Research on the Built & Virtual Environments

RESEARCH ON THE BUILT & VIRTUAL ENVIRONMENTS Global Symposia Presentations 2004 • College of Architecture • Texas A&M University On the Cover

Back to the future

A glimpse into the future as imagined in 1930 by architecture professor Gilbert Allan Geist (1880-1937). The drawings on the cover are part of a series of futurescapes created by Geist for the 1930 edition of “Longhorn,” the yearbook published by the senior class of the Agricultural and Mechanical College of Texas (now Texas A&M University). Geist taught painting, drawing and architecture at Texas A&M from 1910 to 1933. The primary record of his artistry can be found in the yearbooks published during his tenure. After retiring from Texas A&M, he moved to Philadelphia and worked as an architect for the federal government. He died in Philadelphia in 1937 at the age of only 53, and was buried in Muncy, Pennsyl- vania. To date, little of his artwork has emerged, but the excellent illustrations and drawings found in the A&M annuals indicate that he was an artist of great skill. A generation of Texas A&M architecture students received their first artistic training under Geist. Texas’ first formal architecture program was established at Texas A&M almost 100 years ago, on Sept. 1, 1905. ResearchontheBuilt&VirtualEnvironments GLOBAL SYMPOSIA PRESENTATIONS 2004

DEAN’S REMARKS: J. Thomas Regan

“One organizing principle of “the College of Architecture is the “influence of research on teaching.”

reat colleges take time to emerge. deliver the latest in our thinking on a timely topic. It As we look forward to the Centennial is fitting in our role as the largest college of our kind G Celebration of Architecture at Texas A&M in the nation to establish new traditions, such as next year, we reflect on the critical components nec- this one, that couple scholarly research solidly with essary for a college of architecture to consistently professional education. One organizing principle of demonstrate greatness. Certain questions emerge. the College of Architecture is the influence of Research on the Does the college have a worldwide reach? Does research on teaching. This annual symposium is a the college have the breadth to include all virtual catalyst for the research-informed teaching in all of Built & Virtual and built-environment disciplines? Does the college our 12 degree programs. The presentations you will integrate teaching and research? Does the college hear today reflect the range and depth of research Environments have a flourishing community of scholars? and scholarly work currently under way in our col- GLOBAL SYMPOSIA Positive answers to these questions can be found lege. at the Texas A&M College of Architecture’s annual Four concurrent presentation sessions will focus PRESENTATIONS 2004 symposium, “Research on the Built & Virtual on topics as diverse as health facilities design, haz- Environments: Global Symposia Presentations.” ards mitigation, visual arts, urban planning, energy, October 29, 2004 This special one-day event allows faculty members, construction, and architectural theory. Regardless of graduate students, former students, and interested the nature of your fascination with the built and vir- Langford Architecture Center guests to hear about 40 of almost 300 presenta- tual environments, this symposium includes a pres- tions delivered by college faculty members in 34 dif- entation that you will find of interest. At the end of College of Architecture ferent nations around the globe during the past this publication, you will find a list of all presenta- year. The symposium documents the global reach tions made last year by college faculty, along with Texas A&M University of our faculty’s research and scholarly production; it brief descriptions of the college’s research centers reinforces our commitment to the integration of and labs. teaching and research; it promotes interdisciplinary In addition to faculty presentations, this year’s WHAT’S INSIDE thinking and practice; and it reinforces the respect symposium features a keynote address by Dr. our faculty community has for one another as con- Morad R. Atif, director of the Indoor Environment INTRODUCTION tributing researchers and scholars. The event Research Program for Canada’s National Research Dean’s Message ...... 1 demonstrates that greatness is attainable through Council-Institute for Research in Construction. His focused, collaborative effort. presentation is entitled, “Extending Building-Related Schedule ...... 3 We welcome you to Research on the Built & Research to Application: Challenges and Success Keynote Address ...... 4 Virtual Environments: Global Symposia Stories.” Presentations 2004, the sixth annual international Like our last five very successful faculty sym- SUSTAINABILITY symposium featuring presentations made exclusive- posia, this year’s event will showcase the interna- ly by faculty members of the College of tional influence of our faculty on the knowledge Utilitas: “Commodity”...... 4 Architecture. The presentations on today’s program, base of their respective disciplines. The event is yet Firmatas: “Durability” ...... 8 and those listed in the appendix of this publication, another effort by the college to positively influence are refereed or invited papers and exhibits present- the built and virtual environments of Texas and the Venustas: “Grace” ...... 11 ed at scholarly meetings and academic institutions world. across the nation and around the world during the VISUALIZATION 2003-2004 academic year. Regards, Venustas: “Grace” ...... 14 It is unusual for a college such as ours to take “time out” from our usual schedule of classes, Firmatas: “Durability” ...... 18 design studios and meetings to hear our colleagues Utilitas: “Commodity”...... 19 report on their current research. Too often, faculty colleagues and graduate students are left at home Tom Regan HEALTH when one of us travels to a distant symposium to Dean Venustas: “Grace” ...... 21 Utilitas: “Commodity”...... 23 FACULTY RESEARCH Research on the Built and Virtual Environments: Global Symposia Presentations 2004 is an official publication of the College of Architecture Presentations ...... 26 at Texas A&M University. Comments may be mailed to College of Centers & Labs ...... 36 Architecture, Dean’s Office, 3137 TAMU, College Station, TX 77843-3137. The college’s Web site may be accessed at http://archone.tamu.edu. Schedule Firmitas, Utilitas & Venustas The individual sessions at this year’s symposium were organized based on the intersection of the College of Architecture’s most recent redefinition with one of the oldest written definitions of architecture. The academic core of the college has been reconceptualized as reflecting the principles of sustainability, health and visualization. The Vitruvian troika of Firmitas, Utilitas and Venustas are routinely translated as “Firmness,” “Commodity” and “Delight.” In this context they might be more appropriately translated as “Durability,” “Convenience,” and “Grace.”

8:00 } Continental Breakfast & Registration: Second Floor Atrium, Langford Building A 8:30 } Welcome: Dean J. Thomas Regan, Langford C105

SUSTAINABILITY VISUALIZATION Utilitas Firmitas Venustas Venustas Langford C111 Langford C207 Langford C307 Langford C105 Moderator: Peacock Moderator: Segner Moderator: Woodcock Moderator: Johnson

8:45 } Giusti, Cecilia Horlen, Joe LaFayette, Carol J. Nishimoto, Taeg n Land Titling: Issues of Land n Financial Effects of Reverse n Skateboarding n Descriptive Programming - Tenure in Low Income Auction Bidding on in Sarajevo Fictive and Imaginary Communities: A Case Study Telecommunications Contractors

9:10 } Brody, Samuel D. Nichols, Anne B. Beltran, Liliana O. Davison, Richard R., Jr. n Conflict on the Coast: Using n Integration of Structural n The Tales of n Drawing Book: Geographic Information Design and Architectural Three Museums An Update Systems to Map Potential Design for Comprehensive Environmental Disputes in Design: An Engineer’s Matagorda Bay, Texas Perspective

9:35 } Sharkawy, M. Atef Eldin, Neil N. Tabb, Phillip J. Blake, Nan Standish n Are Healthy n Construction n Architecturalizing n Growing Up Communities Equipment the Serenbe Profitable? Selection Community Plan

10:00 } Jourdan, Dawn Nichols, John M. Hill, Rodney C. Williams, Yauger R. n Mending Fences: Resolving n Development and Calibration n The Role of n Digital Art Neighbor Disputes with of an Earthquake Creativity in Squatter Settlements in Belize Fatality Function the Future

10:25 } Abrams, Robin F. Graham, Charles W. Downing, Frances E. Akleman, Ergun n Lucy’s Feat: Frederick Law n The Earth Construction n Philosophy in the Flesh: n Modeling Expressive 3D Olmsted’s Journey Through Course at Texas A&M Embodied Realism and Caricatures Texas University Significant Form

10:50 } Peacock, Walter Gillis Burt, Richard A. Miranda, Valerian Regan, J. Thomas n Hurricane Risk Perceptions n The Survey & Documentation n Assessing the Influence of n Healthy Cities Among Florida’s Single Family of Pointe-du-Hoc Historic Diversity on Design in China Homeowners Battlefield, Normandy, France

11:15 } Rogers, George O. Warden, Robert B. Quantrill, Malcolm n Long-term Development of a n The Survey & Documentation n The Architect as Master of Watershed: What Determines of Pointe-du-Hoc Historic Two-Part Inventions When Enough is Enough? Battlefield, Normandy, France

2 RESEARCH ON THE BUILT AND VIRTUAL ENVIRONMENTS: GLOBAL SYMPOSIA PRESENTATIONS Keynote to focus on multidisciplinary research in sustainability, conservation and healthy design

Morad R. Atif, an internationally acclaimed expert Research Program for Canada’s National Research on multidisciplinary research in sustainability, con- Council-Institute for Research in Construction servation and healthy building design and construc- (NRC-IRC). His keynote presentation, tentatively tion, will deliver the keynote address at the Texas titled “Extending Building-Related Research to A&M College of Architecture’s sixth annual faculty Application: Challenges and Success Stories,” will research symposium, “Research on the Built and focus on the NRC’s research and development Virtual Environments: Global Symposia mandate as it relates to health, well-being, safety, Presentations 2004.” The daylong event, which fea- productivity and sustainability. His talk will highlight tures a series of faculty presentations previously successful NRC-IRC projects involving innovative delivered at scholarly venues around the world, will collaboration with academia. be held Friday, Oct. 29 at the Langford Architecture As director of the Indoor Environment Research Center on the Texas A&M campus. Program, Atif oversees initiatives aimed at deliver- Dr. Morad R. Atif Atif is director of the Indoor Environment n See KEYNOTE, Page 27

11:30 } Lunch: Second Floor Atrium, Langford Building A 1:30 } Keynote Address: Dr. Morad R. Atif (See article at top of this page), Langford C105

VISUALIZATION HEALTH

Firmitas Utilitas Venustas Utilitas Langford C205 Langford C414 Langford C105 Langford C111 Moderator: Clayton Moderator: Vasquez de Velasco Moderator: Tassinary Moderator: Shepley

2:15 } Kang, Julian H. Srinivasan, Vinod Deviren, Senem Hamilton, Kirk n XML-Based Vector Graphics: n Column n THE INSIDE STORY: n Evidence-Based Application for Web-Based Modeling Courtyard Experiences in Design for Healthcare Design Automation an Eastern Mediterranean City: Antakya

2:40 } Haque, Mohammed E. Vasquez de Velasco, Rodiek, Susan D. Lee, Chanam n A Computer Simulation Model Guillermo n Enhancing Quality of Life for n Built Environments for for Emergency Building n Changing the Culture of Older Adults: Improving Transportation Versus Evacuation with ARENA Design Studio Reviews: The Outdoor Access at Assisted Recreation Walking: Use of Large Format Living Facilities Similarities and Differences Interactive Plasma Screens in Design Studio Reviews 3:05 } House, Donald H. Haberl, Jeff S. Kweon, Byoung-Suk Shepley, Mardelle M. n Model-Based Motion n Demonstration of the use of n Urban Design for n Evidence-Based Design for Filtering for Improving Multimedia Electronic the Walking Child: Infants and Staff in the Arm Gesture Recognition Information Enhancements Pedestrian Design Neonatal Intensive Care Unit. Performance for a Chapter Handbook CD- and Public Health ROM Overview (1017-RP)

3:30 } Parke, Frederic I. Mann, George J. Bame, Sherry I. n Facial Animation: History n Megatrends in n COMMUNITY NEEDS and Applications Health Facility Design ASSESSMENT: Profile of unmet needs and at-risk populations using 2-1-1 data.

3:55 } Johnson, Robert E. Sweeney, Donald A. n Digital Innovation and n Healthy Communities in the Organizational Change in West: History and Concepts Design Practice

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|Colonias are impoverished, unincorporated and relatively undevel- oped villages sprin- kled in clumps near population centers along the U.S. side of Cecilia Giusti the U.S.-Mexico bor- Samuel D. Brody Visiting Assistant Professor der. Studies estimate Assistant Professor Department of Landscape there are about 1800 Department of Landscape Architecture and Urban Planning colonias in Texas with Architecture and Urban Planning Ph.D., University of Texas-Austin, an official population Ph.D., University of North Carolina- 2001; M.A., Institute of Social of approximately Chapel Hill, 2001; M.S., University Studies, The Hague, The 356,000 people. of Michigan-Ann Arbor, 1996; Netherlands, 1988; B.A., Catholic Grad dip, University of Adelaide, University of Peru, 1981. Australia, 1995; B.A., Bowdoin Dr. Giusti’s interests include urban College, 1992. and regional economic develop- Dr. Brody’s areas of interest are ment and planning, urban and environmental planning, coastal regional theory, and economic stop, resulting in more than one community’s perception of the sustainability, ecosystem manage- development planning in development, and Geographic Information ing countries, especially in Latin claimant to a single parcel. varied meanings of formal title, Systems. America. Fourth, even where owners hold the dynamic of land and housing legitimate title, the papers may markets, and the impact of title [email protected] [email protected] not relate to the lot that a family on access to credit. On the one actually occupies. hand, we found that title has had Conflict on the Coast: Land Titling: Issues of This case study offers an eval- a profound positive meaning on Using Geographic Land Tenure in Low uation of the Community local residents as expressed on Resources Group (CRG) pro- the sense of security, political Information Systems to Income Communities: gram as the receivership in 15 legitimacy, and psychological Map Potential Environ- A Case Study colonias located outside of Rio relief. On the other hand, we Grande City. The CRG program found that title does not seem to mental Disputes in We will present the results of a affected a total of over 2000 have a dramatic impact on land Matagorda Bay, Texas study on the impact of a major households and 2500 lots. This prices or in the ability of new land title regularization program study was undertaken by an aca- owners to access credit. An The sustainable management in 15 colonias outside of Rio demic team drawn from: the important finding is related to the of coastal natural resources Grande City in Starr County, University of Texas - Austin, local colonias staff of CRG and inevitably involves identifying Texas. Starr County is among the Texas A&M University, and the the way in which the organization stakeholder conflicts and devel- poorest of all Texas border coun- University of Wisconsin-Madison. worked within the community. We oping planning processes which ties with 47% of the population The staff of CRG cooperated found that CRG and its involve- prevent these conflicts from defined by the U.S. as living in fully with the team and was part ment with the local community becoming intractable disputes. poverty; and a median house- of most of the discussions. While have been a positive factor This study links environmental hold income of $19,834. the main study was undertaken explaining the success of this conflict to specific areas within a Title problems emerge for a primarily between January 2002- experience. On our recent large ecological system. number of reasons associated 03, we updated our findings in update study we also observed Specifically, we use Geographic with the informality of land devel- March 2004. The first study another non-anticipated result: a Information Systems (GIS) to opment. First, actual lot limits involved a range of methods of more knowledgeable community map potentially competing stake- may be unclear because there data collection: archival analysis, that is more aware of the signifi- holder values associated with are no plots / maps previously CRG database analysis, key cance of legal rights and thus establishing protected areas in approved by any authority. informant interviews, focus more reluctant to continue the Matagorda Bay, Texas. By over- Second, it is not uncommon that groups, and a major household pattern of informality that initiat- laying multiple values associated lots are sold more than once; survey of some 266 families liv- ed these colonias. with a range of stakeholders this is explained by the fact that ing in six of the larger colonias across space, we are able to many households live elsewhere affected by the CRG interven- nPresented at Who Owns identify hotspots of potential con- while they save enough money tion. The updated version includ- America IV Conference, flict as well as areas of opportu- to build, and in the meantime ed focus groups and key inform- University of Wisconsin- nity for maximizing joint gains. developers may sell the property ant interviews. Madison, Madison, Wisconsin, Mapping stakeholder conflict is again. Third, developers can We will present our main find- May 23-25 2004 an approach to proactively locate repossess the lot if payments ings specifically related to the potential controversy in response

4 RESEARCH ON THE BUILT AND VIRTUAL ENVIRONMENTS: GLOBAL SYMPOSIA PRESENTATIONS 2. That “green space,” as the key design concept in “healthy communities,” is the same as in Howard’s 1950s “Garden Cities,” Olmsted’s 1960s “Park Movement,” Bellamy’s 1900s “City Beautiful,” Church’s 1970s “Cluster Developments,” and Arendt’s 1980s “Green Development.” M. Atef Sharkawy 3. Real estate values are posi- Dawn Jourdan Professor tively linked to proximity to Lecturer Department of Landscape green space. Department of Landscape Architecture and Urban Planning The paper proceeds to identify Architecture and Urban Planning Ph.D., University of Wisconsin, three sets of requirements to Ph.D., (ABD status achieved), 1975; M.S., University of Oregon, ensure feasibility/profitability of Florida State University, anticipat- ~ Brody uses Geographic 1969; B.S., Cairo University, 1963. “healthy communities”: ed 2004; J.D./M.U.P., University of Information Systems to map Dr. Sharkawy specializes in land 1. Facility program should be Kansas, 2000; B.S., Bradley potentially competing stakeholder and real estate development, based on thorough market University, 1996. values associated with establish- development project feasibility segmentation and consumer Ms. Jourdan is interested in legal ing protected areas in Matagorda and design, and international real profiling, as a basis for deter- issues pertaining to planning; citi- Bay, Texas. He found that regulat- estate. mining product mix and zen participation in planning, ed uses would produce the great- [email protected] health-related amenities. especially the role of children; his- est degree of conflict on or near- toric preservation; sustainable 2. “Green Space” should be development; storytelling as a shore, particularly at the mouth of carefully structured as a hier- the Colorado River. Are Healthy source of evidence for planning; archy of green corridors to role of communication and argu- Communities ensure environmental health mentation in the planning process- Profitable? while maximizing green space es. to a specific environmental man- frontage. [email protected] agement proposal and guide This presentation addressed 3. The business venture should decision makers in crafting plan- the financial feasibility aspect of be structured as a public-pri- Mending Fences: ning processes that mitigate the healthy communities in the 1994 vate partnership (co-develop- possibility of intractable disputes international symposium organ- ment) to ensure social health Resolving Neighbor and facilitate the implementation ized by Texas A&M and Tsighua while improving project feasi- Disputes with Squatter of sustainable coastal policies. Universities and held in Beijing, bility/profitability. Results indicate that under differ- China. The paper begins with The presentation summarizes Settlements in Belize ent management scenarios, pro- identifying the focus of land and a number of studies that show The primary mandate that tected area proposals will gener- real estate development as the positive correlation between governs those who engage in ate more conflict in specific analysis of both site and market- green space and real estate val- local planning and zoning activi- areas. Most notably, regulated place, guided by creative synthe- ues, and utilizes a number of ties is to create plans that serve uses would produce the greatest sis of both design concept and case studies to show how plan- the public interest, as required degree of conflict on or near- venture structure. The paper pro- ning/design of the pattern/struc- by most state and local zoning shore, particularly at the mouth ceeds with three premises: ture of “Green Space” increases enabling legislation. Not surpris- of the Colorado River. 1. That a “healthy community,” such values. ingly, states and local governing Additionally, of all the manage- defined as one with healthy bodies are reticent to define the ment scenarios evaluated, the individuals, and a healthy envi- n Presented at the 2003 so-called public interest. The pri- prohibition of coastal structural ronment that is socially and International Symposium on mary reason given for the failure development would generate the financially healthy, require Healthy Community Initiative in to define this term is the fact that overall highest level of conflict “green space-centered” plan- China, Tsinghua University, the public’s interest represents within the bay. Based on the ning and design. Beijing, China, May 2004. an ever-changing concept which results, we discuss the policy is always in a state of flux. implications for environmental Instead, the courts are left to managers and provide guidance judge whether or not certain for future research on location- | City parks challenged planning activities or based conflict management with- have a posi- zoning decisions are justifiable in the coastal margin. tive effect on the value of under this standard. In the absence of a concise nThe International Conference adjacent real definition for the term public on Sustainable Planning and estate, as interest, the best planners can Development, Skiathos, exemplified hope to do is turn to as many Greece, October 2003. in New York City’s Central groups of stakeholders as will Park. make themselves available for comment to discover what the n Continued on next page

