2024-05-02T08:57:30-04:00 https://archinect.com/news/article/143074204/hashim-sarkis-amale-andraos-among-designintelligence-s-top-25-most-admired-educators Julia Ingalls 2015-12-11T11:26:00-05:00 >2018-01-30T06:16:04-05:00 <img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/lt/ltqxa1pzajhinphd.jpg?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1200" border="0" /><em><p>Each year, DesignIntelligence honors excellence in education and education administration by naming 25 exemplary professionals in these fields. The 2016 class of education role models was selected by DesignIntelligence staff with extensive input from thousands of design professionals, academic department heads, and students.</p></em><br /><br /><p>Listen to Archinect Sessions One-to-One's in-depth interview with Hashim Sarkis <a href="http://archinect.com/news/article/142833231/zoom-in-zoom-out-hashim-sarkis-dean-of-mit-s-school-of-architecture-planning-on-archinect-sessions-one-to-one-5" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">here</a>, and check out our coverage of Amale Andraos <a href="http://archinect.com/news/article/106406329/amale-andraos-to-succeed-mark-wigley-as-gsapp-s-new-dean" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">here</a>.&nbsp;</p><p>Meanwhile, here's the full list of the Top 25 most admired educators for 2016, with Design Intelligence's commentary as to why they were chosen (and with links to relevant Archinect coverage appearing in blue):</p><p><strong><a href="http://archinect.com/news/tag/486747/amale-andraos" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">AMALE ANDRAOS</a>&nbsp;</strong>| Columbia University</p><p>A talented designer with an active firm and the first female dean of the school, Amale Andraos integrates real world problems into the curriculum with a bold vision and strong leadership.</p><p><strong>ALAN DEFREES&nbsp;</strong>| University of Notre Dame</p><p>Constantly pursuing knowledge in the field of building technology, Alan DeFrees is known as a passionate professor who is truly dedicated to teaching the technical aspects of architecture.</p><p><strong>DAWN FINLEY&nbsp;</strong>| Rice University</p><p>Balancing heading her own Houston-based design office with teaching, Dawn Finley is admired for her focus on both the conceptual and built sides of architecture and for bein...</p>