Volume 5, Issue 8 | Jan. 27 - Feb. 9, 2022

2022 Dale Prize: Housing That Meets Societal Needs

The Department of Urban and Regional Planning has named the medalists of the 2022 William R. and June Dale Prize for Excellence in Urban and Regional Planning. Awarded in pairs to a practitioner and a scholar, winners are selected based on their "knowledge contribution" to the planning field and relevance of their work to this year's theme, "Government's Role in Enabling Markets to Provide Housing that Meets Critical Societal Needs." The Practitioner Prize was conferred to Megan Kirkeby, deputy director of Housing Policy Development at the California Department of Housing and Community Development. The Scholar Prize went to Paavo Monkkonen, Ph.D., associate professor of urban planning at UCLA. Both will participate in the Dale Prize Colloquium on Tuesday, Feb. 22. This year's proceedings are virtual and open to the public. 2022 Dale Prize Colloquium Tuesday, Feb. 22 | 6-7:30 p.m. (PST) | Register for Zoom link

Riverside's Harada House: California Historic Landmark #1060 Harada House, a National Historic Landmark and a century-old symbol of defiance against racist property laws, was declared a state historic landmark this month by the California Office of Historic Preservation. Interim Dean Lauren Weiss Bricker, vice president of the Harada House Foundation, was part of the efforts to secure the designation. Last summer, the state approved the allocation of $7 million to rehabilitate the house and to create an adjacent interpretive center. Unlike most historic landmarks, Harada House's designations weren't based on architecture or prominent affiliations, but for its significance as the site of one of the earliest battles for Asian American civil rights. The house was at the center of State of California v. Harada, a court battle over the application of the California Alien Land Law of 1913 that prohibited property ownership by foreigners ineligible for American citizenship. Jukichi and Ken Harada ultimately won the right to keep their house. Interested in learning more about the Harada House and getting involved with its preservation? Contact Interim Dean Lauren Weiss Bricker at lwbricker@cpp.edu.

cal poly pomona updates The first three weeks of Spring 2022 will be taught remotely, with in-person classes expected to resume on Feb. 12. All university offices and departments are open for services. Jennifer Brown, Ph.D., has been appointed as Vice President for Academic Affairs and Provost and will fully assume the role on April 1. At that time, Interim Provost Iris Levine will transition to the role of Special Assistant to the President. The CSU's system-wide vaccination policy has been updated for students and employees to include a vaccine booster shot by Feb. 28 or six months after the final dose of the original vaccination. Upload a photo of your vaccine card to MyHealthPortal. All students, faculty and staff should upgrade their masks for enhanced protection. The university will supply KN95 masks in PPE supply hubs and N95 masks by request. Get vaccinated at the COVID-19 vaccine pop-up clinic on campus on Feb. 15. The clinic will be at the University Library patio from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. to offer free Pfizer vaccine for first, second and booster doses. Book your appointment. Scholarship Fest is awarding millions of dollars across more than 300 scholarships through March 2. Students, faculty and staff, and dorm residents must first complete the online Health Screener before coming to campus for work, in-person classes, and/or other business and activities. env updates Welcome back, ENV Broncos! A limited number of classes have been approved for in-person instruction in the first three weeks of the semester. ARC/LA Firm Day 2022 virtual and student galleries are now live. The galleries and student interest lists are available to participating firms, and can be accessed with virtual tickets. The in-person event has been moved to April 6. Sign up here. Take a class at the Lyle Center. Consider this semester’s regenerative studies course offerings for non-majors. Many fulfill CPP’s GE requirements, 12 units of which can be counted towards the 18-unit Regenerative Studies Minor.  California Wildfires and Climate Justice. CPP's California Center for Ethics and Policy invites the public to the next installment of its panel speakers series on Jan. 28. The 2021-22 theme is "California's Climate Crisis." RSVP here. Share Your ENV Research Projects at the 2022 RSCA Conference. Applications are due on Feb. 2. For information, email Associate Professor Marc Schulitz at mschulitz@cpp.edu. AIGA-CPP is looking for new board members. Help connect VCD students to social events and guest speakers. Apply by Feb. 4. #CaliforniansForAll College Corps. CPP is one of 16 CSU campuses in program that awards students a $10,000 stipend for completing a full year of volunteer public service.

interdepartmental | stay in the know

ARCHITECTURE Ghazi Ghazi ('22, B.Arch) on Jan. 19 presented his 2021 studio group project, CPP Health Village, in AIA Los Angeles' Architecture in Healthcare Committee. The virtual event showcased healthcare architecture projects from Cal Poly Pomona, USC and Woodbury University. CPP/ARC's Healthcare Architecture Initiative is the first of its kind in the West Coast to offer a specialization in healthcare architecture planning and design. CPP Village was designed by Ghazi, Rita Jirjees ('22, B.Arch), Hilary Kusuma ('23, B.Arch) and Kiara Kahania ('23, B.Arch) for Professor Hofu Wu's healthcare studio. It proposed a five-building complex comprising a cancer center, a medical office building, an ambulatory surgery center, a micro-hospital and an ancillary center.

