Architecture

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Savannah

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  Emad Afifi
  Savannah
  B.Arch., M.S., Cairo University; D.Arch., University of Michigan at Ann Arbor.
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  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

  
  
  
  
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  Saad Al-Jassar
  Savannah
  B.Arch., University of Baghdad; M.Arch., Washington University.
  
  
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  Ryan Bacha
  Savannah
  B.S., Fairmont State College; M.Arch., Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University.
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  Memberships:
  

  • U.S. Green Building Council
  • Association of Collegiate Schools of Architecture
  • American Institute of Architects, Associate AIA

  
  Awards and Honors:
  

  • Tantra Lounge Design, 10 Best, Trusted Advice for Travelers, 2008

  
  Presentations:
  

  • "Design Methodologies: Teaching Fundamentals of Electronic Design," ACADIA conference workshop, 2005
  • "Solar Decathlon," Participated in the design and build of Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University solar decathlon house, 2002

  
  Industry Experience:
  

  • Bacha Koslosky Design Works, Savannah, Georgia, 2005-present
  • Dunay & Associates, Blacksburg, Virginia, 2001-02
  • WYK & Associates, Clarksburg, West Virginia, 1993-95
  • Bartlett Building Company, Benwood, West Virginia, 1987-88
  • Leonard Construction Inc., Charlotte, North Carolina, 1986-87

  
  Courses:
  

  • Construction Technology I
  • Architecture Design Studio I, II, III
  • Master Builder
  • Architectural Graphics
  • Electronic Design I, II
  • Visualization in Electronic Design I
  • Communication in Electronic Design I

  
  Service:
  

  • America's Second Harvest
  • SCAD Design Build: Designed and built an outdoor classroom for Kennedy Middle School in Atlanta, Georgia with SCAD's architecture and interior design students. Funded by a $10,000 Hands On grant, 2007
  • SCAD Design Build: Designed and built a gateway for Starland's First Friday events, Savannah, Georgia, 2006

  
  
  
  
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  Daniel Brown
  Savannah
  B.S., Lynn University; M.Arch., The Catholic University of America.
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  Memberships:
  

  • U.S. Green Building Council
  • Association of Collegiate Schools of Architecture
  • American Institute of Architects, Associate AIA

  
  Industry Experience:
  

  • Principal, C.E.D., Savannah, Georgia, 2007-present
  • Project Manager, Cogdell and Mendrala Architects, Savannah, Georgia, 2003-07

  
  Courses:
  

  • Graphics for the Building Arts
  • Architectural Fundamentals III
  • Construction Technology I, II
  • Environmental Controls I
  • Architectural Design Studio IV, V, VI    

  
  Service:
  

  • Habitat for Humanity
  • Hospital Art
  • Harvest Ride for Hope

  
  
  
  
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  Neil Dawson
  Savannah
  B. Des., University of Florida; M.B.A., M.Arch., University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.
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  Memberships:
  

  • U.S. Green Building Council
  • American Institute of Architects
  • National Council of Architectural Registration Boards

  
  Awards and Honors:
  

  • Inaugural HGTV Green Home
  • Historic Savannah Foundation
  • Georgia Trust for Historic Preservation
  • Savannah Chapter of the AIA

  
  Publications:
  

  • Cadence Magazine
  • Savannah Magazine
  • The New York Times
  • The South Magazine
  • Eco-Structure Magazine

  
  Industry Experience:
  

  • Dawson Wissmach Architects, Savannah, Georgia, 2008-present
  • Dawson Wissmach Architects, Savannah, Georgia
  • Architectural Professional Practices, 2008-prior

  
  Courses:
  

  • Architectural Professional Practices

  
  Service:
  

  • Savannah Historic Review Board
  • Architectural Review Board for the City of Beaufort, South Carolina
  • Georgia National Register Review Board
  • Savannah Development and Renewal Authority Board
  • Historic Savannah Foundation Board
  • Coastal Empire Habitat for Humanity Board
  • Greenbriar Children's Center.

  
  
  
  
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  Scott Dietz
  Savannah
  A.A., Broward Community College; B.A., M.Arch., University of Florida.
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  Memberships:
  

  • U.S. Green Building Council
  • Association of Collegiate Schools of Architecture
  • National Council of Architecture Registration Boards

  
  Awards and Honors:
  

  • Presidential Fellowship, Savannah College of Art and Design, 2009
  • Preservation Award, Historic Savannah Foundation, 2008
  • AIA Award of Excellence, Savannah, Georgia Chapter, 2007
  • Traveling Fellowship, Skidmore, Owings and Merrill Foundation, 1996
  • James Gamble Rodgers Scholarship - Full Graduate Tuition, 1996

  
  Research, Presentations and Publications:
  

  • "Building Information Modeling," 2004-present
  • "Levels of Territory: Defined and Defended," ACSA Regional Conference on Territorial Practices, 2005
  • "Archetypes," Beginner's Mind Conference, 2004
  • "Plastic Dialects," Architrave Magazine, Fall 2003
  • "Swipe Space," Architrave Magazine, Fall 2003
  • Observation and Occupation, Skidmore, Owings and Merrill Traveling Fellowship Archive, 1998

  
  Industry Experience:
  

  • Principal, Dietz Consultant Group, Inc., 2001-present
  • Designer/Project Manager, Facilities Planning and Construction, University of Florida, 2003

  
  Courses:
  

  • Master Builder
  • Architectural Design Studio VII
  • Architectural Design Studio VIII: Thesis I
  • Architectural Design Studio VIII: Thesis II
  • Postprofessional Architecture Design Studio I, II
  • Electronic Design Practice and Project Management
  • Electronic Design Practice and Project Management

