Witters Competition begins in early 1990s What can a second-year design student, a construction management senior and a graduate student in urban and regional planning learn from each other? A lot, as the Witters Competition has demonstrated for the past 22 years. The college’s legendary competition began in 1993 as an opportunity for the individual […]
The New Millennium What better way to celebrate the early 2000s than by remembering the completion of Rinker Hall in 2003, which was awarded the gold certification from the U.S. Green Building Council’s Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design, or LEED, Rating System. Rinker Hall is the first in Florida, and is only the
Residents traveling through Downtown Gainesville passed by in amazement when they saw a park full of plants and people sitting on benches near the side of the road. The UF Student Chapter of American Society of Landscape Architects (SCASLA) transformed three metered parking spaces into a temporary park to celebrate PARK Day, a global event
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When the College of Design, Construction and Planning created a historic preservation program in the late 1950s, it became one of the first of its kind. Guided by the leadership of dedicated faculty, the program grew to become one of the most well-respected academic programs in the country. By 1972, the program produced Preservation Institute
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Peace, love and rock n’ roll. The Seventies was a time of pivotal change among our country’s social progressive values and economic upheavals. But what was it like being a college student during those times? Two of DCP’s faculty members were students here in the 1970s and fondly remember what it was like being a
The glass walls surrounding the School of Architecture Gallery were no match for last Thursday’s “Celebrating Women in Architecture” lecture series kick-off reception and opening discussion. The semester-long lecture series aims to increase the visibility of women leadership in design and to raise awareness about gender issues in the architectural practice, while discussing incredible
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The 1950s: A time of growth The 1950s was a decade famously known for its post-war growth. The decade invited many out from of the shadows into the light of the of its “booming” economy. Luckily, DCP has a few alumni from that decade to better explain what it was like to be a student
What does it mean when women are equally represented in the classroom, but not on the job? Architecture is experiencing this phenomenon. Somewhere between getting their degrees and getting their licenses, nearly 32 percent of women graduates leave the architecture field. According to the Association of Collegiate Schools of Architecture (ACSA), in 2014 nearly 50
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The 1940s: WWII brings changes to DCP Right when the economy seemed to be bouncing back from the stock market crash, the 1940s brought the U.S. into yet another earth-shattering event: World War II. On Dec. 7, 1941, the U.S. officially entered into the war, causing thousands of college-aged men to be drafted into