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Robin F. Abrams Associate Professor Department of Architecture Ph.D., The University of Sheffield, England, 1994; M.Arch., The University of Texas-Austin, 1985; ~ A “squatter settlement” adjacent to the University of Belize Belmopan campus. M.S., The University of Texas- Austin, 1979; B.A., Northwestern University, 1975. nContinued from previous page engaged between students and Dr. Abram’s areas of interest faculty from two universities: include urban design, urban land- ~Frederick Law Olmsted public interest is. One of the pri- Florida State University and the scape, housing, site design, mary mechanisms planners University of Belize at Belmopan. neighborhood preservation, partic- er. Olmsted went on to become employ to discover the public The paper focuses on the ipatory planning process and sus- the creator of Central Park and interest is by deliberating with identification and planned resolu- tainable community design. the first American landscape diverse groups of stakeholders tion of a specific issue which [email protected] architect. The journal that result- about their positions on the arose during the campus plan- ed from the Texas travels is a issues in controversy. Such con- ning process. Specifically, this Lucy’s Feat: Frederick record of the Olmsteds’ awaken- versations are not likely to yield paper will discuss how the per- ing sensitivity to the American clear cut responses in the way ceptions of university students, Law Olmsted’s Journey cultural landscape. It is also a that a survey or scientific study faculty, and administration and Through Texas remarkable record of the settle- might. However, these conversa- an adjacent squatter settlement ment of our state at that time, as tions between planners and were important in the creation of 2004 marks the 150th anniver- seen through the eyes of a stakeholders often yield a richer the campus plan with respect to sary of Frederick Law Olmsted’s strongly opinionated outsider. understanding of the context of issues of access and the cre- travels on horseback through the This talk introduces the audience existing controversies. ation of a boundary between the new State of Texas, to the edge to this important text through a This paper will describe how a university and the neighborhood. of the frontier (just beyond San critical examination of Olmsted’s planning problem may be Antonio), and into Mexico. This political and social reflections. defined and potentially solved by nPresented at PACE University’s journey was in part commis- the richness of the stories Annual Conference on Issues sioned journalism, partly an anti- nPresented to the Planning offered by stakeholders. The con- of Space and Place, Pace slavery crusade, but mostly a big Forum at the University of text for this paper emerges out of University, New York City, New adventure for the East Coast Texas at Austin, Austin, Texas, a campus planning project York, April 2004. gentleman farmer and his broth- April 2004.

development, natural hazard, haz- such as shutter usage. Planners the influence of location on shap- ard mitigation, and long-term recovery quantitative methods. and policy makers often employ ing homeowner perceptions expert risk analysis to justify along with other factors, such as [email protected] hazard mitigation policies, yet knowledge of hurricanes, previ- expert and lay risk assessments ous hurricane experience, and Hurricane Risk do not always agree. Because socioeconomic and demographic Perceptions Among the public is increasingly involved characteristics. The findings sug- in planning and policy decision- gest there is a good deal of con- Florida’s Single Family making, consistency between sistency between residing in Walter Gillis Peacock Homeowners “expert” risk assessments and locations identified by experts as lay perceptions of risk are impor- being high hurricane wind risk Professor, Director of Hazard Hurricanes and associated tant for policy legitimization and areas and homeowner risk per- Reduction and Recovery Center storm damage remain a constant compliance. This article exam- ceptions. Finally, we discuss the Department of Landscape threat to the health, safety, and ines factors contributing to hurri- implications of these findings for Architecture and Urban Planning welfare of residents in Florida. cane risk perceptions of single- land use and hazards planning. Ph.D., University of Georgia, 1986; Hurricane risk perception has family homeowners in Florida. CoAuthors: Brody, S., & Highfield, W. M.A., University of Georgia, 1982; been found to be an important Utilizing data from a statewide B.A., Columbus College, 1978. predictor of storm preparation, survey, we first map and spatially nTo be published in the Journal Dr. Peacock is interested in urban- evacuation, and hazard adjust- analyze risk perceptions through- of Landscape and Urban planning, sustainable community- ment undertaken by households, out Florida. Second, we examine Planning.

6 RESEARCH ON THE BUILT AND VIRTUAL ENVIRONMENTS: GLOBAL SYMPOSIA PRESENTATIONS the impact of land development in a closed watershed over a fifty-year period. It analyzes the relationship between land development and the amount of flow out of the watershed. The results lead to an enhanced understanding of the mechanisms that result in augmented flooding and an ability to use planning tools and George O. Rogers policies to more effectively con- Professor, Sr. Fellow with Hazard trol development to avoid water- Reduction and Recovery Center shed problems years before Department of Landscape these problems become appar- Architecture and Urban Planning ent through their event history. Ph.D., University of Pittsburgh, This study of sustainable 1983; M.A., University of Waterloo, development examines the 1976; B.S., Oregon State development of a watershed in University,1975. the greater metropolitan area of Dr. Rogers is interested in the Houston, Texas where flooding areas of sustainability, risk analy- has become a major issue, and sis and planning, technology and intervention by planners has society, and quantitative methods. been minimal. [email protected] To address the first issue of “Is ~ To measure the longterm impact of land development on watershed flooding, flooding getting worse?” data investigators poured over National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Long-term Development was obtained from the USGS. records from Houston, Texas dating back to 1936. (Generic flood photo from The recorded daily maximum the NOAA archives.) of a Watershed: flow (in CFS) from the mouth of What determines when the watershed was obtained for every day from June 1, 1936 to flow given the rainfall on that day the watershed. For example, the enough is enough? December 31, 2000. Flow from increased exponentially. double impact of roads as imper- But could the increase in flow vious cover and roads as It has been observed that the watershed was increasing, be related to development in the streambed channels is missed human activity is making dam- but could it be related to closed watershed? Development entirely when only impervious age from flooding worse by build- changes in precipitation? Data to data for every property in the cover is considered. In addition, ing in the floodplain. Develop- address this issue were obtained watershed was obtained from the this work finds that residential ment in a watershed also sys- from NOAA sufficient to deter- Harris County Appraisal district. development is important, not tematically augments the poten- mine rainfall (in hundredths of an These data were geo-referenced just the associated impervious tial for flooding by changing the inch) in the watershed from to account for the relative posi- cover. This seems to be driven watershed’s function with respect January 1, 1949 to December tion to each other as well as by the idea that developed prop- to the flow of water. 31, 2000. Still, the number of within the watershed. Each par- erties are designed to shed This presentation examines days with above-expected out- cel included its location, bound- excess water, rather than absorb ary, area, year of development it. Finally, these impacts are and sufficient items to estimate made more serious by a double the impervious footprint of the exponential process. building(s) on the property. First the underlying relation- These data were combined ship between the factor (e.g., using GIS techniques to address total developed area, the ratio of spatial patterns of development commercial to residential devel- and watershed output. The oped area, or length of roads) results were accumulated annu- and above-expected outflow is ally for the watershed and exam- exponential. This is augmented ined to determine how the pat- further when development terns changed throughout the increases these factors exponen- 50-year period. tially over time as well. While conventional wisdom that watershed impervious cover CoAuthor: DeFee, B. is important in determining the nPresented at Workshop 10: impact of development on water- Reducing Future Flood Losses: shed function is confirmed, The Role of Human Actions, impervious cover alone is not Disasters Roundtable, National ~ Land development in a watershed systematically augments the potential for sufficiently sensitive to guide Academy of Science, flooding by changing the flow of water. (Generic flood photo from the NOAA development decisions that Washington, D.C., March 2004. archives.) impact the long-term future of

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tion bidding of jobs in comparison to jobs using traditional bidding. In order to identify these financial impacts, a case study was conducted on a telecom contractor. The case study identified both financial and non-financial factors effecting telecom contractors. From the case study a mail- Joe Horlen out survey was built and sent to Anne B. Nichols Assistant Professor a sample of other telecom con- Assistant Professor Department of Construction tractors to gather data for analy- Department of Architecture ~ Students test the strength of spans Science sis. Ph.D., University of Illinois, 2000; constructed from newspapers. J.D., Baylor University School of With the data gathered from M.S., Purdue University, 1986; Law, 1980; M.Ed., Texas A&M the surveys and organized in a B.S., Purdue University, 1985. courses are summarized. University, 1977; B.S., Texas A&M database, statistics were run to Dr. Nichols’ interests include Performance expectations are University, 1973. describe the findings. Descriptive masonry and concrete materials, compared to the comprehensive Mr. Horlen specializes in legal statistics were used to present computer modeling, and fracture design criteria required of engi- issues involving construction, dis- the data. In addition, correlation mechanics. neering schools by the pute resolution, employment law, tests were also run on the data [email protected] Accreditation Board of and product liability. to find relationships between the Engineering and Technology. [email protected] variables. Integration of Structural Assessment and evaluation of The results showed that RAB the comprehensiveness of stu- Financial Effects of had an overall negative effect on and Architectural Design dent design with respect to what telecom contractors’ revenue, for Comprehensive technical faculty want, what Reverse Auction Bidding gross profit, gross profit margin, design faculty want, and what on Telecommunications and cash flow. The data showed Design: An Engineer’s employers and engineering con- a similar negative effect on the Perspective sultants want will be discussed. Contractors non-financial effects as well. Methodologies used in schools The purpose of this study was Overall the effects of RAB on Comprehensive Design, as of architecture will be compared to identify and analyze the “finan- telecom contractors were nega- interpreted by a faculty member and contrasted with respect to cial impacts” of reverse auction tive. Not one telecom contractor with training in engineering and criteria and outcome, and the bidding (RAB) on telecommuni- was satisfied with the RAB experience with teaching struc- application of problem-based cation contractors. More specifi- process. tural course work at two schools learning methods used in engi- of architecture, is defined with neering education will be investi- cally, the research objectives CoAuthors: Bilbo, D., Horlen, J., respect to the levels of thinking gated. were to identify and quantify rev- Novak, J. enue, profit, cash flow, and outlined by Bloom’s Taxonomy of expense changes incurred by nThis will be the first presenta- undergraduate and graduate stu- nPresented at ACSA Southwest telecom contractors that have tion on this study. dent performance. Areas of diffi- Regional Conference, Houston, participated in the reverse auc- culty with respect to technology Texas November 2003.

Concordia University, 1977; C.E., sheets containing a scrapers’ Cairo University, 1972. database, performance Dr. Eldin is interested in computer- charts, soil properties, and ized project control systems, con- other supporting worksheets. struction materials, solid wastes, The application provides a and neural network applications. user interface to solicit all [email protected] data entries specific to a project. Once the user enters Construction Equipment the required data, the system compares the production Neil N. Eldin Selection ~ Scraper at work. rate, time required for the Associate Professor, job, determines the estimated Coordinator for Master of Scrapers are valuable construction equipment for large rather tedious process that unit cost for each scraper in the Science in Construction database and recommends the Management Program earthmoving operations. Their involves repetitive calculations. A most economical selection. Department of Construction production rates vary widely as spreadsheet application was cre- Science they depend on the equipment ated in order to facilitate such performance, operation’s travel calculations and select the most nPresented at the Fourth Ph.D., Civil Engineering, Oklahoma International Conference on State, 1987; M.S., Geo-Technical time, and haul-road conditions. economical scraper from the list Determining the most economi- of available equipment for the job Engineering Computational Engineering, McGill University, Technology, Lisbon, Portugal, 1978; M.S., Building Science, cal selection of the size, model under consideration. The applica- and number of scrapers is a tion is made of seven spread- September 2004.

8 RESEARCH ON THE BUILT AND VIRTUAL ENVIRONMENTS: GLOBAL SYMPOSIA PRESENTATIONS John M. Nichols Charles W. Graham Assistant Professor Professor, Holder of Mitchell Department of Construction Endowed Professorship, AIA Science Department of Ph.D., University of Newcastle, Construction Science 2001; B.E., University of Ph.D., Urban and Regional Newcastle, 1981. ~ Earthquake deaths and injuries are Science, Texas A&M University, largely due to structural collapse. Dr. John Nichols’ interests include 1988; M.A., Environmental predicting fatalities in earth- Management, University of Texas- quakes, masonry materials, and ent variable. A simple equation San Antonio, 1978; B.Arch., Texas damage mechanics. was established and calibrated Tech University, 1974. to relate the fatalities in earth- [email protected] Dr. Graham’s areas of interest lie quakes having tolls lower than in residential design and construc- the bounding function to the tion, alternative construction deliv- Development and bounding function. This equation ery systems, and building failure Calibration of an and the calibration data, essen- analysis with an emphasis on tially for unreinforced masonry moisture intrusion studies. Earthquake Fatality and timber-framed buildings, pro- [email protected] Function vides a procedure for estimating fatality counts in future theoreti- The Earth Construction Structures present a risk dur- cal events with a specific combi- ing seismic events from partial or nation of circumstances. Course at Texas A&M full collapse that can cause Potential uses of the fatality University death and injury to the occu- function with further refinement pants. The United States include economic analysis of The Department of Geological Survey (USGS) has seismic mitigation alternatives for Construction Science at Texas collated data on deaths from and unreinforced masonry structures. A&M University has, since 2002, magnitudes of earthquakes. Current uses of the fatality func- offered a graduate class in earth These data have not previously tion can be for real time estimat- construction as part of their been analyzed to establish any ing of fatalities in earthquakes in Master of Science in relationships between fatality remote locations, and estimating Construction Management tolls or fatality rates in different fatality counts in future earth- degree. The objective of the earthquakes. An investigation of quakes for planning purposes. class is to introduce students to the fatality catalogue establishes the use of earth as a construc- a bounding function for the CoAuthors: Nichols, J. and tion material. This class signals a Twentieth Century fatality data Beavers, J. re-birth of interest in earth build- using the USGS assigned earth- n Published in Earthquake ing techniques at Texas A&M quake magnitude as the depend- Spectra, August 2003. University that actually began with the publication of Earthen Home Construction by Lyle ~ Since 2002, construction science Wolfskill, Wayne Dunlap and Bob students at Texas A&M have been Gallaway in March, 1962. This learning how to use earthen bricks document, which was published as construction material. by the Texas Transportation Institute, provides an overview of several earth building tech- a graduate class in earth con- niques. Texas has a large stock struction. The earth construction of adobe buildings, particularly in course is preceded by a course the western part of the state. The in sustainable construction. College of Architecture at Texas CoAuthors: Burt, R. & Graham, C. A&M University draws a large number of graduate students n Presented to the Adobe from countries where earth is still Association of the Southwest, a contemporary building materi- El Rito, New Mexico, May ~ Potential uses of the fatality function include economic analysis of seismic al. These two factors were instru- 2004. mitigation alternatives for unreinforced masonry structures. mental in the decision to develop

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~A tiled panorama of the Pointe du Hoc D-Day battlefield. The Survey & Documentation of Pointe-du-Hoc Historic Battlefield, Normandy, France

PRESENTATION I: BURT Science, and Archeology began the task of collecting data at The Site, Significance and Pointe du Hoc in Normandy, Objectives of the Project France. Pointe du Hoc is a Pointe du Hoc is a medium medium coastal battery built as coastal battery built as part of part of Hitler's Atlantic Wall. On Richard A. Burt Robert B. Warden Hitler's Atlantic Wall. On the the morning of June 6, 1944 Lt. morning of June 6, 1944 Lt. Colonel James Earl Rudder led Assistant Professor Associate Professor Colonel James Earl Rudder led the 2nd Ranger Battalion up a Department of Construction Department of Architecture the 2nd Ranger Battalion up a shear cliff face under enemy Science M.A., University of New Mexico, shear cliff face under enemy attack to capture the battery in Ph.D., Texas A&M University, 1994; M.Arch., Texas A&M attack to capture the battery in what is considered one of the 2000; M.S., Construction Science, University, 1986; B.S., Purdue what is considered one of the most heroic acts of D-Day. Texas A&M University, 1993; Prof. University, 1974. most heroic acts of D-Day. This summer's work focused Assoc., Royal Institution of Professor Warden’s areas of inter- Pointe-du-Hoc is the most iconic on three main objectives: Chartered Surveyors, London, est are in historic preservation and England, 1987. of the D-Day Battlefields that still • To gather data on the existing documentation and philosophy of retains many of the cultural condition and location of six of Dr. Burt’s special interests lie in architecture. resources from the day of the the structures. This will allow historic preservation, adobe and [email protected] battle. The site is under the per- the production of architectural other earth construction, and pho- togrammetric measurement and petual care and maintenance of drawings of these buildings in visualization of historic buildings. the American Battle Monuments their current state. Commission. This presentation • To record photographically the [email protected] explains how the Historic Observation Post and Ranger Resources Imaging Laboratory Memorial. This will allow for at Texas A&M University is the building to be measured attempting to survey and docu- digitally using photgrammetric ment the battlefield using topo- methods and will ultimately graphic survey data, aerial allow the production of a virtu- reconnaissance photographs and al model of the building. other documentary evidence. • To identify significant under- The presentation addresses the ground features using geo- following topics; the significance physical methods such as of the battlefield, the results of a ground penetrating radar. reconnaissance visit in Work has continued this fall at September 2003 to identify cul- College Station to produce the tural resources and evaluate architectural drawings and devel- scope of the project, the avail- op a web site for the project. In ability of supporting documentary September the Historic evidence such as bombing Resources Imaging Laboratory reports and aerial reconnais- was awarded a $40,000 grant sance photographs to support from the National Center for development of the site plan, and Preservation Technology and the efforts of the project team to Training to continue with the obtain funding for the project. work in June 2005. ~ Above, architecture professor Bob Warden takes measurements of the crater- strewn battlefield at Pointe du Hoc on France’s Normandy coast. On June 6, PRESENTATION II: WARDEN CoAuthors: Burt, R., Warden, B., Dickson, B., Everett, M. 1944, Colonel James Earl Rudder, who would later become president of A Report on the Texas A&M University, led elements of the U.S. Army’s Second Ranger First Season’s Work Battalion to victory in one of the greatest feats of the Normandy invasion, the n Presented to the American perilous assault on German gun emplacements at Pointe du Hoc—a sheer For three weeks in June 2004, Battlefield Protection promontory towering more than 100 feet above a narrow, pebble-strewn four faculty and 12 graduate stu- Program’s 7th National shore between Omaha and Utah beaches. dents from Architecture, Geology Conference, Nashville, and Geophysics, Construction Tennessee, April 2003.

