Archives: Spotlights

The Anumba Zumba Charity Challenge was held Thursday, Oct. 18 and it was a huge success. Students came filing out of the studios to either dance or watch UF President Kent Fuchs and DCP Dean Chimay Anumba show off their moves. The event was held to promote and raise money for the University of Florida […]

Architecture students from Lee-Su Huang and Lisa Huang’s Advanced Graduate Design 1 studio (the first year of our 2-year Master of Architecture program) displayed their work this week in the Architecture Atrium Building. It is currently on display if you would like to come check it out for yourself. “This studio project started at the

Improving on last year’s entrance into the top ten rankings, the University of Florida rose one spot to the No. 8 spot in the latest U.S. News & World Report Best Colleges list. UF is still the highest ranked school in Florida and the only state school in the top 10. Last year, UF was

For more than 20 years, Current Builders has been a loyal supporter of the University of Florida’s College of Design, Construction and Planning and they recently gave $100,000, the firm’s most significant single contribution to date. “We are thrilled to receive this gift from Current Builders as it will go a long way to enhancing

The University of Florida held the New Student Convocation in the Exactech Arena at the Stephen C. O’Connell Center. This event is the official welcome for all new first-year students at UF. After those festivities, the College of Design, Construction and Planning held its own Convocation in Rinker Hall to welcome those students who are

The University of Florida’s School of Architecture held an alumni reception at the 2018 AIA Florida Convention, which was at the Sawgrass Marriott in Ponte Vedra Beach. More than 50 SoA alumni and friends attended, enjoyed great food and beverages and were briefed on the state of DCP by Seth Watts, DCP Director of Development,

Eagle Construction of VA, LLC has provided $250,000 to the University of Florida’s College of Design, Construction and Planning for a fellowship that will provide $50,000 every year for five years. Eagle Construction is sponsoring this fellowship to support research in the field of advanced construction technologies, conducted largely by the Center for Advanced Construction

The University of Florida College of Design, Construction and Planning was the first program in the country to have students graduate by using the Integrated Path to Architectural Licensure (IPAL). This option, overseen by the National Council of Architectural Registration Boards (NCARB), streamlines the process for earning an architecture license while students earn their degree.

The University of Florida’s College of Design, Construction and Planning lost a very influential person, close friend and colleague as Roy Graham passed away on May 29. Graham joined DCP in 2003 as the Beinecke-Reeves Distinguished Professor and Director for Historic Preservation. He helped create the Master of Historic Preservation in 2008 and developed the

Perkins+Will, an interdisciplinary, research-based architecture and design firm, sponsored a prize for the University of Florida Spring 2018 Architecture Design 6 studio. The total prize money given out was $20,000. This contest was open to all approximately 90 students in the Design 6 studio. The top students chosen had their projects reviewed by a jury