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TRAVIS L. HICKS M.Arch., AIA, IIDA, IDEC, LEED©AP, NCIDQ

Assistant Professor of Interior Architecture, University of North Carolina at Greensboro

EDUCATIONM.Arch., Princeton University, 1997 B.S. in Architecture, summa cum laude, Georgia Tech, 1995Georgia Tech - Paris Program at the Ecole d’Architecture Paris-La Villette, 1994-95

DIRECTOR, CENTER FOR COMMUNITY-ENGAGED DESIGN [CC-ED] - Jan.’ 14-PresentResponsible for:

Visioning, planning, and executing plan to launch and maintain the CC-EDFund-raising through grants and contracts for CC-ED projectsRecruiting and Mentoring paid CC-ED Student FellowsFostering community partnerships with on-campus and off-campus collaboratorsLeading project teams on community-engaged design projects

HONORS + AWARDS2015 North Carolina Campus Compact Robert L. Sigmon Award for Service-Learning 2015 CIDA Award of Excellence, “UNCG IARc’s CC-ED: Impacting a Campus, Engaging the

Community”Finalist, 2014 Ernest A. Lynton Award for the Scholarship of Engagement for Early Career

Faculty2014-2015 UNCG Faculty Teaching + Learning Commons Faculty Fellow, Community

Engagement2012-2013 College of Arts + Sciences Teaching Excellence Award, UNCGNominee, 2012-2013 College of Arts + Sciences Bernard/Glickman Professorship2011-2012 Mary Frances Stone Teaching Excellence Award, UNCGNominee, 2011-2012 College of Arts + Sciences Teaching Excellence Award, UNCGIDEC South Region Conference 2010 - Best Poster AwardIDEC South Region Conference 2010 - Best Teaching Forum/Round Table Award

PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONSRegistered Architect, North Carolina Board of ArchitectureNCARB CertifiedLEED® Accredited ProfessionalNCIDQ Certificate No. 027701Member, American Institute of ArchitectsMember, Interior Design Educators Council

SERVICEDirector, Center for Community-Engaged Design, Jan. 2014-PresentUNCG Lloyd International Honors College Think Tank - Faculty Co-LeaderUNCG Dept. of Interior Architecture - Novem Mason Symposium Planning CommitteeUNCG College of Arts + Sciences Curriculum + Teaching Committee, 2013-14UNCG Undergraduate Research Advisory Board, 2013-PresentUNCG Emerging Energy Learning Community, Faculty Coordinator, 2013-15IDEC Academy - Level 1 Abstract Reviewer, 2013-PresentIDEC South Region - Conference Proceedings Coordinator, 2012-2014Abstract Reviewer - 2013 EDRA International Conference, Providence, RISession Chair - 2013 EDRA International Conference, Providence, RIAbstract Reviewer - 2012 EDRA International Conference, Seattle, WASession Chair - 2012 EDRA International Conference, Seattle, WAAbstract Reviewer - IDEC Annual Conference, 2012IDEC South Region - Student Design Competition Coordinator, 2012AIA Piedmont Advisory Board - UNCG Liaison, 2011-PresentUNCG Interdisciplinary URA Review Committee, 2011-12UNCG IIDA Campus Center - Faculty Advisor, August 2010-August 2013UNCG - Interior Architecture Dept. Advisory Board - Faculty Liaison, Aug.2010-PresentNational AIA – Representative to NAAB School Visiting Teams, 2010-PresentGeneral Greene Elementary School Lego League Team Co-Leader, 2012-14

Glenwood Grove Mural, painting and ribbon cutting, photos by Travis Hicks

Marketing materials for Center for Community-Engaged Design, Photo by Travis Hicks

Dedication of off-campus space for UNCG’s Center for Community-En-gaged Design, Photo by Kristin Medlin

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TRAVIS L. HICKS M.Arch., AIA, IIDA, IDEC, LEED©AP, NCIDQ

Assistant Professor of Interior Architecture, University of North Carolina at Greensboro

STUDENTS’ HONORS + AWARDSHonorable Mention 2014 UNCG Undergraduate Research ExpoSustainable Glenwood: Preservation Guidelines for Sustainable Community Development Joylyn Troyer (UNCG Community-Based Research Grant undergraduate team member)

1st Place [South Region] 2012 IDEC Student Design Competition Christy Wallace + Hailey Granetz • “water [re]vised: AIDS in South Africa”

Honorable Mention [South Region] 2012 IDEC Student Design Competition Benjamin Adams + Ivzino Loloci • “soundscapes”

2011 Mock Firms International Skyscraper ChallengeTop American Mock Firm, Top Marketing Firm

Hope Talley, Christy Wallace, Clairissa Anderson, Megan Kauffman, David Harrill, Cassandra Gustafson, Carlos Smith

GUIDED PROJECTSMultiple Students. Center for Community-Engaged Design Studio, Summer 2014.

