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Martin Gold, program director at CityLab-Sarasota, was recognized as the recipient of the William G. McMinn Award for Outstanding Contributions to Architectural Education, which was announced for the 2016 Honor Awards in June by the Florida Chapter of American Institute of Architects (AIA). Winners will be recognized, along with the 2016 AIA Florida/Caribbean Design Award recipients, at the AIA Florida Convention […]

Charlie Hailey, architecture professor, recently received a grant from the Graham Foundation to research Slab City, a place located in California’s desert that is often referred to as the “last free place in America.” Slab City’s 640 acres, however, are slated to be sold by the State of California after existing for more than 150 years

Masoud Gheisari, construction management assistant professor, was recently awarded the Best Conference Paper-Honorable Mention Award for the 52nd Annual International Conference of the Associated Schools of Construction for his paper titled “An Augmented Panoramic Environment to Access Building Information on a Construction Site.” This paper introduces a workflow to create augmented panoramas of construction job sites as

Charles Hailey, architecture professor, was recognized as a 2015-16 Academy of Distinguished Teaching Scholars (ADTS) inductee last week. Each year, the ADTS honors UF’s exceptional teaching and scholarship accomplishments by inducting into its membership faculty members who have demonstrated sustained innovation and commitment in both areas. Hailey was one of four faculty members recognized campus-wide. These teacher-scholars were

Margaret Portillo, interim associate dean for research and graduate studies, has been honored with the Keith Hooks Volunteer Excellence Award in recognition of her many outstanding contributions to the Council for Interior Design Accreditation. CIDA established the Keith Hooks Volunteer Excellence Award as a legacy to former Director Keith Hooks whose 20+ years of volunteer

Candy Carmel-Gilfilen, IND undergraduate coordinator, was recognized as a faculty honoree by two 2015 Anderson Scholar Award recipients. She was one out of 14 faculty members that were nominated by more than one scholar this year.