Feature Stories

Designer to offer exclusive preview
of the new Dallas Cowboy Stadium

The architect who orchestrated the design of the new Dallas Cowboy Stadium, Texas A&M former student Bryan Trubey ’83, design principal for the Sports and Entertainment Group of HKS, Inc., will offer an exclusive preview of what will be the world’s largest NFL venue on Tuesday, March 27 in the Rudder Theatre on the Texas A&M campus.

Due to limited seating and the superabundance of Cowboy fans in the area, the event sponsor, the Texas A&M College of Architecture, is distributing tickets for the event. Tickets may be obtained in the from the Dean’s Office, in Rm. 202 of Langford Architecture Center Building A, by calling 979.845.1222, or by e-mailing Trish Pannell at t-pannell@tamu.edu.

“We’ve come to expect extraordinary achievements from our graduates,” said Tom Regan, dean of the Texas A&M College of Architecture, “But when one of our own designs the design of the world’s largest NFL stadium — the 2.3 million square-foot, 80,000-seat future home of the Dallas Cowboys — we must collectively pause and pay tribute to a job exceedingly well done.”

For full story:
http://archone.tamu.edu/college/news/
newsletters/summer2007/cowboyStadium.html

HKS chairman to talk about
specialized healthcare facilities

Ron Skaggs, chairman of HKS, Inc. and member of the College of Architecture’s Class of 1965, will lecture on specialized medical care facilities 2 p.m. Friday, March 30 in Langford C105. The lecture, “Centers of Excellence: A U.S Phenomenon,” is part of the Center for Health Systems & Design’s 2007 Architecture-for-Health Lecture Series.

A current trend in U.S. health care is the proliferation of specialized care facilities, or “Centers of Excellence,” for the treatment of cancer, heart disease, pediatrics and obstetrics, and other common health problems. Skaggs said his lecture will “emphasize that true centers of excellence have a balance of patient care, education and research initiatives with a focus on quality outcomes."

For full story:
http://archone.tamu.edu/college/news/
newsletters/summer2007/skaggsLecture.html

Lang, Avatar create plastic tube
home for temporary housing

The “First Response Plastic Tube House," developed by Peter Lang, assistant professor of architecture at Texas A&M’s Santa Chiara Study Center in Castiglion Fiorentino, Italy, and his associates in the Avatar architettura design group, is featured in the new Italian architecture webzine, “arch'it”:
http://architettura.supereva.com/
architetture/20070319/index.htm

First Response Plastic Tube House, a complete, flexible environmental design that functions as a basic unit, serves as the primary short term module residence, which, in the wake of a disaster, can be used to house refugees on a temporary basis.

For full story:
http://archone.tamu.edu/college/news/
newsletters/summer2007/tubeHome.html

Attractiveness study shows there
is something in the way we move

A recently published study shedding new light on perceptions of attractiveness in men and women, co-authored by Lou Tassinary, professor of architecture at Texas A&M University, has generated an international media buzz, with articles appearing in papers as far away as Kolkata (Calcutta), India. The paper, written with Kerri Johnson, a New York University research scientist, was published March 20 in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

"People have always tried to identify the magical formula for beauty and we knew body shape was important, but we found movement was also key," Johnson told a reporter with Reuters news service.

For full story:
http://archone.tamu.edu/college/news/
newsletters/summer2007/tassinaryMovement.html

Conference to explore murders of
young women in Ciudad Juárez

The murders of more than 400 women and young girls in Ciudad Juárez, México over the past 14 years will be the focus of a Texas A&M University conference April 10.
 
“¡Justicia en Juárez! Gender Violence, Maquiladoras and Border Issues” will be held at Texas A&M’s Sterling C. Evans Memorial Library from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
The conference of scholars and others concerned or affected by the Juarez murders is co-sponsored by 14 Texas A&M units.
 
It is free and open to the public, but advance registration is requested by university officials.
 
Anyone wishing to attend the conference is asked to register in advance to assure sufficient seating. To register, e-mail bahenry@tamu.edu or
g-harvey@tamu.edu.

