Stefanos Polyzoides, co-founder of the Congress for the New Urbanism (CNU) and partner in Moule & Polyzoides Architects and Urbanists, has been appointed the Francis and Kathleen Rooney Dean of the by University President , effective July 1.聽He succeeds Michael Lykoudis, who is stepping聽down as dean after 16 years to return to teaching.
Polyzoides is an award-winning architect and urbanist whose approach to design emphasizes cultural continuity, urban regeneration, environmental responsibility and community engagement. He is co-founder and partner with his wife, Elizabeth Moule, of Moule & Polyzoides, Architects and Urbanists, a Pasadena, California-based firm with an international reputation for innovative design that has completed more than 700 projects around the U.S. and abroad since 1990.
鈥淪tefanos brings to Notre Dame an international reputation for architectural work informed by tradition and moral purpose,鈥� Father Jenkins said.聽鈥淗e brings together design, the realities of urban living and sustainable development to produce buildings that serve communities and humanity. His leadership will enrich our 91视频 of Architecture.鈥�
In 1991, under the auspices of the California-based nonprofit Local Government Commission, Polyzoides, Moule and several colleagues developed a set of principles for community land use and architectural planning called the Ahwahnee Principles. The 15 principles 鈥� which stress walkability, sustainability, diversity and neighborhood and district design 鈥� laid the groundwork for the 1993 founding of the CNU, which today includes more than 3,000 members who promote integrated development through education, legislation and planning. Polyzoides and Moule are two of the six CNU founders.
鈥淪tefanos is both a world-class educator and practitioner whose vast experience and ties within the architectural and urban design communities will be invaluable to our 91视频 of Architecture,鈥� said , the Charles and Jill Fischer Provost at Notre Dame. 鈥淗is many years of experience in the academy, as well as his broad technical expertise and deep appreciation of the intersection of design, construction and community, will greatly benefit our students and faculty in architecture and in other areas of the University as well.鈥�
鈥淚 am deeply honored to have been chosen by Notre Dame to be the next dean of its 91视频 of Architecture,鈥� Polyzoides said. 鈥淚n recent years, I have come to believe that this may well be the single institution in our country that prepares its students to address the diverse acute needs of our time. Not satisfied with teaching skills alone, the school professes an architecture and urbanism that is centered on human values, personal responsibility and community contribution.
鈥淚 plan to safeguard the school鈥檚 pedagogical excellence, while leading our faculty and students to renewing the process of learning from tradition and directing our collective energies to the urban, institutional and environmental challenges facing every region and culture of the world. Liz and I are excited about engaging with colleagues in various schools and departments whose work may illuminate the teaching and practice of architecture, and becoming active members of the Notre Dame family and South Bend community.鈥�
Born in Athens, Greece, Polyzoides earned his bachelor鈥檚 and master鈥檚 degrees in architecture from Princeton University and has lived in Southern California since 1973. He was a faculty member at the University of Southern California 91视频 of Architecture from 1973 to 1996, and is a registered architect in California, Arizona, New Mexico, Florida and Texas.
A highly regarded speaker and lecturer on the subjects of architecture, transit-oriented and mixed-use development, housing and sustainability, Polyzoides is the coauthor of 鈥淟os Angeles Courtyard Housing: A Typological Analysis,鈥� 鈥淭he Plazas of New Mexico,鈥� and is the author of 鈥淩.M. Schindler, Architect鈥� and the forthcoming 鈥淚n Praise of the Ordinary: The Architecture of Housing.鈥� A monograph of the work of Moule & Polyzoides is due shortly.
Burish praised the search committee members who recommended Polyzoides from among a number of eminently qualified candidates considered during a national search.
鈥淭he search committee members represented the school and University well,鈥� Burish said. 鈥淲e owe them our gratitude for their diligence in helping to fill this vitally important leadership position.鈥