10-12 students worked on community-based projects through the Center for Community-Engaged Design, including the Glenwood Grove Mural.

Multiple Students. Canopy House Furniture - Design/Build, Summer 2013. Students designed and built furniture to be used in Team Tidewater Virginia’s Canopy House for Solar Decathlon.

Maiken Schoenleber. Vance Chavis Library: Technological + Physical Demands of the 21st Century, Summer 2011 URA.

Schoenleber, Parker, Dasso, Talley, + Menendez. IAR432 Solar Decathlon research project. Fall 2011 Independent Study.

Alyssa Hankus + Heather Williams. Towards Net Zero Interiors: Design Strategies From the 2011 Solar Decathlon, Summer 2012 URA.

Clairissa Anderson + Christy Wallace. Horizontal Farm New Delhi, international design competition, Spring 2012 Independent Study.

Wesley Shamlian. IAR432 Solar Decathlon research project. Fall 2012 Independent Study.

GRADUATE THESIS COMMITTEESFrench, Catherine (2015) Sustainability in Historic Preservation [working title] Gentry, Abby (2012) North Carolina High Schools of the 1920s: How Historic Character

Can Be Maintained While Adapting to the Needs of 21st Century EducationKlem, Megan (2012) North Carolina Mill Revitalization: An Analysis of Historic Building

Character and Design MethodsLane, Amirah (2014) - [CHAIR] North Carolina Mill Building Additions [working title]McGee, Beth (2012) Biophilic Design Within Child Life Play SpacesModarres-Nezhad, Majedeh (2012) Sustainable Lighting Design Strategies in Grocery

Stores Postlmayr, Lauren (2013) The Relationship Between Population Density and Rehabilitation

Code Implementation Within North CarolinaSabzehzar, Shahrzad (2014) - [CHAIR] Contemporary Persian Restaurant Design in North

CarolinaSikes, Kathryn (2012) An approach to Constructivist Interactive Exhibits in History

MuseumsVega, Mary (2013) Going Green: Illustrated Guidelines for Common NC Historic House

Types

10Travis L. Hicks, M.Arch. , AIA IIDA IDEC NCIDQ2014 Governor James E. Holshouser, Jr. Award for Excellence in Public Service • Biography + CV

TRAVIS L. HICKS M.Arch., AIA, IIDA, IDEC, LEED©AP, NCIDQ

TEACHING RESPONSIBILITIES

University of North Carolina at Greensboro, Fall 2010 - Present

IAR 411, Interior Architecture III “Vance Chavis Studio,” Fall 2010 • 4th Year design studio, institutional design emphasis • Community-engaged project with Greensboro Public Library • Project generated URA, New Faculty Grant, and conference presentations

IAR 211, Visual Communications I, Fall 2010 • 2nd Year studio-based support course • Integration of hand-drawn + digital presentation techniques

IAR 302, Interior Architecture II “Mock Firms Studio” Spring 2011 • 3rd Year design studio, commercial design emphasis • Studio integrated with IAR 451 Professional Practices in Interior Architecture • International design competition, “ Mock Firms Skyscraper Challenge” • Collaborative charrette with UNC Charlotte students + faculty

IAR 451, Professional Practices in Interior Architecture, Spring 2011, 2012, 2013 • Integrated with IAR302, Mock Firms Studio, 2011 • Student team wins “Best USA Firm” and “Best Marketing”, 2011

IAR 301, Interior Architecture I “Solar Decathlon Studio,” Fall 2011 + Fall 2012 • Student trip to Washington, DC, to analyze 2011 Solar Decathlon, 2011 • Project has generated application for Emerging Energy Learning Community

IAR 311, Computer-Aided Design for Interior Architecture, Fall 2011 + Fall 2012 • Computer lab support course • Focus on integrated of digital technology in design + documentation

IAR 432, Special Problems in Interior Architecture, Fall 2011 • Directed elective for 4th + 5th year IAR majors • Students analyzed previous Solar Decathlon competitions

IAR 412, Interior Architecture IV “Glenwood Studio,” Spring 2012 • 4th Year design studio, mixed-use design emphasis • Re-design of Glenwood Phase I and Phase II

IAR 412, Interior Architecture IV “Canopy House Studio,” Spring 2013 • 4th Year design studio, Canopy House for 2013 Solar Decathlon • Design/Build of interior products, furniture, and casework

