2024-04-28T07:14:21-04:00 https://archinect.com/news/article/150167870/francisco-javier-rodr-guez-su-rez-announced-as-university-of-illinois-at-urbana-champaign-s-school-of-architecture-director Katherine Guimapang 2019-11-01T21:04:00-04:00 >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 Rodr&iacute;guez-Su&aacute;rez, FAIA as its next Director. Said to be joining the university in January 2020, Rodr&iacute;guez-Su&aacute;rez 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.&nbsp;</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.&nbsp;</p> <p>Rodr&iacute;guez-Su&aacute;rez studied at <a href="https://archinect.com/GTArchitecture" target="_blank">Georgia Tech</a>, the Universit&eacute; de Paris, and <a href="https://archinect.com/harvard" target="_blank">Harvard University&rsquo;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>