Accomplishments: School of Architecture
In collaboration with the Nevada Chapter of the American Society of Landscape Architects (NVASLA), Jacel Zeres Avila and Jung-Hwa Kim (both Architecture) received recognition in the 15th Annual Historic American Landscapes Survey (HALS) Challenge. Their submission, focused on Cochran Ditch in Reno, NV, earned second place and will be added to the…
Jung-Hwa Kim (Architecture) gave a virtual presentation on her research, "Elevated Utopias: The Rise of Roof Gardens in Early 20th-Century Department Stores," at the LAND/PLAN Site Planning Seminar Series, hosted by Prof. Sangyong Cho at the University of Cincinnati.
Dak Kopec (Architecture) published the 4th of edition of his authored work, Environmental Psychology for Design. The book explores questions with an in-depth look at psychosocial responses to the built environment. Awarded the 2006 ASID Joel Polsky Prize, the first edition served as an introduction to the discipline of environmental…
Two years after the release of his debut novel, Broken Boys Beyond Friendship, Dak Kopec (Architecture) unveiled his second work, Logan's Legacy Beyond Blood. Continuing his commitment to exploring social equity amid societal, governmental, and judicial prejudices, this novel brings to the forefront the challenges and discrimination many…
Dak Kopec (Interior Architecture and Design) presented at Hochschule für Technik Stuttgart (Germany) on the topic of Trauma Informed Design on October 16.
We live in a divided world where violence, in one form or another, dominates the daily news. With this global trend, Interior design is being called upon to provide environments that…
Alfredo Fernandez-Gonzalez (Architecture) has been inducted as Fellow of the American Solar Energy Society (ASES). To be selected as Fellow, a member of ASES needs to be active in the society for at least 10 years and has served with distinction in the advancement of solar energy utilization by way of research, education, public service, and/or…
Jung-Hwa Kim (Architecture) delivered a virtual oral presentation for a Library Company of Philadelphia and Historical Society of Pennsylvania fellowship colloquium on June 5, 2023. The fellowship-awarded research, “The Design and Use of the Wanamaker’s Department Store Rooftop in Philadelphia, 1910 to the 1920s,” showed how the Wanamaker’s in…
Jung-Hwa Kim (Architecture) has been offered a 2023-2024 Andrew W. Mellon Foundation Fellowship by the Library Company of Philadelphia and the Historical Society of Pennsylvania. The fellowship will support her project, “The Design and Use of the Wanamaker’s Department Store Rooftop in Philadelphia, 1910 to the 1920s.”
Adjunct faculty and alumna Lisa Ortega (Architecture) wrote Bill AB131, which calls for the state to have an Urban and Community Forestry program. It has passed Assembly, and is on its way to the Senate for consideration.
Read more about the Bill on the State legislature website or at the Reno Gazette Journal.…
Junghwa Kim (Landscape Architecture) and colleagues recently published an article, "The Contents of Namsan Park Records at the Seoul Metropolitan Archives," in the Journal of the Korean Institute of Landscape Architecture.
Tradition-Innovations in Art, Design, and Media Education Panel
Kimberly G. James (Music), Kymberly Mellen (Theatre), Phillip Zawarus (Architecture), Olga Townsend (UNLV Art Alumna), Adam Paul (Film), Julian Kilker (JMS), Timothy Jones (Music), Morgan Iommi (NSC), Alethea Inns (OIT), and Yvonne Houy (College of Fine Arts) presented on "tradition…
UNLV College of Fine Arts Dean Nancy J. Uscher has begun her term as president of the International Council of Fine Arts Deans (ICFAD). ICFAD is a vehicle through which members share information and ideas that enhance the leadership of deans and associate deans, provosts and associate provosts, university presidents and other arts…