IAR 412, Interior Architecture IV “Co-Design Studio,” Spring 2014 • 4th Year design studio, Capstone Experience • Community-Engaged Design Projects in PIedmont-Triad region

ISL 101, Integrated Studies Lab: Collaboration, Communication, Inquiry, Fall 2013 • Inaugural class of Emerging Energy LC • Field Trip to 2013 Solar Decathlon, Orange County, CA

IAR 124, Introduction to Sustainable Design, Spring 2014 • New Course, approved by C+T Committee and Undergraduate Curriculum Committee • Introduction to course content plus Hands-On project

Lauren Foster, Maiken Schoenleber, IAR411 “Vance Chavis Studio”

IAR 302 students, Awards ceremony, 2011 Mock Firms Int’l Skyscraper Challenge. photo by Chicago Architecture Today.

2011 Mock Firms Top American Firm Entry image © UNCG

IAR 301 students hold preliminary design for Solar Decathlon. photo by Travis Hicks

IAR 302 students, Awards ceremony, 2011 Mock Firms Int’l Skyscraper Challenge. photo by Chicago Archi-tecture Today.

2011 Mock Firms Top American Firm Entry image © UNCG

Joylyn Troyer, UNCG Undergraduate Re-search Expo • Honorable Mention Award photo by Travis Hicks

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TRAVIS L. HICKS M.Arch., AIA, IIDA, IDEC, LEED©AP, NCIDQ

Assistant Professor of Interior Architecture, University of North Carolina at Greensboro

FUNDED RESEARCH WITH STUDENT COLLABORATORSUndergraduate Research Assistant - Allie Puppo, Summer 2014

Exploring Housing First Opportunities in Greensboro: Creative Design Proposals for Ending Homelessness

Community-Based Research Grant - with Joy Troyer, Catherine French, and Benjamin Briggs, Executive Director - Preservation Greensboro, Inc., 2013-14

Sustainable Glenwood: Preservation Guidelines for Sustainable Community DevelopmentUndergraduate Research Assistants - Alyssa Hankus + Heather Williams, Summer 2012

Towards Net Zero Interiors: Design Strategies From the 2011 Solar DecathlonUndergraduate Research Assistant - Maiken Schoenleber, Summer 2011

Vance Chavis Library: Technological + Physical Demands of the 21st CenturyUNCG New Faculty Grant, Summer 2011 - Summer 2012

The Community Library of the 21st Century: Vance Chavis Branch Library Re-Considered

FUNDING2015: Hicks, T.L., Servant Center Building Program Research Study ($5,000)2014-15: Hicks, T.L. and Dr. Laura Cole ($3,000), Avery Dennison, Community Grant

Program by Avery Dennison, Inc., for Graffiti Garden.2014: Hicks, T.L. + Interior Architecture Department, “Community-Engaged Design”

($9,000), HES Foundation grant2014: Allie Puppo and Hicks, T.L., “Exploring Housing First Opportunities in Greensboro:

Creative Design Proposals for Ending Homelessness” ($2,000), Undergraduate Research and Creativity Award, collaborating with Partners Ending Homelessness, Department of Political Science, and Center for Geographic Information Science.

2013: Hicks, T.L. + Interior Architecture Department, “Sustainable Glenwood” ($11,000), HES Foundation grant

2013: Hicks, T.L. Hardwood Veneer Plywood ($4,610), Gift-in-Kind donation of custom plywood for the Canopy House by Columbia Forest Products, Greensboro, NC

2013-14: Hicks, T.L. ($3,000), Avery Dennison, Community Grant Program by Avery Dennison, Inc., for Glenwood + Grove Mural Project. Collaboration between Interior Architecture department and Art department.

2013-14: J. Troyer, C. French, & Hicks, T.L., Community-Based Research Grant, “Sustainable Glenwood: Historic Preservation Guidelines for Sustainable Community Development ($3,000)

2013: Hicks, T.L., UNCG Scholars Travel Grant, EDRA Conference, Providence, RI ($500)2011: Hicks, T. L., Solar Panel Module ($750), GreenSpring Energy. Gift-in-Kind

donation of solar panel module by GreenSpring Energy of Charlotte, NC2012: Hankus, A., Williams, H., & Hicks, T. L. , Undergraduate Research Assistant,

“Towards Net Zero Interiors: Design Strategies from the 2011 Solar Decathlon ($6,000)

2012: Hicks, T. L., New Faculty Summer Excellence Research Award, “The Community Library of the 21st Century: Vance Chavis Branch Library Re-Considered ($5,000)

2012: Hicks, T. L., New Faculty Grant ($5,000)2011: Hicks, T. L., New Faculty Mentor Program Mini-Grant ($500)2012: Hicks, T.L., New Faculty Mentor Program Mini-Grant ($1,000)2012: Schoenleber, M., & Hicks, T. L. , Undergraduate Research Assistant, “Vance Chavis

