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25 July 2013
Frances Kellerman received a Master of Science in
Community and Regional Planning degree at the
School of Architecture's spring commencement
ceremony, held on Saturday, May 18, 2013.
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Esra Akdag received a Master of Interior Design
degree and Jenni Minner received a Ph.D. in
Community and Regional Planning.
Commencement Welcome from Dean Fritz Steiner
Commencement Keynote Speech by Elizabeth Chu Richter
2012–2013 Student, Faculty, and Staff Awards
Student Connections
UTSOA Ranks Second in the Nation in Student Satisfaction
2013 Spring Excellence in Design Awards
2013 Sound Building Design with Distinction Awards
Green Alley Demonstration Project
Boone Powell Family Prize in Urban DesignLondon Vauxhall – The Missing Link : Design Ideas Competition
Global Architecture Brigades
Hart Howerton Fellowship
North Brother Island Proposal
Honors Day 2013
2013 Texas ASLA Student Design Awards
101 Years of Interior Design at UT Austin
Housing Homeless Families in Austin: An Interdisciplinary Architectural Design Studio
Faculty ScholarshipWest Mall Fountain Design Competition
UTSOA to Host Journal of the American Planning Association
Alumni Connections
Alumni Updates
Alumni & Friends Reception in Denver
Upcoming Alumni Events
Link In to UTSOA
2013 Annual Meeting of the Council of Educators in Landscape Architecture
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Student Blog: theissuecollective
eNews Past Issue Archive
Contacts
COMMENCEMENT WELCOME FROMDEAN FRITZ STEINER
Dean Fritz Steiner.
The UT Austin School of Architecture held the spring 2013 commencement ceremonies on Saturday
afternoon, May 18. Dean Fritz Steiner welcomed all those in attendance in Hogg Auditorium with the
following remarks, titled "On Giving Back to the UTSOA Community."
"This year marks my twelfth year as dean of the School of Architecture, the conclusion of two six-year
appointments. A few weeks ago, I learned that the provost has reappointed me to another term. When
people ask me why I would like to stay on as dean, my reply is a simple but honest one—because I
believe I have the best job in the world. Every day I come to work in a beautiful setting, Goldsmith Hall,
surrounded by the most talented faculty members, dedicated staff, accomplished practitioners, and
amazing students. As you know, its an exciting environment, where people are working around the
clock, building things, sharing ideas, and making lifelong friends along the way."
"As students, you may think of the School of Architecture as Goldsmith, Sutton, Battle Hall—and, ok,
maybe even the West Mall Office Building. But the school is much more than a place; its a vibrant
community that extends beyond campus, beyond Texas, and beyond international borders. As you go
out into the professional world, I think you will be pleasantly surprised by the reach and strength of this
community. Whether you go to San Antonio or So Paulo, Brooklyn, Berlin, Tokyo, or Norman,
Oklahoma, you will find alumni and friends who will be pleased to meet you."
"One of the main responsibilities of my job is visit these alumni and friends, as well as firms and
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foundations, often in search of donations to the school. When I started as dean, I was a bit nervous and
self-conscious about fundraising, but now I enjoy it. And the reason I find it gratifying is that our
benefactors are genuinely moved when they support the school. It makes them very happy to give and
be engaged in the life of the school. But their generosity is not a matter of simply giving money to the
institution—rather, they see it as an investment. They are investing in you, in your education and
experiences here, in your success, and—through your work—in a future, with physical environments
that are beautiful and sustainable."
"I thought I would mention a few benefactors today, as their generosity is fulfilling to them and
inspiring to me. I think you will find it inspiring as well."
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Russell Beaumont, Bachelor of Architecture. Beaumont was awarded an AIA Henry Adams Certificate for
scholarship and professional promise and the Oglesby Prize travel fellowship.
"Last month, several student recipients of the Bartlett Cocke Scholarship, along with Bartlett Cocke
Regents Professor in Architecture Steven Moore, had lunch with Mr. Bartlett Cocke, Jr., of San
Antonio in our conference room. Both the scholarship and professorship have been named for Mr.
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Cockes father, a prominent architect and graduate of our school. The younger Mr. Cocke built a
successful contracting company."
"Over lunch, Mr. Cocke mentioned that, having been inspired by his fathers generosity, he established a
scholarship program at UT San Antonio and another scholarship for the children of employees who work
for the company he founded."
"One of the students at the lunch, Kyle Engoian, is a two-time recipient of the Cocke Scholarship, so
he had been at this same recognition lunch last year. Kyle mentioned how Mr. Cockes comment at the
previous lunch about our responsibility to give back has inspired him. Kyle stated that he is planning to
commit to that principle as he graduates next year and enters the work force. He looks forward to
giving back."
"Another generous supporter is Ray Landy, a 1970 graduate of the school, who recently retired after a
successful career leading firms such as DMJM and later the architecture division of AECOM. Last year,
Ray made a commitment to leave the school a very generous bequest in his estate. When I asked him
what he would like to accomplish with his philanthropy, he said he had three goals in mind. First, he
wants to ensure that the school will continue to recruit, retain, and support the brightest students.Second, he would like to see the schools research capabilities continue and expand. And third, he hopes
to instill in other graduates—present and future—a culture of philanthropy that helps the school, its
students, and its alumni succeed."
"Martha Leipziger-Pearce, a fine arts graduate and the widow of longtime community and regional
planning professor Hugo Leipziger-Pearce, passed away in fall 2011. We recently learned that she
left a bequest to fund student travel to Europe. Martha was a gracious and fun-loving person, and
knowing that her gift would enable transformative experiences for future generations of students
undoubtedly brought her great joy."
"I am especially moved by the generosity of our current faculty who are deeply committed to the school
and your success. Over 95% of your professors have made gifts to the school in the current capital
campaign. In fact, this is the highest rate of faculty philanthropy of any college or school at UT Austin.
These gifts include a number of new endowments, scholarships, and future gifts from estates that total
hundreds of thousands of dollars."
"Investments in the school come from unlikely sources as well. UT Austin President Bill Powers, who
has been an important advocate and supporter of the school, has recently allocated a half-million dollars
from Longhorn Network revenues to create an endowment for a professor of practice. The school will
raise the other $500,000, and once funded, this endowment will be invested for perpetuity, allowing
the school to bring in thought leaders from different fields to teach our students."
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Members of the Bachelor of Interior Design class of 2013.
"Such spirit fuels our success here in the School of Architecture. Despite cutbacks from the state, an
ongoing budget crisis, rising costs for technology, and an increasingly competitive academic
marketplace, our school continues to thrive. We maintain a robust lecture and event schedule, provide
scholarships, send students to exciting international places, support faculty scholarship, and fund
student initiatives like ISSUE:."
"I mention these examples of generosity to remind each of you that many people have helped make
your experience here what it was."
"This is a fine tradition and one of the pillars of strength of our extended community. You have been a
part of this community since your first day on campus, and you will be forever."
"And so, graduates, as you go on to your next stage in life, I hope you will continue to play an active
role in the future of the school. There are a number of ways to be an engaged citizen and give back toour community. You will be in leadership positions sooner than you expect, and you will find the School
of Architecture to be of great value when its time to hire talented designers, planners, and
preservationists."
"One of the most important and meaningful contributions you can make is to share your time,
expertise, and insight as a designer or planner with our students. Think of how much you learned from
guest critics—some not much older than you—during final reviews. Being a mentor is a form of learning
in itself. Its also a lot of fun."
"Many important opportunities are made possible by the work of ambassadors and volunteers who aremaking introductions, hosting events, and connecting the school with professional communities. In a
few moments, you will hear from one such volunteer, Elizabeth Chu Richter, who is a life member of
our advisory council and a tireless advocate for the profession of architecture and for our school. If you
have not met Elizabeth, know that she is a friend to each of you and is deeply invested in your
success."
"As you fulfill your dreams and aspirations, I hope that you will give back to your alma mater
(nourishing mother in Latin) and carry on the traditions of our community. Remember that generosity
enriches the spirit. In doing so, you will ensure that future generations have an education of the first
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class. Although that goal is enshrined in our state constitution for our university, it is only you who can
help ensure its promise."
"Go forth, do well, be happy and healthy, build great things, and help pave the way for those who will
follow you."
"Congratulations!"
COMMENCEMENT KEYNOTE SPEECH BY ELIZABETHCHU RICHTER
Elizabeth Chu Richter.
