College News
Margaret Portillo named Editor-In-Chief for “Journal of Interior Design”
November 23, 2009 – Margaret Portillo, Ph.D., University of Florida professor and chair of the department of interior design, was recently named editor-in-chief of the “Journal of Interior Design,” the only scholarly journal exclusively dedicated to issues related to the design of the interior environment.
Pelham lecture will focus on impacts of Florida’s growth management legislation
November 16, 2009 – Thomas G. Pelham, secretary of the Florida Department of Community Affairs, will speak about the real and potential impacts of Florida’s new growth management legislation on Thursday at the University of Florida.
The annual Ernest R. Bartley Memorial Lecture starts at 6:30 p.m. in Bless Auditorium at 100 Williamson Hall. The lecture is free and open to the public.
Search for Director for Shimberg Center for Housing Studies
November 16, 2009 – The M.E. Rinker, Sr. School of Building Construction at the University of Florida seeks a Director for the Shimberg Center for Housing Studies (SCHS).
Is This You: Mystery Photo Unveiled
November 03, 2009 – In the spring of 2008, the college’s alumni magazine, 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.”
UF’s Citylab-Orlando partners with UCF to benefit students, support city
October 26, 2009 – With a Gator chomp from Orlando Mayor Buddy Dyer, the city welcomed the University of Florida to downtown Orlando as the program moves into the University of Central Florida Center for Emerging Media.
Construction Hall of Fame 2009 Inductees
October 23, 2009 – 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 our industry, the community and the University of Florida throughout their careers in construction.
Door/Window/Stair project is a rite of passage for design students
October 20, 2009 – For over a decade, Design 3 students have taken their models that look something like miniature houses and stood in the atrium of the Architecture building, displaying their own projects and examining the work that had been their classmates’ lives for the past week or two.
This annual congregation which has attained near mythic status is known as the Door/Window/Stair project; a chance for students to design parts of a structure without dealing with the complexity of designing a full building. It is a challenging project which often becomes a part of the student’s pin-up or graduate school application.
College hosts lectures from leading professionals
October 16, 2009 – The University of Florida College of Design, Construction and Planning will host multiple lectures next week from some of the industry’s leading professionals. All of the lectures are free and open to the public.
College hosts lecture on social technology and the future of design
October 14, 2009 – At 7 p.m. on Oct. 22 at the Samuel P. Harn Museum of Art, the College of Design, Construction and Planning will co-host “The Changing Place of Business,” a reception and lecture featuring David Lanthrop as keynote speaker.
Architecture graduate studio explores solutions for Orlando’s Bridge District
October 09, 2009 – The Architecture Advanced Graduate Design One studio recently participated in a four-day workshop with Yasha Grobman, post doctoral fellow in Harvard Graduate School of Design, as part of their semester-long collaboration with the city of Orlando, through the University of Florida’s new research and teaching center, Citylab–Orlando.
Acomb, Parisi inducted into ASLA Council of Fellows
September 22, 2009 – At first glance, Glenn Acomb and Rick Parisi seem to have little in common. Acomb is a Florida resident while Parisi hails from New York. Acomb teaches for a living, while Parisi works for an architecture firm. However, there are three things that these men do share in common: the University of Florida, a dedication to architecture and two new spots on the American Society of Landscape Architects Council of Fellows.