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‘Skateboarding tures a generous collection of images by artists such as TRIO, ‘in Sarajevo’ Sarajevo, and E.K. Huckaby, Author Jerry Cullum ponders Atlanta, as well as images of war the siege of Sarajevo, the Civil by international photojournalists. War, and urban warfare in mod- The DVD package contains art- ern Atlanta, while posing a tenta- work by Atlanta artists Hope tive answer to the question, Hilton, Tom Ferguson, and Karen “What good is art, anyway?” Tauches. Carol J. LaFayette “Skateboarding in Sarajevo” used political posters and performance art to counteract horrif- nPresented at Solomon Assistant Professor weaves together images from different countries and centuries ic destruction and genocide. Projects, Atlanta, Georgia, Department of Architecture in response to Mr. Cullum’s Cullum presents the interesting December 2003, and at Zebra M.F.A., SUNY-Buffalo, 1991; question. In Sarajevo, citizens concept, defined very differently Poetry Film Award, Berlin, July B.F.A., University of Washington, in East and West that “civilization 2004. 1981. depends on such stuff that Professor LaFayette’s interests are makes nothing happen.” Along in film, video, and conceptual art the way, Rainer Maria Rilke with an emphasis on the language helps him chant a plea for mercy of images. She is also the faculty to the angels of heaven and advisor for the Aggie SWAMP (Screenwriters, Actors, and Movie earth. Artists on both sides of the Producers) Club. ocean respond. Produced and directed by [email protected] Carol LaFayette, the video fea-

presents the assessment of light- mum recommended lighting ing exposure of specific exhibit standards for oil paintings. areas in three museums located Curators at these museums have in the Dallas-Fort Worth Cultural taken several measures to pro- District in Texas. These muse- tect their artwork by incorporat- ums are: the Modern Art ing dark tinted glass, dark sun- Museum by Tadao Ando (2002), screens, fixed interior louvers, the Kimbell Art Museum by Louis interior fabrics, block completely Kahn (1972), and the Amon windows with dark opaque Carter Museum by Philip boards, cover paintings on a Liliana O. Beltran Johnson (1961, 2001). Each of daily basis, and some galleries Assistant Professor the museums presents different are left empty during specific Department of Architecture lighting conditions. The study months of the year. Ph.D., University of California, focused on specific galleries that The main goal of this research Berkeley, 1977; M.Arch., include daylighting as the main shown that direct sunlight strikes was to identify good lighting University of Oregon, 1985; source of ambient lighting. Each several display areas. Site qualities and/or adverse lighting Professional Degree of Architect, selected gallery is examined, assessments at these museums conditions in each of the select- Universidad Nacional de assessed on the site and simu- showed that several display ed museum galleries. The find- Ingenieria, Lima, Peru, 1983. lated using state-of-the-art light- areas receive direct sunlight, ings of this research will serve Dr. Beltran’s areas of interest are ing tools. These galleries were about one third of the annual as design guidance for lighting in daylighting design and analysis, evaluated according to good daylighting hours with vertical museums. climatic design and lighting, intelli- lighting practice: lighting expo- illuminance levels ranging from nPresented at the Proceedings gent building facades, climate- sure, glare, visual adaptation, 2,000 lux to 11,500 lux over of the EuroSun 2004, ISES responsive design of vernacular and ultraviolet radiation. valuable oil paintings. These illu- Europe Solar Conference, and contemporary architecture, minance levels exceed the maxi- sustainable design and green Museum lighting differs from Freiburg, Germany, June 2004. buildings, and energy & daylight- other types of lighting design. ing design tools. Museum lighting must balance [email protected] the exhibition and conservation needs. Exposure to light gradual- |Direct sunlight over oil The Tales of ly causes permanent damage to painting, at the many museum objects. Light is Modern Art Museum's Three Museums radiant energy, and when radiant west gallery, 03/05/04, energy strikes on the surface of 6:30 PM. Above, a Light in museums is neces- a material, it can cause degrada- fisheye photo taken sary to enhance and view muse- tion. from the painting's um objects; at the same time, Site inspections to the muse- viewpoint with sun light can be harmful and destruc- ums at different times of the path diagram. tive, and reduce the life of the year, site surveys, and detailed museum objects. This paper computer simulations have

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in construction. Part of the evolution of this unique project has been the inclusion of graduate architectural work generated by Career Change students in the Department of Architecture at TAMU, to which this paper is largely focused. A partnership between the private sector of developers and landowners and Phillip J. Tabb the academy has created rich Professor, Department Head and productive results. Department of Architecture The community plans employ Ph.D., The Architectural a transect spatial organization Association Graduate School of accompanying omega-shaped Architecture, London., 1990; geometric order. At the extremi- M.Arch., University of Colorado, ties of the plan, single-family 1976; B.S.Arch., University of estate homes are placed away Cincinnati, 1969. from the main access road within Dr. Tabb’s interests are in the the existing canopy of trees. As areas of climatic, energy and sus- the plan progresses nearer the And in the summer of 2004 the designs, and the actual building tainable architectural design and center of the community, build- second group of sixteen students owners, who provided some village planning with a special ings move closer to the road, focused on the east live-work additional input. Construction has focus on sacred building and cluster and the commercial vil- begun on each of these live-work place typologies. move closer to one another and eventually change in use from lage center. While the buildings units with completion targeted [email protected] residential to commercial build- represent the urban center of the sometime in spring 2005. ing types. This gradient of land community and are connected to The East Court Live-Work Architecturalizing the use, building typology and densi- one another, each student was project, completed at the end of Serenbe Community Plan ty provides an interesting context able to formulate their own this summer, combined nine live- and challenge within which to owner profiles, program of activi- work units and a commercial This paper describes a pres- create architectural forms and ties, and resulting architectural center with a large pedestrian entation given in Atlanta, corresponding public places. The designs. However, each student plaza. Using similar design peda- Georgia describing the on-going two studios were organized by had to respond to the designs of gogy, students generated per- work for Serenbe Community Drs. Phillip Tabb, AIA and Vallie adjacent projects and contribute sonal programs and site specific being planned in south Fulton Miranda, who guided the trans- to the form of the overall public individuated architectural County outside of Atlanta, formation process from plan to space(s). designs. Unique to this project Georgia. Empirical research con- three-dimensional form. The West Court Live-Work was the nesting of live-work units ducted in England was applied, It has been at the center of project was a wedge-shaped site by retail building projects and an beginning in 2001, with a series this transect that the TAMU stu- with eleven live work units and a attempt to create a magnetic vil- of charrettes that were organized dents have interpreted the inten- shop. In the center of the wedge lage center complete with plaza, at various planning scales and a tions of the plan and generated was planned an intimate pedes- tower, and market pavilions. The community plan of interconnect- innovative architectural designs. trian plaza, primarily to be changing topography and clus- ed villages and hamlets was In the summer of 2003 the first shared by the residents of the tered and variable forms provid- designed and approved by the group of twelve students focused project. The designs responded ed a playful and exciting urban county with the first of these vil- on the west live-work unit cluster to the urban fabric of the place, design. The collaborative work lages — the Artist Village — now of twelve connected buildings. the changing topography and being conducted at Serenbe pro- individual internal needs. The vides both developers and stu- developer of the project, Steve dents with valuable learning Nygren, selected two of the proj- opportunities and useful prod- ects for actual construction. In ucts where ideas are generated, the spring semester two gradu- tested and actually realized. ate students, Jason Herber and Jeff Chapman, were flown to nPresented at a workshop in Atlanta to meet a local architect, Palmetto, Georgia, May 2004. charged with executing their

12 RESEARCH ON THE BUILT AND VIRTUAL ENVIRONMENTS: GLOBAL SYMPOSIA PRESENTATIONS Rodney C. Hill Professor, Director of University Connections, Institute for Applied Creativity Department of Architecture M.Arch., University of California- Berkeley, 1969; B.Arch., Texas ~ A futuristic scene from the Isaac Asimov-inspired movie “I, Robot,” set in 2035. Photo courtesy of Twentieth Century Fox Tech University, 1962. Professor Hill’s interests include duce new knowledge will mind capital of a nation will with instructing students on the social and behavioral factors in become lower tier universities as determine a nation’s future place present and past when the half- architecture, creativity and future the 21st Century will generate in world power in every category. life of most degrees is three studies. He is the faculty advisor more progress in technology, Technology is accelerating at an years. Creativity must become a for the American Institute of Architect Students, the American genetics and artificial intelligence exponential rate and the nations fundamental element of educa- Creativity Association, and the than in all of recorded history. without the creative mind capital tion at every level. New curricu- Kappa Sigma Fraternity. Creative thinking will be para- to produce new knowledge will lums must be developed to [email protected] mount to the survival of the be left behind. The number of a achieve optimum behavior in human species. Intellectual prop- nation’s population engaged in mind capital and knowledge cre- erty will be the coin of the realm. knowledge creation will predict ation. The Role of Creativity The world has gone from hunting the future health of a country. in the Future and gathering to farming, farm- Institutions of higher learning will nPresented to the World Future ing to factory, from factory to have to reverse the existing ped- Society, Washington, D.C., July The institutions of higher knowledge work and now from agogy of rote memory to discov- 2004. learning that do not adapt to knowledge work moving into ering and generating knowledge. change, create change and pro- knowledge creation. The creative No longer can society progress

Philosophy in the Flesh: and the environment. ideas, systemic evolution, and The role of cognition in this ecological necessities. Embodied Realism and equation is to allow humans the Significant Form use of embodiment to explore nPresented to the American abstract ideas through metaphor Society for Aesthetics, Santa An architecture of the body is (such as “grasping and idea”). In Fe, New Mexico, July 2004. emerging out of theories of biolo- doing so it allows the invention of gy, complexity, and systems by an evolving language that refers utilizing an evolving organism as to things “outside” our skin, like its metaphor. Autopoiesis is the buildings. Frances E. Downing term used by biologists to My understanding of flesh is Professor, Faculty describe the realm of existence that it is another of our organs; in Ombudsperson for a living organism as it slides this case, however, it serves as a Department of Architecture between the interchange of porous filter, delicate and compli- Ph.D., University of Wisconsin- structure and information. cated. It is our body boundary. Milwaukee, 1989; M.Arch., Incoming information is filtered Buildings have boundaries of University of Oregon-Eugene, through the organism for its use- foundation, wall or roof, parts of 1978; B.Arch., University of fulness in the art of staying alive. which could be thought of as the Oregon-Eugene, 1976. Structural or organizational “skin.” Dr. Downing’s interests include changes evolve as the organism In today’s practice the various architectural design, design adjusts to new information. skins of a building have become process, design theory, design To remain a viable organism-to more complicated and porous as pedagogy and epistemology. survive means that an entity the field of architecture extends [email protected] must keep evolving without sur- itself into “systemic” conditions, rendering identity. Humans must within and without. Architecture ~ Autopoiesis is the term used by maintain an embodied identity, is beginning the process of align- biologists to describe the realm of often referred to as an organized ing itself with a new moral code- existence for a living organism as it self, while viably exchanging one that is inclusive of our bio- slides between the interchange of information with other entities logical reality, the embodiment of structure and information.

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al computing, imaging, design and values and their impact on abroad programs and field process and energy optimization. student designs. This project, trips that will further define [email protected] supported by the Quality diversity issues. Enhancement Program, com- 2. To add to study abroad design Assessing the Influence pares the differences in the briefs that will feature issues experiences of two groups of of diversity. of Diversity on Design students, one in College Station 3. To add to College Station pro- and another in Santa Chiara, grams greater opportunities for This paper reports on Italy. The study also compares diversity experiences. research that is directed toward the differences in the design 4. To add to College Station diversity values and the way in Valerian Miranda projects produced by both design briefs that feature more which they inform architectural Associate Professor, Associate groups of students. local issues of diversity. design. The hypothesis of this Department Head, Coordinator The assessment process will 5. To provide evaluation meth- research is that students with of Master of Science in yield data from pre- and post- ods, such as the diversity indi- Architecture and Ph.D. in study abroad experiences are tests, journal entries, and design cators, for on-going studios in Architecture Programs more likely to become aware of charette boards for each student. both locations. these values and develop the Department of Architecture The two study groups are being ability to express them in design. CoAuthor: Tabb, P. Ph.D., Texas A & M University, compared and specific conclu- While much attention is 1988; M.Arch., Texas A&M sions will be formulated. nPresented at the Fourth focused on diversity in ethnicity, University, 1984; B.Arch., Conclusions drawn from an Annual Assessment University of Madras, India, 1977. gender, age, economic status, analysis of this data will be used: Conference, College Station, etc., much less attention is paid Dr. Miranda’s areas of interest are 1. To add experience to study Texas, February 2004. in architectural design, architectur- to the effects of diversity of ideas Venustas VISUALIZATION

Taeg Nishimoto Associate Professor, ing of the mechanism of archi- approach also involves the issue Coordinator of Bachelor’s in tectural programming in contem- of quality as well as quantity of Environmental Design Program porary culture. Based on Nelson information generated in the Department of Architecture Goodman’s premise of “world- description of conceived situa- M.Arch., Cornell University, 1985; making,” the aim of this hypothe- tions. B.Arch., Waseda University, sis is to construct an operational In my previous presentations, Tokyo, Japan. mechanism of programming in the topic of “plot” and its manipu- Professor Nishimoto specializes in parallel to the discussion of nar- lation as a programmatic device, architectural design. His particular rative discourse and its core and the idea of “voice” as struc- interests include the manipulation operation of “make-believe.” This tural analysis of the programmat- of abstract space, the descriptive departs from the prevalent ideas ic conceptions, were discussed. nature of programming, and the of programming in the Modernist In this presentation, the focus tectonic development of prototype. paradigm; i.e., typology, diagram, will be made on the analysis of [email protected] and metaphor, which are all “fictive” and “imaginary” as two essentially spatial conditioning. different operative modes of the Descriptive Programming The idea probes into the possi- conception of text, and their – Fictive and Imaginary bilities of how the conceptual implications to the analogous premise of programming can be operation in the architectural pro- This presentation is a part of a discussed in relationship to the gramming. theoretical investigation into the making of and the reception of idea of “descriptive program- literary text, which engages the nThis will be the first presenta- ming” as a relevant understand- temporal dimension. This tion of this research.

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computing and user sophistica- tion is also accepted facts of discourse. What has apparently diminished reciprocally with these advances is the use of drawing, that is, manual drawing, in virtually every aspect of these fields. As an instructor of drawing in the College of Architecture at TAMU for more than two Richard R. Davison, Jr. decades, I have witnessed this Professor, Advising Coordinator decline in both pedagogy and for Bachelor of Environmental practice; drawing is simply being Design Program replaced by digital imaging. Department of Architecture Drawing is not being supple- M.F.A., Washington University, mented by digital media, or 1979; B.F.A., University of added to the available range of California-Irvine, 1976; B.E.D., media, it is being replaced. This Texas A&M University, 1975. is defendable in several respects Professor Davison’s areas of inter- and could be left at that, except est include design communication, that there are qualities associat- drawing, painting, and color theo- ed with drawing that do not ry. translate to digital media. This [email protected] issue and other issues are the topics of a book I have been Drawing Book: An Update working on for about six years. The book is primarily visual and The current digital revolution’s is intended to be a celebration of impact on a plethora of disci- the manually created image in plines is an accepted fact of dis- an age of digital images. To date, course. In the field of architec- it contains over 150 pages and ~ Drawings by Dick Davison. ture and design, for a decade or several hundred drawings. more now, advances in both

adults by Austin Art in Public Places for the Health and Human Services Administration Complex rekindled an interest in photographing people. After focusing on natural forms for the past ten years, I realized I had also amassed a large number of photographs that dealt with people of all ages, sizes, races and Nan Standish Blake ethnic backgrounds from many Senior Lecturer areas of the world. After review- Department of Architecture ing them carefully, a progression M.F.A., The University of Texas- of age and development began Austin, 1973; B.F.A., The to emerge; a pattern of growth University of Texas-Austin, 1969 from days old to oldest age. This Professor Blake has taught interior work is now emerging in book design, photography, design fun- form, and the ages are divided damentals, drawing, and design into childhood, adolescence, par- communication. She practices enthood and senior years. interior design and her photogra- Essays by two prominent psy- phy has been exhibited extensively. chologists will accompany the [email protected] photos.

Growing Up nPresented to Austin Art in Public Places for the Health The selection of four of my and Human Services, Austin, photographs of children and Texas, July 2003.

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Ergun Akleman Associate Professor Department of Architecture Ph.D., Georgia Institute of Technology, 1992; M.S., Georgia Institute of Technology, 1986; B.S., Istanbul Technical University, 1981. Dr. Akleman participates in research studies on shape modeling, geometric data structures, non-photorealistic rendering, vol- ~ Angelina Jolie by Angelique Ford ume modeling and rendering. [email protected] Modeling Expressive 3D Yauger R. Williams Caricatures Assistant Professor The concepts of abstraction, Department of Architecture simplification and exaggeration, M.F.A., University of California- which are very common in tradi- Berkeley, 2000; B.F.A., University tional art and caricature, can of California-Berkeley, 1998. directly be applied to the 3D Professor Williams’ areas of inter- modeling process. Therefore, the est include web, 3D and modern development of methods to art with a focus on the art histori- teach these concepts is essential cal contextualization of new media. His artwork is exhibited in for 3D computer art and design galleries and museums and his education. In this work, we pres- designs have been used for ent an educational method to Yahoo and other industry clients. teach students these artistic con- He teaches multi-media communi- cepts by modeling expressive 3D cation and expression. caricatures. This method has [email protected] been successfully used in a geometric modeling course that Digital Art combines artistic and scientific aspects of 3D modeling. Using A presentation of aesthetically the method, all the students, based digital forms. Using a sim- regardless of their artistic abili- ~ William Defoe by Frank Chance ple matrix structure, basic meth- ties, can create convincing 3D ods of marking are explored caricatures. through computer generated CoAuthor: Reisch, J. drawings. We will see the trans- lation of a digitally based form as Presented at ACM |Laurence Fishburne by its own content. Core essences SIGGRAPH 2004, Los Kevin Singleton of these virtual images are com- Angeles, California, pared with traditional drawings August 2004. and paintings. In analyzing digital materiality we will discuss beauty and the quest for a sublime tran- scendence through the technology. nExhibited at Traver Gallery and 911 Media Arts, Seattle, Washington, March 2004.

