San Diego, Calif - NewSchool of Architecture and Design (NSAD) is pleased to announce that Henri T. de Hahn, who currently serves as department head of the architecture program at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo, will join NSAD as the school’s new provost in December 2012. De Hahn brings an... View full entry »
San Diego—Oct. 29, 2012—NewSchool of Architecture and Design (NSAD) President Steve Altman, speaking at the school’s convocation ceremony on Oct. 19 at Copley Symphony Hall in San Diego, encouraged students and faculty to take advantage of global education and learning... View full entry »
What: NewSchool of Architecture and Design’s Lecture Series. Guest speaker is Paolo Giachi, retail designer for luxury fashion brands such as Prada, Fendi, Louis Vuitton and Jimmy Choo. When: Wednesday, Oct. 24, 7 p.m. Where: NewSchool of Architecture and Design auditorium, 747 Park... View full entry »
What: NewSchool of Architecture and Design (NSAD) – in collaboration with TEDxAmericasFinestCity – is hosting TEDxCity2.0 in San Diego, part of a world-wide event bringing together TEDx communities around the globe to share perspectives on themes relevant to the success of our future... View full entry »
San Diego—Oct. 5, 2012— A NewSchool of Architecture and Design (NSAD) summer studio that included architecture students from the Universidad Europea de Madrid (UEM) gave students from the two schools an opportunity to learn from each other in an international classroom environment... View full entry »
San Diego—Sept. 26, 2012—NewSchool of Architecture and Design (NSAD) is honoring alumnus Ric Licata, FAIA, an award-winning architect who passed away this year, by offering a scholarship in his name. The Ric Licata Legacy Scholarship provides $7,000 for enrollment in the... View full entry »
San Diego—Sept. 18, 2012—NewSchool of Architecture and Design (NSAD) instructors involved in exploring links between neuroscience research and architecture will be speaking at the Academy of Neuroscience for Architecture (ANFA) annual conference Sept. 20–22 in La Jolla, Calif... View full entry »
Rendering Credit: Peter Jones/NewSchool of Architecture and Design One in an occasional series of final thesis project summaries from recent graduates of NewSchool of Architecture and Design in San Diego.Final Thesis: “Social Interaction Through Technology & Architecture”Author... View full entry »
San Diego—Aug. 13, 2012—NewSchool of Architecture and Design (NSAD) students created a multimedia display screen for this year’s “Beyond the Banner” Summer Salon Series at the San Diego Museum of Art. The project, part of an Information Displays course, was developed... View full entry »
One in an occasional series of final thesis project summaries from recent graduates of NewSchool of Architecture and Design in San Diego.Final Thesis: “A Glimpse Through Shut Eyes: Manipulating Perceived Bounds in Transitional Spaces”Author: Craig Howard, NewSchool of Architecture and... View full entry »
San Diego—Aug. 7, 2012—The 2012 edition of Cartouche, a student publication of NewSchool of Architecture and Design (NSAD), highlights the role of designers and architects in creating memorials, with a special focus on the Oklahoma City National Memorial and the Flight 93 National... View full entry »
San Diego—July 30, 2012—An article by NewSchool of Architecture and Design (NSAD) Acting Provost Kurt Hunker titled “The Tall Office Building Artistically Considered: Critical Events Since 9/11” is featured in the Summer 2012 edition of eVolo, a respected architecture and... View full entry »
Design (above) by NSAD students Michael Knowlton, Forest Agnew and Daniel Botten San Diego—July 26, 2012—Two New School of Architecture and Design (NSAD) teams received honorable mentions in the 2011–2012 ACSA/AISC Steel Design Student Competition. Their noteworthy designs of a... View full entry »
Final Thesis Project: “High-Performance Concrete in Architecture” Author: Zachary Alan Smith, NewSchool of Architecture and Design Class of 2012Master in Architecture program Summary: Zachary Alan Smith’s final thesis at NewSchool of Architecture and Design was inspired by the... View full entry »
A design studio at NewSchool of Architecture and Design headed by instructor Hector Perez explored the unusual typology of human-propelled food carts. The project was done in collaboration with another NSAD design studio lead by NSAD instructor Casey Mahon that explored digital manipulations of... View full entry »
