Faculty

Dr. Abbott's areas of interest include architectural practice, design communications and health facilities.

Professor Babe has worked with Diamond + Schmitt Architects in Toronto, Michael Graves & Associates in Princeton, and Hopkins

Dr. Baltazar specializes in Energy Use Efficiency and Optimization, Renewable Energy Systems and Energy Use Profile Analysis.

Professor Barucchieri's teaching assignments have included design theory, Italian medieval and renaissance art history, and design/mixed-media studio. He is also a guest lecturer for several universities. Paolo founded and directs the Santa Chiara Study Center in Castiglion Fiorentino.

Dr. Beltran's areas of interest are in sustainability, green building design tools, climate responsive design, energy efficiency, daylighting design and analysis, intelligent building facades, and climate-responsive design of vernacular and contemporary architecture.

Professor Benyamin's area of specialization is the history and theory of architecture from the19th century to the present. She also has a cross-disciplinary interest in architecture's intersections with media, in particular with photography and film. Her current research focuses on architectural manifestations in contemporary art practice and popular culture.

Architecture, interiors and landscape as places of experience. Environmental strategies: open space/green space design, Sustainability: integration of “green” systems concerned with architectural forms and aesthetics. Landscape design: making spaces and places meanings, Methodology of design: how new sustainable technologies affect the path to design, dialectic between building and context, historical towns and contemporary design and life styles. Interior design: qualification of environments where to live, work and play. Well being: an holistic approach to design to create architectural excellence with a man centered vision. Real estate: when business matches architecture. Planning feasibility studies for the reconversion of residential and commercial developments as investment opportunities.

Dr. Caffey's research interests include empire and identity, visual and spatial literacies, neuroscience of aesthetic perception and virtual heritage gaming environments.

Dr. Campagnol's interests lie in Modern and Contemporary architectural history and theory, industrial heritage, sugar heritage, adaptive reuse, _and Latin American architecture and urban planning.

A native of New Orleans, Dr. Clayton is knowledgeable of issues relating to urban geography and historic preservation pertinent to hurricane Katrina relief and recovery efforts. He is an expert in Building Information Modeling, housing design and construction, facility management, information technology, building energy systems, and management of technology.

Dr. Culp�s interests include technology education, improving the comfort and energy efficiency of existing buildings, involving students in research, combining architecture with affordable technology to achieve high performance residential and commercial buildings, measurement and verification technology, air flow technology and human comfort in building spaces.

Dr. Deyong's field of study is the history and theory of modern architecture from the 19th century to the present. _Her research offers a critical reassessment of the postwar megastructure, with a focus on the architectural and urban design ideas of Alison and Peter Smithson, Aldo Van Eyck, Yona Fridman and Christopher Alexander. _Her interests include gaming, sustainability, and contemporary theories on design processes.

Dr. Downing's interests include architectural design, design process, design theory, design pedagogy, embodiment of place, and epistemology.

Professor Erminy's areas of interest include architecture, architectural design, tectonic development, interior design, photography, architectural photography, digital imaging, visual communication and graphic design.

Mr. Esquivel has been interested in the implementation of new digital technology within a new practice of design. His focus of attention has always been surfaces and their different possibilities from performative to affective. The introduction of surface modeling techniques, digital and analog, as well as understanding the importance of rapid prototyping and fabrication using CNC milling process and others.

Professor Fairey's areas of interest are in design foundations and plant exploration.

Dr. Geva's areas of interest are architectural design (international, historic, and environmental context), historic preservation, sacred architecture, and history of building technology. She is also a Faculty Fellow of the Center for Heritage Conservation, a Fellow of the Religious Studies at TAMU.

Dr. Glowacki specializes in Classical and Near Eastern art and archaeology. His current research investigates domestic architecture and household activities in the prehistoric Aegean, especially on the island of Crete. He is the recipient of the 2001 Award of Excellence in Undergraduate Teaching from the Archaeological Institute of America. Dr. Glowacki is also a Faculty Fellow of the Center for Heritage Conservation and a co-editor of Preservation Education and Research, the journal of the National Council for Preservation Education.

Dr. Haberl's areas of interest are in HVAC design, energy conservation savings measurement techniques, metering and monitoring equipment, calibrated building energy simulations, building energy data visualization, on-line diagnostics for HVAC equipment, solar energy heating and cooling systems, colar energy measurements, code compliance calculations, and emissions reductions calculations.

Mr. Hamilton is interested in evidence based design for healthcare, and the relationship of facility design to organizational performance.

Dr. He's research field is design theory with particular focuses on translations across different forms of art, formal descriptions of space, metaphors of making, diagramming and visual thinking.

Professor Hills interests include social and behavioral factors in architecture, creativity and future studies. He is the faculty advisor for the American Institute of Architect Students, the American Creativity Association, Texas A&M Entrepreneurs Society, Texas A&M Wakeboarding Club, the Venture Capital and Private Equity Club, and the Entrepreneur Club.

