Design 3 students gather in the Architecture Building atrium with their Door/Window/Stair models, displaying their own projects and examining work done by classmates. This annual congregation is a chance for students to design parts of a structure without dealing with the complexity of designing a complete building.
> View this year's project image gallery
Department of URP ranked top in the country
The Department of Urban and Regional Planning has been named one of the best graduate urban planning programs in the country by the Planetizen Guide to Graduate Planning Programs. The program is ranked 14th overall (up three spots) and third in the southeast. The ranking news was announced as the department was celebrating its 40th anniversary.
> Read the feature article in the Alligator
2015 College Career Fairs
DCP Career Fair
Saturday, January 31
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 and Urban and Regional Planning.
> Register here
> For more information
Rinker School Career Fair
Tuesday, February 10
Hiring construction managers? Mark your calendar to participate in the Rinker School of Construction Management’s Spring Career Fair.
More information will be posted on the Rinker School Career Fair website in the coming weeks.
Thank you for celebrating with us!
Pictured: Professor Emeritus Jim Nicholas and Dean Christopher Silver at URP40. Nicholas was this year’s speaker at the Ernest R. Bartley Memorial Lecture.
Thank you to everyone who helped make URP40 a huge success, including all of our alumni and friends who joined us for the symposium and reunion weekend. Also, we’d like to especially say thanks to our event sponsors including, Bilzin Sumberg (Title Sponsor), Bell David Planning Group and The San Felasco Section of APA Florida. Additionally, thank you to AICP’s Certification Maintenance Program for their support and providing CEU credits.
> View images from the Bartley lecture and symposium
> View images from the BBQ and tailgate
UIA 2014 World Congress Durban South Africa
Pictured: Clark and Kohen visited the Durban University of Technology buildings, met with the new director and professors, and explored future cooperative collaborations.
SoA professors, Nancy Clark and Martha Kohen, attended the International Union of Architects UIA XXV World Congress Edition that was held Aug. 3 - 8 in the city of Durban in South Africa. The Congress was attended by more than 5000 delegates from around the world who presented, discussed and exhibited their ideas on the theme, "Architecture Otherwhere: Resilience, Ecology, Values.”
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Alumni News |
David W. Crawley, BLA 1995, is a Principal Landscape Architect for URS Corporation in Tampa. Since 2007, Crawley has served on the Board of Trustees for Keep Tampa Bay Beautiful. Recently, Crawley prepared the master plan and landscape plan for the Florida Learning Garden, a partnership between Keep Tampa Bay Beautiful and the Florida State Fair Authority. In October 2013, the Humana Communities Benefit Charitable Giving Program awarded a one-time $100,000 Signature Grant to Keep Tampa Bay Beautiful for the Florida Learning Garden project and educational programs. This award will enable the completion of the educational pavilion at the Florida Learning Garden. RS&H's design of a pediatric room led by Michael Compton, MArch 2008, was selected as a top three finalist for the 2104 Family Centered Cancer Care Design Competition, sponsored by the Institute for Patient-Centered Design, Inc. Read more. Have some news to share with fellow alumni? We want to hear from you! Share your news with us for a future issue of Perspective. |
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