Elizabeth Chu Richter, FAIA [B.Arch. '74], delivered the following keynote speech at the May 18
commencement ceremony.
"Thank you, Dean Steiner. Good afternoon! It is a great honor to be with you today. Congratulations,
Class of 2013! We know what a tremendous effort and accomplishment it is to be where you are today.
Congratulations, parents of the Class of 2013! I was here 39 years ago, and I was here, two more
times as a parent, for the graduation of my two daughters from the School of Architecture. Youll
remember this moment for a long time. Youll remember the studios, your friends, and your professors."
"I remember one particular professor whom I liked very much. In fact, it was in Milka Bliznakovsstudio where I met my husband and business partner David Richter. Milka was one of the early
feminists, a powerful and commanding woman who escaped Communist Bulgaria. But even she, in
those days, seemed to carry a hint of gender bias. I remember the evening before my last day of class. I
was helping Milka sort her collection of slides. That evening, we talked about my future. She said two
things that stayed with me. First, she said that architecture is an old mans profession. Then she went
on to hypothesize that I would get married, have a family, and may not even continue with a career in
architecture. She kind of sighed, and said, I dont know what is going to happen to you. As you can
imagine, those were not very encouraging words as Im staring out towards the future. Nevertheless, I
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took those words and tucked them away."
"When David and I were sitting where you are, we really didnt have a clue as to what was to come. We
just wanted to go to work. Sure, we had dreams of having our own practice, but didnt know how or
when it would come. We had planned to begin practice in Miami, but the 1974 recession had hit Florida
hard. So we decided to come back to Texas. There were no jobs in Dallas either. We, then, went to
Corpus Christi in the interim to build a house for Davids parents. We quickly found other opportunities
there. Now, our practice is based in Corpus Christi, and we have a small sailboat in Miami. So, the pointis that you don't have to know what's ahead to prepare for it. You have received an education that has
given creative problem solving skills that will prepare you for whats to come. There is a Chinese proverb
that says, "When the Student is ready, the Teacher will appear". In other words, the best opportunity
might be right in front of us; we just need to keep an open heart and be optimistic."
Margaret Graham, Wesley Haynie, Todd Niesner, and Lauren Richter, members of the Bachelor of
Architecture class of 2013.
"Today's world is very complex, and change seems to be the only constant. It wasnt that long ago that
we went from pencil and paper to AutoCAD and now to BIM and virtual construction. The tools will
change and the methods might change, but there are core principles that will sustain. You are very
fortunate to have chosen a profession that values creative thinking and is extremely diverse in offering
opportunities. Some of you will be very successful designing buildings, cities, and places. Some will
concentrate your talents in other endeavors that the market will need and demand. Some might
become strategists and advisors for Fortune 500 clients. Some might become developers or
constructors or inventors, and some may even end up in politics—helping to set seminal public policies
that will impact our environment. Whatever you choose to do, design has become part of your DNA.
You can use it to be influential leaders in shaping our world. Careers paths are not often predictable or
straight, and sometimes life offers up surprises that work in your favor."
"So, back to Milkas caution that architecture is an old mans profession. Years later, I finally came to the
conclusion, that what Milka might have meant to say is that architecture takes a lifetime to master...,
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that it offers opportunities throughout life. Frank Lloyd Wright, Philip Johnson, and Oscar
Niemeyer all practiced well into their nineties. You can, too. Its important to remember that there is
no time lost as long as we are honing our craft, gaining new skills, and building relationships. Each of
our lives' experiences are stepping stones to the future."
"Now that you are about to take the next step forward, I encourage you to look for opportunities to
connect with people and to be active in your community and profession. I cannot over emphasize the
importance of raising public awareness of architecture and design."
"Look for opportunities to share your design thinking with the public. There have been many times
when I have come across people who would tell me that theyve always wanted to be an architect. Most
of them dont really know what architects do on a daily basis. But that doesnt matter. They like the
notion of being involved in a creative process that results in something you can feel and touch. That is a
powerful desire that we can capture and nurture. The public is our most important partner in designing
a better world. People want to know about architecture, and we need to engage them in the
conversation. As you build your practice, there is no need to hold the cards close to your chest; open up
and help to demystify the design. By doing so, you will help set the stage for a knowing society that
appreciates and demands quality and excellence; itll be a society that will not, for a second, settle for
second best."
"Id like to leave you with one more thought. Be mindful of being present—be fully tuned in to the
moment at hand, wrap your arms around it, listen to the whispers, and feel the breezes. Give it your
full attention because it only comes around once. Its full of textures that you can take along your
journey to change the world."
"Once again..., congratulations, future leaders, I wish you lots of good fortune, and strike up a
conversation about architecture wherever you go!"
2012–2013 STUDENT, FACULTY, AND STAFFAWARDS
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Dean Fritz Steiner and Edelyn Putri, Master of Interior Design.
Andrew Davis, Bachelor of Architecture. Dean Fritz Steiner awarded Davis the Alpha Rho Chi Medal for
leadership, service to the school, and the promise of professional merit.
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Travis Glenn, Master of Landscape Architecture. ASLA Austin Section President H. Wayne Cooperawarded Glenn the American Society of Landscape Architects Certificate of Honor for scholarship and
professional promise.
Rose Wilkowski, Bachelor of Science in Interior Design. Margaret Norris awarded Wilkowski the American
Society of Interior Designers Award for scholarship and professional promise on behalf of the Austin
Design Community Board for the ASID.
The UT Austin School of Architecture recognized the following award-winning students, faculty, and staff
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at the May 18 commencement ceremony. Congratulations to all.
American Institute of Architects Awards (presented by Jana McCann, AIA, President, Austin Chapter
AIA) — Awarded for scholarship and professional promise to graduating students in first professional
degree programs.
First Award: The Henry Adams Medal Jacqueline Marie Fisher, Bachelor of Architecture
Brian Patrick Doherty, Master of Architecture
Second Award: The Henry Adams Certificate
John Russell Beaumont, Bachelor of Architecture
Amarantha Quintana-Morales, Master of Architecture
American Society of Landscape Architects Awards (presented by H. Wayne Cooper, President, ASLA
Austin Section) — Awarded for scholarship and professional promise to graduating students in landscape
architecture.
Certificate of Honor
Travis Armstrong Glenn, Master of Landscape Architecture
Certificate of Merit
Michelle Reynolds Bright, Master of Landscape Architecture
American Society of Interior Designers Awards — Awarded for scholarship and professional promise to
undergraduate degree candidates in interior design.
Certificate of Honor
Rose Wheeler Wilkowski, Bachelor of Science in Interior Design
Certificate of Merit
Aurora Villalpando, Bachelor of Science in Interior Design
Alpha Rho Chi Medal — Awarded to a graduating student in architecture who has shown ability for
leadership, performed willing service for the school, and has promise of professional merit.
Andrew Nolan Davis, Bachelor of Architecture
Oglesby Prize — Travel fellowship awarded each year to a professional degree candidate in architecture
for distinction in architectural design.
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John Russell Beaumont, Bachelor of Architecture
Landscape Architecture
Award for Overall Scholarship in Landscape Architecture
Michelle Reynolds Bright, Master of Landscape Architecture
Award for Exceptional Service in Landscape Architecture
Anne Elizabeth Bentley and Jessica Ariel Zarowitz, Master of Landscape Architecture
Faculty Design Award in Landscape Architecture
Kevin Michael Sullican, Master of Landscape Architecture
Outstanding Professional Report/Thesis/Dissertation/ Master's Design Study — Awarded to graduating
students whose terminal research project deserves special commendation.
Danica Claire Adams, Master of Science in Sustainable Design and Master of Science in Community
and Regional Planning
William John Fleming III, Master of Science in Community and Regional Planning
Elizabeth Lorene Frederick-Rothwell, Master of Science in Historic Preservation
Jennifer Suzanne Minner, Ph.D. in Community and Regional Planning
Samantha Whitney Schwarze, Master of Architecture
Community and Regional Planning Outstanding Student — Awarded to a graduating student in planning
who has exhibited the best overall achievement in the classroom and in service to the school.