Ms. Holliday's areas of interest include structural steel, bridging the architecture/engineering gap, and interdisciplinary design.

Dr. Klein specializes in the art and architecture of ancient Greece and Rome. Her current research focuses on the development of sacred architecture on the Acropolis of Athens. She is also a Faculty Fellow of the Center for Heritage Conservation.

Dr. Langs principal field of study is post-war Italian contemporary architecture and design history. He has written extensively on the sixties Italian Radical design movement and organized major exhibitions in this field. Active in urban theory, Lang has worked on recent trends in globalization and their impact on the city and in suburban contexts. His other interests include the evolution and documentation of informal architectural and urban productions in Asia, Europe and the United States and most recently the U.S.-Mexican borderlands.

Dr. Lu's interests include health facility design, housing for the elderly, healthy community planning, environmental psychology, and design communication.

Professor Maffei's areas of interest are in architectural and urban design, design methodology, design pedagogy, building construction, industrialized construction, furniture design and construction, and vernacular building design.

Professor Mann has 50 years experience in the field of architecture for health through his consulting practice, teaching and research. He has established a national and international reputation as a leader in health facilities design, and has taught over 4,000 students and undertaken over 650 architecture for health projects all over the world.

Dr. McGraw is interested in the well being of people and their institutions in the context of a much improved and environmentally sustainable planet. His current focus is the planning and design of healthcare facilities and the policy, plans and programs that will see these facilities become physical realities in the context of a sustainable environment.

Dr. Miranda's areas of interest are in architectural design, architectural computing, imaging, design process and energy optimization.

Dr. Nichols' interests include masonry and concrete materials, computer modeling, and fracture mechanics.

Professor O'Brien's scholarly interests include systems integration, affordable housing design, Progressive-Era urban planning, historical development, and the use of organic and inorganic structures in design.

Mr. Odom’s scholarly interest is Design Process as it pertains to the investigation of Context, Theory, and the Individuals direct intent of realizing architecture as a spatial vocabulary…the belief that every project generates its own set of specifics, the approach is free of preconceived ideas, with every response a thoughtful reference to site specifics.

Design education, design methodology and campus planning are the major areas of Regans research. He has served as dean at three major universities, the University of Miami, North Carolina State University, and Auburn University, before becoming dean at Texas A&M. He also served as national president of the Association of Collegiate Schools of Architecture, and Executive Director of the Architecture+Construction Alliance, which he co-founded. Regan was Dean of the TAMU College of Architecture from 1998-2008, and TAMU University Campus Planner from 2005-08.

Dr. Rodiek is focused on the professional practice of architecture, especially design for aging and healthcare settings, with an emphasis on human-behavior research. She is a registered architect with NCARB certification.

Dr. Rogers is interested in design foundations, design communications, drawing, and design methods. She has traveled throughout Southeast Asia and is interested in Southeast Asian art and architecture.

Mr. Roldan's areas of interest are interdisciplinary design and collaborative projects of architects, landscape architects, urban designers, biologist, engineers and philosophers. He specializes in intermeddle scale projects in both urban and landscape-rural contexts.

Professor Schiffhauer is most interested in design communication, drawing, painting, sculpture, printmaking, and history of art.

Dr. Shepley specializes in architectural design, social architecture, health care facility design, applied research, and environmental psychology.

Ms. Strum is interested in Architecture, urbanism, history and theory.

Dr. Tabb's interest is in the area of community architecture with an emphasis on- climatic, energy and sustainable architectural design and village planning with a special focus on sacred building and place typologies. He is a founding faculty fellow of the Sustainable Urbanism Certificate Program and a board member for Architecture, Culture, and Spirituality. Dr. Tabb is a licensed architect and holds a NCARB certificate.

Dr. Vanegas research and education interests are in built environment sustainability at urban, civil infrastructure systems, facilities, and housing scales; creativity, innovation, design, and entrepreneurship; advanced strategies, tools, and methods for integrated capital asset delivery and management; design/construction integration, constructability programs, and advanced modularization technologies; and undergraduate, graduate, service learning, continuing education, and technology transfer curricula and program development.

Dr. Wagner's interests include Green Vernacular Building Techniques using natural building materials. Also teaches architectural history of Mexico including Pre-Columbian, Colonial and Modern. El Logan Wagner is a Practicing Design build Architect.

Professor Warden's areas of interest are in historic preservation and documentation and philosophy of architecture.

Professor Wells is most interested in architectural design, adaptive use, interior architecture, human factors, furniture design, health facilities and facility management.

Dr. Yan's areas of interest are in design computing, visualization, building technologies, building information modeling, and applications of computer graphics and computer vision in design.

Dr. Zhu is interested in healthy community design, non-motorized transportation, and public health; healthcare facility design; and general environment-behavior research as well as its application with a focus on health, disparity, and sustainability.