The 2022 EX-CHANGE celebrates projects from first year through PhD programs through an exhibition in the CFA Great Hall, on view August 29-September 11, 2022. The exhibition, designed by means+methods, led by Aviva Rubin (B.Arch ‘07) and Carolynn Karp, will be accompanied by a catalog designed by Group Project, Jimmy Luu and Ryan Menefee (DC ’08, HNZ ’09).
Announcing the Winner of the 2022 Stewart L. Brown Memorial Scholarship
Congratulations to Ankitha Vasudev, winner of the 2022 Stewart L. Brown Memorial Scholarship, part of the Fourth-Year Design Awards. This award recognizes professional promise in terms of attitudes and scholastic achievement. A jury convened by the Pittsburgh AIA reviews the portfolios and selects the winner. The award amount is $9,000.
Announcing the Winners of the 2022 SoA Graduation Awards
The Carnegie Mellon University School of Architecture is proud to announce the winners of our 2022 Graduation Awards. The winners were announced during the 2022 School of Architecture Diploma Ceremony on May 13, 2022. These annual awards recognize the outstanding achievements of graduating students.
School of Architecture Diploma Ceremony & Reception is Fri 13 May
Announcing the Spring 2022 Final Reviews Schedule April 23 - May 10
Announcing the 2022 SoA Thesis Exhibition
Announcing the Winners of the 2022 SoA Awards Program
School of Architecture Hosts April Undergraduate Open House Events
The SoA invites undergraduate prospective students to attend an April Undergraduate Open House event. Events are hosted every Monday on April 4, 11, 18, and 25. Undergraduate applicants offered admission to the school and high school prospective students interested in studying architecture are welcome to attend these events.
PhD-AECM Students Kushagra Varma and Nihar Pathak Win First Place in Scott Institute Energy Research Poster Competition
Congratulations to PhD-AECM students Kushagra Varma and Nihar Pathak for winning first place in the Scott Institute's annual CMU Energy Week Poster Competition for their poster "Towards 4D Visualization of Urban Building Environmental Performance: Analysis of Manhattan’s Residential Energy and Water Use Performance Data." A longstanding tradition of Energy Week, the competition showcases innovative work of CMU’s student and post-doctoral researchers.
HUMANS OF THE SoA: A Paid Photography Workshop Opportunity for Students with Kemuel Benyehudah
Join us in telling the SoA’s stories. Whose work do we see? Whose stories are told? We’re looking for students to join photographer Kemuel Benyehudah in documenting life at the School of Architecture in April and early May 2022. This is an opportunity to practice skills related to community-facing and human-centered design work while gaining familiarity with photographic techniques.
School of Architecture Hosts Graduate Program Admitted Student Open House Thursday 31 March
The SoA invites applicants offered admission to the Graduate Program to attend a virtual Open House on Thursday, 31 March 2022. While the open house programming will be offered on Zoom beginning at 7:00pm ET, we invite you to visit our campus to attend the public lecture and tour the School of Architecture Graduate Program in person.
Carnegie Mellon Team Awarded First Place in CAWP Student Estimating Competition
Congratulations to the team of six MSAECM students on winning First Place in the Constructors Association of Western Pennsylvania (CAWP) 6th Annual CAWP Student Estimating Competition. This is the first time a team from Carnegie Mellon has won the competition in all its years of participation. The team received a $1,500 prize and the opportunity to showcase their skills in front of a jury of seven contractors from across western Pennsylvania.
"Monuments of Everyday Practice: Living Memorials to Gandhi" Symposium is Feb 19-26
“Monuments of Everyday Practice: Living Memorials to Gandhi” is an online week-long joint symposium and design charrette organized by CMU SoA, in association with three schools of Architecture in India. The event considers questions of design ethics and justice as these relate to broad issues of worldmaking, and in particular, to the contested futures of the Gandhi Ashram in Ahmedabad.
Announcing the 2022 SoA Awards Program: Applications due Tue 15 Mar
Join us for our Fall 2021 Final Reviews Dec 03-13
The CMU School of Architecture invites you to join us for our first in-person final reviews in two years! The Fall 2021 Final Reviews take place from Friday 03 - Monday 13 December. View the full schedule of events on the F21 Final Reviews page and learn more at the individual event pages listed on the Upcoming Events page.
Announcing the Spring 2022 Schedule of Courses
We’re pleased to announce our schedule of courses for the Spring 2022 semester! We look forward to embarking on another semester of creativity in architectural design; understanding architecture’s historical, social and environmental contexts; critically engaging technology in architectural innovation; and working ethically to achieve social progress and justice in the built environment.
Call for Applications to the Graduate Programs at Carnegie Mellon School of Architecture
The Carnegie Mellon School of Architecture is now accepting applications for our graduate programs for the fall 2022 semester. The application deadline is February 1, 2022. We invite prospective students to attend the Graduate Program Open House on Monday, 01 November 2021 to learn more about the SoA and to speak with faculty and students in their program(s) of interest.
School of Architecture Undergraduate Admission SlideRoom Portfolio Portal Open
We are now accepting architecture portfolio submissions for undergraduate admission. Regular Decision and Transfer applicants must submit their portfolios to SlideRoom by January 15, 2022 (November 1, 2021 for Early Decision I or January 3, 2022 for Early Decision II). Visit the Architecture Undergraduate Admission webpage to view application requirements, important dates and deadlines, and admission information.
School of Architecture Hosts Graduate Program Open House Monday 01 November
The Carnegie Mellon School of Architecture (SoA) invites prospective students interested in our graduate programs to attend the Graduate Program Open House on Monday, 01 November 2021. The virtual event begins at 7:00pm and takes place on Zoom. This is a great opportunity to learn more about the SoA and to speak with faculty and students in your program(s) of interest.
EX-CHANGE 2021 Catalog & Exhibition Launches Thu 09 Sep
The 2021 EX-CHANGE celebrates the 2020-21 work of the SoA from first year to PhD through a custom video game, exhibition, and catalog designed by Leah Wulfman (B.Arch '16) and Studio Elana Schlenker. The annual exhibition of student work will be on view on campus from September 9-October 7, 2021 and features live (and live-streamed) events.