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Get Lectured: Kent State University, Fall '23

2023-10-05T11:33:00-04:00

The Kent State University College of Architecture and Environmental Design (CAED) has shared its events and programming for the Fall term as part of our Get Lectured series.

The semester has already included lectures from guests John Humphries and Ilmar Hurkxkens. BRANDT : HAFERD founder Jerome Haferd will follow them on October 10, followed by Rice University assistant professor and HOME-OFFICE co-founder Brittany Utting on October 16. The month ends with Nader Tehrani's visit to campus to deliver the Perspectus Lecture on October 23.

November will kick off with the Desires for Praxis: Between Practice and Education Symposium featuring Nasrine Seraji-Bozorgzad, University of Pennsylvania’s Nanako Umemoto, the University of Minnesota’s Architecture Head Jennifer Yoos, the new Chair of Architecture at UC Berkeley CED Lisa Iwamoto, and new UT Austin School of Architecture dean Heather Woofter from November 6-7.

They are followed by a lecture from Scroggin Studio’s Jason Scroggin on N...

Kent State University seeks to bridge academia and practice by hiring a Director for Design Entrepreneurship and Inclusion

2022-09-15T08:53:00-04:00

Following last week’s look at an open opportunity for an Intermediate Designer for the National Medal of Honor Museum at Rafael Viñoly Architects, we are using this week’s edition of our Job Highlights series to explore a role for a Director of Design Entrepreneurship and Inclusion at Kent State University’s Cleveland Urban Design Collaborative (CUDC).

The role, situated in Cleveland, OH, asks for an individual with 6+ years of design experience to help conduct research, provide technical design assistance to communities, and support public education and design advocacy programs.

Kent State University student work by Peter Nogay

Why the role interests us

The role at the CUDC offers an insight into moves being made by academic institutions to extend their impact beyond campus design studios. Such efforts are often of benefit to students and the community alike, as we saw back in June when we reported on the University of Buffalo students who were constructing tiny homes to fight homel...

Get Lectured: Kent State University Florence, Spring '20

2020-01-29T18:44:00-05:00

Archinect's Architecture School Lecture Guide for Winter/Spring 2020

It's a new year and a new school term, so that means it's time for Archinect's latest edition of Get Lectured, an ongoing series where we feature a school's lecture series—and their snazzy posters—for the current term. Check back regularly to keep track of any upcoming lectures you don't want to miss.

Want to share your school's lecture series? Send us your school's lecture series poster and details to connect@archinect.com.

Each semester, the Kent State University Florence CAED's lecture series features architects from Europe and the Mediterranean region who significantly influence contemporary architectural practice and shape the future of the built environment. The lecture series is curated by KSU Florence CAED Professor and Academic Program Coordinator Paola Giaconia.

Their Spring 2020 lineup starts on February 4 with Alberto Iacovoni of ma0. Other speakers include Jacobo García-Germán (GARCIAGERMAN ARQUITECTOS...

Get Lectured: Kent State University Florence, Fall '19

2019-09-27T15:30:00-04:00

Archinect's Architecture School Lecture Guide for Fall 2019

With a new school year already here, it's time for Archinect's latest edition of Get Lectured, an ongoing series where we feature a school's lecture series—and their snazzy posters—for the current term. Check back regularly to keep track of any upcoming lectures you don't want to miss.

Want to share your school's lecture series? Send us your school's lecture series poster and details to connect@archinect.com.

The yearly Kent State University Florence CAED lecture series features architects from Europe and the Mediterranean region who significantly influence contemporary architectural practice and shape the future of the built environment.

Their Fall '19 lecture line-up features Alberto Iacovoni * (ma0), Jeannette Kuo (Karamuk Kuo Architects), Ila Bêka (Beka & Lemoine), and Christina Seilern (Studio Seilern Architects).

Want to see more lecture posters? Check out previous posters on the Get Lectured Pinterest page!

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Quilian Riano named associate director of Kent State's Cleveland Urban Design Collaborative

2019-08-12T18:35:00-04:00

Quilian Riano, currently a senior strategic design initiatives specialist for New York City’s Department of Design and Construction, Office of the Chief Architect, has been selected as the new associate director of the Cleveland Urban Design Collaborative (CUDC) at Kent State University in Ohio.

The announcement of Riano's hire was made in May of 2019.

Riano holds a Master of Architecture degree from Harvard's Graduate School of Design as well as a Bachelor of Design from the University of Florida. Riano is the founder of DSGN AGNC, a group that "experiments with new forms of space, policy, and process creation through political engagement," according to the studio's website.

