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STARKVILE, Miss.--An internationally recognized architect is the new associate dean of Mississippi State University's College of Architecture, Art, and Design.
In his new role, Greg G. Hall will be focusing on scholarship and research efforts that support the college's faculty members, departments and two research centers. He also will have additional administrative duties.
Hall comes to MSU from the Savannah College of Art and Design, where he was the architecture department chair since 2012 and a professor from 2004-07. He also served as director of education from 2007-12 for the Washington, D.C.-based National Council for Architectural Registration Boards.
"We always are very excited to have someone of Greg Hall's caliber join the college," said Dean Jim West. "His global perspective and broad design and construction experience will play an important role in advancing all of the programs in the college.
"We have an unrelenting mission to be an innovative force in providing opportunities and advanced preparation of students assuming leadership roles in companies and organizations that are positively impacting the built and visual environments," West added. "Professor Hall will play a vital part in CAAD fulfilling this critical mission."
Hall received a doctorate in architecture from the University of Hong Kong--where he was a Fulbright Fellow--and a bachelor's degree in architecture from the University of Texas at Austin. Currently, he holds professional registrations in Georgia and North and South Carolina.
The college's academic disciplines of architecture, art, interior design and building construction science, as well as collaborative work, are part of what brought him to MSU, Hall said.
"It's such a rich, and appropriate, mix of disciplines that you don't find in many other colleges," he added. "I'm looking forward to getting to know the faculty, staff and students and finding out what their interests are and how I can support their efforts and work."
CAAD is known widely for its cross-college collaborative student projects, and Hall said he looks forward to further exploring the role of its research centers in supporting the growth and sustainability of Mississippi's environment.
"What's happening here at MSU is so exciting and valuable to students' preparation for careers," Hall said. "Employers are seeking out graduates who have had the kind of exposure and collaborative experience across disciplines that we are providing early in students' education."
In addition to the U.S., Hall has been involved professionally with architecture and building construction projects in Africa, France, Hong Kong, Italy, Japan and the United Kingdom. Along the way, he has worked with Pritzker Prize-winning architects Jean Nouvel and Renzo Piano, as well as with the Takenaka Corp, one of Japan's six largest contractors, and the U.S. Department of State.
"The experience of living and working in these environments really made a difference for me in my career, and it's even more important for students today," Hall said. "Regardless of a student's geographic location, future opportunities are global, and they will be working with people from different cultures and from around the world."
Additional information on Hall is available via his "Biography" link at www.caad.msstate.edu/caad/caaddirectory.php#.
For more on the college, visit www.caad.msstate.edu/caad/overview.php.
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