For full story:
http://archone.tamu.edu/college/news/
newsletters/summer2007/juarezConference.html

50-year Schiffhauer retrospective

A 50 Year Retrospective of the work of Robert Schiffhauer, associate professor of architecture, is on exhibit through April 6 in the Wright Gallery (Langford A216). An artist’s reception, also celebrating Shiffhauer’s 70th birthday, will be held 4 – 7 p.m. Friday, March 23 at the gallery.

Students review potential site plans for the new Magnolia Garden public housing development. Pictured from the left are Juton Horstman, Eric Thompson, Shalanski White, Nicole Adair, Stephen Gage, Lauren Tarpley and Ben Swanson.

Students assist Beaumont
with urban renewal project

An interdisciplinary group of Texas A&M College of Architecture students are assisting the Beaumont Housing Authority (BHA) in preparing strategies for revitalizing homes and businesses of the Magnolia Garden public housing community that was devastated in 2005 by Hurricane Rita. The HOPE VI project, funded by a $20 million grant from the Department of Housing and Urban Development, will replace public housing units with a mixed income community.

The students, from Shannon Van Zandt’s “Neighborhood Revitalization” class and Cecilia Giusti’s “Urban and Regional Economic Development,” traveled to Beaumont last February to meet with Robert Reyna, BHA executive director, Cleveland Como, BHA planning and development director, and Andre Lewis, HOPE VI coordinator, to review site plans and discuss the options for bringing investment and economic development to the community.

For more information about the project, visit http://www.bmtha.org/hopevi/index.htm

For the full story:
http://archone.tamu.edu/college/news/
newsletters/summer2007/beaumont.html

The Slide Library for the Department of Art History and Archaeology at Columbia University, designed by Marble Fairbanks architects, received a 2005 AIA honor award and a 2006 ID Magazine Design Award.

April 2 architecture lecture
features former student, Marble

Texas A&M alumnus Scott Marble ’83 will present a lecture titled, “Designing Design/Designing Assemble,” 5 - 8 p.m. Monday, April 2 in Preston Geren Auditorium.

Marble received a bachelor’s degree in environmental design from Texas A&M and a master’s in architecture from Columbia University. Marble is co-founder of the Marble Fairbanks design firm in New York City 
http://www.marblefairbanks.com/.

Marble received a Master of Architecture degree from Columbia University in 1986 where he was awarded the A.I.A. Award and the William Kinne Fellowship for his research proposal, “The Architecture of the Algerian Sahara.” He received a Bachelor of Environmental Design degree from Texas A&M University in 1983.

He has taught lecture courses and design studios at Columbia University Graduate School of Architecture, Planning, and Preservation since 1991, and served as the coordinator of graduate studios from 1992–1994.

Marble has been the editor of “Abstract,” the catalog of the Graduate School of Architecture, Planning and Preservation of Columbia University, since 1995. In 1987 he co-edited the book “Architecture and Body,” published by Rizzoli. Scott was named a Fellow with the New York Foundation for the Arts in 1994. In 1992, he won the Young Architects Forum sponsored by the Architectural League of New York.

http://www.marblefairbanks.com/

Houston, Austin seminars to teach
energy managers how to cut costs

In cooperation with the mayors of Houston and Austin, an energy management specialist from the Texas A&M College of Architecture will teach representatives from private companies, government and nonprofit organizations how to save money on energy bills at half-day workshops scheduled April 11 in Austin and April 25 in Houston.
 
The workshops, designed to help organizations cope with the severe energy budgeting and planning difficulties resulting from Texas’ high electricity and natural gas prices, are sponsored by the office of Austin Mayor Will Wynn, the Austin electric utility Austin Energy, and the office of Houston Mayor Bill White.
 
Titled "Cutting Energy Bills in Texas: Developing an Energy Risk Management Strategy," the non-technical workshops are tailored for building owners, managers and others responsible for electric and natural gas budgets in commercial, industrial, governmental and institutional settings.

