Price Selected as 2009 School of Architecture & Planning Distinguished Alumnus of the Year

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Contact: Carolyn Gonzales 277-5920 cgonzal@unm.edu September 9, 2009 Price Selected as 2009 School of Architecture & Planning Distinguished Alumnus of the Year Travis Price III, FAIA, has been selected as 2009 School of Architecture & Planning Distinguished Alumnus of the Year. Travis, a 1975 UNM graduate with a Master of Architecture, will be recognized Friday, Sept. 11 at the school’s Honors and Awards Convocation in the Student Union building, Ballroom B beginning at 5:30 pm. The event honors the school’s outstanding students, scholarship recipients, as well as the donors who make these awards and scholarships possible. At 4 pm on the same day, Price will present an illustrated lecture in the George Pearl Hall auditorium based on his new book, The Archaeology of Tomorrow: Architecture and the Spirit of Place, a work guided by a humanist-based perspective and desire for sustainability that honors nature and culture. The Archaeology of Tomorrow follows Price’s quest for the mythic modern while offering inspiration for a reinvigorated architecture of the 21st Century. Price is the founding principal of the award-winning and nationally acclaimed firm Travis Price Architects (TPA), based in Washington, D.C. Recognized as an author, teacher, philosopher and environmental pioneer, Price shapes an international architecture informed by ecology and mythology that restores the spirit of place to modern design. Over the past three decades, the firm has designed buildings ranging from residential projects to large commercial and institutional architecture. TPA projects span the United States as well as Asia, Europe, and South America. In addition to his practice, Price is the Director of Cultural Studies & Sacred Space Concentration in Architecture at the Catholic University of America and has served as adjunct faculty at Carnegie Mellon University. Price also leads the Spirit of Place/Spirit of Design studios. His architectural firm co-sponsors and develops global design-build expeditions ranging from Nepal, to Peru, to Ireland. Media Contact: Carolyn Gonzales (505) 277-5920; cgonzal@unm.edu ###

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