Pavlova-Gillham, Ludmilla

Job Title

Senior Campus Planner

Last Name

Pavlova-Gillham

First Name

Ludmilla

Discipline

Architectural History and Criticism
Architectural Technology
Architecture
Construction Engineering
Urban, Community and Regional Planning

Introduction

Ludmilla Pavlova-Gillham, AIA, LEED A.P. is an architect, planner and project manager with over 30 years of professional experience, over two decades of which was dedicated to the University of Massachusetts community. As Senior Campus Planner at UMass Amherst she is responsible for facilities and urban planning to support the comprehensive planning and design activities of the campus. She conducts master plan programming, system and project planning, space utilization studies, feasibility studies, sustainability and campus planning studies. She manages and conducts planning activities and feasibility studies for complex, multi-million-dollar projects, including research and academic facilities, financial analyses and forecasts, development of alternatives and recommendations of solutions. She develops facility programs, goals and objectives, technical requirements, and cost estimates including coordination of in-house staff and management of external consultants. Her work includes land use planning, landscape improvements, pedestrian and vehicular circulation, transportation and infrastructure systems. She provides expert consulting services to University clients and in-house professional staff on campus and facilities planning to support the campus development and master planning process.
Passionate about campus sustainability and heritage preservation, Pavlova-Gillham often lectures on the topic and helped author the first UMass Amherst Sustainability Plan and the Master Plan Sustainability chapter. She is a founding member of UMassBRUT - a campaign designed to educate and advocate for the conservation, renovation, and reuse of Brutalist architecture throughout the UMass higher education state-wide community.  Prior to coming to UMass Amherst she worked for design firms in New York City, most notably for John M.Y. Lee/Michael Timchula Associates, managing the design and construction of the Curtis/Balkan Factory in Sofia, Bulgaria, and as a member of the team that designed the Shenzhen City Center Urban Design and City Hall in Shenzhen, China.
Pavlova-Gillham has a Bachelor of Arts in Architecture and European Cultural Studies from Princeton University and a Masters of Architecture from Columbia University. She has served on the boards of the AIA MA Chapter, the AIA Western Massachusetts Chapter and the USGBC MA Chapter.  Currently she is on the board of the SCUP North Atlantic Regional Council and on the AIA Public Architects Committee.