I am very exciteed to announce that I’m the new Associate Director of Kent State’s Cleveland Urban Design Collaborative (@ksuCUDC) https://t.co/AIPiZqr39a
— Quilian Riano (@quilian) August 12, 2019

As part of his work with the Design Trust for Public Space, Riano led the design of a new public space pilot p...

Kent State University's Master of Architecture program fosters project-based learning to shape future leaders in design

2019-01-07T10:45:00-05:00

This post is brought to you buy Kent State University CAED

The Master of Architecture (M.Arch) program at Kent State University, College of Architecture and Environmental Design (CAED) prepares graduates to be progressive leaders in the field of architecture by developing technical skills, professional knowledge, and design creativity through the exploration of project-based learning. The program fosters the refinement of critical design skills and offers opportunities for inquiry in architecture and related disciplines through comprehensive research.

Facilitated with cutting-edge technologies dedicated to critical design thinking, fabrication and experimentation, Master of Architecture program—as part of CAED’s vision, focuses on diverse disciplinary and interdisciplinary topics such as design-practice, history and theory, urban design, computational design, creative robotics, and interactive/responsive spaces.

Student Work - Design Studio - Image courtesy of Kent State Center for...

Get Lectured: Kent State University, Fall '18

2018-09-26T13:40:00-04:00

Archinect's Architecture School Lecture Guide for Fall 2018

With a new school year upon us, it's time for Archinect's latest Get Lectured, an ongoing series where we feature a school's lecture series—and their snazzy posters—for the current term. Check back regularly to keep track of any upcoming lectures you don't want to miss.

Want to share your school's lecture series? Send us your school's lecture series poster and details to connect@archinect.com.

For Fall 2018, the Kent State University College of Architecture and Environmental Design's lecture series features speakers like Jon Lott, Billie Tsien, Tatiana Bilbao, Anya Sirota, and Kate Orff, to name a few. Other upcoming events this semester are the “Alternatives to the Present” conference, a roundtable discussion on “Architecture Play”, the “Verify in Field!” workshop led by Andreas Froech, and more.

Check out previous posters on the Get Lectured Pinterest page!

Want another way to share your school's events? Send them to Bus...

Ivan Bernal appointed Kent State Architecture Program Director

2018-08-27T14:34:00-04:00

The Kent State University College of Architecture and Environmental Design (CAED) has announced that Associate Professor Ivan Bernal has been appointed the new Director of Architecture programs. Professor Bernal, currently serves as a Guest Curator at the A+D Museum in Los Angeles.

Before arriving at Kent State, Ivan served as an Assistant Professor in the School of Architecture at Syracuse University. Before joining Syracuse, he served as full-time faculty at the Southern California Institute of Architecture (SCI-Arc) where he also completed his Master of Architecture degree with honors and won the highly competitive Best Thesis Prize.

Bernal succeeds Jonathan Fleming, who served as the Director of Architecture programs for the past nine years. “I look forward to continuing the legacy the school has achieved under Jonathan’s Directorship. It maintains a trajectory of formidable achievements and high standards; I am excited to help postulate its new vision for a fast-changing disci...

Get Lectured: Kent State University, Fall '17

2017-10-17T14:08:00-04:00

Archinect's Architecture School Lecture Guide for Fall 2017

Ready or not, it's the start of a new school year. Back for Fall 2017 is Archinect's Get Lectured, an ongoing series where we feature a school's lecture series—and their snazzy posters—for the current term. Check back regularly to keep track of any upcoming lectures you don't want to miss.

Want to share your school's lecture series? Send us your school's lecture series poster and details to connect@archinect.com.

Here are the Fall 2017 lectures at Kent State University's College of Architecture and Environmental Design.

Sept 11
Peter Bohlin, “Nature of Circumstance”
5:30 pm, Cartwright Hall Auditorium

Sept 16
ID50 Panel Session
2:30 pm, Cene Lecture Hall

Sept 20
Emma López Bahut, “[Art + Architecture] = Oteiza”
6:15 pm, Cene Lecture Hall

Oct 11
Mason White, “Architecture, Geography, Environment”
6:15 pm, Cene Lecture Hall

Oct 25
Catherine Bonier, “Dirty Games and Digital Skins”
6:15 pm, Cene Lecture Hall

Nov 6
Primo Orpilla, “Working...

Get Lectured: Kent State University, Spring '17

2017-02-27T15:05:00-05:00

Archinect's Architecture School Lecture Guide for Winter & Spring 2017

Archinect's Get Lectured is back in session for Winter and Spring 2017. Get Lectured is an ongoing series where we feature a school's lecture series—and their snazzy posters—for the current term. Check back frequently to keep track of any upcoming lectures you don't want to miss. Mark those calendars!

