The SoA congratulates Associate Professor Gerard Damiani, the Urban Design Building Studio (UDBS), B.Arch student Selena Zhen, and alumnus Sylvester Damianos (Class of ’56) for being recognized in the 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.
MSCD Pre-Thesis Research Studio Final Reviews are Thu 12 Dec
Don Carter to Speak at Transportation Engineering and Safety Conference at Penn State on Wed 11 Dec
Don Carter, Senior Research Fellow at the Remaking Cities Institute, will speak at the Engineering and Safety Conference (TESC) at Penn State on Wednesday 11 December. The subject of his talk is “Smart Cities & The Built Environment.” TESC is an annual gathering that brings together professionals from throughout Pennsylvania, the mid-Atlantic region, and the country to discuss pressing issues from some of the foremost experts in transportation today.
MSSD Synthesis Research Projects Final Review is Thu 12 Dec
The Master of Science in Sustainable Design (MSSD) program led by Dana Cupkova invites you to the final review of the Synthesis Research Projects on Thursday 12 December from 10:00am-2:00pm in CFA 206B and CFA 211. The reviews are a culmination of an MSSD program that focuses on integration and advancement of design and research strategies for the built environment across scales and beyond standard sustainable approaches.
B.Arch Thesis Review is Mon 09 Dec
Giving Tuesday is One Week Away on Tuesday 03 December
Jeremy Ficca Co-Curated “Drawing Attention” Exhibition Reviewed in The RIBA Journal and The Architect’s Newspaper
Associate Professor Jeremy Ficca co-curated the exhibition Drawing Attention: The Digital Culture of Contemporary Architectural Drawings at the Roca London Gallery. The exhibition, which examines the state of contemporary architectural drawing, was recently reviewed by The Architect’s Newspaper and The RIBA Journal.
First Year Studio Critical Cyborg Review is Fri 06 Dec
Announcing the School of Architecture Final Reviews Schedule Dec 6-13
Dan Martin to Step Down as Dean of CMU’s College of Fine Arts
Dan Martin has decided to step down as dean of CMU’s College of Fine Arts (CFA), and will return to the faculty in the School of Drama. A national search to find Martin’s successor will be announced later this fall, with the goal of naming the new dean by fall of 2020. Martin will serve in his current role until a new dean is named.
Stefan Gruber Presents “Commoning the City—Notes from assembling an Atlas” at the Graham Foundation Thu 21 Nov
On Thu 21 Nov at 6pm, Associate Professor Stefan Gruber presents “Commoning the City—Notes from assembling an Atlas” at the Graham Foundation in Chicago. This talk asks many questions, including: What impact can commoning have on the bottom-up transformation of cities? And what agency do designers have in contributing to such commons transition?