ART The department will host a virtual Change of Major Meeting for those considering switching their majors to the visual communication design (VCD) or Art History. Change of Major Meeting - Spring 2022 Tuesday, Feb. 15 | 12-1 p.m. (PST) https://cpp.zoom.us/j/89096921422 Meeting ID: 890 9692 1422

LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE The 2021-22 Public Lecture Program, Landscape Architecture and the Science of Climate Change, pairs scientists with practicing landscape architects in themed discussions on research and design solutions for climate change. Lecturer Maryam Eskandari will moderate the next installment, "Sea Rise," with Clark Stevens, president of New West Land Company, Inc., and Richard Ambrose, professor emeritus at UCLA’s Institute of the Environment and Sustainability. Landscape Architecture and the Science of Climate Change: Sea Rise Friday, Feb. 4 | 12 p.m. (PST) | Register for Zoom link

URBAN AND REGIONAL PLANNING Omar Galicia ('24, master's in urban and regional planning) on Jan. 11 presented his research, "Public Transit Planning Strategy: A Methodology for Prioritizing Transit Service Investments," at the 101st Transportation Research Board Annual Meeting in Washington, D.C. Galicia is one of 25 urban planing students in the 2022 cohort of TRB Minority Student Fellows. The program was established in 2010 to increase the number of underrepresented minorities in the transportation field and the organization's activities. Fellows are selected from minority-serving institutions. This year's group represents 18 universities.

REGENERATIVE STUDIES A group of students advised by lecturer Eric Carbonnier will present their regenerative studies-themed research, "Testing the Thermal Conductivities of Mycelium Bricks with Different Substrates," at the virtual 2022 National Conference on Undergraduate Research on April 4-8. The team is comprised of architecture students Micah Ammerman ('22, B.Arch), Christian Coley ('23, B.Arch), Luciano Scarpello ('23, B.Arch) and Sebastian Waller ('23, B.Arch).

img | stories in pictures

AKA AR-15-0416200732 (BLACKSBURG, VIRGINIA) | Keiko Fukazawa is one of 10 artists whose work is featured in Black, White & Shades of Grey at the W. Keith and Janet Kellogg University Art Gallery. The exhibition addresses socio-political, racial and ethnic, gender-based and cultural issues. Fukuzawa's ceramic pieces are from the Peacemaker Series, her response to the country's gun violence epidemic. Recreating in white porcelain firearms used most in mass shootings over the last 20 years, Fukazawa adorns each with the state flowers corresponding to the location of each shooting, including the semi-automatic handgun in the weapons cache of the couple that killed 14 in the 2015 San Bernardino attack.

opportunities | your professional development

NOW HIRING | Emerging Architectural Professional II - Boulder Associates Boulder Associates Architects seeks a full-time architect to join its Irvine office. This new team member will help design and document a variety of healthcare project types in all phases from programming through construction administration. Boulder Associates specializes in healthcare and senior living, using an integrated, multidisciplinary approach by drawing on the talents of its architects, interior designers, design researchers and sustainability experts. NOW HIRING | VCD Majors Wanted: Project CAMINOS Project CAMINOS is seeking visual communication design students to assist the department with graphic design work. Projects will involve creating artwork and content for an audience of prospective Cal Poly Pomona applicants from local high schools and community colleges. Apply on Handshake using code #5616050. SCHOLARSHIPS | Landscape Architecture Foundation - Apply by Feb. 1 The Landscape Architecture Foundation is offering more than $150,000 across 17 scholarships for undergraduate and graduate students enrolled in colleges and universities in the United States and Canada. New this year: LandDesign Equity, Diversity and Inclusion Scholarship ($5,000) Kenneth R. Brooks MLA Scholarship ($5,000) View scholarships and their eligibility requirements. INTERNSHIP | Pueblo Planning - Apply by Feb. 4 Pueblo Planning is a San Diego-based social justice participatory planning and design firm based now accepting applications for its paid five-month internship program. Read the firm's internship announcement for additional details.

alumni | designing the future

Mark Carlos ('97, landscape architecture) is one of eight new practitioner-leaders appointed by the Landscape Architecture Foundation to serve on its 2021-22 Board of Directors. The Washington D.C.-based nonprofit organization works to increase the capacity, influence and impact of landscape architects to create a more sustainable, just and resilient future. Carlos is the Executive Director of BrightView Design Group + Pre-Development at the firm's Irvine office. "I’m looking forward to working side by side with leaders who share my dedication and passion for the craft of landscape architecture," he said. "Taking cues from the board members who have come before me, I want to scale LAF’s reach as it creates more resources and curates more opportunities for our future professionals. I’m also eager to use BrightView’s resources as a longtime trusted partner to LAF for the good of the industry.” Korrin Davis ('21, master's in regenerative studies) accepted a year-long fellowship with the California Coastal Commission. As a California Sea Grant State Fellow, she will be working on environmental justice education, public access vulnerability to sea level rise, and other climate-related issues. Davis is a program coordinator at Tree San Diego, a nonprofit working to grow the city's urban forest. Wendy Rogers ('88, architecture) is the 2022 Distinguished Alumna for the College of Environmental Design. She will be honored during the Distinguished Alumni Awards Gala on April 30. Rogers made history in 2017 when she became the first woman CEO of LPA, Inc., becoming one of a handful of women at the helm a national architecture firm. She currently serves on the CPP/ARC Architecture Alumni Advisory Board.

ON THE GRID is produced by the College of Environmental Design (ENV) at Cal Poly Pomona. Masthead design by Maribel Ruiz ('22, architecture). Send your news, announcements and upcoming events to env@cpp.edu.

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