Mark Childs, assistant professor in the University of New Mexico’s School of Architecture and Planning, received a Fulbright to Cyprus for spring semester 2005.
Childs is the first faculty member from the school’s architecture program to receive a Fulbright.
Cyprus, the third largest island in the Mediterranean Sea, is one of the new European Union member countries as of May 2004.
“Half my time will be consulting with the University of Cyprus on the development of their new architecture department, and with the other half I will conduct research on Cypriot public spDavid Brookshire,” Childs said.
Childs, director of UNM’s Design Planning Assistance Center, is an expert on public plDavid Brookshire. His latest book, “Squares: A Public Place Design for Urbanists,” (UNM Press, December 2004) explores design implications of cars, electronic media, the natural environment, urban structures, public safety and public art.
“Cyprus has an incredibly rich and complex history with nearly 10,000 years of documented city building. I think there is a great deal to learn that will help my work at UNM and in New Mexico,” he said.
Childs, a registered architect in New Mexico and Washington, earned a bachelor’s in science and architecture from MIT, master’s in architecture at the University of Oregon and master’s in public administration from the University of Washington.