Sustainable Design Faculty

Albertus teaches graduate design studios and research methods. Additionally, he conducts seminars on sacred space, emphasizing the significance of meaning and interpretation in space and place-making. He also teaches seminars on adaptive reuse, viewing it as a modality of history

Professor Donna Cohen's expertise and academic focus revolve around several key areas, including sustainability, where she imparts knowledge and guides students through the world of architectural design in the Sustainability Teaching Design Studio and Advanced Design Studio. Complementing her teaching

Michael Volk is a Research Assistant Professor in the Department of Landscape Architecture, Associate Director of the University of Florida Center for Landscape Conservation Planning, and a Florida registered Landscape Architect (currently inactive). He has a Master’s Degree in Landscape

Charlie Hailey is an architect, writer, and professor in the School of Architecture at the University of Florida. Hailey has received numerous awards and grants including a Guggenheim Fellowship, a Fulbright Scholarship, and a Graham Foundation grant. He has authored six books that bring multidisciplinary approaches

Areas of Focus: Sustainability (Building Energy, Built Environment Resilience, Renewable Energy, Sustainable Architecture and Design, Sustainable Construction, Sustainable Technology) My research focuses on sustainability and the built environment with a special focus on water-based cities and communities in Florida, the Caribbean, and

Robert Ries is a professor with the M.E. Rinker, Sr. School of Construction Management. He graduated with a PhD in Architecture from Carnegie Mellon University. His specialization fields include Green Building, Sustainable Development, Life Cycle Assessment in the Construction Process.

Bradley Walters, AIA earned his Master of Architecture degree from Princeton University and a Bachelor of Design in Architecture with Highest Honors from the University of Florida. He has studied and taught at the Vicenza Institute of Architecture in Vicenza,

Professor Gold has over twenty-five years of engagement in architectural design, teaching, and research with a focus on the interrelationships among architecture, ecology, culture, and resource stewardship at urban and residential scales. He currently leads funded research-based design projects and

Ravi Shankar Srinivasan, Rinker School Holland Professor and UF Full Professor, holds M.S. degree in Civil Engineering from University of Florida; and M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in Architecture (Building Technology) from the University of Pennsylvania. He is an external faculty

Dr. Nawari has more than twenty-five years of experience in design, teaching, and research in Architectural Structures and Building Information Modeling (BIM). Currently, he teaches graduate and undergraduate Architectural Structures, Sustainability and Resilience, and Building Information Modeling courses at the

Basil Iannone is an associate professor in forest resources and conservation and specializes in geospatial analysis of sustainable and resilient land development. He is also a member of the Sustainability Human and Ecological Development group. The human population growth projected for Florida

Kathryn Frank earned her Ph.D. in City and Regional Planning from the Georgia Institute of Technology in 2009. She earned a Master’s Degree in City and Regionally Planning and Community and Regional Planning from the University of Oregon in 2000.

Nam-Kyu Park is an Associate Professor in the Department of Interior Design. She is a LEED accredited professional and NCIDQ certified interior designer. Also, she possesses Evidence-based Design accreditation (EDAC), and a LC-Lighting Certificate. She teaches a broad range of

Tom Hoctor is director of the Center for Landscape Conservation Planning at the University of Florida. He has an undergraduate degree in History and Science from Harvard University and a Masters and Ph.D. in Conservation Biology and Landscape Ecology from

Bahar Armaghani, Director of the Sustainability and the Built Environment (SBE) Program and Lecturer at the University of Florida's College of Design, Construction, and Planning (DCP), is a key figure in advancing sustainability initiatives. As the Director of UF Green

Ruth L. Steiner, Ph.D. is a professor and director of the Center for Health and the Built Environment in the Department of Urban and Regional Planning and an affiliate faculty in the School of Natural Resources and Environment (SNRE) and

William L. Tilson is Professor Emeritus of Architecture. Since 1992, he has been the Director of the Preservation Institute: Caribbean (PI:C), the College’s off-campus program in the Caribbean Basin and Latin America. Tilson has been lead researcher and consultant on

Daniel E. Williams, is a Seattle author and practicing architect and planner. He is an internationally recognized expert in sustainable architecture and urban and regional design. He served as 2006 chair of the National AIA’s Sustainability Task Group and was

Dr. Kung is the Acting Director at the Office for Global Research Engagement, having joined the International Center in February 2023. Prior to this, he served as Director of Global Education and the Program Director for the Sustainable Design Master’s