  
  
  
  
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  Matthew Dudzik
  Savannah
  B.A., Miami University; M.Arch., Washington University in St. Louis.
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  Memberships:
  

  • U.S. Green Building Council
  • Association of Collegiate Schools of Architecture

  
  Awards and Honors:
  

  • Presidential Fellowship, Savannah College of Art and Design, 2008
  • Danforth Scholar, Washington University, 2005-07

  
  Presentations, Publications and Exhibitions:
  

  • Paper Presenter, Art and Design for Social Justice Symposium, 2009
  • "Revista Pós número 20" ISSN: 1518-9554, 2007
  • Exhibited FAUUSP, São Paulo, Brazil, 2006
  • "NOISESCAPES," 2006
  • "Best of College Photography,” 2005

  
  Industry Experience:
  

  • Austin Tao and Associates, St. Louis, Missouri, 2006
  • Wigen Tincknell Meyer & Associates, Saginaw, Michigan, 2005
  • Clock Tower, Vecchio Lifestyle Center, Beijing, China, 2006

  
  Courses:
  

  • Graphics for the Building Arts
  • Architectural Fundamentals I, II
  • Architecture Design Studio I, II, III
  • Portfolio Preparation and Presentation

  
  
  
  
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  Mohammed Elnahas
  Savannah
  B.Arch., M.S., Ain Shams University; Ph.D., The University of Adelaide.
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  Memberships:
  

  • U.S. Green Building Council
  • Association of Collegiate Schools of Architecture
  • American Institute of Steel Construction
  • American Institute of Architects, Associate AIA
  • Society of Building Science Educators
  • The Masonry Society
  • Society of Egyptian Architects
  • Syndicate of Engineers – Egypt

  
  Awards and Honors:
  

  • EPA Environmental Education Grant, 2005
  • Honorable Mention, Interfaith Sacred Space, International Design Competition, 2004    
  • Faculty Development Grant, Bush Foundation, North Dakota State University, North Dakota, 2002-03
  • Overseas Postgraduate Research Scholarship, The University of Adelaide, South Australia, 1992-96
  • Special Training Scholarship Award, Darmstadt University of Technology, Germany, 1988

  
  Publications:
  

  • M. Elnahas: Reconfiguring Traditional Studio: Responses to Concerns expressed in Traditional Design Studios, Ain Shams University, Faculty of Eng. Scientific Bulletin, Vol. 43, No. 3., 2008
  • Problem-Based Learning (PBL) as a Teaching Approach at Design Studio, Ain Shams University, Faculty of Engineering Scientific Bulletin, Vol. 43, No. 3., 2008
  • K. Nassar and M. Elnahas: Occupant Dynamics: Towards a New Design Performance Measure, Architectural Science Review, Vol. 50, 2007
  • M. Elnahas: Energy Simulation of Urban Dwellings in Temperate Climates, Architectural Science Review, Vol. 46.3, pp. 239-45, 2003
  • M. Elnahas: The Effects of Urban Configuration on Urban Air Temperatures, Architectural Science Review, Vol. 46.2, pp. 135-8, 2003

  
  Courses:
  

  • Architecture Design Studio I, II, III
  • Environmental Control I

  
  
  
  
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  Julie Granacher
  Savannah
  B.S., University of Virginia; M.Arch., Savannah College of Art and Design.
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  Memberships:
  

  • U.S. Green Building Council
  • Association of Collegiate Schools of Architecture
  • National Council of Architecture Registration Boards

  
  Awards and Honors:
  

  • Paper Accepted, SECAC , 2009
  • Tau Sigma Delta Honor Fraternity, 2005

  
  Presentations:
  

  • CRITMASS Symposium, UNC Charlotte, 2005

  
  Industry Experience:
  

  • Senior Intern Architect, Pimsler Hoss Architects, Atlanta, Georgia, 2005-07
  • Modal Architecture and Interiors, Atlanta, Georgia, 2005
  • Owner/Project Manager, Balance Design, LLC, Atlanta, Georgia, 2001-05
  • Lullwater Studios, Atlanta, Georgia, 2000-01
  • Intern Architect, Stang and Newdow, Inc., Atlanta, Georgia, 1999-2000
  • Intern Architect, PFVS Architects, Atlanta, Georgia, 1997-1999

  
  Courses:
  

  • Graphics for the Building Arts
  • Architectural Fundamentals II, III
  • Introduction to Architecture
  • Architecture Design Studio I, II, III
  • Construction Technology II

  
  Service:
  

  • Volunteer Martial Arts Teacher, Cuong Nhu Oriental Martial Arts, 2000-present
  • Habitat for Humanity, 2000-present

  
  
  
  
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  Alexis Gregory
  Savannah
  B.Arch., Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; M.S., Clemson University.
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  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

  
  
  
  
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  Bryan Harder
  Savannah
  B.Arch., M.Arch., Savannah College of Art and Design.
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  Memberships:
  

  • American Institute of Architects
  • National Council of Architectural Registration Boards

  
  Awards and Honors:
  

  • Historic Presentation Awards, Historic Savannah Foundation, 2002-05

  
  Publications:
  

  • Eco-structure, "Timeless Savannah: A Southern City Believes in Maintaining its Historic Reputation" (July/August 2004): 14-17.

