Associate Professor, Curriculum Coordinator of Facilities Management and Architecture Majors
Architecture

Fauzia Sadiq Garcia, RA, LEED AP, IFMA

Fauzia Sadiq Garcia is an Associate Professor of Instruction at Temple University and Curriculum Coordinator of Facilities Management & Architecture Majors. She is a registered architect, educator and artist harnessing technological advancements to challenge traditional use of materials and construction methods. Her current research is centered on environmental justice issues surrounding heavy industrial sites. She has taught architecture studios focused on resilience during extreme heat and drought climate conditions, and studios centered on communities affected by oil refinery pollution.

Fauzia is principal at Sadiq Garcia Design, a visual arts and design practice that employs various modes of fabrication for custom products and creative design solutions for architectural projects. She has several decades of professional experience working at firms in Atlanta, New York City and Philadelphia on high-profile international projects and award-winning national projects. Fauzia is a Board member for the American Institute of Architects Philadelphia chapter as Director of Education, and Editorial Board member for the AIA Philadelphia Context Journal.

Education
MArch, Harvard University, 2003
BSArch, Georgia Institute of Technology, 1999

Selected Work
Sadiq Garcia, F. (2024, Winter). Co-Editor for Policy & Design Issue. AIA Philadelphia Context Journal

Sadiq Garcia, F. (2021, Summer). Philadelphia Energy Solutions Refinery: Cause for Environmental Justice. AIA Philadelphia Context Journal, 26-29

Sadiq Garcia, F. (2019, Spring). Practice Profiles. AIA Philadelphia Context Journal, 12-15

Sadiq Garcia, F. (2018). DesignPhiladelphia, Temple University Faculty Exhibit, Bok Building, Philadelphia, PA

Sadiq Garcia, F. (2017). Sadiq Garcia Design Solo Exhibit, The Art Shop, Philadelphia, PA

Selected Residencies
Dean’s Scholar/Artist in Residency Program, Temple University Rome, 2019
Researched Zaha Hadid Architect’s MAXXI Museum to analyze the exterior concrete envelope

Image credit: Temple University Photography / Joseph V. Labolito