Visit Washington University in St. Louis (via The Source) Over the last four months, eight students in the Graduate School of Architecture & Urban Design at Washington University in St. Louis have digitally designed, modeled and constructed prototypes for “Spectroplexus,” a new, 100-foot-long public sculpture that is being commissioned by St. Louis Lambert International Airport. […]
Visit University of Cincinnati by Jennifer H. Krivickas, DAAP Schools of Design & Art/College of Design, Architecture, Art, and Planning (DAAP) At the University of Cincinnati College of Design, Architecture, Art, and Planning (DAAP), future-forward faculty are exploring with virtual reality (VR) to conduct research, make, and teach. Consequently the DAAP Library invested in a collection […]
(via Architect Magazine) Today the AIA College of Fellows announced the winner of its 2017 Latrobe Prize as Northeastern University’s School of Architecture and Resilient Cities Laboratory for their work on the future adaptability and use of existing structures. The researchers include Peter Wiederspahn, AIA, associate professor of architecture, and principal of Somerville, Mass–based Wiederspahn […]
by Charlotte Wyman Hamilton College, Class of 2018 “The Discover Architecture program at the Illinois School of Architecture was a highly valuable experience for me. Encouraged by my employer, I took two weeks off from my summer position at an architectural firm in Chicago. Throughout the program, we were challenged to think creatively and abstractly, but […]
Interested in learning more about the Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program, join IIE for their upcoming webinar, “The Fine Arts: Discipline-Specific and Interdisciplinary Award Opportunities” on Wednesday, April 19, 2017 from 2:00 PM to 3:00 PM EDT. This presentation will provide a brief program overview and highlight awards in the Fine Arts. In addition to this presentation, […]
[IN]ARCH ADV SUMMER PROGRAM STEPS UP ITS DIGITAL FABRICATION GAME What could earthwork art, Native American architecture, Italian Futurism and Orson Welles possibly have to say to a Zund? [IN]ARCH ADV Academic Lead Keith Plymale has designed a curriculum that introduces those seemingly disparate elements and lets them talk to each other. The resulting conversation is riveting: […]
(via VT Digger) NORTHFIELD, Vt. – Norwich University’s School of Architecture + Art presents the final installment in its 2016-17 Lecture Series, a Design-Build Symposium, on Friday, April 14, at 3 p.m. in the Chaplin Hall Gallery. This event is free and open to the public. A roundtable discussion preceded by brief individual presentations, this […]
(via UB Now) Global health equity will be the focus of a series of events UB is hosting this spring. Events range from a talk addressing malnutrition among children in developing countries, to hosting leaders from across the Western Hemisphere for the biennial meeting of the Interamerican Network for Healthy Habitats. In addition, UB will […]
For those who may not know a whole lot about Fulbright, here is a snapshot. Fulbright Scholarships are an application-based research award that provides monetary support for a scholar to participate in an allotted time of full-time research in the area of their choice. Learn more on their website. Here is a story about a […]
(via The Architect’s Newspaper) A proposal by a group of Woodbury University School of Architecture–affiliated architects has been named among one of the 35 semi-finalists for the Hyperloop One Global Challenge competition aimed at generating pilot projects to deploy the next-generation transportation technology. According to the Hyperloop One website, competition organizers were seeking to teams […]