Nicholas N. Patricios

Teaching Area:

Architectural Design & Human Spatial Behavior; History of Cities; Urban Design

Education:

PhD University College, London;
Dip. Town & Regional Planning with Distinction, University of Manchester
B. Arch., University of the Witwatersrand

Teaching and Administrative Experience:

Senior Lecturer, Acting Head of Department, Chair of Town and Regional Planning and Head of Department, University of the Witwatersrand, Department of Town and Regional Planning, 1971-1978
Visiting Scholar, University of Michigan, 1977
Visiting Scholar, University of California Los Angeles, 1978
Professor of Architecture, University of Miami, School of Architecture, 1978-present
Interim Dean, University of Miami, School of Architecture, 1982-1984
Associate Dean for Academic Services, University of Miami, School of Architecture, 1993-1995
Master of Henry King Stanford Residential College, University of Miami, 1987-1990

Licensure:

AICP; FRTPI; ARCUK

Professional Experience:

Architect, London County Council, England, 1962
Wilson & Womersley, Architects & Planners, London, England, 1967-1970
Architect-Planner, London Borough of Southwark, Group leader, Special Areas Group, 1967-1970
Urban Planning Consultant, Johannesburg, South Africa, 1970-1978
City Planning & Urban Design Consultant, Miami, Florida 1978-present

Academic and Professional Honors:

Earthwatch co-expedition leader, Easter Island, 1987
Fulbright Fellow, Greece, 1990
W. H. Gresty Prize, University of Witwatersrand
Heywood Medal, University of Manchester
Sigma Xi; Omicron Delta Kappa
3 Awards of Merit, South Florida American Planning Association
Over ten funded research projects
Juror, Annual Design Awards, Ft. Lauderdale Chapter AIA, 2000
Ithaquesian Award of Excellence. Ithaquesian Philanthropic Society of South Africa, 2004
Chair of Town & Regional Planning and Head of Department, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa, 1972-1978
Director, Urban & Regional Planning Program, University of Miami, 1981-1986
Interim Dean, School of Architecture, University of Miami, 1983-1984
Interim Director, B.S. in Land Development and Planning Program, University of Miami, 1989-1990
Professor of Architecture, University of Miami, 1978-present.

Publications:

International Handbook on Land Use Planning (editor), Westport, CT: Greenwood Press, 1986
Building Marvelous Miami. Gainesville: University Press of Florida, 1994

Kefallinia and Ithaki: A Historical and Architectural Odyssey. Danbury, CT: Rutledge Books, 2002
Over 50 articles and manuscripts in international & national journals

Community Service:

Elected Member-at-Large, Executive Committee, Gold Coast Section, Florida APA Chapter, 1983-1984.
Member, Area Plan Subcommittee, Area Agency on Aging, Dade and Monroe Counties, 1984
Chairman, Task Force on Needs Implementation, Area Agency on Aging, Dade and Monroe Counties, 1987-1988
Member, Planning and System Development Committee, Area Agency on Aging, Dade and Monroe Counties, 1987-1988
Member, Area Agency on Aging Executive Committee, 1988
Nominated a United Way Volunteer of the Year, 1988
Member, Planning Committee, Alliance on Aging, 1992
Member, Conference Committee, Florida Planning Conference, 1992