16 RESEARCH ON THE BUILT AND VIRTUAL ENVIRONMENTS: GLOBAL SYMPOSIA PRESENTATIONS as dean of four major universities, also created unprecedented con- adequate food for the population; and he has served as national dition and challenges for China. adequate water supply; an ade- president of the Association of This economic growth has result- quate infrastructure, especially Collegiate Schools of Architecture. ed in challenges of biodiversity, energy and transportation; and a [email protected] ecosystems, human health, air healthy and productive popula- quality, global warming, and pol- tion. Healthy Cities in China lution. These four areas are dis- A country as large and as cussed within the contexts of With one quarter of the world’s diverse as China faces chal- balanced economic growth, try- population and the fastest grow- lenges whose magnitudes and ing to achieve ZPG, the tidal J. Thomas Regan ing economy in the history of the scope are bigger than any other wave of migration from rural to Professor, Dean world, China is rapidly changing country in the world. Because urban areas, and most impor- Department of Architecture from an agrarian to an urban we live in an interdependent tantly, the creation of healthy nation, from an agricultural Graduate Diploma, The world, China’s problems become habitable communities. Architectural Association Graduate based economy to a manufactur- challenges for the rest of us. School of Architecture, London, ing and industrial based econo- And drawing on the experience n Presented at the 2003 1973; B. Arch., Auburn University, my. from other industrialized nations, International Symposium on 1964 The development of a larger China can avoid the mistakes Healthy Community Initiative in Design education, visual lan- infrastructure and industrial they made. China, Tsinghua University, guages and design methodology capacity to meet the needs of The four major areas that Beijing, China, May 2004. are the major areas of Dean the people and industry and the require serious attention and for- Regan’s research. He has served demands of world markets has ward-thinking public policy are:

loosely of the cultural land- “C.”(6) In Frascari’s case, the C Art of scapes and stands for Cantor (my cultural Architecture archaeologi- accentuation of his “troubadour”), or Baukunst, cal diggings. who sings the prevailing melody, as though, And what do intertwining it within the fabric having only a The Beatles and texture of technical accom- cursory view have to do paniment. As with any form of of its pres- with matters song — lieder, fado and, of ence we pre- of construc- course, balad — knowing the tend to know tion? The rules is not enough. In any lan- Malcolm Quantrill what it’s all answer is guage, the object of the game Distinguished Professor of about (2). So everything. lies beyond regulation, and is Architecture our observa- For they discovered and explored within Department of Architecture tions about ~ Bach ~ The Beatles spawned the the cultivated terrain of fluency. architecture arches of D.Sc.Eng., Technical University of NOTES: Wroclaw, 1975; M.Arch., University tend to thrive on over-familiarity Beatle-Mania, against which our 1. William Barrett, THE ILLUSION OF of Pennsylvania, 1955; B.Arch., with the object and little or no delusory notion of producing a TECHNIQUE, London, 1978 University of Liverpool, 1954. knowledge of the subject. popular form of modern architec- 2. Peter McCleary: His famous remark, Dr. Quantrill’s areas of interest lie In a word, we want to possess ture is but an impoverished and originally made at a Seminar in the University of Pennsylvania, April in architectural history and theory, the prize in a game for which we low-impact cult.(4) 1985. “This is where we find out what architectural and urban design, lack almost total knowledge of The success of Beatle-Musik you’re all about!” (Scottish-English and design diagnostics. the rules. Indeed, we should totally depends upon the bi-par- pronunciation being “oot” and “aboot.” [email protected] understand that such rules can- tite nature of its invention. It’s not 3. Johann Sebastian Bach, Final Edition of the Two-Part Inventions, not be learned in the way one simply a “sound of the 60s,” but a Weimar, Germany,1723 The Architect as Master learns those of mathematics, total integration of the “now” with- 4. The Beatles, Definitive Music 1967- because the Rules of Baukunst in the music-culture of Bach’s 70, Apple Inc, New York, 1993 of Two-Part Inventions are playable only when one is in Baroque contribution. So it pro- 5. Malcolm Quantrill, AN EMMENTHAL CHEESE THEORY, Journal of My thesis is: Although the cre- possession of deep and often vides an admirable demonstra- Architectural Education, Volume 43/1, ation of architecture requires discomforting knowledge. tion of the use of technique in Fall 1989 (referred to also in Lecture “single-mindedness of purpose,” We might proceed to “B.” This the historical process, which is at Texas A+M University, Architecture means citing its origins, as in “B” more easily learned, and the Lecture No.1 Fall 2004 its invention necessarily draws 6. Marco Frascari, Foreword to THE upon two complementary “parts” for Bach, because Johann complementary part of the inven- UNMADE BED OF ARCHITEC- or “aspects of knowledge:” the Sebastian Bach invented Two- tion which refers to my concept TURE, Rakennustieto (Building one concerning the TECHNICAL Part Invention.(3) And Bach, as of “Building a Vision Beyond Books) Inc, Helsinki, Finland, 2004 or TECHNIQUE (1) and the other in “brook,” babbled his way Seeing.” (5) That is, after all, n Presented at Los Instituto the POETIC. through 32 Inventions, putting Bach’s essential contribution. Tecnologico Estudios To structure the ABC of archi- sparkle into the spring of our Marco Frascari has subdivided Superiores de Monterrey, tecture’s “Two-Part Inventions,” modern musical cadence. “B” the Two-Part Invention by creat- Queretoro Campus, Mexico, let’s begin with “A,” which in also stands for “The Beatles,” ing two categories in the first May 2003. architecture should stand for who drew on Bach’s Two-Part part, under “A” and “B,” then “ART.” We are inclined to speak Inventions as they brooked our defining the second part as

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box culverts have expedited the A Computer Simulation design process of these structures, the process of collecting Model for Emergency and distributing the resultant Building Evacuation with engineering documents has not been fully integrated with the ARENA computer applications. We have During an emergency, such as been developing a Web-based fire, allowing occupants to safely design automation system to exit from the building requires Julian H. Kang manage the resultant documents Mohammed E. Haque clear and established paths of as well as to speed up the repet- escape. Designing these means Assistant Professor itive design process. Associate Professor, holder of the Cecil O. Windsor Jr. of escape egress demands more Department of Construction Manipulation of engineering than just calculating pedestrians Science drawings in the Web page is one Endowed Professorship in Construction Science flow rates and occupant loads. Ph.D., Texas A&M University, of the critical functions needed Department of Construction This paper describes a computer 2001; M.S., Yonsei University, for Web-based design automa- simulation model for emergency 1988; B.S., Yonsei University, Science tion. eXtensible Markup fire evacuation of an educational 1986. Language (XML) and XML- Ph.D., New Jersey Institute of Technology, 1995; M.S.C.E., New building with Arena. The large Dr. Kang’s interests include 4D based vector graphics are floor plan of the College of visualization for construction plan- expected to facilitate the repre- Jersey Institute of Technology, 1986; B.S.C.E., Bangladesh Architecture Building-A was ning and computer integrated sentation of engineering draw- project information management. University of Engineering & divided into various subsystems ings in the Web page. In this Technology, 1982. in order to model within the tech- [email protected] paper, we present how we used Dr. Haque’s areas of interest are in nical limitation for the academic XML and Scalable Vector reinforced/pre-stressed concrete version of the Arena software XML-Based Vector Graphics (SVG) to compose design, fracture mechanics of that was used in this research. Graphics: Application for engineering drawings and repre- engineering materials, computer The simulation model helped in sent them in the Web page. XML applications in structural analysis finding the congestion/queuing in Web-Based Design Data Island we designed to and design, artificial neural net- corridor spaces, the maximum define drawing components work applications and knowledge- Automation based expert system design. time taken by people to evacuate turned out effective in manipulat- if a fire breakout, and the exit Most retaining walls and box ing the engineering drawings in [email protected] stairs’ duration of use during culverts built for arterial road the Web page. evacuation. construction are simple, and the CoAuthors: Lho, B., Kim, J., Kim, Y. design process of these struc- CoAuthor: Balasubramanian, S. tures is often repetitive and nPresented at the Xth nPresented at the First labor-intensive because they are International Conference on International Conference on so similar in structural configura- Computing in Civil and Building Knowledge Engineering & tion. Although some integrated Engineering, Weimar, Decision Support, pp. 95-100, design automation systems Germany, 2003. Porto, Portugal, July 19-23, developed for retaining walls and 2004.

are in all aspects of the field of dynamics and containing a con- computer graphics, from 3D mod- trol system. We hypothesize that eling/rendering to 2D image by embedding human perform- manipulation, with focus on physi- ance knowledge into the pro- cally based techniques for model- cessing of arm movements, it will ing and simulation. lead to better recognition per- [email protected] formance. We present details for the design of our filter, our evalu- Model-Based Motion ation of the filter from both Filtering for Improving expert-user and multiple-user Donald H. House pilot studies. Our results show Professor, Coordinator for Arm Gesture Recognition that the filter has a positive Master of Science in may not have any meaningful impact on the recognition per- Visualization Sciences Program Performance intent. Arm movements or ges- formance for arm gestures. Department of Architecture We describe a model-based tures can be viewed as respons- CoAuthor: Schmidt, G. Ph.D., University of motion filtering process that, es to muscle actuations that are Massachusetts, 1984; M.S., when applied to human arm guided by responses of the nerv- nPresented at the Fifth Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, motion data, leads to improved ous system. Our method makes International Workshop on 1978; B.S., Union College, 1969. arm gesture recognition. By arm strides towards capturing this Gesture and Sign Language Professor House teaches graduate gestures, we mean movements underlying knowledge of human Based Human-Computer programs in Visualization of the arm (and positional place- performance by integrating a Interaction, Genoa, Italy, April Sciences. His research interests ment of the hand) that may or model for the arm based on 2003.

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Column Modeling architectural forms in a stylized manner. It can also be used to create various other artistic Modeling shapes with a large number of holes shapes that would be difficult to gener- and handles while requiring minimal human inter- ate using traditional modeling meth- action is a difficult problem in computer graphics. ods. Such shapes are common in classical architecture in many parts of the world. These forms are domi- CoAuthors: Mandal, E., nated by columns, beams and arches. This type of Srinivasan, V., construction in architecture is not restricted to clas- Akleman, E. sical architectural styles but is also prevalent in nPresented at the Vinod Srinivasan modern architectural designs. Visual Proceedings Assistant Professor In this work we have developed a new tool which of ACM SIG- Department of Architecture allows users to create such complex and architec- GRAPH 2004, Los Ph.D., Architecture, Texas A&M turally interesting models with extreme ease. The Angeles, University, 2004; M.S., Aerospace tool extends the capabilities of our existing topolog- California, August Engineering, Texas A&M ical mesh modeler and is designed to be interactive 2004. University, 1998; B. Tech., and easy to use. Aerospace Engineering, Indian Our tool is geared towards Institute of Technology, 1996. use by artists and architects. It Dr. Srinivasan is interested in can be used to create inter- architectural visualization, 3-D esting architectural modeling, and physically based forms, either to modeling. create real and [email protected] virtual environments or represent existing

Changing the Culture of Design Studio Reviews: The Use of Large Format Interactive Plasma Screens in Design Studio Reviews Guillermo Vasquez This paper elaborates on the de Velasco use of electronic pin-ups in real- Professor, Coordinator of Master time local reviews making use of of Architecture Program larger format interactive plasma Department of Architecture screens. The paper briefly explains the Ph.D., Delft University of technical aspects of an actual Technology, The Netherlands, 1991; M.Arch., University of implementation in the College of Toronto, Canada, 1982; Architecture at Texas A&M Professional Degree, Universidad University. The main focus of the Ricardo Palma,1980; B.A., paper is placed on the use of a Universidad Ricardo Palma, 1980. 61interactive plasma screen in a ~ Interactive plasma screens facilitate the critique of student work. Dr. Vasquez de Velasco special- graduate design studio during izes in the field of computer-aided the second semester of 2003 screen for informal as well as for- architectural design, virtual archi- and the benefits that such an mal reviews is not only saving n Presented at ECAADE ’04, tecture and computer-mediated implementation has reported. printing resources, but it is also Copehagen, Denmark, distance education. The narrative explains how the having a very positive impact on October 2004. [email protected] use of an interactive plasma how we conduct design reviews.

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Jeff S. Haberl Frederic I. Parke Professor, Associate Director of Professor, Co-Director for Energy Systems Laboratory Visualization Studies Department of Architecture Department of Architecture Ph.D., University of Colorado- Ph.D., Computer Science, Boulder, 1986; M.S., University of University of Utah, 1974; M.S., Colorado, 1981; B.S., University of Computer Science, University of Colorado, 1978. Utah, 1972; B.S., Physics, Dr. Haberl’s areas of interest are in University of Utah, 1965. HVAC design, energy conserva- Dr. Parke has interests in many tion savings measurement tech- aspects of computer based sys- niques, metering and monitoring tems, including visualization, com- equipment, calibrated building puter graphics, computer anima- energy simulations, building ener- tion and immersive visualization. gy data visualization, on-line diag- [email protected] nostics for HVAC equipment, solar energy heating and cooling systems, solar energy measurements Facial Animation: and emissions calculations. History and Applications [email protected] A survey of the development of Demonstration of the computer facial animation over the past 35 years, a look ahead use of Multimedia to the future of computer facial Electronic Information animation, and an introduction to the major uses of this technolo- Enhancements for a gy. Chapter Handbook CD- n Presented at the SIGGRAPH ROM Overview (1017-RP) Conference, Los Angeles, California, August 2004. A set of enhancements to the ASHRAE Handbook (ASHRAE) are presented to demonstrate design, and design studio as well potential for dramatically improv- the effectiveness of multimedia as construction and facility man- ing construction productivity. But and advanced presentation tech- agement with a specific focus on substantial organizational barri- niques such as 3D computer how information and communica- ers exist that inhibit the effective tion technologies are changing adoption of these technologies. graphics, visualization and ani- those practices. mation techniques. These results This research project (in can also serve as a model and [email protected] progress) examines the practices guide for the broader use of of selected, innovative firms in these techniques in other Digital Innovation and order to develop an in-depth ASHRAE publications. Organizational Change in understanding of the factors that Robert E. Johnson have influenced the effective CoAuthors: Akleman, E., Haberl, Professor, Thomas Bullock Design Practice adoption of information and com- J., Parke, F., Skaria, S., Endowed Chair in Leadership munications technology in the The real estate and construc- Halstead, J., and Andrews, M. and Innovation, Director design and construction industry, CRS Center tion industry is among the nASHRAE Transactions - and, potentially, provide exam- largest industries in the world. It Research, Vol. 109, Part 1, pp. Department of Architecture ples that may provide prototype also is one of the most fragment- 143-150, Chicago, Illinois. D.Arch., University of Michigan, models for an alternative, future ed industries, with few February 2003. 1977; M.Arch., Syracuse organization of the AEC industry. University, 1974; B.Arch., economies of scale and histori- Syracuse University, 1973; B.A., cally low productivity. Recent CoAuthor: Laepple, E. Colgate University, 1968. technological advances in the n Presented at the ACADIA use of information and communi- Dr. Johnson specializes in the Conference, Muncie, Indiana, cation technology have the practice and management of October 2003.

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Semen Deviren Visiting Assistant Professor Department of Architecture Ph.D., Istanbul Technical University, Institute of Science and Technology, 2001; M.Sc. in Architectural Design, Istanbul Technical University, Institute of Science and Technology, 1996; B.Arch., Istanbul Technical University, Faculty of Architecture, the memory. The role of the Department of Architecture, 1994. courtyards are essential at that [email protected] point because of their capacity to embody this dual character of THE INSIDE STORY: the memory, the private and the public, united and assimilated in Courtyard Experiences in their built form. an Eastern Mediterranean The courtyard houses of the city of Antakya, which are the City: Antakya leading actors in this study, are The courtyard houses are dis- expressing the unique values of tinguished embodiments not only locality in a city center that is still with their urban but also with home to a multicultural communi- their social role in shaping the ty, their houses of worship, public complex identity of the and private institutions. Founded Mediterranean cities. The court- by Seleucids in 300 B.C., the city yard can be seen as the primary of Antakya was a vital metropolis unit of the city, the larger cultural of the Roman Empire, the third in context, which is physically and the rank after Rome and through transformation of build- need to be rediscovered to sus- socially produced. Alexandria. After that period, the ing forms and superimposition of tain the living quality of the As the core of the house, the city went under the control of diverse urban layers which are place. courtyard constitutes a contact Byzantine, Arab, Seljuk, Mamluk enriched by cultural values. More This study is an attempt to ground for self identity and cul- and Ottoman civilizations which than the houses the courtyards explore a more comprehensive ture; a sophisticated spatial con- caused overlapping of different made the way of living. understanding of the role of struct with all levels of interaction urban layouts and formed a Although the remaining con- courtyards and the deep expres- between privacy and publicity. meeting place of diverse cul- texts of courtyard houses are still sion of place concept revealed The existence of courtyards with tures. Through history the city a physical part of the city of by the experience of the built their place-bound identity is has been destroyed by several Antakya, the contemporary pro- forms in that particular eastern becoming more important in con- big earthquakes that made duction of space in the city is Mediterranean city. temporary Mediterranean cities changes in topographic condi- now far from its social content. which are in need of contextual tions and serious damages eras- The values of courtyard spaces, n Presented at The Mediterranean consolidation and transformative ing the traces of the past urban which seem to be ignored by Medina International Seminar, processes for new developments fabric. However, the courtyard dominant contemporary culture, Pescara, Italy, June 2004. that could be done without losing houses preserved their presence

