Interior Design

2011

Associate, RTKL; adjunct professor of interior design, coordinator of cruise ship and super yacht design certificate program, Florida International University; part-time professor, University of Miami School of Architecture; designer, ASG Architects; Designer, DAG architects

• Coordinator of cruise ship and super yacht design certificate program, Florida International University.
• Lead designer and project manager of several spaces for Royal Caribbean International's Oasis-class flagships and Celebrity Cruises Solstice-class flagships.
• Featured Artist, Allure of the Seas.

• World's Ahead Graduate as designated by President Mark Rosenberg, Florida International University
• ASG Design Team Member on Salisbury University's Teacher Education and Technology Center
• Outstanding Design in Architecture in Education, honorable mention, College Planning and Management magazine, 2009

LEED AP, U.S. Green Building Council

Published design work
"Luxury Onboard: Oasis of the Seas, Royal Caribbean Cruise Ship, by RTKL," Starczynski, S. , Contract Magazine, online edition, 2011.

Invited presentations
June 2011, Aging in Place: Living Well in the Community Conference: "Prescribing Smart Design: How understanding the influence of interior design to engender, support and sustain the well-being of elders will help healthcare practitioners promote Aging in Place"

You could say teaching is in my blood. Both my parents, my sister, my aunt, my cousin and my grandparents have all been educators. But, despite all that influence, I wanted to chart my own course. I wanted to design! After years in practice, however, something was missing. I love design, but somehow there was an ingredient that was left out of the mix. A friend invited me to critique his college studio class one day and that missing spark revealed itself. Interacting with the students engaged me in a way nothing else ever had. From then on I took every opportunity to get in a classroom. What I discovered was that I needed both design and teaching to feel complete. I need to be passionate about what I do to teach well. Nothing inspires me like teaching, and nothing engages my passion more than design. Together they form a perfect fit, a blend of passion and inspiration I hope I can pass along to my students.

• INDS 209 Interior Materials
• INDS 204 Rendering for the Interior

I've often been asked what drew me to interior design. Somewhere in my architectural career I just gravitated towards it - it wasn't something I thought about, it just seemed to happen naturally. Over the years, however, I think I've found an answer to the question and it lies in what separates interior design as distinct from architecture. Interior design concentrates on human interaction - it is not the object or monument that defines a skyline. It is instead the creation of places and experiences - the vessel that bounds beautiful moments of human interplay. I was always drawn to design by the desire to create moments of magical experience for others. That desire shapes everything I do, from my art and writing to my teaching and designs. Creating for myself has always been about creating for others at the same time. Interior design is personal, intimate, and interactive - what more could I ask for?

2002

Founder of interior design program and full professor/program director, Valdosta State University, Valdosta, Georgia; tenured full professor and interim department head at Washington State University, Pullman, Washington; tenured associate professor of interior design, Texas Christian University, Fort Worth, Texas; invited visiting professor, Arizona State University, Tempe, Arizona; tenured associate professor interior design, University of Kentucky, Lexington, Kentucky; two-year appointment as instructor of interior design at Texas Tech University, Lubbock, Texas

Collaborating in the design and building of an AIA award-winning house on Tybee Island, Georgia, published in South Magazine in 2009

IDEC Regional Chair Award, IDEC Service to the Journal of Interior Design Award, IDEC First Place in Interior Design and Best of Show awards for Delta Gamma House Lounge, teaching awards at University of Kentucky and Washington State University

Interior Design Educators Council, International Interior Design Association, LEED AP: Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design, Omicron Nu National Honor Society

Articles

• "Skins and Layers: Constructing Meaningful Concepts," Proceedings, Interior Design Educators Annual Conference, Atlanta 2010, pp. 314-317
• "Student Assembly of a Personal Design Philosophy," with Helena Moussatche and Liset Robinson, Proceedings, Interior Design Educators Conference, Atlanta 2010, pp. 190-197
• "Hsin in the Circuit of Eye and Hand," Journal of Interior Design, Volume 23, Number 2, 1997, Perspectives feature, pp. IV-1
• "From Site to Spirit: A Theory for the Design of Interiors," Proceedings, Applied Research in Architecture and Planning Conference, Tucson, Arizona, 1996.
• "Home: An Analysis of Cultural Fit," with Catherine Bicknell and JoAnn A. Thompson, Proceedings, International Federation for Housing and Planning, Accommodating Differences: International Conference, Belfast, Northern Ireland, 1995
• "At Play with Ancient Principles and Essential Elements: A Process for Invoking Interiors with Sense of Place," Interior Design Educators Council Proceedings, Nashville, Tennessee, 1995
• "The Practitioner/Professor Interface: The State of the Practice of Interior Design," with Henry Hildebrandt et al, Proceedings: International Conference on Culture and the Built Environment, Cincinnati, Ohio, 1993

Presentations

• "A Kentucky Tried Senior Project," IDEC International Conference, Baltimore, Maryland, 1981
• "The Matrix: A Team Approach to Teaching," IDEC International Conference, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, 1979

"After practicing design for a few years I decided to return to school for a master's degree in interior design. I enjoyed practicing design but felt that I might prefer teaching it. With degree complete, I took a two-year appointment as an entry-level instructor at Texas Tech University. Teaching won me over, and I have risen through the faculty ranks at multiple universities to attain multiple tenures and the ultimate rank of full professor. The exposure to learning and learners and the opportunities to engage students in developing their own design skills and talents continues to inspire me. Each term starts anew, each year offers challenges and possibilities. I am most satisfied with teaching graduate classes at SCAD but also enjoy the first undergraduate studio's enthusiasm for everything new in design. I enjoy curriculum development and gaining knowledge about learning and teaching."

• INDS 101 Introduction to Interior Design
• INDS 102 Form, Space and Order
• INDS 110 Interior Design Studio I
• INDS 204 Rendering for the Interior
• INDS 209 Interior Materials I
• INDS 321 Interior and Exterior Illustration
• INDS 405 Portfolio Preparation
• INDS 702 Interior Design Seminar
• INDS 706 Interior Design Theory and Criticism
• INDS 708 Graduate Rendering for the Interior
• INDS 709 Research Methods in Interior Design
• INDS 712 Interior Design Studio I
• INDS 718 Graduate Interior and Exterior Illustration
• INDS 740 Contemporary Issues in Interior Design
• INDS 779T Graduate Teaching Internship

"My exhibited work has included jewelry, ceramics, a 3-D piece with social commentary but most frequently has taken the form of multi-media pieces. These compositions hold meaning beyond the arrangement of elements. They present a visual and often verbal narrative of something important to me. Most describe transitions and journeys and many include found objects or repurposed items as elements of the piece or as containers for the work. Surfaces with texture and/or the patina of time are essential elements of my work. Linking images and words is a vital component of each piece that I create. I enjoy unexpected outcomes and learning from the process. I have participated in juried exhibitions and sold many pieces that I wish I had kept."

