Faculty

	Emad Afifi Savannah B.Arch., M.S., Cairo University; D.Arch., University of Michigan at Ann Arbor. Emad Afifi has taught at SCAD since 1990, served as chair of the architecture department from 1995 – 2001, and was appointed interim dean of the School of Building Arts in December 2007. He also has conducted practical training in architecture at Landbauamt, Munich, Germany, and was a visiting scholar at the Technical University of Berlin. He has focused on environmental design, environmental technology and building systems integration. His doctoral dissertation and research focused on the integration of architectural and engineering systems, building performance and energy-conscious design. Conference leadership: Co-chair, SBSE meeting, "Greener Foundations: Environmental Technology and the Beginning Design Student," SCAD, 2005 Co-chair, SBSE annual meeting, "The Art and Science of Design," Frank Lloyd Wright School of Architecture, Spring Green, Wis., 2000 Co-chair, ACSA Administrators Conference, Savannah, Ga., 1999 Memberships: Association of Collegiate Schools of Architecture Society of Building Science Educators American Solar Energy Society American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-conditioning Engineers
	Saad Al-Jassar Savannah B.Arch., University of Baghdad; M.Arch., Washington University.
	Ryan Bacha Savannah B.S., Fairmont State College; M.Arch., Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University.
	Daniel Brown Savannah B.S., Lynn University; M.Arch., Catholic University.
	Scott Dietz Savannah A.A., Broward Community College; B.A., M.Arch., University of Florida.
	Matthew  Dudzik  Savannah B.A., Miami University; M.Arch., Washington University in St. Louis.
	Julie Granacher Savannah B.S., University of Virginia; M.Arch., Savannah College of Art and Design.
	Alexis Gregory Savannah B.Arch., Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; M.S., Clemson University. Alexis Gregory's professional experience includes 10 years in various architecture firms in Washington, D.C., where her projects included residences, corporate interiors, shopping centers, grocery stores, speculative office buildings, environmental/sustainable design and nonprofit architecture. Her teaching and research interests include environmental/sustainable design, women and minorities in architecture, low-cost/low-Income housing and architecture, the professional practice of architecture, and materials and methods of construction. She is a registered architect in the Commonwealth of Virginia. Memberships: American Institute of Architects: National, State and Local chapters Local Young Architects Forum Awards: Nominee, Clemson University Outstanding Women Awards, graduate student category, 2006 Graduate Student Government Travel Award, Clemson University, 2006 Beverly Willis Architecture Foundation Fellowship, Beverly Willis Architecture Foundation, 2006 Washington, DC., AIA Chapter, Presidential Citation for Sustainable Design, World Wildlife Fund, design team, 2003 First Annual Environmental Design + Construction Magazine Excellence Award, Environmental Defense, design team, 2003 Washington, D.C., AIA Chapter Presidential Citation for Sustainable Design, Environmental Defense, design team, 2002 IIDA Mid-Atlantic Chapter Bronze Award, A&E Signature Service Center, design team, 2001 Presentations/lectures: Focus on Creative Inquiry, Clemson University, April 2006, Presentation of poster on Master of Science thesis research Women's Studies Graduate Research Forum, Clemson University, March 2006, Presentation of Master of Science thesis research Crossing Barriers: Women's Accomplishments in Male-Dominated Fields, Old Dominion University, March 2006, Presentation on women in architecture/Master of Science thesis research Courses: Introduction to Architecture Construction Technology II Architectural Design Studio IV, V and VI Architectural Drawing
	Thomas Hoffman Savannah B.S., Villanova University.
	Hsu-Jen Huang Savannah Arch.Eng.Dip., Chung Kuo Institute of Technology and Commerce, Taiwan; M.Arch., Ph.D., Glasgow University, Glasgow School of Art.
	Gene Hutchinson Savannah B.S.Arch., Catholic University of America; M.Arch., Morgan State University.
	Joseph Keuler Savannah A.A.S., Nassau Community College; B.S., Pratt Institute; M.S., Rochester Institute of Technology; M.Engr., Manhattan College; Ph.D.*, Syracuse University.
	Barrow Koslosky Savannah A.S., B.S., Fairmont State College; M.Arch., Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University.
	John Longworth Savannah B.S., M.Ed., Auburn University.
	Curtis McKenzie Savannah B.S., M.Arch., Clemson University.
	Laraine Montgomery Savannah B.A., M.Arch., North Carolina State University.
	Fernando Munilla Savannah B.Des., University of Florida, Gainesville; M.Arch., Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University.
	Huy Sinh Ngo Savannah B.Arch., M.Arch., Texas Tech University. Originally from Saigon, Vietnam, Huy Sinh Ngo is a graduate of the Master of Architecture program at Texas Tech University, College of Architecture. He has practiced architecture and design for more than 12 years in Texas, New Mexico, California, Georgia and Florida.  His academic experiences reflect more than 15 years of teaching architecture and digital design media at Texas Tech University, the University of New Mexico, Texas A&M University and SCAD. Ngo has conducted research and produced numerous publications about sustainable architecture and digital design in architecture. His work has been published in several architecture publications, including ACSA, Wiley Publication – Sustainable and Transportable Environment, and Computer Aided Design and Engineering Journal (CADENCE). Awards: 2002 Bentley’s Outstanding Educator of the Year Award 2003 Coastal Beta Outstanding Educator, technology in architectural design education Memberships: Bentley Architectural Advisory Board AutoDesk -- Education Advisory Board Savannah Science Seminar Board of Directors Coastal Beta American Institute of Architects  The Association of Computer Aided Design in Architecture President of the ACSA-College of Architecture Information Technology Group Courses: Second, third and fourth-year Architecture Design Studios Graduate Architecture Design Studios Construction Technology and Materials Graduate Seminars – Systems Views and Theory in Architecture Sustainable Design and Energy Efficient Design Introduction to Architecture Architectural Drawings and Delineations Various Digital Design Courses – 2-D/3-D Modeling, Rendering and Imaging Animation and Visualization Multimedia Design and Interactive Design
	Samuel Olin Savannah B.A., University of Colorado; M.L.Arch., M.Arch., North Carolina State University.
