Carnegie Mellon Architecture faculty and alumni on project teams at Pittsburgh-based design firms were recognized for outstanding design at the 2023 Design Pittsburgh Awards. A signature program of AIA Pittsburgh, the annual event highlights outstanding architecture and design in the Pittsburgh region.
Carter Nelson (B.Arch '17) Awarded 2022 Highlands Travel Fellowship
The School of Architecture is pleased to announce that Carter Nelson (B.Arch '17) has been selected as the winner of the 2022 Delbert Highlands Travel Fellowship for his proposal Dovecotes of Tinos. With this award, Nelson will fully document a selection of dovecotes on the Greek island of Tinos in order to help support their preservation.
SoA Graduating Students Awarded CMU Senior Leadership Recognition
The School of Architecture is proud to announce that 14 of this year’s graduating students have been awarded CMU Senior Leadership Recognition (SLR). This recognition is reserved for those students who have made an unparalleled impact on the university community, leaving CMU a better place as a result of their leadership, vision, and initiative.
Alumna Lea Albaugh ('09) Advises CMU Student Research on Robotized Garments
Faculty and Alumni Lead Research on Carbon Management Strategies at 2020 AIA/ACSA Intersections Research Conference
School of Architecture faculty and alumni are contributing their expertise on carbon management strategies during the 2020 AIA/ACSA Intersections Research Conference: CARBON taking place 30 Sep – 02 Oct 2020. Assistant Professor Erica Cochran Hameen, PhD is co-chairing the conference. Professors Bill Bates, Vivian Loftness, and Joshua Lee, and alumni Leila Srinivasan and Zoe Kaufman, are moderating and presenting.
Alumna Carolyn Caranante Makes her Mark on NYC’s One World Trade Center and Manhattan West
Alumnus David Eskenazi Wins 2020 Architectural League Prize
Alumnus Gabriel Cuellar Awarded ACSA 2020 Course Development Prize
The SoA congratulates alumnus Gabriel Cuellar (B.Arch ‘08) for receiving a 2020 Course Development Prize presented by ACSA and The Temple Hoyne Buell Center for the Study of American Architecture at Columbia University. Cuellar’s course proposal “Exist, Flourish, Evolve” — Territorial Care and the Upper Misi-ziibi explores how architecture can uphold and promote the Rights of Nature in the context of the Mississippi headwaters watershed.
MODU and Eric Forman Studio’s Heart Squared on View in Times Square
Heart Squared, an interactive cloud of steel and mirrors dedicated to love and diversity, is open to the public in Times Square through the end of February. It is this year’s winner of New York City’s annual Times Square Valentine Heart Design Competition. Alumnus Tom Sterling (B.Arch ‘16), Architectural Designer at MODU Architecture, is a member of the project team that developed the installation.
Michael Baker (B.Arch ‘05) Awarded 2020 Highlands Travel Fellowship
School of Architecture Faculty, Students, and Alumni Recognized at 2019 AIA Pennsylvania Architectural Excellence Awards
SoA Faculty and Alumni Participate in SAY IT LOUD Pennsylvania Exhibition Opening Fri 01 Nov
Erica Cochran Hameen, PhD and Bill Bates, FAIA, together with alumni Ernest Bellamy and Chase Kea and nine UDream Alumni, will participate in SAY IT LOUD Pennsylvania, Representation Matters: Changing the Face of Architecture. The exhibit will run through the month of November and showcases the work of minority architects and designers. The opening reception is Friday 01 November from 6:00-10:00pm at GBBN Architects.
In Memory of Raymond J. Sinagra
Alumna Patricia Culley Named 2019 40 Under 40 Honoree
MTID Alumnus Robert Zacharias Collaborates with slowdanger to Create Dance You Can Feel
Gautam Thakkar (M.Arch ’19) Wins First Place, Sai Prateek Narayan (MUD ’19) Honorable Mention in The Future of My City Graduate Student Competition
In Memory of Alumnus Rich Bamburak, AIA
The School of Architecture mourns the recent passing of alumnus Richard F. "Rich" Bamburak, AIA. Rich attended Carnegie Mellon, where he began his lifelong love and passion for architecture. He was a talented and creative architect designing numerous award-winning projects during his career at WTW Architects, where he was a Senior Principal.
Alumnus Jacob Russo’s Startup NexLoop Develops Urban Water Capture System Inspired by Spiderwebs
Jacob Russo (B.Arch ’14), and his startup NexLoop, has been invited to join a collaborative Circular Economy demonstration project on Governors Island, NYC. NexLoop will clad the exterior of a shipping container with its AquaWeb system, enabling the farm’s irrigation to be supplemented with atmospheric water.
An Atlas of Commoning Exhibition Opens Sat 29 June at Miller ICA
The international premiere of An Atlas of Commoning opens Saturday 29 June at the Miller ICA at CMU. Curated by Associate Professor Stefan Gruber and fueled by the collaborative research and thesis projects of Master of Urban Design students, the exhibition explores how citizen-led initiatives can transform cities into more just and resilient places.