2004

Teaching assistant, interior architecture department, The School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois; teaching assistant, interior architecture and environmental design department, Bilkent University, Ankara Turkey; freelance lighting consultant, Savannah, Georgia; intern interior restoration architect, Istanbul Principal Office for Monuments and Surveys, Istanbul, Turkey; intern interior architect, Emek L.L.C., Ankara, Turkey; intern interior architect, Presidential Army Buildings Complex, Limak Holding, Ankara, Turkey; freelance interior architect and design consultant, Ankara, Turkey

Received SCAD Presidential Fellowship for Faculty Development; served on Interior Graphic Standards 2011 Student Edition advisory board, editing the lighting section

Cooper Lighting SOURCE National Competition Honorary Mention Award won by student, 2010; IIDA Best of the Best Chapter Graduate Student Award won by student, 2009

International Association of Lighting Designers, Illuminating Engineering Society of North America, Interior Design Educators Council

"I enjoy the highly rewarding process of helping individuals achieve their dreams. Additional inspiration comes from being passionate about design, environment and education."

• INDS 101 Introduction to Interior Design
• INDS 110 Interior Design Studio I
• INDS 210 Interior Design Studio II
• INDS 302 Lighting for the Interior
• INDS 320 Interior Design Studio III
• INDS 722 Applied Interior Lighting
• INDS 730 Effects of Lighting on People and the Interior Environment
• INDS 752 Interior Design Studio IV

"I believe design thinking will make a profound difference in the world."

2006

Interior designer, 84 Lumber Co., McMurray, Pennsylvania

Passing NCIDQ Examination on first attempt

Interior Design Educators Council, International Interior Design Association

"As interior designers, we have the ability to transform the environment that people inhabit. My desire to teach stems from a love of interior design, a respect and appreciation for what it takes to be a professional, and a desire to share this passion.

"We all teach by example; whether we want to or not. Therefore, I model my own passion and commitment to interior design. The classroom is an important place to learn theory, to get to 'know it.' However, to be educated in a subject, to 'own it,' a student has to experience what it takes to connect the information learned in class with the real world applications.

"Rather than being a 'sage from the stage,' I am the 'guide from the side.' "

• INDS 110 Interior Design Studio I
• INDS 210 Interior Design Studio II
• INDS 211 History of Interior Design
• INDS 320 Interior Design Studio III
• INDS 706 Interior Design Theory and Criticism
• INDS 726 Human Response to the Build Environment
• INDS 751 Interior Design Studio III

2002

Twenty-five years experience in design of corporate headquarters, data operations centers, product marketing/demonstration centers, convention centers, restaurants, retail centers and healthcare facilities; special expertise in strategic planning, programming and workplace analysis; adjunct professor, American Intercontinental University; business consultant and career coach

Assisting students and recent graduates in securing internships and full-time positions in global design firms, in architectural firms and in Fortune 100 companies

Fellow, International Interior Design Association; LEED Accredited Professional

International Interior Design Association, Interior Design Educators Council, United States Green Building Council, International Coach Federation

Article
"Internships: A Win-Win Proposition," American Institute of Architects, online newsletter

Presentations

• SCAD Career Fair, Panel Discussion: "Making the Most of Your Internship," 12011
• SCAD School of Building Arts Resume Workshop: "If You Can't Find It in the Pile, How Will They?" 2011
• SCAD School of Building Arts Internship Night: "Getting the Internship You Want," 2011
• Crossville Porcelain Tile, FoxTrot National Sales Meeting: "Understanding Evidence-Based Design," 2008

"Having directed design studios within leading architectural and interior design firms, as well as for my own firm, I realized the importance of teaching and mentoring young designers many years prior to entering academia. The strategic balance of creative, technical and business aspects of design was heavily emphasized within each setting in which I worked, and professional development of staffed members was of paramount importance. As an employer I recognized the value of an excellent education as a foundation for practice; now, with more than 10 years as a professor, my focus in education is to prepare students for dynamic future roles in which creative and critical thinking will enhance the lives of users of interior space across the globe."

• INDS 413 Professional Practices in Interior Design
• INDS 470 Interior Design Studio V
• INDS 480 Interior Design Studio VI
• INDS 740 Contemporary Issues in Interior Design
• INDS 751 Interior Design Studio III
• INDS 755 Professional Practices in Interior Design

"Working collaboratively to create user-centric design in all areas of practice, the interior designer has unlimited opportunity - and responsibility - to positively impact the public through the strategic planning and design of spaces."

2002

Senior interior designer, Cooper Carry Architects, Alexandria, Virginia, and Atlanta, Georgia; interior designer, Hansen Architects, Savannah, Georgia; marketing coordinator as member of the marketing department at various architectural firms, provided graphic design and promotional literature, wrote marketing proposals, assembled project consultant teams, wrote award submittals, coordinated photography and monitored quarterly sales goals, Perry Dean Rogers & Partners, Boston, Massachusetts, Ayers/Saint/Gross Architects, Baltimore, Maryland, Bernard Johnson & Associates, Bethesda, Maryland

National Council for Interior Design Qualifications Certified, #013068; Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design, LEED AP accredited professional; Interior Design Educators, council member; International Interior Design Association, coastal chapter board member; American Society of Interior Designers, professional member; SCAD Alumni Association, executive board member; U.S. Green Building Council

Articles
"Paths From Practice To Teaching," Interior Design Educators Council, 2010

"To offer students an education emphasizing design that is sensitive to user needs, addresses sustainable design practices and that can be translated into the professional workplace environment."

• INDS 209 Interior Materials II
• INDS 220 Building Construction and Systems for the Interior
• INDS 310 Interior Design Studio III
• INDS 350 Interior Design Studio IV
• INDS 413 Professional Practices
• INDS 470 Interior Design Studio V
• INDS 480 Interior Design Studio VI
• INDS 702 Interior Design Seminar
• INDS 714 Interior Design Studio II
• INDS 720 Interior Design Studio IV
• INDS 740 Contemporary Issues
• INDS 789 Interior Design Final MA Project

2004

NCIDQ Certificate Holder #023290; LEED Accredited Professional; assistant professor, College of Design, Construction and Planning, University of Florida; assistant professor, College of Architecture, Instituto Metodista Bennett, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil; instructional aide, School Board of Alachua County, Gainesville, Florida; teaching assistant, College of Education, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Brazil; assistant professor, College of Architecture, Instituto Metodista Bennett, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil; senior interior designer and architect, Grapho Art Productions Ltd, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil; Healthcare design consultant, Goldemberg Projetos Ltd., Rio de Janeiro, Brazil; principal, Helena Moussatché - Arquitetura e Design Ltd., Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Co-principal investigator, "Life Cycle Cost Guidelines for Materials and Building Systems for Florida's Public Educational Facilities: Interior Finishes and Substrates Section," $150,000 grant sponsored by the State of Florida Department of Education

Teacher of the Year, College of Design, Construction and Planning, University of Florida; Literati Club/Emerald (UK) Awards for Excellence; Outstanding Paper "Flooring Materials: Life Cycle Costing for Educational Facilities"; Regional Chair Award; Best Paper at 2001 IDEC International Conference: "Assessing the Service Life Cycle Costs of Interior Materials Through Collaboration"

Journal of Interior Design, Board of Reviewers; Council for Interior Design Accreditation, Evaluation Board; Interior Design Educators Council; Instituto de Arquitetos do Brasil; Associacao Brasileira de Pesquisa em Educacao; Visiting Board in Architectural Theory and Research, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Articles

