DONNA KACMAR, FAIA

Education

1992 Master of Architecture, Texas A+M University, College Station, TX
1988 Bachelor of Environmental Design, Texas A+M University, College Station, TX
1985 Foreign Study Program, University of Florence, Florence, Italy

Professional Registration

1995 Registered Architect, State of Texas

Other Registration

2003 LEED 2.1 Accredited Professional

Awards

2009 University of Houston College of Architecture Teaching Award
2008 Good Brick Award, 1704 Kipling Renovation, Houston, TX
annual juried award from Greater Houston Preservation Alliance
2007 AIA Houston, Educator of the Year Award
2005 Silver Medal Award of Excellence, Tau Sigma Delta Honor Society, Texas Tech University: annual award from Texas Tech College of Architecture Tau Sigma Delta Honor Society chapter
2004 National American Institute of Architects Young Architects Award: one of five young architects selected for national recognition
2003 Texas Society of Architects, Design Honor Award, Round Valley Texas Office Building + Garage: one of seven projects selected from 271 projects submitted (less than 3% acceptance rate)
2002 Houston Chapter AIA, Design Honor Award, Round Valley Texas Office Building + Garage
2000 Texas Society of Architects, William W. Caudill Award: selected for state wide recognition
2000 Houston Chapter AIA, Young Architect Award
1999 Houston Chapter AIA, Design Honor Award, a very long skinny house (Kacmar House)
1998 Houston Chapter AIA, Design Honor Award, Rose/Knox Townhouses, with Craig and Young
1998 Houston Chapter AIA, Design Honor Award, Haskell Street Townhouses, with Natalye Appel + Associates Architects

Research Grants

2009 Faculty Advisor for Student Group, RDA Initiatives Grant: $3000. "Mad to be Saved: Finding Purpose for the Residual Space of the Highway Intersection," a proposal by University of Houston College of Architecture students Jessica Lauren Barnett, Rafael Morales, Maria Gabriela Oran, and Allison Parrott
2009 Architecture Center Houston Foundation Grant, $2000. Proposal: Material Library
2008 University of Houston Green Building Components Grant, $10,000. "Energized Surfaces"
2006 Rice Design Alliance Initiatives Grant, $3000., Proposal: "Accommodation in Houston: beer, burgers, and barbacoa".

Citations of Creative Work

2007 Living Together: Multi-Family Housing Today, Michael Crosbie, Images Publishing, Australia. "Rose Knox Townhouses", p. 172-175.
3/2007 Houston Chronicle, Maggie Galehouse, "In it for the long haul", p. G10, Sunday, March 18, 2007.
4/ 2006 Houston Chronicle, Maggie Galehouse, "Housing"s Alter Ego: 3 Bdrm, 2 Bath, 1 Sustainable Design", p. E1-12.
3/2006 Envy Magazine, Ramon Martin: "Woodman, Spare That Tree", pg 22-23.
1/2 2006 Texas Architect, "Paperwork", pg 22. Woods High School.
2/2005 Houston Press, Josh Harkinson: "Detail Oriented".
12/2004 Fast Company, Ryan Underwood: "Fast Track", pg 44. Fast Company is a national business l publication with a monthly printing of 725,000
6/2004 Architectural Record, Randi Greenberg: "archrecord 2: for the emerging architect: Design: A Great Start in Architectural Careers", pg 98.
3/4 2004 Texas Architect, " Of Note: AIA Young Architect", pg. 14. Texas Architect is a regional publication with a subscription basis of 15,000
2/2004 Houston Business Journal, Thora Qaddumi: "Houston Architect Wins National Honor", pg. 36.
11/12 2003 Residential Architect, Meghan Drueding: "Start-Ups: Year Four", pg. 58-60. Residential Architect is a national publication with a subscription basis of 12,000
9/10 2003 Texas Architect, Mark Oberholzer: " Speculative Success," Round Valley Texas Office Building, pg. 44-47.
2000 Remembrance and the Design of Place, Frances Downing, pg. 36-38, 116, 133, 140-45.
1999 A House for My Mother, Beth Dunlop, Princeton Architectural Press, pg. 152-159, Kacmar House.
1999 Houston Architectural Guide, Second Edition, text by Stephen Fox, The American Institute of Architects Houston Chapter and Herring Press, pg. 199, Rose/Knox Townhouses.
1999 Digital Architecture, M. Saleh Uddin, McGraw-Hill, pg. 82-83, Lowe-Booker Studio (Natalye Appel + Associates Architects).
5/6 1999 Texas Architect, Sarah Willis: " Lucky Thirteen," a very long skinny house (Kacmar House).
3/ 1999 Houston Lifestyles & Homes, "AIA/ Houston Hosts 75th Anniversary Home Tours: A Celebration of Distinguished Architecture: 1924-1999," Rose/Knox Townhouses.
3/ 1999 Houston Chronicle, Madeline McDermott Hamm: " Houston Home Tours," Rose/Knox Townhouses.
4/ 1998 Houston Chronicle, Ann Holmes: " Architects" Designs Capture Eyes of Judges," Rose/Knox Townhouses.
1/2 1998 Texas Architect, Jonathan Hagood: " Building on Friendship," Rose/Knox Townhouses.

