To conclude the series of entries presenting the faculty candidates [We have two shoes here...], I would like to inform all those who have been keeping score that Lee-Su Huang and Stephen Belton have joined the crew of educators here at UF. With the former having a formidable talent in the digital realm and the latter having a solid professional background, the decision to hire this combination should communicate the school’s commitment to being able to offer a well-balanced education and present a variety of trajectories to the students.

Professor Diana Bitz passed away Wednesday, June 16, 2010. She was an incredible person and a great instructor. View full entry

When I say "electronic architecture", what do you think of? and/or who do you think of? and/or where do you think of? and/or when? and/or why? and/or how? View full entry

Lisa Huang ** missed it [late nights --> napping on the job] ** Sorry. View full entry

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I am beginning to suspect that I will never sit down and write the write-ups on the faculty candidates that I had committed myself to do; at first, I could blame this difficulty on working to finish my final design project, but now I hold the freedom of summer guilty for my short-comings. In lieu... View full entry

The School of Architecture at the University of Florida has begun the search for two new faculty members. Out of over 100 applicants, the choices have been narrowed down to eight individuals. Over the course of the next couple of weeks, each will visit the school, tour the studios and seminars... View full entry

Aaron's comment reminded me that I should mention...From Drop Box ... the new Architrave is out. Come and get it! View full entry

Another faculty member will be turning themselves in the direction of Tampa and leaving UF:SoA to accept a position at the University of South Florida’s School of Architecture. Starting next fall, Levent Kara will no longer be roaming the corridors of our brutal building. In the short amount... View full entry

To anyone who was keeping up with the eight part series: Sorry I haven't posted anything in a while. Studio has been taking all my attention. I have my notes and will post something later this week. At this point, each candidate has presented. Now, all we can do is wait for the decision to be... View full entry

Renovation work at the Architecture Building is underway. Temporary protection is in place in the studios facing onto the atrium and demolition of the walls will begin in the next few days. New glass walls will be installed to stitch together the studios and atrium. Let me start by being clear... View full entry

The School of Architecture at the University of Florida has begun the search for two new faculty members. Out of over 100 applicants, the choices have been narrowed down to eight individuals. Over the course of the next couple of weeks, each will visit the school, tour the studios and seminars... View full entry

The School of Architecture at the University of Florida has begun the search for two new faculty members. Out of over 100 applicants, the choices have been narrowed down to eight individuals. Over the course of the next couple of weeks, each will visit the school, tour the studios and seminars... View full entry

The School of Architecture at the University of Florida has begun the search for two new faculty members. Out of over 100 applicants, the choices have been narrowed down to eight individuals. Over the course of the next couple of weeks, each will visit the school, tour the studios and seminars... View full entry

The reasons why pigeons were brought along, as people moved across the globe to set up new settlements, are owing to the value that pigeon once served as a source of food and a source of fertilizer. Both squab and pigeon eggs are still eaten in many places, and are considered a delicacy. Pigeon... View full entry

We just had a quick spring workshop take place here, instructed by Harvard professor Kelly Wilson and focused on developing talent for hand delineation and architectural rendering. I haven't yet seen the work that was done in this class, but I look forward to it. However, there has been a story... View full entry

We had mid-term presentations for our studio this past week, and during the latter section of the presentation on what my partner and I had been up to, I managed to make our visiting critic, Gregg Pasquarelli (SHoP), a bit angry with me. Our studio has been divided into six teams, and for the past... View full entry

“And what about architectural education? A calamity. Don’t you think so? Increasingly a case of the inept leading the inexperienced. Colin Rowe, 1994 A few years ago, I came across the above quote in the opening pages of Marc Angelil’s Inchoate. At that time, I was in the middle... View full entry

It is mid term time and the energy seems to be on High. Today, the faculty was out and about, moving from one preliminary MRP presentation to the next. I fell in line to catch a few presentations and was reminded of the reasons why I like being at UF: SoA. While the MRP is going the way of the... View full entry