Associate Professor Dana Cupkova spoke this week at CAMP, the Center for Architecture and Metropolitan Planning in Prague, as part of the discussion series “Expati” with Adam Gebrian. The event was organized in collaboration with school of architecture ARCHIP, the Academy of Arts, Architecture and Design in Prague, and Atelier of Imro Vasko.
Spring Lecture Series Welcomes Liz Ogbu on Mon 03 Feb
The 2020 Spring Lecture Series continues on Monday 03 February at 5:00pm in Kresge Theatre as we welcome Liz Ogbu for her talk “Do No Harm: The Role of Design(ers) in Complicated Times.” Ogbu is a designer, urbanist, and spatial justice advocate, and an expert on social and spatial innovation in challenged urban environments globally.
Michael Baker (B.Arch ‘05) Awarded 2020 Highlands Travel Fellowship
SoA Head Candidates Public Lectures this Spring
All are invited and welcome to attend the public lectures from the six finalist candidates for the Head of the School of Architecture position this spring, where each candidate will present their work and their vision for the school. Lectures take place on the following dates at 4:30pm in the Hall of the Arts, room 160: Wed 29 Jan, Wed 05 Feb, Mon 10 Feb, Mon 17 Feb, Wed 26 Feb, and Mon 02 Mar.
Lola Ben-Alon PhD Defense Presentation is Tue 04 Feb at 12pm
Center for Architecture Explorations Now Registering for Spring 2020 Saturday Sequence Program
The Center for Architecture Explorations is excited to announce the Spring 2020 Saturday Sequence workshop series Changemakers for students in grades K-12. The program is now enrolling through the first day of the program on Saturday 08 February. Classes run for 7 weeks each Saturday from 9:30am-12:30pm and take place in the College of Fine Arts building on the Carnegie Mellon University campus.
School of Architecture to Host Employment Search Workshops for Students Jan 25 & Feb 1
2020 Spring Lecture Series Opens with Philip Beesley on Thu 23 Jan
Philip Beesley presents “Near-living Spaces: Paradigms and Methods” during the first installment of the 2020 Spring Lecture Series on Thursday 23 January at 5:00pm in Kresge Theatre. Beesley, a multidisciplinary artist and architect, directs Living Architecture Systems Group (LASG), an international group of researchers and creators.
School of Architecture B.Arch Fifth-Year Selena Zhen Recognized at 2019 AIAS Honor Awards
The SoA congratulates B.Arch fifth-year Selena Zhen on being awarded the Special Accomplishment Honor Award as part of the 2019 American Institute of Architecture Students (AIAS) Honor Awards. Each year the AIAS honors individuals and groups for their exemplary work in areas such as leadership, collaboration, scholarship, and service.
School of Architecture Faculty, Students, and Alumni Recognized at 2019 AIA Pennsylvania Architectural Excellence Awards
Ardavan Bidgoli to Present Doctoral Thesis Proposal Wed 18 Dec at 2pm
Carnegie Mellon University School of Architecture to Host smartgeometry Workshop and Conference June 1-6, 2020
The School of Architecture will host smartgeometry (sg2020) June 1-6, 2020, a bi-annual Workshop + Conference that gathers the global community of innovators and pioneers in the fields of architecture, design, and engineering. The call for workshop proposals is open through Friday, 20 December 2019.
Design/Build Studio Final Reviews Tue 10 Dec @ 7pm
Please join us on Tuesday 10 December at 7:00pm in MMCH 303 for the Design/Build Studio Final Reviews. The studio, under the leadership of Steve Lee in collaboration with Liza Cruze, considered the porch as the critical element of architecture mediating the realm between the building and the surrounding spaces at Community Forge in Wilkinsburg.
Generative Systems for Design Final Presentations Fri 13 Dec @ 2pm
Please join us on Friday 13 December at 2:00pm in the Code Lab (MMCH 403) for the final presentation of students of the course Generative Systems for Design. SoA course instructors Pedro Veloso and Ramesh Krishnamurti welcome guest critics Daniel Cardoso Llach (CMU SoA) and Jeremy Koempel (Bessemer Alliance).
Lipika Swarup to Present Doctoral Thesis Proposal Wed 11 Dec at 12pm
Lipika Swarup will present the proposal for the thesis, “Exploring the role of project priority on the application of project delivery practices in a group of multiple projects,” as a candidate of the PhD of Architecture–Engineering–Construction Management on Wednesday 11 December at 12:00pm. Location TBD.
B.Arch Student Monica Toren Competes on Winning Team in Amusement Park Contest
Fifth-year B.Arch student Monica Toren was part of a winning interdisciplinary team from CMU that competed at the Ryerson Invitational Thrill Design Competition in November. Toren will begin a hotel design internship with Disney World’s Facility Asset Management Team in Florida next year after graduating from the School of Architecture later this month.
2019 CFA Winter Festival Celebrates the Arts at CMU
School of Architecture Ranked #11 in DesignIntelligence Survey
The Carnegie Mellon School of Architecture’s B.Arch program is ranked #11 overall in the 2019-20 DesignIntelligence Survey of Architecture Schools, and placed top-ten in 9 of 12 focus areas. For schools with 20-49 graduates, the SoA ranked #9 overall in most hired from architecture schools. Professor & Head Stephen Lee was again named one of the Most Admired Educators in Architecture this year.
Computational Design Lecture Series Features Athanassios Economou on Thu 05 Dec
The Computational Design Lecture Series concludes the semester with Athanassios Economou on Thu 05 Dec at 6:30pm in MMCH 303. Economou is Professor in the College of Design at the Georgia Institute of Technology, where his research focuses on generative design methods, shape computation, and computer-aided design.