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Rocco Ceo
 

Title:                          Professor of Architecture
Office Location:        Bldg. 48E, Room 305
Office Phone:            305-284-2269
E-mail Address:        rceo@miami.edu

Teaching Area:  
Design, Freehand and Mechanical Drawing, Seminars on Drawing Research, and Color Theory.

Education:
Master of Architecture, Harvard University                                     1986
Bachelor of Architecture, Rhode Island School of Design                1984
Bachelor of Fine Arts, Rhode Island School of Design                     1983

Teaching and Administrative Experience:
Professor, University of Miami School of Architecture, 2004-present
Visiting Professor, Harvard University, GSD, 1997-98
Director, Graduate Studies 1995-1997
Associate Professor, University of Miami School of Architecture, 1995-2004
Assistant Professor, University of Miami School of Architecture, 1989-95
Visiting Professor, University of Miami School of Architecture, 1988-89
Instructor Rhode Island School of Design, 1987

Licensure:     
Florida Registration No. #16032
NCARB Registration No. #59,069

Professional Experience: (Recent Work, 2005 – Present)
Graham Monument
Tomb for former Senator and governor Bob Graham and wife Adele Graham, Tallahassee, FL.

Hanemann House Renovation
Renovations to a 1938 house in Coconut Grove, FL

Vizcaya Garden Documentation Project                                                                   
Documentation of gardens for the Getty Foundation.

George Merrick Base
City of Coral Gables, Coral Gables, Florida
Design of a Base and site development for a bronze statue of George Merrick

Paul C. Ransom Cottage Restoration
3575 Main Highway, Coconut Grove
Restoration of a 1908 historic Board and Batten Cottage.

Redland Market
Design of a 15,000 sq. ft. market for tropical fruits and vegetables, Redland, FL.

Horgan Residence
7901 S.W. 50th Ct., Miami, Florida
Pool and Garden. Completed.
Co-designed with Maria Nardi & Margo Ammidown.

Academic and Professional Honors: (Recent)
Florida Council of Garden Clubs -  Outstanding Citizen Award                                             2007
Awarded annually for “Distinguished Achievement”  Merrick Monument.

Community Leadership Award                                                                                             2005
Awarded annually to a Cardinal Newman High School Alumnus.

AIA Miami Chapter, Meritorious Service Award                                                                  2004
for service to the AIA Board

Florida Trust for Historic Preservation Award                                                                       2003
for Outstanding Achievement in Restoration and Rehabilitation/Ransom Cottage

Excellence in Teaching Nomination and Certificate
University of Miami

American Planning Association Award                                                                                  2002
For participation in Coral Gables Planning Charrette
Dade Heritage Trust 2002 Preservation Award                                                                 

Publications:
The New Civic Art: Elements of Town Planning                  
November 2003
Publisher: Rizzoli.
Book: 416 pages. Contributing Author, Editor: Andres Duany

Florida’s Historic Landscapes
September 2001
Publisher: Deering Foundation & University of Miami
Book:  135 pages, co-author: Joanna Lombard, Distributed by UPF Press.

Redland: A Preservation and Tourism Plan
November 1993
Publisher: Knight Foundation
Book:  120 pages. Editor and Principal Author.

Community Service:
Coral Gables Pinewood Cemetery Advisory Board   2005-2007
Board of Directors, Appointed by City Manager David Brown.

American Institute of Architects Miami Chapter                                                                    2004
Board of Directors, Elected position.

Coral Gables Landscape Advisory Board, Member                                                             2002-2003
Appointed by Commissioner Ralph Cabrera



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