  
  Industry Experience:
  

  • Architect, Lott + Barber Architects, 2005-present
  • Director, Landmark Residential Design Group, 2004-05
  • Intern Architect / Project Manager, Dawson + Wissmach Architects, 1999-2004

  
  Courses:
  

  • Electronic Design Practice and Project Management

  
  
  
  
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  Thomas Hoffman
  Savannah
  B.S., Villanova University.
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  Memberships:
  

  • American Society of Civil Engineers
  • U.S. Green Building Council
  • Association of Collegiate Schools of Architecture

  
  Presentations:
  

  • Presented seminar and paper on the "Design and Construction of Underground Transmission Lines"

  
  Industry Experience:
  

  • President and CEO, Hoffman Engineering Group Inc., 1995-present
  • Hill International Inc., Senior Construction Manager, Marlton, N.J., 1989-1995
  • Northeast Utilities Service Company, Project Engineer, Hartford, Conn.

  
  Courses:
  

  • Structures I,II, III
  • Applied Physics

  
  Service:
  

  • Providing ongoing voluntary engineering services for Historic Savannah Foundation / Davenport House, present
  • Board of directors for the Savannah Philharmonic, present

  
  
  
  
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  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.
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  Memberships:
  

  • U.S. Green Building Council
  • Association of Collegiate Schools of Architecture
  • American Institute of Architects, Associate AIA
  • The National Trust for Historic Preservation
  • Chinese-American Academic and Professional Association in Southeastern United States

  
  Awards/Honors:
  

  • Who's Who Among America's Teachers, 2002, 2004, 2005
  • Service to the Profession Award, AIA Georgia Convention, 2004
  • Lexington Who's Who Among Business Leaders and Professionals, 2001

  
  Presentations/ Publications:
  

  • "The Garden City Principles and Public Housing Development in Savannah's Victorian District," Making Cities Livable Conference, 2001
  • "Online distance learning in 3D modeling, interactive vs. non interactive instruction," InterSymp2000 Conference, Baden-Baden, Germany, 2000
  • "Computer daylight simulation systems: An experimental evaluation," (La Sociedad Iberoamericana de Gráfica Digital) SIGRADI 1999
  • "Acoustic representation, Computer visualisation for architectural design and presentation," InterSymp97 Conference, Baden-Baden, 1997

  
  Industry Experience:
  

  • Greg G. Hall, Architect, PC, Design and Technology Consultant, Cashiers, North Carolina, 2005-08
  • Gingrich Associates, Architects, Design Consultant, Houston, Texas, 2000
  • MO-KO-PO-RO Design, Consultant, Taiwan, 1991-93
  • Ou & Architects Planners & Engineers, Project Manager,  Taiwan, 1990-91

  
  Courses:
  

  • Portfolio Preparation and Presentation
  • Architecture Design Studio VII, VIII, IX
  • Graduate Seminar in Architecture
  • Architectural Research and Methodology
  • Graduate Architecture Portfolio
  • Architectural Practices
  • Post-professional Architecture Design Studios

  
  
  
  
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  Gene Hutchinson
  Savannah
  B.S.Arch., Catholic University of America; M.Arch., Morgan State University.
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  Memberships:
  

  • U.S. Green Building Council
  • Association of Collegiate Schools of Architecture

  
  Awards and Honors:
  

  • "Who's Who Among American Teachers," 2004, 2005, 2006
  • AIAS Teacher of the Year, Savannah College of Art and Design, 2004
  • Exceptional Faculty, Savannah College of Art and Design, 2004

  
  Industry Experience:
  

  • Partner, Mitchell-Hutchinson Design Group LLC, Savannah, Georgia, 2007
  • Consultant, CLM Architecture, Savannah, Georgia, 2004-05
  • Architectural Job Captain, Rice Design Studio, Atlanta, Georgia, 2000-01
  • Architectural Job Captain, The Facility Group, Atlanta, Georgia, 1998-99
  • Senior Architect, H.L. Yoh Consultants, Atlanta, Georgia, 1997-98
  • University Architect, Morgan State University, Baltimore, Maryland, 1988-97
  • Assistant Vice President, Finance andManagement, Morgan State University, Baltimore, Maryland, 1987-88
  • Newel Lewis Broadbridge Associates, Port-of-Spain, Trinidad, 1980-86

  
  Courses:
  

  • Construction Technology I
  • Architecture Design Studio I, II, IV, V, VI
  • Graphics for the Building Arts
  • Computer Aided Design

  
  
  
  
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  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.
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  Memberships:
  

  • U.S. Green Building Council
  • American Society of Civil Engineers
  • Association of Collegiate Schools of Architecture

  
  Awards and Honors:
  

  • Pioneer in Engineering Technology Education in New York State (recognition of founding members by the Council of Engineering Technology in New York State)  
  • Outstanding Educator Award (recognition by the Central New York American Institute of Constructors for teaching.)
  • American Institute of Constructors Award (recognition by the Central New York American Institute of Constructors for professional practice)

  
  Courses:
  

  • Construction Technology I, II
  • Structures I, II, III
  • Construction Management

  
  
  
  
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  John Longworth
  Savannah
  B.S., M.Ed., Auburn University.
  
  
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  Curtis McKenzie
  Savannah
  B.S., M.Arch., Clemson University.
  
