The Fall 2020 Lecture and Dialogue Series presents “Reframing Utopias: Architecture and Power, Equity and Justice” on Wed 11 Nov at 3:00pm ET. “Reframing Utopias” pairs Toni Griffin (The Just City Lab, Harvard GSD) and Shawn Rickenbacker (J. Max Bond Center for Urban Futures, Spitzer School of Architecture CCNY) in conversation to share parallel and differing perspectives on their work in New York as well as the larger general context.
Fall Lecture Series Welcomes Maria Lisogorskaya on Mon 09 Nov
The 2020 Fall Lecture Series continues on Monday 09 November at 7:00pm ET as we welcome Maria Lisogorskaya for her lecture “Collaborations.” Lisogorskaya will present the journey of the past ten years of the practice Assemble, a multi-disciplinary collective working across architecture, design, and art.
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.
William H. Frey Lecture "Diversity Explosion: How New Racial Demographics Are Changing America"
Remaking Cities Institute presented William H. Frey’s lecture "Diversity Explosion: How New Racial Demographics Are Changing America." Frey is a Senior Research Fellow at the Brookings Institution and the preeminent demographer in the U.S. His recent book is the definitive work on how the U.S. population is changing and how minorities are infusing our aging labor force with vitality and innovation.
"Reframing Utopias: Power and Politics, Visionary and Phenomenological" with Maria Lisogorskaya & Marshall Brown is Wed 04 Nov at 4:30pm ET
The Fall 2020 Lecture and Dialogue Series presents “Reframing Utopias: Power and Politics, Visionary and Phenomenological” on Wed 04 Nov at 4:30pm ET. “Reframing Utopias” pairs Maria Lisogorskaya and Marshall Brown in conversation on a wide-ranging series of issues, including visionary thinking in the built/unbuilt environment, architecture and power, and the phenomenology and politics of materiality and tectonics.
Fall Lecture Series Welcomes Shawn Rickenbacker on Mon 02 Nov
The 2020 Fall Lecture Series continues on Monday 02 November at 7:00pm ET as we welcome Shawn Rickenbacker for his lecture “Systemic Design Disruptions, ” which reimagines the role and purpose of design as a disruptive social and cultural force. The Bond Center Director discusses work undertaken by the center's diverse cast of collaborators ranging from architects to economists and data scientists.
Ray Gastil Presents "Future Work Force" at Georgia Tech #SMARTer Together Webinar Series Thu 29 Oct
Remaking Cities Institute Director Ray Gastil to speak on "Future Work Force" in recognition of the accelerated shifts of how and where we work and in response to challenges for infrastructure, training, and equity. The panel discussion is part of the #SMARTer Together Webinar Series at Georgia Tech on Thursday 29 October at 9:30am ET.
Fall Lecture Series Welcomes Mabel O. Wilson on Mon 26 Oct
The 2020 Fall Lecture Series continues on Monday 26 October at 7:00pm ET as we welcome Mabel O. Wilson for her lecture “Bulletproofing America’s Public Space: Race, Remembrance and Emmett Till.” Wilson is the Nancy and George E Rupp Professor of Architecture, Planning and Preservation, a Professor in African American and African Diaspora Studies, and the Director of the Institute for Research in African American Studies (IRAAS) at Columbia University.
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.
Ray Gastil and Don Carter Present at National Council for Preservation Education Conference Mon 26 Oct
Remaking Cities Institute Director Ray Gastil, and Senior Research Fellow Don Carter, will speak at the National Council for Preservation Education (NCPE) Fall 2020 Conference on Monday 26 October at 5:00pm ET. Gastil’s talk, "Adaptive Preservation: Responding to the Challenge at Scale," focuses on large scale adaptive reuse projects in Pittsburgh. Don Carter presents "Remaking Small Post-Industrial Cities."
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.
Join us for the Environmental Justice and the Built Environment Teach-In on Fri 16 Oct
The Carnegie Mellon School of Architecture hosts the Environmental Justice and the Built Environment Teach-In on Friday 16 October. This set of conversations, organized by students and faculty, aims to foster learning about how the design and planning of the built environment contributes to environmental harms that specifically concentrate in marginalized Black and brown communities, and the ways in which designers can work with communities to address these structural and localized conditions.
2020 Fall Lecture Series Welcomes William Gilchrist on Mon 12 Oct
The 2020 Fall Lecture Series continues on Monday 12 October at 7:00pm ET as we welcome William Gilchrist for his talk “Urban Design as a Catalyst for Environmental Equity” during the annual David Lewis Lecture on Urban Design and Social Equity. Prior to the lecture, we welcome you to join us at 5:30pm ET for a Remembrance of David Lewis, Distinguished Teaching Professor of Urban Studies at Carnegie Mellon.
Ray Gastil Presents "Post-Industrial Pittsburgh" Lecture Tue 27 Oct at 12pm ET
Erica Cochran Hameen to Present at Green Building United 2020 Sustainability Symposium Thu 22 Oct
Dr. Erica Cochran Hameen to present at Green Building United's 10th annual Sustainability Symposium on Thursday 22 October. Dr. Cochran Hameen, along with Dr. Esther Obonyo, Professor & Director of the Global Building Network, and Ruth Ann Norton, President of the Green & Healthy Homes Initiative, will lead a workshop and seminar titled “Scaling Energy Efficiency and Energy Reduction Incentives: The research, policy, practice triangle.”
Ray Gastil Serves on Steering Committee of the Oakland Plan
Remaking Cities Institute Director Ray Gastil is serving on the steering committee of the Oakland Plan being developed by the City of Pittsburgh, through City Planning and related departments. This is a critical time for engagement in the Oakland Plan process, which is seeking participants for the Action Teams that will help define the plan’s priorities.
Alumna Lea Albaugh ('09) Advises CMU Student Research on Robotized Garments
School of Architecture to Host David Lewis Remembrance Event on Mon 12 Oct at 5:30pm ET
The Carnegie Mellon School of Architecture invites you to join us on Monday 12 October at 5:30pm ET for a Remembrance of David Lewis, Distinguished Teaching Professor of Urban Studies at Carnegie Mellon. We'll be joined by members of David’s family, as well as his fellow faculty, friends, and colleagues, who will share their remembrances of him and his legacy to the school, the profession, and the Pittsburgh community.
2020 Fall Lecture Series Welcomes Marshall Brown on Mon 05 Oct
The 2020 Fall Lecture Series continues on Monday 05 October at 7:00pm ET as we welcome Marshall Brown for his talk “Recurrent Visions.” Believing that the architect’s role is to test and expand the boundaries of reality, Brown’s projects give form to the interactions between architecture, power, and acts of world-making. The event is free and open to all, and advance registration is not required.
2020 Fall Lecture Series Begins with Toni Griffin on Mon 28 Sep
The 2020 Fall Lecture Series begins on Monday 28 September at 7:00pm as we welcome Toni Griffin for her talk “Design and the Just City.” Can design have a meaningful impact on social and spatial justice in cities, and why justice is not the same as equity. The event is free and open to all, and advance registration is not required.