Phillip W. Zawarus University of Nevada, Las Vegas School of Architecture Landscape Architecture Program Assistant Professor phillip.zawarus@unlv.edu (702) 895-4535 EDUCATION 2012 Master of Science in Landscape Architecture College of Architecture and Design, University of Tennessee, Knoxville 2009 Bachelor of Science in Landscape Architecture With a Minor in Urban Planning The College of Design, Arizona State University, Tempe PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE University of Nevada, Las Vegas, School of Architecture 2016-Present Assistant Professor (tenure-track) 2015-2016 Visiting Professor 2013-2015 Part Time Instructor for Architecture, Landscape Architecture, and College of Fine Arts 2013-2015 UNLV Downtown Design Center Research and Design Fellow University of Tennessee, Knoxville, College of Architecture and Design 2012-2013 Designer of Graphics and Illustrations Low Impact Development: Opportunities for the PlanET Region 2013-Present PWZ Design Founder and Graphic Representation Consultant PUBLICATIONS Peer-Reviewed Books & Reports 2017 Zawarus, Phillip. Principal Investigator. Land Arch Design III Assessment and Instructor Reflection Report. Resources for Educators: Landscape Performance Series. 2016 McCown, Ken, Phillip Zawarus. Contributing Authors. Innovations in Landscape Architecture: Get animated! Dynamic visualization and the site analysis process. 2015 Clarke, Steve, Phillip Zawarus, Diego Alvarez. Springs Preserve Playground: PLAY Workshop + Research. 2015 Clarke, Steve, Phillip Zawarus, Diego Alvarez, Brent Felipe. The HUNDRED Plan for the Historic Westside Community. 2013 Collett, Brad, Valerie Friedmann, Wyn Miller, Justin Allen, Phillip Zawarus. Low Impact Development: Opportunities for the PlanET Region. Peer-Reviewed Online Journals/Magazines 2016 Berg, N. Wary Of Change. Landscape Architecture Magazine, August 11, 2016. Featured Work. 2016 Peterson, K. Westside Story: The Legacy And Heart Of A Historic Neighborhood. Las Vegas Weekly, February 4, 2016. Featured Work. 2015 Maurer, G. Kids Lend Playground Expertise To Architect Students At Springs Preserve. View, October 25, 2015. Featured Work.
2014 McCown, Ken, Jonathon Anderson, Josh Vermillion, Eric Weber, Phillip Zawarus. Cedar Trail Retrofitting - Phase One UNLV Downtown Design Center. World Landscape Architecture. 2014 McCown, Ken, Esther Garcia, Nasar Saghafi, Phillip Zawarus. Power Strip/City Square Las Vegas USA UNLV Downtown Design Center. World Landscape Architecture. 2013 McCown, Ken, Phillip Zawarus, Esther Garcia, Steve Clarke. World Table University of Nevada - Las Vegas Downtown Design Center. World Landscape Architecture. Peer-Reviewed Abstracts Published in Conference Proceedings 2018 Zawarus, Phillip. Modeling Landscape Performance. 2018 CELA Conference, Blacksburg, Virginia. 21-24 March, 2018. 2018 Ortega, Daniel, Phillip Zawarus. Finding the Way: Transformation through Engaged Dialogue and Action. 2018 CELA Conference, Blacksburg, Virginia. 21-24 March, 2018. 2015 Yeshayahu, Shai, Phillip Zawarus. Inclusivity via Technology: Drawing by Interactions,Iterations, and Interfaces. 2016 DCA European Conference. 2015 Yeshayahu, Shai, Phillip Zawarus. The Ecology Of Play; Connecting Dots Using Standardized and Customized Tools In Participatory Based Learning. 2015 Acadia Conference. 2015 McCown, Ken, Phillip Zawarus, Jonathon Anderson, Josh Vermillion. Inciting Change from the Ground Up: Using digital fabrication and university design center partnership to innovate trail design for low income communities, a Las Vegas case study. 2015 CELA Conference, Manhattan, Kansas. 