Archives: Spotlights

Architecture graduate studio instructors Bradley Walters and Lisa Huang came up with a new way to teach studio. Walters and Huang wanted their students to work hands-on with real construction materials in a studio setting.  Doing so would give student’s valuable insight on how the materials function in practice. “Students need to understand the weight and gravity of

As we near the end of the spring semester, the college would like to thank a special group of DCP students, whose dedication and service have been critical to another successful academic year – the DCP Ambassadors Program. “The DCP Ambassadors are an integral part of showcasing our college and we are proud to have

Daniel Kruel, urban and regional planning master’s student, and Morris “Marty” Hylton III, Director of DCP’s Historic Preservation Program, were featured recently in the cover story of the Christian Science Monitor for their research and work with UF Envision Heritage, documenting and preserving heritage sites using new and emerging technologies. “Nothing replaces being on a site,” says Hylton.

The Consortium for Hydro-generated Urbanism (CHU) is pleased to announce that their project-based research “Coastal Settlements Adaptation to Sea-Level Rise: Three Waterfronts of Miami” was awarded first prize by the Accademia Nazionale dei Lincei at the Congress XXXIV Environmental Day: Strategies of Adaptation to Climate Change on November 8, 2016. The presentation included the results and

With the holiday season in full swing, retailers are trying to find new ways to appeal to the largest, most influential segment of today’s consumer population: the millennial generation. A study in this month’s Journal of Interior Design by University of Florida doctoral student Elizabeth “Lissy” Calienes revealed elements of a store’s physical design that

UF students assess storm’s damage to historic properties Maanvi Chawla is from the mountains of northern India — far from any threat of hurricanes. When she volunteered to assess Hurricane Matthew’s damage in St. Augustine, the University of Florida student was given a crash course in coastal disasters that you can’t get from books. “This

The Fall 2016 Advanced Graduate Design 3 Architecture studio recently completed its design/build project for a stair and platforms on Seahorse Key in the Gulf of Mexico. Prof. Charlie Hailey’s studio group included the following students: Olivia Alfonso, Cameron Buck, Elizabeth Cronin, Daniel Fragata, Nick Johnson, Patricia Lanzas, Jiahao Lu, Laura Rodriguez, Amanda Rutherford, Reed

The College of Design, Construction and Planning’s homecoming festivities kicked off last Friday at the UF Parade with the first-ever college-wide float, designed and built by students across DCP’s different disciplines. Within two weeks of planning and preparation, students collaborated on the final design and built the wooden structure, which towered over the streets of Gainesville during the

Join us on campus Saturday, October 15 for a homecoming celebration!   9:30 a.m. – Registration Table Opens at the Architecture Building 10 a.m. – Dean’s Welcome and Construction Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony at Rinker Hall 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. – Lunch, music and games at the Architecture Building Register for the Event