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College of Design, Architecture, Art, and Planning
Walter E. Langsam is a retired adjunct professor of DAAP at UC Main Campus who worked there from 1986 to 2015. His father, Walter C. Langsam, was president of the University of Cincinnati from 1955 to 1971. Here he discusses his unique experience as the son of the president as well as being an adjunct professor and an LQBTQ faculty member.
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John Hancock is a former professor in the College of Design, Architecture, Art, and Planning (DAAP) and taught design. He talks about his volunteering project, the Ancient Earth Works of Ohio. Hancock also discusses about his experiences with the architecture design for the main campus of the University of Cincinnati.
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Jay Chatterjee an emeritus faculty member. He served as Dean of Design, Art, Architecture, and Planning (DAAP) and Professor of Architecture at the University of Cincinnati for 40 years. His work can be seen not only in the architectural transformation of UC’s campus, but also in every major architectural building in Cincinnati in the past 30 years. Some of his accomplishments range from the transformation of UC’s campus to the reorganization of the College of DAAP.
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Bruce Goetzman, an emeritus faculty member from the University of Cincinnati, served as architect and worked on historical preservation of significant architectural buildings in the City of Cincinnati. One of the highlights of his career was the provision of low income housing using historical buildings in the city.
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David Lee Smith is a retired faculty member and emeritus of the College of Design, Art, Architecture, and Planning specializing in Architecture and Interior Design. His active years on campus were from 1965 to 2012. He served as faculty chair in the University of Cincinnati faculty governance for two years.
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Oscar Fernandez is an emeritus faculty member of the University of Cincinnati who served in the College of Design, Art, Architecture, and Planning. He was influential in the development of the Hablamos Juntos project. Fernandez with his fellow associates from other universities worked on the Hablamos Juntos project to help those with a language barrier understand hospital signs nationwide.
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Grace Meacham details her time at the University of Cincinnati as a professor in Fashion Design in DAAP. Meacham returned to the University after studying in France and spent her career both at UC and teaching around the world. She enjoyed the students the most and has maintained long connections with many successful graduates working in America and overseas.
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