Archinect - News2024-11-15T15:48:11-05:00https://archinect.com/news/article/150341957/grace-la-appointed-harvard-gsd-s-chair-of-department-of-architecture
Grace La appointed Harvard GSD’s Chair of Department of Architecture Niall Patrick Walsh2023-03-09T10:48:00-05:00>2024-10-25T04:07:38-04:00
<img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/be/be3c1660f044b6dca2d4c615bad673fe.jpg?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1200" border="0" /><p><a href="https://archinect.com/news/tag/253617/grace-la" target="_blank">Grace La</a> has been announced as the new Chair of the Department of Architecture at the <a href="https://archinect.com/harvard" target="_blank">Harvard Graduate School of Design</a>. A professor of architecture at the school and principal of <a href="https://archinect.com/firms/cover/1643/la-dallman-architects" target="_blank">LA DALLMAN</a>, La will become the second women to be named as Chair of the Department of Architecture when her appointment takes effect on July 1st, 2023.</p>
<p>“I am honored by the GSD’s trust and look forward to collaboration on the next chapter of this esteemed department,” La said in a statement. “As a highly negotiated art form, architecture remains at the vital intersection of culture and space. The discipline is also experiencing transformations in pedagogy, with opportunities to advance environmental expertise, social engagement, and artistry. I am thrilled to work on this shared project and on the continued mission to harness the immense intellect, imagination, and energy of the GSD’s creative community.”</p>
<p>Having co-founded LA DALLMAN with James Dallman in 1999, La has built a portfolio that “expands the ar...</p>
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LA DALLMAN wins 68th Progressive Architecture Award for the transformation of a Historic Grain Elevator Rukshan Vathupola2021-03-26T18:36:00-04:00>2024-10-25T04:07:38-04:00
<img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/78/784f05defa3368d4772bcbc0706ecd80.jpg?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1200" border="0" /><p><a href="https://archinect.com/firms/cover/1643/la-dallman-architects" target="_blank">LA DALLMAN Architects</a> was recently named as one of five winners of the 68th Annual Progressive Architecture Awards by Architect Magazine for 2021. Their proposal for the transformation of the Teweles and Brandeis Grain Elevator in Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin was selected from a total of 125 commissioned, yet unbuilt, entries that best exemplified recent trends in "community engagement, environmental stewardship, and equitable access to services''. With this in consideration, the jury of Koray Duman of <a href="https://archinect.com/burokorayduman" target="_blank">Büro Koray Duman</a>, Jeanne Gang of <a href="https://archinect.com/studiogang" target="_blank">Studio Gang</a>, and Daimian Hines of <a href="https://archinect.com/firms/cover/150234311/hines-architecture-design" target="_blank">Hines Architecture + Design</a> through a blind review found LA DALLMAN’s entry to be a great embodiment of community design.</p>
<figure><p><img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/82/82bdb6f17b2a07604527b410cbd05989.gif"></p><figcaption>Redesign of the Teweles and Brandeis Grain Elevator. Credit: LA DALLMAN</figcaption></figure><p>Originally built in 1901 the Teweles and Brandeis Grain Elevator was once a marker at one end of the great agricultural economy that transformed the midwestern territories into America’s breadbasket. It is primarily from this farming ...</p>