Archinect - News2024-11-08T03:55:39-05:00https://archinect.com/news/article/150167870/francisco-javier-rodr-guez-su-rez-announced-as-university-of-illinois-at-urbana-champaign-s-school-of-architecture-director
Francisco Javier Rodríguez-Suárez announced as University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign's School of Architecture Director Katherine Guimapang2019-11-01T21:04:00-04:00>2019-11-04T19:51:03-05:00
<img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/92/922f39f357b8ba6d211e49201cfcb136.jpg?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1200" border="0" /><p>The <a href="https://archinect.com/schools/cover/1863632/university-of-illinois-at-urbana-champaign" target="_blank">University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign's School of Architecture</a> today announced Francisco Javier Rodríguez-Suárez, FAIA as its next Director. Said to be joining the university in January 2020, Rodríguez-Suárez currently serves as the ACSA Distinguished Professor of Architecture at the <a href="https://archinect.com/uprarchitecture" target="_blank">University of Puerto Rico</a>. He also served as the Dean from 2007 to 2016. </p>
<p>With his experience as a practicing architect, academic, writer, and leader in the architecture profession, he has played a pivotal role in leading the School of Architecture at the University of Puerto Rico and its prominence amongst the Caribbean and Ilbero-Americas. </p>
<p>Rodríguez-Suárez studied at <a href="https://archinect.com/GTArchitecture" target="_blank">Georgia Tech</a>, the Université de Paris, and <a href="https://archinect.com/harvard" target="_blank">Harvard University’s Graduate School of Design</a>. At the GSD is where he earned a Master of Architecture with Distinction and American Institute of Architects (AIA) School Medal. He was also recently awarded recognition as an AIA Fellow in 2019 as well as a Distinguished Professor of the ...</p>