The SoA congratulates Associate Professor Gerard Damiani, the Urban Design Building Studio (UDBS), B.Arch student Selena Zhen, and alumnus Sylvester Damianos (Class of ’56) for being recognized in the 2019 AIA Pennsylvania Architectural Excellence Awards.
John Folan Appointed Professor & Head of the Fay Jones School of Architecture and Design at the University of Arkansas
After 11 years at the Carnegie Mellon School of Architecture, Professor John Folan has been appointed Professor & Head of the Fay Jones School of Architecture and Design at the University of Arkansas. Folan previously served as the T. David Fitz-Gibbon Professor of Architecture, founder and director of the Urban Design Build Studio (UDBS), Track Chair of the Masters of Urban Design (MUD) program, and member of the Remaking Cities Institute (RCI).
Metropolis Magazine Recap of ACSA Conference Features Work of SoA Faculty
UDBS to Present as Finalist at Department of Energy 2019 Solar Decathlon Design Challenge
The Urban Design Build Studio (UDBS) will present as a finalist at the Department of Energy’s 2019 Solar Decathlon Design Challenge on Saturday 13 April at 4:30pm EDT in a livestreamed event. The studio is presenting the urban infill housing prototypes RE_CON 01 and RE_CON 02 developed by students that will be constructed in East Liberty.
UDBS Winner of ACSA 2018-2019 Collaborative Practice Award
Urban Design Build Studio Awarded State of Pennsylvania Impact Design Practice Honor during AIA PA 2018 Architectural Excellence Design Awards
The Urban Design Build Studio (UDBS) was awarded the 2018 State of Pennsylvania Impact Design Practice award as well as recognition for the REACH project during last night’s AIA Pennsylvania 2018 Architectural Excellence Design Awards ceremony. Fifth year B.Arch student Timothy Khalifa was also awarded a Student Award during the ceremony.
Two UDBS Projects Receive Design Pittsburgh 2018 Awards from AIA Pittsburgh
Public Interest Design Education Guidebook Features Work of UDBS and PROJECT RE_
UDBS Projects Win Multiple ACSA Awards
SoA Faculty, Students Win Multiple AIA Pennsylvania Awards
Experience Augmented Reality Technologies & See New Housing Prototypes at UDBS Final Review Mon 20 Nov
Vote for UDBS Film in AIA I Look Up Film Challenge People's Choice Award through 6 October
UDBS Exhibit Constructing Inclusivity On Display in CFA Great Hall
UDBS & Quito’s Universidad de las Americas Collaborate on Vertical Gardening Prototypes
Urban Design Build Studio (UDBS) students worked alongside students from the Universidad de las Américas (UDLA) in Quito, Ecuador in November. UDBS students and faculty traveled to Quito during the XX Pan American Bienal de Arquitectura to participate in the La Tolita Workshop, which itself was part of a larger research project and community-based design effort led by UDLA in Guapulo, a neighborhood in Northern Quito.
PROJECT RE_ Installs 3200-Pound Reclaimed-Steel Mural at Heinz Endowments
SoA's UDBS and PROJECT RE_ have crafted a wall from reclaimed carbon steel blanks, steel from Pittsburgh's Liberty Bridge, and steel from a former Heinz factory—and installed it on the 31st floor of a Pittsburgh building. Read more in the Post-Gazette.
SoA Students, Alumni and Faculty Sweep "Design Pittsburgh" Competition
Join UDBS for NavADAPT Review and Open House at PROJECT RE_
PROJECT RE_ Profiled by Katie Couric as Pittsburgh Innovation Leader
Yahoo News Global Anchor Katie Couric is only the most recent ardent supporter of PROJECT RE_, the dynamic collaboration between SoA's Urban Design Build Studio, the Trade Institute of Pittsburgh, and Construction Junction. Her report, part of Yahoo News's "Cities Rising: Rebuilding America" series, features PROJECT RE_ among a litany of features that make Pittsburgh one of the planet's most vibrant, innovative cities.
Join us in San Francisco!
SoA and UDBS are hosting two special events in concurrence with REAL 2016, a showcase of reality computing technologies. Events are free with registration; see more information.
