Research: Awarded 2021-22 ($573,672 as PI, $606,172 external)
Publication: Book Chapters
Publication: Papers
Performance/ Presentation: International Peer Review
Performance/ Presentation: National Peer Review
Performance/ Presentation: Poster
Panel Discussion: Online
FAMU architecture ranked #1 in the US for undergraduate degrees awarded to African
Americans
Diverse Issues in Higher Education publishes a "Top 100 Degree Producers" list of
institutions that confer the most degrees to minority students. The 2020 report lists
Florida A&M University as #1 in the nation for awarding undergraduate degrees to African
American in "Architecture and related Fields.” According to Dr. Lumpkin, the SAET
Director of Student Services, FAMU is also a "perennial top 5 producer of African
Americans with graduate degrees in architecture."
https://top100.diverseeducation.com/
FAMU wins 1st, 2nd and 3rd place in the Connecticut AIA design competition.
The Blueprints for Pawprints is an architecture design competition sponsored by AIA
Cincinnati. The Fall 2021 competition set out to develop unique pet habitats that
are constructible and affordable. A third-year undergraduate design studio, Prof Maxim
D Nasab, submitted drawings and models. The reviewers selected Adrian Perez's Devon Rex Tower, Corona Alvarez's Mi Pollito Pio, the Chicken Coop, and Amanda Grace's Balinese Cat Habitat for first, second, and third and recognized the sophistication, playfulness, and use
of sustainable materials. Design competitions are an effective way to increase the
national visibility of the architecture program.
FAMU M.Arch. student receives 5K scholarship from ZGF Architects
Lauren Rodgers, a second-year M.Arch. student, was one of two students in the country
to receive a notable $5,000 national scholarship. “We were impressed with boldness
and thoughtfulness of process in her Eco-Tech Environmental Learning and Research
Center design,” the scholarship committee said in a release.” We all agreed that her
submission successfully demonstrated her passion and know-how for the design and a
unique architectural view.” Rodgers said. “The fact that I was one out of two recipients
among thousands of other applicants to have been chosen lets me know that my work
stood out and that makes me feel so accomplished.”
http://www.thefamuanonline.com/2021/09/07/architecture-student-chosen-for-national-scholarship/
Smith Group Freshmen Mentor Program
Professors Lumpkin and Dean Wright’s Fall 2021 ARC 1003 – Orientation to Architecture class created an opportunity for SmithGroup architects to mentor first-year students. The assignment: If I were an Architect today, what kind would I be consisted of 8 SmithGroup mentors and 31 first-year students. The SG Mentors from Chicago were Jen Vogel, Karthik Ramadurai, Laura Holman, Raquel Guzman Geara, and Mat Nozek and our SG Mentors from LA are Breton Washington and Pilar Mendez.
Each mentor advised approximately four students per team. The goals of each group were to interview each mentor/architect and develop a PowerPoint presentation based on the following interactions:
Mentors met with their teams every other week via ZOOM to discuss the assignment; provided advice; detailed a typical day in the architectural office; life experiences; time management; success stories; challenges in the profession, and tools for final presentations. SG Mentors also met via ZOOM outside regular classes and followed up with additional emails to advise and assist students with presentations and research.