  
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  Laraine Montgomery
  Savannah
  B.A., M.Arch., North Carolina State University.
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  Memberships:
  

  • U.S. Green Building Council
  • Association of Collegiate Schools of Architecture
  • USGBC-Savannah Chapter/Advisory Board member
  • American Institute of Architects, Associate AIA
  • Georgia Historical Society Member
  • Christ Church-Savannah Building Committee Member

  
  Awards and Honors:
  

  • "Who's Who Among America’s Teachers," 2006, 2005, 2004, 2002, 2000
  • Nominated for the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement and Support of Education "U.S. Professor of the Year" Award, 2005
  • AIAS "Most Valuable Foundations Teacher" Award, 2005
  • AIAS "Most Valuable Teacher" Award, 2003
  • AIAS national award for community service project ArchiPetTure, 2003

  
  Publications:
  

  • Student work published in "Architectural Drawings"

  
  Courses:
  

  • Architecture Design Studio I, II, III, IV
  • The English Landscape Garden
  • British Architecture of the Millennium
  • Landscape Design
  • Environmental Art
  • Graphics for the Building Arts
  • Architectural Drawing

  
  Service:
  

  • Hurricane Katrina Relief Work: Pass Christian, Mississippi, Design Studio, 2006-09

  
  
  
  
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  Fernando Munilla
  Savannah
  B.Des., University of Florida, Gainesville; M.Arch., Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University.
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  Memberships:
  

  • American Institute of Architects
  • AIA Savannah Chapter of American Institute of Architects
  • U.S. Green Building Council, Savannah Chapter
  • Association of Collegiate Schools of Architecture

  
  Industry Experience:
  

  • Principal/Owner, Fernando A. Munilla, AIA Architect, LEED AP, Statesboro, Georgia, 1986-present
  • Staff Architect/Office Manager, Edwin P. Akins, Architect and Associates Inc., Statesboro, Georgia, 1982-86
  • Designer/Draftsman, Fred H. Curlin and Associates, Statesboro, Georgia, 1979-81
  • Graduate Assistant, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, College of Architecture, Blacksburg, Virginia, 1979

  
  Courses:
  

  • Construction Technology I, II
  • Architecture Design Studio III, IV, VII, VIII, IX
  • Sustainable Design
  • Architectural Practices

  
  
  
  
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  Huy Sinh Ngo
  Savannah
  B.Arch., M.Arch., Texas Tech University.
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  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
    

  
  
  
  
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  Samuel Olin
  Savannah
  B.A., University of Colorado; M.L.Arch., M.Arch., North Carolina State University.
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  Memberships:
  

  • U.S. Green Building Council
  • American Society of Landscape Architects
  • Association of Collegiate Schools of Architecture
  • National Council of Architecture Registration Boards

  
  Publications:
  

  • Co-author, "Guidelines for Energy-Efficient Sustainable Schools, Clark Co., Nevada," 2000
  • Co-author, "Texas Sustainable School Design Guidelines," 1999

  
  Industry Experience:
  

  • Freelance Architect Intern, BJAC PA, Raleigh, North Carolina, 2000-02
  • Architect Intern, Innovative Design, Raleigh, North Carolina, 1997-2000
  • Cherry Huffman Architects, Raleigh, North Carolina. 1996-97

  
  Service:
  

  • Pullen Park Neighborhood Association, 2000-03
  • North Carolina Sustainable Energy Association (NCSEA) Board of Directors, 1999

  
  
  
  
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  Melanie Parker
  Savannah
  B.S., M.S., Georgia Institute of Technology.
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  Memberships:
  

  • American Society of Civil Engineers
  • American Institute of Steel Construction
  • U.S. Green Building Council
  • Association of Collegiate Schools of Architecture

  
  Awards and Honors:
  

  • Tau Beta Pi Engineering Honor Society, 2004

  
  Presentations and Publications:
  

  • "Masonry Elements Strengthened Using Epoxy-Bonded Elastomeric Fiber Reinforced Films," submitted to The Masonry Society, in review.
  • Invited Speaker, National Engineers Week Technical Training Conference, American Society of Civil Engineers, Savannah, Georgia, 2007
  • "Flexural Response of Masonry Elements Strengthened with Epoxy-Bonded Elastomeric Fiber Reinforced Films," Georgia Institute of Technology, Electronic Thesis and Dissertation Collection, 2007

  
  Industry Experience:
  

  • Structural Engineer, Hargrove & Associates Inc., , Savannah, Georgia
  • Structural Engineer,Hussey, Gay, Bell & Deyoung Inc., Savannah, Georgia

  
  Courses:
  

  • Structures I, II

  
  Service:
  

  • Savannah Science Seminar Assistant: Led tensile testing laboratory for promising area high school students, 2004-06

  
  
  
  
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  Andrew Payne
  Savannah
  B.E.D., M.Arch., Ph.D., North Carolina State University.
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  Andrew Phillip Payne joined the architecture department at SCAD in January 2008 and primarily teaches Construction Technology and Thesis Design Studios. Payne is also a consultant and principal of the Savannah-based design firm StudioGAP, where he specializes in campus planning and design, accessibility, universal design and materiality. Prior to joining SCAD, Payne was assistant researcher with the Center for Universal Design at North Carolina State University, where he conducted accessibility workshops, design reviews and building evaluations. While at NC State, Payne completed his Ph.D. in design, focusing on way-finding by visually impaired pedestrians. Payne has been an invited speaker at numerous conferences and contributed to several written bodies of work.
  
