Professor Sarosh Anklesaria coauthored an article in Scroll.in, one of India's most widely circulated English news magazines, with Shubhra Raje and Riyaz Tayyibji. The authors reflect on a recent campaign to stop the demolition of dormitory buildings at IIM, Ahmedabad designed by Louis Kahn. The article calls for an ethic of empathy, care, and maintenance in the context of aging modernisms.
Sarosh Anklesaria's Work Featured in Strelka Magazine
Professor Sarosh Anklesaria recently published a longform essay in Strelka Magazine, titled “Cooking New Worlds: From Machinic Architectures to Biome Ecologies.” His work disentangles the machinic architectures of planetary food production, and points to other ways of worldbuilding, by introducing the Urban Symbiome—a proposed vision for a future based on an ethic of kinship, degrowth, and circular thinking.
Stefan Gruber to Present at 109th Annual ACSA Meeting After Winning Two Education Awards
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.”
Akin Family Establishes Fund in Memory of Professor Ömer Akin
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.
Remaking Cities Institute Faculty to Work with Monessen and Shaler on Traffic21 Smart Mobility Challenge Projects
Remaking Cities Institute director Ray Gastil and faculty Jonathan Kline and Stephen Quick will work with the City of Monessen and the Township of Shaler, winners of Traffic21’s third annual Smart Mobility Challenge, to develop mobility/urban design recommendations from computer visualization data to respond to community priorities.
CMU Team Earns Honorable Mention in 2021 ULI Hines Student Competition
A CMU team including SoA students Colleen Duong (B.Arch ‘21), Sean O'Connor (M.Arch ‘21), and Zhecui Zhang (M.Arch ‘21) received Honorable Mention in the 2021 Urban Land Institute (ULI) Hines Student Competition. The team was advised by SoA faculty Valentina Vavasis and Jonathan Kline. Their entry “The KC Knot” envisions Kansas City’s East Village as an area that embraces socioeconomic and racial diversity, encourages sustainable transportation, and supports equitable job growth and innovation.
Daniel Cardoso Llach curates Vers un imaginaire numérique exhibition in Montreal in Fall 2021
Daniel Cardoso Llach is the lead curator of Vers un imaginaire numérique, a new exhibition examining the nexus of architecture, design, and computation in North America. The show will take place in the Centre de design de l’UQAM in Montreal in the fall of 2021, supported by a prestigious $50,000 CAD Connections Grant from the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada (SSHRC).
2021 SoA Awards Program Applications due Tue 30 Mar at 5pm ET
The School of Architecture is now accepting applications for the 2021 SoA Awards Program. Awards are available for both undergraduate and graduate students, as well as two faculty awards. More information about the awards and links to the applications are available on the SoA Awards page. Applications are due on Tuesday, 30 March 2021 at 5:00pm EST.
Ömer Akin Remembrance Event is March 13 at 1pm ET
The Carnegie Mellon School of Architecture invites you to join us on Saturday, 13 March 2021 at 1:00pm ET for a Remembrance of Ömer Akin, Professor Emeritus with the SoA. The event will be hosted on Zoom. We'll be joined by members of his family, as well as his fellow faculty, friends, students, and colleagues, who will share their remembrances of him and his legacy to the school and the profession.
Vivian Loftness Receives 2021 ARCC James Haecker Award for Distinguished Leadership in Architectural Research
Professor Vivian Loftness, FAIA was awarded the 2021 ARCC James Haecker Award for Distinguished Leadership in Architectural Research by the Board of Directors of the Architectural Research Centers Consortium (ARCC). This award recognizes an individual who has made outstanding contributions to the growth of research in architecture and related fields.
School of Architecture Invites Applications for 2021-22 Visiting Professorships
Carnegie Mellon University School of Architecture invites applications for the 2021-22 Ann Kalla Professorship in Architecture and the Joseph F. Thomas Visiting Professorship. We welcome emerging practitioners, scholars and studio educators with focused research and/or creative work interested in teaching. Applications due 18 January 2021 at 11:59pm ET.
Joshua Bard Promoted to Associate Professor with Indefinite Tenure
The School of Architecture is pleased to announce that Joshua Bard has been promoted to Associate Professor and awarded indefinite tenure with the school, effective July 1, 2020. Bard is an architectural educator conducting applied research at the intersection of construction culture and robotic technology.
Professor Dana Cupkova Blends Research and Practice with EPIPHYTE Lab
For Associate Professor Dana Cupkova, pushing boundaries is nothing new. She works continuously to develop novel models for integrating her teaching with research. This approach is exemplified in her work at EPIPHYTE Lab, an architecture design and research platform situated at the intersection of academia and practice.
Ray Gastil Presents "Future Work Force" at Georgia Tech #SMARTer Together Webinar Series Thu 29 Oct
Remaking Cities Institute Director Ray Gastil to speak on "Future Work Force" in recognition of the accelerated shifts of how and where we work and in response to challenges for infrastructure, training, and equity. The panel discussion is part of the #SMARTer Together Webinar Series at Georgia Tech on Thursday 29 October at 9:30am ET.
Ray Gastil and Don Carter Present at National Council for Preservation Education Conference Mon 26 Oct
Remaking Cities Institute Director Ray Gastil, and Senior Research Fellow Don Carter, will speak at the National Council for Preservation Education (NCPE) Fall 2020 Conference on Monday 26 October at 5:00pm ET. Gastil’s talk, "Adaptive Preservation: Responding to the Challenge at Scale," focuses on large scale adaptive reuse projects in Pittsburgh. Don Carter presents "Remaking Small Post-Industrial Cities."
Ray Gastil Presents "Post-Industrial Pittsburgh" Lecture Tue 27 Oct at 12pm ET
Ray Gastil Serves on Steering Committee of the Oakland Plan
Remaking Cities Institute Director Ray Gastil is serving on the steering committee of the Oakland Plan being developed by the City of Pittsburgh, through City Planning and related departments. This is a critical time for engagement in the Oakland Plan process, which is seeking participants for the Action Teams that will help define the plan’s priorities.
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.