Maruja Torres-Antonini, Ph.D., LEED A.P.

Associate Professor
Department of Interior Design
PO Box 115705, Gainesville, FL 32611-5705
office: 348 ARCH
e-mail: mta@dcp.ufl.edu
phone: 352 392-0252 ext. 340

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Education

• Ph.D, University of Florida, Gainesville
• Master of Architecture, University of California, Berkeley
• Arquitecto, Universidad Simón Bolívar, Venezuela

Member

• Interior Design Educators Council
• American Society of Interior Designers
• United States Green Building Council
• Environmental Design Research Association

Maruja Torres-Antonini, PhD, a Fulbright scholar, has taught in architecture and interior design programs in Venezuela and the United States. She engages in creative, interdisciplinary, collaborative work and projects aimed at service-learning and participatory action research. Her research efforts, conference presentations, and publications have addressed a range of issues at the human-environment interface, among others passive solar design of vernacular buildings; environmental behavior within cohousing communities; gaming simulation applications for sustainability education; and sustainable campus housing. Dr. Torres-Antonini is a LEED-Accredited Professional and co-researcher in the UF Team project to build a pre-fabricated self-sufficient solar house for the Solar Decathlon Europe 2010 international competition.

Research

• Environmental and social sustainability
• Housing and residential environments
• Design and sustainability education

Teaching Focus

• Design studio
• Architectural and interior design history and theory
• Environmental behavior
• Sustainability in the built environment

Courses

• IND 2100 History of Interior Design I
• IND 2214 Introduction to Architectural Interiors
• IND 2422 Interior Finishes and Materials
• DCP 3210 Sustainable Solutions for the Built Environment
• IND 4225/IND 5227C Advanced Architectural Interiors I
• IND 4930 Special Topics in Interior Design (Independent Studies)