ENVirons Magazine (Fall 2016)

The Magazine of the College of Environmental Design | Fall 2016

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The Magazine of the College of Environmental Design

Fall 2016 Dean’s Note

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Site Seeing

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ENV through the decades: archival photos from the late 1970s through early 1990s depict scenes from design studios, class lectures and demonstrations, and students in the midst of project deadlines.

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Get Out of Your Car

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The Chow Down

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ENV Newsstand

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Places and Spaces

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Introductions

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Homework

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Nurturing Community Roots

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Designing the Future

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ENV FAQs

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Class Notes

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In Memoriam

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Calendar

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Interdisciplinary studio teams from ENV (Graphic Design and Landscape Architecture) take a break from hiking in Palm Springs during a three-day field trip.

MANAGING EDITOR Samantha Gonzaga ART DIRECTION Assistant Professor Anthony Acock, Department of Art COPY EDITOR Gary C. Fong EDITORIAL COORDINATOR Diane R. Gonzalez EDITORIAL CONSULTANT Kateri Butler

“Rosaries” mixed media

COLLEGE OF ENVIRONMENTAL DESIGN Michael Woo, Dean Dr. Mary Yu Danico, Associate Dean Jenkins Shannon, Senior Director of Development Professor Sarah Lorenzen, Chair, Department of Architecture Associate Professor Ray Kampf, Chair, Department of Art Professor Andrew Wilcox, Interim Chair, Department of Landscape Architecture Associate Professor Dohyung Kim, Chair, Department of Urban and Regional Planning Professor Kyle D. Brown, Director, John T. Lyle Center for Regenerative Studies ENV Online env.cpp.edu/env

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Follow ENV facebook.com/cppenv/ twitter.com/cppenv Printed by Chromatic Inc. A very special thank you to Juliana Terian (’80, Architecture) for her generous gift which has made this magazine possible, and for her continued support for the College of Environmental Design.

“Caged People” mixed media

Cover “Neural Sky Exhibit” by Architecture Professor Michael Fox and Associate Professor Juintow Lin Photo by Michael Fox Map Illustrations Evan Achen (’16, Graphic Design)

dean’s note Welcome to the fall issue of ENVirons, the magazine of the College of Environmental Design.

You’ll notice a new name and format for the magazine, and features customized for the start of the 2016-17 academic year at Cal Poly Pomona.

As you turn the pages, the magazine will speak for itself. In addition, I have a few other items to call to your attention: Raising the Graduation Rate The university is embarking on a campus-wide initiative to increase the number of college graduates in California by raising graduation rates at Cal Poly Pomona. Recent projections from the Public Policy Institute of California predict that in 10 years there will be a shortfall of 1 million college-educated workers. In other words, there will be 1 million more jobs in California requiring college degrees than there are graduates in the workforce.

The current percentage of Cal Poly Pomona students who earn their bachelor’s degree within four years is 18 percent. Cal Poly Pomona President Soraya M. Coley has set an ambitious goal of raising the four-year graduation rate to 38 percent by the year 2025.

Even though the College of Environmental Design has majors that match or exceed the campus-wide average, we are being asked to do our share by raising the graduation rates for all ENV majors.

We’re ready to do our part. You’ll hear more about ENV’s objectives and initiatives for raising graduation rates as the new academic year unfolds.

Take a Course With the Dean Being a dean is a full-time administrative job. But sometimes I feel an urge to get back into the classroom and interact with students. This fall, I’m teaching a one-time seminar titled “Redesigning Los Angeles.”

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Students in the seminar will concentrate on three big issues facing the city: housing, transportation and public open space (in an “age of terror”). This will be a great opportunity for ENV students to learn about Los Angeles, which I know a little about as a former L.A. City Council member and former City Planning Commissioner. Similar to other ENV courses I’ve taught, such as Steve Jobs’ design influences and sustainability in the City of Claremont, this course will culminate with each student focusing on a specific issue and developing a solution.

“Redesigning Los Angeles” will meet once a week on Tuesdays from 3 to 4:50 pm. The required reading is “Designed for the Future: 80 Practical Ideas for a Sustainable World” by Jared Green (Princeton Architecture Press, 2015). If you’re interested in enrolling, send me an email at mwoo@cpp.edu.

Greener Valleys In June, ENV worked with MOVE LA, the countywide transit advocacy coalition, to put on the “Greener Valleys” conference at Cal Poly Pomona. It was called “Greener Valleys” because the goal was to talk about the future of the San Gabriel Valley and the Inland Empire — how to make them greener both in terms of economic prosperity and environmental sustainability.

One of the main topics of discussion was how to take advantage of growth opportunities resulting from the City of Ontario and the Inland Empire asserting local control over Ontario International Airport. Imagine what a difference it could make for millions of San Gabriel Valley and Inland Empire residents if, instead of getting in cars and driving to LAX, travelers could take public transit to fly out of Ontario.

Watch this space for future developments. This could become another great “learn-by-doing” experience for our students and faculty.

Michael K. Woo Dean, College of Environmental Design Inspired by Carl Jung’s theory of archetypes and the collective unconscious, Professor Emerita Babette Mayor’s own life archetypes — mother, traveler, collector, caregiver, observer and sage — have been the dominant influences in more than a dozen art series created during her time at Cal Poly Pomona. Her January 2016 retrospective exhibition at the Don B. Huntley Gallery, “Who Looks Inside: The Art of Babette Mayor,” celebrated her 25-year career and her dedication to the fine arts, illustration and graphic design. The exhibit, which featured mixed-media photography combined with graphic arts overlaid and underlaid with digital and hand-made manipulation, produced surreal, whimsical and poignant kaleidoscopic images that enveloped her archetypal concepts with both a personal and collective impact.

“Fire and Brimstone” digital mixed media

site seeing

There Are Hidden Treasures on Campus That Every ENV Student Should Discover Palm Canyon One of my favorite places on campus is Palm Canyon.

The restaurant and hotel are a hidden oasis in a very busy campus.

an interesting combination of native and tropical plants in a setting

campus cannot be seen by the street or ENV building. I remember

The flagstone path, which is now somewhat rough, winds through that feels almost wild, but clearly is not. It is, like so many human

creations, a grand design that is slowly but surely giving way to nature.

Professor Ed Bobich, Department of Biological Sciences; Adjunct Professor, Lyle Center for Regenerative Studies Interim Design Center (Building 89) From my architectural

structures perspective, I would say the IDC because the structure of the IDC is obvious not from the outside, but can very clearly

be seen from the inside. It is simple in its structural concept and

as a student wondering where that path and driveway went, but I guess I was just too busy with my studies to explore. I probably missed out

on a lot of other hidden treasures because I was so busy running from work to class to lab.

Pamela Galera (’92, Landscape Architecture); Principal Project Planner, Community Services Department, City of Anaheim Lyle Center for Regenerative Studies Students need to know about the

Lyle Center. Almost all of the vegetation there is edible, and it’s a lot

both gravity-load and lateral-load resisting systems/components

cooler, quieter and more peaceful than the rest of campus. It has great

Professor Gary McGavin, Department of Architecture

a book. I suggest taking a tour if it’s your first time — you’ll learn about

are quite visible every time students enter the space.

Old Horse Stables To me, the old horse stables have always

views of the school, and there are many trees to sit under and read

sustainable practices (successes and failures).

symbolized the heart of the campus. The central open space —

Brian Tran (‘16, Urban and Regional Planning), Sustainability Program Coordinator, City of Claremont

and the University Library and the Bronco Bookstore — was the

Tree Walk This is an odd one coming from an architect. The campus has

grandstands. I think it’s significant that the open space is still

(cpp.edu/~admissions/campus-tour/files/treewalk.pdf). I learned about

surrounded by the stables (University Plaza) and the Bronco Center location of the original Kellogg Arabian Horse Show Ring and

there. The Arabian horses are now relocated but architecturally

and landscape architecturally, it is still an important location

— environmentally, historically and presently. All beginning

ENV students must not only know and understand the physical

significance of a site, but also its human, cultural and historical

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Arriving both on foot and by car are a discovery because this part of the

significance as well.

Kenneth S. Nakaba, Professor Emeritus, Department of Landscape Architecture Bronco Recreation Intramural Complex ENV students tend

to be very busy with their studies and projects — be advised that

a less stressed and productive mind requires good habits like

eating healthy and getting regular exercise. The Bronco Recreation Intramural Complex (aka BRIC, Building 42) is one location every

a rich variety of trees and there is actually a documented tree walk

this from teaching with my colleagues in landscape architecture. Put it on your phone and take pictures at each stop.

Kip Dickson (‘83, Architecture), Professor/Graduate Coordinator, Department of Architecture Bronco Recreation Intramural Complex The entrance to the Bronco

Recreation Intramural Complex has a great climbing wall as you

enter the building. Another good location is the Lyle Center, particularly the open spaces around the site.

Professor Phil Pregill, Italy Program Coordinator, Department of Landscape Architecture Rain Bird BioTrek It’s so beautiful and there are almost always

wonderful students working that love to share information about the

ENV student should make use of — it is also a LEEDS Platinum

garden.

Professor George Proctor (’89, Architecture), Associate Chair, Department of Architecture

Adrianna Ortiz (’16, Urban and Regional Planning)

project designed by CPP alumni firm LPA.

Plus, there is a caiman there among a few other critters.

Blue “Open House” Frame / Farm Store Two to check out: the blue

W. Keith and Janet Kellogg University Art Gallery and Don B. Huntley Gallery Many ENV students outside of the art department

don’t always realize we exist, or only find out about us when sent by their faculty. Huntley Gallery (fourth floor, room 4435 of the library) and Kellogg Gallery (north end of the Bronco Student

Center) are so geographically absent from where many of the non-

art ENV students generally are that we get forgotten, but there is

so much we offer here that many students could and should take

advantage of. Graphic designers, architecture, regenerative studies and other ENV students would definitely benefit from many of our

upcoming shows, which will be multidisciplinary and tech-based.

Michele L. Cairella-Fillmore, Curator, W. Keith and Janet Kellogg University Art Gallery and Don B. Huntley Gallery University Library All ENV students should visit the ENV and

architecture collections at the main campus library. I understand

that in our digital age most students Google for facts, but they will

enjoy browsing in the stacks for large folios and historic editions.

Brooks Cavin III, Professor Emeritus, Department of Architecture Kellogg West Conference Center & Hotel As a student I don’t think

“open house” frame near Building 7 at the top of the hill was designed and built by architecture students in the early 1980s, and the Cal Poly Pomona Farm Store at Kellogg Ranch.

Associate Professor Douglas Noble (’81, Architecture), Chair of the Ph.D. Program in Architecture, Discipline Head for Building Science, University of Southern California Health Center The Health Center, directly across from Building 7, is good

for flu shots, injuries, and mental health services and counseling.

Professor Sarah Lorenzen, Chair, Department of Architecture The Bronco Student Center Brought to you by Associated Students

Inc. and the student body, Cal Poly Pomona’s student union strives

to be a successful public place on campus. The slogan “Eat. Meet. Study.

Play” says it all.

Brandon Whalen (’17, Urban and Regional Planning), Former ASI Senator Representing ENV Ettore Sottsass Cal Poly Pomona may be the only college or university

in the U.S. with a public sculpture by the noted Ettore Sottsass,

Italian cofounder of the design movement known as Memphis in the

I visited this area once even though it was so close to the ENV

1980s. If you look closely at the jagged marble pieces at the entrance

area several times and am very impressed with the layout.

originally for an office building in Beverly Hills, but donated to ENV

building. As a professional, I have had the opportunity to visit the

to the Kellogg University Art Gallery, those were designed by Sottsass,

after the office building was remodeled.

Marvin Malecha, President and Chief Academic Officer, New School of Architecture & Design Dean, College of Environmental Design, Cal Poly Pomona (1976-1994)

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Get Out of Your Car things — like walking with his girlfriend after they get off the Gold Line in Pasadena.

Social Mobility

By Bradley Tollison (B.URP, ’17)

Last year, a fellow student and friend of mine was feeling restless. I thought that a little adventure to distract his mind would be helpful. So I asked him, “Do you want to go to L.A. and maybe eat?”

He perked up, and agreed. I told him that I had one condition — we have to use public transportation.

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My friend then became anxious. He wasn’t sure how to use it, if it was safe or if the service operated late enough to get back to Cal Poly Pomona. I realized that something that had become so natural to me was intimidating to others.

I reassured him, explaining that it’s easy to do. We can use tools like Google Maps, which gives transit directions, or Transit App to see when the next vehicle is arriving.

I mentioned that the Foothill Transit Silver Streak bus never stops running, never, and that it goes from Downtown L.A. to Montclair, with stops in West Covina and Pomona. Lyft was an option, too, but that’s not too likely because the Silver Streak also has a connection in El Monte with the 190, 194 and 486 buses, all of which run late into the evening, seven days a week, directly to campus.

His worries shifted. He began to wonder, “But how will we know when to get off?” I told him there is an announcement system in the bus, and if for whatever reason the system isn’t working, we have a map on our phone. And what about payment?