For the full story:
http://archone.tamu.edu/college/news/
newsletters/summer2007/energyWorkshop.html

Hill’s career highlighted in
Texas A&M’s ‘Faculty Focus’

Although he’s recognized around Aggieland for his signature eccentric neckties, Architecture Professor Rodney Hill is known by the world at large as a “creativity champion,” a title conferred upon him by the American Creativity Association (ACA).

Read more on how Hill is taking Aggie creativity to new heights in the “Faculty Focus” feature on the Texas A&M University News and Information Web site:

http://dmc-news.tamu.edu/templates/?a=4333&z=17

Administrative Notes

Student applications sought for ARCC/King Medal for Excellence

The Architectural Research Centers Consortium (ARCC) is seeking applications for its eighth annual ARCC/King Student Medal for Excellence in Architectural and Environmental Design Research to a graduate or undergraduate student. Named in honor of the late Jonathan King, co-founder and first president of ARCC, the award will be given based upon the criteria that acknowledge innovation, integrity and scholarship. The deadline for submissions is Monday April 9.

For more information, visit http://www.arccweb.org/kingawd.htm
or e-mail brian.sinclair@ucalgary.ca

The spring schedule for the College of Architecture’s Built Environment Teaching Facility, also known as the “Architecture Ranch,” is available online at
http://www.google.com/calendar/embed
?src=aknox%40tamu.edu

The Ranch, and specialized equipment located at the facility, can be reserved by e-mailing Alan Knox, the college’s research development coordinator, at aknox@tamu.edu.

A special meeting of Texas A&M College of Architecture faculty and staff is set for 12:30 p.m. Wednesday, March 28 in Langford C 105.

“There are several significant improvements, opportunities, and changes that are taking place in the college and university about which you may not be aware,” said Tom Regan, dean of the college, in calling a meeting to “discuss current and future changes that will impact the students, faculty, staff, former students, and friends of the college. 

The meeting will adjourn before 1:30PM.

Calendar Highlights:

Architecture Professor Don House views "Yaupon Thicket (Homage to Burchfield)," an oil and charcoal work by Dick Davison, Jr., professor of architecture, which is one of the many works of art by College of Architecture faculty currently on exhibit at the faculty biennial exhibit at Stark Galleries. For more pictures from the artist's reception, see the bottom of this page.

Wednesday, March 21
American Institute of Architecture Students meet 6:30 – 8 p.m. in the Preston Geren Auditorium. For more information, contact Alexis Mixon at 817.229.5191 or amixon@tamu.edu.

Emerging Green Builders meet 7:30 p.m. - 8:30 p.m. in Langford C 105. For more information, contact Brittany Pool at 281.414.4141 or brittanypool@neo.tamu.edu.

Wed., March 21 - Sat., March 24
Associated General Contractors Conference (AGC) will be held in San Antonio, Texas. For more information, visit the AGC Web site.

Thurs., March 22 - Sat., March 24
ACSP administrators conference – “Educational Administrators as Creative Leaders:” The Association of Collegiate Schools of Planning’s annual administrators conference will be held in San Luis Obispo, Calif. For more information, visit the conference Web site.

Friday, March 23
COSC Teaching Academy: This department-sponsored workshop on teaching will be held 2:30 – 5 p.m. in Langford C 207. For more information, contact Anne Eastwood at aeastwood@tamu.edu.

Thursday, March 22 - Saturday, March 24
ACSP administrators conference – “Educational Administrators as Creative Leaders:” The Association of Collegiate Schools of Planning’s annual administrators conference will be held in San Luis Obispo, Calif. For more information, visit the conference Web site at http://www.academicprograms.calpoly.edu/acsp/.

Tuesday, March 27
Administrative Staff Committee meets from 2 – 3 p.m. in Langford A 217. For more information, please contact Kathy Waskom at 845.1222 or k-waskom@tamu.edu.

