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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’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,

Faculty Profile – Ravi Srinivasan, associate professor, construction management. What is your current role and what does it entail? I am currently an Associate Professor at the M.E. Rinker, Sr. School of Construction Management at UF’s College of Design, Construction, and Planning (DCP). As a faculty/researcher at the School, I develop and teach undergraduate and

Student Profile – Jamie Lindsey, Architecture Jamie Lindsey is a student leader in the School of Architecture, including outstanding work with the graduate student publication VORKURS. What have you valued most about your time at the College of Design, Construction and Planning? The Graduate School of Architecture studio courses require students to address not only

Alumni Profile – Carly Jacobson, Interior Design Carly Jacobson, BDES 2008, learned the value of teamwork and accentuating the best traits of your team while at DCP. Can you tell us about your career? I graduated from the College of DCP in 2008 and began my career at TPG Architecture in NYC.  I specialized in

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.

University of Florida College of Design, Construction and Planning Interim Assistant Dean for Graduate Education Nawari Nawari’s book, Building Information Modeling: Automated Code Checking and Compliance Processes, is available now. It focuses on how engineers, architects and construction practitioners can benefit from automating code checking in building design. According to Nawari, the book introduces an

The Jeff Kalish Memorial Fund was established by his close college friends and fellow DCP alums, Thomas C. Murphy and Mark Mummert. They felt the need to keep Kalish’s memory alive at the M.E. Rinker, Sr. School of Construction Management by setting up a scholarship in his name. According to Murphy, Kalish was a devoted