Significant Student Work:
 
Spring 2007       First Place: Casas Del Quinto Sol Housing Competition
                          This HUD sponsored design competition called for a sustainable alternative to the existing colonia housing available in Vado/Del Cerro, New Mexico, which is near Las Cruzes, NM and El Paso, Texas.  This competition entry was developed by a student team from the College of Architecture (UNCC) that included Brad Buter, Stephanie Orlich, Jessica Thomas, and Michael Ward with José L.S. Gámez acting as the faculty sponsor and critic.  To find out more about the competition, please visit my gallery page or the competition website: http://www.casasdelquintosol.com/design-competition.htm
 
Spring 2006    Best Thesis (Graduate): Charles (Chip) Howell’s thesis was recognized with this award, which was executed under my direction as Chair of his Thesis Committee.
 
Nish Jamgotch Jr. Humanitarian Student Award: Charles (Chip) Howell was awarded this university-wide prize for his on-going community work, which was tied to his Master of Architecture Thesis project (directed by José Gámez).  This award recognizes a student who demonstrates creative problem solving, conflict resolution and improvement for the human condition.  It carries a $10,000.00 cash prize.
 
Honorable Mention: Michael Ward was awarded an Honorable Mention in the 2006 ACSA/WATG Hospitality Transformed: Resort Hotels in 2055 International Student Design Competition. Michael’s project was designed and developed in my Topical/Urbanism studio (ARCH 7102).
 
Spring 2005    Best Thesis (Undergraduate): Mitch Crowder’s thesis was recognized                        
                           with this award, which was executed in my studio (ARCH 4103).
 
    Best Thesis (Undergraduate): Jawad Al-tamlal’s thesis was recognized this award, which was executed in my studio (ARCH 4103).
    
    Best Representation: Jawad Al-tamlal’s thesis was recognized with this award, which was executed in my studio (ARCH 4103).
 
    Best Use of Technology: Randal Rhodes’ thesis was recognized with this award, which was executed in my studio (ARCH 4103).
 
    Zeb Smith. Studio work (both 3-d analog and digital) published in the 2nd edition of Designing with Models (John Wiley 2005) by Criss Mills (page 90).
 
Fall 2004    Third Place—Barchitecture Dog House Competition sponsored by the Young Architect’s Forum, Charlotte, NC.  Student Design Team: Leslie Phipps, Jawad, Billy Aguire, Zeb Smith.
 
Fall 2003    Beth Morrison. Co-authored “Beginning/Finishing School: A Room from Two Views,” which was presented at the 2003 ACSA Regional Meeting held in Tampa, FL, and that will be published in Proceedings of the 2003 Southeast Regional Conference (Tampa, FL: University of South Florida—School of Architecture and Community Design, 2004).
 
Spring 2002    Second Place—Jose Pizaro-Castro. Graduate Student Association (UNLV) Annual Research Poster Competition.  Pizaro-Castro was awarded this prize for his work completed in the Research and Design Studio at UNLV (Gámez, fall 2001).
 
Spring 2002    Jose Pizaro-Castro—Research Board Exhibited.  Pizaro-Castro’s research board was accepted for the 2002 Initiative for Architectural Research Poster Session at the National ACSA Annual Meeting in New Orleans (April 2002).  The research presented was developed in the Research and Design Studio at UNLV (Gámez, fall/spring 2001-2002).
 
Fall 2001    AIA Honor Award in the Academic Category, 2001 Nevada AIA Design Awards-Lance Kirk was awarded an Honor Award for his thesis project (UNLV 2001) focusing upon sustainable urban revitalization.  This project was developed in the Research and Design Studio at UNLV (Gámez, fall/spring 2000-2001).
 
Spring 2001    First Place—Jose Berrios. Graduate Student Association (UNLV) Annual Research Poster Competition. Berrios was awarded this prize for his work completed in the Research and Design Studio at UNLV (Gámez, fall 2000).
 
Spring 2000    First Place—Adrian Jones. Graduate Student Association (UNLV) Annual Research Poster Competition.  Jones was awarded this prize for his work in the Research and Design Studio at UNLV (Gámez, fall 1999).
 
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Summer 2000    Adrian Jones—Research Poster Exhibited.  Jones' research board was accepted for the 2000 Initiative for Architectural Research Poster Session at the National ACSA Annual Meeting in Los Angeles (March 2000), the International ACSA Annual Meeting in Hong Kong (June 2000), and the National Meeting of the AIA in Philadelphia (July 2000).  The research presented was developed in the Research and Design Studio at UNLV (Gámez, fall/spring 1999-2000).
 
