Assistant Professor for Architectural History and Theory Sophie Hochhäusl was appointed the Princeton Mellon Fellow in Architecture, Urbanism, and the Humanities for the 2020-2021 academic year. She will also be a Visting Assistant Professor at Princeton’s School of Architecture (SoA)... View full entry »
A jury of distinguished architects, educators, graphic and industrial designers has selected the winners of the Summer School at Penn design challenge, a student competition organized by the Department of Architecture at Weitzman to create a mobile medical testing unit for COVID-19. 1st Place... View full entry »
Topic: Prof. Jo Berben Architect Lecture hosted by Athabasca University & Cape Peninsula University of Technology Date: Thursday, August 6th, 2020 Time: 9:00am – 10:30am (MDT) / 5:00pm – 6:30pm (SAST) Venue: Online Video Conference To... View full entry »
In response to the extreme challenges to clinical capacity posed by the COVID-19 pandemic, three New Jersey institutions – New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT), University Hospital in Newark and The Tuchman Foundation – are collaborating in a unique partnership on the development of... View full entry »
Open Architecture, South Africa and Athabasca University RAIC Centre for Architecture, Canada Global Studio Lecture Series presents: Dr. Sechaba Maape Senior Lecturer, School of Architecture and Planning Wits University, Johannesburg Date/Time: Thursday, June 25th, 2020 at 9:00am –... View full entry »
BAC Talks are deep level and forward-thinking discussions of relevant topics, rooted in our unique design perspectives and inspired by our global alumni leadership advisory network. Architect Thom Mayne to serve as keynote speaker of the day. Join The Boston Architectural College (BAC) on June... View full entry »
Graham Professor of Practice in Architecture Marion Weiss and Michael Manfredi of WEISS/MANFREDI have been awarded the 2020 Thomas Jefferson Foundation Medal in Architecture. It is the highest honor given by the University of Virginia and the Thomas Jefferson Foundation at Monticello. "Marion... View full entry »
The Department of Architecture at Weitzman is partnering with Surface Media, publisher of Surface, the 27-year-old American magazine of global contemporary design, to launch Surface Summer School at Penn, a design challenge and competition. The challenge will invite Weitzman students to respond... View full entry »
As American healthcare workers fight heroically to keep pace with the coronavirus outbreak, Penn faculty and students are pitching in to provide needed medical gear for the University's hospitals.An effort to produce new face shields for hospital workers at Penn is being led by the Penn Health... View full entry »
Athabasca University RAIC Centre for Architecture Global Studio Lecture Series Mass Timber Lecture Veronica Madonna Architect/Assistant Professor, RAIC Centre for Architecture at Athabasca University (CANADA)Trevor Butler Engineer/Assistant Professor, RAIC Centre for Architecture at... View full entry »
AU architecture professors, Dr. Henry Tsang and Trevor Butler have been invited to give a virtual guest lecture to students at Keimyung University (KMU) in South Korea. The topic of the lecture is Green Building: Integrating Architecture & Engineering. The live event is only open to KMU and... View full entry »
Athabasca University RAIC Centre for Architecture Global Studio Lecture Series ODILE DECQ Guest Lecture Architect/Founder of Studio Odile Decq & the Confluence Institute (Paris, France) "Architecture Thinking" Date/Time: Tuesday May 5, 2020 at 9:00-10:30 MT Venue: Online... View full entry »
Finalists Announced in Wege Prize 2020 Design Competition from Seven Countries, 13 Academic Institutions, and 20 Unique Academic Disciplines Grand Rapids, Mich. – If the COVID-19 pandemic has shown us anything, it’s that humans are at our best when we work across the boundaries that divide... View full entry »