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Aron Temkin, AIA
atemkin@fau.edu
Director and Associate Professor
M.Arch., Cranbrook Academy of Art, Michigan
B.Arch., Carnegie Mellon University, Pennsylvania 111 East Las Olas Boulevard, HEC 809
Fort Lauderdale, Florida 33301
Telephone: (954) 762-5654
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Aron Temkin came to FAU in 1999 and has been the Director of the School since 2005. Professor Temkin’s scholarly work examines the integration of digital media in the design process, pursuing methods for improved design quality and visual communication. He is also interested in the pedagogue of design foundation, developing coursework and research in support of beginning students.
In practice since 1992, Prof. Temkin worked for several award winning design firms - studio d'ARC, Urban Design Associates, and L.P. Perfido Associates - before pursuing independent practice. His professional work includes graphic design, master planning, and architecture with an emphasis on sustainable place making. Through his built work he aspires to reconnect people to the variable conditions of their surroundings.
His work has been included in several group exhibitions in Florida, Pennsylvania and Michigan including an award for "Best of Show" in the Pittsburgh Young Architects Exhibition in 1998. Since coming to FAU Professor Temkin has initiated the school's digital design culture and helped to refine the design curriculum. During the spring and fall he teaches Dynamic Design Methods 1 and 2 (2D and 3D digital media). During the summers he is a visiting scholar at Frank Lloyd Wright’s Fallingwater, directing the High School Residency program in Architecture.
Curriculum Vita (Click links to expand)1. ACADEMIC EXPERIENCE
| 2005 – present |
Florida Atlantic University, Director and Associate Professor |
| 1999 – 2005 |
Florida Atlantic University, Assistant Professor |
| 1998 – 1999 |
Carnegie Mellon University, Visiting Assistant Professor |
| 1997 – 1998 |
Carnegie Mellon University, Ombudsman and Instructor |
2. RESEARCH
2.1 Research Interests
2.1 Current Research
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A study of granularity and scales with regard to design process and visualization considering both traditional hand drawing methods and digital modeling. Initial work presented at The Intelligence of Structures Conference, Dessau, Germany, May 22-23, 2008.
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Contributor toward a new edition of the Junior Faculty Handbook on Tenure and Promotion, to be published by ACSA.
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Responsive skin: a parametric model of fenestration for optimal indirect light and shading for a subtropical residential condition.
2.3 Selected List of Publications
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Temkin, Aron, ed. Evolving Tools: Digital Fabrication in Architectural Education, White papers from the Education Summit of the ACADIA 2004 Conference: Fabrication in Cambridge, Onatario, Canada, November 13, 2004, Toronto: Riverside Architectural Press, 2004. [ISBN 1-897001-04-5]
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Temkin, Aron, and Anthony Abbate. Re-Beginning: Revisiting Foundation Lessons in Later Years, Not White, Proceedings of the 20th National Conference on the Beginning Design Student, Hampton, Virginia, April 2004.
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Temkin, Aron. Seeing Architecture Through A Filmmaker’s Eyes, Connecting >> Crossroads of Digital Discourse, Proceedings of the 2003 Annual Conference of the Association for Computer Aided Design in Architecture, Indianapolis, Indiana, October 2003.
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Temkin, Aron, and Scott Smith. Assemblies: full scale construction in the freshman design sequence, The Predicament of Beginning, Proceedings of the 18th National Conference on the Beginning Design Student, Portland State University, Portland, Oregon, March 2002.
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Magyar, Peter, and Aron Temkin. Developing an Algorithm for Topological Transformation, Constructing the Digital Space, Proceedings of the SIGraDi’2000 conference, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, September 2000.
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Damiani, Gerard, and Aron Temkin. A New/Old Way of Seeing, Columns, the journal of the Pittsburgh AIA, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, May 1998.
3. PROJECTS
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Temkin, Aron; Marta Mejia, George Gadson. Redesign Proposal for Henry Graham Park. Schematic design for a cultural heritage park in the Liberia neighborhood of Hollywood, Florida, 2008.
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Temkin, Aron, and George Gadson. Redesign Proposal for Jaycee Park. Schematic design for the renovation of an existing pocket park in Wilton Manors, Florida, 2006.
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Temkin, Aron, and George Gadson. Lauderdale Lakes Blueway. Schematic design master plan for access points and public art interventions along the C-13 canal in Lauderdale Lakes, Florida, 2006.
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Johnson, Ralph, Principal Investigator; Aron Temkin, Peter Magyar. Broward County Design Guidelines. Team member contributing to the development of urban design guidelines for Broward County under lead designer Anthony Abbate, Florida, 2005.
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Temkin, Aron. Lauderdale By The Sea Gateways. Schematic design for thresholds at the north, south, and west boundaries of the town. Lauderdale By The Sea, Florida. 2004.
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Temkin, Aron, Principal Investigator; Jaap Vos, Ralph Johnson, Margi Glavovic-Nothard, Walter Wernecke. North Fork of the New River Pocket Park Design Standards, Master plan, wayfinding, and schematic designs for pocket parks promoting ecological restoration and community re-investment in the North Fork of the New River, Fort Lauderdale, Florida, 2003.
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Nothard, Margi, and Aron Temkin. Riverwalk Wayfinding System. Schematic design of a unified system of vehicular and pedestrian scaled signage and wayfinding components. Fort Lauderdale, Florida, 2004.
4. AWARDS AND RECOGNITION
| 2006 |
Excellence in Teaching Award, Florida Atlantic University |
| 2003 |
Design Award of Merit, Unbuilt: Great Egyptian Museum, AIA Florida |
| 2003 |
Duane Hanson Allied Artist Fellowship, Broward County Cultural Affairs |
| 2002 |
Design Award of Excellence, Unbuilt: Great Egyptian Museum, Fort Lauderdale AIA |
| 2002 |
Design Award of Excellence, Unbuilt: Graphisoft Conference Center, Fort Lauderdale AIA |
| 1998 |
Best in Show, 3D: Wind Wall, Young Architects Exhibitiion, Pittsburgh AIA |
5. PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS
Association for Computer Aided Design in Architecture (ACADIA), 1999 to present
Sociedade Ibero-Americana de Grafica Digital (SIGraDi), 2000 to present
American Institute of Architecture (AIA), affiliated since 2005, member since 2008
Architectural Research Center Consortium (ARCC), 2008
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