation for research on energy efficiency and utility costs in affordable rental housing. The grant is one of six announced by the MacArthur Foundation as part of its How Housing Matters to Families and Communities initiative, which funds research to explore the ways housing affects social, health and economic outcomes of children, families and communities. |
LAE hosts environmental artist, Buster Simpson |
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On Nov. 4, Buster Simpson, an environmental artist active since the 1970s, presented, "The Watershed of Poetic Utility: Developing a Water Ethic Through Environmental Design." The lecture tied-in with the EPA Campus Rainworks Challenge in which the UF team was awarded first place earlier this year. |
Alumni News |
John Dehart, BDes 1989, MArch 1995, designed the project, the "indigenous modern home," which was featured in Chevy Chaser Magazine. Have some news to share with fellow alumni? We want to hear from you! Share your news with |
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