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2016-2017 Graduate Catalog 
    
2016-2017 Graduate Catalog [Not Current Academic Year. Consult with Your Academic Advisor for Your Catalog Year]

Faculty: College of Architecture


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Yared Akalou, Lecturer.  Bachelor of Art-Communications, Texas Southern University; Master of Product Design, Illinois Institute of Technology, Institute of Design.  yakalou2@uh.edu

Leonard Bachman, Professor, Registered Architect.  Bachelor of Architecture, University of Houston; Master of Architecture, University of Houston.  lbachman@uh.edu

Olga Bannova, Research Associate Professor.  Bachelor of Architecture, Moscow Architectural Institute; Master of Science in Space Architecture, University of Houston; Master of Architecture, University of Houston.  obannova@uh.edu

Larry Bell, A.I.A.A., ASCE. Professor and Director of Sasakawa International Center for Space Architecture; Registered Architect.  Bachelor of Architecture, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign; Master of Fine Arts, University of Illinois.  lbell@uh.edu

Elizabeth Bollinger, Professor.  Bachelor of Science in Mathmatics, Louisiana State University; Post-Baccalaureate in Mathematics, Yale University; Master of Architecture, University of Houston; Master of Arts in Mathematics, Louisiana State University.  ebollinger@uh.edu

Cord Bowen, IDSA. Adjunct Assistant Professor and Coordinator Foundation Studios, semesters 1-3 in Architecture, Interior Architecture, Industrial Design. University of Houston.  Bachelor of Architecture, University of Houston; Master of Architecture, Parsons School of Design; Master of Business Administration, University of Houston.  cbowen3@uh.edu

Fernando Brave, FAIA. Lecturer. Bachelor of Architecture, Universidad de Belgrano; Master of Architecture, University of Houston.  fbrave@uh.edu

Geoffrey Brune, FAIA. Professor and Director of Honors Thesis Programs. Coordinator Comprehensive Design Studios, semesters 7+8; Registered Architect.  Bachelor of Architecture, University of Houston; Certificate for Studies in Historic Preservation, Texas A&M University; Master of Science in Architecture, Texas A&M University.  gbrune@uh.edu

Robert Burrow, Lecturer. Registered Architect.  Bachelor of Architecture, Southern California Institute of Architecture; Master of Architecture, Harvard University Graduate School of Design.  rburrow2@uh.edu

Sharon Chapman, Lecturer.  Bachelor of Architecture, University of Houston;Master of Science in Architecture, University of Houston.  schapman@uh.edu

Joseph Colaco, Ph.D., PE. Professor. Registered Professional Engineer-Texas.  Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering, University of Bombay, India; Master of Science Civil Engineering, University of Illinois; California (Structural), California (Civil). Doctorate of Civil Engineering, University of Illinois.  jcolaco@uh.edu

Thomas Colbert, AIA. Associate Professor and Registered Architect, Texas.  Honors Diploma in Architecture, Cambridge University, UK; AB in Architecture and Urban Planning, Princeton University.  tcolbert@uh.edu

Alejandro Colom, Lecturer.  Bachelor of Architecture, University of Houston; Master of Science in Achitectural Studies, Massachusetts Institute of Technology.  acolom@uh.edu

Carl Conlee, IV., Lecturer.  Bachelor of Fine Arts-Industrial Design, Rhode Island School of Design.  csconlee@uh.edu

Scott Cutlip, AIA. Lecturer. Registered Architect, LEED Accredited.  Bachelor of Environmental Design, Texas A&M University; Master of Architecture, University of Houston.  scutlip@uh.edu

Tom Diehl, Associate Professor and Coordinator, Intermediate Studios, semesters 4-6, and Registered Architect.  Bachelor of Architecture, University of Houston; Graduate Diploma of Architecture, Architectural Association School of Architecture, London, UK.  tdiehl@uh.edu