24-28 March, 2015. 2014 McCown, Ken; Phillip Zawarus. Animating Landscapes: Communicating Sustainable Design through Dynamic Visualizatin. 2014 CELA Conference, Baltimore, Maryland. 26-29 March, 2014. 2014 McCown, Ken; Phillip Zawarus. Investigation of Dynamic Visualizations for Design Processes. 2014 HICAH Conference, Honolulu, Hawaii. 9-13 January, 2014. Peer-Reviewed Thesis Document (TRACE) 2012 Zawarus, Phillip. Communicating Sustainable Design through Visual Dynamics. University of Tennessee Graduate School. CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS & WORKSHOP Presentations & Panel Discussions 2018 Barnes, Megan; Ellen Burke; Kenneth Brooks; Kelly Curl; Phillip Zawarus. Teaching Landscape Perforamnce: Strategies and Lessons Learned (Panel Presentation). 2018 CELA Conference, Blacksburg, Virginia.v21-24 March, 2018. 2018 Zawarus, Phillip. Modeling Landscape Performance (Poster Presentation). 2018 CELA Conference, Blacksburg, Virginia. 21-24 March, 2018. 2018 Ortega, Daniel, Phillip Zawarus. Finding the Way: Transformation through Engaged Dialogue and Action (Oral Presentation). 2018 CELA Conference, Blacksburg, Virginia. 21-24 March, 2018. 2015 Yeshayahu, Shai, Phillip Zawarus. Inclusivity via Technology: Drawing by Interactions,Iterations, and Interfaces (Poster Presentation). 2016 DCA European Conference. 2015 Yeshayahu, Shai, Phillip Zawarus. The Ecology Of Play; Connecting Dots Using Standardized and Customized Tools In Participatory Based Learning (Poster Presentation). 2015 Acadia Conference. 2015 McCown, Ken, Phillip Zawarus, Jonathon Anderson, Josh Vermillion. Inciting Change from the Ground Up: Using digital fabrication and university design center partnership to innovate trail design for low income communities, a Las Vegas case study (Oral Presentation). 2015 CELA Conference, Manhattan, Kansas. 24-28 March, 2015.
2015 Ego, H., Saghafi, N., McCown, K., Zawarus, P, Piechota, P. Southern Nevada Inventory of Sustainable Systems: Impacts of Drought on Water and Food Security (Poster Presentation). Nevada Water Resources Association 2015 Annual Conference, Las Vegas, NV. January, 2015. 2014 McCown, Ken, Hillary Ego, Phillip Zawarus. Southern Nevada Inventory of Sustainable Systems: Water Resources and Community Resiliency (Oral Presentation). Watersmart Innovations 2014 Conference, Las Vegas, Nevada. 7-10 October, 2014. 2014 McCown, Ken; Phillip Zawarus. Animating Landscapes: Communicating Sustainable Design through Dynamic Visualizatin. 2014 CELA Conference, Baltimore, Maryland. 26-29 March, 2014. 2014 Collett, Brad; Valerie Friedmann; Phillip Zawarus. Visualizing Low Impact Development: Strategies, Methods, and Lessons Learned. 2014 CELA Conference, Morgan State University, Baltimore, Maryland. 26-29 March, 2014. 2014 McCown, Ken; Phillip Zawarus. Investigation of Dynamic Visualizations for Design Processes. 2014 HICAH Conference, Honolulu, Hawaii. 9-13 January, 2014. Workshops 2018 Junior Faculty Workshop: Navigating Tenure. 2018 CELA Conference, Blacksburg, Virginia. 21-24 March, 2018. 2018 Publishing: Journals. 2018 CELA Conference, Blacksburg, Virginia. 