Lauren Faye Avioli, Master of Science in Community and Regional Planning
School of Architecture Outstanding Teacher Award (lecture) — Mirka Benes
School of Architecture Outstanding Teacher Award (studio) — Danelle Briscoe
School of Architecture Outstanding Scholarship Award — Matt Fajkus
School of Architecture Outstanding Service Award — Elizabeth Mueller
School of Architecture Outstanding Lab Assistant Award — Tim Campbell
Graduate Research Assistant Award — Alejandra Reyes
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School of Architecture Outstanding Teaching Assistant Awards — Nick Steshyn and Kristine
Stiphany
School of Architecture Outstanding Staff Award — Robin Dusek
STUDENT CONNECTIONS
UTSOA RANKS SECOND IN THE NATION IN STUDENTSATISFACTION
Watch the video above for a taste of what its like to be an architecture student at UT Austin.
According to a survey done by DesignIntelligence, The University of Texas at Austin School of
Architecture ranks second in the nation for student satisfaction.
Harvard University was ranked first, followed by The University of Texas at Austin, Rice University,
Cornell University, and Syracuse University.
The University of Texas at Austin is the only public university that made it into the top five.
The results were based on input from 2,151 B.Arch., M.Arch., and D.Arch. students from NAAB-
accredited schools. The survey asked students to rank the quality of their program overall and whether
they believed they were prepared for their profession upon graduation.
Eighty-seven percent of the students participating in the survey from The University of Texas at Austin
ranked the architecture program as excellent, and 98 percent said they were prepared for their
profession upon graduation.
"The students, faculty, and staff at the UT Austin School of Architecture form a close community
devoted to preparing our students for futures in high-quality design and urbanism, said Dean Fritz
Steiner. "It is an honor to be included in such respected company, and we are pleased that our
students have given us a resounding vote of confidence."
The complete rankings were published June 20.
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2013 SPRING EXCELLENCE IN DESIGN AWARD RECIPIENTS ANDNOMINEES
Comprehensive Landscape Studo project, "Markings," by Kim Harding and Nicholas Li, Spring 2013
School of Architecture Excellence in Design Award winner. Instructor: Jason Sowell. Click image to view
larger.
Congratulations to the following students who have been recognized with an Excellence in Design
Award for the spring 2013 semester. Conferred at the completion of each semester, the awards further
the school's shared goal of recognizing and rewarding design excellence across all programs and levels.
Jury members included Kory Bieg, Judy Birdsong, Nancy Kwallek, Smilja Milovanovic-Bertram
(awards coordinator), Clay Odom, Joyce Rosner, and Allan Shearer.
A R C H I T E C T U R E
DESIGN II
Instructors: Danelle Briscoe, Brett Greig, Michael Hargens, Allen Knox, and Smilja Milovanovic-
Bertram
Recipient: Nevin Blum
Nominees: Gabi Campagna, Daniel Cotte, Will Crites-Krumm, and Drew McMillian
DESIGN IV
Instructors: Charles Di Piazza, Sarah Gamble, Charlton Lewis, and Nichole Wiedemann
Recipient: Bernie Jimenez
Nominees: Michael Rahmatoilin, Alex Warr, and Aubrey Werner
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Advanced Design project detail, "Cultivating Timber," by Christopher Gardner, Spring 2013 School of
Architecture Excellence in Design Award winner. Instructor: Uli Dangel. Click image to view larger.
DESIGN VI
Instructors: John Blood, Judy Birdsong, Edward Richardson, and Gary Wang
Recipients: David Mora
Nominees: Daniele Garcia, Jessica Glennie, and Ben Parker
VERTICAL DESIGN
Instructors: Michael Benedikt, Kory Bieg, Larry Doll, and Joyce Rosner
Recipient (big scale): Garrett Brown
Recipient (small scale): Nari Shin
Nominees: Heather Rule + Mark Epler (team)
TECH. COMM.
Instructors: Matt Fajkus, Francisco Gomes
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Recipients: Johanna Hauser + Sophia Monahan (team)
Nominees: Ethan Bennett + Kyle Engoian (team)
ADVANCED DESIGN
Instructors: Kevin Alter, Coleman Coker, Uli Dangel, Elizabeth Danze, Barbara Hoidn, Juan Miró,
Clay Shortall, Igor Siddiqui, and Alosha Verzbinsky
Recipient (big scale): Christopher Gardner
Recipient (small scale): Aurora VillalpandoRecipients (urban design): Andrew Green + Kevin Sullivan (team)
Recipients (making): Timothy Campbell, Todd Ferry, Garland Fielder, Matthew Krolick, Jon
Mautz, Lauren Mullane, Annie Palone, Katherine Russett, and Jessica Zarowitz (studio)
Nominees: Mike Beene + and Jesefa Templo (team), Jeongseok Choi, Brian Doherty, Blake Naumann,
Amarantha Quintana Morales
I N T E R I O R D E S I G N
DESIGN IVInstructor: Clay Odom
Recipient: Jill Sartin
DESIGN VI
Instructor: Tamie Glass
Recipient: Ashley Thompson
Nominee: Laura Lewi
Interior Design IV project model, "Chloe Retail Shop," by Jill Sartin, Spring 2013 School of Architecture
Excellence in Design Award winner. Instructor: Clay Odom. Click image to view larger.
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L A N D S C A P E A R C H I T E C T U R E
DESIGN AND VISUAL STANDARDS
Instructor: Hope Hasbrouck
Recipient: Lydia Kenselaar
COMPREHENSIVE LANDSCAPE STUDIO
Instructor: Jason Sowell
Recipients: Kim Harding + Nicholas Li (team)
C R P P R A C T I C U M
Instructor: Elizabeth Mueller + Barbara Wilson
Recipient: Neal Dixon
W O O D D E S I G N
Instructor: Mark Macek
Recipient: Brian Doherty
Congratulations to all winners and nominees!
The winners will be awarded Excellence in Design certificates. All the winning and nominated projects
from spring 2013 are included in the annual Student Design Excellence Exhibit in Mebane Gallery
(June-August 2013).
2013 SOUND BUILDING DESIGN WITH DISTINCTION AWARDS
The third-year faculty is pleased to announce the 2013 recipients of Sound Building Design with
Distinction Awards.
Brooks Cavender
Daniela GarciaJessica Glennie
Ben Hamilton
Reid Joslin
Ana Lozano
Thanh Ly
Lily McCourt
David Mora
Ben Parker
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Nate Sheppard
James Thoreen
Danny Valles
Congratulations to all!
GREEN ALLEY DEMONSTRATION PROJECT
Green Alley Demonstration Project, prepared by students in the fall 2012 Advanced Design Studio
taught by Professor Steven Moore.
Design for the Green Alley Demonstration Project, prepared by students in the fall 2012 Advanced
Design Studio taught by Professor Steven Moore, has been selected for the "Architecture of Necessity"
exhibition and publication at the Virserum Art Museum in Stockholm, Sweden.
The project is a collaboration between the UT Center for Sustainable Development, the City of Austin,
the Guadalupe Neighborhood Development Corporation, and the Austin Community Design and
Development Center. Redevelopment of the selected east Austin alley includes the addition of several
net-zero energy capable alley flats, new paving, rain gardens, and bio-swales that serve as a model—kit-
of-parts—for the sustainable redevelopment of other alleys in the city. Construction is scheduled to
begin in July 2013.
Community and regional planning Ph.D. student Jane Winslow and urban design student Nelly
Fuentes assembled the competition entry and are preparing a how-to pamphlet for the City of Austin.
Interdisciplinary students who completed the design proposals include post-professional architecture
students Chiara Bonsinori, Maria Coronado, Cheng Jia, Nan Jiang, Tong Li, and Rui Luo;
architecture students Christine Hallmark, Rob Oliver, Diana Rodriquez, and Johanna Spencer;
and interior design students Bronwyn Hunt, Edelyn Putri, Cynthia Pyke, and Aurora Villapando.
BOONE POWELL FAMILY PRIZE IN URBAN DESIGN
Congratulations to this years winner of the Boone Powell Family Prize in Urban Design, Nathaniel
Schneider.
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Each year, this award is given to a nominated non-graduating student—either an undergraduate or
graduate—in architecture, community and regional planning, landscape architecture, or urban design.
The prize is based on merit in urban design and is generously supported by the Powell family.
For the Boone Powell family, travel provides the opportunity to understand how the places that
communities build not only reflect deeply-held values, but also shape civic discourse, human interaction,
and societies.
LONDON VAUXHALL – THE MISSING LINK : DESIGN IDEASCOMPETITION
"London Vauxhall The Missing Link : Design Ideas Competition" winning entry in the student category
by the team of Frances Kellerman, Taylor Massey, Lauren Richter, and Jeff Ziemann.