Marc El-Khouri, Lecturer. Registered Architect in Beirut, Lebanon at the ordre des ingenieurs et architects du liban.  Bachelor of Architecture, Rhode Island School of Design; Bachelor of Fine Arts, Rhode Island School of Design; Master of Architecture-Urban Design, Harvard University Graduate School Of Design.  mel-khouri@uh.edu

“Duke” Fleshman,  Adjunct Assistant Professor and Research Assistant Professor, Registered Architect, and Registered Interior Designer.  Bachelor of Architecture, University of Houston; Bachelor of Business Administration, University of Oklahoma; Master of Architecture, University of Houston.  ffleshman@uh.edu

Wendy Fok, Assistant Professor, Coordinator Digital Media.  Bachelor of Arts (Architecture/Economics), Columbia University, Barnard College; Certification Urban Policy and Planning, Woodrow Wilson School of Public & International Affairs; Master of Architecture, Princeton University, School of Architecture.  wfok@uh.edu

Stephen Fox, Adjunct Associate Professor.  Bachelor of Architecture, Rice University.  sfox3@uh.edu

Dietmar Froehlich, Associate Professor and Co-Director Graduate Studies and Coordinator Levels I + II Design, Registered Architect, Texas and Austria.  Diplom-Ingenieur für Architektur, Technical University Graz, Austria; Master of Architecture, University of Houston.  dfroehlich@uh.edu

Victoria Goldstein, Adjunct Assistant Professor.  Bachelor of Architecture, FADU, University of Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires, Argentina; Master of Architecture + Urbanism, Architectural Association School of Architecture, London, UK.  vgoldstein@uh.edu

Michael Gonzales, Lecturer.  Bachelor of Architecture, University of Houston; Bachelor of Science in Environmental Design, University of Houston; Master of Science in Advanced Architectural Design, GSAPP, Columbia University.  magonzales@uh.edu

Robert Griffin, Associate Professor and Registered Architect.  Bachelor of Architecture, Auburn University.  rgriffin3@uh.edu

Jack Hanna, Associate Professor in the School of Art.  Bachelor of Professional Arts in Industrial Design, Art Center College of Design; Master of Fine Arts in Industrial Design, University of Illinois, Urbana.  jhanna@uh.edu

Paul Homeyer, AIA. Lecturer, Registered Architect, LEED Accredited Professional.  Bachelor of Environmental Design, Texas A&M University; Master of Architecture, University of Texas at Austin.  phomeyer@uh.edu

Chan Q. Huynh, Lecturer, LEED Accredited Professional.  Bachelor of Architecture, University of Houston; Bachelor of Science in Environmental Design, University of Houston; Master of Science in Architecture, University of Houston.  chuynh@uh.edu

Meg Jackson, Lecturer.  Bachelor of Arts in History of Art and Architecture, Middlebury College; Master of Architecture, Columbia University.  mhjackson@uh.edu

Matthew Johnson, AIA. Assistant Professor and Registered Architect.  Bachelor of Arts in Political Science with Humanities Honors, Stanford University; Master of Architecture, Yale University.  mjohnson13@uh.edu

Donna Kacmar, FAIA. Associate Professor. Director, Materials Research Collaborative Registered Architect LEED 2.1 Accredited.  Bachelor of Environmental Design, Texas A&M University; Master of Architecture, Columbia University.  Dkacmar@uh.edu

Lannis Kirkland, Assistant Professor and Associate Dean and Director of Undergraduate Programs, Registered Architect, and Registered Interior Designer.  Bachelor of Architecture, Auburn University; Master of Architecture, Rice University.  lkirkland@uh.edu

EunSook Kwon, Ph.D., IDSA. Associate Professor and Director of Industrial Design Program and Coordinator Industrial Design.  Bachelor of Fine Arts in Industrial Design, Seoul National University, Korea; Master of Fine Arts in Industrial Design, Seoul National University, Korea; Master of Arts in Industrial Design Education, The Ohio State University; Doctorate of Arts Education, The Ohio State University.  ekwon@uh.edu

Nora Laos, Ph.D. Lecturer.  Bachelor of Science in Architectural Studies, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign; Master of Fine Arts in Art and Archeology, Princeton University; Master of Architecture; University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign; Ph.D., Department of Art and Archaeology, Princeton University.  nlaos@uh.edu

William Lidwell, Lecturer.  Bachelor of Art in Psychology, Texas State University; Master of Science in Instructional Technology, University of Houston-Clear Lake.  wmlidwell@uh.edu

Robert Lindsey, Professor Emeritus, Registered Architect, and Registered Interior Designer.  Bachelor of Architecture, University of Houston; Bachelor of Science, University of Houston; Master of  Architecture, Columbia University.