Egg drop: Environmental Design 231 students will test egg container designs 2 - 4 p.m. in the Langford A Atrium; dropping them from the 3rd to first floor.

Wednesday, March 28
Visiting Artist Lecture: Internationally acclaimed painter, illustrator and author George Pratt will lecture from 5:30 – 6:30 p.m. in Preston Geren Auditorium, followed by a reception in the Langford B Exhibit Hall. Pratt’s first graphic novel “Enemy Ace: War Idyll” was nominated for an Eisner Award and a Harvey Award for Best Graphic Novel, and his documentary about Mississippi Delta Blues entitled “See You In Hell, Blind Boy: A Tale of the Blues” won Best Feature Documentary at the New York International Independent Film Festival. Samples of Pratt’s art can be viewed online at http://www.georgepratt.com.

Facility Management Student Chapter meeting: This general meeting will be held in Langford C 207 from 5:30 – 7 p.m. For more information, contact Carlos Nome at 847.9356 or carlosnome@tamu.edu

Thursday, March 29
COSC Scholarship and Awards Banquet will be held 5 – 11 p.m. at the College Station Hilton. For more information, contact Anne Eastwood at 845.0289 or aeastwood@tamu.edu.

Thursday, March 29 - Friday, March 30
The Construction Industry Advisory Council meets 1 – 5 p.m. on Thursday, March 29, and 9 a.m. – 1 p.m. on Friday, March 30. Both meetings will be held in Rudder Tower 601. For more information, contact Ann Eastwood at 845.0289 or aeastwood@tamu.edu.

Friday, March 30 - Tuesday, April 3
International Sustainable Urbanism Workshop will be held from 8 a.m. – 5 p.m. in the MSC. The topic will be “Redefining Sustainability in Urban Regions.” Speakers currently confirmed include Phillip Cooke, from the Centre for Advanced Studies at Cardiff University, Wales; Dushko Bogunovich, from the University of Technology (Unitec), Auckland, New Zealand; Phillip Berke, from the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill; Mark Holtzapple, from Texas A&M University, College Station; Uta Birkmayer, of XSense Experiential Design, San Louis Obispo, California; and Pliny Fisk, Texas A&M University, College Station. This event is sponsored by the Department of Landscape Architecture and Urban Planning’s Center for Housing and Urban Development. Details on the conference are available online at http://sustainableurbanism.tamu.edu.  For more information, contact Dolores Gonzales at 458.0102 or dgonzales@archone.tamu.edu.

Visiting Artist Lecture: George Pratt, artist in residence, will screen his documentary about the blues in Mississippi, “See You in Hell, Blind Boy,” 5:30 – 7 p.m. in the Preston Geren Auditorium. The film was aired on PBS in 2006. For more information, contact Carol LaFayette at 845-3465 or lurleen@viz.tamu.edu.

The American Institute of Constructors constructor certification exam will be held in Room 601 of Rudder Tower. For more information, contact Ann Eastwood at 845.0289 or aeastwood@archone.tamu.edu.

Ron Skaggs, chairman of HKS Inc., will speak in Langford C 105, 2 – 4 p.m. For more information, contact George Mann at 845.7856 or gmann@archone.tamu.edu.

Saturday, March 31
“Baithak” Indian Music Concert: The Society for Promotion of Indian Classical Music and Culture Amongst Youth (SPICMACAY) presents “Baithak,” a gathering of artists, including Texas A&M faculty and student vocalists, musicians and dancers, performing classical Indian music, 3:30 – 10 p.m. in the Preston Geren Auditorium and Langford B Exhibit Hall at the College of Architecture. For more information, contact Pudhuma Karunakaran at 510.457.5553 or pudhuma@gmail.com.

Sunday, April 1 - Friday, April 6
George Pratt post-workshop exhibition: Drawings, illustrations and paintings from graphic novelist George Pratt's Artist in Residence workshop will be displayed in the Langford B Exhibit Hall. For more information, contact Carol LaFayette at 845.3465
lurleen@viz.tamu.edu.