I explained that TAP cards, which you can use to load cash value or passes, are available at the Bronco Student Center, and that the cost of the entire trip is probably less than what he paid for lunch.

We made our way to downtown while he gleefully used his phone, something that’s illegal to do while driving. We got off the bus and went straight to Grand Central Market for dinner.

It has something for everyone — I had German, he had Mexican. We walked to the Last Bookstore and got lost in the second-floor labyrinth where books become art. We strolled down the block, grabbed a cookie from L.A. Café and peoplewatched.

Eventually, we headed back, and my friend wondered when we’d do it again. It’s now a quarterly adventure for us, but more important, it’s the independence that he gained that is the most satisfying. Each time he takes a ride on public transportation, I receive a triumphant message, because now that means instead of driving around for 10 minutes stressing out about where to park, he has the time to invest in other

Pedaling Advice

By Brandon Whalen (B.URP, ’17)

Whether you are a student living on campus or a commuter student, integrating a bicycle into your college experience may take some trial and error. Despite some difficulties, there is no doubt about the benefits of riding a bike. For students, biking is not only cost-effective, but also provides a convenient source of exercise and makes traveling around a large campus much easier.

If you are an incoming student and need a bike, one place you could visit is located across the street. Vic’s Bike Shop, at Temple Avenue and the railroad tracks, sells various types of bicycles and provides friendly customer service (vicsbikeshop.com). On campus, check out the student-run The Shop, a repair center located behind Carl’s Jr. in the Campus Marketplace (cpp.edu/~cycling/CPPCtheshop2014.html).

Bicyclists can lock their bikes at several locations. Bike racks can be found in front of the Bronco Bookstore and Building 7. If you are a resident, there are bike racks near the residential halls and suites.

Utilizing a bicycle on campus is an effective way to get around, but there is always room for improvement. Throughout the community, groups such as the Pomona Valley Bicycle Coalition — whose mission is to promote health, safety and education — have similar thoughts. The need for more bike lanes is an issue that was discussed during the adoption of the Pomona Active Transportation Plan and continues to be a topic for Cal Poly Pomona’s Campus Master Plan.

For students, there are many ways to get involved. Those interested in a better bicycle-friendly campus should use their voice and expand on the resources available. There are many students, faculty and staff at the university willing to collaborate to make Cal Poly Pomona’s bicycle journey brighter for the future.

how But how will when WE know when to get off?

A Fare Cause

It costs so much money to go to college. Shouldn’t somebody try to make the lives of students a little easier by reducing the cost of commuting to school?

Move LA, the countywide transit advocacy coalition, has been working with student leaders from ENV (including Brandon Whalen and Bradley Tollison) and other colleges and universities to propose a discounted student transit pass program for all L.A. County colleges and universities.

We sponsored Assemblyman Chris Holden’s bill, AB 2222, in the state Legislature to provide discounted passes for low-income K-12 and public college and university students statewide.

Students were essential to both initiatives (Elected officials love to take selfies with students!), and they traveled to the L.A. County Metro Board and to Sacramento to testify at hearings and make office visits to legislators — meeting twice with Assembly Speaker Anthony Rendon (the man himself, not just staff) .

L.A. Mayor Eric Garcetti, a Metro board member, even hand-wrote personal notes to the professors of students who may have been in trouble for missing class to appear before the board: “Call my personal cell if there’s a problem.”

AB 2222 passed the state Assembly but died in the Senate Appropriations Committee in August. It’s rare to pass a bill on the first try, but given the broad bipartisan support, advocates for the bill are well positioned to come back with a new bill (and more student support) next year.

In the meantime, Metro’s new student pass program is rolling out to colleges all across L.A. County. Metro’s first contract is with Cal State Northridge and the second with Rio Hondo College. A dozen other schools (from L.A. Trade Tech to UCLA to Santa Monica College) are lining up in the queue.

Meanwhile, Metro has put a half-cent sales tax increase on the Nov. 8 ballot that would give L.A. County the second-largest public transit system in the U.S. — and improve freeways and local streets, build bike lanes and repair sidewalks, and keep bus and rail fares low.

Could discounted student transit passes be the gateway to lifetime transit use — leading to cleaner air, healthier communities, less GHG emissions, more access to opportunity and lower transportation costs as well? We think so and want to enlist you in the cause.

Gloria Ohland, Director of Policy and Communications, Move LA | To find how to get involved, go to movela.org.

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THE CHOW DOWN A Cornucopia of Cuisines Can Be Found Near Campus

Classic Burger / Flappy Jack’s For Broncos traveling eastbound on

the 10 Freeway (and pressed for time) try Classic Burger (180 S.

Citrus St., West Covina) just south of the freeway, east side of the

(2769 S. Diamond Bar Blvd., Diamond Bar. 909.594.3549).

the way to go here is the bacon and egg sandwich. Call ahead

909.860.6339).

before class. For those with more time, Flappy Jack’s (640 W. Route

duck (18210 E. Gale Ave., City of Industry. 626.581.4747).

hearty breakfast. Waffles, eggs and, of course, flapjacks are served in

bento boxes (868 N. Diamond Bar Blvd., Diamond Bar. 909.861.6537).

is the inevitable “carbo coma” to follow. Be forewarned. You’ll be

(701 S. Indian Hill Blvd., Claremont. 909.621.0904).

James Becerra, Lecturer, Department of Landscape Architecture

friendly

SUPPLY AND DEMAND Where to do printing, buy books, find project materials and get other class essentials

Some Crust Bakery As a former CPP student, my favorite location

909.861.5020).

Convenient for printing any size posters on campus as well as laser-

Claremont. One awesome place for good food, great settings and

and other special dishes (19745 Colima Road, Rowland Heights.

street behind the gas station. Indeed a classic Southern California

burger joint (breakfast burritos and a Korean barbecue plate), but

and they’ll have it ready. Have enjoyed many of these in my office 66, Glendora) is impossible to beat when satisfying the need for a

ample portions. I’m fond of the Swedish pancakes. Only downside helpless in a warm classroom during a PowerPoint presentation.

Diamond Palace Chinese Seafood — Variety of lunch-special

dishes and good prices (225 Gentle Springs Lane, Diamond Bar. Happy Duck House — Variety of food and a good price for Peking

Makomae Japanese Cuisine — Near campus and great lunch Sanamluang — Tasty authentic Thai dishes at a good price

Saigon Noodle House — Good quantity, tasty dishes and very

atmosphere (1136 S. Diamond Bar Blvd., Diamond Bar.

ENV Print Lab ENV Print Lab in Building 3, bottom floor. The positive:

Ong Ga Nae Korean Barebecue — Excellent Korean barbecue

cutting. Somewhat efficient in time; just be timely on when you print.

reasonable prices is Some Crust Bakery (119 Yale Ave.) for breakfast

909.839.0982).

open on Saturday and Sunday starting around week eight or nine up until

Professor George Proctor (’89, Architecture), Associate Chair,

a variety of authentic dishes and stove-baked naan. (23347 Golden

for food and camaraderie with my classmates was in downtown

and lunch.

Springs Drive, Diamond Bar. 909.860.2606).

Pacific Fish Grill / Banana Bay / Saigon Noodle House The best

Professor Hofu Wu, Health Care Architecture Coordinator, Department of Architecture

Covina on Tuesdays, and half off on drafts and wine as well

Cha for Tea If you’re in the mood for boba, go to Cha for Tea —

Heights for Thai food (18230 Colima Road, Rowland Heights,).

(3560 W. Temple Ave., Pomona)

(locations in West Covina and Chino Hills). Banana Bay in Rowland

During midterms and finals, it gets backed up fast. Extended hours plus

Peacock Gardens Cuisine of India — Wonderful lunch buffet with

Department of Architecture

places to get food — the $1 fish tacos at Pacific Fish Grill in West

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Eight to Try A & J Restaurant — Tasty beef noodle soups and other dishes

the end of finals. The negative: Some of the paper they use for posters

is definitely not the best material. Printing black and white has to be true black and white — anything with gray they charge as color. I rely on

Amazon for books and ink cartridges — definitely invest in an 11x17 color printer!

Nicole Nguyen (’16, Landscape Architecture)

it’s also a great place to do homework and it’s really close

Carpe Diem Much less expensive than on-campus shops is Carpe

They’re open until 2 a.m. on the weekends and have live music.

Adrianna Ortiz (’16, Urban and Regional Planning)

and is very close to campus (3820 E. Valley Blvd., Walnut).

is cheap and nutritious (Towne Centre Village Shopping Center,

Three to Know

Jesus Navidad (’16, Urban and Regional Planning), Assistant Environmental Planner, LSA Associates

Brian Tran (’16, Urban and Regional Planning), Sustainability

and pictures on the menu if you don’t read Chinese. Beats dim

Diem, which has cheaper materials than some big-box stores

Saigon Noodle House for Vietnamese food in Diamond Bar

1136 S. Diamond Bar Blvd., Diamond Bar).

Program coordinator, City of Claremont

Jinza Teriyaki One of my favorite places is Jinza Teriyaki in Pomona

(3425 Pomona Blvd.). They offer a variety of teriyaki plates and the food is the best in the area.

Jesus Navidad (’16, Urban and Regional Planning), Assistant

Happy Harbor Seafood Restaurant — Great selection of dim sum,

you can head over to Michaels (21630 E. Valley Blvd., Walnut).

and best steamed pork dishes (18406

Professor George Proctor (’89, Architecture), Associate Chair, Department of Architecture

Chengdu Taste — Authentic Szechuan food, lots of spicy choices E. Colima Road, #A, Rowland Heights).

Ojiya Japanese Cuisine — The best Japanese restaurant anywhere.

Hide Out Try the rose milk tea and banana-Nutella waffles at the

or unagi bowl and you’ll never want to eat anything else. Great

(18888 Labin Court, C106, Rowland Heights).

Jessica Gonzalez (’14, Political Science), Nutrition Education

Google Play Google Play is the best when it comes to e-books. It’s the 24/7

shop for books when you need it the most, and prices are pretty cheap,

bar or at a table, better be there before it opens. Try their unadon

sushi selections, too. (Woodview Plaza, 4183 Chino Hills Parkway, Chino Hills).

Dean Ray Wang, University Library

and Parks Assistant, Day One (working with the City of Pomona on a parks master plan)

N. Placentia Ave.) for your studio and project needs. In a pinch,

St., #126, Rowland Heights).

They don’t take reservations. If you want to have a seat at the

Hide Out when you need a sweet treat and a cool study spot

Dick Blick / Michaels Try Dick Blick Art Materials in Fullerton (601

sum places even in Hong Kong and mainland China (1015 Nogales

Environmental Planner, LSA Associates

Klatch Coffee The best place for coffee and free WiFi. The shop

roasts its own brew and even offers a great selection of seasonal

specialties (806 W. Arrow Highway, San Dimas)

Brandon Whalen (’17, Urban and Regional Planning), Former ASI Senator Representing ENV Akasaka Japanese Cuisine Awesome sushi. (Village West, 505 N. Grand Ave., Walnut)

Professor Sarah Lorenzen, Chair, Department of Architecture Mauricio’s Mexican Food and Pizza Everybody seemed to like

Mauricio’s Mexican Food and Pizza when we asked them to cater

an ENV event (2256 E. Route 66, Glendora).

Edna Quichoco, ENV Instructional Services

Warehouse Pizza The best local pizza is at the Warehouse

in La Verne. (Bonita Avenue and D Street in downtown La Verne).

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especially with all of the free credits Google gives out.

Steve Preston (’84, Master’s, Urban and Regional Planning), City Manager of San Gabriel Osuna’s Restaurant / Taco Nazo There is a good Mexican eatery

in Walnut called Osuna’s Restaurant. It’s not fast-food; it’s a sit-

down type place but reasonably priced. Some of the food is very

authentic and it has a pretty good lunch buffet. (18746 Amar Road, Walnut). And there is a small place on Grand in Walnut, across

from Mt. SAC called Taco Nazo (1267 N. Grand Ave., Walnut). It’s

more a fast-food type of place, though there are tables if you want to dine in. It gets very crowded at lunch time. It’s pretty good

and inexpensive.

Laura Fujimoto-Hernandez, Administrative Coordinator, Department of Urban and Regional Planning More to Explore MJ Cafe & Teahouse (20747 Amar Road., Walnut). Baby Elephant

Thai Cuisine (show your student ID for a free small Thai iced tea) and Sake Sushi (both located at 20795 Amar Road, Walnut).

Student discounts also offered at Pieology Pizzeria (Village West,

505 N. Grand Ave. Walnut).

Michele L. Cairella-Fillmore, Curator, W. Keith and Janet Kellogg University Art Gallery and Don B. Huntley Gallery Augie’s Coffee House Great coffee and ice cream in a historic and

recently restored packing house (526 W. First Street, Claremont).

Assistant Professor Bob Alexander, Department of Architecture Best Place to Get Food Off Campus Tacos Jalisco at 595 W. Mission

Blvd., near Pomona City Hall. Best carne asada burritos (in addition

to other Mexican food) around and very close to campus!

William Woerz (’16 Urban and Regional Planning; McPhee Scholar and ENV Valedictorian) Distinguished Chinese food recommendations from ENV’s 2016 Distinguished Alumnus of the Year Lunasia Dim Sum House — Good food, great variety (500 W. Main

St. Alhambra).

