Headlines

• Cal Poly's Committment to Community
• Alumna Nancy Hamilton Joins HOK
• Bldg 05 Parasite Project
• Dean Jones Returns to Teaching
• Fowler Named Secretary ACSA Distinguished Prof
• LARC Student Sarah Cawrse Receives Rotary Scholarship
• Alum Ernesto Vasquez ('78) Appointed to Board of National Park Foundation
• Winter Cal Poly Magazine
• David Gilmore (Arch '76) 2011 CAED Honored Alum
• Ken Stone (Arch '80) receives Cal Poly Alumni Association Distinguished Service Award
• Connections Magazine

Spotlight

Posted: 05/04/12

LARC Alumnus Hosts HGTV’s Room Crashers

As runner up on HGTV’s Design Star in 2007, Cal Poly alumnus, Todd Davis (LARC, ’96), initially lost an opportunity to host a new TV show. His impression lasted, however, as he is now hosting his own HGTV show, Room Crashers. Since it aired mid-2011, Davis has been approaching strangers to ask if they will allow him and his team of construction and design specialists to redesign one room in their home.

This is not an easy task. According to Davis, he sometimes approaches 50 to 60 people in one day, trying to find one who will let him into their home. Many of them are scared away by the cameras.

In addition to hosting Room Crashers, Davis owns Epic Spaces, a landscape architecture design build firm located in San Francisco. The company specializes in unique, relaxed, adventurous and fun indoor and outdoor spaces.

Posted: 04/30/12

Alum J. Michael Holliday Receives AIA Fellowship

Cal Poly alumnus, J. Michael Holliday (M.Arch, ’83), has been elevated to Fellow in the American Institute of Architects (AIA) in the “Service to Society” category. Fellow is the highest honor bestowed upon AIA members and making up only three percent of all U.S. architects.

Holliday is owner and principal at JM Holliday Associates in Santa Barbara. It has been over 20 years since an architect from Santa Barbara has been selected for the honor, which will be awarded at the May National AIA Convention in Washington D.C.

For the full press release, go to http://www.aia.org/press/releases/AIAB093030

Posted: 02/27/12

CM Wins at NAHB

Cal Poly construction management students take second place at the 2012 National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) International Builders’ Show (IBS) in Orlando, Florida.

To read the full press release, go to Cal Poly News.

Posted: 02/24/12

CM Students Win Top Honors

Of 169 teams competing in the 2012 Associated Schools of Construction Competition (ASC), Cal Poly's Construction Management teams came out on top, placing first, second and third in Concrete Solutions & Design Build, Mixed Use & Determining Project Risk, and Marine Construction, Mechanical & Electrical divisions.

To read the full press release, go to Cal Poly News.

Posted: 02/22/12

New Alumni Events

Alumni events in San Francisco, Fresno and Pasadena are planned for March 8, April 26, and May 3 respectively. All three events are hosted by regional companies and the Architecture Department with City and Regional Planning hosting two.

For details on these upcoming events, go to the Architecture Department Alumni & Friends web page.