Tammy Gaber wins UIA Research Award

Tammy Gaber, an Adjunct Assistant Professor at the School and Professor of Cultural History, has been awarded a prize in association with the UIA.

The UIA Architectural Education Commission launched an international competition for research into creativity in architectural teaching. Organized by the Federation of Institutes of Korean Architects (FIKA), it was open to architects and graduate students of architecture and urban design. Awarded contributions will be presented during the UIA Congress in Tokyo, taking place from September 25-28, 2011.

First prize was awarded to Tammy Gaber and Ann Shafer of the American University in Cairo, Egypt for The Power of Suggestion: Modelling Traditional Methods to Teach Heritage Awareness in Architectural Education.