Ann Gerondelis is the Undergraduate Program Coordinator for the School of Industrial Design. She brings her skills as both a design practitioner and a design education leader. As a Georgia Tech student, she was awarded the SGF Prize for the best graduate design project. Recently, as a faculty member, she received the National Science Foundation’s ADVANCE Woman of Excellence Faculty Award.
Gerondelis’s teaching and research interests explore inter-disciplinary design thinking, and the role of representation related to design inquiry. Recent funded research projects include design integration with middle school Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts and Math (STEAM) education, and the development of a high school Bio-Inspired Design Learning Community.
An alumni of Georgia Tech, Gerondelis joined the College of Architecture faculty in 2002. Previously she was an assistant professor at the National University of Singapore, and served as a contributing writer for the Singapore Institute of Architects. Gerondelis has practiced architecture for 12 years, and remains a registered architect in the state of Georgia.
Educational Background
Master of Architecture, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, Georgia, USA, 1985. Thesis: A Personal Exploration into the Conceptualization Phase of the Design Process (John A. Kelly, Chairman)
Bachelor of Science, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, Georgia, USA, 1981. Senior Study Abroad Program in affiliation with Universite de Pedagogie #7, Paris, France, 1980-1981.
Fields
Design Pedagogy
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design pedagogy]]>Recent Courses
COA 1011 – Design Fundamentals I
COA 1012 – Design Fundamentals II
COA 1060 – Introduction to the Designed and Built Environment
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Current research investigates relationships between design teaching and learning. Of particular interest are the roles of calibrated curricular structures; feedback and formative assessment; research integration; teaching and learning meta-cognitive skills; and description skills related to design processes.
Funded Research
Bio-Inspired Design Learning Community, Improving Teacher Quality Grant with Atlanta Public Schools, 2015.
Drew Charter School / Georgia Tech STEM Innovation Partnership, Georgia Race to the Top, 2011-2014.
Publications
‘Making Space: for Design and Construction in the First Year’ Materiality: Essence and Substance. Ed. Kathleen Nagle. Illlinois Instititute of Technology College of Architecture, Chicago. IL, 2014. 225-231. Print.
‘Grounds for Sustainability in the Beginning Design Studio’ End of|in the Beginning: Realizing the Sustainable Imagination. Ed. Jodi La Coe. State College: Penn State, 2012. 119-124. Print
Singapore: Architecture of a Global City, Robert Powell editor. Archipelago Press, Singapore. 2000. Contributing Author.
‘Georgia Institute of Technology Design Competition’, Faith and Form: Journal of the Interfaith Forum on Religion, Art & Architecture. Spring 1986.
‘Taratoot Renovates Church Street Property’, Decatur Focus. January, 1992.
Exhibitions
WOMEN | Beyond Borders in Singapore, Sculpture Square Gallery, Singapore, May 2001.
Current Work of Women in Architecture, Atlanta AIA Exhibition at Fay Gold Gallery and the Atlanta Chapter Bookstore Gallery, Atlanta, Georgia, USA. August, 1989.
Architecture as Art, Spelman College, Atlanta, Georgia, USA. December, 1989- January, 1990.
Workshops
Effective Part Time Teaching. Workshop panel participant. Center for the Enhancement of Teaching and Learning, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta GA. 2007, 2008.
Gimme Five! A Photography Group. Workshop/course leader facilitating development of young people's skills in observation, expression and visual composition through photography and critique. Decatur, GA. Summer 2007.
Geometry's Role in Architecture. Workshop leader, Oak Grove Elementary School for Ms. Pamela Hawkins, Spring 2007.
Teaching Thinking Skills Workshop. Workshop Convenor at CDTL New Staff Induction Seminar. January 1997.
Creative and Critical Thinking in our Faculty. Co-convenor of Faculty Teaching Seminar with Dr. George Ofori. National University of Singapore, April 1996.
Summerscape '92 Planning, Georgia Institute of Technology Architecture Workshop for High School Students, Atlanta, Georgia. Summer 1992.
High Museum of Art, Teacher Training Workshop, Architecture Hands-On /Activities, Atlanta, Georgia. Summer 1991.
Grady High School, Atlanta, Georgia, USA. Day-long Workshop on Architect and Geometry, Fall 1989 and Spring 1990.