How do we design and provide appropriate home modifications to an increasingly diverse population with different mobility and accessibility needs? Examining a person-centered approach to addressing such needs, a multidisciplinary team, led by Dr. Sherry Ahrentzen from the Shimberg Center for Housing Studies, is developing and testing a Virtual Reality (VR) tool — named CODY, […]
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Whether you graduated from the College of Design, Construction and Planning or you see the value of hiring our graduates, there is a connection to the college that cannot be overstated. To strengthen that bond, we are excited to launch the DCP Engagement Program. Our college wants to create meaningful engagement opportunities for our alumni
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Fresh off a visit to Atlanta, the DCP Team hopped on a plane afterward and headed to Los Angeles for our annual visits to alums on the West Coast.
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DCP hit the road once again to visit Atlanta. We loved the Buckhead Club so much last year, we had our annual alumni-networking event there again this year. Thank you to our event sponsor, Holder Construction. We were lucky enough to have Wayne Wadsworth, BBC ’89, executive vice president of Holder Construction, at the event
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If you happened to be walking in the Architecture Atrium during the end of the spring semester, chances are you encountered a mysterious structure under construction. This project was completed, and then moved over to the Plaza of the Americas. The group behind the entire project was FLoAT, the Florida League of Architectural Things, and
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Baker Barrios Architects, Inc. has provided an endowed scholarship in honor of Reinaldo “Ray” Acosta to the University of Florida College of Design, Construction and Planning.
It’s always great to visit our alumni in West Palm Beach at our annual alumni luncheon, sponsored by Kaufman Lynn Construction, Verdex Construction and Weitz. The luncheon was held at THE REGIONAL Kitchen & Public House, whose chef was a finalist on Bravo TV’s ninth season of “Top Chef.” Thank you to everyone who attended
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The DCP Crew is spending multiple days in South Florida and the first stop was the University of Florida in Coral Gables. The college held an alumni reception at the UF in Coral Gables office. This reception was sponsored by Action Equipment, BEA Architects and KVC Constructors. Thank you to these companies for helping us
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We had a great time visiting our Polk County-area alums at the Lakeland Yacht & Country Club. Dean Chimay Anumba and the DCP crew headed down from Gainesville for this DCP Tour Stop event and were glad to see everyone who attended. Thank you to our sponsors for helping us put this event on: Springer-Peterson
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By Joey Mazzaferro William H. Baker’s journey through life has brought him to many different places such as Vietnam and Washington, D.C. Even throughout all those stops, his heart never left Gainesville. He is forever grateful for the educational experience afforded him at the University of Florida. That’s why he has started a fund for
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