• Weaver, C. et al. "Paths from Practice to Teaching," whitepaper for the Interior Design Educators Council website, 2011
• with Brooks, D., "Student assembly of a personal interior philosophy: a constructive pedagogy," Proceedings of the 2009 ACSA Regional Conference, Savannah, Georgia, 2009
• Book chapter: "Specification of Products for Environmentally Responsible Interior Design," Louise Jones (Org.) Environmentally Responsible Design. New York: Wiley, pp. 289-333, 2008
• with Languell, J., "Life-cycle Costing of Interior Materials for Florida's Schools," Journal of Interior Design v. 28; n.2; Pp. 37-49, 2002
• with Alves-Mazzotti, A. J. and Mazzotti, T. B., "A Arquitetura Escolar como Representação Social de Escola. [Brazilian School Architecture as Social Representation of School]. In: V. Del Rio, C. R. Duarte & P. A. Rheingantz (Orgs.) Projeto do Lugar: a colaboração entre a psicologia, a arquitetura e o urbanismo [Project of Place: the Collaboration among Psychology, Architecture and Urbanism]. Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Pp. 143-152, 2002
• with King, J., "Reason or Folly? Interior Designers' Process of Choosing Interior Finish Materials," Interiors & Sources Magazine. September 2002, pp. 76-79
• with Languell, J., "Flooring Materials: Life Cycle Costing for Educational Facilities," Facilities, UK. 19 (10) pp. 333-343, 2001

Presentations

• "Student Assembly of a Personal Design Philosophy: a Constructive Pedagogy for Interior Design Online Education," Designs for e-Learning Conference, Savannah, Georgia
• "From School Houses to Government Logos: The Meanings of Brazilian Public School's Architecture," Society of Architectural Historians 54th Annual Meeting. Toronto, Canada, 2001
• "Assessing the Service Life Cycle Costs of Interior Materials through Collaboration," IDEC International Conference, Chicago, Illinois, 2001

"It is the supreme art of the teacher to awaken joy in creative expression and knowledge." - Albert Einstein

• INDS 209 Interior Materials
• INDS 320 Interior Design Studio III
• INDS 350 Interior Design Studio IV
• INDS 413 Professional Practice in Interior Design
• INDS 420 Interior Design Studio V
• INDS 450 Interior design Studio VI
• INDS 702 Interior Design Seminar
• INDS 706 Theory and Criticism
• INDS 709 Research Methods for Interior Design
• INDS 721 Emerging Materials for Interiors
• INDS 740 Contemporary Issues in Interior Design
• INDS 749 MA Final Project
• INDS 752 Interior Design Studio IV
• INDS 791 Interior Design Studio V (Thesis I)
• INDS 792 Interior Design Studio VI (Thesis II)

"Interior design is the intentional change of a built environment aimed at enhancing people's experience. The end result represents the shared values of a community of people involved in the design process: client, users, builders, suppliers and designers."

2013

Architectural design consultant, Savannah, Georgia; freelance architectural designer, New York; project manager, Bogdanow Partners Architects, New York; graduate teaching assistant, Pratt Institute, New York; InProcess graduate student editor, Pratt Institute, New York; interior design consultant and sales associate, Domus Design Center, Atlanta, Georgia

Participating in the design and construction of the first television studios in the nation to receive LEED Platinum certification, as well as the first McKim, Mead & White building in the nation to receive LEED Gold certification.

Pratt Institute graduate academic scholarship 2003-2006; Pratt Institute M.Arch graduate admissions committee member; NAAB exhibition student coordinator, Pratt Institute.

U.S. Green Building Council

Articles

• "Slow Food At Sprig Fights Fast Culture," Huffington Post
• "Platinum Profiles," Green Source Magazine, March 2011
• "Top 10 LEED Projects," Interiors and Resources, October 2010
• "Presenting the New Improved Faculty House," The Record, September 2010
• "Breaking News," Metropolis, August 2010
• "M.Arch Professional Program," InProcess 12, Fall 2006
• "M.Arch Professional Program," InProcess 10, Fall 2003

Presentations

• Made in New York AIA Exhibition, New York, October 2010
• Democracy Now! Broadcast, Manhattan Neighborhood Network, Nov. 30, 2009
• Beyond Media 05 Script Exhibition, Florence, Italy 2005
• Pratt Show Annual Exhibition, New York, 2004
• Mostra Exhibition, Cortona, Italy 1999

"With teaching, I have the opportunity to explore design with my students and to support their creativity. By integrating my educational experience with my professional experience, I can also share my knowledge with people who are going out into the workforce with their own unique design sensibility. In my mind, there is nothing more exhilarating than helping to sculpt the design industry's future professionals."

INDS 320 Interior Design Studio III

catherinepizzichemi.com

1999

Design principal, Sottile & Sottile, Urban Design and Civic Architecture, Savannah; urban research fellow, Florence, Italy; city architect, city of Beaufort, South Carolina; professor of architecture, SCAD Savannah; apprentice, John C. LeBey, FAIA, Architect, Savannah

Establishing Sottile & Sottile as an international, award-winning urban design and civic architecture practice with its primary focus on civic design and master planning, emphasizing historic research, urban analysis and community-wide engagement. Leading the design of the new SCAD Museum of Art, a historic preservation project that revived the freight sheds of the Central of Georgia Railroad complex, a National Historic Landmark and the only extant antebellum railroad complex in the U.S.

Congress for the New Urbanism, Charter Award, SCAD Museum of Art, 2012; Historic Savannah Foundation, Preservation Award, SCAD Museum of Art, 2012; AIA National, Emerging Professional, Curated Exhibit, Washington D.C., 2012; International Interior Design Association, Georgia, Best of the Best, SCAD Museum of Art, 2012; Congress for the New Urbanism, Art of the New Urbanism, Curated Exhibit, 2012; National Council of Arts Administrators, Art Leadership Award, 2011; AIA National Honor Award for Urban Design, 2010, 1998; Congress for the New Urbanism, Charter Award, 2009; Government Finance Officers of the United States, 2009; AIA Georgia Honor Award, 2008, 2005, 1996; Georgia Department of Community Affairs, 2008, 2005; Historic Savannah Foundation, Preservation Award, 2008, 2004, 2002, 2001, 2000; American Planning Association, 2008, 2005, 2004; Georgia Trust for Historic Preservation, 2003; USA Today, Top 100 Academics in the Nation, 1998

Preservation magazine: "New Life for an Old Depot: Remnants of an 1853 railroad depot contribute to a major expansion of a Savannah Museum"

SCAD press release:

• SCAD names Christian Sottile as dean, School of Building Arts

American Institute of Architects; National Council of Architectural Registration Boards; National Council of Arts Administrators; National Charrette Institute; Veritas Academy Rhetoric School; Savannah Development and Renewal Authority; Creative Coast Alliance; Congress for the New Urbanism; American Planning Association

• Architect Magazine, SCAD Museum of Art, May 2012
• AIA Designs of the New Decade, Civic Master Plan, April 2012
• Architectural Digest, SCAD Museum of Art, February 2012
• Blueprint, UK, SCAD Museum of Art, February 2012
• Preservation Magazine, New Life for an Old Depot, December 2011
• Architect's Newspaper, Foundation Studies, November 2011
• Il Giornale dell'Architettura, Torino, SCAD Museum of Art, November 2011
• Wallpaper, SCAD Museum of Art, November 2011
• TEDx Conference, Recovering Humanity in the Built Environment
• China, Jiujiang City, U.S. Planning and Historic Preservation
• Association of Metropolitan Planning Organizations, The New City
• Georgia Conservancy, Blueprints for Successful Communities
• New York Project for Public Spaces, Livability Forum
• Urban Land Institute, The Next Big Ideas
• United States Urban Forestry Program, Savannah's East River
• American Planning Association, National Conference, Human Design Principles
• International Making Cities Livable Conference, Design Districts
• National Public Radio, History of Ellis Square
• National Endowment for the Humanities, Sustainable Urbanism

"To engage in discourse about our collective future, to dissolve perceived boundaries between design disciplines and to re-establish art as the shared language of the built environment. The future is the city. It is the place where all design disciplines come together and where all design disciplines are needed at the same time. At SCAD, we are doing nothing less than preparing students in the School of Building Arts to be the designers of the new city."

