The Catholic University of America

Lavinia Fici Pasquina

Associate Professor

Office: 213 Crough Center
Tel: 202-319-6278
Email: ficipasquina@cua.edu

Director, Digital Media Concentration

Courses

  • ARCH115 Introduction to Digital Media (Sp 2006)
  • ARCH495 Independent Studies (Sp 2006)
  • ARCH514 Basic Digital Visualization (Sp 2006)
  • ARCH524 Advanced Topics in Architecture (Fa 2005)
  • ARCH601 Graduate Architectural Studio (Fa 2005)

Education

  • M.Arch., The Catholic University of America, 1998
  • Master of Architecture with Industrial Design sub-concentration, University of Palermo, Italy, 1996
  • "CAD Operator" Certificate, C.E.S.D. European Center of Directional Studies, Palermo, Italy, 1996
  • Course on the safeguard of the Medina of Tunis certificate, Association Sauvegarde de la Medina, Tunisia, Africa, 1994
  • Diploma of Humanities and Classical Studies, Liceo Classico G. Meli, Palermo, Italy, 1990

Teaching Experience

  • Associate Professor (with tenure), The Catholic University of America, 2006-present
  • Assistant Professor, The Catholic University of America, 2000-2006
  • Visiting Critic, The Catholic University of America, 1999-2000

Professional Experience

  • Principal, Xhabitation, 2003-present
  • Architect/Designer, Discovery Channel TV Show "Garage Takeover," 2004-2005
  • Architect, Faulkner & Partners, Chevy Chase, MD, 1997-1998
  • Architect, U.R.S.-Greiner Architects, Engineers, Planners, Washington, DC 1996-1997

Awards

  • Paul A. Goettelman Best of Thesis Prize, The Catholic University of America, 1999
  • Paranjpe Memorial Prize, The Catholic University of America, 1999
  • Henry Adams Medal and Certificate of Excellence in Architecture, The Catholic University of America, 1999
  • First Prize, Graduate Foreign Studies Competition, The Catholic University of America, 1997

Grants

  • $20,000 - International Workshop, Favara, Italy. University of Palermo, March-June 2003.

Presentations

  • "The Art of Digital Media," American Society of Architecture Illustrators, Washington, DC, October 2005.
  • "Film and Architecture," School of Art, Salem, NC, May 2004 - with Stanley Hallet
  • "Mediterranean Architecture," Italian Cultural Institute, Washington, DC, May 2003.
  • "L'essenza dei luoghi come design contemporaneo," Palazzo Steri-Chiaramonte, Palermo, Italy, July 2002.

Publications

  • "Digital Media," Architecture and Film, November 2005, p. 120.
  • "Art Flow," book dedicated to the International Workshop in Favaro, Italy
  • "Discorrere D'arte," with John Nahra, Workshop Internazaionale, Topografria della forma della citta, March 2004, p. 192.
  • "Dagli States a Pantelleria, ecco il Dammuso di Venere" and "Quel bel dammuso costruito dagli 'Yankee'," Giornale di Sicilia, July 2003.
  • "Il velo di Pantelleria," La Repubblica, July 2003.
  • "Metamorfosi e strategie nel Parco della Favorita," La Citta Meridionale, No. 3: September 1997, p. 120.

Exhibitions

  • "Film and Architecture," exhibition of student work and lecture, Regional Museum Palazzo D'Aumale, Terrasini, Italy, August 2004 - with Stanley Hallet
  • "Process Work," Vastu furniture showroom, April 2004
  • 21:4:21. Hickok Warner Cole Architecture Studio, Washington, DC, November 2003

Academic Service

  • Chair, Digital Technology Committee
  • Thesis Committee

Professional Service

  • Peer Reviewer, Department of Education, Summer 2005
  • Mediator, Finmeccanica, Summer 2005