Plan to attend the
College of Architecture and Planning
ALUMNI REUNION
at the
AIA WESTERN MOUNTAIN REGION
AND AIA COLORADO
2009 DESIGN CONFERENCE &
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT SYMPOSIUM
LEGACY LEARNING LEADERSHIP
Join Dean Mark Gelernter and fellow graduates
at a reception on
Friday, October 16, 2009
6:00-7:00pm
Lobby Area adjacent to the Soiree with Exhibitors
Keystone Resort & Conference Center
0633 Tennis Club Road, Keystone, Colorado
The College of Architecture and Planning is also sponsoring a keynote session at the conference
at the networking breakfast
Saturday, October 17, 7:30-9:00am
Disciplinary Transgressions
MONICA PONCE DE LEON
Monica Ponce de Leon is the dean of Taubman College at the University of Michigan (Ann Arbor, Mich.) and a principal of Office dA, the internationally-known design practice she launched in 1991. The firm’s synthesis of research and design has led to a remarkable body of work and includes institutional, residential, commercial, housing, governmental, industrial design and urban design projects all over the world. Ponce de Leon’s work addresses the critical importance of digital production to the future of the profession and the reestablishment of the architect’s role in the construction industry. Through her strong commitment to teaching and her successful practice, she has proven her ability to link the profession and the academy. Ponce de Leon received a Bachelor of Architecture from the University of Miami (Coral Gables, Fla.) and a Master of Architecture in Urban Design from the Harvard Graduate School of Design (Cambridge, Mass.). She joined the Harvard Graduate School of Design faculty in 1996 and has held visiting professorships at a number of universities throughout the country. Her firm’s more recent projects include the Fleet Library at Rhode Island School of Design (Providence), the Tongxian Arts Center in Beijing and Helios House/Rebranding of a Gas Station in Los Angeles.