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Congratulations to the University of Florida Department of Landscape Architecture’s 2019 Distinguished Alumni Award winner Chris Hite of Dix.Hite + Partners. DCP Communications sat down with Hite to ask a few questions and get to know her better. Can you tell us about your career?As President of Dix.Hite + Partners, I provide visionary leadership to

The American Institute of Architects (AIA) Florida chapter announced three members have been elevated to the prestigious College of Fellows, including our own Martin Gold, associate professor in the School of Architecture. Gold will receive his medal at the Investiture of Fellows Ceremony at the 2019 Conference on Architecture in Las Vegas in June. “It

The College of Design, Construction and Planning welcomed its newest members at the New Student Showcase. The incoming freshmen class, #UF23, were treated to tours of the college and ended their day with an ice cream social. They learned about our undergraduate majors in architecture, construction management, interior design, landscape architecture and sustainability and the

University of Florida students from the College of Design, Construction and Planning and the Herbert Wertheim College of Engineering formed teams and competed for the chance to win $3,500 in the 2018-2019 Witters Competition, which kicked off Friday, March 22 in the Architecture Building Atrium. Established in 1993, the Witters Competition is endowed by Arthur

Interior design senior Katie Woody was part of a team representing four top design programs that won second place in the Walt Disney Imagineering’s 28th Imaginations Design Competition, which celebrates imaginative themed design and seeks out the next generation of diverse and talented Imagineers. Woody’s team of four college students represented the University of Florida,

By Joey Mazzaferro The Council for Interior Design Accreditation (CIDA) recently named Interior Design Associate Professor Jason Meneely a 2018 CIDA Award for Excellence Merit Winner for “Finding Virtue in the Virtual: A Values Driven Approach for VR in Design Education.” The CIDA Award for Excellence Competition nationally recognizes outstanding practices in interior design education.

By Joey Mazzaferro The 2019 Gator100 was announced and the College of Design, Construction and Planning comprised almost a quarter of the list. Our college had three in the top ten, nine of the top 25 and a total of 24 companies, offering further proof that our alumni continue to shape the world we live

By Joey Mazzaferro The University of Florida held its inaugural Stand Up & Holler: Gator Nation Giving Day. The goal was to receive 5,000 gifts of at least one dollar. The Gator Nation wound up smashing that goal with a total of 11,535 gifts that raised more than $12.6 million. DCP contributed to UF’s total