Teaching Experience / Philosophy
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ARC 4530 – Culture and Behavior in Architecture (Spring 2025)
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ARC 3210 – Architecture Design Studio IV (Spring 2025)
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Facade for San Lorenzo – Student Work
Below are examples of several of my Utah Valley University students’ design projects. The focus of the project centered around… Read More
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National Museum of American Religion – 2024 Student Projects
Students were tasked to design a 100,000 square-foot proposal for the National Museum of American Religion in Washington, DC dedicated… Read More
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UVU Students and Professor Ro Showcase Research at Intermountain Engineering, Technology, and Computing Conference (i-ETC) at Utah State University
Utah Valley University (UVU) architecture students and their mentor, Professor Brandon Ro, made an impressive showing at the Intermountain Engineering,… Read More
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UVU Students Design Proposals for National Museum of American Religion in Washington, DC
Utah Valley University (UVU) is proud to announce that third-year architecture students, under the guidance of Professor Brandon Ro, have… Read More
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UVU Architecture Students Shine at the National Conference for Undergraduate Research in Long Beach, CA
Utah Valley University’s architecture students made a significant impact at the National Conference for Undergraduate Research (NCUR) held in Long… Read More
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UVU Architecture Excels at 2024 Utah Academy of Sciences, Arts & Letters Conference
Utah Valley University’s fourth-year architecture students showcased their exceptional research at the 2024 Utah Academy of Sciences Arts & Letters… Read More
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UVU Architecture Students Lead the State in Innovative Research at 2024 Utah Conference for Undergraduate Research
Utah Valley University’s architecture students have once again demonstrated their excellence in the field of architectural research by presenting a… Read More
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Abrahamic Sacred Architecture – 2023 Student Projects
Below are examples of several of my students’ design projects from ARC 4110 – Architecture Design Studio V which was… Read More
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Sacred Architecture Projects featured in the UVU Roots of Knowledge Gallery
Calling all architecture enthusiasts and art aficionados! The talented fourth-year UVU architecture students in ARC 4110 have embarked on an… Read More
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UVU Students Lead the State in Architecture Research at 2023 UCUR
Congratulations to our UVU architecture students who presented their cutting edge research projects at the 17th Utah Conference on Undergraduate… Read More
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ARC 2220 – Construction Documents & Specifications (Spring 2023)
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ARC 3210 – Architecture Design Studio IV (Spring 2023)
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Students Present Research at the 2022 Intermountain Engineering Technology and Computing conference
Congratulations to all of our UVU architecture students who presented their research projects on May 13th, 2022 at the Intermountain… Read More
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Design as a Mode of Research: Architecture Students Present at UCUR 2022
Utah Valley University (UVU) architecture students continue to demonstrate the importance of design as a mode of applied research and… Read More
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CCNY – Principles of Classical Architecture: Workshop Series (Spring 2022)
SPRING SEMESTER 2022 – CITY COLLEGE OF NEW YORK “Principles of Classical Architecture” is a workshop series taught by Prof.… Read More
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ARC 3110 – Architecture Design Studio III (Fall 2021)
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ARC 3120 – Architectural Graphic Communication (Fall 2021)
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ARC 1010 – Classical Architecture Workshop (Summer 2022)
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Olympus Elementary School – Student Projects
Below are examples of several of my students’ design projects from ARC 4210 – Architecture Design Studio VI which was… Read More
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UVU Architecture Students Present their Research at UCUR 2021
I am proud of my Utah Valley University architecture students who are virtually presenting their independent research projects at the… Read More
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ARC 4530 – Culture and Behavior in Architecture (Spring 2021)
SPRING SEMESTER 2021 – UTAH VALLEY UNIVERSITY COURSE DESCRIPTION … Read More
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ARC 4210 – Architecture Design Studio VI (Spring 2021)