Students from Professor Simon Atkinson's spring 2013 advanced studio have received award
recognitions from the "London Vauxhall – The Missing Link : Design Ideas Competition."
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The team of Frances Kellerman [MSCRP '13], Taylor Massey, Lauren Richter [B.Arch. '13], and
Jeff Ziemann was the winner of the student category.
The team of Charleen Chae [B.Arch. '13], Drew Finke [B.Arch. '13], and Julie Huynh [B.Arch. '13]
was awarded Highly Commended in the student category.
The third team, who also submitted a strong design, consisted of Amanda Kronk [M.Arch. '13],
Megan Marvin [B.Arch. '13], Beau Pesa, and James Sherman.
The competition: Vauxhall One, the new Business Improvement District (BID) for Vauxhall sought
design ideas to improve and enhance the public realm in Vauxhall, providing the "Missing Link" between
the New U.S. Embassy Quarter and Londons South Bank. The competition was open to registered
architects, landscape architects, urban designers, and students worldwide. Multi-disciplinary design
teams were encouraged. Exhibition entries were exhibited during April at the Garden Museum and an
outdoor cultural trail through the parks and railway arches of Vauxhall.
"The students' success in this competition represents one of the strengths of the undergraduate
program, and in particular, the students' abilities to adapt to design thinking and intervention at a
variety of scales," stated Atkinson.
GLOBAL ARCHITECTURE BRIGADES
Global Architecture Brigades UT Austin Chapter's winning proposal for the El Canton Health Center
project in Honduras.
A recent ArchDaily article spotlighted the design for a medical center in Honduras by the Global
Architecture Brigades (GAB) UT Austin Chapter.
The article provides an overview of the work happening in Honduras and features photographs by
UTSOA architecture student and GAB volunteer Saranya Kanagaraj.
Architecture student Caitlin McCunney states, We dont just give a community new things and hope
for the best; we give them the tools they need to move forward. The community can take ownership
for the projects and build better lives for themselves.
View the article in ArchDaily .
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HART HOWERTON FELLOWSHIP
Sustainable design student Tue Pham was selected for the 2013 Hart Howerton Fellowship Program.
Pham will conduct his fellowship work in Hart Howerton's New York office.
As part of his research, Pham will travel to the Dominican Republic to study the relationship between
regionalism and sustainable design. Through an examination of regional design responses, he will create
a new analytical framework to assess how regionalism can provide a critical foundation for sustainable
design. The Dominican Republic, a country whose rapid development has been fueled by mass tourism,
presents a unique opportuitiy to investigate this topic.
The Hart Howerton Fellowship Program was initiated seven years ago as part of a long-term effort to
attract the best student talent to the firm by offering a working internship combined with
travel/research. The response from students this year has grown to 105 applications from over 40
schools across the United States and abroad.
NORTH BROTHER ISLAND PROPOSAL
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North Brother Island proposal, by Ian M. Ellis and Frances Peterson.
The North Brother Island proposal, by architecture student Ian M. Ellis and landscape architecture
student Frances Peterson, was included in the 2013 AIA Center for Emerging Professionals Annual
Exhibition. The exhibition, held at the American Center for Architecture in Washington, D.C., occurs
each spring through the AIA Grassroots Leadership and Legislative Conference.
Ellis and Peterson propose a school for children on the autism spectrum be built on the abandoned
North Brother Island. They feel that the 20-acre island, would provide the perfect backdrop to address
the various needs of autistic children.
Additionally, the proposal was exhibited at the Council of Educational Facility Planners International
Conference, April 3 to 6, 2013, in Austin, Texas.
View proposal details.
HONORS DAY 2013
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Elizabeth LeBlanc, Thanh Ly, and Jessica Glennie were among the School of Architecture students
recognized at Honors Day 2013. (Pictured at left is Elizabeth's father, Robert J. LeBlanc.)
On Saturday, April 13, The University of Texas at Austin celebrated Honors Day, an annual
commemoration of academic achievement. Introduced in 1948, Honors Day is the occasion when
undergraduate students who have achieved academic excellence are honored by administrative officials,
academic deans, and members of the faculty. It serves as an important prelude to commencement.
This year the students were joined by Dean Fritz Steiner and Associate Dean Nichole Wiedemann at
the School of Architecture's Honors Day celebration in the Eden & Hal Box Courtyard in Goldsmith Hall,
as well as the university-wide ceremony that followed at the Frank Erwin Center. Of the 331
undergraduates enrolled in the school this semester, 46 received an honors distinction. College Scholars
were recognized for being in the top 20% of their class. These students in the School of Architecture
have all achieved a 3.7 or higher UT GPA. Distinguished College Scholars were honored for being in the
top 4% of their class. Each of the school's Distinguished College Scholars have maintained, or nearly
held, a 4.0 UT GPA throughout their tenure at the university.
This year's School of Architecture honorees are:
DISTINGUISHED COLLEGE SCHOLARS
William Asa Crites-KrummMadison Alexandra Dahl
Jacqueline Marie Fisher
Jessica Anne Glennie
Bernardo Jimenez
Thanh Ly
Travis Henry Schneider
Katharina Marie Stoll
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COLLEGE SCHOLARS
John Russell Beaumont
Jonathan Michael Bergey
Shannon Ashbrook Bonn
Pearlene Cinnie Cheah
Lincoln Kaska Davidson
Matthew Blake Dubin
Joel Robert Effland
Christopher Rice Ferguson
Jameson Scott GalbreathBenjamin Scott Hamilton
Lauren Meredith Heckmann
Amanda Elizabeth Heineman
Emily Grace Heitzwebel
Travis Brightwell Hicks
Jennifer Danielle Keto
Kyle Richard Knaggs
Elizabeth Ann LeBlanc
William Anthony LewisAna Marcela Lozano
Lily C. McCourt
Todd Michael Niesner
Benjamin John Parker
Lauren Ashley Richter
Luca Smith Senise
Nathan Thomas Sheppard
Rachelle Sarena Simon
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Diana Michelle Sisk
Johanna Rhnee Spencer
Elizabeth Ashley Thompson
Allison Nichole Thorp
Aurora Villalpando
Kim Ysabel Villavicencio
Zachary Samuel Walters
Lawrence Alexander Warr
Meredith Marie Watson
Rose Wheeler Wilkowski
Stuart Ryan Yancey
Jeffrey John Ziemann
2013 TEXAS ASLA STUDENT DESIGN AWARDS
"Liquid Infrastructure," 2013 Texas ASLA Student Design Award winning entry by Kimberly Harding,
Stephanie Kopplin, Chris Myers, and Michael Steinlage. Instructor: Allan Shearer. Click image to view
larger.
Congratulations to the following winners of 2013 Texas ASLA Student Design Competition.
Analysis and Planning Category, Merit Award
Kimberly Harding, Stephanie Kopplin, Chris Myers, and Michael Steinlage
"Liquid Infrastructure"
Landscape Architectural Design, fall 2012
Instructor: Allan W. Shearer
General Design Category, Honor Award
Danuta Dias, Sara Fallahi, Liang Lu, Bailey Rankin
"A Stretch of Waller Creek"
Landscape Architectural Design, fall 2012
Instructor: Allan W. Shearer
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General Design Category, Merit Award
Eliza Bober and Michelle Bright
"Area for Recovery"
Comprehensive Landscape Architecture, spring 2012
Instructor: Jason Sowell
101 YEARS OF INTERIOR DESIGN AT UT AUSTIN
The Interior Design Program of The University of Texas at Austin School of Architecture would like to
invite all students, alumni, and friends to join us October 25–27, 2013, for a three-day event
celebrating the rich history of interior design education at UT Austin.
Milestones in Interior Design at UT Austin
1912 – Home Economics first offers courses in interior design. Within a few years the College of
Engineering features similar interior design courses directed to architects and engineers.
1928 – After first allowing architecture students to receive a concentration in interior decorating, the
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College of Engineering establishes a separate Bachelor of Interior Architecture degree.
1930 – The College of Engineering lengthens the Bachelor of Architecture and Bachelor of Interior
Architecture curricula to five years.
1932 – The College of Engineering establishes a Master of Interior Architecture.
1938 – Faced with budget constraints, the College of Engineering suspends the Bachelor of Interior
Architecture. Students continue taking classes in Engineering and Home Economics.
