Professor and Director of the PVAMU-SoA CURES Center
Currently working at PVAMU School of Architecture as a tenured professor and Director of the PVAMU CURES (Community Urban and Rural Enhancement Services) Center. Specialized lecture and studio experience in twelve subjects. Research interests include architectural design and sustainability innovations, precision drawing and archival representation, and 3D laser scanning for the purpose of documentation and historic preservation. As Director of the CURES Center, I along with fellow faculty, staff, and students pursue active and ongoing pursue active and ongoing partnerships with residential, commercial, neighborhood citizens, property owners, and local businesses that may benefit from the application of the Center’s exceptional design service.
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About William Batson
Currently working at PVAMU School of Architecture as a tenured professor and Director of the PVAMU CURES (Community Urban and Rural Enhancement Services) Center. Specialized lecture and studio experience in twelve subjects. Research interests include architectural design and sustainability innovations, precision drawing and archival representation, and 3D laser scanning for the purpose of documentation and historic preservation. As Director of the CURES Center, I along with fellow faculty, staff, and students pursue active and ongoing pursue active and ongoing partnerships with residential, commercial, neighborhood citizens, property owners, and local businesses that may benefit from the application of the Center’s exceptional design service.
| 2007 - Present | Associate Professor, Director of CURES Center, Prairie View A&M University | |
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Disciplines
Research Interests
Grants
| 2018 - 2019 | Resilient Networks for Inclusive Digital Humanities |
| Rice University | |
| 3D laser scan and archival drawings of eight slave cottages at the former Magnolia Plantation at Cane River Creole National Historic Park, Natchitoches, LA | |
| Role: Grant Writer and PI | |
| Colleague(s): Yunsik Song and Abel Simie | |
| $11,000 | |
| 2017 - 2017 | CURES Center Development |
| Title III | |
| 3D Laser scans and Documentation of earthquake damaged Pancha Deval (five temple) Complex | |
| Role: Grant Writer and Principle Investigator | |
| Colleague(s): Stephen Song | |
| $57,510.00 | |
| 2016 - 2017 | CURES Center Development |
| Title III | |
| 3D Laser Scanning Equipment for use in Historic Preservation Projects | |
| Role: Grant Writer and Principle Investigator | |
| Colleague(s): Stephen Song, Abel Simie, and Pankaj Chhetri | |
| $291,240.00 | |
| 2016 - 2017 | Texas Mini-Grant Award |
| PVAMU Office of Research and Graduate Studies | |
| Documentation of Africa-American Communities in Shankleville, Texas | |
| Role: Co Grant Writer and Principle Investigator | |
| Colleague(s): Yunsik Song and Abel Simie | |
| $20,000.00 | |
| 2015 - 2016 | Initial Grants funds to create Historic Preservation and purchase 3D laser scanner and training |
| Title III | |
| Role: Grant Writer and Principle Investigator | |
| Colleague(s): Stephen Song | |
| $352,040.00 |
Professional Service and Affiliations
| 2021 - Present | Member, Institute of Classical Architecture & Art | 2021 - Present | Member, WASH, Watercolor Society of Houston | 2011 - Present | Associate Member, Américan Institute of Architects | 2019 - 2022 | Member, Galveston Bay Foundation, Texas City Prairie Preserve |
Honors and Awards
- Gulf Coast Green 2021 Student Competition: 2nd Place winning team with PVAMU-SoA Undergraduate Students, Alexis Adjorlolo, Carlos Vivero, and Jimena Castellanos.
- ‘46 Annual National Organization of Minority Architects Conference, Barbara G. Laurie Student Design Competition “Unbounded”. Chicago, IL. PVAMU-SOA students won Juror’s Choice Award.
- Dwight D Eisenhower Transportation Scholarship 2021: My Undergraduate PVAMU-SoA student advisee, Jarvis Hawkins won first place in the 10,000-scholarship competition
- PV SOA CURES Team (Batson, Y. Song P. Chhetri and A. Simie) Won best presentation award in the 2020 ICT4D Non-Conference In London UK, by presenting 3D Laser Scanning Technology for Historical Preservation.
Courses
- ARCH 1302 History and Theory of Architecture II
- ARCH 1301 History and Theory of Architecture I
- ARCH 1307 Visual Communication
- ARCH 1303 Design I
- ARCH 1626 Design II
- ARCH 2603 Design III
- ARCH 2604 Design IV
- ARCH 3625 Design V
- ARCH 3626 Design VI
- ARCH 3227 Design VII
- ARCH 4986 Special Projects-Design Studio
- ARCH 4333 Study Abroad
- ARCH 1315 Computer Aided Design
| 1992 - 1995 | Master of Science in Architecture, The Ohio State University ‐ Knowlton School of Architecture (KSA) | |
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| 1989 - 1991 | Bachelor of Science in Architecture, The Ohio State University ‐ Knowlton School of Architecture (KSA) | |
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| 1976 - 1982 | Bachelor of Science in Art, The Ohio State University ‐ College of Arts and Sciences | |
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