The Catholic University of America

Luis Eduardo Boza

Director, Design Technologies Concentration
Director, Summer Institute for Architecture
Assistant Professor

Office: B022B Crough Center
Tel: 202-319-6861
Email: boza@cua.edu

Courses

  • ARCH 600 Sacred Skins: Effect and Affect in Architecture (Fa 2009)
  • ARCH 600 Sacred Space in the Digital Age (Sp 2009)
  • ARCH 401 Making, Material, Meaning (Fa 2008)
  • ARCH 503 (re)Constructing Sustainability, (Sp 2008)
  • ARCH 600 Less Is More (Sp 2007)
  • ARCH 402 Comprehensive Building Design Studio (Fa 2008, Sp 2006)
  • ARCH 407 Comprehensive Building Design Studio Supplement (Sp 2006)
  • ARCH 601 Digital Craft: Examining the Changing Nature of Craft (Fa 2005)
  • ARCH 611 Digital Fabrication Studio Supplement (Fa 2005)
  • ARCH 206 Introduction to Techniques in Rapid Prototyping (Su 2005)
  • ARCH 402 Thinking As Doing (Sp 2004)
  • ARCH 401 Post (Pre)Fabrication (Fa 2001)
  • ARCH 201 Architecture Design I

Education

  • M.Arch., Harvard University, 2000
  • B.Arch., The Catholic University of America, 1994

Teaching Experience

  • Assistant Professor, The Catholic University of America, 2005-present
  • Visiting Assistant Professor, The Catholic University of America, 2004-2005
  • Visiting Critic, The Catholic University of America, 2003-2004

Professional Experience

  • reform, llc, Washington, DC, Principal, 2006 - present
  • Principal, b|d BOZA DESIGN, 2001-present
  • Project Manager & Designer, Kennedy & Violich Architecture, LLC, Boston, Mass., 2000-2003
  • Project Manager & Designer, CORE, PC, 1994-1997

Awards

  • Best Paper  “Parametrics, Performance and (Pre)Fabrication”, 2008 ACSA Northeast Fall Conference, University of Massachusetts
  • The Provost Award for Excellence in Creative Expression, The Catholic University of America, Washington, DC
  • M+D+F Modern Design Function, Top Ten Judges Award, Design Within Reach, Washington, DC
  • Presidential Citation for Sustainable Design, Washington Chapter of the AIA (AIA-DC), Society for Neuroscience Headquarters (in collaboration with Envision, PLLC)
  • Inform Award for Excellence in Design, Award of Merit, Virginia Society of the AIA, Society for Neuroscience Headquarters (in collaboration with Envision, PLLC)
  • Inform Award for Excellence in Design, Award of Merit, Virginia Society of the AIA, Stuart-Hobson Middle School (in collaboration with CUAdc)
  • Finalist for the Provost Award for Excellence in Research and Scholarship, The Catholic University of America, Washington, DC
  • 2006-2007 ACSA Collaborative Practice Award: The Catholic University Design Collaborative Association of Collegiate Schools of Architecture (ACSA)
  • AIA-DC / WAF Pro Bono Publico Award, Washington Chapter AIA, Washington Architectural Foundation, Stuart-Hobson Middle School (in collaboration with CUAdc)
  • Inform Award for Excellence in Design, Award of Merit, Virginia Society of the AIA, Digital Craft
  • Inform Award for Excellence in Design, Award of Merit, Virginia Society of the AIA, Thinking As Doing
  • Education Honor Award, The American Institute of Architects, 2006 - "The Digital Design Initiative," The Catholic University of America
  • ACSA/AIAS New Faculty Teaching Award, Association of Collegiate Schools of Architecture and the American Institute of Architecture Students, 2005-2006
  • National Merit Award for Best Practices in K-12 Architecture Education, American Architectural Foundation, 2005 - "Stuart-Hobson Middle School Library," CUA Design Collaborative (CUAdc)
  • AIA/ALA Library Building Award, The American Institute of Architects and the American Library Association, 2004 - "Shady Hill School Library, Cambridge, Mass.," with Kennedy & Violich Architecture
  • 21st Annual Art Commission Awards for Excellence in Design, The Art Commission of the City of New York, 2003 - "East & Harlem River Ferry Landings, New York, N.Y.," with Kennedy & Violich Architecture
  • Progressive Architecture Award, 2002 - "East & Harlem River Ferry Landings, New York, N.Y."
  • New Public Works, National Endowment for the Arts, 2000 - "Broadway Theater, Sommerville, Mass.," with Kennedy & Violich Architecture
  • Award of Excellence, Washington, D.C. Chapter of The American Institute of Architects, 1995 - "National Electronic Warranty Company, Great Falls, Mont.," with CORE, PC
  • The Graphisoft Prize, First Place: National Design/CAD Competition, Third Place: International Design/CAD Competition, 1995
  • Award of Excellence, Washington, D.C. Chapter of The American Institute of Architects, 1995 - "Sprint Spectrum, Washington, D.C.," with CORE, PC

