JULIA CZERNIAK 2 0 020 9 Associate Dean and Professor, Syracuse University School of Architecture Founding Principal, CLEAR EDUCATION Princeton University School of Architecture Masters of Architecture, June 1992 Glasgow School of Art Mackintosh School of Architecture Research Masters of Architecture with Commendation, September 1988 Pennsylvania State University School of Environmental Design, Shreyer Honors College Bachelor of Science with Honors, Landscape Architecture, May 1984 ACADEMIC APPOINTMENTS Syracuse University Associate Dean, School of Architecture July 2014–present Chief Academic Officer. 650 UG students, 100 G, 20 MS (Design Energy Futures) Oversee curriculum, staffing, junior faculty mentoring and review (18 tenure tracks); Collaborate with Provost’s Office and represent SOA on university committees; Oversee international programming (Florence, London, New York Centers), exchange students and summer short courses; Manage Visiting Critics Program; Academic Integrity cases and Grade Appeals; Lead NAAB review and Academic Strategic Planning; Organize and program Faculty Retreats; Run Faculty Meetings; Collaborate on developing School’s Diversity, Equity and Inclusion initiatives; Liaise with Vice President for Research; Program Junior Faculty development events; Manage AD Office budget; Participate in school’s advancement efforts and Advisory Board; Oversee and coordinate faculty leaves; Review internal grants; faculty & students Director, UPSTATE: A Center for Design, Research and Real Estate January 2008–June 2012 Initiate, facilitate, and showcase projects that apply innovative design research to challenges faced by urban communities, weak markets and shrinking cities Professor, School of Architecture, August 1995–Present (Tenure May 2001; Promotion 2012) University of Southern California Distinguished Visitor in Landscape Architecture, School of Architecture, Winter 2010 Tulane University Harvey Wadsworth Visiting Adjunct Professor in Landscape Urbanism, School of Architecture Spring 2010 University of Michigan The Max M. Fischer Visiting Professor, Alfred Taubman College of Architecture/Urban Planning Winter 2009 UCLA Visiting Associate Professor, Department of Architecture and Urban Design, Spring 2005 Harvard University Visiting Associate Professor, Department of Landscape Architecture, Graduate School of Design Spring 2002 University of Pennsylvania Visiting Scholar, Department of Landscape Architecture, Graduate School of Fine Arts, Fall 2001 Cornell University Visiting Assistant Professor, CALS, College of Agriculture and Life Sciences Department of Landscape Architecture, Spring 1998 Temple University Visiting Critic, School of Architecture, Summer 1994 Princeton University Teaching Assistant, School of Architecture, Spring 1991 1 Glasgow School of Art Research Assistant, Mackintosh School of Architecture Spring 1988 Pennsylvania State University Research Assistant, Department of Landscape Architecture Fall 1983–Spring 1984 PRACTICE CLEAR, environment architecture research Founding Principal, 2005–present Recent work includes: Professional Advisor, Movement on Main International Design Competition Dineen Hall, College of Law, Landscape Architect (with Richard Gluckman) Syracuse University Catholic Center Feasibility Study (with Ted Brown) Local Waterfront Redevelopment Plan, Onondaga Creek (with Trowbridge Wolf) Syracuse Connective Corridor (with James Corner Field Operations) UPSTATE: A Center for Design, Research and Real Estate Design Director, 2008-2012 Kieran Timberlake & Harris Architects Philadelphia, 1992–1995 Ralph Lerner Architect Princeton, 1992 Michael Graves Architect Princeton, Summer Internship, 1991 Bruce Kelly / David Varnell Landscape Architects New York, 1988–1989 Moore and Sullivan Architects New York, 1986–1987 Howard Needles Tammen & Bergendoff, Architects/Engineers/Planners Kansas City, 1984–1986 AWARDS AND HONORS Research Grant Award, $15,000. Summer 2018 Designing Water_7 sites, Syracuse Architecture Grant Award, $4,000. Faculty Works Grant, Spring 2015 “The Ruhr & the Rust Belt: 20 years later” and “Resilience by Design” Grant Award, $50,000. Mayor’s Institute on City Design, East Regional Session Fall 2014, Principal Investigator, Syracuse University School of Architecture Arts and Architecture Alumni Award, Spring 2012 Penn State University, Department of Landscape Architecture Art Institute of Chicago, Community Associates Fellow, Fall 2011 Archival research on landscape architect Alfred Caldwell Grant Award, $10,000. Graham Foundation for Advanced Studies in the Fine Arts Fall 2010, Principal Investigator, Syracuse University School of Architecture Institutional Grant for the Formerly Urban: Projecting Rust Belt Futures conference Finalist, The III Annual Delphic