 
 
 
 
teaching
Teaching Activity: School of Architecture The University of North Carolina at Charlotte Associate Professor of Architecture & Urban Design Latin American Studies Faculty Member 2010 Summer I ARCH 4050/6050/ LATM 5000/ ARTH 3000: Rasquache Workshop: Chicano Art in the 21st Century 2010 Summer II ARCH 4050/6050/ MUDD 6050/ GEOG 5000: Relearning From Las Vegas (3 Cr.) 2010 Spring MUDD 6112: Sustainable Urban Design Studio (5 Cr). ARCH 6151: Research Methods (3 Cr.) 2009 Fall ARCH 4050: Architectural Meanings & Methods (3 Cr.) ARCH 6050: Community Planning Workshop (3 Cr.) ARCH 4050/6050: Special Topics--Temple Exercices (Mini Studio with Theaster Gates & Nora Wendl) (3 Cr.). 2009 Summer I ARCH 4050/6050/ GEOG 5000: Relearning From Las Vegas (3 Cr.) 2009 Summer II ARCH 5050: Graduate Introductory Experience (3 Cr.) 2009 Spring ARCH 6151: Research Methods (3 Cr.) ARCH 6112: Graduate Foundation Architectural Design Studio II (6 Cr.) 2008 Fall ARCH 4050: Architectural Meanings & Methods (3 Cr.) ARCH 6050: Community Planning Workshop (3 Cr.) 2008 Summer ARCH 5050: Graduate Introductory Experience (3 Cr.) 2008 Spring ARCH 6151: Research Methods (3 Cr.) ARCH 6112: Graduate Foundation Architectural Design Studio II (6 Cr.) 2007 Fall ARCH 4103: Undergraduate Comp. Studio (5 Cr.) 2007 Summer ARCH 5050: Graduate Introductory Experience (3 Cr.) 2007 Spring ARCH 6112: Graduate Foundation Architectural Design Studio II (6 Cr.) 2006 Fall ARCH 4103: Undergraduate Comp. Studio (5 Cr.) ARCH 42/13/5213: Histories of Latin American Architecture (3 Cr.) 2006 Summer ARCH 5050: Graduate Introductory Experience (3 Cr.) 2006 Spring ARCH 4102/7102: Topical Design Studio (5 Cr.) 2005 Fall ARCH 4213/5213: Histories of Latin American Architecture (3 Cr.) ARCH 6050/4050: Intro. to Urban Design (3 Cr.) 2005 Summer ARCH 5050: Graduate Introductory Experience (3 Cr.) 2005 Spring ARCH 4104: Undergraduate Comp. Studio (5 Cr.) 2004 Fall ARCH 4103: Undergraduate Comp. Studio (5 Cr.) ARCH 5601: Concepts and Ideas (3 Cr.) 2004 Summer CoA Architecture Summer Camp (June 13-18) 2004 Spring ARCH 3102: Third Year Design Studio (5 Cr.) 2003 Fall ARCH 4050: Architecture/Culture (3 Cr.) ARCH 4101/7103: Charlotte Community Design Studio (5 Cr.) 2003 Spring ARCH 4050: History of Architectural Theory/Introduction to Architectural Culture (3 Cr.) ARCH 4102/7102: Topical Design Studio (5 Cr.) 2002 Fall ARCH 4050: Architecture, Culture, Discourse (3 Cr.) ARCH 4101/7103: Topical Design Studio (5 Cr.) student projects Michael Ward Honorable Mention ACSA Hospitality Transformed Competition, July 2006 Chip Howell Best Thesis & Nish Jamgotch Jr. Humanitarian Student Award, 2006 Zeb Smith, Federal Courthouse Proposal published in Designing with Models, 2004  architecture for social justice award ccds studio fall 2003 links www.coa.uncc.edu www.uncc.edu www.acsa-arch.org http://www.udeducation.org/teach/asj/gamez.asp http://sites.target.com/site/en/corporate/page.jsp?contentId=PRD03-003810 http://www.scholastic.com/dreamincolor/ http://www.coa.uncc.eduhttp://www.uncc.eduhttp://www.acsa-arch.orghttp://www.udeducation.org/teach/asj/gamez.asphttp://sites.target.com/site/en/corporate/page.jsp?contentId=PRD03-003810http://www.scholastic.com/dreamincolor/shapeimage_2_link_0shapeimage_2_link_1shapeimage_2_link_2shapeimage_2_link_3shapeimage_2_link_4shapeimage_2_link_5