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FY13 Scope III Emissions Methodology and Data
(2013-01-01) Farzinmoghadam, Mohamad; Pavlova-Gillham, Ludmilla
UMass Amherst has developed it's own methodology for calculating the Scope III emissions of the University, which includes emissions generated from air travel and employee and student commuting miles to campus. This report explains the methodology and presents the data outcomes for Fiscal Year 2013 (FY13).
Comprehensive Academic and Classroom Facilities Plan
(2009-12-03) Nordberg, Joel; Wing, Alex; Funovits, Jeff; Blaze, Emily; Beltram, Jenna; Storer, Ann; Harvey, Bryan; Pavlova-Gillham, Ludmilla D.
In 2009 UMass Amherst, under the direction of Chancellor Robert Holub, engaged in a Framework for Excellence initiative and a commitment to elevate the national profile of the institution. The Framework for Excellence called for the recruitment of 250 additional faculty and an increase of 2,500 undergraduate students over the next 10 years. More space and improved, state-of-the-arts facilities was recognized as key in attracting and retaining the highest caliber faculty and students. The Comprehensive Academic and Classroom Facilities Plan was funded by the MA Division of Capital Asset Management & Maintenance (DCAMM), which hired Burt Hill to initiate an investigation of UMass Amherst key academic buildings, classrooms and teaching environments, department program space and potential site development to accommodate the strategic growth outlined in the Framework for Excellence. The study’s focus was on the physical needs of academic (non-science and engineering) programs, including the School of Education, College of Humanities and Fine Arts, Isenberg School of Management, School of Nursing, College of Social and Behavioral Sciences, Commonwealth College, and selected programs under the Vice Chancellor of Academic Affairs and the Provost (VCAA&P). The analysis of this study was based on data available in the fall semester of 2008 as a baseline for a plan to address academic needs in a unified and comprehensive manner. Key findings are organized under the general headings of buildings, classrooms, departments and site requirements and each grouping evaluates condition, accessibility, space needs, and other key requirements. Due to state budget concerns, this study was terminated after the information gathering phase, prior to completing potential solutions or arriving at a consensus solution. Nevertheless, its findings have contributed to planned improvements of student learning and academic facilities and the subsequent funding and construction of the Integrative Learning Center by DCAMM.
Campus Sustainability
(2021-10-22) Pavlova-Gillham, Ludmilla
Sustainability at the UMass Amherst Campus is part of a long tradition of Sustainable Development and is driven by a century of policy, culminating in the latest efforts of the Massachusetts Commonwealth to plan for climate change and carbon neutrality. This presentation provides a summary of current initiatives and processes that are underway to reduce the UMass Amherst carbon footprint and to plan for a transition to renewable energy. It gives an overview of the sustainability and campus engagement resources that Campus Planning makes available to the public and its community of faculty and students, so that they can understand and study the campus physical environment as a living laboratory for the energy transition. The presentation also outlines the campus approach to conservation of historic buildings and landscapes, and underscores the important role that the renovation of mid-century modern buildings will play in addressing campus sustainability and improving the physical environment. A case study of the 2003 – 2006 upgrades to Herter Hall, designed by Colletti Brothers Architects and constructed in 1969, illustrates technical challenges related to phased renovation of mid-century windows and HVAC, as well as indoor air quality benefits associated with the modernization and conservation approach.
FY13-FY15 Scope III Emissions Methodology and Data
(2015-01-01) Farzinmoghadam, Mohamad; Pavlova-Gillham, Ludmilla
UMass Amherst has developed it's own methodology for calculating the Scope III emissions of the University, which includes emissions generated from air travel and employee and student commuting miles to campus. This report explains the methodology and presents the data outcomes for Fiscal Year 2013 (FY13) through Fiscal Year 2015 (FY15).
The Toad not Taken
Pavlova-Gillham, Ludmilla
Literary inspiration: Robert Frost's poem "The Road not Taken" (and walks in the North Amherst Golf Course where a vernal pool is very much alive). Winner: Best in Show
Taming the Brut: Education, Conservation and Advocacy
(2023-06-09) Pavlova-Gillham, Ludmilla D.; McCoy, Chandler; Carroon, Jean; Corey Freed, Eric
Is Brutalism part of your architectural biography? Midcentury public concrete buildings are easy to dislike, are demolished at an increasing rate, and comprise hundreds of millions of GSF . Join a panel of experts to discover how the conservation and adaptation of these “Bruts” is a principal strategy for climate action. Explore innovative solutions for Brutalist building reuse and conservation as part of a carbon zero initiative, learn how to develop an effective marketing and advocacy campaign for historic preservation, and learn why such advocacy matters for a circular economy and for the next generation of architects in practice. LEARNING OBJECTIVES 1. Discuss the historical context and current perceptions (both positive and negative) of midcentury modern and Brutalist public architecture, and articulate methods for determining architectural significance to owners and the public. 2. Make the case for existing building renovation and historic preservation in the context of climate change and the circular economy. 3. Explore new methods for designing, justifying, and implementing net-zero energy and zero carbon approaches in existing buildings. 4. Identify key elements of a successful marketing, sustainability, and conservation education campaign that engages design and construction consultants, owners, public architects and administrators, community stakeholders, and the public.
UMass Amherst Green Building Guidelines v.2 and LEEDv4
(2016-01) Landrey, Kylie A.; Mendoza, Ted; Pavlova-Gillham, Ludmilla; Farzinmoghadam, Mohamad; Tabatabaee, Somayeh; Mostafavi, Nariman; Mann, Ray Kinoshita; Dalzell, Jeffrey; Aksamija, Ajla
Facilities & Campus Services supports sustainability and energy conservation initiatives by providing in-house resources to campus staff as well as designers, contractors and other consultants working with the University. The UMass Amherst Green Building Guidelines v2 and LEED v4 provide a framework for approaching new construction and major renovation projects at UMass Amherst that are undergoing LEED v4 certification by focusing the conversation on those green building aspects that are most important to the campus. They are intended to be the beginning of a dynamic conversation between designers, environmental consultants and constructors, university stakeholders, and users of new high performance buildings.
UMass Amherst Green Building Guidelines 2013
(2013-01) Pavlova-Gillham, Ludmilla; Mendoza, Ted; Small, Ezra; O'Flaherty, Patricia; Mostafavi, Nariman; Farzinmoghadam, Mohamed; Pozveh, Somayeh Tabatabaee
Facilities & Campus Services, Sustainable UMass and Campus Planning support sustainability and energy conservation initiatives by providing in-house resources to campus staff as well as designers and contractors working with the University. The UMass Amherst Green Building Guidelines provide a framework for approaching new construction and major renovation projects at UMass Amherst that are undergoing LEED certification by focusing the conversation on green building aspects that are most important to the campus. They are intended to be the beginning of a dynamic conversation between designers, environmental consultants and constructors, university stakeholders, and users of new high performance buildings.
Planning for Student Union Functions Study
(2012-01) Pavlova-Gillham, Ludmilla
This is a report to the UMass Amherst Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs and Campus Life that identifies current and future co-curricula student activities on campus and develops creative solutions to help meet those needs. The report includes an inventory of existing activities, maps their campus distribution and proposes a preliminary campus-wide space program for those activities.
UMass Amherst Energy Modeling Guidelines
(2015-01) Mostafavi, Nariman; Mendoza, Ted; Quackenbush, Jeffrey G.; Beauregard, Sandy J; Burbank, Jason J; Farzinmoghadam, Mohamad; Pavlova-Gillham, Ludmilla; Landrey, Kylie A.
Facilities & Campus Services, Sustainable UMass and Campus Planning support sustainability and energy conservation initiatives by providing in-house resources to campus staff as well as designers and contractors working with the University. The Campus energy Modeling Guidelines were developed in 2015 as a resource on how to: i) generate energy models for campus buildings; ii) provide quality assurance review of current energy models; and iii) share UMass Amherst energy modeling input parameters with project design teams for them to establish a baseline building energy profile.