Lectures

2009 "The Plan" Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa
2009 "Materials", Visual Resources Association Annual Meeting, Toronto, Canada
2008 "Connections", Summer Studio, Texas Tech University, at HOK, Houston, TX
2007 "Recent Investigations", Summer Studio, Texas Tech University, at HOK, Houston, TX
2006 "Burgers, Beer and Barbacoa", Historic Preservation Class, Prairie View A& M Univ., Prairie View, TX
2006 "Connections", University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM
2006 "Connections", Summer Studio, Texas Tech University, Houston, TX
2006 "Searching", Visual Arts Alliance of Houston, Houston, TX
2005 "Green Homes 101", Cultivate Green Lecture Series, The Houston Advanced Research Center, Houston, TX
2005 Silver Medal Award Lecture, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, TX
2004 "Young Leaders: A Panel Discussion with the 2004 YAA Winners", AIA National Convention, Chicago, IL
2004 "Works by Carlo Scarpa", Italart, Santa Chiara, Castiglion Fiorentino, Italy
2003 "Magnificent Seven: TSA Design Award Winners", TSA Convention, Fort Worth TX
2003 "Brion Tomb and Other Works by Carlo Scarpa", Kirksey, Houston, TX
2002 "Working", Louisiana Tech, Ruston, LA
2001 "Work," University of Nevada at Las Vegas, Las Vegas, NV
1998 "Rose/Knox Townhouses," with Craig and Young, Texas A+M University, College Station, TX
1998 "The Work of Carlo Scarpa," University of Houston, Houston, TX
1997 "Rose/Knox Townhouses," University of Houston, Houston, TX
1996 "a very long skinny house," University of Houston, Houston, TX
1995 "The Work of Carlo Scarpa," Texas A+M University, AIAS Lecture Series, College Station, TX
1994 "The Work of Carlo Scarpa," Italart, Santa Chiara, Castiglion Fiorentino, Italy

Professional Juries

2007 Brazos Chapter AIA Design Awards (jury held in Houston, TX )
2005 National AIA Housing Design Awards, Washington, DC
2004 Washington DC AIA Design Awards, Washington, DC
2001 Nevada AIA Design Awards, Las Vegas, NV

Publications

2009 "A Clear Vision", Texas Architect, July/August 2009, pg 72-75.
2009 "A Houston Case Study: Koelsch Gallery", Cite 78: , Spring 2009, pg. 11.
2009 *"Material Categories", Building Technology Educators Conference, August 2009
2009 *"Case Studies", Building Technology Educators Conference, August 2009
2009 *"Systems Integration", Building Technology Educators Conference, August 2009
2009 "Materials", ACSA Poster Session, March 2009
2009 Reader: JAE Special Theme Issue
2007 "Christ Church" Texas Architect, September/October 2007: pg. 40-43.
2007 "Canal Street Catalyst" Texas Architect, March/April 2007: pg 28-33.
2007 * "Accommodation in the City: Beer, Burgers, and Barbacoa" in Sources of Architectural Forms: Theories and Practice, edited by Dr. Hussain M. Dashti. Kuwait: Four Films, pg. 195-202.
2006 "Graphic Design" Texas Architect, July/August 2006: pg 36-39.
2006 "Case Study: Rose/Knox Townhouses or Architects Build Cheap House for Themselves" in Pressman, Andrew. Professional Practice 101: Business Strategies and Case Studies in Architecture, Second Edition. Hoboken, NJ: John Wiley and Sons, pg 123-128.
2005 "Artistic Passage" Texas Architect, November/December 2005: pg 26-29.
2003 * "Landscapes of Culture: The Body in the Land", ACSA International Conference, Helsinki
2003 "2003 TSA Design Awards" Texas Architect, September/October 2003: pg 26-27.
2002 * "Design Acts", Unstaked Territory: Frontiers of Beginning Design Poster at the 19th National Conference on the Beginning Design Student, Oklahoma State University
2002 * "Landscapes of Culture: The Body in the Land", ASCA SW Conference: LAND CULTURE PRACTICE
2002 "Artful Destination" Texas Architect, March/April 2002: pg 40-43.
2001 "Creative Composition: Smith Photography Studio, Texas Architect, May/June 2001: pg. 42-45.

