The University of New Mexico School of Architecture and Planning hosted an opening ceremony for the Women of the Americas (The Academy), an international program intended to expedite research and leadership skills, as well as increase the amount of undergrad women pursuing a career in the science, technology, engineering, mathematics and architecture (STEM+A) fields. The […]
Are you looking for hands-on building experience while you are studying architecture? These 5th year Kansas State University Students partnered with local architecture firm (El Dorado) as part of the Design+Make Studio! Read more about the partnership below! (via el dorado blog) Since el dorado opened it’s doors in 1996, we have been exploring the relationship […]
MARS ICE HOUSE from Mars Ice House on Vimeo. (via CMU News) Carnegie Mellon Visiting Professor Christina Ciadullo’s Team Designs Winning Habitat for Mars Visiting Ann Kalla Professor Christina Ciardullo and her team, SEArch (Space Exploration Architecture) and Clouds AO (Clouds Architecture Office), an architecture and space research collective, are the winners of the NASA- and […]
(via Cornell Chronicle) Cornell University Professor Named NYC Parks Historian-in-Residence Faculty member Thomas J. Campanella, MLA ’91, is the new historian-in-residence at the New York City Department of Parks and Recreation. An associate professor and director of undergraduate studies in Cornell’s Department of City and Regional Planning, he was appointed by Parks and Recreation Commissioner […]
(via Section | Cut) “We really try to define our own projects, as opposed to waiting for someone to arrive (with or without a bag of cash) and asking us to do something.” – Geoff Thun “It’s kind of like working in a perpetual thesis…the thesis as a constant practice model..life as thesis! But then […]
(via ilookup.org) Auburn University‘s Rural Studio: A Story of Solutions featured in Philadelphia at the AIA Convention as part of the 2016 AIA ilookup Film Challenge! Congratulations! — In a small town in Alabama, architecture teachers and students are creating some of the most transformative solutions in the world of architecture. Sponsored by Auburn University, Rural Studio […]
(via Dezeen) New virtual reality tools will allow architects and designers to create buildings and products intuitively in 3D space around them, according to the director of visualisation studio VRtisan (+ movie). The technology, which couples VR software created for game designers with hand-held motion controllers, offers designers “a completely new tool,” according to Ekke Piirisild of the London studio. “It’s a whole […]
At the AIA Convention, the winners of the Look Up Challenge were honored with a showing of their films. One group, graduates of the University of Hawaii, won People’s Choice Award and placed third in the overall film challenge. This film, “Mixed Plate Hawaii” captures the “dynamic landscape of Hawaii and how it ties together […]
(via Architect Magazine) In April, several University of Minnesota colleagues and I hosted the symposium “Biologically Motivated,” in Minneapolis, to explore connections between architecture, art, and biology. Our interdisciplinary graduate group shares a common interest in the ways that creative fields are increasingly looking to biology for inspiration and guidance. We are also curious about […]
(via UVAToday) Humans are meant to live in nature, even when they live in cities. University of Virginia architecture professor Tim Beatley calls it “biophilia” – the notion that humans have an innate need to remain closely connected with flora and fauna. That is the basic premise behind the Biophilic Cities Network, a UVA-led coalition […]