• ARLH 306 Reading Urban Form
• ARCH 302 Architecture Design Studio II
• ARCH 303 Architecture Design Studio III
• ARCH 421 Advanced Architectural Presentation
• ARCH 707 Architecture Design Studio VII
• ARCH 765 Emerging Urban Issues
• INDS 321 Interior and Exterior Illustration

2009

Eleven years of design and construction management experience in a variety of different firms that specialized in high-end residential, hospitality, institutional and retail design; assistant professor, California State University, Long Beach; principal of Khoi Vo Design; principal, Studio Four Los Angeles, Signal Hill, California; designer, Quatro Design Group, Los Angeles, California; designer, Johnson Favaro Architecture, Santa Monica, California; chair and professor, department of interior design, School of Building Arts, Savannah College of Art and Design; assistant professor, director of interior architectural design, Design Department, California State University, Long Beach; visiting instructor, architecture, The Art Mill School of the Arts, Bohemia, Czech Republic; instructor, interior design, Art Institute of California Orange County, Santa Ana, California; master's thesis advisor, architecture, Southern California Institute of Architecture, Los Angeles, California

"As a professor I have had the opportunity to work with incredibly talented students to prepare them to be creative professionals in the design field. As chair, I have had the opportunity to work with great faculty and staff in leading a nationally ranked interior design program that is internationally recognized."

SCAC (Scholarly and Creative Activities Committee Grant), Spring 2006; 3E (Enhancing Educational Effectiveness Grant), Spring 2006

International Interior Design Association, Interior Design Educators Council, U.S. Green Building Council, American Society of Interior Designers, SCI-Arc Alumni Association

Articles

• Tony Ozuna, Prague Post: School & Education, March/April 2008, interview
• Donna Dorian, Garden Design Magazine, September/October 2005, product review
• Architectural Record, New York City, New York, October, 2004, product review
• Dwell, September 2004, photograph of product
• James Lippincott, Land + Living, August 2004, product showcase
• David Keeps, Los Angeles Times, product showcase, Los Angeles, California, Sept. 2, 2004, p. F7
• Donna Dorian, Garden Design Magazine, July/August Issue. Product review
• The New York Times, New York, New York, Aug. 7, 2003, p. D2, photograph of product

Presentations

• Presenter, Southeastern College Art Conference, October 2010, Richmond, Virginia
• "Baba: An Interior View of the Czechoslovakian Werkbund Housing Estates," Interior Design Educators Council, March 2010, Atlanta, Georgia
• "Baba: Inside the Czechoslovakian Werkbund Housing Estates," Modern Interior Symposium, March 2010, Atlanta, Georgia
• Organizer and host, Architecture Education Summit 2007, April 2007, The Standard Hotel, Los Angeles, California. Created and executed a three-day symposium that brought together architects and educators from around the country to discuss the current state of design education. Keynote speakers included Hitoshi Abe and Michael Maltzan.
• "Modeling Disaster Preparedness and Relief through Complexity Theory," Disaster Recovery & Redevelopment Conference, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas, 2006

TV appearances

• "Visiting with Huell Howser," show No. 1307
• HGTV, "Landscaper's Challenge," episodes 609, 806.

"The continuation of excellence within the discipline of interior design hinges on the education of the next generation of designers. It has always been a personal and career goal and desire of mine to be a design educator. Having been so influenced by my own personal experiences with great teachers throughout my education, I hope to contribute to the next generation of designers in the same manner."

• INDS 102 Form, Space and Order
• INDS 210 Interior Design Studio II
• INDS 310 Interior Design Studio III
• INDS 480 Interior Design Studio VI

"Working with designers and artists from multi-faceted disciplines in a collaborative effort to create environments that inspire users of all different types."

khoivodesign.com

1992

Dean, School of Building Arts, Savannah College of Art and Design, Savannah, Georgia; acting chair of historic preservation, Savannah College of Art and Design; chair, interior design, Savannah College of Art and Design; associate professor and program coordinator, interior design department, Western Carolina University, Cullowhee, North Carolina; associate professor and program coordinator, interior design, Mankato State University, Mankato, Minnesota; assistant professor, interior design, Ball State University, Muncie, Indiana

Coordinating and participating with students in Katrina relief trips and rebuilding projects in addition to building houses around the world with Habitat for Humanity International

Design Futures Council Eight Annual Leadership Summit on Sustainable Design, invited delegate, October 2009; Association of Collegiate Schools of Architecture (ACSA) Service Award, 2009; South magazine, "The People Behind the Movement," February/March 2008, pp. 94-97; American Institute of Architects, Atlanta Chapter, Service Award, 2007; Association of Collegiate Schools of Architecture (ACSA), Service Award, 2007; American Institute of Architects, Georgia Chapter, Service Award, 2006; Who's Who of American Women, 2007; Who's Who in American Education, 2006; Who's Who of American Women, 2006; Who's Who in America, 2006

American Institute of Architects, American Institute of Architecture Students, Association of Collegiate Schools of Architecture, United States Green Building Council - Savannah Chapter, International Interior Design Association, International Society of Interior Designers, American Society of Interior Designers, Interior Design Educators Council, Design Futures Council, The Georgia Trust, Preservation Action, Historic Savannah Foundation, National Council for Preservation Education, ICOMOS, International Downtown Association, The Association for Preservation Technology International, National Trust for Historic Preservation

Publications

• Weaver, C. Allied profession or subset of architecture: The dilemma. Essay in C. Martin & D. Guerin (Eds.). The State of the Interior Design Profession. New York: Fairchild Books, 2010
• 2005 LEED®-CI Technical Review, Revision. Co-author. U.S. Green Building Council