Monday, April 2
Scott Marble lecture: The Department of Architecture lecture series presents award-winning architect and Aggie alumnus Scott Marble, of Marble Fairbanks 5 – 8 p.m. in the Preston Geren Auditorium. To learn more about Marble, visit his firm’s Web site at http://www.marblefairbanks.com/

“A Tale of Two Mexicos”: The documentary by Saul Landau and Sonia Angulo examining the impact of corporate globalization on México, focusing on the “maquiladoras,” U.S.-owned factories employing cheap Mexican labor, will be screened 7-10 p.m. in Room 410 of the Evans Memorial Library Annex.

Wednesday, April 4
The American Institute of Architecture Students will hold a general meeting from 6:30 – 8 p.m. in the Preston Geren Auditorium. For more information, please contact Alexis Mixon at 817.229.5191 or amixon@neo.tamu.edu.

Association of Student Planners meets  5 – 7 p.m. in Langford C 207. For more information, contact Dawn Jourdan at djourdan@archone.tamu.edu.

Undergraduate visual studies students meet 5 – 6 p.m. in the Preston Geren auditorium. Terry Larsen will lecture on developments of interest to visual studies students. For more information, contact Mary Saslow at 845.7073 or saslow@viz.tamu.edu.  

Thursday, April 5
Society of Women in Construction meets 7 – 9 p.m. in Langford C 205. For more information, contact JoEllen Eggert at 832.928.4202 or joelleneggert@tamu.edu.

Saturday, April 7
Dollhouse Build Day: Construction science students will be construct custom dollhouses 9 a.m. - 3 p.m. at the College of Architecture’s Architecture Ranch at the Texas A&M Riverside Campus. The homes will later be sold as part of a fund-raising activity. For more information, contact Ann Eastwood at 845.0289 or aeastwood@archone.tamu.edu.

Tuesday, April 10
¡Justicia en Juárez! Conference,  hosted by TAMU Consortium on Border Research, will be held 9 a.m. - 5 p.m. in Room 204E of the Sterling C. Evans Memorial Library.  The symposium focuses on the underlying reasons for the violence and murder of over 400 women and girls in Juárez, México.  The event is free and participants can register via e-mail to Barbara, or Gloria, at CHUD.

Administrative Staff Committee meets from 2 – 3 p.m. in Langford A 217. For more information, contact Kathy Waskom at 845.1222 or k-waskom@tamu.edu.

Thursday, April 12 - Saturday, April 14
Associated Schools of Construction (ASC) annual conference will be held in Flagstaff, Arizona. For more information, visit the conference Web site at
http://home.nau.edu/cens/cm/asc/

Friday, April 13
6th Annual Evening of the Arts, sponsored by the Women and Gender Equity Office and the Health and Kinesiology Department, is the last event of Gay Awareness Week. This year, the Dance Production class will host the featured artists. The event will take place in the Preston Geren Auditorium and the Langford B Exhibit Hall 7:30 – 9:30 p.m. For more information, contact Chelsi West at 979.224.0143 or chelsnicole@tamu.edu.

Landscape Architecture and Urban Planning faculty meets 11:15 a.m. – 12:45 p.m. in Langford C 206. For more information, contact June Withers at 845.1019 or jwithers@archmail.tamu.edu.

Department of Architecture faculty meets from 1 – 2 p.m. in Langford C 105. For more information, contact Ginger White at 845.0129 or gwhite@tamu.edu.

The Department of Landscape Architecture and Urban Planning awards banquet will be held 6 – 9 p.m. at the Briarcrest Country Club. For more information, contact Robin See at 458 – 4307 or robin-see@tamu.edu.

Saturday, April 14 - Wednesday, April 18
National APA conference: The American Planning Association will hold their national conference in Philadelphia, Pa. For more information, visit the conference Web site at http://www.planning.org/2007conference/.