21-24 March, 2018. WORKSHOP DEMONSTRATIONS 2018 Rhino2Photoshop: Graphics Workflow and Representation Co-Presented with Valerie Friedmann at University of Arkansas 2017 Drone Fab: A Methods and Materials Workflow Hosted and Managed with Valerie Friedmann at University of Nevada, Las Vegas 2017 Terrain Metrics - ENV Parametric Modeling Co-Presented with Valerie Friedmann at University of Auburn 2017 Narrative and Graphic Workflow Development Co-Presented with Valerie Friedmann at University of Arkansas 2016 ENV Metrics - Parametric Modeling for Analytical Assessment University of Tennesse, Knoxville 2015 Rhino Modeling - Software Integration and Documentation University of Nevada ASLA Chapter GRANTS & FUNDED RESEARCH PROJECTS 2018 Jackpot Grant - AAE/LAND 282 Hyperborea Nevada Arts Council 2017 Landscape Performance Education Grant - LAND 484 Landscape Architecture Foundation 2016 City of Las Vegas Historic Trails Map Outside Las Vegas Foundation 2016 Southern Nevada Regional Trail Map Outside Las Vegas Foundation Neon to Nature The Downtown Project and The Nature Conservancy Nevada Chapter
2015 Springs Preserve Playground : PLAY Workshop + Research Las Vegas Springs Preserve + Las Vegas Valley Water District 2015 Southern Nevada Inventory of Sustainable Systems City of Las Vegas 2014 Cedar Trail Revitalization Outside Las Vegas Foundation and Wells Fargo Urban Lift Program: 2013 Community Design: Thiriot Elementary School Gardens Create a Change 2012 Low Impact Development/Green Infrastructure Application Guide for the Knoxville MSAKnoxville Knox County Metropolitan Planning Commissionas extension ofplanet/hud RPSD Grant. AWARDS & EXHIBITIONS 2017-18 Augmented Landscape - Art Exhibition Piece. Bus to the Barrick Project. University of Nevada, Las Vegas Marjorie Barrick Museum of Art. Installation from October 2017 - January 2018. 2017 Augmented Sandbox - Art Exhibition Piece. UNLV College of Fine Arts Opening Celebration and Art Walk. University of Nevada, Las Vegas Marjorie Barrick Museum of Art. 6 October, 2017. 2017 Springs Preserve Playground Play Workshop & Research. Nevada ASLA Chapter Award Iowa ASLA Chapter Merit Award ASLA Central States Award Committee Nevada ASLA Chapter Award of Honor in Planning and Analysis Nevada ASLA Chapter Project of the Year Nevada ASLA Chapter Viewer s Choice Award 2014 Cedar Trail Project Nevada ASLA Chapter Award 2014 Cedar Trail Retrofit and Mural Mayor s Urban Design Award for Public Places 2014 City Square/Power Strip Citation Award, Theoretical Category, AIA Las Vegas Unbuilt Design Awards 2013 Low Impact Development: Opportunities for the PlanET Region Honar Award, Special Projects, Communications, TNASLA 2013 Professional Design Awards 2012 Low Impact Development: Opportunities for the PlanET Region Tennessee ASLA Chapter Group Award of Excellence
TEACHING EXPERIENCE 2013-Present Courses Taught at University of Nevada, Las Vegas LAND 486 Landscape Architecture Design VI LAND 484 Landscape Architecture Design III LAND 499 Sustainable Design for the 21st Century LAND 495 Special Topics LAND 443 Stormwater Management LAND 343 Site Grading LAND 306 Charrette LAND 282 Design Foundation III AAE 280 Design Foundation II AAE/LAND 267 Intro to Digital Media CFA 100 First Year Symposia Undergraduate Capstone Project Advisor 2017 Dangduy Vu Trinh. Inspiring Hope. 2016 Sebastian Aguirre. Defying the Archetype. 2016 Vincent Aldana. Shifting The Education From The Indoors To The Outdoors. 2016 John Duncombe. A Natural Response: Ecologically Based Campus Design. Curriculum Development 2017 LAND 484 Landscape Architecture Design III - Integrating Performance Metrics for LAAB Standards UNIVERSITY SERVICE 2017-2018 Chair, Lecture Committee, School of Architecture, University of Nevada Las Vegas 2016-Present Technology Committee, School of Architecture, University of Nevada Las Vegas 2017 UNLV Sustainability Council, STARS Report Contributor with EPA Campus Rainworks Challenge 2017 UNLV Campus Wayfinding Document for UNLV Special Projects 2016 Assistant Professor of Landscape Architecture Search Committee, School of Architecture, University of Nevada Las Vegas