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Prof. Irina Solovyova

Work Experience:

2006-current: Assistant Professor, College of Architecture, Interior Design Program, UTSA,
2004-2006: Assistant Professor, Interior Design program, University of Idaho.

Selected publications:

Solovyova I (2007) The Time Has Come. Vestnik VolgGASU 8(27). pp. 202-208.
Solovyova I (2005) The strategy of development of students’ creativity and education in aesthetics. In Sidorenko VF, Matovnikov SA, Glavatskih LU (Eds.) Pressing Problems of Architectural Education. Volgograd: VolGASU, pp. 58-61.
Nanda U and Solovyova I (2005) Embodiment of an Eye. In Harder E (Ed.) Writing in Architectural Education. From and Co, Denmark, pp. 150-161.
Solovyova I (2003) Conjecture and emotion: An investigation of the relationship between design thinking and emotional content. In Cross N (Ed.) Expertise in design. Design Thinking Research Symposium 6, Creativity and Cognition Studios Press, Sydney, p.163-174.

Selected honors and awards:

January 2006: 4th place in "Alternative Educational Ways for Teaching and Learning Architectural Design" International Architectural Education Competition, Open House International, Turkey, co-authored with Upali Nanda;
November 2004: European Association for Architectural Education Velux special mention award 2003-2005, co-authored with Upali Nanda;
1996-1997: Scholarship of the President of Russian Federation, Russia, $ 16,700.

Professional affiliations:

Fall 2003 - current: European Association for Architectural Education, privileged member;
Fall 2004 - 2007: Interior Design Educators Council, associate member, January 2008-current: professional member;
Fall 2004 - current: International Interior Design Association, associate member;
Fall 2004 - current: The American Institute of Architects, associate member;
Fall 2004 - current: International Society for Research on Emotion, associate member.

irina.solovyova[at]utsa.edu