	Carole Pacheco Savannah B.F.A., University of New Mexico; M.F.A., University of Colorado.
	Melanie Parker Savannah B.S., M.S., Georgia Institute of Technology.
	Andrew Payne Savannah B.E.D., M.Arch., Ph.D.*, North Carolina State University.
	Conrad Rathmann Savannah B.S., Georgia Institute of Technology; M.Arch., Clemson University.
	Judith Reno Savannah A.B., Boston University; M.Arch., University of California, Los Angeles. Judith Reno completed her master’s design thesis for Venice, Calif., under the direction of Charles Moore, Ph.D. Reno worked in professional practice in Los Angeles for six year on major-scale buildings. She has taught architecture at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo, Auburn University, the University of Tennessee and SCAD over the past 24 years. Her research has focused on cognition, fabrication and culture for communities including Los Angeles. She authored the curriculum for SCAD’s urban design program, served as fifth-year design coordinator from 1991 – 2001, and has taught architecture design and seminars at SCAD for 16 years. Reno’s urban design studios for architecture students have been collaborative investigations with members of city and county government. Selected publications: Journal of Architectural Education "Otherside of Seaside" in a Van Nostrand Reinhold book
	Julie Rogers-Varland Savannah B.A., Spring Arbor College; M.A., Harvard University; M.Arch., City University of New York, Columbia University.
	Arpad Daniel Ronaszegi Savannah Dip. Arch., M.Arch., Technical University of Budapest; M.Arch., University of Illinois at Chicago.
	Alejandro Silva Savannah B.Arch, M.Arch., Savannah College of Art and Design.
	Scott R. Singeisen Savannah M.Arch., Savannah College of Art and Design. Scott R. Singeisen has been acting chair of the SCAD architecture department since 2007 and has taught at the college since 2003, with focuses on design studios, design theory and history, and urbanism. Prior to joining SCAD, Singeisen was in private practice in Sarasota and Orlando, Fla., where he received numerous regional awards for design and preservation projects, and served as a visiting design critic at several major universities. Most recently, he was awarded a teaching fellowship at the University of Hawaii in conjunction with the 7th International Symposium on Asia Pacific Architecture: Architecture + Movement in June.   Areas of specialization: Sustainability in architecture Teaching sustainability Selected awards: Who’s Who Among American Teachers & Educators Florida Trust Historic Preservation award, Tarragona Arch, Daytona Beach, Fla. ABC Excellence in Construction Eagle Award, Lakeview Middle School, Winter Garden, Fla. Outstanding Achievement in Humanities, SCAD Selected Publications: "Building Patterns," affordable housing pattern book for the Southeast, SCAD and the Coastal Empire Habitat for Humanity "Savannah Preservation Efforts Embrace Modernism,"  DOCOMOMO Georgia Chapter Publication, Atlanta Memberships: American Institute of Architects Savannah Young Architects Forum DOCOMOMO International National Trust for Historic Preservation
	Christian Sottille Savannah M.Arch., Savannah College of Art and Design.
	Catalina Strother Savannah B.S., M.Arch., Ion Mincu Institute of Architecture; M.A., Savannah College of Art and Design.
	Scott Sworts Savannah B.E.D., University of Colorado, Boulder; M.Arch, University of Colorado, Denver.
	Ming Tang Savannah, E-Learning B.Arch., M.Arch., Tsinghua University; M.A., Michigan State University.
	Christine Wacta Savannah D.P.L.G., D.E.F.A., Ecole d'Architecture Paris-La-Defense; M.Arch., University of Minnesota.
	Timothy Woods Savannah A.A., B.Des., University of Florida, Gainesville; M.Arch., Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University.
	Dihua Yang Savannah B.Arch., Tsinghua University; M.Arch., University of Maryland. Dihua Yang worked as a junior architect in the HOK Group Inc., and an assistant architect at both Beijing Tsinghua Andi Architectural Design and Consultation Co. and the First Design Division of the School of Architecture, Tsinghua  University, Beijing, China, before joining the faculty at SCAD. She is a registered architect by NCARB. Awards: Honorable mention, 2007 Skyscraper competition, 2006 Second place, Miami Monument, 2005 Second prize, International Competition, Shanghai University Campus Planning and Design,1998 Honorable mention, Beijing Housing Design Competition, 1997 Selected publications: "Real Time Visualization," the Open House International Journal. Vol. 32. 2007 2007 Skyscraper Competition, featured in the L’ARCA magazine, No. 226, 2007 Scion Show Room Design Competition, featured in Surface magazine, Spring 2007 "Reclaim Industrial Landscape," New Landscape, China, 2007 "The Competitive City (translation), Urban Age, China, Summer 1999/Vol.7 No.1 Courses: Architectural Design Studio IV, V and VI Visualization in Electronic Design Electronic Design I Architectural Drawing Architectural Graphics

* Degree in progress or pending completion of thesis/dissertation