Academic Year 2012-2013 tue pg 2 SSS ferret Saal ioe Berry Duos Tea |Pecee Ete Itis with great pleasure that | present the College of Architecture + Been Pe te The Annual Report reveals a forward-looking, fiscally strong College Cre eC nce Meh eee ona see staff, and students. It reveals a College that produces highly sought graduates who are skilled communicators, global citizens, and resourceful problem Reno eet ura cet en ice a cat recognized, innovative solution-center, and has been embraced and supported by ore Rare mtg The College's faculty, professional staff, students, alumni, patrons, Board Members, Noten Ene el uc ote tag growth this past year. It is your expertise, entrepreneurship, intellectual curiosity, commitment, trust, and generosity that have propelled the College of Architecture + The Arts to the forefront of arts, design, performance, and communication education. As we move forward together, | want to take this opportunity to thank you. | am Lelie RCM a seeker te Ree en ie ee Sn ccc eRe Uy VISION To be at the forefront of teaching, research, and service in art, design, performance, and communication. eM) Node ere ee eee eRe re ee een tes (nee eee et reed Cee a ne ee on eee Re Beate ee2012-2013 HIGHLIGHTS: fercLicelgom-Lit- ale (-ce O/B Wn} Created a new undergraduate program, the BA degree in Communication Arts recordings of classical piano music, one of the largest private collections in the world, donated by Julian and Judy Kreeger Launched CARTANews, a student-run media outlet for the entire College public exhibitions, symposia, concerts and lectures offered at the Modesto Maidique Campus and at the College of Architecture + The Arts Miami Beach Urban Studios2012-2013 HIGHLIGHTS in philanthropic donations Created FIU By Design, a solution center that provides non-licensed services in design, planning, consulting, and training increase in externally funded faculty research New faculty hired in 2012 - 2013 PN alol-T- elm lal] aaa Le) com UIT) Trees, benefiting student scholarships in the Department of Interior Architecture2012-2013 ACCOMPLISHMENTS Assistant Professor Nick Gelpi was awarded two $20,000 research grants from Allied Prefer to explore the design implications of an innovative composite wood/concrete material Associate Professor Alfredo Andia, along with Master of Arts in Architecture student Mauricio Gonzalez, won third Beene een Sra eee CU ND] Associate Professor Jason Chandler led a graduate design studio that was sponsored by the not-for-profit Townhouse Center. The studio, which explored urban design strategies in relation to infill housing typologies, was supported by Eee ao Senior Associate Dean Adam Drisin, Associate Professor Jason Chandler, and Instructor Malik Benjamin joined with Architecture students to design the “Oasis Center” for teens and young adults in Liberty City, Miami. The pro-bono Community engagement effort was done in collaboration with the TACOLCY Center of Liberty City. [2] Professor Marilys Nepomechie was awarded a CINTAS Foundation Fellowship and was on the FIU/Tsinghua University team that competed in the international Solar Decathlon China competition. They were awarded the 5th place prize eae ate eal DC Cet EC WLR cu CRORES Cee eek URL CRU Reap DS Cee Ue URS UR RU Sa eee el Cn eee ce Esa ao cone es uM eee te aero oe CO eS SUSU CCU USI UR Design Association's “Art By Design” exhibition (3] OS SeeCA CRE WO Resi eine SLR ee Professor Juan Antonio Bueno received the Florida Chapter of the American Society of Landscape Architects Honor Award in the Research and Communications category. Bee So RIL UR eS UUM Ue Re eRe eS Mu eC Gee Pee ec Oar en er en RCM Tenure NC Master of Landscape Architecture student Vanessa Alvarado was awarded the Florida ASLA Award, one of only two awards given in the entire state.2012-2013 ACCOMPLISHMENTS The Department of Art + Art History, in conjunction with the Miami Children’s Hospital, the Miami Moving the Lives of Kids Community Mural Project, and FIU’s chapter of Pi Kappa Alpha, initiated the Worlds Ahead Mural Project. Students and faculty created an original artwork for the Urgent Care Center of Miami Children’s West Kendall Outpatient Center. [1] Department Chair Jacek J. Kolasinski and Department Chair of Landscape Architecture Roberto Rovira received a $95,000 grant from the Community Foundation of Broward County in support oftheir interdisciplinay creative work. The work of