  Areas of specialization:
  

  • Way-finding and accessibility
  • Human use of space
  • Campus planning and design
  • Construction materials and methods
  • Design-build

  Selected publications and presentations:
  

  • "Understanding Change in Place: Spatial Knowledge Acquired by Visually Impaired Users through Change in Footpath Materials" (dissertation)
  • Proceedings of the INCLUDE 2009 Conference on Inclusive Design, London
  • "Aging in Place - Home," Jacksonville Magazine
  • "Material Matters," ACSA West Fall Conference paper presentation, Los Angeles
  • "OPENSpace: People Space," Conference on Universal Design, Edinburgh, Scotland
  • "Universal Design and Perceptible Information," North Carolina Visual Impairment and Blindness Conference, Raleigh, N.C.
  • "Universal Design and Living," Southern Gerontological Society National Conference, Greensboro, N.C.
  • "Project Manager at Risk: Case Study Overviews," North Carolina State Construction Conference
  • "Case Studies as a Teaching Tool," North Carolina State University Graduate Research Symposium

  Memberships:
  

  • Society of College and University Planners
  • American Institute of Architects
  • Savannah Young Architects Forum

  
  
  
  
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  Conrad Rathmann
  Savannah
  B.S., Georgia Institute of Technology; M.Arch., Clemson University.
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  Memberships:
  

  • U.S. Green Building Council
  • Association of Collegiate Schools of Architecture

  
  Awards and Honors:
  

  • Presidential Fellowship, Savannah College of Art and Design, 2006
  • Mickel Fellowship for Study Abroad, 1996

  
  Exhibitions and Presentations:
  

  • "Small Works," Red Gallery, SCAD, 2008              
  • "Tis the Season," Desoto Row Gallery, Savannah, Georgia, 2008
  • "Design Methodology:  Teaching Digital Design Fundamentals,"  ASCAAD, 2006
  • "Don’t Censor Me Damn It," Desoto Row Gallery, Savannah, Georgia, 2005
  • "Design Methodologies: Teaching Fundamentals of Electronic Design," ACADIA 2005 conference workshop
  • "Levels of Territory:  Defined and Defended," with Prof. Scott Dietz, ACSA Southeast Regional Conference presentation, 2005
  • "Body and Architecture:  Explorations from Composition to Theory Driven Space," 21st National Conference on the Beginning Design Student, 2005

  
  Industry Experience:
  

  • Pazdan-Smith Group, Architects, Greenville, South Carolina, 1999-02
  • Aukett Associates, plc., Glasgow, Scotland, 1998

  
  Courses:
  

  • Introduction to Architecture
  • Architecture Design Studio I, II, III
  • Architectural Graphics
  • Graphics for the Building Arts
  • Architectural Fundamentals I, II
  • Introduction to AutoCAD
  • Electronic Design II

  
  
  
  
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  Judith Reno
  Savannah
  A.B., Boston University; M.Arch., University of California, Los Angeles.
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  Judith Reno studied passive energy design with Thom Mayne at Southern California Institute of Architecture. Her University of California, Los Angeles, Master of Architecture thesis was about urban infill for Venice Beach; her thesis committee chair was Charles Moore, Ph.D. Following six years of professional experience in Los Angeles architecture firms, she taught at California Polytechnic State University San Luis Obispo, Auburn University, and University of Tennessee. At SCAD, she served 10 years as fifth-year architecture design coordinator, authored the curriculum for the urban design program, and is the postprofessional year master of urban design. Her research topics include culture, cognition fabrication, and 3-D sustainable cities.
  
  Membership: Association of Collegiate Schools of Architecture
  

  • Conference chair S.E. regional, "History/Post-History," Savannah, Ga.
  • Conference session moderator/reviewer, "Administrators"; Savannah; international, Rio de Janeiro; S.E./S.W. regional, New Orleans, La.; National Technology, San Francisco/Washington, D.C.
    

  Honors:
  

  • Harvard University, Executive Seminar and SCAD Presidential Fellowship: "Affordable Workforce Housing"
    
  • AIA national urban design honors w/ SCAD team: C. Sottille, M. Thoms, and L. Meyers
  • S.E. ACSA Special Projects Fund w/J. Burton: "Sustainable Infrastructure for Southern Cities"
  • University of Tennessee, Knoxville, Faculty Development Grant
  • UCLA Regents Travel Grant

  Selected professional experience:
  

  • Dan Dworsky, Los Angeles: design development, Tom Bradley International Terminal at LAX
  • Gelman and Greenberg, Los Angeles: job captain, Hotel California
    
  • Charles Kober, Los Angeles: construction documents, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia and Houston, Texas, mid-rise commercial
  • Urban Innovations Group, Los Angeles: competition, Chas Moore's Orinda, Calif., house addition
    
  • Freelance design: Crown Point Restaurant/Conference Center, Dana Point, Calif.; Santa Monica Heritage Square Museum awarded $100,000 Federal Grant; Scholl Residence, Eagle Rock, Calif.

  Selected publications:
  

  • MLK/Montgomery Corridor Revitalization Plan, Savannah, Ga.: co-authored with the Savannah Development and Renewal Authority.
    
  • Reno, J: "Metamorphosis of Cultural Dreams in the LA Avant-Garde House: Innovation and Consumption in a Capitalistic Economy," The Harvard Architecture Review, Issue 11.
  • Reno, J./Kaplan, M.: "Otherside of Seaside," Foundations in Architecture, O. Cappleman /M. Jordan, Van Nostrand Reinhold.
  • Reno, J.: "Constructing Beginnings: Technology in Architectural Education," JAE, Vol. 45.
    

  Lectures, papers, exhibits:
  

  • International Making Cities Livable conference papers: Savannah, Ga., and Carmel, Calif.
    
  • IAPS 12 conference paper, Thessalonica, Greece
    
  • AIA Diversity conference paper, Washington, D.C.
    
  • "National Conference on the Beginning Student": Arizona State University/University of New Mexico
    
  • Beaufort, S.C. Government Center presentation, exhibition, community workshops
    
  • Invited lecturer and guest critic: University of British Columbia, University of Cincinnati, Clemson University, Hammons, SOA Drury College, University of Maryland, Portland State University, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute.
    