Presentations

• "Collaborative Interdisciplinary Teaching Experiences," discussion leader, IDEC Fellows Forum, IDEC Annual Conference, Atlanta, Georgia, March 2010
• "Impact of the 2009 Accreditation Requirements: CIDA and NAAB," panelist, IDEC Annual Conference, Atlanta, Georgia, March 2010
• IDEC Annual Conference Town Hall Meeting, meeting facilitator, IDEC Annual Conference, Atlanta, Georgia, March 2010
• Design Critic/Guest Lecturer, Universidad San Francisco de Quito, Colegio de Arquitectura y Diseño Interior, Quito, Ecuador, December 2009
• "Designing for Diversity: Emerging Best Practices," panelist, Association of Collegiate Schools of Architecture (ACSA) Annual Conference, Portland, Oregon, March 2009
• "Women in Academia," Women's Leadership Council Session Facilitator, Association of Collegiate Schools of Architecture (ACSA) Annual Conference, Portland, Oregon, March 2009
• "The Architect Re-Imagined: What Will the Class of 2010 Look Like?" Panel Moderator: Tom Ventulett, TVS&A, AIA Atlanta, September 2008
• "Building Information Modeling: State of the A&D Industry and BIM Integration Into Design Education," panel participant, Interior Design Educators Council International Conference, Montreal, Canada, March 2008
• "Focus the Nation: The 2030 Challenge," Savannah College of Art and Design, Savannah, Georgia, January 2008
• "Sustainable House Design: A Madagascar Case Study," USGBC - Savannah Chapter, Savannah, Georgia, November 2007
• "Selecting an Architecture Program," AIA/ACSA Architecture College + Career Expo, Georgia Technical University, Atlanta, Georgia, October 2007
• "The Architect Re-Imagined: Exciting Challenges in Education, Practice and Sustainability," panel moderator: James Cramer, Hon. AIA, AIA Atlanta, August 2007
• "Faculty Design Projects," session moderator, ACSA annual meeting, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, March 2007
• "Translations," session moderator, 23rd International Conference on the Beginning Design Student, Savannah, Georgia, March 2007
• "The Cutting Edge - Education," LEED panel discussion, GreenBuild, Atlanta, Georgia, November 2005
• "Redefined Basics," Design Downtown panel discussion, New York City, New York, May 2005

"Answering the questions that have yet to be asked."

• INDS 102 Form, Space & Order
• INDS 220 Building Construction and Systems for the Interior
• INDS 727 Interior Environmental Systems
• INDS 791 Interior Design Studio V
• INDS 792 Interior Design Studio VI

2007

Contract design consultant and freelance designer, Savannah, Georgia; design assistant, Arcanum, Savannah, Georgia; teaching assistant, Savannah College of Art and Design, Savannah, Georgia; interior design intern, Gulfstream, Savannah, Georgia; interior design intern, OTJ Architects, Georgetown, Washington D.C.; art director, Barber Martin Advertising, Richmond, Virginia; senior designer, 1717 Design Group, Richmond, Virginia; user interface designer, Web Application Research and Development, Blacksburg, Virginia; volunteer, education reviewer, U.S. Green Building Council

Best of Competition, Student Sustainable Design Competition, International Interior Design Association; Outstanding Student Achievement, Savannah College of Art and Design; Western Virginia ADDY Gold Award; HOW Magazine Award, Self-Promotion Design Competition; Western Virginia ADDY Gold Award, Student Website Category

Environmental Design Research Association, Living Building Community, International Living Building Institute, U.S. Green Building Council, Interior Design Educators Council

• with Mendoza, H.R., poster: "The Wiki in Design: An Alternative Approach to the Body of Knowledge," 26th National Conference on the Beginning Design Student, poster session, Charlotte, North Carolina, March 2010
• "Maximizing Spatial Flexibility within Educational Environments: Designing Transportable Schools for Disaster Relief," Interior Design Educators Council Regional Conference, Blacksburg, Virginia, 2007

"My graduate education was a life-changing endeavor. The investigative curriculum of the M.F.A. program challenged the status quo of standard design and instilled in me the ability to see interior design as a catalyst for change: able to address sustainability challenges in immediate and meaningful ways through rigorous inquiry into the relationship of people and place. I teach because I have learned the value of questions; because I believe that creating opportunities where students come together to generate their own questions is how we will inspire the shared vision and fuel the innovative thinking necessary to change the world."

• INDS 209 Interior Materials I
• INDS 350 Interior Design Studio IV
• INDS 405 Portfolio Preparation
• INDS 470 Interior Design Studio V
• INDS 721 Emerging Interior Materials
• INDS 760 Graduate Interior Design Portfolio

2008

Professor, Savannah College of Art and Design, Atlanta, Georgia; interior designer, 2B Design, Marietta, Georgia; interior design program dean, American InterContinental University, Atlanta, Georgia; interior design program assistant dean, American InterContinental University, Atlanta, Georgia; assistant professor, American InterContinental University, Atlanta, Georgia; interior designer, Alex Munoz & Associates, Atlanta, Georgia; interior designer, Bright Ideas Interior Design, Marietta, Georgia

American Society of Interior Design, Interior Design Educators Council, International Interior Designers Association

The most rewarding aspect of teaching is constant learning. Teachers know that making mistakes can be just as important as successes and that the process is just as important as the final solution.

• INDS 101 Introduction to Interior Design
• INDS 102 Form, Space and Order
• INDS 110 Interior Design Studio I
• INDS 209 Interior Materials
• INDS 211 History of Interior Design
• INDS 320 Interior Design Studio III
• INDS 470 Interior Design Studio V
• INDS 480 Interior Design Studio VI
• INDS 714 Interior Design Studio II

2010

Researcher, University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee Institute for Aging and the Environment; Milwaukee, Wisconsin; architectural designer/researcher, FreemanWhite, Inc., Charlotte, North Carolina

Working collectively with Dr. Deepak Chopra, Michael Meade, Sobonfu Some, Coleman Barks, Charles Vess, Honora Foah, Michael Karlin, and many others in creating the Mythic Journeys 2006 - a multi-day experience focused on how every life has a story and the power of story to change the world.

American Institute of Architects/Academy of Architecture for Health Arthur N. Tuttle Graduate Fellowship in Health Care Design, 2004-2005; University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee Dissertation Fellowship, 2004-2005; University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee Graduate Student Chancellor's Award, 2003-2004

Environmental Design Research Association, Friends of Kebyar, Interior Design Educators Council, Mythic Imagination Institute, Sigma Phi Omega National Gerontology Honor Society

Publications

• "The Language of Change: Finding Words to Define Culture Change in Long-Term Care," Journal of Arts and Humanities in Aging, 2010
• "EDRA39: Linking Differences / Defining Actions. Proceedings of the 39th Annual Conference of the Environmental Design Research Association," with B. Rodriquez, Environmental Design Research Association, 2008
• "EDRA37: Beyond Conflict. Proceedings of the 37th Annual Conference of the Environmental Design Research Association," with A. Greenberg, Environmental Design Research Association, 2006
• "Book Review: Building Type Basics for Senior Living by Bradford Perkins, with J. David Hoglund, Douglas King, and Eric Cohen; Stephen A. Kliment," Journal of Housing for the Elderly, 2006

Presentations

• "Healthy Aging by Design," presentation to the Atlanta Housing Authority, 2010
• "Design for Active Living," American Society on Aging National Conference, Chicago, Illinois, 2010
• "Facilitating Transformation: The Tools and Processes Used in Long-term Care Culture Change," webinar, Long-Term Care Living Magazine CEU webinar series hosted by Vendome Group, March 10, 2010
• "The Client's Approach to Culture Change: Tools and Processes for Culture Change in Long-term Care," ARE Continuing Education Presentation, 2009
• "Culture Change and the Physical Environment: Design as an agent of change," symposium by Diaz Moore, Calkins, Chapin, Geboy, and Kaup, Gerontological Society of America Annual Meeting, National Harbor, Maryland, 2008
• "Seeking a Definition of Culture Change in Long-term Care," poster presentation Southern Gerontological Society 29th Annual Meeting - Gerontology at the Cutting Edge, Atlanta, Georgia, 2008
• "Tools and Processes for Culture Change in Long-term Care," paper presentation EDRA38: Building Sustainable Communities, Environmental Design Research Association Annual Conference, Sacramento, California, 2007

Exploring, learning and being creative are my passions. It is exciting to see students investigating new ways of gaining information and synthesizing knowledge. Learning to think and apply information in a whole new way is powerful, giving us the opportunity to change the world. In interior design, this means the ability to impact the experience others have in everyday settings and special places alike. The physical environment can be either a benefit or a detriment to positive experiences. The smallest details can make a huge difference in how we experience the world. Teaching students the nuances of environmental design and placemaking enhances their skills and design competence, but also creates a better world for all, one setting at a time.