888 Seafood Restaurant — Good Hong-Kong style food (8450

E. Valley Blvd., Rosemead).

Raymond K. Cheng (’74, Architecture), Associate Director for Capital Construction and Program Development, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center President Emeritus J. Michael Ortiz’s Favorites Here is the list of what I consider the best Mexican Restaurants in

the area. Of course, Maria’s Tacos (2407 Valley Blvd, #A4, Pomona) is my favorite.

La Paloma in La Verne (2975 Foothill Blvd.) is celebrating its 50th

anniversary —nice atmosphere with a full bar, and offers weekday lunch specials with consistently good food and service. Their

guacamole is the best.

Los Jarritos in Pomona (3191 N. Garey Ave.) is reasonably priced

with consistently good food, though service sometimes is not

so good. But we put up with it because the food is so good. The wet combination burritos are the best.

El Merendero is similar to Los Jarritos, but with more food options,

indoor and outdoor seating and is reasonably priced (1910 Fairplex Drive, La Verne).

La Villa Kitchen is reasonably priced with consistently good food

and quick service, and has American food options (1144 Via Verde, San Dimas).

Dean Michael Woo’s Best (and Only) Place to Get a Freshly Made Sandwich Country Kwik Market & Deli (3024 W. Temple Ave., Pomona) is the

only place near the campus to get a fresh sandwich made to order, not refrigerated. Try #19, tuna salad and add avocado.

Brian Tran (’16, Urban and Regional Planning), Sustainability Program Coordinator, City of Claremont Three to Know Dick Blick Art Materials in Pasadena (44 S. Raymond Ave.); SCI-Arc Art Store (955 E. Third St., downtown Los Angeles);

and Swain’s (537 N. Glendale Ave., Glendale).

Jenny Kim (’13, Architecture) Boomerang Blueprint Boomerang Blueprint gives a discount

on large orders so try and order with other classmates (3425 Pomona Blvd.

#A, Pomona).

Adrianna Ortiz (’16, Urban and Regional Planning) Art Supply Warehouse For specialized art, design and drafting supplies, try

Art Supply Warehouse, which offers discounts

for students (6672 Westminster Blvd., Westminster).

Michele L. Cairella-Fillmore, Curator, W. Keith and Janet Kellogg University Art Gallery and Don B. Huntley Gallery Hennessey + Ingalls Bookstore Hennessey + Ingalls Bookstore

is probably the best bet for architecture and other environmental design books, but it is 25 miles away (300 S. Santa Fe Ave., Los Angeles).

Associate Professor Douglas Noble (’81, Architecture), Chair of Ph.D. Program in Architecture, Discipline Head for Building Science, University of Southern California

ENV NEWSSTAND Word of Mouth Faculty, Alumni and Students Share Their Favorite Sources of News and Information Among Publications, TV, Radio, Online and Social Media

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We all need to find the media that fits our needs and inclinations. Objectivity is an important trait for ENV professionals, and it needs to be cultivated by casting a wide net. Corporate and mainstream media sources are not my first choice for news. Instead, I have assembled a collection of internet-based independent media sources that I visit each day such as Soapboxie (soapboxie.com/social-issues/A-Real-Needfor-the-Real-News). I do receive the New York Times by email and find it fascinating to compare it against my other sources.

Professor George Proctor (’89, Architecture), Associate Chair, Department of Architecture Oddly enough, Tumblr has been blowing up with environmental topics, and is a great resource for learning new things. I frequent Behance, which is a great website for design ideas to help you think of ways to effectively create visual representations of data.

Brian Tran (’16, Urban and Regional Planning), Sustainability Program Coordinator, City of Claremont NPR is my favorite news media source. I love the diversity of topics and often there’s a wonderful life story such as George Takei’s. (npr.org/2016/07/08/485259257/george-takei-anenemy-in-my-own-country). And download the CPP mobile app.

Adrianna Ortiz (’16, Urban and Regional Planning) For geek satire, xkcd (A webcomic of romance, sarcasm, math and language) at xkcd.com. This comic occasionally contains strong language (which may be unsuitable for children), unusual humor (which may be unsuitable for adults) and advanced mathematics (which may be unsuitable for liberalarts majors).

Frank Clementi (’86, Architecture), Lecturer, Department of Architecture; Partner, Rios Clementi Hale As an alumna of the landscape architecture program, I highly recommend Landscape Architecture magazine (landscapearchitecturemagazine.org/). If you are an ASLA student member, you get a year subscription to the magazine that is included in your membership fee. On occasion, the magazine is posted for free. For architecture, I like Deezen (dezeen.com) and Arch Daily (archdaily.com). And Topos (toposmagazine.com) and BLDGBLOG (“building blog”) atbldgblog.com. On social media, I use Instagram and Facebook a lot, and follow a lot of firms — both architecture and landscape. Most firms use social media to update on projects or events.

Nicole Nguyen (’16, Landscape Architecture)

AIGA has the most informational website for designers (aiga. org) — very useful to check every day to see what’s going on in the design world. For design inspirations, articles and design trends, there’s Creative Bloq (creativebloq.com), A List Apart (alistapart.com) and Smashing magazine (smashingmagazine. com). And for critical essays on design, there’s Design Observer (designobserver.com).

For exhibitions, check out the Los Angeles County Museum of Art (lacma.org), Museum of Modern Art (moma.org) and Walker Art Center (walkerart.org). For things college- and university-related, there’s The Chronicle of Higher Education (chronicle.com), and for general news The New York Times and NPR. Assistant Professor Sooyun Im, Department of Art I use a news aggregator online. I like to see the news from a mix of sources. It is valuable to read the same news from the perspectives of CBS, BBC, NPR, Al Jazeera and Fox, and to wonder if they all were at the same event (or even on the same planet). For general ENV news, The Architect’s Newspaper has good content. For deeper research-oriented content, I read Architectural Science Review and the International Journal of Architectural Computing. Plus, of course, our own Facade Tectonics Journal.

Associate Professor Douglas Noble (’81, Architecture); Chair of the Ph.D. Program in Architecture, Discipline Head for Building Science, University of Southern California Best podcast related to ENV: 99% Invisible. Listen to Roman Mars each week as he reminds us that design constantly surrounds us and is hiding in our everyday world.

Brandon Whalen, (’17, Urban and Regional Planning), Former ASI Senator Representing ENV The best websites for architects and architecture students are Archinect (archinect.com) for news, events and to see what is going on at other schools of architecture; the Arch Daily (archdaily.com) for a daily dose of beautiful architecture projects; and The Architect’s Newspaper (archpaper.com) to stay up to date on the latest architecture gossip and news stories.

Professor Sarah Lorenzen, Chair, Department of Architecture

For radio, NPR, especially “Art Talk with Edward Goldman” (kcrw.com/news-culture/shows/art-talk). On TV, “Artbound” on KCET (kcet.org/shows/artbound). For print, ArtScene (artscenecal.com), Visual Art Source (visualartsource.com) and Art Ltd. (artltdmag.com). For national and international news, these smart phone apps (with option for push notifications): CNN Alerts (cnn.com/mobile/index.landing.html) and ABC (abcnews.go.com/US/fullpage/abc-news-app-iphone-androidwindows-29054814). For local news, ABC (a.abclocal.go.com/ kabc/apps).

Michele L. Cairella-Fillmore, Curator, W. Keith and Janet Kellogg University Art Gallery and Don B. Huntley Gallery KCRW’s “DnA: Design and Architecture” with Frances Anderton — she interviews and discusses both international and local architecture and design issues. Available on demand and also airs on Tuesdays on KCRW(kcrw.com/news-culture/shows/ design-and-architecture).

Abitare Magazine online and in print is a great resource for all things design and architecture and fine art in Italian and translated .The University Library has the latest print editions, plus years and years of back issues. (abitare.it/en/?refresh_ce-cp).

Assistant Professor Bob Alexander, Department of Architecture

Log On

The College of Environmental Design has launched a new website that gives ENV the most user-friendly, visually oriented and interactive online presence of any college at Cal Poly Pomona. Check out the site at env.cpp.edu “When I first started as dean in 2009, I thought that the existing ENV website was too cluttered and failed to show the creative work of ENV faculty and students to their best advantage,” says Dean Michael Woo. “If our college aspires to the ranks of the best design schools in the country, we need a website that is second to none.”

The new ENV website runs on the Drupal content management system, the same system utilized by the White House and the Louvre Museum; Fortune 500 companies such as General Electric and Mattel Inc.; entertainment industry heavyweights Turner Broadcasting and Warner Music Group; and universities such as Harvard and Stanford.

The new website was designed by Culver City-based Squared Design Lab, whose client list includes the Massachusetts Institute of Technology’s Department of Architecture, the Wilshire Grand and the National September 11 Memorial & Museum in New York City.

The generosity of alumna Juliana Terian (’80, Architecture) made it possible to translate ENV’s aspirations to deliver a unique web experience.

MUST-READS ENV Faculty Members Share Their Personal Book Lists “Elon Musk” by Ashlee Vance As a new ENV student, you will no doubt be led through a long list of classic readings for your discipline. I want to suggest a fun read about a person that you can learn from (pro/con) who came to the U.S. with nothing more than a rucksack, hope and relentless determination — a person who is pushing the envelope, changing the world and is now worth billions. Read “Elon Musk” by Ashlee Vance.

Professor George Proctor (’89, Architecture), Associate Chair, Department of Architecture “Flatland” by Edwin Abbott Abbott Uses satire of geometric beings inhabiting a two-dimensional world to comment on societal hierarchy and civil rights. But additionally offers the best examples of how higher dimensions are perceived from within lower dimensions (i.e.: A cube is a shadow of a cube in a two-dimensional world). Poses the question of what fourth or nth dimensions might look like to us, therefore questioning our complicity in social hierarchies.

Frank Clementi (’86, Architecture), Lecturer, Department of Architecture; Partner, Rios Clementi Hale “Dilemmas In a General Theory of Planning” by Horst W. J. Rittel and Melvin M. Webber Not a book, but the most important journal paper in ENV is the 1972 paper by Rittel and Webber — “Dilemmas In a General Theory of Planning.” Read especially the section on “Wicked Problems.”

Associate Professor Douglas Noble (’81, Architecture); Chair of the Ph.D. Program in Architecture, Discipline Head for Building Science, University of Southern California

“Artspeak: A Guide to Contemporary Ideas, Movements, and Buzzwords, 1945 to the Present” by Robert Atkins A book I read in grad school that was first published in 1990 and again in 1997. This third edition is an update that includes the changes in creative thinking since the ’90s. Reflecting the advent of globalization, digitization and expansion of creative disciplines from the studio and the gallery, to the outdoors and large or expansive spaces, with implementation of technology and considerations of the environment, and the evolution into, and along with, other disciplines that blur the boundaries of what art, form and design can be. It represents the art history, and the history of architecture and design of today in easy-to-understand contemporary terms.

Michele L. Cairella-Fillmore, Curator, W. Keith and Janet Kellogg University Art Gallery and Don B. Huntley Gallery “The Uses of Disorder: Personal Identity and City Life” by Richard Sennett It inspired me when I was an undergraduate to think about the role of cities as places where creativity and innovation emerge from physical and social friction, chaos, impurity and disorder.

ENV Dean Michael Woo “Reframing the Latino Immigration Debate: Towards a Humanistic Paradigm” by Alvaro Huerta I must remind all planners that contemporary planning, as we know it, started in the late 1800s and early 1900s with the mass migration of Europeans to our cities.

Assistant Professor Alvaro Huerta, Department of Urban and Regional Planning

“Complexity and Contradiction in Architecture” by Robert Venturi It would be impossible to understand contemporary architecture without reading this book, first published in 1966.

Professor Sarah Lorenzen, Chair, Department of Architecture

Fresh Pressed

Timothy Tay, Lance Hassani and Chunguang “Ted” Pan’s (all ’17, Landscape Architecture) project for Assistant Professor Barry Lehrman’s 302L class was selected for inclusion in the upcoming visual anthology “Powering Places: Land Art Generator Initiative, Santa Monica” (Prestel Publishing, 2016). LAGI’s biennial international competition (landartgenerator.org/competition. html) asked participants to create a piece of civic art for Santa Monica that functions as a sustainable and renewable energy inspired by tidal, wave, wind and solar technologies” “This project has bettered my understanding as a landscape architect on such a large scale,” Tay says. “It made us think three, nay, four times to make sure our understanding worked within our design. The experience overall was the best. I thank my teammates Lance and Ted, and my professor Barry Lehrman. Those three people were the ones who made it all made it all possible and made me realize that LAGI-ing on the project was not an option!”

Golden Leaves

ENV is consistently represented in the University’s Golden Leaves Program, an annual celebration that honors faculty, staff, students, alumni and emeriti who have authored a book in the preceding year. Since the program’s inception in 1986, the Cal Poly Pomona 11 community’s publication count stands at more than 700 – of which more than 50 have been credited to ENV authors.

