COLLEGE of DESIGN, CONSTRUCTION & PLANNING Preserving Our Future by Preserving Our Past 2005 / 2006 “it may take a hundred years for the completion of these plans, but as the state grows ... the University will finally grow into a splendid and harmonious whole ...” - University Record of 1906 2005/06 | PERSPECTIVE university of florida | College of Design, Construction & Planning CONTENTS Dean’s message.................................1 Campus life.......................................2 Education..........................................6 Research...........................................10 Service..............................................12 Students in action.............................16 News..................................................18 Alumni & development......................22 Honor roll..........................................26 Student life........................................32 Student spotlight...............................36 winner 2005 Golden Gator Award “GRAND GATOR” On The Cover: Detail.of.the.masonry. archway.at.UF’s.Sledd.Hall. Photos: Doug Barrett Paul Wiseman DEAN’S message welcome... For.those.of.you.who.may.not.know.me,. education..Our.students.have.the.opportunity. I.have.been.with.the.university.and.college. to.study.preservation.locally,.nationally.and. for.39.years.as.a.professor.in.the.School.of. internationally,.in.places.throughout.Florida. Architecture.and.as.an.administrator.for.the. and.areas.such.as.Nantucket,.Mass.,.Mexico. past.15.years..It.is.truly.an.honor.to.serve. and.Italy..This.year,.when.the.Gulf.Coast.was. you.as.Interim.Dean.of.the.College.of.Design,. hit.by.Hurricane.Katrina,.the.area.lost.many. Construction.and.Planning.. historic.sites..However,.through.a.new.pres- ervation.studio.created.by.Professor.Graham,. As you know, DCP is unique in that we have under students.will.study.alternatives.to.demolition. one umbrella all five related disciplines: architecture, and.have.already.traveled.to.the.region.to.help. building construction, interior design, landscape save.historic.homes. architecture and urban and regional planning. Historic.preservation.is.critical.to.all.. of.our.disciplines,.and.it.is.becoming.more. With.a.student.body.of.approximately.1,500. so.as.we.continue.toward.the.future..Soon,. and.90.faculty.members,.DCP.is.one.of.the. there.will.be.few.projects.that.don’t.involve. largest.programs.nationally,.and.its.funded. preservation.in.some.way..Here.at.DCP, we. research.ranks.in.the.top.five. are.educating.future.architects,.contractors,. In.my.short.tenure.as.interim.dean,.I.am. designers.and.planners.about.preservation,.. very.proud.of.the.progress.we.have.made.in. so.that.they.will.be.prepared.when.they.. the.restructuring.of.the.Historic.Preserva- enter.the.field. tion.Program.under.the.leadership.of.DCP. This.year,.the.college.continues.to.work. professor.Roy.Eugene.Graham,.the.Beinecke- toward.several.goals..We.will.continue.to. Reeves.Distinguished.Chair.and.Director.of. work.more.aggressively.in.interdisciplinary. the.College’s.Historic.Preservation.Programs.. collaboration,.both.within.the.college.and.. In.this.restructuring.process,.a.new.Center. the.university..In.addition,.the.college.faculty. for.World.Heritage.Stewardship.will.be. approved.the.first-ever.college.constitution,. developed,.which.will.foster.professional.and. which.sets.guidelines.for.shared.governance.. academic.partnerships.for.the.interdisciplin- This.process,.at.the.college.level,.distributes. ary.initiatives.in.global.heritage.conservation.. the.decision-making.authority.between.the. The.center.also.would.be.a.resource,.respond- administration.and.the.faculty. ing.to.the.needs.of.the.worldwide.community. I.look.forward.to.working.with.you,.as.we. in.conserving,.managing.and.restoring.physi- strengthen.the.college’s.programs.together... cal.and.natural.assets.as.well.as.creating.the. If.you.have.any.comments,.suggestions.or. necessary.information.systems.to.help.edu- want.to.get.involved,.please.contact.me.. cate.the.federal,.state.and.local.governments. to.develop.and.manage.their.own.resources.in. meeting.stewardship.goals. Sincerely, . When.the.college’s.historic.preservation. program.started.in.1957,.it.was.one.of.the. first.four.in.the.country..Today,.the.program. continues.to.raise.the.bar.in.preservation. Anthony.J..Dasta Professor and Interim Dean 2005/06 | PERSPECTIVE 1 university of florida | College of Design, Construction & Planning CAMPUS life PRESERVING OUR CAMPUS It.has.been.nearly.100.years.since.the.Uni- history.that.has.come.to.us,.and.now.we.are. versity.of.Florida.first.opened.its.doors.on. caretakers.for.our.generation.and.for.future. the.Gainesville.campus.in.1906.with.just. generations.” two.buildings.and.102.students..In.the.past. One.of.the.reasons.that.UF’s.campus.. century,.the.campus.has.undergone.numer- has.maintained.such.a.strong.visual.record,. ous.changes.with.the.ebb.and.flow.of.the. despite.its.rapid.growth,.is.that.it.started. economy.and.a.growing.number.of.students.. with.a.plan.for.preservation.and.continuity,. Today,.with.nearly.70,000.students,.facul- Tate.explains..During.the.first.period.. ty.and.staff,.the.campus.has.grown.from.the. of.the.campus’s.growth,.from.1905-1925,. original.two.buildings.