NewSchool of Architecture and Design in San Diego (NSAD) is accepting applications for the five-week Summer Exploratory program, an intensive curriculum for students interested in learning more about the fields of architecture, landscape architecture and design. The program, which lasts from July... View full entry »
San Diego—June 27, 2012— NewSchool of Architecture and Design (NSAD) student Erin Costino won the competitive American Institute of Architects (AIA) Academy of Architecture for Justice Research Scholarship, which is given to emerging professionals to conduct research in the area of... View full entry »
Photo: NSAD student Julia Wong (right) will study in Berlin thanks to a travel/research scholarship. She is pictured with architect Joshua Prince-Ramus during his recent NSAD lecture. San Diego—June 19, 2012—NewSchool of Architecture and Design (NSAD) has named four winners of the... View full entry »
Photo: A team of NSAD students, including Brandon Nash, worked on alternative plans for San Diego's Westfield UTC Mall during their 4th-year design studio sequence. San Diego—June 14, 2012—NewSchool of Architecture and Design (NSAD) undergraduate students will present... View full entry »
San Diego—June 8, 2012—NewSchool of Architecture and Design (NSAD) announced that award-winning architect Marvin Malecha, dean of the College of Design at North Carolina State University, will deliver the keynote address at NSAD’s commencement ceremony. About 140 students will... View full entry »
As part of the NewSchool of Architecture and Design (NSAD) lecture series, David Alan Ross, principal of Code-A in New York, will speak at the school’s campus Monday, June 11, on his current research, Animal Style. The topic explores building morphology through goal-directed, high-fidelity... View full entry »
San Diego—June 6, 2012—NewSchool of Architecture and Design (NSAD) President Steve Altman delivered a keynote speech on “Design and the City” May 19 at the 31st International Young Designers’ Exhibition (YODEX), an annual exhibition in Taipei, Taiwan, that attracts... View full entry »
San Diego—May 16, 2012—Gilbert D. Cooke, who served as dean at NewSchool of Architecture and Design (NSAD) from 2001–2009, has been named a member of the American Institute of Architects (AIA) College of Fellows for his contributions to the education field, in particular for his... View full entry »
NewSchool of Architecture and Design (NSAD) students Kyle Peterson and John Martinez received recognition for developing and presenting conceptual designs for transportation and pedestrian access in the San Diego community of Point Loma. A representative of the Peninsula Community Planning Board... View full entry »
San Diego—May 10, 2012—A NewSchool of Architecture and Design (NSAD) team won the MCM Group Mock Firms International Skyscraper Award, the highest honor in the international 2012 Mock Firms Competition collegiate division held in Chicago May 3–4. The undergraduate team, which... View full entry »
San Diego—May 4, 2012—A team of NewSchool of Architecture and Design (NSAD) students won the award for “Most Adaptable Structure” for their cube-based design during the Cal Poly Design Village competition in San Luis Obispo April 13–15, which drew a total of... View full entry »
San Diego—April 18, 2012—NewSchool of Architecture and Design (NSAD) students and faculty will dedicate the school’s Day of Service to preservation and enhancement efforts for the San Diego River and River Park System on April 27. The daylong event, which is being coordinated by... View full entry »
NSAD students Carlos Sandoval (left) and Brandon Nash (right) prepare for final round of 2012 Mock Firms Competition. San Diego—April 13, 2012—Two NewSchool of Architecture and Design (NSAD) teams are among six collegiate division teams that have been named finalists in the... View full entry »
San Diego—April 9, 2012—NewSchool of Architecture and Design (NSAD) Landscape Architecture Program Chair Leslie Ryan is curating an exhibition that explores ideas for repurposing urban areas as sources of locally grown food. The eat here now exhibition opens April 14 at the Art... View full entry »
San Diego—March 26, 2012—Noted architect Joshua Prince-Ramus spoke to NewSchool of Architecture and Design (NSAD) students and faculty members on the topic of “slow architecture” as part of the university’s acclaimed lecture series. Prince-Ramus is principal... View full entry »