Library: Technological + Physical Demands of the 21st Century” ($3,000) 2012: Hicks, T.L., UNCG Scholars Travel Grant ($500)

Summer 2013 - Students Build Cano-py House Furniture

Summer 2014 - Students work on GreenHill Artquest re-design

Design workshop with Action Greens-boro, UNCG students, architects, city staff, and city council member, Photo by Travis Hicks

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TRAVIS L. HICKS M.Arch., AIA, IIDA, IDEC, LEED©AP, NCIDQ

Assistant Professor of Interior Architecture, University of North Carolina at Greensboro

BOOK CHAPTERHicks, T. L. (2013). Research in Practice, In American Institute of Architects (Ed.), Archi-tect’s Handbook of Professional Practice, 15th ed.. John Wiley & Sons. (November 2013)

Article 1: Section 14.1 “Research in Practice Overview”Article 2: Section 14.4 “Evidence-Based Design”

Responsible for author selection for entire chapter and for editing work of all authors writing for this new chapter added to the 15th edition of the Handbook. The Archi-tect’s Handbook of Professional Practice is “the” standard reference for American archi-tects and can be found on the shelf of every architect in some form.

PEER-REVIEWED CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONSasterisks * denote presentations with abstracts published in conference proceedings

2015 Pathways to Achieving Civic Engagement [PACE] Conference, Elon, NC•Community Engaged-Design: In the Studio and Through an Off-Campus Research Center

Interior Design Educators Council 2015 National Conference, Fort Worth, TX*•Small Business Off-Campus Start-Up: Developing an Interior Design Research Center for Community Engagement

Interior Design Educators Council 2015 National Conference, Fort Worth, TX*•CIDA Teaching Award Panel DiscussionInvited Panelist; Panel by Carl Matthews, University of Arkansas

Interior Design Educators Council 2014 South Conference, Tallahassee, FL*•Students Who Give a Damn: Encouraging the Next Generation of Designers Through Community Engagement

2014 Engagement Scholarship Consortium Conference, Edmonton, Alberta, CA•Design Pedagogy as a Means for Community Engagement•Community-Engaged Design: From Individual Projects to Collective CenterPresentations with Rebekah Radtke, University of Kentucky

•Illustrating the Impacts of Global Community-Engaged DesignPoster with Rebekah Radtke, University of Kentucky, “Honorable Mention” Poster Award

Interior Design Educators Council 2014 National Conference, New Orleans, LA*•Avenues for Engaged Scholarship: Opportunities for Community Impact in Interior Design PedagogyPanel with Angela Boersma, South Dakota State University; Amanda Gale, Auburn University; Rebekah Ison Radtke, University of Kentucky; Stephanie Sickler, University of Alabama

Environmental Design + Research Association, 2013 International Conference, Providence, RI*

• The Humanistic Courthouse Interior

Environmental Design + Research Association, 2013 International Conference, Providence, RI*

•Service Learning vs. Community Engagement: Examining the Vehicles of Engaged ScholarshipPresentation with Stephanie Sickler, University of Alabama

Environmental Design + Research Association, 2013 International Conference, Providence, RI*

• Programming: A Community Engagement ModelPoster Presentation with Stephanie Sickler, University of Alabama

VANCE H. CHAVIS BRANCH LIBRARY

Libraries are not about books. We are in the information business. Our job is to help people

to open doors for their lives, giving them access to make better choices for

themselves.” Marion Thorp Ingram - Assistant Branch Manager

Race

Education Level

Personal Equipment

WHO WAS VANCE H. CHAVIS?• Born January 14th 1906 Wadesboro, North Carolina

• High School Physics, General Science, and Biology

teacher aT James B. Dudley High School

• 1957 Vance Chavis became Principle of Lincoln High

• Early member of NAACP and integral organizer of the

Greensboro Citizens Association.