Grants

  • $10,000 - (re)Constructing Sustainability, CUArch Digital Design-Build, Cad/CAM Studio, The Aluminum Association of America Incorporated, Washington, DC (Sp 2007)
  • $3,650 - (re)Constructing Sustainability, CUArch Digital Design-Build, Cad/CAM Studio, 365 Main, San Francisco, CA (Sp 2007)
  • $5,000 - Thinkins As Doing: Digital Design-Build. The Aluminum Association of America, Inc. (Sheet/Plate Division & Technology Division), Spring 2004
  • $10,000 - Scaled Tools: Digital Design-Build. The Aluminum Association of America, Inc. (Sheet/Plate Division & Technology Division), Spring 2003

Presentations

  • “Spiritual Space in the Age of Digital Technologies”, 2009 ACSA Southwest Fall Conference, University of New Mexico
  • “Parametrics, Performance and (Pre)Fabrication”, 97th Annual Association of Collegiate Schools of Architecture (ACSA) Meeting, Portland OR
  • “Embedded Sensations: Material, Technology and the Scales of Perception”, 97th Annual Association of Collegiate Schools of Architecture (ACSA) Meeting, Portland OR
  • “BIM in Education: An Information Exchange for Educators and Industry”, EcoBUILD, National buildingSMART Alliance Conference, Washington DC
  • “BIM & The Integrated Practice: The Future Role of the Architect in the Age of Technology”, CUA School of Architecture Design Council Roundtable Panel Discussion
  • “Perceptual (Re)Productions: Material, Technology and the Perception of Place”, 2008 ACSA West Central Fall Conference, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign
  • “Parametrics, Performance and (Pre)Fabrication”, 2008 ACSA Northeast Fall Conference, University of Massachusetts
  • “Embedded Sensation: Material, Technology and Affect in Architecture”, AIA-dc Theory Lecture Series, Washington, DC
  • “Current Works: reform,llc”, International Pecha Kucha Night, International Center, Washington, DC
  • “Considering Craft, Technology and the (Un)Intended Discovery”, 95th Annual Association of Collegiate Schools of Architecture (ACSA) Meeting, University of Pennsylvania
  • “CUAdc: Catholic University of America Design Collaborative”, 95th Annual Association of Collegiate Schools of Architecture (ACSA) Meeting, University of Pennsylvania
  • “Considering Craft, Technology and Design”, 2007 Symposium On Architecture for the 21st Century, Louisiana State University
  • “Informed Methodologies: The Topological Design Process”, 2007 Symposium On Architecture for the 21st Century, Louisiana State University
  • “(Un)Intended Discoveries: Crafting the Design Process”, ACADIA-AIA 2006 International Conference: “Synthetic Landscapes”, University of Kentucky
  • “The Topological Design Process”, 2008 ACSA Northeast Fall Conference, Universite Laval, Quebec, Canada
  • "Digital Craft," Center for the Study of Architecture in the Arab Region, Changing Trends in Architectural Design Education, Rabat, Morocco, 2006.
  • "Digital Craft," First International Conference on Digital Architecture and Construction, Seoul, South Korea, 2006.
  • "The Digital Design Build Initiative," The American Institute of Architects, 2006 Convention + Expo, Los Angeles, CA, June 2006.
  • New Faculty Teaching Award Presentation, Association of Collegiate Schools of Architecture, 94th Annual Meeting, March 2006.
  • "Making the Virtual Reality," The Catholic University of America, Alumni Continuing Education Program, March 2006.
  • "Thinking as Doing: An Investigation into Design Methodology, Fabrication Techniques and the Experiential," East/West Council for Education, 4th Annual Hawaii International Conference on Arts/Humanities, Honolulu, Hawaii, January 2006 (Proceedings published).
  • "Thinking As Doing," 2005 ACSA East Central Regional Meeting, University of Detroit Mercy, Detroit, Mich., 2005 (Proceedings published).
  • "Fabricating - Design - Research," Architectural Research Centers Consortium, Mississippi State University, Jackson, Miss., 2005 (Proceedings published).
  • "Taking Back Territory: Reclaiming the Shop Drawing," ACSA Northeast Regional Meeting, Syracuse University, Syracuse, NY, 2004 (Proceedings published).