  • ACSA conference papers: International, Havana, Cuba w/D. Parrish; S.E. Regional, University of North Carolina, J. Burton; National Technology, University of California San Diego; National Technology, U. Southern California; National Technology, San Francisco; National Technology, Washington, D.C.; S.E. Regional Plenary Session, University of Tennessee; National Construction, Materials and Technology Institute, University of Pennsylvania.
    

  Service:
  

  • Mayor's Task Force, Savannah Public Market Feasibility Study, SDRA
    
  • Promotion/tenure committee member in absentia, Montana State University architecture department
    
  • Member of Citizens Committee for Revitalization of Third Street Mall, Santa Monica, Calif.
    

  
  
  
  
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  Julie Rogers-Varland
  Savannah
  B.A., Spring Arbor College; M.A., Harvard University; M.Arch., City University of New York, Columbia University.
  
  
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  Arpad Daniel Ronaszegi
  Savannah
  Dip. Arch., M.Arch., Technical University of Budapest; M.Arch., University of Illinois at Chicago.
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  Memberships:
  

  • Savannah Chapter of the U.S. Green Building Council
  • American Institute of Architects  
  • Association of Collegiate Schools of Architecture
  • European Association for Architectural Educators

  
  Awards and Honors:
  

  • Phi Theta Kappa Architectural Honor Society
  • Outstanding Graduate Thesis Committee Member, 2005
  • Jury member, AIA Southwest Michigan Design Competition

  
  Publications and Exhibitions:
  

  • Kalamazoo Institute of Arts, Kalamazoo, Michigan, 2004-05
  • Solo exhibition of architectural paintings, graphic, furniture, Krasl Art Gallery, St. Joseph, Michigan, 2004-05
  • "Design Elements: Architectural representation," solo exhibition of architectural paintings, graphics, furniture, 1998
  • "Three Point Perspective Construction Method" Drawing and text published by Wiley and Sons Inc. publishers in book by Rendow Yee: "A Visual Compendium of Types and Methods," 1996, 1997 and 2002 editions

  
  Industry Experience:
  

  • Architect /Builder, Arpad Daniel Ronaszegi, AIA, Bluffton, South Carolina,1989-present
  • Project Architect, Allegretti Architects, St. Joseph, Michigan, 1985-86

  
  Courses:
  

  • Construction technology I
  • Structures I
  • Portfolio Preparation and Presentation
  • Architecture Design Studio VII, VIII, IX

  
  Service:
  

  • Church and school complex conceptual design: seminar Schloss Bogenhofen College, Bogenhofen, Austria, 2002
  • Seventh Day Adventist Church, St. Joseph, Michigan, conceptual design, 1990

  
  
  
  
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  Alejandro Silva
  Savannah
  B.Arch, M.Arch., Savannah College of Art and Design.
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  Memberships:
  

  • American Institute of Architects, Associate AIA

  
  Industry Experience:
  

  • Project Manager and Visual Communications Director, Lott + Barber Architects, Savannah, Georgia, 2001-present
  • Senior Project Designer, Blackwater Development LLC, Santee, South Carolina, 2000-01

  
  Courses:
  

  • Electronic Design Practice and Project Management

  
  
  
  
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  Scott R. Singeisen
  Chair
  Savannah
  M.Arch., Savannah College of Art and Design.
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  Scott R. Singeisen has been the 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

  
  
  
  
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  Christian Sottille
  Savannah
  M.Arch., Savannah College of Art and Design.
  
  
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  Catalina Strother
  Savannah, eLearning
  B.S., M.Arch., Ion Mincu Institute of Architecture; M.A., Savannah College of Art and Design.
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  Memberships:
  

  • U.S. Green Building Council
  • Association of Collegiate Schools of Architecture
  • American Institute of Architects, Associate AIA
  • Romanian Union of Architects, Bucharest, Romania

  
  Awards and Honors:
  

  • Fulbright Grant, recipient, 1995
  • European Community Scholarship, recipient, 1996

  
  Publications:
  

  • "William Scarborough Genealogy," submitted to the Ships of the Sea Museum, Savannah, Georgia, 1996

  
  Industry Experience:
  

  • Bazemore Mastrianni Wilson Architects, Savannah, Georgia, 1999-2002
  • Concentric Design, Bucharest, Romania, 1997-99 and 1994-95

  
  Courses:
  

  • Architecture Design Studio I, II, III, IV,V,VI
  • Graduate Seminar in Architecture
  • Graphics for the Building Arts
  • Preservation Planning
  • Conservation Science and Preservation Technology
  • Preservation Planning in the Built Environment
  • Revitalizing Downtowns OL
  • Context of Design in Historic Preservation
  • Graphics for Interiors
  • Elements and Methods Studio for Urban Design
  • Urban Design Studio I

  
  Service:
  

  • Savannah Megasite, light industry sustainable development, 2009
  • Tabby Ruins Village, Hilton Head, South Carolina, African American community development, planning and fundraising project, 2007
  • Heyward House Historic Center, Bluffton, South Carolina, planning and fundraising project, 2007
  • WW2 Veterans Monument, Savannah, Georgia, fundraising project, 2006

  
  
  
  
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  Scott Sworts
  Savannah
  B.E.D., University of Colorado, Boulder; M.Arch, University of Colorado, Denver.
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  Memberships:
  

  • American Institute of Architects, Associate AIA, Denver Chapter
  • U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC)
  • Association of Collegiate Schools of Architecture (ACSA)
  • Rebuild Downtown, Our Town (R.Dot)
  • Boulder Masonic Lodge #45, A.F.&A.M.
  • Flatirons Commandry of the Knights Templar #7

  
  Awards and Honors:
  

