Marta Canavés


General Information


Occupation: Professor, Interior Designer

Resident State/Province: Florida

Resident Country: United States

Sources: http://www.fiu.edu/~soa/fac_website.htm


Specialties


No specialties on record


Jobs


Employer: Florida International University

Title: Professor, Director of Graduate Landscape Architecture Program

City: Miami

State: Florida

Country: United States


Employer: Jaime Canaves, AIA, Architect

Title: Design Principal

State: Florida

Country: United States


Employer: Miami Dade Community College

Title: Professor

City: Miami

State: Florida

Country: United States


Collaborators


Name: Marilys R. Nepomechie

Project: Scattered Houses: Little Haiti Affordable Infill Housing

State: Florida

Country: United States


Apprenticeships


No apprenticeships on record


Awards


Name: Florida International University Faculty Senate Award for Excellence in Teaching

Date Received: 2003

Notes: $3,000 Award


Name: Honor Award - Excellence for Interior Design

Description: given by Miami Chapter AIA

Date Received: 2002

Notes: for: Contemporary Folk Art: Treasures from The Smithsonian American Art Museum


Name: Honor Award

Description: given by the Boston Society of Architects

Date Received: 2002

Notes: for "Scattered Houses: Little Haiti Affordable Infill Housing"


Name: Excellence in Architecture, Unbuilt Design Award -- Blind Jury

Description: from the American Institute of Architects Florida/Caribbean Region

Date Received: 2002


Name: Best of Show Award

Description: Photography entry: "Issues of Shade and Shadow"

Date Received: 2000

Notes: $1,000 cash award given by AIA Miami


Exhibitions


Title: 48th AIA Miami Award Ceremony

Description: Contemporary Folk Art: Treasures from the Smithsonian American Art Museum

End Date: 2002


Title: Build Boston Design Gallery

Description: "Affordable Infill Housing for Little Haiti"

End Date: November 2002


Notable Projects


No projects on record


Education


Degree: Master of Landscape Architecture


Degree: Bachelor of Design


Licensing


License: Registered Interior Designer (ID0003967)

Organization: State of Florida

Date Awarded: January 14, 1998

Notes: Exam eligible to be a registered landscape architect


Professional Affiliations


Organization: International Interior Design Association

Role: Professional Member


Organization: Phi Kappa Phi Honor Society


Publications By


Title: Housing Diaspora: Scattered Infill for Little Haiti, Miami City, Florida

Co-author: Marilys R. Nepomechie, AIA

Publication: ACSA Design Faculty Awards

Date Published: 2002


Title: Housing Diaspora: Scattered Infill for Little Haiti, Miami City, Florida

Co-author: Marilys R. Nepomechie, AIA

Publication: Journal of Architectural Education

Date Published: 2002


Publications About


No publications about on record