The School of Architecture is pleased to announce that applications are now open for the 2022 SoA Awards Program. Awards are available to CMU SoA undergraduate and graduate students, and faculty, for over $75,000 in total funds available. Applications due on Tue 15 Mar.
Carolyn Ristau Awarded 2022 Kathy A. Possinger Housing Policy Fellowship
The Pennsylvania Housing Finance Agency has named Carolyn Ristau, Remaking Cities Institute Visiting Scholar, as its inaugural Kathy A. Possinger Housing Policy Fellowship awardee. Ristau will receive a financial stipend of up to $12,000 to support her research project "Residential Zoning by Race: How Pittsburgh's Zoning Districts Promote Different Housing Options for Black and White Residents."
Join us for our Fall 2021 Final Reviews Dec 03-13
The CMU School of Architecture invites you to join us for our first in-person final reviews in two years! The Fall 2021 Final Reviews take place from Friday 03 - Monday 13 December. View the full schedule of events on the F21 Final Reviews page and learn more at the individual event pages listed on the Upcoming Events page.
Announcing the Spring 2022 Schedule of Courses
We’re pleased to announce our schedule of courses for the Spring 2022 semester! We look forward to embarking on another semester of creativity in architectural design; understanding architecture’s historical, social and environmental contexts; critically engaging technology in architectural innovation; and working ethically to achieve social progress and justice in the built environment.
Applications Open for 2022-23 Visiting Professorships
We invite applications for the 2022-23 Ann Kalla Professorship in Architecture and the Joseph F. Thomas Visiting Professorship. We welcome early to mid-career practitioners, scholars and studio educators with focused research and/or creative work interested in teaching. If your creative work is breaking new ground, you will find an encouraging, stimulating environment to support your explorations. Applications due on Monday, February 14, 2022 at 11:59pm ET. Employment begins in August 2022.
Call for Applications to the Graduate Programs at Carnegie Mellon School of Architecture
The Carnegie Mellon School of Architecture is now accepting applications for our graduate programs for the fall 2022 semester. The application deadline is February 1, 2022. We invite prospective students to attend the Graduate Program Open House on Monday, 01 November 2021 to learn more about the SoA and to speak with faculty and students in their program(s) of interest.
School of Architecture Undergraduate Admission SlideRoom Portfolio Portal Open
We are now accepting architecture portfolio submissions for undergraduate admission. Regular Decision and Transfer applicants must submit their portfolios to SlideRoom by January 15, 2022 (November 1, 2021 for Early Decision I or January 3, 2022 for Early Decision II). Visit the Architecture Undergraduate Admission webpage to view application requirements, important dates and deadlines, and admission information.
Announcing the Fall 2021 CMU School of Architecture Public Programs
School of Architecture Hosts Graduate Program Open House Monday 01 November
The Carnegie Mellon School of Architecture (SoA) invites prospective students interested in our graduate programs to attend the Graduate Program Open House on Monday, 01 November 2021. The virtual event begins at 7:00pm and takes place on Zoom. This is a great opportunity to learn more about the SoA and to speak with faculty and students in your program(s) of interest.
Exhibition "Vers un imaginaire numérique" opens Wed 15 Sep
The new exhibition Vers un imaginaire numérique curated by SoA Associate Professor Daniel Cardoso Llach in collaboration with McGill Assistant Professor Theodora Vardouli opens 15 September 2021 at the Centre de design de l’UQAM in Montréal, Canada. The exhibition explores the emergence of new methods for design representation, simulation, and manufacturing linked to digital computers’ capacities for information processing and display, and reflects on its contemporary repercussions across architecture, art, and design.
Carolyn Ristau Joins RCI as Visiting Scholar
The Remaking Cities Institute (RCI) is pleased to announce that Carolyn Ristau has joined the RCI as a Visiting Scholar. Ristau has over a decade of experience practicing and researching urban issues, including zoning, housing, transportation, and public safety. Her research seeks to understand the origins and context of zoning and development regulations to find ways that these regulations could be used to support more inclusive communities.
Ray Gastil to Speak at “Post-Covid Cities: Framework for Opportunity”
Remaking Cities Institute director Ray Gastil will speak on a panel on Wed 08 Sep from 12:00-2:00pm on "Post-Covid Cities: Framework for Opportunity.” The panel, which includes the leadership of the New York New Visions coalition of architects, designers, planners, and related disciplines responding to 9/11, will look back to the lessons learned from that work, and discuss the meaning and value of those to the current urban challenge.
EX-CHANGE 2021 Catalog & Exhibition Launches Thu 09 Sep
The 2021 EX-CHANGE celebrates the 2020-21 work of the SoA from first year to PhD through a custom video game, exhibition, and catalog designed by Leah Wulfman (B.Arch '16) and Studio Elana Schlenker. The annual exhibition of student work will be on view on campus from September 9-October 7, 2021 and features live (and live-streamed) events.
Announcing New Faculty at the School of Architecture
Announcing the New Curator of Public Programs
The SoA is pleased to announce Sarah Rafson as our Curator of Public Programs. In this new role, Sarah will be tasked with organizing our annual public programs, including our lectures and exhibitions, in collaboration with a school committee composed of faculty, staff, and students. She will also continue to edit EX-CHANGE, the school’s annual publication of student work, and organize its exhibitions.
Announcing Track Chair Updates for the M.Arch and AECM Programs
The SoA is pleased to announce that effective July 1, 2021 Sarosh Anklesaria will serve as the Track Chair of the Master of Architecture (M.Arch) program and Joshua D. Lee will serve as the Track Chair of the Master of Science and PhD in Architecture–Engineering–Construction Management (AECM) programs.
SoA Co-Presents 2021 Architectural Ceramic Assemblies Workshop (ACAW2021) Thu 19 Aug
The SoA is proud to co-present the 2021 Architectural Ceramic Assemblies Workshop (ACAW2021) along with our partners at Boston Valley Terra Cotta and the University at Buffalo School of Architecture and Planning on Thursday 19 August from 9:00am-4:30pm. Join us as teams from around the world consisting of industry experts and students alike showcase terra cotta designs that push the limits of what is possible with clay.
UDream's Pittsburgh Case and Neighborhood Engagement
The Pittsburgh Case & Neighborhood Engagement was a 90 minute workshop during which a brief overview of the UDream program’s impact on Pittsburgh’s environment was given followed by a discussion on alternative methods; efforts to support a more sustainable DEI system; ongoing work to support aspiring K-12 architects; undergraduate and graduate student retention; and architectural leadership in the community.
Announcing the Winners of the 2021 SoA Graduation Awards, Stewart L. Brown Memorial Scholarship, and the David Lewis Community Engagement Design Scholarship
The School of Architecture is proud to announce the winners of our 2021 Graduation Awards, as well as the Stuart L. Brown Memorial Scholarship and the inaugural David Lewis Community Engagement Design Scholarship. Please join us in congratulating the winners on their tremendous accomplishments, and thanks to all of those who participated in this year’s competitions.
DesignIntelligence Architecture Schools Rating Surveys Now Open, Deadline Extended to Fri 06 Aug
The Carnegie Mellon School of Architecture invites hiring professionals, current students, and recent graduates to participate in the annual DesignIntelligence Architecture Schools Rating Surveys, open now through 06 August 2021. This annual survey identifies which schools are best preparing students for professional practice and which are most admired.