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Enhancing Quality of for environmental elements such as fresh air, greenery, and com- Life for Older Adults: fort features. Residents indicated Improving Outdoor they typically felt better physically and psychologically after being Access at Assisted outdoors, but that existing facility Living Facilities environments presented several barriers to outdoor access. Although spending time out- The second study generated doors is known to have potential- photographic comparisons based Susan D. Rodiek ly therapeutic benefits for older on the findings of the first study, Senior Lecturer adults, many long-term care to further test some of the main Department of Architecture facilities may not adequately constructs that emerged which M.Arch., Texas A&M University, support resident needs for out- fell into the general categories of 1998; Cert., Texas A&M University door access. Two studies were 1) relief from the indoor environ- (Health Systems and Design), conducted at assisted living facil- ment, 2) indoor-outdoor connec- 1998; B.A., Western New Mexico ities to explore resident prefer- tions, and 3) activity as a factor University, 1996. ences for outdoor activities and in outdoor usage. The photo sur- Professor Rodiek is interested in environmental features. Fourteen vey assessed each of these the- were found for the hypothetically architectural design, communica- facilities were selected randomly oretical categories with two “pat- preferred images in all 24 pairs. tion and practice, emphasizing from all facilities having more terns” showing how they might The findings of both studies human-behavior research, health- than 50 residents in a 12-county be actualized in the built environ- will be compared, and discussed care, and environments for the region of southeast Texas, which ment (four examples of each pat- in terms of the potential for spe- aging. She is a registered archi- included the city of Houston. cific design application. tect with NCARB certification. tern yielded 24 photo compar- Using focus groups and writ- isons). To isolate the variables of [email protected] ten surveys, the first study found interest, digital techniques were nPresented to the high levels of interest in outdoor used to manipulate a single ele- Environmental Design access, with preference for spe- ment in each pair — otherwise Research Association, cific activities (such as walking both photos were identical. Albuquerque, New Mexico, and sitting/watching), as well as Significant levels of preference June 2004

Urban Design for the Walking Child: Pedestrian Design and Public Health Mom knows what’s best for her child, especially where walking safety is concerned. Even though parents know that walking makes their children healthy, Byoung-Suk Kweon they sense too much danger in Assistant Professor the street. In this project, parents Department of Landscape of young children in Architecture and Urban Planning Bryan/College Station, Texas, Ph.D., University of Illinois, 1999; provide researchers with insights M.L.A., Cornell University, 1992; into how urban street design can B.S.L.A., The City University of discourage healthy behavior. New York, 1989; B.S., University of These insights, gathered during Seoul, 1985. focus group discussions, were Dr. Kweon’s research interests used to build six variations of vir- ness to let their children walk traffic lane than with the sidewalk include the physical, social and tual pedestrian worlds at Texas and their perception of safety for adjacent to the traffic lane. Our psychological effects of urban Transportation Institute. their children. conclusion is that certain fea- green spaces, and social and psy- Variations in sidewalk location, The results from the original tures and combination of fea- chological aspects of ecological buffer width and presence of parent focus group were con- tures in the design of pedestrian restoration. trees were tested in the simula- firmed in the simulation experi- landscapes may encourage par- [email protected] tor under real-time peak-hour ment. Parent’s perception of ents to let their children walk to traffic conditions. Each of the overall safety is significantly dif- school. twenty-seven parent participants ferent among the six pedestrian CoAuthor: Naderi, J. in the simulator experiment environments (F(5, 25)=27.26, “walked” through each world, p<.0001). Walkability and per- nPresented at the American answering multiple choice ques- ceived safety is significantly Public Health Association tions regarding their willingness higher in pedestrian environ- Annual Conference, to walk and their perception of ments with a landscape buffer Washington, D.C., January safety, as well as their willing- between the sidewalk and the 2004

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Kirk Hamilton Associate Professor Department of Architecture M.S., Organization Development, Pepperdine University; B.Arch., University of Texas. Mr. Kirk is interested in evidence- based design for healthcare and ~ Model of Children's Hospital at Covenant Medical Center in Lubbock,Texas the relationship of facility design to designed as Master of Architecture Final Study by Fang Yang, a student at organizational performance. ~ Architects should be increasingly rigorous with their interpretation of Beijing Polytechnic University, in cooperation with NBBJ Architects in [email protected] Seattle,Washington. credible research findings, and ultimately have a moral obligation for Evidence-Based Design the safety of patients as strict as an for Healthcare aircraft designer’s obligation for the safety of their ultimate passenger. The presentation defines evidence-based practice and healing environments in the design of complex healthcare environments. Four levels of practice are described, each with an increasing level of rigor. Several exam- George J. Mann Megatrends in Health ples are given of projects that feature research-based decision- Ronald L. Skaggs Facility Design Endowed Professor of making. Health Facilities Design Professor Mann will present The author concludes that practitioners need to be increas- Department of Architecture Recent Architecture for Health projects undertaken by his grad- ingly rigorous with their interpre- M.S.Arch., Columbia University, tation of credible research find- 1962, B.Arch., Columbia uate and undergraduate studios ings, and ultimately have a moral University, 1961. at Texas A&M University. He will also relate these projects to obligation for the safety of Professor Mann has 43 years patients as strict as an aircraft experience in the field of architec- “Megatrends Affecting Health designer’s obligation for the safe- ture for health through his consult- Facilities Design.” ing, teaching and research. He ty of their ultimate passenger. has established a national and nPresented at the 2003 The relevant implications of the international reputation as a leader International Symposium on evidence-based model to other in health facilities design. Healthy Community Initiative in practice types is the analogous [email protected] China, Beijing, China, May decision-making required in edu- 2004. cation, criminal justice, and other demanding or complicated building types.

nPresented at the AIA Board Committee on Knowledge Aerial view of Fang } Management Summit, Austin, Yang’s design for Texas, April 2004. the Children's Hospital at Covenant Medical Center in Lubbock,Texas.

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Built Environments for Transportation Versus Recreation Walking: Similiarities and Differences Walking is emerging as an important topic in the fields of Chanam Lee transportation, urban planning, Assistant Professor and public health, because it is Department of Landscape an environmentally friendly and Architecture and Urban Planning healthy means of travel and Ph.D., University of Washington, exercise. Also, the forms and 2004; M.L.A., Texas A&M characteristics of the built envi- University, 1995; B.A., Jyungpook ronment are known determinants National University, 1996. of walking. The urban and trans- Dr. Lee specializes in urban portation planning literature design and physical planning, shows land use and transporta- urban form and non-motorized tion infrastructure conditions to transportation, physical activity be associated with walking trips. and public health. Literature from the public health [email protected] field finds access to recreational facilities, aesthetics, and safety of environments significant for overall or recreational walking. Yet knowledge is lacking of the similarities and differences in specific environmental conditions associated with particular purposes of walking.

University, 1974; B.A., Columbia infants. To create appropriate University, 1971. spaces designers must under- Dr. Shepley specializes in archi- stand relevant theories of envi- tectural design, social architec- ronmental psychology such as ture, health care facility design, Environmental Press Theory, applied research, and environ- Prospect and Refuge Theory and mental psychology. She is also a the concepts of control, choice, faculty advisor for the Texas A&M territoriality and privacy. Dance Arts Society. Developmental issues for infants [email protected] and stress issues for staff will be Mardelle M. Shepley discussed in this context. Recent William M. Peña Endowed Evidence-based design research on light, noise, music Professor for Information for infants and staff in and the visual and spatial envi- Management, Associate Dean for ronment will be summarized and Student Services, Interim Director of the Center for Health the neonatal intensive the future of evidence-based Systems and Design care unit design explored. Department of Architecture The sensory and perceptual n Presented in Healthcare D.Arch., University of Michigan, environment of the neonatal Design ’04, Journal of 1981; M.A., University of Michigan, intensive care environment has a Perinatology, 1979; M.Arch., Columbia significant impact on staff and

24 RESEARCH ON THE BUILT AND VIRTUAL ENVIRONMENTS: GLOBAL SYMPOSIA PRESENTATIONS rapidly throughout the U.S. and will become as pervasive as 9-1- 1 emergency systems. This program also may be considered a “gold mine” of data to determine unmet needs and access barriers in the community. Traditionally, community needs assessments that provide this scope of information are costly, Sherry I. Bame fragmented, and time-limited. In Donald A. Sweeney Associate Professor contrast, evaluating the existing Associate Professor ties are beginning to approach Department of Landscape I&R 2-1-1 database is a low- Department of Landscape their problems: a growing aware- Architecture and Urban Planning cost, all-inclusive analysis of all Architecture and Urban Planning ness that stubborn issues, like Ph.D., University of Michigan, those seeking I&R help for D.E.D., Texas A&M University, violence, homelessness, drug 1985; M.S., Boston University, unmet needs over time. 1972; M.Arch., Texas A&M abuse, race relations, inequality, 1972; B.S.N., University of Agencies throughout a com- University, 1968; B.A., Texas A&M weakening family structures, Michigan, 1969. munity can benefit by these find- University, 1967. poverty, decaying infrastructure, Dr. Bame has special interests in ings to: 1) determine high risk Dr. Sweeney’s professional inter- sparse participation in civic health systems planning and poli- groups for outreach services, 2) ests involve all aspects of health affairs, inadequate access to cy, cost and quality of healthcare, coordinate services to address systems policy, planning manage- health and social services, and survey research methods, and complex clusters of needs, and ment. His current interest includes many more must be traced back environmental health. 3) support policies to reduce participation in the international to root causes and attacked healthier communities movement. [email protected] access barriers. The purpose of there. The growing number of this presentation is to discuss [email protected] movements which have sponta- Community Needs the findings from analysis of 2-1- neously developed across the Assessment: Profile 1 data in the Brazos Valley 7- Healthy Communities in globe which take a broader, county region, 2002. These find- the West: History and more ecological view seem to of unmet needs and ings serve as a case study to share many common character- illustrate the potential of explor- Concepts istics. Whether sustainable com- at-risk populations ing this “gold mine” of data appli- munities, livable cities, safe using 2-1-1 data cable to other 2-1-1 programs The rapid urbanization in the cities, smart cities, green cities, nationwide. 1800 and 1900s in the West was clean cities or whole communi- Information and Referral (I&R) fueled by many factors including ties, the focus is on an approach 2-1-1 programs provide valuable n Presented at the Alliance for the demands and promises of to community building which is services to communities by con- Information & Referral Systems the industrial revolution. Towns systemic, long-term, and highly necting those in need with and Aging Services quickly became cities with large participatory. The phrase “healthy appropriate community International Conference, populations at urban densities communities” is used in this resources. The non-emergency Norfolk, Virginia, May 2004. never experienced before. piece for all broad-based, com- 2-1-1 systems are expanding Massive new, unanticipated munity-wide efforts to improve problems plagued the new the quality of life. Implicit in all of urbanites and public officials these movements and explicit in charged with somehow manag- the several thousand healthy ing them. For many, the promis- communities initiatives around es of better lives in cities went the world is a broad definition of unfulfilled. Many of the solutions health, a new paradigm for plan- cities developed for the difficult ning, and a systemic perspec- challenges they faced were tive. effective, but thorny residual problems from that era persist nPresented at the 2003 today along with whole sets of International Symposium on new ones. Healthy Community Initiative in But something new is stirring. China, Beijing, China, May Something is different about the 2004. way many cities and communi-

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The following invited and/or refereed presentations and papers were delivered or published during the 2003-04 academic year by faculty of College of Architecture faculty at Texas A&M University. Green text denotes presentations scheduled for the 2003 faculty research symposium.

Abrams, Robin F. n Akleman, Ergun and Srinivasan, V. Connected and Manifold n Abrams, Robin. Byker Revisited, Sierpinsky Polyhedra, Solid Built Environment, November Modeling International 2004 & 2003. Solid Modeling 2004, Genoa, Italy, June 2004. n Abrams, Robin. Tale of Two Gardens, Landscape n Akleman, Ergun, Srinivasan, V., Architecture Magazine, August Melek, Z., and Edmundson, P. 2003. Semi Regular Pentagonal Subdivision, Shape Modeling n Abrams, Robin. Lucy’s Feat: International 2004 & Solid Frederick Law Olmsted’s Modeling 2004, Genoa, Italy, Through Texas, Planning Forum June 2004. at the University of TX at Austin, Austin, Texas, April 2004. n Akleman, Ergun, Topological Construction of 2-Manifold Akleman, Ergun Meshes from Arbitrary Polygonal Data, January 2004. n Akleman, Ergun, Ozener, O., Srinivasan, V. Rind Modeling for n Akleman, Ergun, Chen J., and Architectural Design, ECAADE Srinivasan, V. A Minimal and 04: Computer Aided Complete Set of Operators for Architectural Design for Europe the Development of Robust 2004 Conference, Denmark, Manifold Mesh Molders, Journal September 2004. of Graphical Models, Vol. 65, Issue 5 pp. 286-304, September n Akleman, Ergun and Reisch, J. 2003. Modeling Expressive 3D Caricatures, ACM SIGGRAPH n Akleman, Ergun, Mandal, E., Alexander, John H. n Alexander, John. Two 2004, Los Angeles, CA, August and Srinivasan, V. Wire Universities and a College: 2004. Modeling, Visual Proceedings of n Alexander, John. Federico Educational Buildings under ACM SIGGRAPH 2003, San Borromeo al Collegio di Pavia: Pious IV, Fifty-Sixth Annual n Akleman, Ergun. Mandal, E., Diego, CA, July 2003. Studente a Patrono, Conference Meeting of the Society of and Srinivasan, V. Column proceedings of Dies Architectural Historians, Denver, Modeling, Visual Proceedings of n Akleman, Ergun, Chen J., and Academicus, Milan, Italy, 2004. CO, April 2003. ACM SIGGRAPH 2004, Los Srinivasan V. Interactive Rind Angeles, CA, August 2004. Modeling, Seoul, Korea, May n Alexander, John. Shaping Bame, Sherry I. 2003. Sacred Space in the Sixteenth n Akleman, Ergun. MultiCam Century: Design Criteria for the n Bame, Sherry. Community Smooth & Fractal Polyheda, n Akleman, Ergun. Progressive Collegeio Borromeo’s Chapel, Needs Assessment: Profile of Bridges 2004, Mathematical Refinement with Topological Journal of the Society of Unmet Needs and At-Risk Connections in Art, Music and Simplification, January 2003. Architectural Historians, June Populations Using 2-1-1 Data, Science, Winfield, KS, July 2004 2004. Alliance for Information & n Akleman, Ergun. Tiled Textures, Referral Systems and Aging n Akleman, Ergun and Srinivasan, January 2003. n Alexander, John. Public Services International V. Connected and Manifold Architecture and Its Conference, Norfolk, VA, May Sierpinsky Polyhedra, Solid n Akleman, Ergun. Topologically Representation in Early Modern 2004. Modeling International 2004 & Robust Mesh Modeling: Europe, Fifty-Sixth Annual Solid Modeling 2004, Genoa, Concepts, Data Structures and Meeting of the Society of Italy, June 2004. Operations, January 2003. Architectural Historians, April 2003.

26 RESEARCH ON THE BUILT AND VIRTUAL ENVIRONMENTS: GLOBAL SYMPOSIA PRESENTATIONS n Bame Sherry. Community Needs n Bame, Sherry. Environmental Beltran, Liliana Blake, Nan Standish Assessment: United Way’s Needs Assessment of the COMPASS Survey of Health and Brazos Valley: United Way n Beltran, Liliana, Atre, U., n Blake, Nan. Growing Up, Austin Social Service Needs and Community & Program Chongcharoensuk, C., and Art in Public Places for the Programs in the Brazos Valley, Assessment (COMPASS), Martins, B. Evaluating the Health and Human Services College Station, TX: Urban College Station, TX: Urban Daylight Performance of Three Administration Complex, Austin, Planning Program & Bush Planning Program & Bush Museum Galleries, Proceedings TX, July 2003 School of Government, Texas School of Government, Texas of the Solar 2004, 29th National A&M University, College Station, A&M University, College Station, Passive Solar Energy n Blake, Nan. Dwellings, Juried TX, 2003. TX, 2003. Conference, Portland, OR, July Exhibit, IDEA Austin Artists 11-14 2004. Coalition, Austin, TX, January n Bame, Sherry. Demographic n Bame, Sherry. Aesthetic and 2003 Profile of Unmet Needs in the Physical Features Associated n Beltran, Liliana. The Tales of Brazos Valley: United Way First with Quality of Walking Three Museums, Proceedings of Brody, Samuel D. Call for Help, 2001-2002, Environment, Robert Wood the EuroSun 2004, ISES Europe College Station, TX: Urban Johnson Conference. Solar Conference, Freiburg, n Brody, Samuel. Watershed Planning Program & Bush Germany, June 24-26, 2004. Planning and Management, School of Government, Texas n Bame, Sherry. Aging TX Well. Department of Engineering A&M University, College Station, TAES & TEES and Public Policy n Beltran, Liliana. Daylighting Sustainability Seminar Series, TX, 2003. Research Institute (PPRI), Design of the Kuwait National College Station, TX, November College Station, TX. Museum, School of Architecture, 2003. Universidad Autonoma Metropolitana, Azcapotzalco, Mexico, December 16, 2003.

also headquarters for Canada’s 1996 and 1998, he led the a multi-sectorial, public-private Keynote National Guide for Municipal Canadian team in Vancouver’s partnership that promotes Infrastructure and the Canadian Green Building Challenge and healthy buildings. As chairman of n Continued from page 3 Center for Housing Technologies. he served on the International HIP’s Strategic Research Atif earned a Ph.D. from Texas Framework Committee that Committee, he led and organized ing cost-effective technologies A&M University in 1992, a developed green building per- the Science & Technology for designing, operating and Master’s Degree from UCLA in formance indicators. Workshop on the health and maintaining indoor environments. 1987 and a Professional Atif also serves as chairman remedial aspects of mold. His program focuses on sustain- Bachelor Degree in Architecture of the International Energy In 1999, Atif received the able building solutions that maxi- in 1984. He served on the A&M Agency’s Executive Committee NRC’s Outstanding Corporate mize occupant’s health and sat- faculty from 1990 until 1992. As for Buildings and Community Award for Industrial Partnership isfaction through improved a research officer at NRC, he Systems (ECBCS). The commit- for a multidisciplinary research acoustics, thermal comfort, and managed more than 20 research tee oversees collaborative project on indoor environment lighting use. projects which have made signifi- research between 23 countries and energy performance in large The National Research cant contributions to the for energy conservation and sus- glazed spaces. In 1998 he Council is the Canadian govern- improvement of indoor environ- tainability in buildings and com- earned the IRC’s Outstanding ment’s premier organization for ments while maximizing opera- munities. It also manages the Achievement Award for research and development. tions and maintenance costs dissemination of an implement- Research. He has served on NRC-IRC develops and main- related to energy and lighting. ing agreement which includes numerous editorial boards, tains the core competencies and Since May 2004, Atif has been the Air Infiltration and Ventilation including the Journal of the the knowledge base critical to the chairman of the IRC’s Cross- Center in Brussels, Belgium. Illuminating Engineering Society the needs of the Canadian con- Program Research Committee, Since its inception, the of North America (IESNA). He struction industry, supports the which manages the Sustainable ECBCS has completed 40 served as chairman of the development, commercialization Built Environment portfolio. He is research projects investigating IESNA Technical Committee on and implementation of leading- also on the executive committee local energy planning for com- Daylighting from 1997 until 2002, edge technologies, and fosters of Canada’s Panel for Energy munities, environmental aspects when he received the IESNA the provision of safe and sustain- Research and Development — of buildings, moisture and heat in Presidential Award. He has able built-environments through Building and Communities. The the envelope, ventilation, HVAC, authored more than 100 publica- the development of codes and committee develops and imple- building envelope, and fuel cell tions, including book chapters standards. ments strategic plans for a $20 application in housing. and articles for refereed journals The NRC-IRC includes five million federal research program Throughout his career, Atif has and conferences. He has been key program areas: Indoor for energy conservation and sus- worked with Canadian partners on several technical committees Environment, Building Envelope tainable buildings and communi- to champion research and devel- in ASHRAE, IEA, IESNA, and and Structure, Urban ties. opment on healthy buildings. In has given several training/profes- Infrastructure Rehabilitation, Fire Atif currently serves on a fed- 2002, he was elected to the sional courses in the area of Risk Management, and Codes eral committee charged with cli- board of Canada’s Healthy daylighting/lighting; and energy and Evaluation. The center is mate change mitigation. Between Indoors Partnerships, Inc. (HIP), aspects of buildings.