Professor Alexander Ortenberg, Department of Architecture: “Architecture of Great Expositions 1937-1959: Messages of Peace, Images of War” (Ashgate Publishing Co., 2015).

Ortenberg’s book argues that modernist architecture’s ability to act as a propaganda tool was one of the reasons it lent itself to the service of such different masters. He examines architecture as a form of diplomacy and national representation, assessing its use as a carrier of explicit and subtle war-related messages.

Professor Richard Willson, Department of Urban and Regional Planning: “Parking Management for Smart Growth” (Island Press, 2015). What’s worse than traffic? Why parking, of course – the other bane of many an urbanite’s existence. Willson offers a set of tools for strategic parking management, exploring new opportunities for making the most from every parking space in a sharing economy and taking advantage of new digital parking tools to increase user interaction and satisfaction.

Professor Andrew Wilcox, Interim Chair, Department of Landscape Architecture, Honorable Mention recipient for authoring the chapter “Stalking Carp” in “LAtitudes: An Angeleno’s Atlas” (Heyday; 1st edition, 2015). “Latitudes” is a literary and cartographic exploration of Los Angeles, expressed as maps and infographics. Nineteen essays penned by Southland writers offer insights on the complex histories and perspectives of the City of Angels.

Places and Spaces Southern California Landmarks Every ENV Student Should Visit Before Graduation Hollywood & Highland Center Design students should be aware of the ways that real spaces

are shaped by fictional ones. One way to start is by visiting the Hollywood & Highland Center.

An ambitious example of entertainment architecture, the mall was designed to replicate the

grandiose Babylon set of the D.W. Griffith film “Intolerance” (1916). Life imitated art twice over here, actually. The person who suggested the mall be designed this way to the developers was

none other than science-fiction writer Ray Bradbury. This footnote to history is interesting

enough, but I encourage students to think beyond it. I urge them to recognize the ways that the

fantasy world that gave birth to this design is being fed right back by the commercial brands now inhabiting the mall. At Hollywood & Highland, the art-life-art loop is complete.

On a very clear day you can see downtown L.A. and even Catalina Island.

Jessica Gonzalez, Nutrition Education and Parks assistant, Day One (Working with the City of Pomona on a Parks Master Plan) Getty Museum A well-known must-see is the Getty Museum — it’s free so if you pack a lunch you only have

to pay for parking. There is a beautiful garden and so much amazing art that it can take all day. If you want to see

some unique architecture that represents several architects and eras, go to the Mission Inn in Riverside and

Professor Alison Pearlman, Department of Art

take the guided tour — the history of the inn and the surrounding community is amazing. Then walk to the

The Watts Towers All ENV students should visit and experience the towers built by Simon Rodia

after lunch. Also a must-do — take the train Union Station. There is something great about seeing how

California. Rodia’s art piece is one man’s attempt at using his personal residential landscape

Adrianna Ortiz (’16, Urban and Regional Planning)

in Watts. This site is the greatest example of residential landscape architecture in Southern

as a rigorous expression of himself and as a message to the fellow residents of his community.

The impact and scale of his work have superseded the time and effort he spent when creating

Upper Crust Sandwich Shoppe and talk to the owner. You can walk to the UCR museum (free for students)

the city changes.

One Colorado At the northwest corner of Colorado Boulevard and Fair Oaks in v is one of the most innovative

his “pueblo.” Serendipitous, brilliant engineering aside, Rodia’s work speaks to all those who

urban revitalization projects in California (Kaplan, McLaughlin, Diaz, architects, 1992). Historic buildings

Landscape architecture is less about plants and trees than it is about creating spaces of power and

transformed into a plaza – open to shops, new restaurants and a movie theater. This innovative project

use the landscape as a generator for expression of hopes and dreams — personal and universal. myth, beauty and timelessness. Rodia’s art should inform every student of design.

James Becerra, Lecturer, Department of Landscape Architecture

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Claremont Hills Wilderness Trail Take a hike at the Claremont Hills Wilderness Trail

(4031 N. Mills Ave.). It has multiple lookout points that look especially scenic after a day of rain.

The Kappe House Described by the L.A. Conservancy as “one of the most magnificent houses

in Los Angeles and a true icon of Modern residential architecture,” the Kappe House in Pacific Palisades has a perfect relationship between site, landscape, materials and light. Every time

I visit the house I discover something new — it’s an amazing architectural experience and

a jewel of world architecture.

Marta Perlas, Lecturer, Department of Architecture and Department of Urban and Regional

framing the city block were rehabilitated, while the core of the block – formerly a series of alleys was

demonstrates the capacity of architectural preservation and city planning to create a vibrant urban place that has been central to the financial success of “Old Pasadena,” the city’s historic downtown. Be aware that this

is a privately owned urban mall and cameras may not be appreciated.

Farmers Market What initially appears to be merely a shabby outdoor food court appendage to the ersatz

Grove shopping mall at Third Street and Fairfax Avenue, the Farmers Market reveals itself to be a singularly

authentic civic space in Los Angeles, a demi-bazaar where first-time visitors from all over the world mingle

with the daily regulars at adjacent tables. Discover the covered open-air upstairs dining rooms for some refuge

Planning; Principal, Mythograph

above the throng. (When our office was nearby we would use these dining rooms for critiques and meetings.).

La Laguna de San Gabriel Being here in San Gabriel, I cannot resist suggesting La Laguna

neighborhood. Visit in the rain to realize how cleverly positioned are all the apparently haphazard awnings.

de San Gabriel, a whimsical playground developed by Mexican folk artist Benjamin Dominguez in 1963 at Vincent Lugo Park. Filled with handmade, colorful sea creatures, it has become the

first playground in the country to be placed on local and state historical registers, was featured in Preservation magazine, and is pending National Register status. Generations of San Gabriel

Valley residents have taken their families to spend a day at the popular site, known by locals

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Professor Lauren Bricker, Department of Architecture

Check it out in the morning for the vicarious camaraderie of the vendors, and after dark as a hangout for the

The Farmers Market is like an orchestra of jazz soloists.

Frank Clementi (’86, Architecture), Lecturer, Department of Architecture; Partner, Rios Clementi Hale Gamble House One of the finest houses in Southern California is the Gamble House in Pasadena. See it in the

morning — with the sun coming through the Tiffany glass doors — or just at sunset. The woodwork and

as “Dinosaur Park,” even though the so-called dinosaurs are actually sea creatures.

craftsmanship are astonishing.

Steve Preston (’84, Master’s, Urban and Regional Planning), City Manager of San Gabriel

Associate Professor Douglas Noble (’81, Architecture), Chair of the Ph.D. Program in Architecture, Discipline Head for Building Science, University of Southern California

Griffith Observatory and beyond I like places where architecture and nature meet with strength

and grace. I suggest visiting the Salk Institute in La Jolla, timed with a sunset on the reflecting

pool, or visiting the Griffith Observatory after dark on a fall night to look out across the sparkling L.A. city grid. Take a stroll through the botanical gardens at the Wrigley Memorial in Avalon,

or attend a dinner on the terrace at the Furnace Creek Inn in Death Valley. Stand beside the

Smithsonian rock house on top of Mount Whitney as the sun rises, and then visit the Randsburg

ghost town on your way back to CPP.

Professor George Proctor (‘89, Architecture), Associate Chair, Department of Architecture Emerson College An exciting spatial sequence that integrates sustainability, form, material,

technology, mixed use and open space into its surrounding urban fabric.

Union Station A “selfie” of an emerging urban center revealing how it sees itself and the

impression it conveys to arriving and departing visitors. Also notable for its seamless formal integration of interior and exterior spaces that characterize the California lifestyle.

Barry A. Milofsky, Lecturer, Department of Architecture; Partner, M2A Architects Maloof Property All ENV students should visit the Maloof property at the north end of Carnelian

above the 210 Freeway in Alta Loma. Mark von Wodtke’s and my firm, CEDG, was the architect

of record for Sam’s gallery on that property. His handmade house is fantastic.

Brooks Cavin III, Professor Emeritus, Department of Architecture (1975-2004)

El Mercado de Los Angeles El Mercado de Los Angeles in Boyle Heights is a great cultural space with excellent

food and entertainment. Also, there’s a large shopping center (elmercadodelosangeles.com/index-en.php).

For more information on El Mercado and its transformation, see the Los Angeles Times article (latimes.com/ local/lanow/la-me-ln-mercado-boyle-heights-20160621-snap-story.html)

Assistant Professor Alvaro Huerta, Department of Urban and Regional Planning Modernist Icons All ENV students should visit the best example of iconic Modern houses in Los Angeles:

the Eames House in Pacific Palisades, Lautner’s Sheats-Goldstein House in Beverly Hills, Schindler’s King’s

Road House in West Hollywood, Frank Lloyd Wright’s Hollyhock House and the Neutra VDL House in Silver Lake. All are open to the public.

Professor Sarah Lorenzen, Chair, Department of Architecture Barnsdall Art Park My recommendation would be Barnsdall Art Park, a historical arts complex that includes

the Hollyhock House designed by Frank Lloyd Wright and houses the L.A. Municipal Art Gallery. The park

is on a 36-acre site known as Olive Hill. The complex offers events that include wine tastings, outdoor movie

nights, “Champagne and Croquet,” foodie events, a literary series and activities for kids and families, I feel

Barnsdall truly represents the spirit of what the College of Environmental Design represents by combining art

and design, architecture, landscape architecture, urban planning, parks and recreation and so much more that can inspire and inform its students. (barnsdall.org; barnsdall.org/hollyhock-house/about). A few

other must-sees: UCR ARTSblock in downtown Riverside; Brand Library & Art Center in Glendale; Museum of Contemporary Art, San Diego and La Jolla (one admission for both locations); Beall Center for Art +

Technology at UCI; Descanso Gardens in La Canada and its historic Boddy House and Stuart Haaga Art Gallery; and the Museum of Jurassic Technology in Los Angeles.

Michele L. Cairella-Fillmore, Curator, W. Keith and Janet Kellogg University Art Gallery and Don B. Huntley Gallery

Libraries There are many great libraries to visit: UCLA Arts and Architecture Library (library.ucla.edu/arts)

Baldwin Hills Walk, jog or run (do not drive unless physically necessary) up to the top of Baldwin Hills Scenic

and the Los Angeles Public Library, the main branch in downtown L.A. It was designed originally by Bertram

Overlook (entrance 6300 Hetzler Road, Culver City). Aside from the fabulous view spanning from downtown

This is a great and under-used resource for art, architecture and design. The northern part of the UCLA campus

at the top. Take the straight run of steps back down and feel the steepness of the topography. Even better

Goodhue then added to and renovated by the firm Hardy Holzman and Pfeiffer after a catastrophic fire in 1986. has the Franklin D. Murphy Sculpture Garden, designed by landscape architect Ralph Cornell. One of the most

distinguished outdoor sculpture installations in the country, the garden spans more than five acres with over

70 sculptures by artists such as Hans Arp, Deborah Butterfield, Alexander Calder, Barbara Hepworth, Jacques Lipchitz, Henry Moore, Auguste Rodin and David Smith. In the area immediately surrounding the garden are

many buildings designed by influential international and local architects such as A. Quincy Jones, Frank Israel, Richard Meier, Kevin Daly, Maynard Lyndon and Pei Cobb Freed.

Assistant Professor Bob Alexander, Department of Architecture

L.A. to Santa Monica, the place is like a fitness club with people jogging up the steps and doing pushups

do it at sunrise or sunset.

Assistant Professor Rennie Tang, Department of Landscape Architecture Skid Row / Disneyland There are two places that I would suggest that students spend time prior to graduation.

Skid Row, Los Angeles. It is important for all designers to understand the nature of quality of life and what

urban living means to some. The solution for our expanding homeless problem in Southern California will be in their hands as shapers of the urban future. The hard work is in the city centers, not on the edges.

The second site would be the most controlled social experience in Southern California: Disneyland. Every

form of infrastructure is designed, planned and orchestrated with the universal goal of providing a common

experience with regards to race, language and heritage. We try to do this with our buildings, parks, and designs, but too often we forget the user beyond the client.

Baxter Miller, president, ENV Partners Circle; president, BMLA Landscape Architecture

INTRODUCTIONS CHANGING OF THE GUARD ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR RAY KAMPF is the new chair of the Department of Art. Since 2005, Kampf has taught digital design, foundations in 3D design and graphic design courses at Cal Poly Pomona. He previously worked at advertising agencies in Philadelphia, an entertainment design firm in Miami and the Disney Institute at Walt Disney World in Orlando, where he taught drawing, Imagineering, faux finishing and Disney architecture. He has created graphics for the 2012 World’s Fair in Shanghai as well as for Universal Studios Hollywood and Orlando.

Kampf earned his bachelor’s in communication design from Kutztown University in Kutztown, Pennsylvania, and his master’s in communication design from Virginia Commonwealth University. He is a member of the American Institute of Graphic Arts and the College Art Association.

Kampf’s favorite artists are Greg Crewsden, Ed Ruscha, Kara Walker, Rene Magritte, Marcel Duchamp and Man Ray.