Professors Mirta Gomez and Eduardo Del Valle was selected for inclusion in the permanent collection of the George Eastman House Photography Museum in Rochester, New York. Their work was also included in the permanent collection of the Norton Museum of Artin West Palm Beach, Florida, Assistant Professor Michael Namkung received the 2013 Tanne Foundation Award. The FIU Debate Team and the Office of Global Learning Initiatives allied with the prestigious Kettering Foundation CRE eee eed eco aR accent aor ea deliberative democracy to create a Center for Public Life at FIU From speech writing to message delivery, Communication Arts students coached members of the Miami Coalition for the Homeless as they prepared their stories of what life was like on the streets; together they increased community awareness and sensitivity of important issues related to homelessness. Te Oe es Te oP RN sc Re a Come oN Wes provided resume and interviewing workshops for the City of Sweetwater. We collaborated with job seekers to help fulfill their employment goals, whether for part-time or permanent positions. [2] The CommArts Studio collaborated with the College of Business Administration to prepare students for the 2013 Eee een me ee eo Ke Ueno) Hosted by the FIU Debate Team, the University of Dublin's Irish National Debate Team participated at the Miami Beach Urban Studios in a community debate centered on the issue: “Should the public fund the arts?” (3} Communication Arts teamed with Art + Art History and the Liberty City Community Revitalization Trust to design and oreate the “Tree of Life," a mural celebrating the diversity of Liberty City that involved the local community and kids in creating the artwork. [4]2012-2013 ACCOMPLISHMENTS Associate Professor of Musicology David Dolata spent the summer as Visiting Research Professor of Musicology at the Centre d'Etudes Supérieures de la Renaissance, a multi-disciplinary research institute housed at the Ten geen cas Amernet String Quartet members, Instructors Misha Vitenson, Marcia Littley, Michael Klotz, and Jason Calloway, Pee See Le ees go Assistant Professor Cathy Benedict, along with a team of FIU music students known as Miami Music Project Scholars, provided free weekly after-school music instruction to Miami youth, while simultaneously analyzing erence ee a a See EMM ESS eee Und See Meee Lu race aa) BRS Se R CLR De CRs tae Le SO emu ORE E Re CU RC Un et italy. During the six-week residency he completed new works for the Miami Symphony Orchestra and the Latin American String Quartet scheduled to premiere in 2014 - 15 in Miami. Assistant Professor and Head of Design and Production Jesse Dreikosen and Assistant Professor Tony Galaska received the Kennedy Center American College Theatre Festival's 2013 Excellence in Scene Design and 2013 Excellence in Lighting Design Awards, respectively. The awards were given for their design work on the department's production of “Medea.” Se mR et ee RS eh Ue CU Ree Ce mM URe Late Professor Philip Church took a cast of Theatre students to present their show Holocaust: Living Journey Book at four venues in England, including London, Plans are now under way to take the show this winter to Washington, D.C. Ee le Um Rn RO Coe ese CUS2012-2013 ACCOMPLISHMENTS Des ie eC eae Re ec RU cma A ena ROR od and CERN, the European Organization for Nuclear Research, to create a site-specific art installation of banners Which artistically represent five different combinations of particles into which CERN scientists predict the Higgs-Boson will decay. [1] DUS ee rece Pa Le ener ne a Dee a Agee ees De a ee ee Cua coe cue end architecture and design, was launched in Summer 2013 and taught by Architecture faculty. Teresita Femandez (‘90 BFA) received a Distinguished Alumni Award at the 12th annual Torch Awards Gala. [2] Pee ee me te em eA Re a eS ec UCL oR eA Oe aoe Uy Ce eRe en a Uo Jean Caze (07 MA) toured the country with Michael Bublé. Julian Acosta ('95 BFA) (quest star on “The West Wing,” “Entourage,” and “The George Lopez Show”) had his theatrical directorial debut with Short Eyes by Miguel Piero, which was then selected by the Los Angeles Department of Cultural Affairs to represent the city atthe International Hispanic Theatre Festival in Miami Ruben Gutierrez ((06 MA) founder of Errez Designs, was featured in the book “The Tropical Cottage” by Beth Dunlop for his company's renovation of a 1910 cottage in Coconut Grove. [3]