COLLEGE OF ARCHITECTURE • TEXAS A&M UNIVERSITY • OCTOBER 2004 27 Global Presentations FACULTY RESEARCH 2003-2004 n Brody, Samuel. Conflict on the n Brody Samuel. Does Biodiversity n Burt Richard. The Factors Deviren, Senem Coast: Using Geographic Matter? Implementing the Influencing a Construction Information Systems to Map Principles of Ecosystem Graduate in Deciding upon their n Deviren, Senem. Courtyard Potential Environmental Management in Florida, Future Employer, Proceedings of Experiences in an Eastern Disputes in Matagorda Bay, Sustainable Planning and the 39th Annual Conference of Mediterranean City: Antakya, Texas, International Conferene Development, Skyathos, Greece, the Associated Schools of The Mediterranean Medina on Sustainable Planning and 2003. Construction at Clemson International Seminar, Pescara, Development, Skiathos, Greece, University, Clemson, SC, 2003. Italy, June 17-19, 2004. October 2003. Burt, Richard A. n Burt, Richard. The Factors Downing, Frances E. n Brody, Samuel. Ecosystem n Burt, Richard and Graham, C. Influencing a Construction Planning, Rangeland Ecology The Earth Construction Course Graduate in Deciding upon their n Downing, Frances. Philosophy in and Management Seminar at Texas A&M University, The Future Employer, Journal of the Flesh: Embodied Realism Series, Texas A&M University, Adobe Association of the Construction Education VII-2, and Significant Form, American College Station, TX, September Southwest, El Rito, NM, May 2003. Society for Aesthetics, Santa Fe, 2003. 2004. NM, July 2004. Choudhury, Ifte M. n Brody, Samuel, Highfield, W., n Burt, Richard. Diversity in the n Downing, Frances. Transcending and Carrasco, V. Measuring the Upper Management of Leading n Choudhury, Ifte. Effects of Memory: Remembrance and the Collective Capabilities of Local Texas Contractors, Associated Construction Cost & Materials Design of Place, Design Jurisdictions to Manage Schools of Construction’s 40th on Construction Time of Studies, 2003. Ecosystems in Southern Florida, Annual International Residential Projects in Texas, Landscape & Urban Planning, Conference, Provo, UT, April CIB World Building Congress Eldin, Neil N. September 17, 2003. 2004. 2004, Toronto, Canada, May 2004. n Eldin, Neil, Mayfield, J., Hubach, n Brody, Samuel. Evaluating n Burt, Richard. Fatalities Among C., and Laurence, A. Ecosystem Management Hispanic Construction Workers, n Choudhury, Ifte. Correlates of Construction Equipment Capabilities at the Local Level in Associated Schools of Time Overrun in Commercial Selection, The Fourth Florida: A Policy Gap Analysis, Construction’s 20th Annual Construction, 40th Associated International Conference on ACSP/EOP Joint Conference, International Conference, Provo, Schools of Construction Engineering Computational Belguim, July 2003. UT, April 2004. Conference, Provo, UT, April Technology, Lisbon, Portugal, 2004. September 2004. n Brody, Samuel. Are We Learning n Burt, Richard. Determining the to Make Better Plans? A Existence of a Gender Based n Choudhury, Ifte. An Analysis of n Eldin, Neil. Construction Longitudinal Analysis of Plan Wage Gap in the Construction Project Delivery Systems in Automation: A Drywall Robot, Quality Associated With Natural Industry, American Professional Commercial Construction, Proceedings from the Hazards, Journal of Planning Contractor: The Journal of the Proceedings of the 20th International Conference on Education and Research, July American Institute of International Conference on Construction in the 21st Century, 21, 2003. Constructors, Vol. 27:2, October Construction Information Hong Kong, China, December 2003. Technology Sponsored by CIB, 2003. n Brody, Samuel. Does Location Singapore, 2003. Matter? Measuring n Burt, Richard. Waste n Eldin, Neil. A Pilot Study of Environmental Perceptions of Management Practices in United n Choudhury, Ifte. Factors of Quality Function Deployment for Creeks in Two San Antonio States Green Building Biological Contamination of Construction Projects, ASCE Watersheds, Environment and Programs, Proceedings of the Harvested Rainwater for Journal of Construction Behavior, June 2003. 11th Rinker International Residential Consumption, Engineering and Management, Conference on Deconstruction Hawaii International Conference Vol. 129, No. 3, June 2003. n Brody, Samuel, Carrasco, V., and and Materials Reuse, May 2003. on Social Sciences, Hawaii, Highfield, W. Evaluating 2003. n Eldin, Neil. An Industrial Site Ecosystem Management n Burt, Richard, Warden, B., Selection System: Use of COM Capabilities at the Local Level in Dickson, B. and Everett, M. The n Choudhury, Ifte. Technical in Integrating an Intelligent GIS- Florida, Environmental Survey & Documentation of Writing for Construction Science AHP Application, Proceedings of Management, May 17, 2003. Pointe du Hoc, Normandy, Graduates, 39th Annual the Seventh, Netherlands. France, The American Battlefield Conference of the American n Brody, Samuel, Godschalk, D., Protection Program’s 7th Schools of Construction, 2003. Ellis, Christopher D. and Burby, R. Public National Conference, Nashville, Participation in Natural Hazard TN, April 2003. n Choudhury, Ifte. Time-cost rela- n Ellis, Christopher. GIS & Remote Mitigation Policy Formation, tionship for residential construc- Sensing Applications in Journal of Planning Education n Burt, Richard. Greening the tion in Texas, Proceedings of the Monitoring the Buenos Aires and Research, April 2003. Construction Curriculum, The 20th International Conference Metro Area, Las Americas ABC Craft Championship on Construction Information Collaboration in Remote n Brody, Samuel. Examining the Conference, Honolulu, HI, April Technology Sponsored by CIB, Sensing & GIS Distance Effects of Biodiversity on the 2003. 2003. Learning Opportunities, Buenos Ability of Local Plans to Manage Aires, Argentina, April 2004. Ecological Systems, Journal of n Burt, Richard. Technical Writing Davison, Richard R., Jr. Environmental Planning and for Construction Science Management, February 25, Graduates, Journal of Construc- n Davison, Richard. Drawing Book: 2003. tion Education, April 2003. Update.

28 RESEARCH ON THE BUILT AND VIRTUAL ENVIRONMENTS: GLOBAL SYMPOSIA PRESENTATIONS n Ellis, Christopher. Retail Land n Haberl, Jeff, Kissock, K., and n Haberl, Jeff. “Thermal n Hamilton, Kirk. Coordimating Use, Neighborhood Satisfaction Claridge, D. Inverse Model Resistance Values of Materials,” Organization & Culture Design & the Urban Forest: An Toolkit (1050RP): Application “Shading Masks and Shading with Facilty Design for Effective Investigation into the Modeling & and Testing, ASHRAE Devices,” “Shading Devices,” Performance, Center for Health Mediating Effects of Trees, Transactions - Research, Vol. “Solar Path and Solar Angle,” Design Pebble Partner CELA 2003, Charleston, SC, 109, Part 2, pp. 435-448, “Thermal Values of Building Convocation, March 2004. September 2003. Kansas City, MO, June 2003. Materials,” “Residential Building Guide to Energy Code n Hamilton, Kirk, Rich, J. and Zilm, Erminy, Marcel n Haberl, Jeff, Kissock, K., and Compliance,” “Residential F. Establishing Trusting Claridge, D. Inverse Model Building Envelope Relationships in Healthcare n Erminy, Marcel. Negative Color Toolkit (1050RP): Numerical Requirements,” 2003 AIA Design Construction, American Light 1, 2, & 3, Texas Visual Arts Algorithms for Best-Fit Variable- Residential Graphics Standards Society for Healthcare Association (TVAA), 2003 Base Degree-Day and Change- (1st Edition), Washington, DC, Engineering International Regional Open Exhibition Point Models, ASHRAE 2003. Planning Design & Construction Catalog, 2003. Transactions - Research, Vol. Conference, Tampa, FL, March 109, Part 2, pp. 425-434, Hamilton, Kirk 2004. Geva, Anat Kansas City, MO, June 2003. n Hamilton, Kirk. Facility Design n Hamilton, Kirk. Panelist, Role of n Geva, Anat. The Paradox of n Haberl, Jeff. International and Change, Transforming Care the Project Manager, Walter P. Climatic Compatibility of Performance Measurement and at the Bedside Conference, Moore Engineers, Houston, TX, Bauhaus Apartment Buildings in Verification Protocol: Concepts Robert Wood Foundation & February 2004. Tel Aviv, Israel, MERHAVIM and Options for Determining Institute for Healthcare Journal, No. 6, In Press. Energy Savings in New Improvement, Austin, TX, n Hamilton, Kirk. Organizational Construction, International September 2004. Issues & Facility Planning: Giusti, Cecilia Performance Measurement and Flexibility & Adaptability in the Verification Protocol, Inc., n Hamilton, Kirk, Healthcare Face of Continuous Change, n Giusti, Celilia. Land Titling: Washington, DC, April 2003. Design & Construction Trends, CHRISTUS Health DEWI Group, Issues of Land Tenure in Low Building Design and San Antonio, TX, February Income Communities: A Case n Haberl, Jeff, Akleman, E., Construction Magazine, 2004. Study, Who Owns American IV Haberl, J., Parke, F., Skaria, S., Webcast, July 2004. Conference, University of Halstead, J., and Andrews, M. n Hamilton, Kirk. Examples from Wisconsin-Madison, May 2004. Demonstration of the use of n Hamilton, Kirk, Relating Facility the Field: Lessons from Multimedia Electronic Design to Organization Design: Cardiovascular Initiatives, Graham, Charles W. Information Enhancements for a How Changing Physical Design Stanford University Medical Chapter Handbook CD-ROM Can Change Your Operations, Center Cardiovascular Center, n Graham, Charles and Burt, R. Overview (1017-RP), ASHRAE Providence Health Care Palo Alto, CA, February 2004. The Earth Construction Course Transactions - Research, Vol. Conference on Building A at Texas A&M University, The 109, Part 1, pp. 143-150, Shared Future, Vancouver, n Hamilton, Kirk. Evidence-Based Adobe Association of the Chicago, IL, February 2003. British Columbia, June 2004. Design & Organization Theory in Southwest, El Rito, NM, May Healthcare Architecture, Kansas 2004. n Haberl, Jeff, Claridge, D. and n Hamilton, Kirk. Evidence-Based State University, Manhattan, KS, Abushakra, B. Electricity Design for Hospitals January 2004. Haberl, Jeff S. Diversity Profiles for Energy Conference, Robert Wood Simulation of Office Buildings Johnson Foundation & The n Hamilton, Kirk. 10 Guiding n Haberl, Jeff, Culp, C., Yazdani, (1093-RP), ASHRAE Center for Health Design, Principles for the Humanistic B., Fitzpatrcik T., Bryant, J., Transactions - Research, Vol. National Press Club, Design of Health Facilities, Verdict, T., Turner, D., and Im, P. 110, Part 1, (February), pp. 365- Washington, DC, June 2004. Kansas State University, Calculation of NOx Emission 377, Chicago, IL, February Manhattan, KS, January 2004. Reduction From Implementation 2003. n Hamilton, Kirk. Organization of the 2000 IECC/IRC Theory & Evidence-Based n Hamilton, Kirk. Designing the Conservation Code in Texas, n Haberl, Jeff, Abushakra, B., and Design, Project Delivery Organizational Culture and an Proceedings of the 3rd Claridge, D. Overview of Innovation for Design & Environment to Support It, International Conference for Literature on Diversity Factors Construction, Rice University, HealthCare Design ’03, Miami, Enhanced Building Operations, and Schedules for Energy and Houston, TX, April 2004. FL, December 2003. Berkeley, CA, October 2003. Cooling Land Calculations (1093-RP), ASHRAE n Hamilton, Kirk. Organization n Hamilton, Kirk. Physical & n Haberl, Jeff, Im, P., Culp, C., Transactions - Research, Vol, Theory & Evidence-Based Organizational Redesign: Yazdani, B., Fitzpatrick, T. and 110, Part 1, pp. 164-176, Design in Healthcare Practical Examples of Barriers & Turner, D. Calculations of NOx Chicago, IL, February 2003. Architecture, Signature Lecture Enablers to Flow, Institute for Emissions Reductions from Series, Texas A&M University, Healthcare Improvement (IHI), Implementation of the 2000 April 2004. San Francisco, CA, November IECC/IRC Conservation Code in 2003. Texas, Proceedings of the 2003 n Hamilton, Kirk. Evidence-Based IBPSA Conference, Vol. 1, pp. Design for Healthcare, AIA 443-450, Eindhoven, The Board Committee on Knowledge Netherlands, August 2003. Management Summit, Austin, TX, April 2004.

COLLEGE OF ARCHITECTURE • TEXAS A&M UNIVERSITY • OCTOBER 2004 29 Global Presentations FACULTY RESEARCH 2003-2004 n Hamilton, Kirk. Responding to Haque, Mohammed E. n Haque, Mohammed and n Haque, Mohammed and Healthcare Trends: Sure Thing, Balasubramanian, S. Fire Karandikar, V. AI Knowledge or Huge Gamble, CHRISTUS n Haque, Mohammed, Emergency Building Evacuation: Model on Comfort and Safety in Gulf Coast Region Annual Board Aluminiumwalla, M., and A Computer Simulation Model, a Housing Complex, Proceeding Retreat, The Woodlands, TX, Saherwala, S. A Virtual Proceedings of the 19th of the Seventh International October 2003. Construction Site to Teach International Conference on Conference on the Application of Construction, Proceedings of the Computers and Their Artificial Intelligence to Civil and n Hamilton, Kirk. Healthcare 7th International Conference on Applications (CATA-04), the Structural Engineering Architecture, Evidence-Based Computers and Advanced International Society for (AICC03), Editor: B.H.V. Design & Organization Theory, Technology in Education (CATE Computers and Their Topping, Civil-Comp Ltd., Clemson University School of 2004), pp. 202-206, Kauai, HI, Applications – ISCA, pp. 70-74, Stirling, Scotland (Saxe-Coburg Architecture, Clemson, SC, August 16-18, 2004. Seattle, WA, March 18-20, 2004. Publications, Scotland), pp. 105- October 2003. 106 & CD, Egmond ann Zee, n Haque, Mohammed and n Haque, Mohammed and The Netherlands, September 2- n Hamilton, Kirk. Design for Balasubramanian, S. A Aluminiumwalla, M. A Virtual 4, 2003. Critical Care, Clemson Computer Simulation Model for Walk-through of a Reinforced University School of Emergency Building Evacuation Concrete Building Construction, Hill, Rodney C. Architecture, Clemson, SC, w/ARENA, Proceedings of the Proceedings of the 2004 ASEE October 2003. First International Conference Gulf-Southwest Section Annual n Hill, Rodney. Creativity’s Role in on Knowledge Engineering & Conference, Texas Tech the Singularity, American n Hamilton, Kirk. Bricks & Stones Decision Support, pp. 95-100, University, Lubbock, TX, March Creativity Association, Houston, Can Break Your Bones: The Porto, Portugal, July 19-23 10-12, 2004. TX, April 2004. Impact of Architecture on Flow, 2004. Institute for Healthcare n Haque, Mohammed and Taibah, n Hill, Rodney, The Role of Improvement, Atlanta, GA, n Haque, Mohammed and A. The impact of Construction Creativity in the Future, World October 2003. Saherwala, S. 3-D Animation type on Single- Family Home Future Society, Washington, DC, and Walkthrough of Design and Values using Hedonic July 2004 n Hamilton, Kirk. First Design the Construction Processes of Estimation and Artificial Neural Organization, Then Design the Concrete Formworks, Network, Proceedings of the n Hill, Rodney. Accelerating Building, Center for Health Proceedings of the American Second International Change, Accelerating Change Design Workshop in Conjunction Society for Engineering Conference on Construction in Conference (ACC2003), Palo with Institute for Healthcare Education, 2004 ASEE Annual the 21st Century (CITC-II), pp. Alto, CA, September 2003. Improvement (IHI), Atlanta, GA, Conference, Session 1121 732-740, Hong Kong, December October 2003. Trends in Construction 10-12, 2003. n Hill, Rodney, Godkin, B. and Engineering, Salt Lake City, UT, Issa, J.P. Learning to Be n Hamilton, Kirk. Evidence-Based June 20-23, 2004. n Haque, Mohammed and Mund, Creative, Wakonese Conference Design for High Tech & High A. An Artificial Neural Network on College Teaching, Michigan, Touch: Bond/And!, AIA Utah n Haque, Mohammed and Model for Construction Loads on May 2004. Committee on Architecture for Aluminiumwalla, M. A Virtual Shores, Reshores and Slabs, Health, Park City, UT, October Tour of a Reinforced Concrete Proceedings of the Fifth Hillier, Karen E. 2003. Building Construction, Alexandria International Proceedings of the American Conference on Structural and n Hillier, Karen. After the Hunt, n Hamilton, Kirk. Facility Design & Society for Engineering Geotechnical Engineering (AIC- Archives Gallery, University of Organizational Change, United Education, 2004 ASEE Annual SGE 5), Vol. II, pp. RC- 87-94, Houston, Houston, TX, April States Uniformed Health Conference, Session 2406 Alexandria, Egypt, December 2003. Services (USUHS) Epidaurus Technical Issues in Architectural 2003. Conference on Patient-Centered Engineering, Salt Lake City, UT, Holliday, Shelley D. Care, Bethesda, MD, May 2003. June 20-23, 2004. n Haque, Mohammed. ANN Model for Biaxial Bending of Reinforced n Holliday, Shelley. Experimental n Hamilton, Kirk. The Physical n Haque, Mohammed, Concrete Column, Proceeding of Evaluation, Journal of Structural Setting – Barrier, or Enabler? Thattanappillil, S.K., Zollinger, the Second International Engineering, November 2003. The Impact of Architecture on D., Mukhopadhyay, A. and Conference on Structural Flow, Institute for Healthcare Neekhra, S. Influence of Engineering and Construction Horlen, Joe Improvement (IHI) International Aggregate Gradation and W/C (ISEC02), System-based Vision Summit on Critical Care and ratio on Strength Characteristics for Strategic and Creative n Horlen, Joe, Bilbo, D. and Flow, Orlando, FL, May 2003. and Cost Effectiveness of Design, Editor: Franco Novak, J. Financial Effects of Concrete, Proceedings of the Bontempi, Vol.2, pp. 1517-1521, Reverse Auction Bidding on n Hamilton, Kirk, Appreciative Fourth International Conference Rome, Italy, September 23-26, Telecommunications Inquiry as a Business Tool, on Information Systems in 2003. Contractors. Pepperdine University, Beijing, Engineering and Construction China, March 2003. (ISEC 2004), Cocoa Beach, FL, June 12-13, 2004. n Hamilton, Kirk. The Physical Setting: Barrier or Enabler?, Institute for Healthcare Improvement (IHI), Boston, MA, February 2003.

