Julio Bermudez, Phd courses Taught

ARPL 202 Architectural Design I (studio coordinator).

ARPL 601/603/701 Concentration Studio I, II, and III (Sacred Space & Cultural Studies).

ARPL 636 Design Process & Methods..

Diploma Architect. Universidad Católica de Santa Fe, Argentina, 1982.

Master of Architecture, University of Minnesota, USA, 1990.

PhD. in Education, University of Minnesota, USA, 1994.

Instructor, College of Design, University of Minnesota, 1997-1993.

Assistant/Associate Professor (tenured), College of Architecture+Planning, University of Utah, 1993-2010.

Associate Professor (tenured), School of Architecture & Planning, Catholic University of America, 2010-now.

2004-05 ACSA Creative Achievement Award (w/J.Agutter). Association of Collegiate Schools of Architecture.

2005 Premio Trayectoria Creativa Arturo Montagú. Iberoamerican Society of Digital Graphics (SIGraDi).

2006 ACADIA Award for Teaching Excellence. Association for Computer-Aided Design in Architecture.

2010 Sasada Award. Association for Computer-Aided Architectural Design Research in Asia (CAADRIA).
Research Experience: (selected, within last 10 years)

fMRI Study of Architecturally Induced Contemplative States. CUA 2012 & U of Utah 2009 ($10,100). PI.

Defining Architectural Quality: The Empirical Mapping of Delight. U of Utah 2008 ($2,750). PI.

Cyber-Security Visualization for Increased Situational Awareness. IC-ARDA Grant, 2003-05 ($750K).Co-PI.

Data Display to Detect-Diagnose-Treat Critical Events, NIH Grant, 1999-2004 ($2,236,853). Co-PI.
Patents:

Method and Apparatus for Monitoring Dynamic Cardiovascular Function Using … (# 7,413,546 B2, 2008).

Systems and Methods for Displaying and Querying Heterogeneous Sets of Data (# 7,593,013 B2, 2009).

Method and Apparatus for Monitoring Dynamic Systems Using N-Dimensional … (#7,603,631 B2, 2009).
Selected Publications: (last 10 years, 8 selected, out of 44)

Barrie, T; Bermudez, J; and Tabb, P. (2015) Architecture, Culture and Spirituality. Ashgate Press, UK.

Bermudez, J; Krizaj, D; Lipschitz, D; Yurgelun-Todd, D; Nakamura, Y (forthcoming) “fMRI Study of

Architecturally-Induced Contemplative States,” 2014 ANFA Conference, La Jolla, CA.

Bermudez, J. (in press) Transcending Architecture. Contemporary Views on Sacred Space. CUA Press.

Bermudez, J. (2013) “Fenomenología, Arquitectura y Espiritualidad,” ANDINAS No. 2 (December), p.9-23.

Bermudez, J and Ro, B (2012) “Fenomenologías Extraordinarias de la Arquitectura Sagrada,”Arquitectura

del Sur, No.42, p.88-101.

Bermudez, J. (2011) “Profound Experiences of Architecture.” 2A Magazine, Spring, No.17, p.20-25.

Bermudez, J. (2009) “Amazing Grace. New Research into ‘Extraordinary Architectural Experiences’

Reveals the Central Role of Sacred Places,” Faith & Form XLII:3-June, p.8-13.

Barrie, T and Bermudez, J. (2008) Editors, Journal of Architectural Education Special Issue: “Immateriality

Co-founder and Executive Committee member, Architecture, Culture & Spirituality Forum, 2007-present Director, Sacred Space and Cultural Studies Graduate Concentration. CUArch, 2010-present.

Co-founder & Director, Int’l Exchange between U of Utah and UNL, Argentina, U of Utah, 1995-2010.

Co-founder, Executive Committee Member, and US representative, SIGraDi, 1997-2010.

Board Member, the Journal of Architectural Education (JAE), 2006-2009.

Steering Committee Member, ACADIA, 1998-2007.