Publications

  • “Time and Again”, DWELL: At Home in the Modern World, April 2009, Volume 9, pages 82-89
  • “Art & Science United: The Cajal Wall Mural, Society for Neuroscience, Washington DC”, Associations NOW Journal, American Society of Association Executives (ASAE)
  • “Society for Neuroscience, Washington DC”, Architecture DC, Washington Chapter of the American Institute of Architects, Vol.9, No. 4
  • “Lovin’ Our Library: The Washington Architectural Foundation Lends a Hand to Local Schools”, Architecture DC, Washington Chapter of the American Institute of Architects, Vol.9, No. 3
  • “Society for Neuroscience, Washington DC”, Inform: Architecture and Design in the Mid-Atlantic Region Virginia Society of the AIA, 2007: number two
  • “Stuart-Hobson Middle School Library, Washington DC”, Inform: Architecture and Design in the Mid-Atlantic Region, Virginia Society of the AIA, 2007: number 2
  • “Building Community: 2006 WAF Pro Bono Publico Awards” ArchitectureDC: Best of 2006
  • "(Un)Intended Discoveries: Crafting the Design Process," Journal of Architectural Education, November 2006
  • "Thinking as Doing: An Investigation into Design Methodology, Fabrication Techniques and the Experiential," Journal of Architectural Education, April 2006, pp. 7-8.

Exhibitions

  • Student Work: CUArch Master of Architecture in Design Technologies, CUA School of Architecture Annual Design Council Exhibition, Washington, DC
  • Student Work: CUArch Master of Architecture in Design Technologies 48th Annual Milano Salone Satellite Furniture and Product Design Fair, Milan, Italy
  • Chaise Lounge 1, M+D+F | Modern Design Function, Design Within Reach, Washington, DC, reform, llc
  • “Useless”, Project 4 Gallery, Washington, DC, reform, llc
  •  Tsunami Memorial Design Competition: Stage I, Exhibition of Selected Works. Lumpini Park, Bangkok, Thailand, February 2006.
  • DesignDC Exhibition. Washington Convention Center, Washington, D.C., February 2005.
  • Scaled Tools: Scaling Modes of Fabrication in the Design Studio. ACADIA-AIA 2005 Conference, University of Waterloo, Toronto, Canada, 2004 (Proceedings published).
  • On Process: Current Methodologies of Design and Practice. The Catholic University of America, Washington, D.C., May-August 2004.

National Academic Service

  • JAE Editorial Board Member, 2009-2012
  • JAE Editorial Board: Design & Digital Committee Member, 2009-2012
  • 2007 - 2008 ACSA / AISC Steel Competition, Jury Member
  • 2007 Building Technology Educators Symposium (BTES) Session Moderator University of Maryland, School of Architecture
  • 2007 ACSA Annual Conference, Houston, TX, Building Skins, Paper Reviewer
  • 2007 ACSA Annual Conference, Houston, TX, The Design of Making, Paper Reviewer 
  • 2007 Annual Conference, Session Topic Moderator, ASSUMING RESPONSIBILITY The Architecture of Stewardship
  • Guest Juror, Rice University, School of Architecture
  • Guest Juror, University of Michigan, Taubman College of Architecture and Urban Planning
  • Guest Juror, Kent State University, School of Architecture
  • Guest Juror, University of North Carolina-Charlotte, College of Art & Architecture
  • Guest Juror, Harvard University, Graduate School of Design, Cambridge, MA
  • Guest Juror, Boston Architectural Center (BAC), Boston, MA

Regional Academic Service

  • 2007 ACSA Southeast Fall Conference Chair, ASSUMING RESPONSIBILITY: The Architecture of Stewardship
  • National Building Museum Construction Watch Tours, Society for Neuroscience Headquarters (in collaboration with Envision, PLLC, Washington, DC)
  • Guest Juror, University of Maryland, School of Architecture, Planning & Preservations
  • Guest Juror, Washington-Alexandria Center, Virginia Tech, Alexandria, VA

Academic Service

  • Director, Master of Architecture in Design Technologies, Fall 2006-present
  • Member, Graduate Concentrations Committee, Fall 2006-present
  • Member, Graduate Admissions Committee, Fall 2006-present
  • Student Advisor, Master of Architecture in Design Technologies, Fall 2006-present
  • Thesis Research/Design Advisor, Fall 2004-present
  • Exhibits Committee (Chair), Fall 2005-present
  • Summer Institute Lecture Series Coordinator, Summer 2004 - present
  • Coordinator, Thesis Culminating Discussions, Spring 2005