30 RESEARCH ON THE BUILT AND VIRTUAL ENVIRONMENTS: GLOBAL SYMPOSIA PRESENTATIONS House, Donald H. n Kang, Julian. Development of n Kang, Julian, Lho, B., Kim, J., n Lee, Chanam and Moudon, A.V. Prototype Web-Based Steel Box and Kim, Y. XML-Based Activity-Friendly Communities: n House, Donald H. and Schmidt, Bridge Design Support System, Interactive 3D Campus Map, Environmental Determinants of G. Model-Based Motion Filtering The 3rd Civil Engineering Proceedings of the 8th Walking, Physical Activity, and for Improving Arm Gesture Conference in the Asian Region, CAADRIA Conference, Weimar, Health, New York, NY, October Recognition Performance, The Seoul, Korea, 2004. Germany, 2003. 2003. 5th International Workshop on Gesture and Sign Language n Kang, Julian. Development of Kweon. Byoung-Suk n Lee, Chanam and Moudon, A.V. Based Human-Computer Web-Based Interactive 4D Walkable Communities: Interaction, Genoa, Italy, April Block-Tower Model for n Kweon, Byoung-Suk and Naderi, Correlates of Walking for 15-17, 2003. Construction Planning & J. Urban Design for the Walking Transportation Versus Physical Scheduling Education, Child: Pedestrian Design and Activity, American Collegiate Huang, Chang-Shan Proceedings of the 2004 Public Health, American Public Schools of Planning – American Society for Health Association Annual Association of European n Huang, Chang-Shan. Post WTO Engineering Education Annual Conference, Washington, DC, Schools of Planning Joint Entry: American Landscape Conference & Exposition, Salt January 2004. Congress, Leuven, Belgium, Architects’ Opportunities in Lake City, UT, 2004. July 2003. China. 2003 ASLA National n Kweon, Byoung-Suk, Ellis, C. Meeting, New Orleans, LA, n Kang, Julian. Development of and Lee, S. Investigating n Lee, Chanam. Built October 2003. Web-Based Parametric Design Relationships Between Environments for Transportation Support System for Retaining Perceived and Objectivity Versus Recreation Walking: Johnson, Robert E. Wall and Box Culvert, The 3rd Measured Environments, CELA, Similiarities and Differences. Civil Engineering Conference in Charleston, SC, September n Johnson, Robert. Digital the Asian Region, Seoul, Korea, 2003. n Lee, Chanam and Moudon, A.V. Innovation and Organizational 2004. Walking and Biking: An Change in Design Practice, n Kweon, Byoung-Suk, Ulrich, R., Evaluation of Environmental ACADIA Conference, n Kang, Julian. Parametric Web- Tassinary, L., and Walker, V. Audit Instruments, American Indianapolis, IN, October 2003. CAD for Box Culvert Design, Stress Reducing Effects of Journal of Health Promotion, The Third Civil Engineering Artwork in an Office Setting, 18(1), 21-27, 2003. n Johnson, Robert and Laepple, Conference in the Asian Region, Environment Design Research E. CRS and Research: Cause Seoul, Korea, 2004. Association (EDRA), Li, Ming-Han and Effect, ARCC Conference, Albuquerque, NM, 2003 Arizona State University, April n Kang, Julian. Web-based Vector n Li, Ming-Han. Using Multi-Media 2003. Graphics for Integrated Design n Kweon, Byoung-Suk and Ellis, to Improve Design Automation, Associated Schools C. The Relationship Between Communication Effectiveness for Jourdan, Dawn of Construction’s 40th Annual Ecological Landscape Structure Promoting the Healthy International Conference, Provo, and Neighborhood Satisfaction, Community Concept, 2004 n Jourdan, Dawn. Mending UT, 2004. CELA 2003, Charlotte, SC, Beijing International Symposium Fences: Resolving Neighbor 2003. on Healthy Community Initiatives Disputes with Squatter n Kang, Julian. Development of in China, Beijing, China, July Settlements in Belize. Web-Based Numerical Wave 2004. Tank and Java Applets as an LaFayette, Carol J. Kalas, Gregor Advanced Tool for Teaching n Li, Ming-Han. A Solution to Wave Mechanics, Proceedings n LaFayette, Carol. Skateboarding Extend Plant Dormancy for n Kalas, Gregor. A Protective Icon of the 2003 American Society in Sarajevo, Zebra Poetry on Biotechnical Streambank and Anti-Lombard Ideology in for Engineering Education Film, Interfilm, Berlin, Germany, Stabilization in Warm Regions, 8th c Rome, 39th International Annual Conference & July 2004. Conference Program & Congress on Medieval Studies, Exposition, 2003. Abstracts, Council of Educators Kalamazoo, MI, May 2004. Lee, Chanam in Landscape Architecture, n Kang, Julian. Experimental Charleston, SC, 227-228, n Kalas, Gregor. Temporary Development of Web-Based n Lee, Chanam. Activity-Friendly Charleston, SC, 2003. Transformations: Public Art as Building Information Model using Communities: Physical Social Action, College Art 3D VML Library, Second Environmental Determinants of n Li, Ming-Han. Biotechnical Association, Seattle, International Conference on Walking and Biking, and Their Streambank Stabilization: A Washington, February 2004. Construction in the 21st Century Policy for Land Use and Urban Viable Technology in Texas, (CITC-II), Hong Kong, 2003. Development, Robert Wood Report No. FHWA/TX-01-1836- Kang, Julian H. Johnson Foundation Active 1, Texas Transportation Institute, n Kang, Julian. Impact of 4D Living Research, Del Mar, CA, College Station, TX, 2003. n Kang, Julian. 4D Campus Model: Visualization on the Cognitive January 2004. Learning Tool for Construction Process of Detecting the Logical n Li, Ming-Han. Biotechnical Planning, Proceedings of the Errors in the Construction n Lee, Chanam, Moudon, A.V., Streambank Stabilization: 2004 American Society for Schedule, Proceedings of the and Courbois, J. Spatial Challenges of Warm Region Engineering Education Gulf- 2003 American Society for Sampling and the Built Application, Compendium of Southwest Annual Conference, Engineering Education Annual Environment, Robert Wood Papers CD-ROM 82nd Annual Lubbock, TX, 2004. Conference and Exposition, Johnson Foundation Active Meeting of the Transportation Nashville, Tennessee, 2003. Living Research, Del Mar, CA, Research Record, National January 2004. Academies, Wash., D.C., 2003.

COLLEGE OF ARCHITECTURE • TEXAS A&M UNIVERSITY • OCTOBER 2004 31 Global Presentations FACULTY RESEARCH 2003-2004 n Li, Ming-Han. Comparison of n Lindell, Michael. Research n Mann, George. Megatrends in Miranda, Valerian Field and Laboratory Experiment Needs for the Emergency Health Facility Design, 2003 Test Results for Erosion Control Manager of the Future, National International Symposium on n Miranda, Vallie and Tabb, P. Products, American Society of Academy of Sciences Disasters Healthy Community Initiative in Assessing the Influence of Agricultural Engineers Paper No. Roundtable Forum on The China, Beijing, China, May Diversity on Design, Fourth 032352, 2003. Emergency Manager of the 2004. Annual Assessment Conference, Future, Washington, DC, 2003. College Station, TX, February n Li, Ming-Han. Investigating n Mann, George. Proposed New 2004. Applicability of Biotechnical n Lindell, Michael. Research Presbyterian Garland Center for Streambank Stabilization in Needs for the Emergency Diagnostics and Surgery, A Naderi, Jody R. Texas, Report No. FHWA/TX-01- Manager of the Future, Short Stay Hospital and Medical 1836-1, Texas Transportation Workshop on Designing Office Building, Presbyterian n Naderi, Jody. Spirit Walk & Institute, College Station, TX, Educational Opportunities for Hospital, Dallas, TX, December Performance Measures of Green 2003. the Hazard Manager of the 21st 3, 2003. Streets, Fifth International Century, Denver, CO, 2003. Conference on Walking in the n Li, Ming-Han. Post WTO Entry: n Mann, George. Facilities for 21st Century, Copenhagen, American Landscape Architects’ n Lindell, Michael. The Disaster Alzheimer’s and Other Related Denmark, June 2004. Opportunities in China, ASLA Planning Process, International Dementia’s, AIA Academy of 2003 Annual Meeting Abstracts, Workshop Seminario Architecture for Health, Denver, n Naderi, Jody. Spirit Walk: The American Society of Landscape Internacional de Catastrofes, CO, November 21, 2003. Need for Integrating Architects, 181-185., New San Carlos, Brazil, 2003. Spontaneous Opportunities for Orleans, LA, 2003. n Mann, George. Recent Spiritual Healing in the Urban n Lindell, Michael. The Disaster Architecture for Health Projects Landscape Community Safety n Li, Ming-Han. Refrigerating Planning Process, International at Texas A&M University, Measures of Green Street, Woody Cuttings Helps Extend Workshop Seminario GUPHA Meeting & International Environmental Design Research Plant Dormancy: A Promising Internacional de Catastrofes, Hospital Federation Meeting, Association, Albuquerque, NM, Treatment to Extend the San Carlos, Brazil, 2003. San Francisco, CA, August 4, June 2004. Construction Period for 2003. Biotechnical Streambank n Lindell, Michael. The Introduction n Naderi, Jody. Palacios Urban Stabilization in Warm Regions, to Emergency Management n Mann, George. Exhibit of Nine Design Plan, Coastal American Society of Agricultural Electronic Textbook, FEMA “MUHC – McGill University Enhancement Grant, Palacios, Engineers Paper No. 032128, Higher Education Workshop, Health Center” models, Texas, 2004 2003. Washington, DC, 2003. International Conference on Health and Design, McGill n Naderi, Jody. Pedestrian Health Lindell, Michael K. n Lindell, Michael. The Second University, Montreal, Canada, and Safety Report, Southwest Assessment Books, FEMA June 2003. University Transportation Center, n Lindell, Michael. Achievements Higher Education Workshop, 2004. and Challenges in Research on Washington, DC, 2003. n Mann, George. Presentation of Climate and Culture Strength, 13 ERV/A (Emergency n Naderi, Jody. A Place for Society for Industrial and n Lindell, Michael. Understanding Response Vehicles/Ambul- Walking, CELA 2003, Organizational Psychology, Citizen Response to Disasters ances), Dirksen Senate Office Charleston, SC, September 2003. with Implications for Terrorism, Building, Washington, DC, May 2003. Journal of Contingencies and 8, 2003. n Lindell, Michael. Assessing Crisis Management, 11, 29-60, n Naderi, Jody. Landscape in the Community Impacts of Natural 2003. n Mann, George. Presentation of 9 Clear Zone, Transportation Disasters, Natural Hazards Projects, HRCA – Hebrew Research Record, 2003. Review, 4, 176-185, 2003. Mann, George J. Rehabilitation Center for the Aged, Boston, MA, April 24, n Naderi, Jody. On the Nature of n Lindell, Michael. Effects of n Mann, George. Recent Master 2003. Walking and Learning Uncertainty on Evacuation Planning Projects Undertaken Pedestrian Environs, ARCC Decisions by Households and by the Architecture for Health n Mann, George. ERV/A Proceedings, 2003. Local Officials, Hazards Program at Texas A&M (Emergency Response Research and Applications University, UIA/PHG 23rd Vehicles/Ambulances), GUPHA n Naderi, Jody. Pedestrian Traffic, Workshop, Boulder, CO, 2003. International Seminar, San Meeting, Tulane University Texas Transportation Francisco, CA, July 31, 2004. School of Architecture, New Researcher, College Station, TX, n Lindell, Michael. Interrater Orleans, LA, March 20, 2003. 2003. Agreement, Society for Industrial n Mann, George. The Architecture and Organizational Psychology, for Health Program at Texas n Mann, George. Proposed New Neuman, Michael C. Orlando, FL, 2003. A&M University, 2003 ERV/A Emergency Response International Symposium on Vehicles/Ambulances, n Neuman, Michael. Community n Lindell, Michael. Recent Issues Healthy Community Initiative in Weisenbaker Engineering Collaboration for Sustainable in Rwg, RWG, RWG(j) and China, Beijing, China, May Research Center, College Urbanism, International Making RWG(J), Texas A&M University 2004. Station, TX, February 14, 2003. Cities Livable Conference, Hazard Reduction & Recovery Siena, Italy, June 2003. Center, College Station, TX, 2003

32 RESEARCH ON THE BUILT AND VIRTUAL ENVIRONMENTS: GLOBAL SYMPOSIA PRESENTATIONS n Neuman, Michael. The Planning n Neuman, Michael. Planning Nishimoto, Taeg n Peacock, Walter Gillis and Dialectic of Continuity and Houston: A City Without a Gladwin, H. Hurricane Loss Change: The Evolution of Planning Culture, 11th n Nishimoto, Taeg. Descriptive Mitigation Program Evaluation Metropolitan Planning and International Planning History Programming – Fictive and Project: The Targeted Survey of Institutional Design, Association and Symposium, Barcelona, Imaginary Building Professionals, of European Schools of Spain. International Hurricane Planning Annual Conference, Parke, Frederic I. Research Center, Miami, FL, Grenoble, France, July 2004. Nichols, Anne B. 2003. n Parke, Fred. Facial Animation: n Neuman, Michael. How is n Nichols, Anne. Integration of History and Applications, SIG- n Peacock, Walter Gillis. Hurricane Planning’s Contribution to Structural Design and GRAPH Conference, Los Loss Mitigation Program Development Explained? Architectural Design for Angeles, CA, August 2004. Evaluation Project: The Association of European Comprehensive Design: An Hurricane Loss Mitigation Schools of Planning Annual Engineer’s Perspective, ACSA n Parke, Fred. Parameterized Face Baseline Survey, International Conference, Grenoble, France, Southwest Regional Conference, Models, SIGGRAPH Hurricane Research Center, July 2004. Houston, TX, November 14-16, Conference, Los Angeles, CA, Miami, FL, 2003. 2003 August 2004. n Neuman, Michael. Innovation in n Peacock, Walter Gillis, Prater, C., Regional Planning: The Nichols, John M. Peacock, Walter Gillis Lindell, M., Jing, C.L., and Evolution of Large Institutional Zhang, Y. A Social Vulnerability Networks, International City n Nichols, John. The Use of Web n Peacock, Walter Gillis, Brody, S., Approach to Estimating Potential Futures Conference, Chicago, Based Learning Curricula Using and Highfield, W. Hurricane Risk Socioeconomic Impacts of IL, July 2004. PDA, 4th Annual Assessment Perceptions Among Florida’s Earthquakes, Annual Report to Conference, College Station, Single Family Homeowners, the Mid-American Earthquake n Neuman, Michael. The Texas, March 2004. Landscape and Urban Planning, Center, 2003. Relevance of Illdefons Cerda’s 2004 Ideas, American Planning n Nichols, John. A Mathematical Quantrill, Malcolm Association Annual Conference, Review of the Non-Conservative n Peacock, Walter Gillis, Lindell, Washington, DC, April 2004. Criteria Related to the Seismic M., and Prater, C. Homeowner n Quantrill, Malcolm. The Architect Design Spectrum Used in Response to Potential Mitigation as Master of Two-Part n Neuman, Michael. Integrating Intraplate Regions, Proceedings Incentives, Hurricane Loss Inventions, Campus Querétaro, Women into the Planning of the 14th Mexican National Mitigation Project Workshop, Mexico, Spring 2003. Process, American Planning Conference on Earthquake Miami, FL, January 9, 2004. Association Annual Conference, Engineering, Guanajuata, Leon, Regan. J. Thomas Washington, DC, April 2004. Mexico, November 2003. n Peacock, Walter Gillis. Hurricane Mitigation Status and Factors n Regan, J. Thomas, Healthy n Neuman, Michael. Regional n Nichols, John and Beavers, J. Influencing Mitigation Status Cities in China, 2003 Planning Without a Planning Vulnerability of Energy Among Florida’s Single-Family International Symposium on Culture, State Modernization Distribution Systems to Homeowners, Natural Hazards Healthy Community Initiative in and Regional Integration, Earthquake in the Central and Review 4(3): 1-10, 2003. China, Tsinghua University, Montevideo, Uruguay, November Eastern United States - An Beijing, China, May 2004. 2003. Update, ASLEE, San Francisco, n Peacock, Walter Gillis. Cross- CA, July 2003. National and Comparative Rodiek, Jon E. n Neuman, Michael, Making Disaster Research, Methods in Sense of Place Through the n Nicols, John and Nichols A. Disaster Research, 2003. n Rodiek, Jon. The Role of Looking Glass of a Coastal Implementing the Degrading Journals in Shaping the Community: The Cultural Effective Stiffness of Masonry in n Peacock, Walter Gillis, Prater, Profession, IFLA Proceedings Imaginary of Palacios, Texas, a Finite Element Model, C., and Lindell, M. Estimating Annual Meeting, Calgary, Tourism and Photography: Still 9NAMC, Newcastle, Australia, Potential Socioeconomic Canada, January 2003. Visions - Changing Lives June 2003. Impacts of Environmental Conference, Sheffield, England, Disasters, GNDT-MAE-SAFERR Rodiek, Susan D. July 2003. n Nichols, John. Assessing the (GMS) Conference, Erice, Italy, Personal and Co-Operative 2003. n Rodiek, Susan, and Fried, J. n Neuman, Michael. Planning the Social Skills of Students, Outdoor Usage at Assisted City Without a Plan, Measuring for Success - 3rd n Peacock, Walter Gillis, Lindell, Living Facilities: Using International Sustainable Urban Annual Assessment Conference, M., and Prater, C. Effects of Photographic Comparison to Form Conference, Trani, Italy, Texas A&M University, College Uncertainty on Evacuation Assess Resident Preferences, July 2003. Station, Texas, February 2003. Decision by Households and Journal of Landscape and Local Officials, National Hazards Urban Planning, in press. n Neuman, Michael. Planning the n Nichols, John and Beavers, J. Research and Applications City Without a Plan, Association Development and Calibration of Workshop, Boulder, CO, 2003. of Collegiate Schools of a Earthquake Fatality Function, Planning & Association of Earthquake Spectra, 2003. European Schools of Planning Joint Conference, Leuven, Belgium, July 2003.

