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José L.S. Gámez is an Associate Professor of Architecture and Urban Design as well as a member of the Latin American Studies faculty at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte. He is also the Coordinator of the Design+Society Research Center in the College of Arts+Architecture. His research and design practices explore questions of cultural identity in architecture and urbanism. Prior to joining the faculty at UNC Charlotte, he taught at Portland State University and the University of Nevada at Las Vegas. He received his Bachelor of Environmental Design from Texas A&M University (College Station), his Master of Architecture from the University of California at Berkeley, and his Ph.D. from the University of California at Los Angeles.
JOSE L.S. GAMEZ
School of Architecture
The University of North Carolina at Charlotte
9201 University City Boulevard
Charlotte, NC 28223-0001
704 687 4028
EDUCATION
Doctor of Philosophy in Architecture, University of California, Los Angeles 1999
Master of Architecture, University of California, Berkeley 1992
Bachelor of Environmental Design, Texas A&M University 1989
cum laude
ACADEMIC EXPERIENCE
Associate Professor
School of Architecture, The University of North Carolina at Charlotte 2002 - Present
Latin American Studies Faculty Member, The University of North Carolina at Charlotte 2004 - Present
Design+Society Research Center Coordinator, College of Arts+Architecture 2008-Present
Graduate Coordinator, College of Architecture 2004-2008
Assistant Professor, School of Architecture, University of Nevada, Las Vegas 1999-2002
Interim Chair, Latin American Studies, University of Nevada, Las Vegas 2002 spr
Assistant Professor, Department of Architecture, Portland State University 1998-99
Adjunct Assistant Professor, Department of Architecture, Portland State University 1998 w/spr
Teaching Assistantships--Lecture Courses: Dana Cuff, Sylvia Lavin, Studio Courses: Mark Mack, Ben Refuerzo
Department of Architecture & Urban Design, University of California, Los Angeles 1994-97
Research Assistant to D. Cuff, Department of Architecture & Urban Design University of California, Los Angeles 1996
Research Assistant to J. Ramirez, The Getty Research Institute for the History of the Arts and Humanities 1996
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