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Uncovering the Untold Histories of American Campus Expansions with Boghosian Fellow Leen Katrib

2023-04-10T12:31:00-04:00

Archinect's Fellow Fellows series showcases individuals who are currently in, or have recently finished, an architecture fellowship. During our conversations, we discuss their architectural journey, areas of research, and their overall experience as academic fellows.

For our latest interview, we connected with Leen Katrib, the 2021–22 Harry der Boghosian Fellow at Syracuse University School of Architecture. Katrib shares her fellowship experience, her passion for uncovering the forgotten histories and influence of marginalized communities in architecture, the studio she taught, and details about her fellowship exhibition titled LESS IS...

Architecture, Consumerism, and Human Rights: On ‘Subverting the Narrative of Power Systems in Thailand’ with Shopping Malls

2022-07-08T15:29:00-04:00

Thesis projects offer an exciting glimpse into the minds of emerging designers and their unique architectural perspectives as they navigate through their careers. This is the case for Syracuse University B.Arch graduates Pin Sangkaeo and her collaborative research partner Benson Joseph. Together they explore the practice of merit-making and how political tactics and consumerism have impacted Thailand's social and political agendas through their thesis project, Temples of Consumerism.

According to Sangkaeo, the project "investigates the role of shopping malls as physical tools of maintaining the status quo, used by those who hold political powers in order to superimpose their ideologies on the collective citizens and perpetuate the systems."

Kicking off this season's 2022 Thesis Review series, the duo discusses their project along with Sangkaeo sharing her own experiences and findings while abroad in Bangkok. They also discuss their plans for the future as both continue their resea...

Benjamin Vanmuysen Explores the Opposing Extremes of the Design Spectrum

2021-01-04T13:12:00-05:00

In this latest installment of Fellow Fellows Archinect connects with Benjamin Vanmuysen, the 2019-2020 Harry der Boghosian Fellow at Syracuse University. Vanmuysen shared with Archinect the details of his work and his latest fellowship exhibition in October. He also discusses the rules and methods in which architecture is currently being taught and will be changing going forward. "The COVID-19 pandemic has really shaken up the academic world and brought traction behind some pressing social issues," shares Vanmuysen. "It’s crucial for institutions to teach students the social and political implications of our discipline."

Fellow Fellows is a series that focuses on the role fellowships play in architecture academia. These prestigious academic positions can bring forth a fantastic blend of practice, research, and pedagogical cross-pollination, often within a tight time frame. By definition, they also represent temporary, open-ended, and ultimately precarious employment for aspiring you...

Syracuse University's Isabella Calidonio Stechmann and Tanvi Marina Rao Find Beauty in the Donation Center

2020-07-07T09:00:00-04:00

Isabella Calidonio Stechmann and Tanvi Marina Rao are recent graduates of Syracuse Univesity's School of Architecture B.Arch program. Archinect connected with the duo to explore their final project DO[NATION]. With guidance from their thesis advisors Daniele Profeta, Greg Corso, and Kyle Miller, the two students explore overconsumption, waste, reuse and the relationship of these concepts to the potential growth of a city.

According to Stechmann and Rao their project "imagines the start of a community that counteracts the single-use of objects and their frivolous discard once they have been exhausted of their utility value. Investigating the donation center model, the results culminated in a design of an intentional community based on a system of logistics that deals with excess through collections and encourages the reuse of donated goods."

Archinect's Spotlight on 2020 Thesis Projects: 2020 has been an extraordinarily challenging year for architecture graduates. Students were disp...

Syracuse B.Arch Students Genevieve Dominiak and Hannah Michaelson Explore the Architecture of Toxic Ecologies

2020-06-17T09:00:00-04:00

Genevieve Dominiak and Hannah Michaelson are students in Syracuse Univesity's School of Architecture B.Arch program. Archinect was able to connect with Dominaik and Michaelson to explore their final project The Hive: Coalescence with Unlikely Companions.

Along with guidance from their thesis advisors Daniele Profeta, Greg Corso, and Kyle Miller, the two students pose the question "how can architecture foster this collision of two ecologies: the human and [American's] toxic subculture? Both Dominaik and Michaelson were recognized by their university and received the 2019 Academic Year Research Grant for their project as well as the 2019 Summer Research Grant for an additional research venture titled Today’s Mythmakers, Tomorrow’s Narratives.

Archinect's Spotlight on 2020 Thesis Projects: 2020 has been an extraordinarily challenging year for architecture graduates. Students were displaced as schools shut down, academic communities had to adapt to a new virtual format, end-of-year cel...

Understanding Visual Perspectives Through Risk and Research with Architecture Office

2019-05-20T11:51:00-04:00

The power of visual representation is key when expressing thoughts and ideas. The Syracuse-based architecture studio pulls together their passion for research and design practice to create projects which question the way people think about architecture and current issues.

For this week's Studio Snapshot, Archinect chats with Nicole McIntosh and Jonathan Louie of Architecture Office. During this segment, we discuss what it means for a promising practice to take risks and excel creatively while running a firm. After founding their practice in 2015, McIntosh and Louie explore the opportunity of how different perspectives strengthen research-based experimentation.

Deans List: Michael Speaks of Syracuse Architecture

2015-04-13T14:21:00-04:00

The Deans List is an interview series with the leaders of architecture schools, worldwide. The series profiles the school’s programming, as defined by the head honcho – giving an invaluable perspective into the institution’s unique curriculum, faculty and academic environment.

For this issue, we spoke with Michael Speaks, the Dean at Syracuse Architecture.