• Served on the Greensboro City Council from 1969 – 1973

• First African-American male to be appointed to a

Redevelopment Commission.

life long learning

Requested Devices

Maiken Schoenleber, Summer 2011 Undergraduate Research Assistant

TECHNOLOGY AND USER NEEDS

new space layout

In Comparison: Benjamin Branch Library

• Seating capacity 30 -40 adults• 24 internet enabled, Microsoft computers• Wireless access for personal computers• Self serve check-out and book return• DVD and digital book rental capabilities

Patron Rating of Library Devices

Primary Usage of Library Computers

Average Time Spent Using Library Computers Per Week

Percentage of People Who Would Increase Usage if there Were More Computers

Current Spatial Massing

Computer Stations

Computer Stations

Main Library

Existing Stations

Proposed New Stations

Computer Stations

Computer Stations

Main Library

Community Space

Potential SpatialMassing

Slide from Conference Presentation, 2011 IDEC South Region

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Assistant Professor of Interior Architecture, University of North Carolina at Greensboro

PEER-REVIEWED CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS (continued)

Lilly Conference on College + University Teaching + Learning, 2013 Conference, Greensboro, NC*

• Borrowing from the Design Studio: Teaching + Learning Techniques from Architecture + Design

Interior Design Educators Council 2013 National Conference, Indianapolis, IN*• Programming: A Community Engagement ModelPresentation with Stephanie Sickler, University of Alabama

Interior Design Educators Council 2013 National Conference, Indianapolis, IN*• Service-Learning and Community Engagement: Speaking the Language of Engaged Scholarship in an Interior Design CurriculumPresentation with Stephanie Sickler, Assistant Professor University of Alabama

Interior Design Educators Council 2013 National Conference, Indianapolis, IN• Innovation Through Collaboration

Interior Design Educators Council 2013 National Conference, Indianapolis, IN•iDO: Interior Design Optimism About the Future Among Future EducatorsInvited Panelist; Panel by Brian Orthel, Kansas State University

Imagining America, 2012 Conference, New York, NY• Design + Community EngagementSeminar with Patrick Lee Lucas, UNCG; Kermit Bailey, North Carolina State University; Lisa Flanagan, Xavier University of Louisiana; Deborah Georg, The Ohio State University

Interior Design Educators Council 2012 South Conference, Richmond, VA*• Beyond the Plan: Exploring Alternate Design Processes

Interior Design Educators Council 2012 South Conference, Richmond, VA*• Everything you Ever Wanted to Know about Teaching, Research, and Service But Were Afraid to Ask Panel Discussion with Stephanie Sickler, University of Alabama

Interior Design Educators Council 2012 South Conference, Richmond, VA• No Interior Design Student Left Behind: How Does CIDA Influence Our Curriculum, And What

Can We Learn from It?Panel Discussion with Jane Nichols, High Point University; Erin Adams, Western Carolina University; John Linn, High Point University

Environmental Design + Research Association, 2012 International Conference, Seattle, WA*• The African-American Community Library: Expanding Place and Purpose

Environmental Design + Research Association, 2012 International Conference, Seattle, WA*• Borrowing from the Library: Evidence-Gathering Strategies for Library Design

Interior Design Educators Council 2012 National Conference, Baltimore, MD*• Mock Firms: Integrating Practice into Process Inside and Outside the Studio Presentation with Stoel Burrowes, Assistant Professor AP Internship Coordinator

Interior Design Educators Council 2012 National Conference, Baltimore, MD• Extending Professional Practice Instruction Beyond the Lecture

Interior Design Educators Council 2012 National Conference, Baltimore, MD*• Borrowing from the Library: Evidence-Gathering Strategies for Library Design

2012 National Conference on the Beginning Design Student, College Station, PA• Maintaining Beginning Design Concepts Beyond Beginning Design Studios

URA Maiken Schoenleber at IIDA Headquarters, Chicago, 2011 IDEC Midwest Conference. photo ©Travis Hicks

Travis Hicks with IAR majors photo © Stoel Burrowes

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Assistant Professor of Interior Architecture, University of North Carolina at Greensboro

PEER-REVIEWED CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS (continued)

2012 National Conference on the Beginning Design Student, College Station, PA*• 19 Case Study Houses in One Hour or Less: Inspiring Sustainability Through the Solar Decathlon

2012 National Conference on the Beginning Design Student, College Station, PA*• Diagramming: Developing Visual Communication and Conceptual Thinking Skills Presentation with Patrick Lee Lucas and Jonathon Anderson, UNCG

Interior Design Educators Council 2011 Midwest Conference, Chicago, IL*• Beyond the Studio: Lessons Learned from a Community-Engaged Library Project Presentation with Maiken Schoenleber, UNCG Undergraduate Research Assistant

Interior Design Educators Council 2011 South Conference, Statesboro, GA*• Design Team Building: Collaboration Inside and Outside the Studio Presentation with Stoel Burrowes, Assistant Professor AP Internship Coordinator

Interior Design Educators Council 2011 South Conference, Statesboro, GA*• BIM + Sustainability: Bringing Design Disciplines Together of Maintaining Status Quo?