–.Thomas.and.Buck- William Augustus Edwards,.the.architect. man.halls.–.to.over.900.buildings..But.as. in.charge.of.the.campus.design,.started.out. we.move.into.the.campus’s.second.century,. with.a.collegiate.gothic.style.that.is.still. a.group.of.professors.within.the.College.of. in.place.today.. Design,.Construction.and.Planning,.in.con- . “The.board.at.the.time.believed.that.in. junction.with.faculty.from.other.disciplines,. this.young.state.where.we.were,.in.some. are.making.sure.that.the.past.is.never. parts,.still.wilderness,.this.style.would. forgotten.. portray.a.link.to.the.ancient.traditions.of. learning.in.schools.such.as.Oxford,”.Tate. “Everyone at the University of Florida has reason to be proud of the explains..“That.tradition.has.continued. visual heritage of our campus,” says Susan Tate, a professor of interior over.the.years.” . The.second.university.architect,.. design and a member and past chair of the university’s Preservation Rudolph Weaver,.who.was.also.the.first. of Historic Buildings and Sites Committee (also called the Historic dean.of.the.School.of.Architecture,.con- Preservation Committee), which is working to preserve the campus’s tinued.the.tradition.of.collegiate.gothic. past while moving into the future. construction.during.his.tenure,.which. lasted.from.1926.until.1944.. “We.feel.that.our.historic.environment.is.. “The.key.thing.here.is.that.Weaver.un- a.visual.history.in.which.we.can.all.partici- derstood.what.had.come.to.him,.and.he. pate..It.speaks.about.human.achievements. continued.it.yet.pushed.it.into.an.evolution. over.time.and.human.challenges.over.time. that.expressed.its.own.time,”.notes.Tate. in.a.way.we.can.experience.beyond.a.text- . After.Weaver.came.university.archi- book..People.relate.to.the.visual.record.. tect.Guy Fulton,.who.designed.some.of.the. of.history.” university’s.most.well-known.buildings,. The.University.of.Florida.campus.is.. including.Tigert,.Century.Tower.and.the. a.perfect.example.of.just.that.type.of.visual. Mallory,.Yulee.and.Reid.dormitories,.all.. record,.and.preserving.it.for.generations.. of.which.continued.in.the.campus.tradition.. to.come.is.vital,.Tate.says.. In.1950,.the.Hub.went.up.in.the.center.of. “The.University.of.Florida,.rather.sur- campus..More.than.a.half-century.later,. prisingly,.has.a.visual.record.that.is.unique. it.remains.a.center.of.student.life. among.large.public.institutions,”.Tate.says.. The.university.has.continued.to.devel- “Many.campuses.across.the.country.have. op.and.go.through.various.evolutions.in. lost.their.character.as.they’ve.expanded... the.50.years.since.Fulton.stepped.down.in. But.we.have.this.visual.record.of.this. 1956,.but.the.integrity.of.the.campus.has.re- The University of Florida HUB, 1950 Look for our Campus Building Highlights throughout the magazine. Buckman & Thomas Halls, 1906 (Building Name, Year Built) into.a.new.world,”.Tate.says..“And.yet.the. architect.maintained.the.scale.and.materials. of.the.campus.so.that.the.building,.while. a.new.kind.of.expression,.fits.very.well.in. this.context.” . The.building’s.unique.architecture.and. history.as.a.center.of.student.life.make.it.a. prime.project.for.preservation..It.is.current- ly.being.reworked.to.become.an.international. student.center.and.academic.technology.cen- ter,.which.is.an.almost.poetic.representation. of.how.the.needs.of.students.have.changed. in.the.five.decades.since.the.building.first. opened..But.proponents.of.historic.preserva- tion.want.to.make.sure.that.the.history.of.the. mained.intact,.and.most.of.the.university’s. “The.first.step.is.for.us.to.identify.build- Hub.doesn’t.get.lost.as.the.building.is.adapt- earliest.buildings.still.stand,.largely.because. ings.and.their.historic.context,”.Tate. ed.for.a.new.tomorrow. of.the.efforts.of.faculty.members.who.have,. explains..“Once.a.building.has.been.iden- . To.that.end,.Tate.and.other.faculty.and. over.the.years,.recognized.the.importance. tified.and.work.on.the.building.has.been. students.are.working.with.UF.alumna.. of.preserving.the.university’s.traditions. proposed,.the.UF.Historic.Preservation. Bahar Armaghani,.the.project.manager. through.preserving.its.buildings.. Committee.reviews.the.proposals.and.is. for.the.Hub.renovation,.and.the.Hub.ren- . Now,.through.major.historic.preservation. invited.to.participate.in.the.selection.of.con- ovation’s.chief.architect Joe Walker.of. grants.from.the.Getty.Foundation.and.the. tractors.and.architects.to.do.the.work..As.a. Gainesville’s.Ponikvar.&.Associates,.to.make. state.of.Florida,.professors.from.the.College. part.of.that,.the.committee.makes.the.people. sure.that.the.needs.of.both.the.past.and.fu- of.Design,.Construction.and.Planning.–.and. selected.aware.of.the.goals.of.the.university. ture.are.being.met.in.the.best.way.possible. team.members.from.the.UF.Facilities.Plan- as.far.as.the.physical.environment.” . “The.renovation.of.the.Hub.was.initially. ning.and.Construction.and.Physical.Plant. The.Hub.opened.in.November.1950.in.