SPRING SEMESTER 2021 – UTAH VALLEY UNIVERSITY Co-taught with Aliki Milioti, Ph.D. COURSE DESCRIPTION Architectural design studio that continues collaboration… Read More
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Abrahamic Sacred Architecture – 2020 Student Projects
Below are examples of several of my students’ design projects from ARC 4110 – Architecture Design Studio V which was… Read More
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ARC 4110 – Architecture Design Studio V (Fall 2023)
FALL SEMESTER 2023 – UTAH VALLEY UNIVERSITY COURSE DESCRIPTION Architectural design studio introducing students to collaboration with interdisciplinary consultants and… Read More
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ARC 1010 – Classical Architecture Workshop (Spring 2021)
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ARC 4520 – Architectural Theory (Fall 2023)
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Classical Architecture Workshop: Student Work
Below are examples of student work who participated in the Classical Architecture Workshop at Utah Valley University during the Spring… Read More
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UVU Architecture Students Get Real-World Experience
A rendering by Hunter Huffman, Utah Valley University architecture student, for a class project on a proposed administration building and… Read More
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Spanish Fork City Library – Student Projects
Below are examples of several of my students’ design projects from ARC 3210 – Architecture Design Studio IV which was… Read More
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Moon’s Museum of Antiquities – Student Projects
Below are examples of several of my students’ design projects from ARC 3210 – Architecture Design Studio IV which was… Read More
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EGDT 2740 – Special Problems in Architecture (Spring 2020)
CLASSICAL ARCHITECTURE WORKSHOP Spring Semester 2020 – Utah Valley University COURSE DESCRIPTION … Read More
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ARTH 3080 – History of Architecture, Prehistory to 1700 (Fall 2019)
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EGDT 1720 – Architectural Rendering (Fall 2019)
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Brandon Ro appointed Assistant Professor of Architecture at Utah Valley University
Utah Valley University (UVU) has appointed Brandon Ro as Assistant Professor in the Department of Architecture and Engineering Design within… Read More
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Philosophy on Design and Teaching Architecture
STATEMENT ON TEACHING PHILOSOPHY As both an architect and teacher, I am a believer of Winston Churchill’s saying “We… Read More
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Thinking with our Hands, Drawing with our Minds: Preserving the Embodied Wisdom of Sketching and Drawing
There is embodied wisdom in sketching and drawing. The architect’s ability to think with their hands and draw in their… Read More
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The Transformative Power of Sacred Architecture: Exploring Ritual-Architectural Priorities and Evidence-Based Design for Sacred Spaces
Today (October 23, 2017) I was privileged to give an invited guest lecture to graduate students in Julio Bermudez’s Sacred… Read More
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Ornament is (not) a Crime
Together with a couple of my colleagues, I was privileged to host a workshop for a group of design professionals… Read More
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From Esquisse to Analytique: Learning Design Composition through Analytical Sketching & Measured Drawings
From Esquisse to Analytique Learning Design Composition through Analytical Sketching & Measured Drawings Together with several of my colleagues, I… Read More
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The Sacred – A Design Charrette
The Sacred – Design Studio Charrette University of Utah, College of Architecture + Planning, Salt Lake City, UT Fall 2015 PROJECT CONTEXT Places… Read More
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Out of Obscurity: Bringing your Architecture into the Limelight – Competitions, Publications, Research
As part of the Bēhance Portfolio Review Workshop series at the University of Utah’s College of Architecture + Planning, I was… Read More
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The Box City Experience: Educating Elementary Children Through Architecture
I am pleased to announce the publication of a book titled The Box City Experience: Educating Elementary Children Through Architecture… Read More
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Learning Architectural History in situ: Italy Travel Sketches
Italy Travel Sketches Learning architectural history in situ is one method of gaining experiential knowledge. We took a group of… Read More
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The Sacred Return Home: The Existential Narrative of Sacred Space
Today I had the privilege of giving an invited lecture to students in the Solar Decathlon Design Studio at The Catholic University… Read More
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