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| Position | Professor Assistant Department Head |
|---|---|
| Phone | 805.756.2981 |
| Fax | 805.756.1500 |
| tfowler@calpoly.edu | |
| Office | 26-110B |
| Office Hours | MTWRF 12:00 - 1:00 pm (26-110B) |
| Web Page | |
| Fall Courses | ARCH 351 Architectural Design 3.1 ARCH 341 Architectural Practice 3.1 |
| Winter Courses | ARCH 352 Architectural Design 3.2 |
| Spring Courses | ARCH 353 Architectural Design 3.3 ARCH 342 Architectural Practice 3.2 |
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Profile
Thomas’ teaching responsibilities include third year design and building technology courses, and directing his computer laboratory started in 1997, called the Collaborative Integrative Digital-Design Studio (CIDS). This facility provides his students with access to the latest digital technology for use in the design and constructability process in the studio. During his career he has received a number of awards in recognition of his teaching and research activities, which includes: College of Architecture & Environmental Design Westley Ward Teaching Award, 2007, Architecture Department's Faculty Teaching Award, 2005, "Young Faculty Teaching Award, ACSA/AIAS, 1996-'97", Nominated by Cal Poly's College of Architecture in both 2001 and 2000 for U.S. Professor of the Year Award, and "Young Architects Selection", Progressive Architecture Magazine, July 1994.
Thomas has served as paper referee for numerous conferences, published a range of papers on his design studio teaching methods and interdisciplinary project activities and has had a successful track record for successful grants for his research activities. Recently he has had an essay published titled, "A Teacher's View", in Becoming an Architect, Lee Waldrep, editor, Wiley 2006.
Thomas' practice experience includes working for Davis Brody Architects in New York City, and Hartman Cox in Washington, DC. He has also served as Associate Head of Cal Poly's Architecture Department from 2001 – 2007, served as the ACSA's Secretary to the Board, 2004 – 2006, has been appointed to serve on the National Architectural Accreditation Board (NAAB) as an ACSA representative from 2007 – 2009, and has had extensive experience in participating on NAAB visitation teams to 14 programs (4 of these he chaired) around the country.
Education
M. Arch, Cornell, Ithaca, NY, 1994
B. Arch, New York Institute of Technology / old Westbury Campus, Westbury, NY, 1984
Teaching Experience
Associate Department Head, Architecture Department, Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo, 2001-2007
Professor, Architecture Department, Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo, 2007-present
Associate Professor, Architecture Department, Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo, 1995-2007
Lecturer, University of California at Berkeley, Architecture Department, Berkeley, Ca, 1991-1993
Teaching Assistant, Cornell University, Dept. Of Architecture, Introduction Program, Sum ’87, ‘88
Director of Minority Educational affairs, Cornell University, College of Architecture, Art and Planning, 1985-1989
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Affiliations
Association of Computer Aided Design in Architecture (ACADIA) ACSA
NAAB Visiting Teams
NAAB Board of Directors, 2006-2009
NAAB Board of Directors Secretary, 2007-2008
ACSA Board of Directors Secretary, 2004-2006
ACSA Advisor to AIAP National Board of Directors, 2002-2004
American Institute of Architects