Francesca Torello Presents at First Virtual Conference of the Society of Architectural Historians

Francesca Torello’s paper, "Experiencing Architecture: Augmented Reality from the Museum to the Classroom," is part of the "Digital Pedagogies" session, which examines the long-term consequences of the use of digital technologies in museums and architectural exhibitions, and their impact on the teaching of architectural history.

"It’s Not Business as Usual: Entering the Job Market During Unprecedented Times" Panel Discussion Tue 28 Apr at 4:30pm

Join CPDC Career Consultant Caedyn Busche and four alumni from the Class of 2009, where they will discuss what it was like to graduate into the architecture industry in the midst of a global recession. You will also learn about what next steps to consider without a clear path into a full-time or internship position for the summer. 

LOUDREADERS Session Welcomes Ilze Wolff Sat 02 May at 3pm EST

The fifth session of LOUDREADERS on Sat 02 May at 3:00pm EST welcomes Ilze Wolff presenting the Loudreading of ‘Aesthetics of Superfluity’ by Achille Mbembe, and Yakhal' Inkomo by Capetonian Jazz Legend Winston “Mankunku” Ngozi.

LOUDREADERS Session “Narrative Architecture” Book Release and Discussion Sat 18 Apr at 4pm EST

The third session of LOUDREADERS welcomes you to join WAI Architecture Think Tank and Team Thursday as they present and discuss the contents, concepts, process, strategies, ideas, and design of the recently published Narrative Architecture: A Kynical Manifesto (Rotterdam: NAI010 Publishers, 2020) on Sat 18 Apr at 4:00pm EST.

LOUDREADERS Online Conversation Series Welcomes Traumnovelle Sat 04 Apr at 4pm EST

LOUDREADERS online conversation series begins Saturday 04 April at 4:00pm EST with Traumnovelle, a militant faction founded by three Belgian architects: Léone Drapeaud, Manuel León Fanjul, and Johnny Leya. Traumnovelle uses architecture and fiction as analytical, critical, and subversive tools to emphasize contemporary issues and dissect their resolutions. 

WAI Launches Online Conversation Series LOUDREADERS

Kalla Co-Professors Nathalie Frankowski and Cruz Garcia launch LOUDREADERS, an online conversation series in collaboration with inter·punct. LOUDREADERS is a cross between podcast, YouTube channel, Zoom meeting, lecture series, digital curatorial program, and online workshop that establishes networks of solidarity around the world while discussing urgent positions, discourses, and media about architecture, urbanism, art, and culture.

SoA Faculty Gerard Damiani and Andrew Moss Win Pittsburgh Magazine Best of Design Awards

The SoA congratulates faculty Gerard Damiani and Andrew Moss, whose firms won awards in Pittsburgh Magazine’s 2020 Best of Design. Damiani is design principal of Studio d’ARC, which won Best Renovated Kitchen for a spacious, Scandinavian-inspired space in a Fox Chapel home. mossArchitects won the award for Best Room for a two-story great room with a stunning view.

Dana Cupkova Presents in USC Architecture Virtual Lecture Series Wed 01 Apr at 6pm PST

Prof. Dana Cupkova is a presenter in a web lecture panel on Wed 01 Apr at 6:00pm PST on the agency of design technologies as catalysts for exploring issues of urban ecology, affordable housing, and spatial justice. The lecture is hosted by USC Architecture. Register in advance to attend the webinar.

Vivian Loftness Appointed to The National Academies Committee for Accelerating Decarbonization in the United States

SoA professor Vivian Loftness, and professor Chris Hendrickson in the CMU Civil and Environmental Engineering department, have been appointed to The National Academies Committee for Accelerating Decarbonization in the United States: Technology, Policy and Societal Dimensions. The two-year committee is focused on the technologies and policies needed today for full decarbonization by 2050.

SoA Student & Faculty Awards Application Deadline Extended to Tuesday 31 March

As the School of Architecture community is still adjusting to new living and learning arrangements in response to the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak, we are further extending the deadline for applications for the 2020 SoA Design Awards for faculty and students to Tuesday 31 March at 11:59pm EST.

Alumnus Gabriel Cuellar Awarded ACSA 2020 Course Development Prize

The SoA congratulates alumnus Gabriel Cuellar (B.Arch ‘08) for receiving a 2020 Course Development Prize presented by ACSA and The Temple Hoyne Buell Center for the Study of American Architecture at Columbia University. Cuellar’s course proposal “Exist, Flourish, Evolve” — Territorial Care and the Upper Misi-ziibi explores how architecture can uphold and promote the Rights of Nature in the context of the Mississippi headwaters watershed.

Daniel Cardoso Llach speaks at the CMU History Department on the Experimental Archaeology of CAD Project

Professor Daniel Cardoso Llach presented progress on his “Experimental Archaeology of CAD Project” to students and faculty in the CMU History Department. The project examines the development of Computer-Aided Design (CAD) systems through a combination of historical, ethnographic, and creative technology prototyping methods. 

School of Architecture Students Featured in Local News Coverage of Lunar Gala

SoA students Michael Powell and Vincent DeRienzo were recently featured in a TribLive article about local Pittsburgh fashion experts assisting Carnegie Mellon’s ‘Lunar Gala’ student designers. The annual fashion show takes place Saturday 29 February at 8:00pm on the CMU campus. The 2020 show, ‘Yesterday’, features SoA students in leadership roles and on a number of the design teams.

Call for Applications for the 2020 SoA Student & Faculty Awards

The School of Architecture is pleased to announce the call for applications for the 2020 Student and Faculty Awards. Opportunities available include scholarships and travel prizes for both undergraduate and graduate students, as well as a faculty award.