Newsletter of the College of Architecture at Texas A&M University
A first-ever gathering at Texas A&M of the heads of four major professional associations representing disciplines taught in the College of Architecture took place at the 2010 Rowlett Lecture Series April 23.
At the event, hosted by the college's CRS Center at Rudder Auditorium, the four featured guests individually addressed the event's theme, "Leadership in the Built Environment: Challenges and Opportunities."
"It was particularly useful, not just for students and faculty in the college but for the university at large, to develop a better understanding of how four different professions can work together designing and delivering the built environment," said Valerian Miranda, director of the CRS Center for Leadership and Management in the Design and Construction Industry and associate professor of architecture.
Valerian Miranda, Jorge Vanegas kick off Rowlett 2010 Lecture Series from TAMU College of Architecture on Vimeo.
Speakers included:
George H. Miller, FAIA, president, The American Institute of Architects. Miller, a partner at Pei Cobb Freed in New York, has worked on many significant projects, including the Hyatt Center in Chicago, the National Constitution Center in Philadelphia, the Johnson and Johnson Headquarters in New Brunswick, N.J., and Center for Government and International Studies at Harvard.
See Miller's presentation
Angela Dye, FASLA, immediate past president, American Society of Landscape Architects. Dye is the head of "A Dye Design," a firm specializing in urban design, planning, context-sensitive design of transportation, recreation, higher education and public art-oriented projects.
See Dye's presentation
Robert Hunter '67 BARCH, '71 MARCH, FAICP, immediate past president, American Planning Association. Hunter, a distinguished alumnus of the College of Architecture, is director of the Hillsborough County City-County Planning Commission in Tampa, Florida since 1987. He's also been director of planning in San Antonio and Reno, Nevada.
See Hunter's presentation
J. Doug Pruitt, immediate past president, Associated General Contractors of America. Pruitt is the chairman and CEO of The Sundt Companies in Tempe, Ariz., providing general contracting, construction management and design-build services.
See Pruitt's presentation
After their comments, Jeff Potter '78 BED, '79 MARCH, FAIA, moderated a panel discussion. He is vice-president of POTTER, a design firm with offices in Dallas and Longview, Texas. See the panel discussion
The lecture series was endowed in 1979 through a grant from the founders of CRS and Mrs. Virginia Rowlett to bring speakers of national and international significance to the College of Architecture at Texas A&M University.
The original CRS firm, established in 1946 by Rowlett and William W. Caudill, professors of architecture at Texas A&M, became internationally renowned for a number of innovations in architectural practice that today are taken for granted.
The CRS Center's mission is to advance innovation and leadership in the design and construction industry. The center is also the repository of the business archives, slide archives, publications and architectural program library of CRS and its successor firm CRSS.
Industry professionals can register for the lecture for $50 at https://secure.touchnet.com
Faculty and students can register free at http://archone.tamu.edu/rowlett
- updated April 24, 2010 -
Contact: Phillip Rollfing, prollfing@archone.tamu.edu or 979.458.0442.