Mary Yu Danico

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New Faces and Promotions Around ENV ASSOCIATE DEAN

Mary Yu Danico began her tenure as the associate dean

of the College of Environmental Design in fall 2015. An energetic addition to ENV, she was a dynamic presence at the College of Letters, Arts & Social Sciences where she taught sociology for 17 years and served as vice chair of the Department of Psychology & Sociology for eight years, during which she initiated several student mentorship programs. She is a prolific author in the area of Asian-American studies, with an expertise on the intersectionality of social justice, youth culture and postsuburban transnational communities.

Danico brings an abundance of problem-solving and people skills to the challenging job of associate dean, says Dean Michael Woo. As associate dean, her duties involve managing the college budget and staff, coordinating the curriculum review and implementation process, and the planning and use of instructional space. She also serves as a liaison in various capacities, from enrollment management to overseeing reviews of student academic matters.

Danico’s recent accomplishments include a four-volume encyclopedia she edited, “Asian American Society: An Encyclopedia,” ranked among the Best Print Reference books of 2015 by the Library Journal Review. At this year’s 24th Annual Unity Luncheon, she accepted the 2016 Diversity Champion Award on behalf of the Asian Pacific Faculty, Staff and Student Association. She co-curated “Transnational Lives in Motion: The Art of Laura Kina and Viet Le” this past spring at the W. Keith and Janet Kellogg University Art Gallery. Danico was a Fulbright Scholar in South Korea in 2005-2006.

ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR DOHYUNG KIM is stepping up to the challenge of being chair of the Department of Urban and Regional Planning. Previously, Kim was the department’s graduate program coordinator. He is one of the key faculty members in the college with expertise in Geographic Information Systems (GIS) and has played a significant role in encouraging a growing number of URP and other ENV undergraduates to choose the GIS minor. In addition to teaching courses on GIS applications in planning, Kim also teaches transportation planning and planning research methods. His research interests include transportation and land use-transportation scenario planning.

After earning his bachelor’s and master’s in public administration at Kyunghee University in South Korea, Kim received his master’s in urban and regional planning from the University of Wisconsin, and his doctorate in urban and regional planning from the University of Florida.

One of the few ENV faculty members who started as a student on this campus, PROFESSOR GEORGE PROCTOR will become chair of the Department of Architecture in January 2017. While in his 20s, Proctor worked in construction and discovered an interest in architecture. He earned degrees in architecture and urban planning at Cal Poly Pomona, and then went on to Harvard University’s Graduate School of Design, where he completed his master’s in urban design.

Proctor returned to ENV in 1993 as a new faculty member and since then has played a key role in promoting innovative uses of technology in the teaching of architecture. He created courses in digital modeling, animation and interactive media, and was an early adopter of the lynda.com online tutorials that are free to all Cal Poly Pomona students, faculty and staff.

Proctor has been chair of the ENV Technology Committee.

In 2002, he was chair of the Association of Computer Aided Design in Architecture conference and was a founding editorial board member of The International Journal of Architectural Computing.

A licensed architect, Proctor maintains a professional practice with projects ranging from furniture and small buildings to urban design. He designed and built his own house.

SENIOR DIRECTOR OF DEVELOPMENT JENKINS SHANNON is the new senior director of development for ENV. For the past seven years, she was the executive director of the Pasadena Museum of California Art, where she played the lead role with the museum’s Board of Directors to raise funds to support specific exhibitions and the museum’s operations. Prior to joining the museum in 2004, Shannon worked as a television

executive for the Disney Channel, MGM Television International and Sony Pictures International Television.

Succeeding ENV’s longtime senior director of development, Carrie Geurts, Shannon will take the lead in all forms of fundraising for ENV and its departments, including priorities such as expansion of the Interim Design Center, next year’s 25th anniversary of the Department of Landscape Architecture’s study-abroad program in Italy, expanding outreach to alumni and employers, sponsored studio courses, special academic initiatives, corporate and foundation fundraising, scholarships, endowed faculty chairs, travel fellowships for students, and planned giving.

Her new position at ENV marks a homecoming for Shannon, who earned her MBA from Cal Poly Pomona in 1992. She received her bachelor’s from UCLA.

New Faculty Hires Assistant Professor Dina Abdulkarim, Ph.D., is staying for good. she arrived at ENV in Winter 2016 as a Visiting Faculty in the Department of Urban and Regional Planning, bring with her a background in international comparative urban design and qualitative research techniques on the use of public space. Her education background blends science and design – a doctorate in urban planning from Ohio State University, a masters in planning, and masters and bachelors in architectural engineering from the University of Cincinnati. She holds an MFA from CalArts, and has participated in several exhibits, most recently at the Woodbury University’s Nan Rae Gallery group show in March: “practice, Practice, practice: Abstract Spirituality in Contemporary Los Angeles Painting, Sculpture and Performance.”

Ray Kampf

Dohyung Kim

ENV welcomes Assistant Professor Karlyn Griffith, to the department of Art. She earned her doctorate degree from the Department of Art History at Florida State University with a concentration on medieval art and architecture, and sub-focus on ancient art. She previous taught at the University of North Texas.

ARCHITECTURE INSTITUTE OF TAIWAN HONORS HOFU WU

Professor Hofu Wu became an Honorary Fellow of the Architecture Institute of Taiwan, making him the third international recipient after 2013 Pritzker Prize winner Toyo Ito. Wu said he was unaware of his nomination until he was invited to his own award ceremony in March. He delivered a keynote address on education and ecological approaches to sustainable architecture. “It was an honor for me because it’s my motherland, and I’ve been away for 40 some years,” Wu says. Although he’s practiced only in the United States, Wu has given lectures in Taiwan and took part in the country’s Green Building Council research. He was also recognized for his role in fostering educational and cultural exchange between the two countries’ next crop of architecture professionals. For 10 years, he has facilitated the Taiwan International Exchange Program, which allows six to eight ENV students to spend the fall quarter at the National Taiwan University of Science and Technology and also host their NTUST counterparts every spring quarter. In addition, Wu coordinates ENV’s Healthcare Architecture Initiative. More than 100 students have completed the program, giving them an edge when competing for jobs designing hospitals, clinics and other facilities in the growing health-care sector.

George Proctor

Jenkins Shannon (Photo courtesy of the Pasadena Museum of California Art)

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homework Michael Woo, Dean of Cal Poly Pomona’s College of Environmental

UC Riverside Chancellor Kim A. Wilcox talks with Pashaura Singh, a

Design, and Ron Coley, UCR Vice Chancellor of Administration

and Business, attend the March 14 presentation of ENV student recommendations.

Interdisciplinary studio teams from ENV mingle during their UCR orientation field trip at UC Riverside.

professor of religious studies, amid the flowers in the backyard of the Chancellor’s official residence in Riverside.

Collaboration Between Cal Poly Pomona and UC Riverside Students Re-Imagines a Sustainable 21 -Century Chancellor’s Residence st

By Samantha Gonzaga

Ten chancellors, including current residents Chancellor Kim A. Wilcox and his wife, Diane Del Buono, have called the Chancellor’s Residence 16 at UC Riverside home.

But the university-owned property holds the potential to be more than an emblem of UCR’s early history and the dwelling of the university’s chief administrator.

As the symbolic face of the campus within the community, it has the potential be a local and regional showcase of inspired sustainability, beauty and responsible environmental leadership.

This was the challenge for an interdisciplinary design studio developed by Cal Poly Pomona’s College of Environmental Design, pairing two departments that seldom get the opportunity to collaborate: landscape architecture and art.

Undergraduate and graduate students in landscape architecture and senior-level motion graphics developed four approaches to the residence. The studio was co-led by Professor Andrew Wilcox, interim chair of the Department of Landscape Architecture, lecturer Ray Senes and Assistant Professor Anthony Acock from the Department of Art. The project’s goal was to serve as an example of regional vision and partnership between two universities that serve the Inland Empire.

“A primary motivation was to develop a studio where the design communication was integral to the process,” Wilcox says. “So often, the students develop a project and then figure out how to communicate it. In this project case, it was made clear in the planning discussions with UCR that the project needed to be clearly communicated across numerous levels of stakeholders.

“The project has a lot of complexity and it was not enough to be able to say, ‘Look, we made the Chancellor’s Residence better,’ ” Wilcox continues. “We had to show it all the way through, and show it in a way that communicated the value and the technicality in a manner understandable to those without a design background. This project also required a certain level of project branding — UCR wanted us to design a showcase and in order to do that the project also needed an identity.”

PROJECT ORIGINS The inter-campus collaboration was seeded at a home-cooked dinner hosted by ENV Dean Michael Woo to introduce Cal Poly Pomona’s new President Soraya M. Coley and her husband, Ron Coley, to the deans of Cal Poly Pomona’s nine colleges and the University Library. Ron Coley happens to be UCR’s vice chancellor of administration and business.

“We have a really nice campus, but there was so much untapped potential in it,” says Coley, who resides at Cal Poly Pomona’s Manor House with his wife. “Wouldn’t it be great if we can use the expertise resident here at CPP at UCR but do it in a way to elevate the educational opportunities for the students?”

UCR lacks an environmental design program. Re-imagining the UCR Chancellor’s Residence, let alone the 2,000-acre campus, required the kind of creativity that blended knowledge of ecology and the idiosyncrasies of Southern California’s climate and landscape to formulate low- and high-tech solutions that efficiently address issues such as resource allocation, productive landscapes and urban habitat.

Woo recalls: “Vice Chancellor Coley came up to me during the dinner and asked, ‘Don’t you have a Department of Landscape Architecture in your college?’ That led to a series of conversations about the unique ability of our faculty and students to help UC Riverside conserve water and also make their campus more beautiful at the same time.”

In a nutshell, the aim would be innovative 21st-century garden design as interpreted by the next generation of landscape architects and visual communicators.

“I wanted to make clear that UCR wasn’t looking for a free ride,” Coley says. “We wanted a wonderful opportunity for your students there, but to do it in a way that UCR paid for the inconvenience associated with it.”

UCR funded the studio at a cost of $32,000, covering faculty time, student production costs, field trips and studio material.

The exercise, Wilcox said, gave ENV students the chance to experience the kind of cross-disciplinary work typical in architecture and landscape architecture design firms, with the Chancellor’s Residence serving as a laboratory.

DESIGN PROPOSALS In March, students presented their ideas to a panel of UCR stakeholders that included university officials and design professionals. Although the studio functioned more as an academic exercise than a design job, the projects’ concepts would be integrated into UCR’s future capital projects, Coley says.

Beautiful Resilience. Investigating the Chancellor’s Residence as a primarily aesthetic landscape using traditions of garden design and use of climate-appropriate materials.

UCR Vice Chancellor of Advancement Peter Hayashida describes the Chancellor’s Residence as “a microcosm of the campus.” Constructed in 1959 – the year UC regents voted to make UCR a “general” campus with its offerings of graduate instruction and professional school – the Chancellor’s Residence sits on a two-acre lot on Watkins Drive, in a neighborhood nestled in a small arroyo. It’s equally a public and private space with scenic vistas of orange groves and nearby Box Springs Mountain, but “no coherent theme.”

Habitat is Everywhere. Approaching the residence as a patch of habitat directly supporting local species of flora and fauna.

“It was a great experience for us in terms of having thoughtful, creative and inspired students with faculty and outside consultants,” says Hayashida, who is part of a UCR leadership team tasked to work on projects related to the Chancellor’s Residence and campus public art. “I was so blown away by the thoughtfulness and creativity. Any one of the [designs] is wonderful, but the fact that you can approach from four different perspectives … all these elements we wouldn’t necessarily think of here.”

The students made three visits to the UCR campus to familiarize themselves with the residence and its surrounding environment. Each team was paired with a professional landscape architecture firm, meeting with them three times during the quarter, in essence a micro-internship. The firms were Pasadena-based EPT, Mia Lehrer + Associates in downtown Los Angeles, SITE Design Studio in Eagle Rock and Farmscapes in Eagle Rock.

Four teams of 12 students composed their concepts around the following themes: Atypically Suburban. Studying the nature of typical Southern California single-family land use and identifying the best approaches to promote a seriously sustainable approach to typical conditions.

Food for Thought. Designing the residence as a productive landscape using the principles of permaculture and local food production.

Understanding the environs of the Chancellor’s Residence was just one component of the studio. Since the project required consideration for project branding and identity, a truly collaborative effort meant schooling one another in lateral disciplines. The inclusion of graduate students added another dimension to the inter-department partnership, Wilcox says, turning the studio into an “intra-department vertical collaboration.”

The studio was also a preview of what awaited students in the professional field.

“One of my last full-time gigs was working as a graphic designer in an architecture firm, working side by side with landscape architects and architects to create a myriad of design solutions,” Acock says. “Design is design.”

It’s a sentiment echoed by Wilcox: “Our students need to be able to move across disciplinary boundaries and have discussions across the edges of our titles. Courses like this one are seriously challenging and hopefully begin to demystify the other disciplines, thus opening up more collaborative understanding and potential.”

Students in the course found themselves divesting expectations of working separately, albeit side by side.

They had 10 weeks to master the complexities of each theme while contending with time constraints, new technical

language and different personalities.