COLLEGE OF ARCHITECTURE • TEXAS A&M UNIVERSITY • OCTOBER 2004 33 Global Presentations FACULTY RESEARCH 2003-2004 n Rodiek, Susan. Accessing n Sharkawy, Atef. A Hybrid n Srinivasan, Vinod. Connected n Tabb, Phillip. The Architectural Enriched Experience: Recent Hedonic Pricing Model Using and Manifold Sierpinsky Research and the Ph.D. Research, Design, GIS, Saudi J of Environmental Polyhedra, Solid Modeling Program in Architecture at Texas Implementation, and Use of Sciences, King Adel Aziz International 2004 & Solid A&M University, Florida A&M Outdoor Spaces for Older University, Saudi Arabia, June Modeling 2004, Genoa, Italy, University, FL, February 20, People, International Association 2003. June 2004. 2004. of Person-Environment Studies (IAP), Vienna, Austria, July 8, Shepley, Mardelle M. n Srinivasan, Vinod, Akleman, E., n Tabb, Phillip. Diversity in Design, 2004. Melek, Z., and Edmundson, P. QEP Research in Progress, n Shepley, Mardelle. Evidence Semi Regular Pentagonal Fourth Annual Assessment n Rodiek, Susan. Enhancing Based Design for Infants and Subdivision, Shape Modeling Conference, Texas A&M Quality of Life for Older Adults: Staff in the Neonatal Intensive International 2004 & Solid University, February 2-3, 2004. Improving Outdoor Access at Care Unit, Journal of Modeling 2004, Genoa, Italy, Assisted Living Facilities, Perinatology, Houston, TX, June 2004. n Tabb, Phillip. Quality Environmental Design Research November 2004. Enhancement Planning Association, Albuquerque, NM, n Srinivasan, Vinod, Akleman, E., Research for the Bachelor of June 5, 2004. n Shepley, Mardelle. AIDS Nursing and Chen, J. A Minimal and Environmental Design, Work in Unit Configuration and Its Complete Set of Operators for Progress, Guest Speaker n Rodiek, Susan. Influence of an Relationship to Noise and Nurse the Development of Robust Provost’s Luncheon, Texas A&M Outdoor Garden on Mood and Walking Behavior, AIA Academy Manifold Mesh Modelers, University, January 27, 2004. Stress in Older Persons, Journal Journal, 6, 2003. Journal of Graphical Models, of Therapeutic Horticulture, Volume 65, Issue 5, pp. 286- Tassinary, Louis G. Volume XIII, pp. 13-21, 2002. n Shepley, Mardelle. How Can 304, September 2003. Consumers Benefit from n Tassinary, Lou. Aesthetics & Rogers, George O. Therapeutic Environments, n Srinivasan, Vinod, Mandal, E,, Well-Being: Initial Foray, NIH Journal of Architectural and and Akleman, E. Wire Modeling, National Institute on Aging, n Rogers, George and DeFee, B. Planning Research, 2003. Visual Proceedings of ACM SIG- Washington, DC, August 22, Long-Term Development of a GRAPH 2003, San Diego, CA, 2004. Watershed: What Determines n Shepley, Mardelle. Preface: How July 2003. When Enough is Enough?, this Issue Came About, Journal Ulrich, Roger S. Workshop 10: Reducing Future of Architectural and Planning n Srinivasan, Vinod, Akleman, E., Flood Losses: The Role of Research, 2003. and Chen, J. Interactive Rind n Ulrich, Roger. Evidence-Based Human Actions, Disasters Modeling, Shape Modeling Design of the Patient Roundtable, National Academy n Shepley, Mardelle. Research on International Conference 2003, Environment, Environment for of Science, Washington, DC, Nature & Art in Children’s Korea, Seoul, May 2003. Care Conference, UK March 2004. Healing Environments, Department of Health and Symposium on Healthcare Sweeny, Donald A. British NHS (National Health Seidel, Andrew D. Design, Boston, MA, September Service) Estates, London, 2003. n Sweeney, Donald A., Healthy September 2004. n Seidel, Andrew. The Communities in the West: International Knowledge Needs Smith, James C. History and Concepts, 2003 n Ulrich, Roger. Evidence-Based of Urban Designers, Joint International Symposium on Design for Improving the Built Conference of the Association of n Smith, James. Industry Advisory Healthy Community Initiative in Environment, Government European Schools of Planning Councils, American Council for China, Tsinghua University, Interdepartmental Steering and the Association of Construction Education, Mobile, Beijing, China, May 2004. Group for a Policy on Collegiate Schools of Planning, Alabama, February 2004. Architecture and the Built Leuve, Belgium, July 2003. Tabb, Phillip J. Environment for Northern Srinivasan, Vinod Ireland. Belfast, N. Ireland, n Seidel, Andrew. Urban Design n Tabb, Phillip, Skaggs, R., September 2004. and Downtown Revitalization: n Srinivasan, Vinod, Ozener, O., McKittrick, T., and Potter, J. Assessing the Impact of the and Akleman, E. Rind Modeling Walter B. Wagner Forum of the n Ulrich, Roger. Design for Texas Main Street Program, for Architectural Design, American Institute of Architects Improving Safety, Reducing Joint Conference of the ECAADE 04: Computer Aided National Convention, Chicago, Stress, and Increasing Association of European Architectural Design for Europe IL, June 11, 2004. Satisfaction, Pebble Project Schools of Planning and the 2004 Conference, Denmark, Meeting, The Center for Health Association of Collegiate September 2004. n Tabb, Phillip, Architecturalizing Design. Phoenix, NM, August Schools of Planning, Leuve, the Serenbe Community Plan - 2004. Belgium, July 2003. n Srinivasan, Vinod, Mandal, E., On-going Planning and Design and Akleman, E. Column Work, Workshop, Palmetto, GA, n Ulrich, Roger. Evidence-Based Sharkawy, Atef M. Modeling, Visual Proceedings of May 22, 2004. Recommendations for Designing ACM SIGGRAPH 2003, Los the 21st Century Hospital, n Sharkawy, Atef., Are Healthy Angeles, CA, August 2004. n Tabb, Phillip, Yannas, S., and Media briefing at the National Communities Profitable?, 2003 Stasinopoulos, T. The Four Press Club, Washington DC. International Symposium on Elements of Santorini Sponsored by The Robert Wood Healthy Community Initiative in Architecture, Greece Workshop, Johnson Foundation and the China, Tsinghua University, Oia, Santorini, April 19-25, National Press Club, Beijing, China, May 2004. 2004. Washington, D. C. June 2004.

34 RESEARCH ON THE BUILT AND VIRTUAL ENVIRONMENTS: GLOBAL SYMPOSIA PRESENTATIONS n Ulrich, Roger (with Craig n Ulrich, Roger. A Scientist Looks n Varni, James. The PedsQL in September 2003. Zimring). The Role of the at NICU Design, Annual Type 1 and Type 2 Diabetes: Physical Environment in the Conference on High Risk Reliability and Validity of the Volkman, Nancy J. Hospital of the 21st Century, Infants, Clearwater, FL, Pediatric Quality of Life Featured presentation at February 2004. Inventory Generic Core Scales n Volkman, Nancy. Learning from Designing the 21st Century and Type 1 Diabetes, Diabetes Lao-tsu: Sustainability and World Hospital: Serving Patients and n Ulrich, Roger. Evidence-Based Care 26, 631-637, 2003. View, Council of Educators in Staff. Conference sponsored by Architecture to Increase Patient Landscape Architecture, Lincoln, The Robert Wood Johnson Safety, Annual Meetings of the n Varni, James. The PedsQL: Key New Zealand, June 2004. Foundation and The Center for Association of Pacific Northwest Ingredients of a Valid, Reliable Health Design, Washington DC, Healthcare Architects, Seattle, and Practical Outcome Measure, n Volkman, Nancy. Early Texas June 2004. WA February 2004. The Howard H. Steele Roads: The German and Conference on Injuries and Spanish Traditions, Conference n Ulrich, Roger. Current Research n Ulrich, Roger. Research on Dysfunction of the Spinal Cord Proceedings from Landscapes on Healthcare Gardens, Seventh Healthcare Gardens, Workshop in Children, Lake Buena Vista, and Roads in North America Annual Legacy Health System on Therapeutic Garden Design, FL. and Europe, Washington, DC, Therapeutic Gardens Chicago Botanic Garden and February 2003. Conference, Portland, OR, June American Society of Landscape n Varni, James. Use of Measures 2004. Architects, Chicago, IL, February in Clinical Practice, American n Volkman, Nancy, The Long-Term 2004. Academy of Pediatrics Effects of Spanish Colonial n Ulrich, Roger. The Impact of Invitational Conference, Planning on North American Flowers and Plants on Varni, James W. Schaumburg, IL. Land Rights: The Case of San Workplace Productivity, Annual Antonio, Texas, Landscape Law Seeley International Floriculture n Varni, James. Crossing the n Varni, James. Measuring Health & Justice, Oslo, Norway, 2003. Conference, Cornell University, Border for Health Care: Access Status in Children and Ithaca, NY, June 2004. and Primary Care Adolescents, Academy Health Warden, Robert B. Characteristics for Young Annual Conference, Nashville, n Ulrich, Roger. Evidence-Based Children of Latino Farm Workers TN. n Warden, Robert, Burt, R., Healthcare Design, The Along the US Mexico Border, Dickson, B., and Everett, M. The Healthcare Roundtable: Facilities Ambulatory Pediatrics, 3, 121- Vasquez de Velasco, Survey & Documentation of & Support Services Executive, 130, 2003. Guillermo Pointe du Hoc, Normandy, Santa Fe, NM, May 2004. France, The American Battlefield n Varni, James. Health Related n Vasquez de Velasco, Guillermo. Protection Program’s 7th n Ulrich, Roger. Effects of Gardens Quality of Life of Severely Changing the Culture of Design National Conference, Nashville, on Medical Outcomes, national Obese Children and Studio Reviews: The Use of TN, April 2003. conference on Therapeutic Adolescents, JAMA (Journal of Large Format Interactive Plasma Gardens for Retirement the American Medical Screens in Design Studio Williams, Yauger R. Communities and Nursing Association) 289, 1813-1819, Reviews, ECAADE ’04, Homes, University of 2003. Copenhagen, Denmark, October n Williams, Yauger. Digital Art, Pennsylvania and Medford Leas 2004. Traver Gallery and 911 Media Retirement Community, Medford n Varni, James. Parents’ Arts, Seattle, WA, March 2004. Leas, NJ, April 2004. Perceptions of Pediatric Primary n Vasquez de Velasco, Guillermo. Care Quality: Effects of The Use of 3-D Scanners and Woodfin, Thomas M. n Ulrich, Roger. Evidence-Based Race/Ethnicity, Language, and Plotters in Initial Design Studios, Design for Patient Safety, The Access, Health Services SIGRADI 2003, Rosario, n Woodfin, Thomas. Cartography, Environment for Care Research, 38, 1009-1031, 2003. Argentina, November 2003. Commerce & Trade in Early Conference, UK Department of Texas, Winedale Symposium; Health and NHS Estates, n Varni, James. The Effects of n Vasquez de Velasco, Guillermo. University of Texas Center for Harrogate, UK, April 2004. Dyadic Strength and Coping The Use of VR Technology in American History, Austin, TX. Styles on Psychological Distress the Assessment of Applicants to n Ulrich, Roger. Architecture That in Couples Faced with Prostate Graduate Schools of n Woodfin, Thomas. Recovering Reduces Medical Errors, The Cancer, Journal of Behavioral Architecture, SIGRADI 2003, the History & Traditions of a Environment for Care Medicine, 26, 31-52, 2003. Rosario, Argentina, November Campus, CELA 2003, Conference, UK Department of 2003. Charleston, SC, September Health and NHS Estates, n Varni, James. The Pediatric 2003. Harrogate, UK, April 2004. Quality of Life Inventory in n Vasquez de Velasco, Guillermo. Children with Heart Disease, Use of VRML Environments in n Ulrich, Roger. The Relationship Progress in Pediatric Cardiology, the Admission of Applicants to Between the Design of Buildings 18, 141-148, 2003. Schools of Architecture, SIGRA- and the Delivery of Health Care DI 2003, Rosario, Argentina, Services, Third National SDO n Varni, James. The PedsQL as a November 2003. Conference, British National Pediatric Population Health Health Services, Service Measure: Feasibility, Reliability, n Vasquez de Velasco, Guillermo. Delivery and Organization R&D and Validity, Ambulatory In the Development of VRML Program. London UK, April Pediatrics, 3, 329-341, 2003. Environments for the Testing of 2004. Architectural Aptitude, ECAADE 2003, Graz, Australia,

COLLEGE OF ARCHITECTURE • TEXAS A&M UNIVERSITY • OCTOBER 2004 35 Centers & Labs COLLEGE OF ARCHITECTURE • TEXAS A&M UNIVERSITY

One distinctive feature of the Texas A&M University College on facility management and other graduate teaching and research. of Architecture is its commitment to improving the knowl- issues related to leadership and Professional Fellows are practicing management in the design and professionals in architecture, land- edge base of the design and planning professions. To meet construction industry. scape architecture, planning and this commitment, the College sustains a wide range of Director: Dr. Robert Johnson engineering who support the academic programs by visiting lec- scholarship and supports the following formally organized Web: http://crscenter.tamu.edu tures, internships and financial research centers and laboratories which support five Email: [email protected] assistance. Activities include approved graduate certificate programs: environmental haz- Phone: 979-847-9357 recording of resources from medieval Europe, Native American ards management, facility management, health systems dwellings, vernacular buildings, design, historic preservation and sustainable urbanism. The Hazard Reduction and National Historic Landmarks; and Recovery Center analysis of historic buildings for reuse; preservation planning; inter- has the distinction of having been The Center for Housing by CHSD. This lab measures pretation for heritage tourism; designated a Collaborative Centre human physiological and behav- preservation of cultural land- by the United Nations Office for the and Urban Development ioral responses to computer-simu- scapes; and understanding the Coordination of Humanitarian is a research and outreach center lated environments and real set- relationship between historic build- Affairs - being one of only two such dedicated to improving the quality tings. Researchers in the ings and sustainable design and centers worldwide. The HRRC also of life of Texas residents. Major Environmental Psychophysiology new construction. The Certificate in supports other international agen- programs in CHUD include the Laboratory study the effects of the Historic Preservation was estab- cies such as the International Colonias Program, which is natural and built environments on lished in 1995 and provides gradu- Atomic Energy Agency and the designed to assist residents of low perception, cognition, emotion and ates with an understanding of the Organization of American States income settlements; Target Cities, behavior, exploring linkages to field and specialized knowledge and is the only university-based which annually selects a city in health and well-being. applicable to their discipline. An institution in the United States to Texas to receive assistance from Interim Director: Mardelle Shepley annual Historic Preservation have performed statewide hurri- graduate students; the Community Symposium brings international Web: http://taz.tamu.edu/ cane hazard analysis and evacua- Planning & Design Program, in and national experts to examine departments/centers/ tion planning. HRRC staff are cur- which faculty and students work aspects of preservation theory and health.html rently involved in or completing with a community or region within practice. four projects sponsored by the Texas; and the Economic E-mail: [email protected] National Science Foundation - Director: David Woodcock Development & Heritage Marketing Phone: 979-845-7009. "Hurricane Andrew Ten Years Program, which is also directed Web: http://taz.tamu.edu/depart Later," "Develop an Evacuation toward a community or region with- ments/centers/hril.html The CRS Center for Management Decision Support in Texas. E-mail: [email protected] Leadership and System," "Damage Synthesis: Interim Director: Bob Segner Socio-economic Impact Phone: 979-845-7850. Web: http://chud.tamu.edu Management Assessment," and an NSF Career E-mail: [email protected] in the Design and Award by Samuel D. Brody entitled The Visualization "Modeling Watershed Flooding and Phone: 979-862-2370 Construction Industry Adaptive Flood Management." The Laboratory was approved by the Board of HRRC also sponsors the College supports the research activities of The Center for Health Regents of the Texas A&M of Architecture's Certificate in the Visualization Sciences gradu- Systems and Design University System in 1990. The Environmental Hazards ate program as well as other relat- purpose of the CRS Center is to Management. ed research activities of the col- was created by the Colleges of advance innovation and leadership Director: Walter Gillis Peacock lege. Activities of the laboratory are Architecture and Medicine to pro- centered around the digital com- in the design and construction Web: http://hrrc.tamu.edu mote research, teaching, and com- industry. The Center is also the puter as a tool for visual communi- munication in an interdisciplinary repository of the business Email: [email protected] cation. Areas of research include program that focuses on health archives, slide archives, publica- Phone: 979-845-7853 3D modeling, animation, image facility planning and design. tions and architectural program synthesis, visual effects, visual Research interests of faculty asso- library of CRS, the architecture The Historic Resources communication, digital photography ciates range from the effects of engineering and planning firm and and videography, and visualization environmental stress on patients’ its successor firm CRSS. The Imaging Laboratory software. The laboratory houses a well-being and health to evidence- hetrogeneous array of visual work- Center also manages the Rowlett was established in 1991 to build based design of hospitals, nursing stations, sophisticated visual soft- Lecture Series and sponsors the upon a twenty-year tradition of homes, neighborhood clinics, heal- ware, video production facilities, following annual awards: The CRS documenting historic and cultural ing gardens, accessible communi- and specialized devices for data Archive Scholar, the CRS Center resources to the standards of the ties, and healthy cities. CHSD also capture, interaction, and image PhD Scholar and the Jonathan Historic American Buildings supports graduate student educa- input and output. King Student Research Awards. Survey. It now acts as the focus for tion and research opportunities The center also administers the historic preservation teaching, Director: William Jenks that lead to the interdisciplinary graduate certificate program in research and service at Texas Certificate in Health Systems and Web: http://www-viz.tamu.edu facility management. Current A&M University. Faculty Fellows Design. E-mail: [email protected] research interests include the represent disciplines in six colleges The Environmental Psychophysio- impact of information technology across the university who support Phone: 979-845-3465. logical Laboratory is administered

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