1957 – UT charters a student chapter of the American Society of Interior Designers.
1973 – UTs Interior Design Program becomes one of the first accredited programs in the country.
1997 – Interior Design Program transfers from School of Human Ecology to School of Architecture.
2010 – School of Architecture establishes Master of Interior Design degree.
2013 – DesignIntelligence ranks UT Austins Interior Design Program 3rd in the nation for public
institutions.
1000+ Longhorns have studied interior design at UT Austin since inception.
Event Highlights
FRIDAY (10/25)
* School of Architecture open house
* Happy hour tours of famous and historic Austin interiors
SATURDAY (10/26)
* Textiles-themed symposium and exhibition, Weaving the Past and the Present* Courtyard Cocktail Reception – watch the UT Tower light up "101" in celebration of our event
* Dinner in the Student Activity Center Ballroom
SUNDAY (10/27)
* Farewell breakfast in Battle Hall
Click here for details, to update your contact information, and to send your stories & photos.
HOUSING HOMELESS FAMILIES IN AUSTIN:
AN INTERDISCIPLINARY ARCHITECTURAL DESIGNSTUDIO
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Video interviews with faculty and class members of the spring 2013 "Housing Homeless Families"
advanced design studio, taught by Elizabeth Danze, Dr. Stephen Sonnenberg, and Dr. Sarah Dooling.
Prepared by Overland Partners | Architects. Click to image to view.
Students from a spring 2013 advanced architectural design studio addressing homelessness in Austin,
presented their projects to Mayor Pro Tem Sheryl Cole and other City Council members and staff in
May.
Focused around the exploration of housing and options for homeless families and the integration of
services that support families abilities to retain housing, the studio was taught by Associate Professor
Elizabeth Danze, Adjunct Professor Stephen Sonnenberg, and Assistant Professor Sarah Dooling,
in collaboration with Overland Partners | Architects. The students were tasked with designing housing
options and social services centers for homeless families.
Core questions the class addressed: What are different ways of approaching design research? How
might the allied field of psychoanalysis and psychology inform our thinking of architecture and design?
Dr. Sonnenberg introduced literature on the psychological impacts of homelessness on families and the
larger community. Dr. Dooling introduced the regulatory environment and agency responses to
addressing homeless families that influence design approaches.
Overland Partners | Architects provided generous support to the studio, made possible from their receipt
of the 2011 Rudy Bruner Award for Urban Excellence. The firm's mission includes providing practical
solutions to societal challenges. Class members visited several of the firm's projects, including the Bridge
Homeless Assistance Center in Dallas, the largest homeless shelter to receive LEED Silver certification,
and the Haven for Hope in San Antonio, winner of the 2011 AIA National Housing Award. Overland's
Rick Archer, FAIA [B.Arch. '79], and Hozefa Haidery [M.Arch. '03] participated in design studio
discussions and reviews in both San Antonio and Austin.
Members of the studio will reconvene at Austin City Hall in the fall to present a decentralized model of
transitional housing for homeless families to an expanded audience of citizens and city officials.
Additionally, a studio book is in the works.
FACULTY SCHOLARSHIP
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American Academy in Rome.
Dean Fritz Steiner, FAAR '98, has been invited to the American Academy in Rome as the William A.
Bernoudy Architect in Residence for two months, from mid-November 2013 until mid-January 2014.
Every year, the Director of the American Academy in Rome invites distinguished artists and scholars
from around the world to reside at the Academy for periods generally ranging from one to three
months. Invitations are extended to senior artists and scholars of international standing in the following
disciplines: architecture, design, historic preservation and conservation, landscape architecture,
literature, musical composition, visual arts, ancient studies, medieval studies, Renaissance and early
modern studies, and modern Italian studies.
During their stay, Residents serve as senior advisors to Rome Prize recipients and to other members of
the Academy community, and are expected to offer a minimum of one Academy-wide event in theirarea of expertise: a concert, an exhibition or studio visit, a lecture, a reading, or an instructional walk in
Rome.
Assistant Professor Barbara Brown Wilson [M.A. Arch.Hist. '05, Ph.D. CRP '10] has received a 2013
Tower Award by the University of Texas Longhorn Center for Civic Engagement for Outstanding
Academic Service Learning.
The Tower Awards are presented annually to honor excellence in volunteerism at The University of
Texas at Austin; a tradition which began in 1998. The process is competitive, and the award is a well-
deserved accolade. A ceremony and reception was held on May 1 to honor all the award recipients, aswell as community agencies and university-community partnership efforts that impact the university,
Austin, and beyond.
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Detail, "Reconnect Austin," Sinclair Black, Girard Kinney, and the Downtown Austin Alliance. Click image
for details.
For over 40 years, Sinclair Black [B.Arch. '62], Roberta P. Crenshaw Centennial Professor in UrbanDesign and Environmental Planning, has been turning creative classroom thinking into visionary
projects in Central Texas. Traffic and design issues on I-35 have been a topic of discussion among Black,
architect Girard Kinney [B.Arch. '78], and the Downtown Austin Alliance for several years, culminating
in the Reconnect Austin concept that has recently been gaining momentum.
"Reconnect Austin" is an urban design and economic development solution to a traffic problem. I-35,
through Austins urban core, is the 4th most congested stretch of roadway in the U.S. Like many
highways, the bridges are over 50 years old, necessitating reconstruction. Like many highways, I-35
has historically been a social, economic, cultural, and racial barrier, dividing West Austin from East
Austin.
Since the highway must be reconstructed, we have the opportunity to rethink how I-35 interacts with,
and impacts, our city. Based on extensive research of innovative highway solutions, "Reconnect Austin"
proposes to lower the main lanes of this one mile stretch of I-35, cover that mile with a continuous cap,
and place a city boulevard on top. The at-grade boulevard would be reconnected to the surface cross
streets, and the land where the frontage roads now sit would be converted to developable land. This
liberates downtown real estate and creates substantial new tax base.
The planners envision a lively, walkable, civilized urban space, with mixed use buildings full of
restaurants, shops, offices, and residences. The boulevard would be built to Austins Great Streets
standards, with wide sidewalks, double rows of street trees, and significantly improved accessibility for
all.
This vision has been presented to over 30 community groups, and garnered support from diverse
organizations including the American Institute of Architects, the Congress for the New Urbanism, the
Downtown Austin Neighborhood Association, Cherrywood Neighborhood Association, the Real Estate
Council of Austin and Sierra Club. The "Reconnect Austin" team continues to work with the Texas
Department of Transportation to reach consensus on a project that is best for the future of Austin.
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To learn more about the effort and stay up-to-date, visit reconnectaustin.com.
Tod Williams Billie Tsien Architects, American Folk Art Museum, 2001, sections looking west. [Courtesy
of TWBTA].
Professor David Heymann has published a critique titled "Please Save Modernism from the Modern" in
Places.
The article is an important and carefully reasoned, if somewhat iconoclastic, defense of the preservation
of the American Folk Art Museum.
As Heymann puts it, "...[t]he Modernism worth pursuing—worth protecting—is the one where Gregor
Samsa wakes up transformed into a large insect, and ends up with an apple embedded in his carapace,
which is exactly what the Folk Art Museum is to the Museum of Modern Art, right now, right where itis."
Places is an interdisciplinary journal of contemporary architecture, landscape and urbanism, with
particular emphasis on the public realm as physical place and social ideal.
View the entire article in Places.
Additionally, The George W. and Laura Bush Residence in Crawford, Texas, designed by Professor
Heymann is featured in the May 2013 edition of Architectural Record in an article titled "A Client for All
Seasons."
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"Fountain Fundamentals" conference participants inspecting Isamu Noguchi's 1987 Fountain. Photo by
Jason Church, NCPTT.
Senior Lecturer Fran Gale participated in the "Fountain Fundamentals" conference in Kansas City,
Missouri, on July 10-11, 2013. The conference, which focused on conservation and maintenance of
historic fountains, attracted conservators, engineers, landscape architects, and water specialists from
the United States and Canada. Conference sponsors were the National Center for Preservation
Technology and Training, a research facility for the National Park Service, the Nelson-Atkins Museum of
Art and conservator Martin Burke.
Conference sessions began with a keynote address by Jocelyn Ball-Edson, a landscape architect with
the Kansas City, Missouri, Parks and Recreation Department. Edson discussed the wide range of
challenges she encounters in preserving Kansas Citys public fountains, including severe weather
conditions, vandalism, and budget constraints.
