Stefan Gruber will present at the 109th Annual ACSA Meeting March 24-26, 2021. He was awarded two 2021 Architectural Education Awards in the Collaborative Practice category for his studio's research for the travelling exhibition "An Atlas of Commoning," and in the AIA/ACSA Housing Design Education category for his spring 2020 studio "Cooperative Housing for the 2000-Watt Society.”
Group Exhibition "Human Scale Remeasured" Features Work of Stefan Gruber’s Spring 2020 Cooperative Housing Studio
Associate Professor Stefan Gruber has initiated an international cooperation between five schools of architecture that investigates Cooperative Housing for the 2000-Watt Society. They explore how to address the intertwined issues of affordable housing and resource scarcity against the backdrop of ecological, economic, and political crisis and design for more equitable, collaborative, and resilient communities. “Human Scale Remeasured” is currently on show at the Aedes Architecture Forum in Berlin through 13 May 2021.
Jeremy Ficca and Stefan Gruber Awarded ACSA 2020 Architectural Education Awards
The SoA congratulates Jeremy Ficca and Stefan Gruber for receiving 2020 Architectural Education Awards presented by the Association of Collegiate Schools of Architecture (ACSA). Ficca was awarded in the Creative Achievement category for his course Fabricating Customization, and Gruber was awarded in the Collaborative Practice category for the project Urban Acupuncture for Community Forge.
Stefan Gruber Presents “Commoning the City—Notes from assembling an Atlas” at the Graham Foundation Thu 21 Nov
On Thu 21 Nov at 6pm, Associate Professor Stefan Gruber presents “Commoning the City—Notes from assembling an Atlas” at the Graham Foundation in Chicago. This talk asks many questions, including: What impact can commoning have on the bottom-up transformation of cities? And what agency do designers have in contributing to such commons transition?
Community Forge Playscape Wins ULI Pittsburgh’s 2019 Placemaking Award for Community Place
The “Acupuncture for Community Forge” playscape won ULI Pittsburgh’s 2019 Placemaking Award in the category of Community Places at the 7th Annual Placemaking Awards for Excellence ceremony on Friday 18 October. In Spring 2019, the Urban Collaboratory Studio led by Professor Gruber worked with Community Forge, a citizen-led initiative that is transforming a former vacant school in Wilkinsburg into a community center.
SoA Faculty to Present at 10th Anniversary of the EcoDistricts Summit in Pittsburgh Nov 4-5
SoA faculty Stefan Gruber, Christine Mondor, and Ray Gastil to participate in the 10th Anniversary of the EcoDistricts Summit in Pittsburgh Nov 4-5, 2019. The summit brings together community and urban leaders to reimagine cities from the neighborhood up and co-design the neighborhoods of the future.
EX-CHANGE: A celebration of work at the School of Architecture – latest edition now in print!
Announcing the release of the 2019 edition of EX-CHANGE, a publication celebrating the work of the SoA from first year to PhD. Inaugurated in 2017, EX-CHANGE represents an ongoing opportunity to shine new light on the SoA programs and to position the work within larger questions of research and practice. Latest edition now available in print and online.
Gautam Thakkar (M.Arch ’19) Wins First Place, Sai Prateek Narayan (MUD ’19) Honorable Mention in The Future of My City Graduate Student Competition
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.