• INDS 350 Interior Design Studio IV
• INDS 702 Interior Design Seminar
• INDS 706 Interior Design Theory and Criticism
• INDS 709 Research Methods for Interior Design
• INDS 726 Human Response to the Built Environment
• INDS 740 Contemporary Issues in Interior Design
• INDS 749 Interior Design M.A. Final Project
• INDS 751 Interior Design Studio III
• INDS 764 Directed Interior Design Seminar

meldrenachapin.com

2009

Interior designer, Perkins + Will, Atlanta, Georgia; scenic artist, Yale School of Drama and Yale Reparatory Theatre, New Haven, Connecticut; technical design and production contributor, Big Art Group, New York, New York

Designing and executing Perkins + Will's first building information modeling interior design project for McKinsey & Company.

Published in the Atlanta Journal-Constitution on Oct. 11, 2007, for renovation work on historic bungalow in Atlanta's Candler Park neighborhood; appeared as a designer on the nationally syndicated show "Divine Restoration" for renovation design of a Savannah, Georgia, church; awarded Best Set Design for "Snap, Happy!" in the 2002 New York International Fringe Festival

Interior Design Educators Council, International Interior Design Association

"Augmented Reality: Implications and Opportunities for Interior Design," Interior Design Educators Council Annual Conference, 2011, Denver, Colorado

My teaching philosophy can be summarized by a few primary objectives: finding the balance between professionalization and unrestrained creative exploration; introducing collaboration as a means of adding new perspective, defining a narrative for the creative process and project conceptualization; solving design problems in new and unexpected environments; and discovering new technology and ways to improve both the design process and the classroom experience.

• ELDS 330 Visualization in Electronic Design I
• ELDS 708 Communication in Electronic Design
• INDS 210 Interior Design Studio II
• INDS 220 Building Construction and Systems for the Interior
• INDS 320 Interior Design Studio III
• INDS 350 Interior Design Studio IV
• INDS 405 Portfolio Preparation
• INDS 503 Design Visualization, Communication and Documentation
• INDS 504 Interior Design Studio Applications

As a designer, I am personally consumed with finding meaning in my work and the work of others. I strive to produce spaces that are physically accessible that are not alienating or elite. This can be accomplished through diligent research, a strong understanding of a client's needs, and a drive to produce work that is socially and environmentally conscious. I shy away from excess and am drawn to evidence-based solutions through determined, focused creativity.

Technology plays a strong part in how we produce design solutions, and I am always looking for new ways to explore how technology can be used to liberate design. Additionally, I am interested in continuing to research how our sense of place is changing due to technologically facilitated socialization.

2008

Adjunct professor, Brenau University, Gainesville, Georgia; architect, Sims Patrick Studio, Atlanta, Georgia; senior designer, Insight Design Interiors, Atlanta, Georgia; design director, Club Safety and Design, Boys & Girls Clubs of America national headquarters, Atlanta, Georgia

Hearing from past clients how much they enjoy their spaces, and hearing from past students that they remember and practice what I've taught them.

Boys & Girls Clubs of America Service to Youth Award; first place, Regional Airport Design Competition, Smyrna, Tennessee

Articles
"Lab Notes," "Primary (and Secondary) Colors" and "The Building Game," Connections Magazine, Boys & Girls Clubs of America

I enjoy helping my students develop their strengths. It is rewarding to watch them discover connections among various subjects and how those inform and enrich their designs. Just like every student is unique, his or her learning process is unique. Watching their ideas unfold and being able to teach from my own varied experience makes for days full of wonder and delight.

• ELDS 225 Electronic Design I
• INDS 210 Interior Design Studio II

Everything around us can be designed. We are born, educated, sheltered, nourished, and we flourish in the built environment. Design is constantly evolving as technology and science advance. At the same time, no principles are timeless. People have the same needs for shelter and beauty no matter what age we live in. Bringing these concepts together, listening, observing and responding to clients allows us to serve the world in a wonderful way. Educating future designers is a very rewarding way to contribute to a great future.

2009

Application design consultant, Steelcase, Inc.; interior designer, Perkins + Will, Atlanta, Georgia; interior design intern, Cooper Carry, Atlanta, Georgia; director of education, Tehillah, Riverdale, New York; assistant director of education, Congregation Kol Ami, White Plains, New York

Working on designs for large clients in the Southeast.

Recognized for Outstanding Performance by Steelcase Southern Region in Spring 2010

International Interior Design Association, American Society of Interior Designers

• "Presentation Skills for Interior Designers," 2009
• "Design Bootcamp for Sales Professionals," 2009

I adore my time at SCAD and value working with design students - those who are in their first career and those students who came back to school looking for their passion in design as I did. It is extremely exciting and rewarding to work with students as they explore the fundamentals of design and to help them realize their potential as design professionals. I'm thrilled about the potential in each student and excited every time I receive an email from a student sharing his or her new work information.

INDS 320 Interior Design Studio III

I am passionate about helping individuals feel happier and more fulfilled in their life at work. Most people spend significant time in their offices, and it is my honor to help them develop spaces that support and engage the business of work.

2005

Dean of the School of Interior Design, American InterContinental University; president, Liset Arza Robinson + Associates; principal, Robinson + Hicks Architects; project manager, Joseph Perry Associates, Architects, Inc., Atlanta, Georgia; project designer and job captain, Urban Concepts, Architects, Inc., Atlanta, Georgia; intern architect, Southeast Energy Technical Corporation, Atlanta, Georgia

Community projects including the Zaban Couples Center. This project began as a class project in my SCAD Graduate Studio III and became a remodeling project with the International Interior Design Associates, Georgia. It led to more than $90,000 worth of donations and 22 completed resident rooms.

Served as Co-Leader of the Committee for a Conceptual Sustainable Study of a Park and Recreation Center for the City of Atlanta. Project teams consisted of more than 33 members from the American Institute of Architects, Atlanta; American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning, Atlanta; American Society of Landscape Architects, Georgia; American Society of Professional Estimators, Georgia; Construction Specifications Institute, Atlanta; International Interior Design Associates, Georgia; and U.S. Green Building Council, Georgia. The renovation budget was $900,000 and the sustainable recommendations will serve as guidelines for all recreation centers and city parks in Atlanta.