Gales presentation focused on the importance of establishing maintenance programs for historic
fountains. She reviewed the essential components, including inspections, cyclical and prioritized
maintenance and annual reports. To illustrate the requirements for a comprehensive maintenance
program, Gale discussed the fourteen fountains on The University of Texas at Austin campus and the
maintenance work that is carried out by UT Facilities Services. In preparing her presentation, Gale
talked with Lester Felder, an architect with UT Project Management and Construction Services, who
supervised recent restoration work on the Littlefield Fountain. She also met with Facilities Services
Supervisor Charlie Cromartie, whose staff is responsible for maintenance work on UT fountains.
With over 250 fountains, Kansas City, known as the City of Fountains, was the ideal venue for the
conference. A trolley car tour following sessions on the first day of the conference provided an
opportunity for participants to visit several Kansas City fountains. Sessions were held at the Nelson-
Atkins Museum of Art in the Bloch Building, a significant work of contemporary architecture by Steven
Holl Architects. Participants inspected two important fountains in the Nelson-Atkins collections—Walter
De Maria's One Sun/34 Moons and Isamu Noguchi's 1987 Fountain. The De Maria sculpture which
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includes a reflecting pool, gilt bronze, and illuminated skylights was installed in 2002 as part of the
museums transformation.
Associate Professor Udovički-Selb published an essay, "Les Balkans, genèse des Cinq points de
l'Architecture?," in a book produced for the 100th anniversary of the 1911 "Voyage en Orient"—
Fondation le Cobusier: L'Invention d'un architecte—Le voyage en Orient de Le Corbusier (Paris: Editions
de La Vilette) 2013.
To celebrate the occasion, the Fondation Le Corbusier and the Universities at Istanbul, Athens, and
Naples organized conferences in their respective cities following the steps of of the 24-year-old architect.
Udovički took part in the Istanbul conference.
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Jack Sanders. Photo by Stacy Sodolak for The New York Times.
Lecturer Jack Sanders [M.Arch. '05] and his Heavy Metal design-build camp were featured in the May
1, 2013 edition of The New York Times in an article titled "Lessons in How to Play With Fire."
Article excerpts:
"The three-day adventure workshop, where five strangers learned the vagaries of welding against a
backbeat of outlaw country music, was held at Sanders' studio, a modest ranch house on five acres of
scrub and pecan trees to which he has added a circus tent and a batting cage."
"The campers designed and made furniture that was auctioned to benefit the Health Alliance for Austin
Musicians. Blending community service, some fine guitar playing by local musicians, food and drink from
local establishments and hands-on design and build experience, the camps are Mr. Sanderss way of
spreading the Rural Studio manifesto."
""If a group of people is willing to not panic and trust the process, and you mix that with a sensory
overload via music and food,' Sanders said, 'I think what tends to happen is the object we make is really
embedded with a spirit thats not attainable in a conventional way.'"
View the entire New York Times article.
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Click image to view "Tessellated Floorscapes" video.
Assistant Professor Igor Siddiqui's "Tessellated Floorscapes" project is featured on Treehugger.com.
Article excerpts:
"According to statistics, about five billion pounds of discarded carpet goes to landfills each year. In order
to help put a dent in this wasteful problem, Brooklyn-based designer Igor Siddiqui of ISSSStudio has an
idea to put carpet remnants to good use: by making more one-of-a-kind carpets out of irregularly
shaped offcuts."
"By the way of a digitally-generated process and pattern, it's a clever twist on a product made through
the techniques of mass production, thereby turning each rug into something that is custom-made,
unique and striking, while also diverting pieces of previously unusable carpet from the dump. Originally
made for Aronson's Floor Coverings, Tessellated Floorscape has since been showcased in places like
Design Within Reach in New York City. More over at ISSSStudio."
Additionally, Siddiqui's project, "Recess," a proposed temporary pavilion to be sited in a New York City
park, is published in the online magazine Arthitectural . Article excerpt:
"Used plastic bags are unfolded, layered, and heat-fused together to make a sturdy and graphically
abstract cladding material for the pavilion. The act of remaking the material into a building product not
only extends the shopping bags lifespan as a useful artifact, but also acts as a coordinated effort to
gather as many discarded bags as possible so that they can be directed toward an appropriate recycling
center rather than into the landfill. The project is a collaboration between Igor Siddiqui of ISSSStudio
and Matt Hutchinson's San Francisco-based firm PATH."
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Image from "Shaping Stone," by Danelle Briscoe, in Hyper-seeing.
Assistant Professor Danelle Briscoe [B.Arch. '95] has published a chapter in the recent book, Flexibility
in Architectural Education, by Cambridge Scholars Publishing. Titled "Form Follows Flexibility," the
chapter discusses parametricism in building information modeling (BIM).
Briscoe has published a paper, titled "Shaping Stone," in the magazine Hyper-seeing. The work is taken
from the 2013 Shape Modeling International (SMI) conference proceedings. (See pages 84–94.)
Additionally, Briscoe was invited to be a visiting lecturer to teach an advanced studio at the University of
Auckland and to give a lecture at the University of New South Wales in Sydney.
Her involvement with advanced level computation and BIM was most recently noted in a July 8, 2013,
article in Architectural Record , titled Could Computational Design Go Mainstream?".
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Click image to view video of Fritz Steiner's presentation, titled "Bushwick, You're Beautiful," at the 2013
Geodesign Summit.
A video of Dean Fritz Steiner's presentation at the 2013 Geodesign Summit is available on YouTube.Titled "Bushwick, You're Beautiful," Steiner discusses using geodesign to create adaptive, resilient
communities, and the need for a new design aesthetic that recognizes the complex human ecological
system we inhabit.
Called "the ultimate event for anyone working at the intersection of geography and design," the
Geodesign Summit is an annual gathering of professionals interested in using geospatial technologies to
arrive at the best and most sustainable design solutions. The overall goal of the Geodesign Summit is to
help people find innovative solutions to the most pressing challenges by fusing design processes with
geospatial technologies.
View Steiner's presentation.
WEST MALL FOUNTAIN DESIGN COMPETITION
This past spring, the Center for American Architecture and Design held a design competition aimed at
reviving and remaking the long-dry West Mall Fountain on the campus of The University of Texas at
Austin.
The winners are:
First Place: Justin Ford, "West Mall Fountain: A Re-emergence"
Second Place: Kevin Sullivan, "Re-Charge"
Third Place: Katie Summers, "Recharge Entrance"
Honorable Mention: Alexandra Krippner, "West Mall Fountain ReDesign"
View the West Mall Fountain Design Competition entries.
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"West Mall Fountain: A Re-emergence," first-place-winning entry to the West Mall Fountain Design
Competition, by Justin Ford. Click image to view larger.
Criteria: In addition to being beautiful, the winning designs would:
Remain within the boundaries of the outer, mall-level, stone circle.
With other natural and sculptural elements, celebrate water's preciousness in Texas while
keeping evaporative losses to a minimum.
Respond to the fountain's location in a high-traffic, public entry to the university, as well take
into accountavoiding obvious referencesits possible emblematic function.
Be minimally tempting to deface, vandalize, or misuse.
Deploy robust low-energy technologies (such as time-sensitive lighting, plant irrigation, and
water displays, efficient filtration, recirculation, and maintenance).
Eligibility: The competition was open to all students and faculty of architecture, landscape architecture,
and fine arts at The University of Texas at Austin.
Awards: first prize: $250; second prize $150; third prize $100; and, for the top ten entries,
consideration for implementation by the university.
Judges: Michael Benedikt (chair), Coleman Coker (architecture), Elizabeth Danze (architecture),
Margo Sawyer (fine arts), and Jason Sowell (landscape architecture).
Thanks to all who entered. Your efforts will form the beginning of a conversation with university
administration and facilities staff to revive West Mall Fountain beautifully and ecologically.
UTSOA TO HOST JOURNAL OF THE AMERICANPLANNING ASSOCIATION
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Dr. Sandra Rosenbloom.
The American Planning Association (APA) has named Dr. Sandra Rosenbloom as the new editor of the
Journal of the American Planning Association ( JAPA). The UT Austin School of Architecture is extremely
pleased to report that through an externally funded contract with APA, Rosenbloom and the journalseditorial staff are moving JAPA to the School of Architecture, starting this August.