“At first we thought the landscape architects would be the only ones designing the residence and that would be amplified by motion graphics as a means of communication,” says Robin Slovak, an undergraduate landscape architecture student on the Atypically Suburban team. “Typically, our landscape graphics tend to be really flat and static, the antithesis to what landscapes really are — deep and dynamic. But as it so happened, the graphic designers were involved in discussions and key points along the design process.

Landscape architecture relies heavily on the experience of the world itself and when you have more input from people who have gone far and wide the better.”

Representatives from the four teams faced the challenge of working with themes they considered more open to interpretation, in contrast to what they perceived as concrete concepts tackled by other teams. Friction may have been inevitable for students in disciplines with little collaborative history. But students also recognized opportunities to polish communication skills, to better articulate ideas and to deliver a product — a sort of practice run for what awaits them in the real world.

“I suspect this project was similar to working in a firm — with your family,” says Justin De Vesta, a landscape architecture graduate student on the Food for Thought team. “There were moments of heated conflict and layer after layer of changes and modifications but, by the end, we were more united and integrated than ever. We found that as we worked toward a common goal, certain things fell to the wayside while others demanded our full attention. This project prepared all of us for what our future experiences might entail, and we are better suited to handle similar prospective situations.”

For many, the experience yielded personal growth and new friends. Christian Gutierrez, a self-professed introvert and senior studying graphic design, said he produced some of his best work in the studio course – large-scale posters, fliers, brochures, packaging, motion pieces and a 130-page booklet detailing the Beautiful Resilience team’s research and design process.

Food for Thought team member pitches the group’s redesign concept

Photos by (left to right) Carlos Puma, UC Riverside; Anthony Acock, ENV

Department of Art; Anthony Acock, ENV Department of Art; Peter Phun, UC Riverside; Carlos Puma, UC Riverside.

“I should mention the delusional, nonsensical bouts of group laughter brought on by all-nighters in the studios,” he says “This experience has allowed me to sort of break out of my shell. I’ve created new relationships and strengthened existing ones. Interdisciplinary classes like this should definitely happen again in the future.”

Coley hopes the UCR-ENV collaboration would be a model for future inter-university partnerships.

“This is the epitome of the learn-by-doing ethic Cal Poly Pomona lives by,” he says. “There are so many wonderful things about this collaboration. What I’m interested in is inspiring this collaboration with other disciplines. The objective for universities in this region is to help institutions leverage the comparative – not competing – advantages for opportunities to benefit from each other’s excellence, for the betterment of the students, the campuses, and the larger community of Southern California in the Inland Empire.”

Design is is

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Nurturing Community role Roots architect architect The

Huerta del Valle garden model

Huerta del Valle garden model

From left to right: Hana Lemseffer, Kirill Volchinskiy and Necils Lopez

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is not just to design.

Three Cal Poly Pomona Students Build Kickstarter Campaign Around Social Justice, Food and Architecture Kickstarter has become a breakthrough method to raise money for creative or entrepreneurial projects. But who ever heard of Kickstarter or other crowdsourcing tools being used by college students to address nutrition in a low-income community?

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Last January, architecture students Hana Lemseffer, Necils Lopez and Kirill Volchinskiy launched a Kickstarter campaign to fund four structures for Huerta del Valle Community Garden in Ontario (neither Cal Poly Pomona nor the College of Environmental Design were involved with the campaign). The neighborhood where the threeacre urban farm sits is identified by the California Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment as among the state’s most socioeconomically disadvantaged.

“Food is just one issue in our community where quality is low and a local or organic option is absent,” says project manager Arthur Levine of Huerta del Valle Community Garden, which started in 2010 with a professor in Pitzer College’s program to involve students in the Ontario community. “People cannot get to or afford chemicalfree food.”

Using recycled materials, the three architecture students designed kitchen, playhouse, library and classroom spaces as well as a solar-energy system for use in the garden.

The Kickstarter campaign exceeded the fundraising goal of $17,000. Since 2015, the trio has been involved in a multi-sector partnership with Ontario’s Department of Public Health, Kaiser Permanente and organizers of Huerta del Valle. The garden already feeds 62 families, sells produce to local restaurants and farmers markets, and annually composts 500,000 pounds of food waste into nutrient-rich soil. In the next two years, the garden is projected to feed 124 families. Levine envisions this plot of land as a selfsustaining “community food hub.”

“Our goal is to serve the community as a sustainable, local, organic, fresh, community-run food center,” he says. “We believe all people deserve to be able to eat fresh, healthy, delicious, nutritious food that was raised humanely without oppressing workers and with paying fair wages.

Our vision is to see a garden like ours every mile in our city and region, and to empower people with the skills and tools to make that transformation a reality.”

Lemseffer, Lopez and Volchinskiy discussed the genesis of their project, undertaken separately from their studies.

Lopez: It all started when we were looking for a place to do some community hours two summers ago.

Lemseffer: We were specifically looking for architectural work that would be beneficial to a local community or good for the environment.

Volchinskiy: For architecture students, and this is true for many fields, the choices for work are limiting. Most architecture students work as interns in large offices participating in development project driven by market forces. I’ve had an interest in sustainability prior to coming to Cal Poly Pomona, and I was fortunate that the institution connected me to like-minded people, such as Hana and Necils (and Tom Evans, another architecture student in our class who has since transferred to San Francisco State).

Hana and I did not want to look for an internship.

An internship often equates to long hours, no design agency, and work on projects which are not particularly aligned with your interests, if your interests are sustainability and community-informed architecture.

More often than not, it is meaningless work on large projects with no benefit to the public.

Lemseffer: The building strategies first originated from a movie called “Garbage Warriors” that Kirill found independently when he was in high school. The movie explains radically sustainable building methods and concepts such as earthen-tire buildings, recycled glassbottle buildings and other methods that are all about recycling trash and using it as building materials.

But obviously, not all our building strategies came from there, although they were highly influenced by that movie. The other building strategies came from general knowledge and independent research. To explore similar strategies, we decided to visit Cal Poly Pomona’s Lyle Center for Regenerative Studies and take pictures of the paper-cement Tijuana house located there. However, the community was intent on having a building made out of adobe or earth, and from our knowledge, adobe structures weren’t earthquake safe. So we offered the idea of a rammed earth building, and they liked it. The garden’s project director, Arthur Levine, suggested we also have a recycled shipping container involved in the sustainable strategies, so that’s where that idea originated.

Volchinskiy: Regenerative studies classes have taught us a lot about embodied energy as well as energy consumed throughout the life cycle of the building.

We wanted to reduce both. We learned from independent research of Earth Ship off-grid structures which are heated and cooled by the sun in the brutal high-altitude and desert climate in Taos, New Mexico.

With a relatively mild climate, we knew we had no excuse — we needed to construct a passive structure out of materials with low-embodied energy which would not need additional energy to be heated or cooled.

The community wanted an L-shaped shade structure, which would bridge two plots of land. It became the perfect location for a solar array. We understood that a central gathering space was necessary for meetings and cultural events. In order to not interrupt the line of sight, Hana chose to recess it into the ground.

We discovered that the soil displaced by the amphitheater could be rammed to create a very resilient and earthquake safe rammed-earth library. The walls of the library will store energy during the day and release it in the evening, making the temperature indoors always comfortable.

The shipping container structure takes the opposite approach. It opens itself to the outside breeze and shades the area surrounding the interior. We wanted to give the community the option of having a transportable structure, which can be deployed and replicated to other sites as other community gardens form. The organizers wish to see a “community garden every mile,” to use their words. This structure could fill that need.

Lemseffer: One of the biggest takeaways for me is that if you are hoping to work with others and help them and their community, you have to keep in mind what people want. As architects, it is not our job to come up with a design and enforce it on a community. Our job is to bring the community into the process of the design, and truly listen to their needs.

Another big takeaway for me was the understanding of community gardens. Before this project, I wasn’t very familiar with the concept of a community garden, and its immense benefit to local autonomy and the environment.

I sincerely believe that community gardens can save the world. Just stepping foot on the garden and looking around taught me so much. I just wished I had done it sooner.

It’s necessary for architects to work with their community clients every step of the way, harnessing and exploring people’s own power to dream and build. In our case, it was helping a community move closer to realizing its goal.

The role of the architect shouldn’t only be about design.

Given the skill set that students acquire while in architecture school, they not only learn to design, but also learn to be communicators of information. This is a much more important skill. When this communication skill is truly harnessed, architects and architecture students can be conduits of information between communities, the local government and the general public.

We also learned that educational institutions can have tremendous influence through community partnerships.

Cal Poly Pomona could learn from the role of Pitzer College facilitating the communication between Maria Alonso, executive director of Huerta Del Valle, and the City of Ontario. There is also great potential in ENV for inter-major programs bridging the College of Engineering and regenerative studies and other programs within ENV, exposing students to professional work, reducing the dichotomy between academic and professional pursuits, and supporting community programs at the same time.

Learn more about the Huerta Del Valle Community Garden project at huertadelvalle.org/development

A NATURAL WONDER “ Wedge” Cabins Designed by Graduate Students Capture the Imagination and Interest of Campers A “Wedge”-style cabin based on a design by Emily Williams, Bryan Charney and Antonio Fernandez (all M. Arch., ‘16) for Associate Professor Juintow Lin’s 2014 ARC 503L studio course can be rented at Julia Pfeiffer Burns State Park near Big Sur. Constructed from recycled materials, the 156-square-foot structure fits a double bed and a bunkbed. The model garnered rave reviews when it debuted at the Los Angeles County and California State fairs two years ago, eventually capturing the interest of the California State Parks and Coastal commissions as a way to implement low-cost and eco-friendly camping options to attract millennials and urban residents.

The “Wedge” is so popular that additional cabins are planned at two other state parks. Ten cabins are slated for completion in September at Calaveras Big Trees State Park, and an additional 13 by December at Angel Island State Park.

Déjà vu: The “Wedge” cabin was the cover story of Issue 4 of LINK Magazine.

More accolades: The “Wedge” cabin earned a Citation Award in the Inspire Category at the American Institute of Architects Orange County Chapter 2015 Design Awards Gala.

Volchinskiy: The role of the architect is not just to design.

In a project like this, design is only a fifth of the task.

The bulk of the process is about understanding the questions and communication. Throughout the project, we’ve coordinated various engineering efforts for the structures, talked to builders, did the visual media for the project as well as the outreach and the Kickstarter campaign. When we first started, I had no idea about the depth and span of the project.

If You Go: Bookings for the “Wedge” cabin fill up fast. Reserve at least seven months ahead.

Reservations: Reserve America, 800.444.7275; www.reserveamerica.com.

Cost: $75 per night Occupancy: Up to four adults; dogs allowed at campsite but not on the trails.

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Student Success Coordinator Teresa Castaneda Offers Insights About Academic Planning

he Student Success Office is located in Building 7, T Room 200 (7-200). Teresa Castaneda can be reached at trcastaneda@cpp.edu or at 909.869.2670.

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How would you design the future? The College of Environmental Design asked the public, former and current students, and members of the Bronco family at this year’s Open House and Homecoming festivities to sketch their visions. Whimsical, thoughtful and often with an angle on social and environmental justice, the drawings illustrate the dreams and aspirations of a sustainable and ecologically responsible future.

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When you are a freshman or transfer student in the College of Environmental Design, Teresa Castaneda is likely to be the first representative you will meet. As the student success coordinator, Teresa supports faculty and student peer advisors and helps students clear the obstacles to earning their degrees. Castaneda also serves as an advisor for the ENV Council, the elected board of student officers that advocates on behalf of the 1,800 enrolled in the departments of architecture, art, landscape architecture, and urban and regional planning, and the Lyle Center for Regenerative Studies.

Here are the most common questions she fields from ENV students and her advice to ensure that students graduate on time.

What is a four-year pledge?

The Four Year Graduation Pledge Program is an initiative that give students priority registration that enables them to finish their program in four years. Architecture students, whose program takes five years to complete, sign a five-year pledge. To stay on track, students must complete 25% of their program every academic year (20% for architecture students), earning grades above C. They must be college-ready in math and English by their first quarter. They meet with their advisor every year.

To sign up, visit cpp.edu/academic-programs/graduation-pledge/

What class do I take next?

It’s a matter of making an academic plan for yourself. Use your program’s curriculum roadmap. Watch your degree progress report and regularly meet with your faculty advisor.

How do I change my major?

Changing your major within ENV can be difficult. Four of our majors require a minimum 2.0 GPA. Freshmen must have a Cal Poly Pomona GPA before transferring programs. Graphic design and art history prospective students have to attend a “change of major meeting” at Building 13 held every quarter. With landscape architecture, since it’s a cohort program, you can’t start until the following fall quarter, although you may turn in your petition at any time during the year. Urban and regional planning accepts transfers every quarter. The architecture program accepts only upper-division transfers — students that have completed 90 quarter units — and they must have a minimum 3.2 GPA to be considered. Architecture also accepts change of majors from Nov. 1-30 every academic year.

Tips for freshmen and transfer students: • Check your transfer credit report. For freshmen, that would be your Advanced Placement (AP) credits or credits from community classes you’ve taken. Make sure to cross-check those credits against your degree report.

