Francisco “Paco” Arumí-Noé Memorial Fellowship in Sustainable Design area of sustainable design. To learn more about how you can contribute, please contact Assistant Dean Kris Vetter at kmvetter@ mail.utexas.edu or 512-471-6114.
On September 16, 2005, the School of Architecture at The University of Texas at Austin lost a treasured colleague and dear friend. Francisco Arumí-Noé, or “Paco” as he was well-known, passed away unexpectedly surrounded by good friends and colleagues. He is deeply missed.
I owe so much to Paco. Without him, I wouldn’t be where I am today. —Peter L. Pfeiffer, F.A.I.A. [M.Arch. ’83] Chair, Francisco Arumí-Noé Fellowship Fundraising Committee
Professor Arumí joined the School of Architecture in 1971 where he taught and conducted research in modeling the energy performance of buildings. A pioneer in this vital field, his work resulted in the development and use of the DEROB computer system for the simulation of passive solar heating and cooling of buildings and the integration of computer graphics with energy analysis of buildings, including the development of the MUSES software codes. Paco’s particular interests in daylighting and solar geometry were well ahead of their time. Never satisfied with intuitive “guesswork,” he taught a critical gener-
All-Class Reunion, March 4 We also would like to invite you to attend this spring’s All-Class Reunion on Saturday, March 4, 2006, at 5:00 p.m., where we will publicly honor Paco’s life and work. In anticipation of this tribute, please visit www.utexas.edu/ architecture/memorial/paco/ to post your memories of Paco, so we may incorporate them into our evening.
ation of students (and his faculty colleagues as well) the importance of quantitive measures and testing to prove or disprove intuition about building performance. In memory of Paco’s commitment to this important work and the many lives he and his work have
touched, we would like to invite you to contribute to the Francisco Arumí-Noé Memorial Fellowship in Sustainable Design. This permanent endowment will perpetuate Paco’s legacy by providing support to countless future generations of scholars committed to research and scholarship in the
The reunion will follow Explore UT, the University’s annual open house. Alumni are encouraged to attend Explore UT, including special family activities at the School of Architecture, and stay into the evening to reminisce with former classmates. For details on the reunion, contact Stephanie Palmer at 512-471-0617 or stephanie.palmer@mail.utexas.edu.
Friends of Architecture membership David Shiflet Shiflet Group Architects Jerry Sutton and Mary McCleary Courtney Walker Courtney and Company Supporting Members Mr. and Mrs. Frank M. Aldridge, III Jan and Robert Benjamin Mr. Myron Blalock, III Mr. H. Mortimer Favrot, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Rick Hawkins Ms. Debra Lehman-Smith Mrs. Emily Summers Organizations Mr. Randy Ackerman Mr. Dan Alexander 3DI/International, Inc. Mr. Phillip Arnold The University of Auckland
Ms. Bobbie J. Barker Barley & Pfeiffer Architects Mr. Ken Bentley Mr. Russ Butler Elgin Butler Brick Co. Canadian Centre for Architecture Ms. Susie Clark Maharam Mr. Robert Coffee Mr. Gary Cunningham, FAIA Mr. Tim Debner Mr. Morris Hoover Mr. Alan Lauck Mr. Gilbert Mathews MC2 Architects Mr. and Mrs. William B. Mitchell Mr. Charles Naeve and Pat Brockie Mr. John Nyfeler, FAIA Mr. Patrick Ousey FAB Architecture
Mr. James M. Parkey Mr. Charles Phillips Ms. Fern Santini Ms. Cyndy Severson Severson Studios Mr. Robert F. Smith Mr. and Mrs. Nelson H. Spencer Mr. Rodney D. Susholtz Ms. Sara Vicklund-Braud Individual Members Mr. Lex M. Acker, AIA Mr. D. Blake Alexander Mr. Richard Archer, AIA Mr. John Avila, Jr. Mrs. Elizabeth Barlow Rogers Mr. and Mrs. Kent Barnes Mr. David B. Barrow, AIA Mr. John Barzizza Mr. Marvin E. Beck, AIA Emeritus
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Director’s Circle Gabriel Barbier-Mueller Marlene and Jim Beckman Beckman Construction Company Diane and Chuck Cheatham Joan and Steve Clark John and Bibiana Dykema Jay and Ann Hailey Willard Hanzlik Diana Keller Mrs. Patricia Mast Mike and Abbe McCall George H. Mitchell University Co-Operative Society Judy Pesek Gensler Cathy Phillips Dale and Susan Rabe Gay and Shannon Ratliff Deedie and Rusty Rose
Pennsylvania State University School of Architecture and Landscape Architecture, designed by Overland Partners—Robert L. Shemwell, AIA [M.Arch. ‘87] (principal-in-charge); Jim Shelton [B.Arch. ‘91] (project architect); rendered perspective, courtesy Overland Partners. Overland Partners includes alumni Rick Archer [B.Arch. ‘79], Tim Blonkvist [B.Arch. ‘81], and Madison Smith [B.Arch. ‘80]. Pl at f orm •
Ms. Bridgette Beinecke Mr. David Bentley Ms. Susan Benz, AIA Mr. Edward Blaine Ms. Molly Block Mr. Thomas Bond Mr. Bill Booziotis, FAIA Mr. Joe Bullock Mr. Bryan Cady Ms. Robin Camp Mr. Henry R. Carranco Mr. Chris Carson Mrs. Ruth Carter Stevenson Mr. Dick Clark, AIA Mr. and Mrs. Robert H. Clark Mr. Sherman Clarke Ms. Judith S. Cohen Mr. Kent Collins Mr. Larry Connolly, AIA Ms. Jeanette Cook Mr. James Coote Mr. Tommy Cowan, FAIA