* indicate academic blind peer reviewed publications

Other Media

2009 "Green Homes", Going Green with Yolanda Green, Channel 39, Houston, TX, first aired, May 2, 2009
2006 "Architecture Study: Burgers, Tacos and Beer", by Laurie Johnson. KUHF Houston Public Radio, First aired on: Wednesday, May 24, 2006

Exhibitions

2009 UH Green Building Components Exhibit, College of Architecture, University of Houston
2008 "Green Works Houston" Juried show of work, Architecture Center Houston, Houston, TX
2008 "Academia Now", Juried show of faculty and student work, Architecture Center Houston, Houston, TX
2007 Snap Shot, RDA Exhibition, Lawndale, Houston, TX
2005 "Fresh Forum", RDA Partners Exhibit of Work, Houston, TX
2002 * "Material Acts", with Bill Price, Unstaked Territory: Frontiers of Beginning Design Poster at the 19th National Conference on the Beginning Design Student, Oklahoma State University
2001 Snap Shot, RDA Exhibition, Lawndale, Houston, TX
1999 College of Architecture Faculty Show, Texas A+M University, College Station, TX
1997 Houston Works, RDA Exhibition, Lawndale, Houston, TX
1993, 1995 Young Architects Forum, Off the Clock Exhibition, Houston, TX
1993-94 City, Room, Garden Traveling Exhibition, University of Houston, Texas A+M University, U. T. Arlington, S. Cal. School of Architecture, California College of Arts and Crafts
1993 Houston Holocaust Memorial Competition Entries, Glassell School of Art, Houston, TX

Teaching

Fall 2007- University of Houston, College of Architecture, Associate Professor
Fall 2001-2007 University of Houston, College of Architecture, Assistant Professor
2000/2001 University of Houston, College of Architecture, Adjunct Professor
1999/2000 Texas A+M University, College of Architecture, Visiting Assistant Professor
1998 Rice University, School of Architecture, Wortham Fellow, Visiting Faculty
1994-7 University of Houston, College of Architecture, Adjunct Faculty

Citations of Teaching Work

2007 Envy Magazine, Ramon Martin: "The Killer B"s; Students Document Beer, Burgers, and Barbacoa", pg 26-27, January.
2006 Greater Houston Weekly, Marene Gustin: "Here"s a Texas tradition worthy of study " up close", pg 1AA, December 20.
2006 Houston Chronicle, Allan Turner: "Bringing Houstonians together is all by design: Exhibit by aspiring architects at UH shows how mom-pop eateries foster camaraderie", pg 1B, December 5.
2006 Shigeru Ban: Bamboo Roof, Exhibit Catalog, ISBN 1-932281-16-9.
2005 Fabric Architecture, Christof Spieler: "Creative Tension", p. 12-16.
2004 002 Magazine, Kyle Johnson: "Design Build 2004, An Outdoor Stage"
9/10 2004 Texas Architect, Canan Yetman: "In Defense of the Model," p. 19-20.
2004 Shigeru Ban, Matilda McQuaid, Phaidon Press, p. 142-143, Bamboo Roof.
2003 Sculpture, "Shigeru Ban: Bamboo Roof", Vol. 22-2, p. 24.
2003 Cite, Spieler, Christof and Bruce Webb eds, Jean Krchnak: "Working Together: Building (Collaborating) Thinking", p. 40.
2003 ACSA News, "Bamboo Roof: A New Installation by Architect Shigeru Ban"
2003 Sallyport, "Bamboo Roof", Winter: p. 48-49.
2003 Arts Houston, "Hidden in Full View: Houston"s Not-Quite-Public Art", August, p. 16-17.
2003 Houston Chronicle, Johnson, Patricia C.:"Through the "Roof"". November 9, p. 1D, 10D.
2002 The Asian Wall Street Journal, Moore, Janet H. "Japanese Minimalism Overwhelms the Lone Star State", November, p. P11.
2002 The New York Times, "Footlights: Raising the Roof", November 2.
2002 Rice News, "A Work in Progress", November, p. 1.
2002 Rice News, "Award-winning architect to create next installation at Rice Art Gallery", October, p. 4.

