The Fall 2020 Lecture and Dialogue Series presents “Reframing Utopias: Architecture and Power, Equity and Justice” on Wed 11 Nov at 3:00pm ET. “Reframing Utopias” pairs Toni Griffin (The Just City Lab, Harvard GSD) and Shawn Rickenbacker (J. Max Bond Center for Urban Futures, Spitzer School of Architecture CCNY) in conversation to share parallel and differing perspectives on their work in New York as well as the larger general context.
Fall Lecture Series Welcomes Maria Lisogorskaya on Mon 09 Nov
The 2020 Fall Lecture Series continues on Monday 09 November at 7:00pm ET as we welcome Maria Lisogorskaya for her lecture “Collaborations.” Lisogorskaya will present the journey of the past ten years of the practice Assemble, a multi-disciplinary collective working across architecture, design, and art.
William H. Frey Lecture "Diversity Explosion: How New Racial Demographics Are Changing America"
Remaking Cities Institute presented William H. Frey’s lecture "Diversity Explosion: How New Racial Demographics Are Changing America." Frey is a Senior Research Fellow at the Brookings Institution and the preeminent demographer in the U.S. His recent book is the definitive work on how the U.S. population is changing and how minorities are infusing our aging labor force with vitality and innovation.
"Reframing Utopias: Power and Politics, Visionary and Phenomenological" with Maria Lisogorskaya & Marshall Brown is Wed 04 Nov at 4:30pm ET
The Fall 2020 Lecture and Dialogue Series presents “Reframing Utopias: Power and Politics, Visionary and Phenomenological” on Wed 04 Nov at 4:30pm ET. “Reframing Utopias” pairs Maria Lisogorskaya and Marshall Brown in conversation on a wide-ranging series of issues, including visionary thinking in the built/unbuilt environment, architecture and power, and the phenomenology and politics of materiality and tectonics.
Fall Lecture Series Welcomes Shawn Rickenbacker on Mon 02 Nov
The 2020 Fall Lecture Series continues on Monday 02 November at 7:00pm ET as we welcome Shawn Rickenbacker for his lecture “Systemic Design Disruptions, ” which reimagines the role and purpose of design as a disruptive social and cultural force. The Bond Center Director discusses work undertaken by the center's diverse cast of collaborators ranging from architects to economists and data scientists.
Fall Lecture Series Welcomes Mabel O. Wilson on Mon 26 Oct
The 2020 Fall Lecture Series continues on Monday 26 October at 7:00pm ET as we welcome Mabel O. Wilson for her lecture “Bulletproofing America’s Public Space: Race, Remembrance and Emmett Till.” Wilson is the Nancy and George E Rupp Professor of Architecture, Planning and Preservation, a Professor in African American and African Diaspora Studies, and the Director of the Institute for Research in African American Studies (IRAAS) at Columbia University.
Join us for the Environmental Justice and the Built Environment Teach-In on Fri 16 Oct
The Carnegie Mellon School of Architecture hosts the Environmental Justice and the Built Environment Teach-In on Friday 16 October. This set of conversations, organized by students and faculty, aims to foster learning about how the design and planning of the built environment contributes to environmental harms that specifically concentrate in marginalized Black and brown communities, and the ways in which designers can work with communities to address these structural and localized conditions.
2020 Fall Lecture Series Welcomes William Gilchrist on Mon 12 Oct
The 2020 Fall Lecture Series continues on Monday 12 October at 7:00pm ET as we welcome William Gilchrist for his talk “Urban Design as a Catalyst for Environmental Equity” during the annual David Lewis Lecture on Urban Design and Social Equity. Prior to the lecture, we welcome you to join us at 5:30pm ET for a Remembrance of David Lewis, Distinguished Teaching Professor of Urban Studies at Carnegie Mellon.
Erica Cochran Hameen to Present at Green Building United 2020 Sustainability Symposium Thu 22 Oct
Dr. Erica Cochran Hameen to present at Green Building United's 10th annual Sustainability Symposium on Thursday 22 October. Dr. Cochran Hameen, along with Dr. Esther Obonyo, Professor & Director of the Global Building Network, and Ruth Ann Norton, President of the Green & Healthy Homes Initiative, will lead a workshop and seminar titled “Scaling Energy Efficiency and Energy Reduction Incentives: The research, policy, practice triangle.”
School of Architecture to Host David Lewis Remembrance Event on Mon 12 Oct at 5:30pm ET
The Carnegie Mellon School of Architecture invites you to join us on Monday 12 October at 5:30pm ET for a Remembrance of David Lewis, Distinguished Teaching Professor of Urban Studies at Carnegie Mellon. We'll be joined by members of David’s family, as well as his fellow faculty, friends, and colleagues, who will share their remembrances of him and his legacy to the school, the profession, and the Pittsburgh community.
2020 Fall Lecture Series Welcomes Marshall Brown on Mon 05 Oct
The 2020 Fall Lecture Series continues on Monday 05 October at 7:00pm ET as we welcome Marshall Brown for his talk “Recurrent Visions.” Believing that the architect’s role is to test and expand the boundaries of reality, Brown’s projects give form to the interactions between architecture, power, and acts of world-making. The event is free and open to all, and advance registration is not required.
2020 Fall Lecture Series Begins with Toni Griffin on Mon 28 Sep
The 2020 Fall Lecture Series begins on Monday 28 September at 7:00pm as we welcome Toni Griffin for her talk “Design and the Just City.” Can design have a meaningful impact on social and spatial justice in cities, and why justice is not the same as equity. The event is free and open to all, and advance registration is not required.
Ray Gastil Moderates "COVID-19 and the Future of our Cities: The Future of Work" Wed 23 Sep
Remaking Cities Institute Director Ray Gastil moderates the discussion "COVID-19 and the Future of our Cities: The Future of Work" on Wednesday 23 September from 11:00am-12:00pm. The event's organizers are University Alliance Ruhr, ICLEI - Local Governments for Sustainability, and the German Center for Research and Innovation.
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.
EX-CHANGE 2020 Launches Fri 04 Sep with Events through Sun 13 Sep
The 2020 edition of EX-CHANGE, the SoA’s annual exhibition, publication, and series of events celebrating the work of the school from first year through PhD, launches Fri 04 Sep, with events running through Sun 13 Sep. The first ever online EX-CHANGE exhibition launches at exchange.soa.cmu.edu Fri 04 Sep at 5pm EST, set to music by DJ HUNY for the first 24 hours. Additional virtual events take place September 04-13 organized by AIAS, NOMAS, and inter·punct.
Announcing the Revised List of Speakers for the Fall 2020 CMU School of Architecture Lecture Series
The Carnegie Mellon University School of Architecture is pleased to announce this revised list of guest speakers for the 2020 Fall Lecture Series. The Fall Lecture Series will focus attention on architecture and activism, and the role that architecture can have towards social equity and spatial justice. Due to the current global health crisis and university policy, the Fall 2020 Lecture Series will be held in a virtual format for all visits.
Announcing the 2020 SoA Awards Program Virtual Feature
The School of Architecture is pleased to announce the release of our 2020 SoA Awards Program virtual feature. Since we were not able to hold an in-person ceremony this year due to the global pandemic, this video features video messages from the award donors and recipients, as well as images of the winning students’ work.