2011 Virginia Society AIA Architecture Exchange East, Richmond, VA• Evidence-Based Research Applied: Re-Designing the African-American Community Library Presentation with Maiken Schoenleber, UNCG Undergraduate Research Assistant

2011 Virginia Society AIA Architecture Exchange East, Richmond, VA• Net Zero Interiors: Integrating Net Zero in the Interior Environment

Interior Design Educators Council 2011 National Conference, Denver, CO*• Teaching Sustainable Design Through an Integrated Design Process

Interior Design Educators Council 2011 National Conference, Denver, CO*• Towards a More Humanistic Courthouse Interior

Interior Design Educators Council 2010 South Conference, High Point, NC*• Sustainable Densities: Re-Thinking the McMansion Poster Presentation, Awarded “Best Poster Presentation”

Interior Design Educators Council 2010 South Conference, High Point, NC*• Sustainability in Workplace Design: Balancing Planet, People, and Profit Panel Presentation, Awarded “Best Panel Presentation”

SELECTED INVITED PRESENTATIONS, NON-PEER-REVIEWED

UNCG Board of Visitors, October 2014• Community-Engaged Design at UNCG

Winston-Salem American Institute of Architects, Monthly Lunch Meeting, June 2014• Community Engagement in Design EducationPresented to architects and designers, qualified for Continuing Education Units through AIA

US Green Building Council, Triad Chapter and American Institute of Architects, May 2014• Keeping the ‘Green’ in Greensboro“Sustainable Glenwood” Presentation with Benjamin Briggs [Preservation Greensboro], fol-lowing comments by Mayor Nancy Vaughan, at Blandwood Mansion Carriage House

Winston-Salem American Institute of Architects, Monthly Lunch Meeting, June 2014•Towards a Humanistic CourthousePresented to architects and designers, qualified for Continuing Education Units through AIA

International Interior Design Association, Monthly Meeting, April 2014• Community Awareness: Corporate Design in the Triad

“Sustainable Densities” IDEC South Region Conference 2010 - Best Poster Award

co-LIVING farm, 2011 Design Competi-tion Entry by Hicks Faile + Nguyen

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Assistant Professor of Interior Architecture, University of North Carolina at Greensboro

SELECTED PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT2014 Civic Engagement Institute, UNC Wilmington, Wilmington, NC

• Anchoring Community Vitality: Linking Campus Community Engagement and Economic Development

Public Interest Design Institute, Charlottesville, VA, 2014• Preserving Equity

2013 Imagining America Conference, Syracuse, NY• A Call to Action

2013 UNC System Faculty Bootcamp, Chapel Hill, NC• Entrepreneurial Mindset: Maximizing Faculty ImpactSole UNCG representative in week-long faculty workshop for UNC System

CONSULTING PROJECTSFairchild Books Manuscript Review Services, 2013, 2014, +2015 Reviewed manuscripts for book proposals on Writing for Interior Design (2015)

Sustainable Small House Design (2014) and proposal on Residential Design Drawing (2013)

World Education Group, LLC, Program Design Services, 2011 Course specifications for two courses for Princess Nora University, Riyadh, Saudi

Arabia • INTR 433 - Interior Design Graphics + INTR 334 - Studio 2: Office Design

Cengage Learning Manuscript Review Services, 2011 Reviewed manuscript for book proposal on Interior Design Graphics

Cengage Learning Proposal Review Services, 2012 Reviewed book proposal on Interior Design Overview

TEACHING RESPONSIBILITIES

University of North Carolina at Greensboro, Fall 2010 - PresentIAR 411, Interior Architecture III “Vance Chavis Studio,” Fall 2010

• 4th Year design studio, institutional design emphasis • Community-engaged project with Greensboro Public Library • Project generated URA, New Faculty Grant, and conference presentations

IAR 211, Visual Communications I, Fall 2010 • 2nd Year studio-based support course • Integration of hand-drawn + digital presentation techniques

IAR 302, Interior Architecture II “Mock Firms Studio” Spring 2011 • 3rd Year design studio, commercial design emphasis • Studio integrated with IAR 451 Professional Practices in Interior Architecture • International design competition, “ Mock Firms Skyscraper Challenge” • Collaborative charrette with UNC Charlotte students + faculty

IAR 451, Professional Practices in Interior Architecture, Spring 2011, 2012, 2013 • Integrated with IAR302, Mock Firms Studio, 2011 • Student team wins “Best USA Firm” and “Best Marketing”, 2011

IAR 301 students hold preliminary design for Solar Decathlon. photo by Travis Hicks

17Travis L. Hicks, M.Arch. , AIA IIDA IDEC NCIDQ2014 Governor James E. Holshouser, Jr. Award for Excellence in Public Service • Biography + CV

TRAVIS L. HICKS M.Arch., AIA, IIDA, IDEC, LEED©AP, NCIDQ

BOOK CHAPTERHicks, T. L. (2013). Research in Practice, In American Institute of Architects (Ed.), Archi-tect’s Handbook of Professional Practice, 15th ed.. John Wiley & Sons. (November 2013)

Article 1: Section 14.1 “Research in Practice Overview”

Article 2: Section 14.4 “Evidence-Based Design”

Responsible for author selection for entire chapter and for editing work of all authors writing for this new chapter added to the 15th edition of the Handbook. The Architect’s Handbook of Professional Practice is “the” standard reference for American architects and can be found on the shelf of every architect in some form.