JAPA is the oldest, most prestigious journal in American planning, with a significant international reach.
As a result, this will have major consequences for the national visibility and stature of the school's
Community and Regional Planning Program (CRP).
Rosenbloom is a renowned former faculty member of the CRP program, having taught here from 1972
to 1990. Subsequently, she served on the planning faculty at the University of Arizona, where she
directed the Drachmann Institute. She is an international leader in transportation planning research.
Her position in the school is research professor, and she will be working as JAPA editor and on sponsoredresearch.
"We are thrilled to undertake this partnership with APA and to house the Journal at The University of
Texas at Austin," said Dean Fritz Steiner. "We are equally delighted that Sandra Rosenbloom has
returned to our faculty to lead this important undertaking. With her as editor, the Journal will continue
to be a beacon for planning theory and scholarship."
UT Austin will serve as home base for the Journal editorship from August 2013 to July 2018.
ALUMNI CONNECTIONS
ALUMNI UPDATES
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Elizabeth Chu Richter.
Elizabeth Chu Richter, FAIA [B.Arch. '74], of AIA Corpus Christi, was elected 2014 AIA First Vice
President and 2015 President-elect at the American Institute of Architects (AIA) National Convention,
held June 20 to 22 in Denver.
As Vice President and eventually President of the AIA, Richter will lead implementation and execution of
the Repositioning the AIA effort. As the repositioning initiative progresses, her leadership will help bring
the AIA into a more member-focused future, enlisting greater support and understanding from the
general public, while also refining the Institutes leadership structure, institutional framework, and
operation focus. This repositioned AIA will be a visionary member organization providing advocacy,
leadership, and resources for architects to design a better world.
Theres a saying that you can buy in any language, but you can only sell in the language that you
speak, so lets take our language outside of our tent and to the streets," Richter says. Ive championed
public outreach for over 25 years, leveraging affinities and finding partners. We should strive to arousethe publics interests every day and celebrate the humble as well as the sublime.
Richter is the CEO of Richter Architects in Corpus Christi, Texas. The firm offers a wide variety of master
planning, programming, design, interior design, construction documents, construction administration,
and construction management services. Richter Architects received the 2011 Texas Society of
Architects Firm Award.
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David Lake, FAIA, and Ted Flato, FAIA. © Corey Leamon and Bill Timmerman.
Lake|Flato Architects (principals David Lake, FAIA [B.S.A.S. '77], and Ted Flato, FAIA) was recently
honored at a ceremony in Paris, France, as a recipient of the prestigious Global Award for Sustainable
Architecture sponsored by the LOCUS Foundation. Every year the Foundation and their partners, Cite
de l'Architecture and du Patrimoine, recognize five select architecture firms from around the world who
share both the principles of sustainable development and a participative architectural approach in
addressing the needs of society.
Recipients are selected by the Foundation's European Scientific Board of architecture centers and
universities, with assistance from worldwide critics and specialists. This year's honorees come from
Malaysia, Ecuador, Belgium, Portugal, and the United States. Lake|Flato is only the fourth U.S. firm to
be honored since the inception of the awards program in 2006.
In addition to Lake, eleven UTSOA alumni work at the firm including partners Karla Greer [B.Arch.
'79]; Andrew Herdeg [M.Arch. '92]; and Greg Papay [M.Arch. '93], FAIA; associate Brian Korte
[M.Arch. '94]; and architectural staff members John Byrd [B.Arch. '05]; Rebecca Bruce [MSCRP '95];
Laura Kaupp [B.Arch. '98]; Trey Rabke [B.Arch. '02]; Brandi Rickels [B.Arch. '96]; Jonathan
Smith [B.Arch. '03]; and Vicki Yuan [B.Arch. '05].
For more information on the innovative work of all the recipients, visit locus-foundation.org.
Christina Lowery [MSCRP '03] was the project director and supervising producer on a powerful new
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documentary, Girl Rising, which tells the stories of 9 extraordinary girls from 9 countries, written by 9
celebrated writers, and narrated by 9 renowned actresses, including Cate Blanchett, Selena Gomez,
Meryl Streep.
Lowery is part of the executive team of 10X10, who produced the film. 10X10 is a global action
campaign for girls' education, founded by award-winning journalists at The Documentary Group and
Paul G. Allen's Vulcan Productions, along with strategic partner, Intel Corporation. Centered by the new
feature film, Girl Rising, 10x10 uses the power of storytelling and the leverage of strategic partnershipsto deliver a simple, critical truth: educate girls, and you will change the world.
Christopher Roach [B.Arch. '96], with co-principal Maura Fernández Abernethy, recently launched
a new practice called Studio VARA in San Francisco.
"Studio VARA is a design practice driven by a deep commitment to architecture as a craft and realm of
ideas. With the city as reference point and inspiration for our work, we create holistic, well-considered
design solutions and human-centered experiences at many scales. We approach every project with a
passion for exploration, through the broader lenses of art, science, urbanism, ecology, sustainable
technology, and the greater social and cultural values of our discipline."
Principals Christopher Roach and Abernethy work side-by-side with their clients to guide a thoughtful,
open, truly team-oriented process. Clients are engaged throughout the design and construction of their
project in a working environment attuned to their aspirations, and infused with ease and clarity.
vara
noun /vär'/
1. A Spanish, Portugese, and Latin-American unit of linear measure equal to about 33 inches (84 cm).
2. The basic module used to create the street grid of San Francisco; one city block is typically 100x150
vara.
Designers Rena Hardeman and Judy Pesek sit on a sofa in the replica Oval Office in the George W. Bush
Presidential Center. Photo courtesy of Rena Hardeman.
Judy Pesek [B.S., Interior Design, '78] was part of a team from Gensler that painstakingly created an
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exact replica of Bush-era Oval Office.
Contract magazine explained in a recent article the many details that needed to be considered.
Article excerpts:
"In late April, the George W. Bush Presidential Center opened to the public in Dallas, and the pièce de
résistance of the 226,000-square-foot library and museum is the interactive replica of the Bush-era
Oval Office. But many of the centers visitors are unlikely to realize exactly how precise of a replica it is."
"A design team from Genslers Dallas office was tasked with recreating the Oval Office exactly as it would
have been during President George W. Bushs tenure, down to the precise colors in the rug and the
flowers on the coffee table. Led by regional managing principal Judy Pesek and senior designer Rena
Hardeman, the Gensler team worked on the project for more than a year and a half before it was
unveiled in a star-studded ceremony on April 25, which was attended by all living U.S. presidents."
"Former First Lady Laura Bush was heavily involved in the project from start to finish, and her
memories served as a valuable resource to fill in the gaps where photographs could not, Pesek says.
Laura Bush contributed to the design of the Oval Office during her husbands presidency and was able tomeet with the Gensler team every few weeks during the process to test out the furniture and give
feedback."
"'She literally sat in every chair,' Pesek says. 'She has an incredible memory.'"
"The designers also needed to coordinate with the buildings architect Robert A.M. Stern, FAIA, who
built the Oval Office exactly to scale."
ALUMNI & FRIENDS RECEPTION IN DENVER
Executive Director of AIA South Carolina, Adrienne Montare [M.Arch. 85], examines cards of Denver
landmarks. The cards, which resemble Instagram photos, were thoughtfully designed by an intern at
Bennett Wagner & Grody Architects. They featured various places, spaces, and icons in the Mile High
City, as recommended by the friendly staff at the firm.
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On June 20, 2013, the School of Architecture held an "Alumni & Friends Reception" as part of the AIA
2013 National Convention in Denver, Colorado, at the firm of Bennett Wagner & Grody Architects,
where Martha Bennett [B.Arch. 75] is a principal.
The firms offices are located in a historic building along Cherry Creek in Lower Downtown. Virginia Techs
College of Architecture and Urban Studies also hosted their reception in conjunction with UTSOAs event.
UPCOMING ALUMNI EVENTS
Alumni & Friends Happy Hour, Chicago, July 25
Little Market American Brasserie
10 East Delaware Place
6:00 to 7:30 p.m.
The University of Texas at Austin School of Architecture is excited to head to the Windy City!
Please join us for an Alumni & Friends Happy Hour in Chicago with Associate Professor Nichole
Wiedemann. Light food and beverages will be provided for our guests.
This should be an excellent, informal networking opportunity to catch up with your peers and
supporters of the school!