Winner of the Dedicated Service Award for Zaban Couples Center, 2011; named one of the Interior Design Educators of the Year by DesignIntelligence, 2007; named one of the Distinguished Faculty of the Year by Savannah College of Art and Design, 2008; appeared in the Atlantan Magazine and Atlanta Magazine, as well as the SCAD Chronicle; winner of the Ralph Leben Prize, 1983; winner of the Masonry Institute of Atlanta Scholar Award for one-year study abroad at the Ecole Des Beaux Arts, 1982-83.

SCAD press release (June 13, 2012): "SCAD Professor Liset Robinson Named 2012 IIDA Educator of the Year"

American Institute of Architects, American Society of Interior Designers, International Interior Design Associates, Interior Design Educators, U.S. Green Building Council, LEED AP.

• "Student Assembly of a Personal Design Philosophy," co-authored paper with professors Helena Moussatche and Deborah Brooks, presented at the IDEC 2010 Conference and 2010 Designs on eLearning Conference
• "How Participatory Design Methodologies Can be Used to Engage Children and Adolescents in the Design Process," co-authored and presented at the FSU Art and Design for Social Justice Symposium, Jan. 2012
• "How Participatory Design Methodologies Can Be Used in a Cyclical Manner to Promote Positive User-Centric Interior Design Solutions," co-authored and presented at the FSU Art and Design for Social Justice Symposium, Jan. 2012
• "Social Justice Projects as a Means of Connection: Bringing Together Students the Department and Professionals," co-authored and presented at the FSU Art and Design for Social Justice Symposium, Jan. 2012

It is extremely rewarding to take part in a student's development, watch the learning curve in action, and have my students surpass my expectations. The most inspirational moments are when work accomplished in the classroom - employing student research, teamwork and creativity - begins to improve the lives of others. This in turn enhances the classroom experience and fuels our passion for the field of design.

Undergraduate

• DRAW 115 Graphics for Building Arts
• INDS 102 Form, Space and Order
• INDS 209 Interior Materials
• INDS 210 Interior Design Studio II
• INDS 220 Building Construction and Systems for the Interior
• INDS 302 Lighting for the Interior
• INDS 320 Interior Design Studio III
• INDS 350 Interior Design Studio IV
• INDS 470 Interior Design Studio V
• INDS 480 Interior Design Studio VI

Graduate

• INDS 702 Interior Design Seminar
• INDS 706 Interior Design Theory and Criticism
• INDS 712 Interior Design Studio I
• INDS 714 Interior Design Studio II
• INDS 722 Applied Interior Lighting
• INDS 740 Contemporary Issues in Interior Design
• INDS 751 Interior Design Studio III
• INDS 779T Graduate Teaching Internship

My professional goal is to provide the best education I can to students who have a passion for design and to make sure that they graduate equipped to flourish in their respective field. I strive to instill in my students a sense of accomplishment in their work, pride in their education and a desire to give back.

2009

Consultant, Autodesk, Inc.; manager, Autodesk Authorized Training Center; registered architect

Toastmasters International

I love the light bulb effect. I understand that a rising tide raises all boats. As students learn best practices and techniques, they will -- in turn - serve the world with better design; we will all learn from each other.

• ELDS 225 Electronic Design I
• ELDS 330 Visualization in Electronic Design I

With a firm grasp on technology, those with design talent enhance their skills. Once the software is mastered, it becomes an extension of professionals' design repertoire. A great designer is served well by understanding the tools that make the drafting work easier and thus improves the design process.

2012

Designer, studio controller and associate, Hirsch Bedner Associates; designer, RDA International, Inc.

Projects including the Shangri-La Hangzhou in China, the Grand Hyatt Taipei in Taiwan, the Tiger Woods Dubai hotel and golf clubhouse in the United Arab Emirates, the Riverside Hotel in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida, and many others.

17 years as a senior designer and project manager with Hirsch Bedner Associates/HBA International, named Interior Design magazine's No. 1 design firm in the world

National Association of Professional Women

INDS 712 Interior Design Studio I

As a hospitality interior designer, it is my challenge to provide travelers with a luxury escape that will foster a memorable experience represented by the brand of hotel visited in a specific location globally.

2009

Senior associate, tvsdesign; associate, Davis Brody Bond

Being the project architect and designer of the CDC Global Heath Communication Building in Atlanta and having the president of the United States accept and plan to attend the dedication day ribbon cutting ceremony. Although the president had to change his plans, the building is an important part of the CDC's public health mission.

Award of Excellence, Best Architectural Achievement, International Parking Institute, Emory Deck, June 2002; Award of Merit, Best Parking Design, International Parking Institute, Emory Deck, June 2002; First Place Award, Best Parking Structure, Georgia Chapter American Concrete Institute International, Emory Deck, Dec. 2001; Best Parking Structure, PCI Design Awards, Precast Concrete Institute, Emory Deck, June 2001; Award for Manufacturing Excellence, Architectural Precast Association, Emory Deck, 2001; Exceptional Merit Award for a Visionary Public-Private Redevelopment Partnership, Developments of Excellence Awards, Atlanta Regional Commission, Gateway Village, Nov. 2002; Gold Award for Outstanding Design Excellence, Georgia American Society of Interior Designers Design Awards, June 2000; and others.

International Interior Design Association, Georgia Alliance of Interior Design Professionals, American Institute of Architects, U.S. Green Building Council, Interior Design Educators Council

• "Emory Parking Deck," The Parking Professional, Aug. 2002
• "Emory Parking Deck," Ascent magazine, Fall 2001
• "Rivington House," New York Magazine, Jan. 1996
• "Rivington House," Interior magazine focus on wellness supplement, Oct. 1995
• "Old Bird House," Architectural Record cover, Feb. 1994

Enthusiastic in teaching, I always try to convey relevant current information in a better manner. I seek to be a caring mentor to all interior design students and find inspiration from students when helping them build upon their gifts to reach their potential.

• ARCH 241 Construction Technology I
• INDS 101 Introduction to Interior Design
• INDS 110 Interior Design Studio I
• INDS 204 Rendering for the Interior
• INDS 209 Interior Materials
• INDS 211 History of Interior Design
• INDS 220 Building Construction and Systems for the Interior
• INDS 413 Professional Practices in Interior Design
• INDS 502 Technical Foundation for Interior Design
• INDS 712 Interior Design Studio I
• INDS 727 Interior Environmental Systems
• INDS 740 Contemporary Issues in Interior Design
• INDS 755 Professional Practices in Interior Design
• INDS 779T Graduate Teaching Internship
• DRAW 115 Graphics for the Building Arts
• HIPR 101 Introduction to Historic Preservation

I seek to balance instruction and good, innovative design with clients' and communities' needs based upon knowledge as a practicing architect, interior designer and preservationist of the building arts.

linkedin.com/pub/brian-sweny/11/323/97b

2008

Principal, Off Grid Studio; studio director, Gerding Collaborative; senior engineering consultant, EMG; project manager, Sharpe Architecture; intern architect, PHA Architects; intern architect, LDDI Architects; intern architect, SRSSA; professor, Savannah College of Art and Design; adjunct professor, American Intercontinental University; summer program instructor, Duke University; teaching assistant, North Carolina State University

Through my work with the mayor's sustainable building task force, the Sustainable Cities Institute and SCAD, I have been able to bring attention to - and advocate for - the role sustainability may play in resolving many of the challenges facing our society. I am proud to invest in our next generation of designers and civic leaders as they embrace the challenge of creating a more regenerative environment for those yet to come.