  • Led student team to win honorable mention in the Leading Edge Design Competition, 2008
  • "Who's Who of American Teachers," 2005
  • Design Nominated for Log Home of the Year, 1996

  
  Publications:
  

  • Presented paper "Dreaming of a Flat Earth: the Challenges of Eco-Awareness in a Disconnected Age," 2009

  
  Industry Experience:
  

  • Contract drafting and architectural design services in private practice as Avatar Design and Construction. Worked with Christopher Carvell Architects and DM Design

  
  Courses:
  

  • Construction Technology I, II
  • Architecture Design Studio IV, V, VI
  • Architectural Graphics
  • Intro to Electronic Design

  
  
  
  
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  Ming Tang
  Savannah, eLearning
  B.Arch., M.Arch., Tsinghua University; M.A., Michigan State University.
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  Memberships:
  

  • U.S. Green Building Council
  • Association of Collegiate Schools of Architecture
  • Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education.

  
  Awards and Honors:
  

  • First prize, 2A students and young architect competition, 2009
  • Finalist, The Earth Award. New York, 2009
  • Third place, Live the Box competition, 2008
  • First place, Chichen Itza Lodge-Museum Design Competition, 2008
  • Second place, Streetscape in a New World China, 2008
  • Third place, Rehabilitating Wenchuan Earthquake-Stricken, China, 2008
  • First place, Self-Sufficient Housing Competition, IAAC, Spain, 2007
  • Second place, Miami Monument International Design Competition, 2005

  
  Presentations and Publications:
  

  • BOOK. Urban Paleontology: Evolution of Urban Forms, Universal Publishers, Florida, 2008, ISBN: 1599429497
  • City Generator: GIS Driven Genetic Evolution in Urban Simulation, The 96th ACSA Conference Proceeding Book, 2008 Houston, Texas,
  • Echo of Art: Landscape Design in the Age of Modernism & Post-Modernism, Urban Space Design, 2008, Vol.2, China, pp. 40-42.
  • Real Time Visualization, The Open House International, 2007, Vol.32, London, U.K, pp. 7-16.
  • Reclaim Industrial Landscape, Urban Space Design, 2007, Vol.5, China

  
  Industry Experience:
  

  • Founder and Principal, Tang and Yang Architects, Savannah, Georgia, 2007
  • Intern architect, China Architecture Design and Research Group, Beijing, China, 1996

  
  Courses:
  

  • Architecture Design Studio VII
  • Development Issues in Urban Design.
  • Urban Design Studio II
  • Electronic Design I
  • Electronic Implementation for Urban Design
  • Spatial Simulation
  • Communication in Electronic Design
  • Visualization I, II

  
  
  
  
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  Algar Thagne
  Savannah
  M.Arch, Savannah College of Art and Design.
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  Memberships:
  

  • U.S. Green Building Council
  • Savannah Philharmonic Chorus
  • Chatham Area Rowing Association

  
  Awards and Honors:
  

  • Georgia Trust for Historic Preservation, Excellence in Rehabilitation Award, 2009
  • Historic Savannah Foundation, Historic Preservation Award, 2008
  • Brick Industry Georgia Competition, President’s Award and Scholarship, 2008
  • AIA, Savannah Chapter, Honor Award, 2007
  • Historic Savannah Foundation, Preservation Award, 2007
  • AIA, South Atlantic Region, Special Commendation Award, 2006
  • The Georgia Trust for Historic Preservation, Excellence in Restoration Award, 2006
  • Historic Savannah Foundation, Preservation Award, 2005
  • Juan Bertotto Memorial Scholarship, 2002

  
  Industry Experience:
  

  • Project Manager/Architect Intern, Daniel E. Snyder, Architect P.C, Savannah, Georgia, 2001-present
  • Architect Intern/Carpenter Ogletree Design Inc., Savannah, Georgia, 2000-01
  • Co-founder/Designer, Thagne & Bering Design, Santa Fe, New Mexico, 1994-96

  
  Courses:
  

  • Architecture Design Studio I

  
  
  
  
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  Christine Wacta
  Savannah
  D.P.L.G., D.E.F.A., Ecole d'Architecture Paris-La-Defense; M.Arch., University of Minnesota.
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  Memberships:
  

  • U.S. Green Building Council
  • Association of Collegiate Schools of Architecture
  • American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers

  
  Awards and Honors (1997-2003):
  

  • International Student Work Opportunity Program
  • International Tuition Assistance Fund
  • Two full years of scholarship to Dresden (Germany). Best thesis award in Germany

  
  Presentations and Exhibitions:
  

  • Thesis project setup for installation at the Weisman Art Museum Minneapolis, Minnesota
  • Presentation of the thesis to the public at a Digerati Event.

  
  Industry Experience:
  

  • Intern Architect, Ellerbe Beckett Architects in Minneapolis. Minnesota
  • Architect, Archibat, Paris, France.
  • Intern, 'Domos Massivhaus' builder firm Dresden, Germany

  
  Courses:
  

  • Intro to Architecture
  • Architecture Design Studio I, II, III
  • Visualization in Electronic Design I
  • Electronic Design Practice and Project Management
  • Electronic Design I

  
  
  
  
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  Timothy Woods
  Savannah
  A.A., B.Des., University of Florida, Gainesville; M.Arch., Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University.
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  Timothy Woods has taught at SCAD since 1992, with focuses on design studios, design theory and culture, and sustainability. Prior to joining SCAD, Woods taught at the University of North Carolina, the University of South Florida and the University of Louisiana. He has always maintained a practice that which includes architectural design, industrial design, and installation art and fine art in the United States, Honduras and East Africa. Most recently, his "Moon River" house was featured in a Rizzoli publication titled Southern Cosmopolitan, and his LOCI MODular house was published in Natural Life magazine.
  