Alumni & Friends Reception, Fort Worth, November 7, in conjunction with the 2013 Texas
Society of Architects Annual Convention and Design Expo
For questions or additional information, contact Katy Chrisler at [email protected] or
512.471.8187.
LINK IN TO UTSOA
Stay connected with your peers! Last month, UTSOA announced the effort to improve our communitys
experience on LinkedIn.
If you havent already, be sure to join The University of Texas at Austin School of Architecture Alumni
and Student Network, where youll be able to hear the latest on new employment opportunities from
Career Services Counselor Garrett Loontjer, upcoming receptions and events, individual work updates,
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professional insights, interesting articles, and blog posts.
We also created regionally-based subgroups for our alumni and friends across the nation. Members are
encouraged to stay in touch with each other and host local events. These subgroups include:
UTSOA Alumni-Seattle and Portland
UTSOA Alumni-San Francisco
UTSOA Alumni-Los Angeles and San Diego
UTSOA Alumni-Midwest/Chicago
UTSOA Alumni-Washington, D.C./Metro
UTSOA Alumni-New York City
UTSOA Alumni-Denver
UTSOA Texas Alumni-Austin
UTSOA Texas Alumni-San Antonio and South Texas
UTSOA Texas Alumni-Dallas/Fort Worth
UTSOA Texas Alumni-Houston
Theres also a special subgroup for current UTSOA students who want to get a head start on enteringthe professional world.
For more information, please contact UTSOA's Assistant Director for Alumni and Constituent Relations,
Lisa DeLosso, at [email protected].
2013 ANNUAL MEETING OF THE COUNCIL OFEDUCATORS IN LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE
The School of Architecture hosted the 2013 Annual Meeting of the Council of Educators in Landscape
Architecture (CELA). It was CELA's largest conference to date and attracted 475 registrants and drew
participants from Australia, Canada, China, Germany Hong Kong, Iran, Korea, Poland, Singapore,
Taiwan, Turkey, the United Kingdom, as well as from across the United States.
The three plenary sessions emphasized the conference's theme of SpaceTime/PlaceDuration. The
opening address, "Better Sooner than Later" was given by Rich Haag, FASLA; the conference keynote
"Unfolding Space and Time at the National September 11 Memorial and Museum" was given by Amy S.
Weisser, Director of Exhibition Development for that institution; and, the Inaugural CELA Fellows'
Address, "Beyond the Larger Landscape, Beauty," was given by John R. Stilgoe, the Robert and Lois
Orchard Professor in the History of Landscape at Harvard University.
EVENTS
Events are subject to change—for the full schedule and latest updates, check the online UTSOA
Calendar.
ENERGY(EX)CHANGE CONFERENCE
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Tuesday & Wednesday, October 1 & 2
Mebane Gallery, Goldsmith Hall
310 Inner Campus Drive
By what processes have Munich and Austin come to be recognized as regional centers of energy innovation? What is each doing to enhance energy performance in the built environment, and what
could be improved? Most importantly, how can this knowledge be optimized and translated to other
regions?
The Energy (Ex)Change Conference seeks to answer these questions by bringing together
internationally recognized leaders from both cities in a two-day exchange of ideas centered on
mechanisms for implementing energy innovation at a regional level. Assuming an interdisciplinary
approach, the conference centers around seven thematic panels that will facilitate meaningful discourse
on the future of sustainable urban regions. Topics include: city initiatives, buildings, light, city
infrastructure, envelope, materials & technology, and standards & regulations. Conference participants
will both learn from, and contribute to, multi-functional and synergistic solutions.
Organized by Petra Liedl, Harrington Faculty Fellow 2012-13.
Registration is limited. Visit the Energy (Ex)Change website for event details and registration.
Speakers:
Petra Liedl, Ph. D.
Assistant Professor, Co-Director of the Thermal Lab research facilities
School of Architecture, The University of Texas at Austin
Lucia Athens
Chief Sustainability Officer
City of Austin Office of Sustainability
Mike Blackhurst, Ph. D.
Assistant Professor
Department of Civil, Architectural, and Environmental Engineering
The University of Texas at Austin
Andreas Danler
Electrical Engineer, Executive Manager
Bartenbach LichtLabor
Billie Faircloth
Research Director
KieranTimberlake
Michael Garrison
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Cass Gilbert Centennial Teaching Fellow in Architecture Professor
School of Architecture, The University of Texas at Austin
Thomas Hamacher, Ph. D.
Acting Director of the Chair of Energy Economy and Application Technology
Technische Universität München (TUM)
Gerd Hauser
Professor of Building Physics, Faculty of Civil Engineering and Geodesy
Technische Universität München (TUM)
Director, Fraunhofer Institute for Building Physics IBP
Gerhard Hausladen, Ph.D.
Professor
Technische Universität München (TUM)
Member, Energy Commission of the City of Munich
Chairman of the Board, ClimaDesign
Heather Holdridge, LEED AP BD+C
Sustainability Manager
Lake|Flato Architects
Hermann Kaufmann
Professor of architecture, specializing in wood constructions
Technische Universität München (TUM)
Werner Lang, Ph.D.
Professor
Director, Center for Energy Efficient and Sustainable Design and Building
Technische Universität München (TUM)
Gilbert Mathews
CEO and founder, Lucifer Lighting Company
San Antonio
Elisabeth Merk
Planning Director
City of Munich
Steven Moore, Ph.D.
Bartlett Cocke Regents Professor of Architecture and Planning
School of Architecture, The University of Texas at Austin
Richard Morgan
Green Building and Sustainability Manager
Austin Energy
Atila Novoselac, Ph. D.
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Department of Civil, Architectural and Environmental Engineering
The University of Texas at Austin
Frederick Steiner, Ph. D.
Dean, Henry M. Rockwell Chair in Architecture
School of Architecture, The University of Texas at Austin
Vincent Snyder
Associate Professor
School of Architecture, The University of Texas at Austin
Michael Webber, Ph.D.
Josey Centennial Fellow in Energy Resources
Deputy Director, Energy Institute
Associate Professor, Mechanical Engineering
The University of Texas at Austin
CURTAINS
Friday, October 18
Time and location TBA
Sponsored by the Center for American Architecture and Design
CURTAINS is a multi-site installation, exhibition, and publication event designed to explore the use of
fabrics in contemporary art and architecture—not in the form of rigid tensile structures, nor in the form
of cladding or upholstery, but in their more relaxed, natural forms—curtains associated with windows,
yes, but also defining and activating spaces indoors and out, billowing overhead as canopies, catching
and using wind like sails, creating shade, diffusing light, holding color in their folds, filtering views,
absorbing sound, showing the wind, and making theater of the everyday.
The organizers will invite up to four artists/architects who choose a UT location to fabricate and install
their proposals. A larger selection of the proposals received, considered solely on their artistic merits, will
be published in the 19th volume of the award-winning book series CENTER: Architecture and Design in
America, as well as exhibited at the Mebane Gallery of Goldsmith Hall on The University of Texas at
Austin campus titled "Curtains." The launch of CENTER 19: Curtains and the opening of the CURTAINS
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exhibition, with a keynote address by the artist Christo and an address by designer Petra Blaisse, are
scheduled for October 18, 2013.
Visit the CURTAINS website for details.
UTSOA lecture and exhibitions generously funded by: Brightman/York Endowed Lecture Series in
Interior Design, Edwin W. and Alyce O. Carroll Centennial Lectureship in Architecture, Bluford Walter
Crain Centennial Endowed Lectureship, Gensler Exhibitions Endowment, Herbert M. Greene Centennial
Lectureship in Architecture, Wolf and Janet Jessen Centennial Lectureship in Architecture, Karl Kamrath
Lectureship in Architecture, Jane Marie Tacquard Patillo Centennial Lectureship, Edwin A. Schneider
Centennial Lectureship in Architecture, School of Architecture Exhibitions Fund, and Wilsonart Endowed
Lecture Series in Interior Design.
CONTACTS
In this fast-paced world, there's a lot of news to keep up with. We know you are doing great things, and
we rely on you not only to share your stories, but also to keep us up-to-date so that we can share our
stories with you. Please send your news and contact updates to Communications Coordinator Pamela
Peters at [email protected].
Dean's Office512.471.1922, fax 512.471.0716
UTSOA Mailing Address
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School of Architecture
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Austin, TX 78712-1009