Donald K. Carter, Senior Research Fellow at the Remaking Cities Institute and faculty member of the School of Architecture, will give two talks in Germany this month about his latest book Remaking Post-Industrial Cities: Lessons from North America and Europe.
Don Carter to be Featured in WQED House-Flipping Special
Douglas Cooper to Speak on Latest Book at Pittsburgh Arts & Lectures Event on Thu 21 Nov
Kalla Co-Professors Nathalie Frankowski and Cruz García to Lecture on Mon 07 Oct
Ann Kalla Co-Professors in Architecture Nathalie Frankowski and Cruz García present their talk, “In Post-Novis all the Students are the teacher,” which discusses a decade of alternative projects as historical reflex in a time of pressing global challenges. A variety of examples are summoned to question historical narratives from positions of power while searching for kynical, emancipating, and critical forms of architecture.
Registration Now Open for Fall K-12 Saturday Architecture Workshops
Dana Cupkova's Practice EPIPHYTE Lab Receives Honorable Mention in Architecture MasterPrize’s Firm of the Year Award
Fall Lecture Series welcomes James Garrett Jr from 4RM+ULA Architects Mon 30 Sep
In Memory of Raymond J. Sinagra
Alumna Patricia Culley Named 2019 40 Under 40 Honoree
Fall Lecture Series Continues with Teddy Cruz and Fonna Forman Thu 19 Sep
Teddy Cruz and Fonna Forman, principals in Estudio Teddy Cruz + Fonna Forman, will discuss their work on “citizenship culture" at the US-Mexico border, and the Cross-Border Community Stations project, a platform of knowledge exchange that links universities and nonprofit organizations on both sides of the border.
2019 Fall Lecture Series Begins Mon 16 Sep with Kathryn H. Anthony
Join us for a conversation with Kathryn H. Anthony, PhD, ACSA Distinguished Professor. Her talk, “Defined by Design: The Surprising Power of Hidden Gender, Age, and Body Bias in Everyday Products and Places,” is an eye-opening overview of how the design of everyday objects that we encounter each day impacts and shapes our lives in ways most of us would never imagine.
Professor Vivian Loftness to speak at 8th VELUX Daylight Symposium in Paris this October
EX-CHANGE: A celebration of work at the School of Architecture – latest edition now in print!
Announcing the release of the 2019 edition of EX-CHANGE, a publication celebrating the work of the SoA from first year to PhD. Inaugurated in 2017, EX-CHANGE represents an ongoing opportunity to shine new light on the SoA programs and to position the work within larger questions of research and practice. Latest edition now available in print and online.
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).
Zhiang Zhang to Present PhD Dissertation Defense Wednesday 11 September
PhD Candidate Flore Marion Writes First Annual Pittsburgh Municipal Building Benchmarking Report
The first annual Pittsburgh Municipal Building Benchmarking Report, released last week, was written by PhD-BPD candidate Flore Marion. The Benchmarking Report is part of Pittsburgh's goal to eliminate water and energy waste and is a testament to the ways the SoA and City of Pittsburgh can work together to achieve shared goals.
MTID Alumnus Robert Zacharias Collaborates with slowdanger to Create Dance You Can Feel
An Atlas of Commoning Curator's Tour Sat 24 Aug 12-1pm at Miller ICA
Siliang Lu to Present PhD Dissertation Defense Friday 30 August
Jeremy Ficca to Co-Curate “Drawing Attention” Exhibition at Roca London Gallery Opening September 17
Jeremy Ficca co-curates the exhibition Drawing Attention: The Digital Culture of Contemporary Architectural Drawings opening September 17 at the Roca London Gallery. The exhibition, based on the recent ACSA Drawing for the Design Imaginary exhibit, examines the state of contemporary architectural drawing, revealing its potential to describe more than simply the detailing of a building’s construction.