"Digital Architecture" visualization research, Assistant Professor John Maze.
The College of DCP contributes to local, national and international efforts to conserve and improve the quality of the natural and built environments through its research centers. Research activities are housed both on-campus and abroad. At the college level, faculty and students are studying the relationship of health and the built environment as well as a broad range of historic preservation issues.
The School of Architecture is focusing on new strategies of place making in rural areas and researching ways to facilitate multi-disciplinary activities in historic preservation among the college's academic units. Innovative computer technology is being used to forecast acoustics in projected spaces.
The M.E. Rinker, Sr. School of Building Construction is striving to develop technology and planning guidance to enhance the nation's ability to mitigate the consequences of natural hazards and terrorist events. It is moving toward a better understanding of construction safety to advance our knowledge of how projects can be completed without injuries. The school is active in researching environmental problems associated with planning and architecture activities and determining the optimum materials and methods for use in minimizing environmental damage. Faculty and research centers at the school study ways to facilitate the provision of safe, decent and affordable housing and related community development throughout the state of Florida.
The Department of Interior Design is working on solutions to the accessibility issues raised by the Americans with Disabilities Act. A strong healthcare design focus permeates many students' research areas as well as integration with the college's strong multi-disciplinary historic preservation program. Other areas of research in the Department of Interior Design include, participatory design, design and color theory, creativity and the design process and design pedagogy.
The Department of Landscape Architecture is researching design, planning and construction in tropical and subtropical regions to advance environmental planning and design. Faculty research interests cover a wide spectrum of practice, theory and methods, with topics focusing on areas that include sustainability, land use and resource planning, community design, tourism, landscape management, geographic information systems (GIS), historic preservation, social and behavioral issues, urban design, perception and landscape history.
The Department of Urban & Regional Planning is addressing economic and community development, the growth management and community development issues facing Florida communities, the emerging concepts of sustainable development and smart growth and livable communities. The department is also involved in research to promote safe walking and bicycling in educational and urban settings throughout Florida. Research with Geographic Information Systems is used in advanced planning and safety research. Additionally, research is conducted to advance the state-of-the-art transportation/land use modeling technology for shaping a new generation of transportation and urban policies that will build cohesive, livable and economically viable communities.