• L earn your program curriculum. Learn the classes that you have to take and your unit count.

•P lan your schedule every quarter to make sure your courses are completed. Review your plan every quarter.

When do I make an appointment with you versus my faculty advisor?

See your faculty advisor if you have questions about your core classes, have a registration or advising hold and for career mentoring. In the summer when faculty is not around, I am happy to help you. I can answer questions about general education and university policies and procedures. Our doors are open any time and we’ll gladly guide you in the right direction.

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CLASS NOTES Weis to Lead Disney Imagineering Bob Weis (’80, architecture) has been named the new president of Walt Disney Co.’s Imagineering division. Weis was recruited by the entertainment juggernaut after graduating from Cal Poly Pomona, eventually serving for 15 years as senior vice president of Imagineering. In 1994, he launched his own design/ multimedia firm, Design Island Associates, amassing a client list that included the Kennedy Space Center, Rockefeller Center and Sony Retail Entertainment.

He returned to Disney Imagineering in 2007.

In a 2009 PolyTrends magazine interview, he recalled balancing his ENV studies with coursework in the university’s theater program: “I knew back in college that I wasn’t going to graduate and do mainstream architecture — that’s really not where my heart was. My passion was somewhere between design and entertainment, so I really targeted the entertainment world.”

Rios Clementi Hale Promotes Two ENV Alumni Rios Clementi Hale Studios has promoted Jon Black 22 (’83, architecture) to principal. Black joined the Los Angeles firm in 1992 and has demonstrated a penchant for his hands-on involvement in projects, from concept to construction. He has taught a studio class at ENV and has been a visiting critic at Woodbury University.

The firm also promoted Matt Richmond (’87, landscape architecture) to chief technology officer. His interest in computers led him to pursue information technology. Richmond manages and oversees the firm’s technological infrastructure remotely from Portland, Oregon. Hired in 1996, Richmond’s familiarity with design principles allowed him to make contributions to the firm’s home furnishings and lifestyles products company, notNeutral, for which he designed products as well as the light fixtures for its first retail store.

AIA Welcomes New Fellow Gensler principal Barbara Hammond Bouza (’85, architecture) was elevated to the College of Fellows by the American Institute of Architects.

She is the firm’s co-managing director of its Los Angeles office and is a leader of its global Health & Wellness and Life Sciences Practice Areas. In 2014 the Los Angeles Business Journal named her Executive of the Year at its first Women Making a Difference conference.

NUVIS Turns 45 NUVIS, the Orange County-based landscape architecture firm founded by Robert Cardoza (’64, landscape architecture), celebrated its 45th anniversary in April.

Cardoza remains involved in ENV, serving as former chair and current board member of the ENV Partners Circle, the college’s main support group of alumni and employers. He has participated in ENV speedmentoring events, and was recognized as ENV’s 2003 Distinguished Alumnus. He was instrumental in the establishment of the California Landscape Architectural Student Scholarship (CLASS) Fund, and persuaded his professional colleagues to direct the first CLASS Fund gift of $100,000 to support the early work of ENV’s new California Center for Land and Water Stewardship.

A Voice in Sacramento Marq Truscott’s (’84, landscape architecture) yearlong tenure in the state’s Landscape Architects Technical Committee concluded on June 1. Appointed

by Gov. Jerry Brown in September 2015, Truscott served on the five-member committee that advises the California Architects Board in the state’s regulation of landscape architecture practice. Truscott has been a practitioner for over 30 years, with licensures in California and Nevada. He opened his own firm, Quadriga, in 1992 after working on projects for multidisciplinary firms in Northern California, Los Angeles and San Diego. His contributions to landscape architecture resulted in an American Society of Landscape Architects Council of Fellows designation in 2011. His ASLA membership spans more than two decades, during which he’s held positions at the chapter, state and national levels.

Homecoming Jeff Murphy (’92, urban and regional planning) serves as a planning director for San Diego after a 2-year stint as the director of planning and development in the City of Encinitas. Murphy is no stranger to San Diego. A native son, he’s held several positions in the city’s Department of Planning and Land Use, from deputy director of advanced planning and fire services to chief of advanced planning and regulatory planning. He was lauded for his role in rebuilding efforts in the aftermath of the 2003 and

2007 wildfires.

Designing an Island Professor Pablo La Roche of the Department of Architecture led a design team that included alumni Aireen Batungbakal (’10, architecture) and Arianne Ponce (’15, architecture) in the 2015 Tristan da Cunha Design Competition, launched on behalf of the island government of 270 residents. Their entry, T37, was among the handful of juried selections presented to the Island Council. The team’s proposal pitched solutions to issues ranging from government and residential infrastructure to water management and energy usage.

Discovered by the Portuguese in early 1500s, the “remotest island in the world” lies 1,750 miles — about seven to 10 days of sailing — southwest of Cape Town, South Africa. It was annexed by the United Kingdom in 1816. Tristan da Cunha has been featured in literary works, cropping up in novels penned

by Edgar Allan Poe and Jules Verne. The island’s small economy is powered primarily by its modest commercial fishing and tourism industries.

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From left to right: Bob Weis (‘80 Architecture), Jon Black (‘83 Architecture), Marq Truscott (‘84 Landscape Architecture), Matt Richmond (‘87 Landscape Architecture), Robert Cardoza (‘64,Landscape Architecture),

I knew back in college that I wasn’t going to graduate & do

mainstream that’s really not where my heart architecture My passion was was.

somewhere between

design & entertainment.

Barbara Hammond Bouza (‘85 Architecture),

WELCOME TO THE CLUB

Calling all young ENV alumni! Want to reconnect with former classmates, land a new job or find a mentor?

Bob Weis

Get linked in with ENV Young Alumni, ENV’s new organization to reach out to and serve recent graduates from ENV departments and other young alumni.

A free yearlong membership is being offered to alumni who graduated within the last 10 years. Perks include free access to the University Library; special invitations to mixers, receptions and professional events to network with older, more established alumni; and access to an online directory to maintain connections with fellow young alumni and to stay up-to-date on the latest job postings.

Alumni are invited to a free inaugural party, an evening mixer that will be held from 6:30-9:30 p.m. on Thursday, October 13, at the Mandarin Plaza at 970 N. Broadway in downtown Los Angeles. Later that same night, ENV Dean Michael Woo will lead an All-Night Tour of downtown Los Angeles. This urban trekking event offers a unique sightseeing opportunity for Angelenos and Southern California transplants alike to experience the nocturnal pulse of the city.

Email env@cpp.edu to join the ENV Young Alumni Group, to RSVP for the alumni mixer and for pick-up locations and the cost of the All-Night Tour.

Rendering from Pablo La Roche’s T37 entry

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Professor Emeritus of Landscape Architecture and Designer of the Aratani Japanese Garden

I had the privilege of working with my father for over 10 years in the firm he founded, Takeo Uesugi and Associates Inc. In that time, I was able to gain insight into his unique aesthetic sensitivity and the principles by which he approached design. Growing up as a child and casually seeing his built projects, I did not think too much about the effort it took to physically build his designs and took for granted the end result that typically was beautifully articulated landscapes.

As a landscape architect and working partner, I was extremely humbled by the intensity and passion he injected into creating concepts for the clients, and the designs would continue to be extremely creative while being intimately based upon the features of the existing landscape.

My father was also a very gracious and spiritual individual who lived his life with a deep sense of gratitude and humility toward God. He felt that there was meaning and purpose behind every person he came in contact with, so he treated everyone with kindness and respect. He never hesitated to offer his assistance to anyone and believed that true joy in life came from helping others.

One of the things I enjoyed most in working with my father was placing large boulders for water features or dry streams during a construction project.

He explained that the rocks were the skeleton of the garden and that they had to be carefully placed to hold the design together. Learning how to recognize the front, back, top and bottom of a rock and placing it sensitively into the landscape while using heavy machinery like excavators was physically tiring but hugely rewarding in the end.

Ultimately, his philosophy that good design can shape a positive and bright future for people as well as the environment is something I have dedicated myself to continuing in my practice and pedagogical approach at Cal Poly Pomona.

Professor Keiji Uesugi, Lecturer, Department of Landscape Architecture

Paul Helmle

Margarita McCoy

Professor Emeritus Was a Guiding Force for Generations of Architecture Students Paul Helmle was truly unique, characterized by his blue jeans, biker boots, leather jacket and, of course, his pendulous key chain. Paul had an amazing capacity to connect with people; he was a natural teacher. His direction, engaging manner and enthusiasm for design still echo in my mind.

As a student at Cal Poly Pomona, I had the good fortune to have design studio sessions with Paul at the beginning and at the end of my degree completion. He set the bar for how I have measured all studio instructors since, and for me, Paul provided the optimistic transition from being a Cal Poly Pomona student to working as an architect.

Celebrated Professor Emerita Was a Pioneer for Women Studying the Field of Urban Planning Paul was a master at identifying the adjustments needed for any student’s design logic, geometries and grammar. As those who teach design know, instruction is often a balancing act between helping a student (who may often be exhausted and sensitive) discover his or her unique capacity to see, think and do, and conveying fundamental ideas, skills and techniques. Paul was great at guiding students to better understand “their ideas” in the larger landscape of architectural notions, and yet Paul also taught a very influential studio where students learned design by working in the manner of known masters. As a teacher, Paul was egalitarian, sensitive, thoughtful, engaging, conversational, enthusiastic and adventurous. As a colleague, I found Paul to care very deeply about architecture and the program at Cal Poly Pomona. I saw that the way he taught was how he also tended to resolve department matters.

It was clear to me that Paul was a man who “looked for the good” as the right way forward. The impacts to the architecture program due in part from Paul’s many years of service are still evident in numerous elements of the curriculum and the way in which design is taught at Cal Poly Pomona. Paul Helmle will forever be remembered as an authentic character, always delightful, respected by his peers and loved by many generations of Cal Poly Pomona architecture students.

Professor George Proctor, Associate Chair, Department of Architecture

Beloved Urban and Regional Planning Professor Emerita Margarita McCoy died on March 31, 2016.

She was 92.

Margarita was a pioneer for women in the urban planning field. She was one of the first in the nation to hold a tenure-track position in urban planning and the first female full professor of planning in the United States, teaching at Cal Poly Pomona and the University of Southern California. At the time Margarita accepted her professorship, she was the only female faculty member and soon became department chair.

Upon her retirement in 1989, Cal Poly Pomona’s urban planning program had risen to national acclaim, and female professors were in close parity with their male colleagues. Margarita was a leader on professional and accreditation boards, including the American Institute of Certified Planners, the American Planning Association, and the Association of Collegiate Schools of Planning, the latter of which established an award in her honor recognizing individuals that further the advancement of women at universities though

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service, teaching and outreach.

Her family and friends gathered at Cal Poly Pomona on May 16 to remember her and celebrate her legacy.

The evening included insightful comments about her work and legacy, and stories about triumphs and challenges in her personal life and the early days of her groundbreaking role in urban planning.

Her son, Dr. Alfred McCoy, offered a moving tribute.

Also commenting were colleagues Linda Dalton and Carol Barrett, alumni Steve Preston and David Salazar, and colleagues Rick Willson, Dave Bess and Chuck Hotchkiss.

In memory of her legacy and contributions to the urban planning profession and higher education, the College of Environmental Design at Cal Poly Pomona established the Margarita McCoy Memorial Scholarship. The scholarship will benefit female students in the Department of Urban and Regional Planning. More information and an opportunity to donate can be found at mccoyscholarship. wordpress.com Professor Richard Willson, Department of Urban and Regional Planning

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9/17-10/27: “Ink & Clay 42,” W. Keith and Janet Kellogg University Art Gallery (Building 35A) “Ink & Clay” is a national annual competition established in 1971 to recognize excellence in printmaking, drawing, ceramic ware, clay sculpture, installation and mixed media utilizing any variety of ink or clay as a material. The exhibition is sponsored by the W. Keith and Janet Kellogg University Art Gallery and is under-written by Col. James “Jim” H. Jones with additional support from the Office of the University President. This year’s Ink & Clay jurors include Peter Mays, executive director of the Los Angeles Art Association; Denise Kraemer, education curator at the Riverside Art Museum; and educator and international artist Patrick Crabb. Free admission. inkclay42.com.

9/19: Fall Conference, 8 to 11:30 a.m., Bronco Student Center (Building 35) President Soraya M. Coley will hold a university-wide convocation for all faculty and staff. cpp.edu/fallconference/schedule.shtml.

9/20: Academic Affairs Division Meeting, 8 a.m. to noon, Bronco Student Center, room to be announced.

Provost Sylvia Alva invites all faculty members to attend.

9/20: ENV Faculty and Staff Meeting, noon to 2 p.m., ENV Atrium and Gallery (Building 7) Lunch will be provided.

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9/22: First Day of Classes Welcome back, ENV Broncos.

9/24: Opening Reception for “Ink & Clay 42,” 2 to 5 p.m., W. Keith and Janet Kellogg University Art Gallery (Building 35A) Nosh on light refreshments and mingle with the artists, browse this year’s featured pieces and stick around for the awards reception at 3:30 p.m. Free admission. inkclay42.com.