GRADUATE THESIS COMMITTEESFrench, Catherine (2015) Sustainability in Historic Preservation [working title]

Gentry, Abby (2012) North Carolina High Schools of the 1920s: How Historic Character Can Be Maintained While Adapting to the Needs of 21st Century Education

Klem, Megan (2012) North Carolina Mill Revitalization: An Analysis of Historic Building Character and Design Methods

Lane, Amirah (2014) - [CHAIR] North Carolina Mill Building Additions [working title]

McGee, Beth (2012) Biophilic Design Within Child Life Play Spaces

Modarres-Nezhad, Majedeh (2012) Sustainable Lighting Design Strategies in Grocery Stores

Postlmayr, Lauren (2013) The Relationship Between Population Density and Rehabilitation Code Implementation Within North Carolina

Sabzehzar, Shahrzad (2014) - [CHAIR] Contemporary Persian Restaurant Design in North Carolina

Sikes, Kathryn (2012) An approach to Constructivist Interactive Exhibits in History Museums

Vega, Mary (2013) Going Green: Illustrated Guidelines for Common NC Historic House Types

GUIDED PROJECTS

Multiple Students. Center for Community-Engaged Design Studio, Summer 2014. 10-12 students will work on community-based projects through the Center for Community-Engaged Design.

Multiple Students. Canopy House Furniture - Design/Build, Summer 2013. Students designed and built furniture to be used in Team Tidewater Virginia’s Canopy House.

Maiken Schoenleber. Vance Chavis Library: Technological + Physical Demands of the 21st Cen-tury, Summer 2011 URA.

Schoenleber, Parker, Dasso, Talley, + Menendez. IAR432 Solar Decathlon research project. Fall 2011 Independent Study.

Alyssa Hankus + Heather Williams. Towards Net Zero Interiors: Design Strategies From the 2011 Solar Decathlon, Summer 2012 URA.

Clairissa Anderson + Christy Wallace. Horizontal Farm New Delhi, international design com-petition, Spring 2012 Independent Study.

Wesley Shamlian. IAR432 Solar Decathlon research project. Fall 2012 Independent Study.

Student from IAR302, Spring 2011, Col-laborative Charrette with UNC Charlotte Students. photo by Travis Hicks

Emerging Energy LC students in Orange County, CA for 2013 Solar Decathlon.

ART and Interior Architecture students 2014 Design charrette for Glenwood + Grove mural. photo by Travis Hicks

Student from IAR302, Spring 2011, Collaborative Charrette with UNC Charlotte Students. photo by Travis Hicks

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TRAVIS L. HICKS M.Arch., AIA, IIDA, IDEC, LEED©AP, NCIDQ

Assistant Professor of Interior Architecture, University of North Carolina at Greensboro

TEACHING RESPONSIBILITIES [continued]

University of North Carolina at Greensboro

IAR 301, Interior Architecture I “Solar Decathlon Studio,” Fall 2011 + Fall 2012 • Student trip to Washington, DC, to analyze 2011 Solar Decathlon, 2011 • Project has generated application for Emerging Energy Learning Community

IAR 311, Computer-Aided Design for Interior Architecture, Fall 2011 + Fall 2012 • Computer lab support course • Focus on integrated of digital technology in design + documentation

IAR 432, Special Problems in Interior Architecture, Fall 2011 •Directed elective for 4th + 5th year IAR majors •Students analyzed previous Solar Decathlon competitions

IAR 412, Interior Architecture IV “Glenwood Studio,” Spring 2012 •4th Year design studio, mixed-use design emphasis •Re-design of Glenwood Phase I and Phase II

IAR 412, Interior Architecture IV “Canopy House Studio,” Spring 2013 •4th Year design studio, Canopy House for 2013 Solar Decathlon •Design/Build of interior products, furniture, and casework

IAR 412, Interior Architecture IV “Co-Design Studio,” Spring 2014 + 2015 •4th Year design studio, Capstone Experience •Community-Engaged Design Projects in Piedmont-Triad region