  Areas of specialization:
  

  • Design pedagogy and theory
  • Sustainability in architecture

  Selected awards:
  

  • Who's Who Among American Teachers and Educators
  • American Institute of Architects Education Honor Award for a paper titled "A Layered Approach to Critical Discourse"
  • Charles A. Lindberg Foundation Certificate of Merit for the Arts and Humanities supporting research in Africa under the project titled "'Ujamaa' Made Manifest: Balancing Culture, Country and Technology"
  • Beaux Arts Video, Award Winner at the New York International Independent Film and Video Festival, shown in New York, Los Angeles and London

  Selected winning competitions:
  

  • c2c-home Competition
  • Installation, "Glossolalia" for "Reflections on Jane Fonda"
  • Installation, "Walls from Invisible Cities #4" for "Functional Follies" competition
  • Design Competition for the president's House at the University of South Florida, Honorable Mention, published in Florida Architecture magazine

  Selected publications:
  

  • "Moon River House," Rizzoli publication titled Southern Cosmopolitan
  • "LOCI MODular" house published in Natural Life magazine
  • "Moon River House," Metropolis Magazine
  • "The Future has Arrived," The South Magazine
  • "Skidaway Modern," ArchitectureWeek
  • Paper for ACSA Southeast Regional Conference, "Between First and Third Worlds," titled "The Village Caught Between Three Worlds"
  • Paper for ACSA Southwest Regional Conference, "Internationalism, Culturalism, Regionalism"
  • Paper given at Preservation Institute: Nantucket Seminar, titled "The Preservation of a Tri cultural Building Tradition: The Act of Construction as an Anchor for the Evolution of House and Village in Rural Tanzania"

  
  
  
  
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  Dihua Yang
  Savannah
  B.Arch., Tsinghua University; M.Arch., University of Maryland.
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  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

  
  
  
  

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  Catalina Strother
  Savannah, eLearning
  B.S., M.Arch., Ion Mincu Institute of Architecture; M.A., Savannah College of Art and Design.
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  Memberships:
  

  • U.S. Green Building Council
  • Association of Collegiate Schools of Architecture
  • American Institute of Architects, Associate AIA
  • Romanian Union of Architects, Bucharest, Romania

  
  Awards and Honors:
  

  • Fulbright Grant, recipient, 1995
  • European Community Scholarship, recipient, 1996

  
  Publications:
  

  • "William Scarborough Genealogy," submitted to the Ships of the Sea Museum, Savannah, Georgia, 1996

  
  Industry Experience:
  

  • Bazemore Mastrianni Wilson Architects, Savannah, Georgia, 1999-2002
  • Concentric Design, Bucharest, Romania, 1997-99 and 1994-95

  
  Courses:
  

  • Architecture Design Studio I, II, III, IV,V,VI
  • Graduate Seminar in Architecture
  • Graphics for the Building Arts
  • Preservation Planning
  • Conservation Science and Preservation Technology
  • Preservation Planning in the Built Environment
  • Revitalizing Downtowns OL
  • Context of Design in Historic Preservation
  • Graphics for Interiors
  • Elements and Methods Studio for Urban Design
  • Urban Design Studio I

  
  Service:
  

  • Savannah Megasite, light industry sustainable development, 2009
  • Tabby Ruins Village, Hilton Head, South Carolina, African American community development, planning and fundraising project, 2007
  • Heyward House Historic Center, Bluffton, South Carolina, planning and fundraising project, 2007
  • WW2 Veterans Monument, Savannah, Georgia, fundraising project, 2006

  
  
  
  
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  Ming Tang
  Savannah, eLearning
  B.Arch., M.Arch., Tsinghua University; M.A., Michigan State University.
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  Memberships:
  

  • U.S. Green Building Council
  • Association of Collegiate Schools of Architecture
  • Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education.

  
  Awards and Honors:
  

  • First prize, 2A students and young architect competition, 2009
  • Finalist, The Earth Award. New York, 2009
  • Third place, Live the Box competition, 2008
  • First place, Chichen Itza Lodge-Museum Design Competition, 2008
  • Second place, Streetscape in a New World China, 2008
  • Third place, Rehabilitating Wenchuan Earthquake-Stricken, China, 2008
  • First place, Self-Sufficient Housing Competition, IAAC, Spain, 2007
  • Second place, Miami Monument International Design Competition, 2005

  
  Presentations and Publications:
  

  • BOOK. Urban Paleontology: Evolution of Urban Forms, Universal Publishers, Florida, 2008, ISBN: 1599429497
  • City Generator: GIS Driven Genetic Evolution in Urban Simulation, The 96th ACSA Conference Proceeding Book, 2008 Houston, Texas,
  • Echo of Art: Landscape Design in the Age of Modernism & Post-Modernism, Urban Space Design, 2008, Vol.2, China, pp. 40-42.
  • Real Time Visualization, The Open House International, 2007, Vol.32, London, U.K, pp. 7-16.
  • Reclaim Industrial Landscape, Urban Space Design, 2007, Vol.5, China

  
  Industry Experience:
  

  • Founder and Principal, Tang and Yang Architects, Savannah, Georgia, 2007
  • Intern architect, China Architecture Design and Research Group, Beijing, China, 1996

  
  Courses:
  

  • Architecture Design Studio VII
  • Development Issues in Urban Design.
  • Urban Design Studio II
  • Electronic Design I
  • Electronic Implementation for Urban Design
  • Spatial Simulation
  • Communication in Electronic Design
  • Visualization I, II