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:

University of the Witwatersrand, Department of Town and Regional Planning, 1971-1978: Senior Lecturer, Acting Head of Department, Chair of Town and Regional Planning and Head of Department.
University of Michigan, 1977: Visiting Scholar,
University of California Los Angeles, 1978: Visiting Scholar.
University of Miami, School of Architecture, 1978-present: Professor of Architecture.
Interm Dean 1982-84; Associate Dean for Academic Services 1993-95.
University of Miami 1987-1990: Master of Henry King Stanford Residential College

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, 1970-78.
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, 1983-84.
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, 1983-84.
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.