Games, Jeju, Korea, 2009 Lead 1/10 international teams selected to compete in the category of Architecture Finalist, AIA LaTrobe Prize (with Mark Robbins), Spring 2009 Research proposal, Doing More with Less: Catalyzing Shrinking Neighborhoods Grant Award, $4,000. Faculty Works Grant, Summer 2008 Field work related to “Agency by Design” in Hargreaves: The Alchemy of Landscape Architecture Fellowship Award, $10,000. Judith Greenberg Seinfeld Distinguished Fellow Spring 2008, Syracuse University, awarded annually to one standing faculty member university-wide for evidence of the “passion for excellence and exceptional creativity” 2 The J.B. Jackson Book Prize, for Large Parks Spring 2008 Awarded annually by the Foundation for Landscape Studies for books that have made significant contributions to the understanding of landscape studies Entrepreneurship Grant, $25,000.00 Fall 2007 Funded by the Enitiative Project for Entrepreneurship Education and Innovation, with a grant from the Ewing Marion Kaufmann Foundation Faculty Works Research Grant, $5,000.00 Summer 2007 & 2006 For research and publication related costs for Large Parks (Princeton Architectural Press) Competition Co-Winner, “The Rectangle,” The Charm Bracelet Project Fall 2006 (with COLAB, Brett Yasko, SO-AD) Sponsored by The Children’s Museum of Pittsburgh Design proposals for linking cultural institutions on the North Side Center of Excellence Research Grant, $72,000 Summer 2006 Sustaining Landscape for Affordable Living (with Timothy Stenson) Competition Winner, “The Syracuse L” The Syracuse Connective Corridor Competition Fall 2006, (Field Operations, with CLEAR) Sponsored by Syracuse University and the City Invited competition for a multi-modal transportation and arts infrastructure for Syracuse Competition Winner, “Glass City” Toledo Artnet Competition Fall 2005 (with Marpillero Pollak Architects) Sponsored by The Greater Toledo Arts Commission. Invited competition for a public art/landscape for Toledo Winner, The Young Architects Forum, “Landscapes/PICT” Spring 2000 Sponsored by The Architectural League of New York. Exhibition/publication/ public lecture at the Architectural League. "Second Nature" AIA Honor Award & Co-winner, Hamilton Village Competition Summer 1999 Landscape Consultant to co-winning architects Kieran Timberlake & Harris Research Grant, $5,000. Syracuse University School of Architecture Summer 1998 "Positing Process: cultures of nature in the work of Hargreaves Associates" Second Prize Competition Winner, "passing TIME: the evolution of an Archipelago" in The Lost Archipelago: Governor's Island Competition Fall 1996 Sponsored by the Urban Studies & Architecture Institute at the NJIT Honor Award, Philadelphia Chapter of the AIA Fall 1996 Brick in Architecture Award, Brick Institute of America Fall 1998 Addition and Renovation of the Tatnall School, Wilmington, DE Project Team, Kieran Timberlake & Harris Architects NEH Grant Nominee. Syracuse University Fall 1997 Two researchers selected for Summer Stipend. "Positing Process: cultures of nature in the work of Hargreaves Associates" Grant Award, $5,000. Syracuse University School of Architecture Summer 1996 Funding for field work, "16th c. Roman Villas/18th c. English Landscapes" Design Award, Pennsylvania Society of Architects Fall 1995 Villanova University Pedestrian Passage Project Team, Kieran Timberlake & Harris Architects Competition Winner, Visionary Landscapes Competition Spring 1993 "Remaking the American Landscape" Alpha Rho Chi Medal Spring 1992 Princeton University School of Architecture (Professional Promise) Henry Adams Certificate Spring 1992 Princeton University School of Architecture (Academic Record) Jacob Javits Fellow, United States Department of Education 1989-1992 Full Funding for Master's Degree Work (Demonstrated Achievement) Competition Winner, New Britain Central Park Competition, 1988 Project Landscape Architect. Bruce Kelly / David Varnell International Fellow, The Rotary Foundation 1987-1988 Academic work at the Macintosh School of Architecture; community work in Glasgow, Scotland (Communication and Understanding) 3 Certificate of Honor, American Society of Landscape Architects Spring 1984 Undergraduate Program, Pennsylvania State University (Outstanding Design Achievement) Golden Key National Honor Society 1980-1984 Pennsylvania State University Ruth Keith Academic Scholarship 1980-1984 Pennsylvania State University Cathy McCardle Scholarship 1980-1984 Pennsylvania State University PUBLICATIONS Books Author. Views from the Outside: Collected Essays 1996-2021 Twenty-five years of Design Criticism (ongoing: in discussion with Princeton Architectural Press, Routledge) Editor. Formerly Urban: Projecting Rust Belt Futures Design projects, criticism and interdisciplinary