Architecture Faculty Dr. Imdat As Interviewed on AI in Design

Architecture faculty Dr. Imdat As, gave an interview on his research on AI to his colleague Prof. Michael Crosbie, which was published on CommonEdge.org: "Doom or Bloom: What Will Artificial Intelligence Mean for Architecture?".

You can find the full article at the following link: bit.ly/2NlJ0G9 

Unotes - 9/24/18

CETA’s Timothy Adekunle Publishes Peer-Reviewed Article in Journal of Intelligent Buildings International

Assistant Professor Timothy Adekunle in the Department of Architecture, College of Engineering, Technology, and Architecture (CETA) publishes a peer-reviewed journal article titled: “Post-occupancy evaluation on people’s perception of comfort, adaptation and seasonal performance of sustainable housing: a case study of three prefabricated structural timber housing developments" in the Journal of Intelligent Buildings International (Taylor & Francis). The Journal of Intelligent Buildings is a highly preferred and top-ranking journal that focuses on scholarly work on intelligent buildings and cities (people, innovative technologies, and sustainability). The peer-reviewed journal article discusses the results of the post-occupancy evaluation conducted in different prefabricated timber housing developments. The study investigated occupants’ perception of comfort, adaptation to the thermal environment, and seasonal performance of the buildings. Assistant Professor Adekunle co-authored the scholarly work with Professor M. Nikolopoulou (a Professor of Sustainable Architecture at the University of Kent, UK). Assistant Professor Adekunle served as the first author and lead investigator for the project. The work is an international collaborative research work between the University of Hartford and the University of Kent, UK. The peer-reviewed article provides an insight into occupants’ perception of comfort and adaptation in prefabricated timber buildings. The research identifies the significant impact of control on occupants’ comfort and adaptation. The study concludes that prefabricated timber buildings perform better in winter than summer.

Professor Petry Receives NCARB Award

Associate Professor Elizabeth Petry, AIA receives the NCARB Scholar in Professional Practice award from David L. Hoffman, FAIA, President/Chair of the NCARB Board

Architecture Associate Professor Elizabeth Petry, AIA was one of only ten architecture faculty selected, from across the nation and beyond, for the highly competitive inaugural session of the NCARB Scholars in Professional Practice Program set in Washington, DC in August 2018.   The National Council of Architectural Registration Boards (NCARB) Scholars in Professional Practice is an entirely new program to address current and future development of strong academic leaders in the professional practice community. This structured, multi-day course supported the development of faculty as teachers of professional practice in the program, leading to recognition as a Professional.  All expenses related to travel and participation were covered by NCARB.   The intensive three day NCARB Scholars in Professional Practice Program was a mix of presentations and interactive sessions, scholars explored several topics related to teaching professional practice, including: the future of academia and practice, ethics in architecture, business strategies and financial management, law and professional liability, communications and marketing, and teaching methods and curriculum development.  Professor Petry was eligible to apply for the program because she teaches ARC 623 – Advanced Professional Practice in our graduate program accredited by the National Architectural Accrediting Board (NAAB).  She developed and has been teaching the Professional Practice course every spring its inception in 2006.  It is a required course of the University of Hartford’s Master of Architecture program.  It was noted in her letter of support that “At our last re-accreditation visit from NAAB, in March 2017, the visiting team noted the exceptional high quality of the Advanced Professional Practice course taught by Professor Petry.  In their Visiting Team Report the team praised her Advanced Professional Practice course.  Their assessment of each of the five criteria of Realm D: Professional Practice was “Met with Distinction”.  No higher praise can be given.”  The NAAB visiting team commented, “The student work in ARC 623 Advanced Professional Practice is distinctive.  The course is well organized, thorough, and well regarded by the students, and is taught in a manner that is engaging and effective.”  At the NCARB Scholars in Professional Practice Program the NAAB Associate Director, Ellen S. Cathey, AIA noted that of 25 NAAB programs re-accredited from 2015 – 2018 that Petry’s course was one of only three to receive this distinction.

The 2018 NCARB Scholars in Professional Practice, (Front row, l-r) Greg Wynn, AIA, NCARB, Lecturer, California Polytechnic State University; Erin Pellegrino, Visiting Critic, Cornell University; Shavon T. Charlot, AIA, LEED AP BD+C, Adjunct Instruction, Tuskegee University; Marcus M. Farr, Assistant Professor of Architecture, American University of Sharjah. (Back row, l-r) Elizabeth Petry, AIA, Associate Professor, University of Hartford; Benjamin Vargas, FAIA, Adjunct Faculty, Pontifical Cathol

 



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