Monday, April 16
“Architecture in the Landscape”: Architect Manuel Delgado will lecture on “Architecture in the Landscape – A Bird’s Eye View of Venezuela’s Guayana Region.” The event will be held from 5:30 – 8 p.m. in the Preston Geren Auditorium. Delgado has worked in several urban architectural developments in Venezuela over the past twenty-five years, and he is currently an associate professor at Wentworth Institute of Technology’s School of Architecture. For more information, contact Malcolm Quantrill at 845.7878 or casa@archone.tamu.edu.

Tuesday, April 17
The American Institute of Architecture Students will hold a general meeting from 6:30 – 8 p.m. in the Preston Geren Auditorium. For more information, please contact Alexis Mixon at 817.229.5191 or amixon@neo.tamu.edu.

Wednesday, April 18
Visiting artists lecture: Architects and designers Benjamin Ball and Gaston Nogues will discuss their work 5:30 – 6:30 p.m. in the Preston Geren Auditorium, followed by a reception in the Langford B Exhibit Hall. Ball and Nogues collaborate to design and realize unique structures through physical modeling and digital forms of production. Their project portfolio can be viewed online at http://www.ball-nogues.com/projects.html. For more information, contact Carol LaFayette at 845.3465 or lurleen@viz.tamu.edu.

Wednesday, April 18 - Friday, April 20
Texas ASLA conference – “Weaving the Urban Fabric:” The American Society of Landscape Architects will hold their annual Texas conference in Houston, Texas. For more information, visit the conference Web site.

Thursday, April 19
Tau Sigma Delta, an honor society in architecture and allied arts, will hold its Induction Ceremony for new members at 6:30 p.m. at the Pebble Creek Country Club.  David Woodcock will be the guest speaker. For more information, please contact Katie Ward at 979.574.0839 or ward.kathryn@gmail.com.

Friday, April 20
Department of Construction Science Teaching Academy: This department-sponsored workshop on teaching will be held 2:30 – 5 p.m. in Langford C 207. For more information, contact Ann Eastwood at aeastwood@tamu.edu.

The 2007-2008 Architecture Department Annual Scholarship and Awards Banquet will be held 6 – 10 p.m. at the Pebble Creek Country Club. For more information, contact Melinda Randle at 847.8918 or mrandle@archone.tamu.edu.

Monday, April 23
“Light Celebrating Place,” Jill Mullholland’s dissertation video, will be shown 5:30 – 6:30 p.m. in the Preston Geren Auditorium. The premise of Mullholland’s research is that light and place work together in such a closely-knit relationship, neither could exist without the other. In 2005, Mullholland received a $20,000 grant from the Nuckolls Fund for Lighting Education in order to build and document her dissertation. For more information, contact Jill Mullholland at 779.7373 or jill.mullholland@gmail.com.

Monday, April 23 - Tuesday, April 24
ULI conference – “Developing Green: Integrating Sustainability with Success:” The Urban Land Institute will hold this conference in Philadelphia, Pa. For more information, visit the conference Web site.

Tuesday, April 24
Department of Architecture faculty meets from 11 a.m. – noon in Langford A 107B. For more information, contact Ginger White at 845.0129 or gwhite@tamu.edu.

Administrative Staff Committee meets from 2 – 3 p.m. in Langford A 217. For more information, contact Kathy Waskom at 845.1222 or k-waskom@tamu.edu.

Wednesday, April 25
Facility Management Student Chapter meeting: This general meeting will be held in Langford C 207 from 5:30 – 7 p.m. For more information, contact Carlos Nome at 847.9356 or carlosnome@tamu.edu

Friday, April 27 - Saturday, April 28
SWAMP Screening: The Aggie SWAMP (Screenwriters, Actors, Movie Producers) Club will have an end-of-year screening for member-created movies. The screening will take place in the Preston Geren Auditorium from 6:30-10:30 p.m. For more information, contact Carol LaFayette at 845-3465 or lurleen@viz.tamu.edu.

Thursday, May 3 - Saturday, May 5
AIA National Convention: Several members of the College of Architecture faculty will attend the American Institute of Architects’ National Convention and Design Expo, “Growing Beyond Green,” in San Antonio, Texas. For more information, visit the convention Web site.

