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$100K awarded to three schools The University of Florida, Mississippi State University, and Philadelphia University have been awarded by the NCARB to promote real-world experience in architecture.
By LIISA ANDREASSEN Correspondent
specific areas where the academy can bridge the gap between education and practice and better prepare students for internships and future careers as ar- chitects. FLORIDA. The University of Florida’s School of Ar- chitecture was given $35,000 for the development of a laboratory that will enable students to work with practitioners and manufacturers to learn how materials influence the structural soundness and safety of their designs. This graduate-level studio project is scheduled for fall 2016. The co-project directors are Lisa Huang, assistant professor, and Bradley Walters, associate professor, and the non-faculty architect practitioner is Albert Alfonso, founding principal of Alfonso Architects (Tampa, FL). “In professional practice, the opportunity to exper- iment with materials and assemblies can be limit- ed by budget, project schedules, and life-safety is- sues,” Huang says. “The academic setting is the ide- al environment to experiment and learn from fail- ures.”
T he National Council of Architectural Regis- tration Boards , a licensing and support agen- cy for the industry, selected three college pro- grams for their curricula blending academic and real-world experience, and has dedicated a total of $100,000 in awards. “In professional practice, the opportunity to experiment with materials and assemblies can be limited by budget, project schedules, and life-safety issues. The academic The recipients are the University of Florida, Mis- sissippi State University, and Philadelphia Univer- sity. The NCARB awards are intended to address setting is the ideal environment to experiment and learn from failures.”
Lisa Huang, Assistant Professor, University of Florida
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