CSUS Department of Design Annual Spring Show

Woo Hoo for me! I submitted (another) presentation to (another) convention and it was accepted. I like doing presentations; I like meeting my colleagues; most of all, I like it when THEY teach me something! The next topic I’m working on is “What’ll ya have?” For those of you nowhere near the South, it’s the sound one hears when walking into the Varsity near […]

When I was “gopher” in an architect’s office, there were only 2 fax machines in town, and we didn’t own one. When a document needed to be across town, there was a process:• Someone wrote the letter • Secretary typed it on a [gasp] typewriter• Author reviewed it to make sure it was correct and signed it• I made copies for the file• I took a company car (yes! […]

In this podcast we talk with two researchers from the Leonard M. Miller School of Medicine at the University of Miami who have been analyzing the impact of the built environment on children and the elderly. (Joanna Lombard and Scott C. Brown). We'll discuss some of the evidence-based design strategies and features that support public health and well-bei […]

In this podcast, we will see a part of the AIA's future through the eyes of the newly elected 2011 AIA First Vice President and 2012 AIA President-Elect Jeffery Potter, FAIA. The challenges facing America in 2009 are opportunities for architects to be leaders in helping to rebuild this nation's infrastructure, jump-start the economy, and advance th […]