Jason Logan, Lecturer.  Bachelor of Architecture, University of Houston; Master of Science in Advanced Architectural Design, Columbia University.  jlogan@uh.edu

Rafael Longoria. ACSA Distinguished Professor and Co-Director Graduate Studies and Coordinator, Level III Design, Registered Architect.  Bachelor of Architecture, Rice University; Bachelor of Arts in Architecture and History of Art, Rice University; Master of Business Administration, University of Texas at Austin.  longoria@uh.edu

Gary Machicek, AIA, LEED AP. Visiting Assistant Professor.  Bachelor of Environmental Design, Texas A+M University; Master of Architecture, Rice University.  gmachicek@uh.edu

Gregory Marinic, AIA, ACSA, NCARB, IIDA, IFI, IDEC. Assistant Professor, Director of Interior Architecture.  Bachelor of Science Geography/Urban Planning, Ohio University; Master of Architecture, University of Maryland.  gnmarinic@uh.edu

Joe Mashburn, FAIA, IDSA. Adjunct Professor, Registered Architect: Texas and Australia.  Bachelor of Architecture, University of Houston; Master of Architecture, Texas A&M University.  mashburn@uh.edu

Joseph “Mac” McManus, AIA. Adjunct Associate Professor, Registered Architect, Registered Interior Designer.  Bachelor of Architecture, University of Houston; Bachelor of Arts, University of Houston; Master of Architecture, University of Houston.  jmcmanus2@uh.edu

Joe Meppelink, Adjunct Assistant Professor and Director of Applied Research.  Bachelor of Science in Architecture, University of Michigan; Master of Architecture, Rice University.  jmeppelink@uh.edu

Zui Lig Ng, Lecturer.  Bachelor of Architecture, University of Houston; Master of Science in Architecture, Cornell University.  zng2@uh.edu

Peter Noldt, Adjunct Assistant Professor.  Bachelor of Science, Texas A&M University; Master of Architecture, University of Houston.  pnoldt@uh.edu

Patricia Belton Oliver, FAIA. Dean and Professor, Registered Architect-California.  Bachelor of Arts, University of California, Los Angeles; Master of Architecture I, University of California, Los Angeles.  poliver@uh.edu

Luisa Orto, Ph.D. Lecturer.  Bachelor of Arts, Boston University; Master of Arts, New York University, Institute of Fine Arts; Doctorate, New York University, Institute of Fine Arts.  lorto@uh.edu

Patrick Peters, Professor and Director of the Graduate Design/Build Studio, LEED Accredited Professional, Registered Architect, NCARB Certified.  Bachelor of Architecture, University of Cincinnati; Master of Architecture, Rice University.  ppeters@uh.edu

Roya Plauché, Lecturer.  Bachelor of Architecture, University of Houston; Master of Science - Advanced Architecture Design, Columbia University.  rplauche@uh.edu

James Ray, Lecturer.  Bachelor of Environmental Design, Texas A&M University; Master of Architecture, Harvard University Graduate School of Design.  jlray2@uh.edu

Shafik Rifaat, AIA, AICP, ASID. Professor and Coordinator, Urban Design, Registered Architect-Texas, Virginia, Egypt, NCARB Certified.  Bachelor of Architecture, University of Alexandria, Egypt; Master of City Planning, Harvard University; Master of Architecture, Massachusetts Institute of Technology.  srifaat@uh.edu