Georgia Interfaith Power & Light Award for Volunteer Service, 2007; EMG Commitment to Excellence Award, 2006; EMG Outstanding Leadership Recognition: Tundra Portfolio, 2005; Service Recognition, Board of Directors, Atlanta Community ToolBank, 2002; Design Technology Award, North Carolina State University School of Design, 1995.

American Institute of Architects; American Society of Interior Designers; Construction Education Foundation of Georgia; Interior Design Educators Council; International Interior Design Association; Southface Energy Institute; U.S. Green Building Council

Publications

• Layman, “Organization Essential Before Selecting Designer,” Atlanta Business Chronicle, July 1-7, 2011, page 35A
• Harrington and Maslia, “Communication is Important to Architectural Process,” Atlanta Business Chronicle, Aug. 15-21, 2008, page 5B
• Totten, Shane. Interviewed with Audrey Galex. AIB News. Atlanta Interfaith Broadcasters, Atlanta, Georgia, June 27, 2008
• Totten, Shane, “LEED-CI and Real Estate,” Facilitec e-newsletter, Oct. 2007

Presentations

• “The Rise of the Green Building Ordinance,” GreenLaw monthly meeting, Atlanta, Georgia, June 9, 2010
• “The Impact of Sustainable Building Ordinances on Design and Construction Teams,” Construction Seminar, College of Architecture, Georgia Tech, Atlanta, Georgia, March 15, 2010
• “The Power and Responsibilities of Designer’s Choices,” and “What Powers You?” Going the Green Mile Green Idol Contestant Workshop, Atlanta, Georgia, March 12, 2010
• “Fulcrum’s Going Green: It’s going to be a Great Ride!” Fulcrum Construction Annual Meeting, Atlanta, Georgia, Jan. 29, 2010
• “The Rise of Sustainable Building Ordinances: Atlanta,” GreenBusinessWorks Expo, Atlanta, Georgia, Sept. 2, 2009
• “Sustainability and Transportation,” Institute of Transportation Engineers, Georgia Chapter, Atlanta, Georgia, June 11, 2009
• "Space Planning, Urbane Design and Sustainability in High Rise Living," SCAD Atlanta, Atlanta, Georgia, May 5, 2009
• Moderator for “Atlanta Sustainable Building Ordinance,” Buckhead Kiwanis, Atlanta, Georgia, March 23, 2009
• “Atlanta Sustainable Building Ordinance,” Construction Managers Association of America, Atlanta, Georgia, Feb. 17, 2009
• “The Greening of Building Codes,” Sustainable Atlanta Round Table, Atlanta, Georgia, Jan. 9, 2009
• “Atlanta Sustainable Building Ordinance,” AIA Committee on the Environment, Atlanta, Georgia, Nov. 14, 2008

Pursuing education is an inherent act of optimism. Design students further manifest such optimism through choosing a career path that can potentially alter the quality of the future. My lifelong conviction of regarding design as a solution inspires me to share this with our students. Establishing intellectual rigor and expectations of excellence prepare our students to enter the next chapters of theirs lives capable of contributing to the betterment of society. That's worth getting up for in the morning!

• INDS 210 Interior Design Studio II
• INDS 220 Building Construction and Systems for the Interior
• INDS 320 Interior Design Studio III
• INDS 413 Professional Practices in Interior Design
• INDS 470 Interior Design Studio V
• INDS 480 Interior Design Studio VI
• INDS 702 Interior Design Seminar
• INDS 712 Interior Design Studio I
• INDS 714 Interior Design Studio II
• INDS 749 Interior Design M.A. Final Project
• INDS 751 Interior Design Studio III
• INDS 791 Interior Design Studio V: M.F.A. Thesis I
• INDS 792 Interior Design Studio VI: M.F.A. Thesis II

• offgridstudio.com
• linkedin.com/in/mshanetotten

2004

Professor, Savannah College of Art and Design, Savannah, Georgia; interior design field intern, Cooper Carry Inc., Atlanta, Georgia; interior design, Second China Railway Civil Engineering Group Corp., Sichuan, China

The exhibition "Visualizing Architectural Design" at UIA 2011, The 24th World Congress of Architecture in Tokyo, Japan.

Award of Excellence at the 26th Annual International Competition of Architecture Illustration from the American Society of Architectural Illustrators, 2011; Award of Excellence at the 24th Annual International Competition of Architecture Illustration from the American Society of Architectural Illustrators, 2009; Second-place Award from the Palmer Johnson Boat International Yacht Design Competition, 2000

American Society of Architectural Illustrators, Interior Design Educators Council

Publications

• "SCAD Athletics Center," The Chronicle, Savannah College of Art and Design, August 2005
• "Watercolor Renderings," 2005 Calendar, Design Press, Savannah College of Art and Design, 2005
• "Watercolor Renderings," Atlanta Sketch Book, Design Press, Savannah College of Art and Design, 2005
• "Renderings," The Series Book of Advanced Training Course for Interior Design and Architecture Decoration, Fu Zongrong, China Architecture & Building Press, 1998
• "Renderings," Presentation Skills of Environment Design, Luo Li, Southwest China Normal University Press, 1998

Exhibitions

• "Juried Design Communication Exhibition," Design Communication Association, 2010
• "Juried Design Communication Exhibition," Design Communication Association, 2009
• "Senior Show 2000," Savannah College of Art and Design, 2001
• "The First Exhibition of Undergraduates" Artistic Works of Sichuan Province, China, 1994

I enjoy sharing my enthusiasm for space, color, form and light, and experimenting with ways in which different media enhance interior design.

• DRAW 115 Graphics for the Building Arts
• ELDS 225 Electronic Design I
• ELDS 325 Electronic Design II
• ELDS 704 Electronic Design
• ELDS 708 Communication in Electronic Design
• INDS 102 Form, Space and Order
• INDS 110 Interior Design Studio I
• INDS 204 Rendering for the Interior
• INDS 321 Interior and Exterior Illustration
• INDS 405 Portfolio Preparation
• INDS 708 Graduate Rendering for the Interior
• INDS 718 Graduate Interior and Exterior Illustration

I utilize my knowledge of design, problem-solving skills and creativity to improve people's quality of life.

wandwstudio.com

2011

TVS Interiors, associate, 1999-2006; KPS Group, director of interior design, 2006-2007; Phillips Partnership, director of interior design, 2007-2008; Hendrick, senior designer, director, 2008-present; American Intercontinental University, associate professor, 2004-2011

My career as a practicing designer and educator

International Counsel For Shopping Centers Design Award: Renovation 2005, 2006; American Society of Interior Designers Gold: Retail 2004, 2006, 2007; American Society of Interior Designers Silver: Retail 2004

American Society of Interior Designers, Commercial Real Estate Development Association, International Facility Management Association, International Council of Shopping Centers

Presentations

• "Know Your Customer," NeoCon 2005 keynote speaker

To inspire those around me to push their creative limits and expand their minds beyond what they think is possible.

• INDS 211 History of Interior Design
• INDS 714 Interior Design Studio II