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UNLV School of Architecture welcomed
lecturer: Dr. Daniel S. Friedman
Subject: Educating design professionals for today's environment

September 17, 2003
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ASL Resources by Daniel S. Friedman

Daniel Friedman has been the director of the School of Architecture at University of Illinois Chicago, co-founder of Practices journal, and is a published author. He talks about the challenges of educating architects in today's changing and technology-rich environment

Friedman, as director of the School of Architecture at UIC since 2003, developed the school's five-year strategic plan, secured its most recent six-year accreditation, advanced improvements to the undergraduate and graduate curricula, instituted weekly convocations on architecture and public policy, led the initiative for a new post-professional graduate degree in healthcare design, and oversaw the student design and construction of interior renovations to the Art and Architecture building. While at UIC, Friedman consulted on the campus master plan and chaired the Campus Design Review committee.

Prior to joining UIC, Friedman taught at the School of Architecture and Interior Design at the University of Cincinnati from 1990 to 2002, serving his last two years there as school director.

Friedman holds a master in architecture from the University of Wisconsin, and master of science and doctoral degrees in architectural theory from the University of Pennsylvania.

Friedman writes and lectures widely on professional ethics and education, public architecture, and twentieth century theory. He is the co-founder and past editor of Practices magazine; and co-editor of Plumbing: Sounding Modern Architecture, an anthology of critical and theoretical essays on geometry and hygiene. He has contributed numerous articles to professional journals, magazines, and critical anthologies. He was elected to the College of Fellows of the American Institute of Architects in 2001.

This past December, Friedman led the 2005 Midwestern session of the Mayors' Institute on City Design, which paired mayors from eight regional cities with 12 leading Chicago architects, each of whom undertook selected design problems related to transportation infrastructure and land use. He is a member of the Chicago Design Initiative, which directly advises the city's Commissioner of Planning and Development on issues related to zoning, design, and urban development.

Friedman currently serves on the national AIA Board Knowledge committee and the AIA Chicago board of directors. He is 2007 chair of the AIA College of Fellows' Latrobe Prize jury, which biennially awards a $100,000 grant in support of a single, exemplary program of applied research; past president of AIA Cincinnati; and past secretary of AIA Ohio. In 2005, Friedman served as program chair of the AIA national convention. from: http://www.uwnews.org/article.asp?articleID=22988
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