ISL 101, Integrated Studies Lab: Collaboration, Communication, Inquiry, Fall 2013 + 14 •Inaugural class of Emerging Energy LC •Field Trip to 2013 Solar Decathlon, Orange County, CA

IAR 124, Introduction to Sustainable Design, Spring 2014 •New Course, approved by C+T Committee and Undergraduate Curriculum

Committee •Introduction to course content plus Hands-On project

IAR 501, Advanced Interior Architecture Design, Fall 2014 •Graduate design studio, first in studio sequence for MFA students, “Greensboro

Studio” •Community-engaged project: Revolution Mills adaptive reuse project,

Greensboro

HSS 300, Honors Seminar, “Think Tank,” Fall 2014 - Spring 2015 • Lloyd International Honors College Think Tank • Interdisciplinary year-long seminar for honors students • Co-leader, along with Christopher Thomas, Department of Art

•Community-engaged project: Mobile Art Truck for community-based needs + services

Lauren Foster, Maiken Schoenleber, IAR411 “Vance Chavis Studio”

Emerging Energy LC students in Or-ange County, CA for 2013 Solar De-cathlon.

ART and Interior Architecture stu-dents 2014 Design charrette for Glenwood + Grove mural. photo by Travis Hicks

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TRAVIS L. HICKS M.Arch., AIA, IIDA, IDEC, LEED©AP, NCIDQ

Assistant Professor of Interior Architecture, University of North Carolina at Greensboro

PREVIOUS TEACHING EXPERIENCEUniversity of North Carolina at Greensboro, Spring 2009

Adjunct Lecturer, Department of Interior ArchitectureIAR 412, Interior Architecture IV “Lee Street Studio”

• Students design mixed-use studio building along Lee Street • Students analyzed and responded to existing UNCG Master Plan

NC State University, Spring 2001 - Fall 2007 Adjunct Assistant Professor of Architecture

ARC 202/404 “Digital Studios,” Spring 2001-Spring 2007ARC 202 - Spring 2001 - California Case Study HousesARC 202 - Spring 2002 - Server FarmARC 404 - Spring 2003 - Residential DesignARC 202 - Spring 2004 - Residential DesignARC 202 - Spring 2005 - Raleigh Community Arts CenterARC 202 - Spring 2006 - Raleigh Black Box TheaterARC 404 - Spring 2007 - Durham Performing Arts Center

ARC 301 - Junior-level options studio, Fall 2005 • Emphasis on sustainable design, urban community arts center

ARC 503 - Graduate-level options studio, Fall 2007 • Community-engaged project with Wake County, NC • Analysis of urban context and planning strategy for city of Raleigh

Princeton University, Fall 1996 Graduate Teaching Assistant to Guy Nordenson, ARC 212, Intro. to Structures

Georgia Tech, Spring 1994Undergraduate Teaching Assistant to Albert Smith, Introduction to Freehand Drawing

PREVIOUS PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCEO’BRIEN / ATKINS ASSOCIATES RTP, NC, Dec. 2004 – Aug. 2010

Associate + Senior Design Architect Durham County Courthouse, Durham, NC [lead design architect] North Carolina Public Health Lab + State Medical Examiner’s Office, Raleigh, NC Wake County Justice Center, Raleigh, NC The Research Triangle Foundation Headquarters, RTP, NC Cisco Systems, Building 12 Interiors Fit-Up, RTP, NC O’Brien/Atkins Office Renovation, RTP, NC Novo Nordisk Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Addition, Clayton, NC

THE FREELON GROUP [now Perkins + Will] RTP, NC, Oct. 2003 – Nov. 2004 Design Architect

NC A+T School of Education Building, Greensboro, NC Yale University Sterling Chemistry Lab, New Haven, CT

PEARCE BRINKLEY CEASE + LEE [now Clark Nexsen] RALEIGH, NC, Nov. 2000 –Sept.2003 Designer

Cary High School Addition and Renovations – Master Plan, Cary, NC Ligon Middle School Addition and Renovations, Raleigh, NC Fuquay-Varina Middle School Addition and Renovations, Fuquay-Varina, NC

MICHAEL GRAVES & ASSOCIATES PRINCETON, NJ, Aug. 1997 – Oct. 2000 Designer + Draftsman

Miele Headquarters Addition, Princeton, NJ E. Barrett Prettyman U.S. Courthouse Addition & Renovations, Washington, DC The O’Reilly Theater, Pittsburgh, PA

Matt Jones, UNCG, IAR412 Lee Street Studio

Ed Angelovich, NCSU, ARC503, 2007

Durham County Courthouse, Dur-ham, NC O’Brien/Atkins Associates

The O’Reilly Theater, Pittsburgh, PA • Michael Graves + Associates