Friday, May 4
College hosts AIA Convention reception: The Texas A&M College of Architecture will host a reception at the AIA National Convention in San Antonio, Texas 7 – 9 p.m. at a location to be announced. For more information, contact Melinda Randle at 847.8918 or mrandle@archone.tamu.edu.

Tuesday, May 8
Administrative Staff Committee Meeting from 2 p.m. – 3 p.m. in Langford A 217. For more information, contact Kathy Waskom at 845.1222 or k-waskom@tamu.edu.

Friday, May 11
Construction Science Grads honored: A graduation reception for construction science graduates will be held 5 – 8 p.m. in the Langford A Atrium. For more information, contact Ann Eastwood at 845.0289 or aeastwood@tamu.edu.

June 11-15
The Youth Adventure Program, a workshop for gifted and talented students, will take place in the Mac Lab on the 4th floor of The Langford A Building on the Texas A&M campus. For more information, contact Howard Eilers at 845.4685 or h-eilers@tamu.edu, or visit the program's Web site at: http://yap.tamu.edu

July 9-14
The Youth Adventure Program, a workshop for gifted and talented students, will take place in the Mac Lab on the 4th floor of The Langford A Building on the Texas A&M campus. For more information, contact Howard Eilers at 845.4685 or h-eilers@tamu.edu, or visit the program's Web site at: http://yap.tamu.edu

Sunday, Aug. 5 - Thursday, Aug. 9
SIGGRAPH International Conference and Exhibition, “Face Tomorrow,” will be held in San Diego, California. For more information, visit the conference Web site at
http://www.siggraph.org/s2007/

Wednesday, Aug. 15 - Sunday, Aug. 19
CELA conference – “Negotiating Landscapes:” The Council of Educators in Landscape Architecture’s annual conference will be held in Philadelphia, Pa. For more information, visit the conference Web site at http://www.outreach.psu.edu/C&I/cela/.

Thursday, September 13
Construction Science Career Fair will be held 8 a.m. – 5 p.m. at the College Station Hilton Hotel. For more information, contact Steve Byrne at 458.0156 or steve-byrne@tamu.edu.

Friday, September 14
Construction Science Fair will be held 8 a.m. – 5 p.m. at the College Station Hilton Hotel. For more information, contact Steve Byrne at 458.0156 or steve-byrne@tamu.edu.

Thursday, Oct. 4 - Sunday, Oct. 7
ACADIA conference: The Association for Computer Aided Design in Architecture’s international conference will be held in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada. For more information, visit the ACADIA Web site at http://www.acadia.org/.

Wednesday, Oct. 17 - Sunday, Oct. 21
ACSP conference: The Association of Collegiate Schools of Planning conference will be held in Milwaukee, Wis. For more information, visit the conference Web site at http://www.acsp.org/events/conferences.html.

Thursday, Oct. 18 - Saturday, Oct. 20
Texas Society of Architects Convention and Expo will be held in Austin, Texas. Details will be forthcoming on the TSA Web site: http://www.texasarchitect.org/

Wednesday, Oct. 24 - Saturday, Oct. 27
Texas APA conference: The American Planning Association’s annual Texas conference will be held in Addison, Texas. Details will be forthcoming on the Texas APA Web site: http://www.txplanning.org/.

Friday, Oct. 26
Outstanding Alumni Awards Banquet: The College of Architectures annual Outstanding Alumni Awards will be presented 6:30 – 10 p.m. at the Miramont Country Club. For more information, contact Trish Pannell at 458.0400 or t-pannell@tamu.edu. 

Faculty Art Show

Sculptures by Ergun Akleman, associate professor of architecture, on display at the College of Architecture Faculty Biennial exhibit in Stark Galleries.

A Stark gallery patron and young art fan view a work by Yauger Williams, assistant professor of archtiecture, who noted in the exhibit brochure, "I am not as much of a minimalist as I would like to think."