Christopher Robertson, Lecturer.  Bachelor of Architecture - Geography, University of Texas at Austin; Master of Architecture, University of Texas at Austin.  cnrobertson@uh.edu

Marta Rodriguez, Ph.D. Assistant Professor.  International Ph.D. in Advanced Architectural Projects, Madrid School of Architecture (ETSAM). MartaR@uh.edu

Susan Rogers, Assistant Professor/Faculty Fellow and Director, Community Design Resource Center.  Bachelor of Architecture, University of Houston; Master of City Planning, University of California, Berkeley; Master of Architecture, University of California, Berkeley.  srogers@uh.edu

Michelangelo Sabatino, Ph.D. Associate Professor and Coordinator, History/Theory. Laurea in Architettura, Istituto Universitario di Architettura di Venezia; Doctorate in Fine Art, University of Toronto.  msabatino@uh.edu

Ronnie Self. Associate Professor and Registered Architect - Texas and France.  Bachelor of Architecture, University of Texas at Austin; Diplôme d’Études Approfondies, Université de Paris I - Panthéon-Sorbonne; Certificat d’Études Approfondies en Architecture, École d’Architecture Paris-Villemin.  rself@uh.edu

Kevin Story, AIA. Lecturer, Registered Architect. Bachelor of Architecture, University of Houston.  jstory@uh.edu

Rives Taylor, FAIA. Adjunct Associate Professor. Registered Architect, LEED BD+C Accredited.  Bachelor of Architecture, Rice University; Bachelor of Arts, Rice University; Master of Science in Architecture, Massachusetts Institute of Technology.  rtaylor2@uh.edu

James Thomas, FAIA. Lecturer. Registered Architect. Bachelor of Science, Rice University.

William “Bill” Truitt, Assistant Professor and Coordinator Intermediate Design-semesters 7-10, Registered Architect: Texas and New York.  Bachelor of Environmental Design, Texas A&M University; Master of Architecture, Syracuse University.  wtruitt@uh.edu

John H. Tsai, AIA. Lecturer, Registered Architect, LEED Accredited Professional.  Bachelor of Architecture, Art and Planning, Cornell University; Master of Architecture, Harvard University Graduate School of Design.  jhtsai@uh.edu

Drexel Turner, Visiting Assistant Professor. Director, Summer Discovery.  Bachelor of Arts, Rice University; Master of Science, University of Texas at Austin. dturner2@uh.edu

Evan Twyford, Lecturer.  Bachelor of Fine Arts in Industrial Design, Rhode Island School of Design. estwyford@uh.edu

Andrew Vrana, AIA. Visiting Assistant Professor, Registered Architect.  Bachelor of Environmental Design, Texas A&M University; Master of Architecture, Columbia University. avrana@uh.edu

Gordon Vos, Ph.D. Lecturer.  Bachelor of Science-Bio-Environmental Science, Texas A&M University; Master of Science-Industrial Hygiene, Texas A&M University; Doctorate in Human Factors and Engineering, Texas A&M University.  gavos@uh.edu

Bruce Webb, Adjunct Professor. Professor, Retired. Bachelor of Architecture, Montana State University; Bachelor of Arts, Allegheny College; Master of Architecture and Urban Design, Virginia Polytechnic State University.  bwebb@uh.edu

Adam Wells, Adjunct Assistant Professor. Masters in Industrial Design, Domus Academy, Italy; Bachelor of Fine Arts, Sculpture and Industrial Design, Kansas City Art Institute. acwells@uh.edu

John Zemanek, FAIA. Adjunct Professor, Professor, Retired, Registered Architect.  Bachelor of Architecture, University of Texas at Austin; Bachelor of Science in Architecture, Texas A&M University; Master of City Programming, Harvard University; Master of Architecture, University of Texas at Austin.  jzemanek@uh.edu

Peter Zweig, FAIA. Professor. Registered Architect.  Bachelor of Architecture, Syracuse University; Bachelor of Arts, Syracuse University; Master of Architecture, Syracuse University.  pzweig@uh.edu