Exhibitions of Student Work

2007 "Accommodation in Houston: Beer, Burgers, and Barbacoa", Gallery, Architecture Center Houston, Houston, TX. January/February 2007.
2006 "Accommodation in Houston: Beer, Burgers, and Barbacoa", Gallery, University of Houston, College of Architecture, Houston, TX. December 2006.
2005 "Italy Study Abroad Program: Student Work", Archives, University of Houston, College of Architecture, Houston, TX
2002 "Bamboo Roof" Design + Building Process, Rice Art Gallery, Rice University, Houston, TX

Community/Public Service

2006 City of Houston Mayor"s Animal Protection Task Force, Sub-Committee Chair: Facilities Assessment
2006 Harmony Science Academy, Career Fair Presenter
2006 RDA Design/Build Symposium
2003 Blueprint Houston Community Meeting Facilitator, April 2003
2003- Architecture Course Lecturer: Kinkaid High School, Houston, TX
2003, 04 RDA Long Range Planning Committee
2002-04 AIA Houston Housing R/UDAT Program Committee (now Housing Strategies for Houston) and Coordinator
2002 Aldine ISD English and Technical Symposium
2002 Rice Design Alliance, 2003 Home Tour Co-Chair
2001 Rice Design Alliance, 2002 Home Tour Co-Chair
2001- Rice Design Alliance, Board of Directors and Program Committee
2001-03 Rice Design Alliance, Executive Board Member
2001-05 Avenue Community Development Corporation, Building Committee Chair
1999-00 Avenue Community Development Corporation, Board President
1999 Rice Design Alliance, Gala Auction Committee
1999- RDA Programs Committee, Rice Design Alliance
1999-04 Career Course Lecturer: Lamar High School, Houston, TX
1999-03 RDA Partners Committee Chair, Rice Design Alliance
1999-4 Career Course Lecturer: Lamar High School, Houston, TX
1998-01 Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, Design Council Member
1998-04 Avenue Community Development Corporation, Board of Directors
1997-9 Lawndale Twentieth Century Market Preview Party Committee
1997 Museum of Fine Arts Houston, Evening for Educators, All About Architecture
1994-97 Expanding Your Horizons Workshop, Houston, TX
1989 Habitat for Humanity, Washington, D.C., Building Committee Member

Profession/Academic Discipline Service

2007- Houston Architectural Foundation, Board of Trustees
2004 Texas Society of Architects, TSA Convention Tours Committee Co-chair
2002-04 Texas Society of Architects, Design Committee Chair
2001-05 Texas Society of Architects, Design Committee, Member
2000-05 Texas A+M University, College of Architecture, Professional Leadership Board
1999 Society of Architectural Historians Annual Meeting House Tour, Rose/Knox Townhouses
1999 AIA Houston Home Tour, Rose/Knox Townhouses
1997-99 AIA Houston, Board of Directors
1996-00 AIA Houston, Higher Education Task Force
1995- American Institute of Architects Member
1993 AIA Houston, Young Architects Forum

Department, College, University Service

2009- University of Houston, Dean Search Committee
2008-09 University of Houston, College of Architecture, Faculty Representative for Hurricane Renovation Projects
2008-09 University of Houston, College of Architecture, Faculty Search Committee
2007- University of Houston, College of Architecture, Chair Design Faculty Search Committee
2007- University of Houston, College of Architecture, Sustainable Faculty Search Committee
2007- University of Houston, Chair, Purchasing and Plant Operations Committee
2006- University of Houston, College of Architecture, NOMAS Faculty Advisor
2006- University of Houston, College of Architecture, NOMAS Faculty Advisor
2006- University of Houston, Sexual Harassment Board
2006 University of Houston, College Budget Hearings Committee
2005-06 University of Houston, Facilities Planning Committee
2005-06 University of Houston, Budget and Facilities Committee
2003-05 University of Houston, Research and Community Committee
2003-06 University of Houston, Faculty Senate
2003-05 University of Houston, College of Architecture, Industrial Design Faculty Search Committees
2003-05 University of Houston, College of Architecture, Grievance Committee
2003 University of Houston, College of Architecture, Support Summer Internship for Level II Students
2001-05 University of Houston, College of Architecture Steering Committee, Member
2001- University of Houston, College of Architecture Ad Hoc Faculty Handbook Committee, Chair
2000-04 University of Houston, College of Architecture Programs Committee, Member
1999 Faculty House Tour, Rose/Knox Townhouses
1998 University of Houston, College of Architecture Accreditation Focus Group
1996-97 University of Houston, College of Architecture, Faculty Search Committee