The Catholic University of America

George J. Martin

Martin

Associate Professor

Office: 209 Crough Center
Tel: 202-319-5449
Email: marting@cua.edu

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Courses

  • ARCH316/716 Designing Construction (Sp 2007)
  • ARCH201 Introduction to Architectural Design I (Fa 2006)
  • ARCH504 Studio/Seminar Graduate Introduction to Architectural Design/Theory

Education

  • M.Arch., The Catholic University of America, 1989
  • B.S. Arch., The Catholic University of America, 1987

Teaching Experience

  • Assistant Professor, The Catholic University of America, 2002-present
  • Cardinal Patrick O'Boyle Graduate Foreign Studies Professor, The Catholic University of America, 2003-2006 - North and Central Italy
  • Adjunct Instructor, The Catholic University of America, 1990-2002

Professional Experience

  • Vice President, Construction Management Incorporated of Virginia, 1995-2002
  • Vice President, Peoples+Martin Architects Incorporated, 1993-1996

Awards

  • Education Honor Award, The American Institute of Architects, 2006 - "The Digital Design Initiative," The Catholic University of America
  • Nominee, Provost's Award for Excellence in Teaching, The Catholic University of America, 2006
  • Honorable Mention, The Peace Garden International Design Competition, 1989 - with Peter Blake, FAIA

Grants

  • 35,000 Euro - Research for Identification - Meeting Milano, with Prof. Giuseppe DiNicola, Spring 2006 - Research and exhibition relating to Milan city identity in the Fiera Milano
  • Travel Grant - Favara Workshop, with Lavinia Fici Pasquina, April 2003 - Urban Design Workshop in Favara, Italy, "In-Between Spaces: Opportunities of Urban re-vitalization in Favara, Sicily, A Small Hotel"
  • $10,000 - Scaled Tools: Digital Design-Build, with Luis Boza, Spring 2003 - The Aluminum Association of America, Inc. (Sheet/Plate Division & Technology Division)
  • Grant - The Magi Foundation for Religious Art and Architecture 2003, with Dr. Thomas Walton - "Constructing Sacred Space: An Exhibition of Contemporary Sacred Architecture in America"

Presentations

  • "The Necessity of Incompleteness," 13th Annual Meeting of The International Society for Religion, Literature and Culture, Stirling University, Scotland, October 2006.
  • "The Catholic Imagination and the Utopian Ideal," Professions and the Common Good Symposium, The Catholic University of America, Washington, DC, 2005.
  • "Taking Back Territory, Reclaiming the Shop Drawing," 2004 North East ACSA Meeting, Syracuse University, NY, 2004 (with Luis Boza).
  • "Spiritual Ergonomics," 2004 Midwest ACSA Meeting, Elgin, IL, 2004.

Publications

  • "Spazi Interstiziali (In-Between Spaces)," Proceedings of the Workshop Internazionale, Topografia della forma della citta - Favara, (Longo, Olivia Liberia Dante Editrice: Palermo, Italy), pp. 172-73.
  • Co-author, "Taking Back Territory, Reclaiming the Shop Drawing," Summer Institute for Architecture Journal, (The Catholic University of America: Washington, DC), pp. 10-21.
  • Designing With Models, Criss Mills, 2005, John Wiley & Sons - Work from design studio shown to demonstrate process.
  • Design as Fluid Logic - Lehman-Smith-Wiseman - Production and selection of all graphics and photography for monograph publication of work.
  • Architectural Drawings: A Visual Compendium of Types and Methods, Rendow Yee, The Charleston Documentation Project - Published student work.

Exhibitions

  • Constructing Sacred Space: Contemporary Sacred Architecture in America. The Catholic University of America, 2005 - Part one of three part traveling exhibition on contemporary religious architecture
  • Scaled Tools: Scaling Modes of Fabrication in the Design Studio. ACADIA-AIA 2004 Conference, University of Waterloo, Toronto, Canada, 2004 - Exhibition of CUA student CAD-CAM work and pedagogical method
  • Vending Structures for Washington, DC. Washington, DC, Business Development Office, 2004 - Exhibition of research and prototypical designs of temporary vending structures in post-9/11 DC
  • The Italian Piazza - A Comparative Analysis: Naples, Florence, Bologna and Venice. The Catholic University of America, 2003 - Exhibit of graphic comparative analysis and commentary on the Italian piazza
  • Architectural Alternatives. The Forum Gallery - Exhibit of student work from the Humboldt School for the Arts
  • Modeled Space/Space Modeled - The Urban Analytique Murals. National Building Museum, 2002 - Exhibit of student works (Washington, Charleston, Williamsburg and UVA models)
  • A Built History of the United States Department of State. U.S. State Department Gallery, 1998 - Exhibit of architectural drawings and models of buildings that have housed the U.S. Department of State

Academic Service

  • Chair, Curriculum Committee, School of Architecture and Planning, 2005-present
  • Member, Faculty Search Committee, School of Architecture and Planning, 2004-present
  • Memer, Graduate Admissions Committee, School of Architecture and Planning, 2003-present
  • Member, Thesis Committee, 2002-present
  • Chair, Exhibits Committee, 2003-2005
  • Director, Summer Institute for Architecture, 2004

Professional Service

  • Member, United States Army War College Board of Visitors, 2006-2009
  • Member, Northern Virginia Community College Academic Advisory Committee, 2006
  • Member, Magi Foundation for the Sacred Arts, 2004-present