The School of Architecture is proud to announce the winners of our 2021 Graduation Awards, as well as the Stuart L. Brown Memorial Scholarship and the inaugural David Lewis Community Engagement Design Scholarship. Please join us in congratulating the winners on their tremendous accomplishments, and thanks to all of those who participated in this year’s competitions.
DesignIntelligence Architecture Schools Rating Surveys Now Open, Deadline Extended to Fri 06 Aug
The Carnegie Mellon School of Architecture invites hiring professionals, current students, and recent graduates to participate in the annual DesignIntelligence Architecture Schools Rating Surveys, open now through 06 August 2021. This annual survey identifies which schools are best preparing students for professional practice and which are most admired.
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.
Join Us for the School of Architecture Virtual Diploma Ceremony on Sat 22 May at 3:00pm EDT
The School of Architecture invites you to join us for our 2021 Virtual Diploma Ceremony on Saturday 22 May beginning at 3:00pm EDT. This year’s event features undergraduate student speaker Alyssa Mayorga, B.Arch and graduate student speaker Afshan Rehman, MSSD. SoA faculty will read the names of our graduates and announce the winners of our 2021 Graduation Awards.
BOTH / AND: 2021 ASOS Thesis Show, Symposium, and Pop-Up Exhibition May 14-15
The 2021 ASOS Thesis Show embraces dizzying multiplicities, divergent interests, and engaging ambiguity. This digital exhibition presents the widely varied work of B.Arch, M.Arch, MUD, and MAAD students under one collective statement: BOTH / AND. The final reviews take place on Fri 14 May. The 2021 thesis events will culminate in an in-person, on-campus pop-up show the evening of Sat 15 May.
Announcing the Winners of the 2021 SoA Awards Program
Announcing the Spring 2021 Final Reviews Schedule May 03-17
The Carnegie Mellon School of Architecture invites you to join us for the Spring 2021 Final Reviews from Monday 03 May through Monday 17 May. View the full schedule of events on the S21 Final Reviews page and register to attend on Zoom at the individual event pages listed on the Upcoming Events page.
Commencement Weekend is May 22-23, 2021
CMU will host two live commencement ceremonies – one on Sat 22 May for master's and doctoral degree candidates, and one on Sun 23 May for bachelor’s degree candidates. Graduating students have the option to participate virtually or in person. The School of Architecture will host a virtual Diploma Ceremony on Sat 22 May. Congratulations to the Class of 2021!
RCI Working to Address First Mile/Last Mile and Micromobility Challenges Outside the Urban Core
The Remaking Cities Institute (RCI) and Traffic21 CMU faculty are working with communities in Allegheny County to address first mile/last mile and micromobility challenges that exist outside of the urban core. The Linking our Networked Communities (LINC) project is underway in partnership with the Quaker Valley Coalition of Governments (QVCOG) and the communities of Bellevue, Avalon, Ben Avon, Emsworth, and Kilbuck. The study, supported by a challenge grant from CMU’s Traffic21 and the Mobilty21 Urban Transportation Center, focuses on critical issues for mobility and urban design for towns beyond the urban core in the Southwestern Pennsylvania region.
Sarosh Anklesaria Writes on Recent Campaign Against Demolition of IIM Buildings by Louis Kahn
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.
inter·punct's 10th birthday!
As far as we can tell, 2021 is the 10th year of inter·punct – seems like cause for celebration, right? The group has changed a lot over the years, but join us as we commemorate all iterations of inter·punks past and present this semester! We've got a special slate of events and releases planned for the coming months – so mark your calendars now and stay tuned for updates!
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.
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.
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.
Announcing the Fall 2020 Final Reviews Schedule Dec 07-18
The Carnegie Mellon School of Architecture invites you to join us for the Fall 2020 Final Reviews from Monday 07 December through Friday 18 December. View the full schedule of events on the F20 Final Reviews page and register to attend on Zoom at the individual event pages listed on the Upcoming Events page.
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.
PhD-AECM Candidate Bobuchi Ken-Opurum Wins EDF Business Case Award
The Environmental Defense Fund (EDF) awarded PhD-AECM candidate Bobuchi Ken-Opurum the Business Case Award on Wednesday 14 October for her Climate Corps Fellowship at the NYC Mayor’s Office of Resiliency over this past summer, where she developed a GIS integrated Cost-Benefit Analysis Decision Support tool. This award recognizes the fellow who has presented the strongest case for a project recommendation, backed by sound quantitative analysis and with a high likelihood of implementation.
Announcing the David Lewis Community Engagement Design Scholarship
The Carnegie Mellon School of Architecture is proud to announce the establishment of the David Lewis Community Engagement Design Scholarship in memory of David Lewis, Distinguished Teaching Professor of Urban Studies at Carnegie Mellon. This award is open to SoA students who work within diverse communities through participatory architectural design processes and demonstrate commitments to social justice and community service. The School of Architecture will announce the call for applications for the first award cycle in the spring of 2021.
Freedom By Design Chapter Awarded 2020 NOMA-NAACP-SEED Award for Design Excellence in Justice, Equity, Diversity and Inclusion
The Carnegie Mellon Freedom By Design chapter has been awarded a 2020 NOMA-NAACP-SEED Award for Design Excellence in Justice, Equity, Diversity and Inclusion for the Weatherization Kit Project. The project aims to address housing inequalities by providing information and materials to help Pittsburgh families save money and energy in the winter months.