9/23: Exhibition of Student Work, 6 to 8 p.m., Interim Design Center (Building 89) Organized by the Department of Architecture, the exhibition showcases standout student work from the previous quarter.

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10/1-12/8: “Marvels, Mysteries & Miniatures: The Work of Cindy Cronk Vukovic, Marianela de la Hoz and John Montich,” Don B. Huntley Gallery There’s a big world and even bigger stories in the miniature works of Vukovic, de la Hoz and Montich.

More than 100 pieces will be on display that belie the ordinary, discarded and repurposed objects, along with mini-photography. Free admission. Opening Reception, Oct. 1, 3-6pm, facebook.com/thehuntleygallery

11/1: Pizza with the Presidents, noon to 1 p.m., University Quad The first Pizza with the Presidents of the 2016-17 academic year will give students the chance to have a free pizza lunch while asking questions of and sharing their concerns with President Soraya M. Coley and Associated Students Inc. President Uriah Sanders, along with other campus administrators. Students wanting to participate can do so by filling out a comment/question card at the event, or by contacting the university through Facebook or Twitter. The @ calpolypomona account will be tweeting answers in real time throughout the event. Be sure to follow @calpolypomona, #askColey and #askASI on Twitter. The event is hosted by the Office of the President and ASI. For more information, call 909.869.3342.

10/2: First monthly Arabian Horse Show, 2 p.m., W.K. Kellogg Arabian Horse Center.

Repeats first Sunday of November, December, February, March, April and May. The show will be held on then second Sunday in January because of campus closure.

Tickets: $4 per adult, $3 seniors and children 6-17; free admission for children 6 and under.

10/8-10/9: Pumpkin Festival, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., Farm Store/ AgriScapes The weekend festival draws thousands to pick pumpkins from a patch near the Farm Store (Fun Fact: The College of Agriculture grows 80,000 pumpkins for this annual event.

That’s a lot of pie potential.). Other highlights include a corn maze, horse rides, petting zoo and live music. cpp. edu/pumpkinfestival.

11/11: Veterans Day – Campus Closed 11/14: Richard J. Neutra Award for Professional Excellence, 6:30 p.m., University Theatre (Building 25) Spanish architect Carme Pinós will be the first woman to receive the annual honor bestowed by the Department of Architecture to practitioners. A special lecture is also scheduled. Free admission; the event is open to the public. env.cpp.edu/arc/neutra-award.

10/17-10/28: Grid Shell Exhibit, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., ENV Gallery (Building 7) Assistant Professor Marc Schulitz and his students will exhibit their experiments with “grid shell” structures. The event is supported by a university grant.

2016 RICHARD NEUTRA AWARD Renowned Spanish Architect Carme Pinós Becomes First Female Recipient

Carme Pinós is the recipient of the 2016 Richard Neutra Award for Professional Excellence, an annual honor bestowed upon a forward-looking practitioner by the College of Environmental Design and the Department of Architecture.

It will be the first time the award has been conferred to a woman. Past honorees include former U.S. Vice President Al Gore; Pritzker Architecture Prize winners Renzo Piano, Thom Mayne and Tadao Ando; and SCI-Arc founding member professor Michael Rotondi.

The awards ceremony and a special lecture — the high point of the Henry Woo Lecture Series, named for the CPP alumnus (’77, Architecture; ’85, master’s in architecture) — will be held at the University Theatre (Building 25) on Nov. 14 at 6:30 p.m. The event is open to the public.

“Carme Pinós has had a long career as a groundbreaking architect,” says awards organizer Robert Alexander, assistant professor in the Department of Architecture. “This is a wonderful opportunity to present our future practitioners another great role model and distinctive voice in the world of design. Her practice and work over the years has been at every scale of environmental design. From furniture to buildings to landscape and urban design, there is something of interest in her firm’s work for everybody.”

Pinós set up her own design firm, Estudio Carme Pinós, in 1991 with her partner and husband, Enric Miralles. Her sharp approach to design, anchored by a constant focus in experimentation and research, brought her worldwide recognition at a time when Barcelona architecture was cementing its identity and reputation throughout Europe and South and North America. Her notable projects include the Departments Building of the Vienna University of Economics and Business in Austria; the Cube II Towers in Guadalajara, Mexico; the Caixaforum Cultural and Exhibition Centre in Zaragoza, Spain; and the metro station Zona Universitaria in Barcelona. In 2012, she launched OBJECTS, a collection of products designed, produced and commercialized by her own studio.

She has been guest professor at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Columbia University, Harvard University’s Graduate School of Design, École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne, École Nationale Supérieure d’Architecture in Paris, Accademia di Architettura di Mendrisio in Switzerland, Universitá di Roma Tre in Italy and at Kunstakademie in Düsseldorf. Pinós was made an honorary member of the American Institute of Architects in 2011, and a Royal Institute of British Architects International Fellow in 2013 for her contributions to architecture.

“I was very surprised and happy to receive this award,” Pinós says. “I am deeply honored and at the same time surprised to know that people living so far away are familiar with my work, and even more to hear it has gained international recognition. I work with rigor and enthusiasm, and am not afraid to take risks in order to be able to give architecture the best of myself. However, trying to achieve this is one thing; seeing the effort appreciated is another — especially when the recognition comes from an architect whom I greatly admire.”

Carme Pinós

To RSVP for 2016 Neutra Awards Ceremony and Special Lecture, email ralexander@cpp.edu

11/17-11/18: Alternative Transportation Conference, Bronco Student Center Two days of interaction and presentations on public transit will involve Cal Poly Pomona and surrounding communities.

Scott Schultz, who runs a “BUSted” work-shop, will present student stories about their transportation experiences on Nov. 17. Presentations from Cal Poly Pomona faculty and staff and a training and organizing session for students who want to get more involved in transit activism are scheduled Nov. 18.

Admission is free but seating for lunch on Nov. 18 is limited.

For more information, contact Associate Professor John Lloyd at jplloyd@cpp.edu.

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1/1: Watch the Cal Poly Universities float entry in the Rose Parade 01/14-04/13: “Bia Gayotto: Prequel to 2018,” Don B. Huntley Gallery Bia Gayotto’s exhibit is the third in a sequence of small exhibits at the Don B. Huntley Gallery highlighting tech-based installation artists who are scheduled to have larger solo or group exhibition at the W. Keith and Janet Kellogg University Art Gallery in 2018. The art pieces selected for exhibition give a snapshot of what is to come facebook.com/thehuntleygallery.

11/18 College of Agriculture Naming Ceremony and ENV Selections from the Huntley Western Art Collection, W. Keith and Janet Kellogg University Art Gallery (Building 35A) In this special exhibition, a varied selection of artwork from the collection of benefactor Don B. Huntley covers the previously curated themes of “Creatures of the Wild West,” “Living Life in the West” and “Windows to the West.” Many of the paintings selected reflect the points of view of the people of the West — from the cowhand to the Native American, from the immigrant worker to the female presence in the landscape. Each animal group and human demographic represents the components held by the delicate balance of relationships between each other and a vast, diverse and rugged landscape. Free admission. facebook.com/thehuntleygallery.

For Los Angeles-based artist, filmmaker and documentarian Bia Gayotto, landscapes and the urban environment are just as central to the final cut as the human subjects she interviews in her never-ending quest to examine the ways in which identity and culture interact with places and objects.

Gayotto’s multi-channel video installations portray transience and life’s synchronicites. The installation’s open-forum format encourages viewers to ponder these relationships and to find the universalities of the human condition. “’Place-based’ video projects enable me to collaborate with a wide array of often unfamiliar groups of people and engage them in my creative process,” Gayotto says. “It’s important for me to interact with the local community and convey a sense of place from an insider’s perspective. This promotes a multifaceted collective experience, which often helps 27 people feel more connected to each other.”

11/25: Columbus Day – Campus Closed

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11/30-12/1: Final Studio Design Reviews The Interim Design Center and Building 7 will display student projects from several studio courses.

DECEMBER

12/5-12/9: Fall Quarter Finals Week 12/5-2/9: Cal Poly Pomona Art Department Faculty Show, W. Keith and Janet Kellogg University Art Gallery (Building 35A) This exhibition showcases art and graphics work by the University’s Art Department faculty. This year’s participating artists include: Anthony Acock, Rebecca Hamm, Joyce Hesselgrave, David Hylton, Sooyun Im, Ray Kampf, Alyssa Lang, Gina Lawson Egan, Kevin Moore, Ann Phong, Juliana Rico, Kolbe Roper, Christopher Synicky, Deane Swick, and Stephanie Wagner. Free admission. facebook.com/ kelloggartgallery

FINAL CUT: CULTURE and IDENTITY

Cameo Appearance Modernist architect Carl Maston’s Building 7 was ready for its close-up after location scouts for HBO’s new sci-fi thriller “Westworld” picked it to stand in for the subterranean backstage of the Westworld theme park.

Portions of the show’s early episodes were filmed in the atrium and first-floor gallery and classrooms last summer.

The series, a remake of the 1973 film starring Yul Brynner and based on the Michael Crichton novel, will air on Oct. 2 with an ensemble cast that includes Anthony Hopkins, Ed Harris, Evan Rachel Wood, Thandie Newton and James Marsden.

“Westworld” imagines a future where everyday people can upload their consciousness into the eponymous theme park’s Old West/Wild West simulation to live out their gunslinger fantasies. The series is created by Jonathan Nolan and Lisa Joy Nolan, with J.J. Abrams (“Star Trek,” “Star Wars,” “Lost”) as one of its executive producers. hbo.com/westworld

Michele Cairella-Fillmore, curator of the University Art Galleries, thought it fitting to complete the Prequel series with Gayotto’s humanistic approach. Setting her prequel show apart from predecessors David Jang and Sasha vom Dorp — artists who, respectively, integrated engineering in sculpture work and the study of physics in photographic works — is the way by which Gayotto epitomizes the complexity of human and technological interactions.

“Gayotto is not only an artist in her own right, but a curator with a discerning eye,” says Cairella-Fillmore. “Much like myself, we are both interested in featuring artists that deal with the concept of ‘the other.’ In my point of view, it is with under-standing other people, their cultures, their ways of life, their points of view that we can only begin to understand people that are unlike ourselves, and in turn, better understand ourselves.” Opening Reception: Saturday. January 14, 3-6 p.m.

Learn more about Bia Gayotto at biagayotto.com.

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9/22-9/24: “Landscape Architecture As Necessity,” USC School of Architecture Climate change is the overarching theme of this three-day conference, which brings together complementary and contrasting positions to debate the issue. Daily plenaries will feature prominent writers, academics, activists, landscape architects and scientists with the aim of widening perspectives and encouraging cross-disciplinary conversations. Registration: $75-$400. landscapeasnecessity.uscarch.com.

10/8: Deadline for NOMA 2016 Barbara G. Laurie Student Design Competition Sponsored by Perkins + Will, the challenge is to design an African American Cultural Museum and Community Center in Leimert Park “to support the already vibrant culture in the area.” The winner receives a $1,500 prize and a $3,000 travel stipend. noma.net/article/285/happenings/events/2016-noma-conference/student-design-competition.

10/12-10/15: Minority Architects International Conference & Exposition, Westin Los Angeles World Airport The theme of the 44th Annual National Organization of Minority Architects International Conference & Exposition is “Express Yourself: Unleashing the Power of Diverse Design.”

More than 500 attendees representing various sectors of the design industry will gather to share ideas and discuss industry correlations and trends. Registration: $175-$475. noma.net/article/263/happenings/events/2016-noma-conference.

10/17-10/19: AIGA Design Conference 2016: Las Vegas Get inspired — and all the neon light you can handle — at the American Institute of Graphic Artists Conference at The Mirage Hotel. The weekend programming includes a keynote address from Grammy Award-winning duo Mikael Jorgensen and art historian and curator James Merle Thomas; an emerging designers symposium; and roundtable discussions and workshops with noted designers. Registration: $400-$450. designconference.aiga.org.

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10/22-10/25: 2016 APA California Conference, Pasadena Convention Center “Crafting Our Future – The Art of Planning” will cover topics ranging from sustainability to the use of data technology to address planning problems, the art of successful community outreach, and crafting meaningful regulations. Featured keynote speakers will include Robert Egger, founder and president of L.A. Kitchen, who will speak on food justice and his role establishing the nation’s first “community kitchen.” Registration: $150-$850. apacalifornia-conference.org/.

11/9-11/11: Women in Design + Construction Conference, noon, Ritz-Carlton Laguna Niguel Leading female professionals in the architecture, engineering and construction industries will converge to present research and insights on workplace trends, hold education seminars and group workshops, and host networking events. Registration: $125-$345. bdcnetwork.com/WIDC/.

11/19: Green STEM Summit, 9 a.m. to 2 p.m., University Center, College of the Canyons The Santa Clarita Environmental Education Consortium’s annual event will focus on environmental career pathways. Among the goals are to connect high school and community college students with California universities with environmental and sustainability programs.

Free admission. canyons.edu/committees/sceec.

ENV through the decades: archival photos from the late 1970s through early 1990s depict scenes from design studios, class lectures and demonstrations, and students in the midst of project deadlines.

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