Want to share your school's lecture series? Send us your school's lecture series poster and details to connect@archinect.com.

Don't miss these upcoming lecture events at the Kent State University College of Architecture and Environmental Design (CAED).

Jan 18-Apr 26
Film Series: Southern California Modernism(s)
Wednesdays, 8 pm at Cene Lecture Hall
Films by Michelangelo Antonioni, Reyner Banham, Joel and Ethan Coen, Charles and Ray Eames, Tom Ford, David Lynch, Ridley Scott, Quentin Tarantino, and Wim Wenders

Feb 27
Cheryl Durst / Executive Vice Presidenn and CEO, International Interior Design Association
“The Future of Desig...

Get Lectured: Kent State University Florence, Spring '17

2017-02-14T15:18:00-05:00

Archinect's Architecture School Lecture Guide for Winter & Spring 2017

Archinect's Get Lectured is back in session for Winter and Spring 2017. Get Lectured is an ongoing series where we feature a school's lecture series—and their snazzy posters—for the current term. Check back frequently to keep track of any upcoming lectures you don't want to miss. Mark those calendars!

Want to share your school's lecture series? Send us your school's lecture series poster and details to connect@archinect.com.

Here's the Spring '17 lecture series lineup for the Kent State University CAED - Florence Program.

Feb 7
Dan Dorell / DORELL.GHOTMEH.TANE

Mar 7
David Trottin / PERIPHERIQUES

Apr 4
Fuensanta Nieto, Enrique Sobejano / Nieto Sobejano Arquitectos

Apr 11
Alfonso Femia, Gianluca Peluffo / 5+1AA

Lectures begin at 7:00 p.m. at Palazzo Vettori Via Cavour 26.

More info at ksuflorencecaed.net.

Check out previous posters on the Get Lectured Pinterest page!

Want another way to share your school's events? Send them to B...

The WEISS/MANFREDI-designed Kent State Center for Architecture and Environmental Design opens

2016-12-07T13:08:00-05:00

The new Kent State Center for Architecture and Environmental Design has just opened. Designed by WEISS/MANFREDI, the 117,000 square foot building was the winner of an international competition. The soon-to-be LEED Platinum certified structure is intended to link the Kent State campus with the recently revitalized city of Kent through a continuous gallery and new esplanade. Additionally, the Center features a cafe, a gallery, a 200-seat lecture hall, classrooms and a library. On the top of the building is a 650-seat space dubbed the “Design Loft”. On the roof, an 8,400 square foot green roof manages storm water and connects the “Design Loft” to the surrounding area.

The building includes regional materials, specifically an iron-spot brick façade that was fired at a local kiln. On the north side, the building has a large glazed curtain wall that lets natural light into studio spaces. The south façade has a cantilevering staircase with views of the rest of the campus. Other parts of the...

Mark Mistur named Kent State University College of Architecture dean

2016-03-24T19:30:00-04:00

Professionally, [Mistur's] experience includes his firm, the Troy-based Mark Mistur Architect, from 1993 to present, as well as time with Mistur Riebe Architects in New York City and Glynn, Spillane, Griffing Architects PC and Crozier Associates PC, both of Albany, N.Y. Mistur said in the release that he was honored to be chosen and said the college was “by all indicators a vibrant learning community.”

Formerly an associate dean at the School of Architecture at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in Troy, New York, Mistur hasn't announced what direction he plans to take the school in, although he did praise the university's new building (designed by Weiss/Manfredi,) as evidence of pre-existing institutional excellence.

“Opening an extraordinary new facility demonstrates a strong commitment to the college and to design excellence on the part of the university leadership and its alumni," Mistur commented. "Launching an architectural competition that attracted exceptional design firms from across the nation speaks volumes for the outstanding leadership and direction of the college.”

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Get Lectured: Kent State University CUDC, Spring '16

2016-02-05T13:50:00-05:00

Archinect's Architecture School Lecture Guide for Winter/Spring 2016

Archinect's Get Lectured is back in session. Get Lectured is an ongoing series where we feature a school's lecture series—and their snazzy posters—for the current term. Check back frequently to keep track of any upcoming lectures you don't want to miss.

Want to share your school's lecture series? Send us your school's lecture series poster and details to connect@archinect.com.

The next featured poster comes from the Kent State University, Cleveland Urban Design Collaborative (CUDC).

Listed below are upcoming events. Lectures will take place from 12-1 p.m. at the CUDC, unless otherwise noted.

Feb 5
Casey Poe
"Florence Studies"

Feb 11
Felipe Correa
"Urbanism Primer: Approaches to City Design in the 21st Century"

Feb 19
Adil Sharag Eldin
"Sustainability and Mecca’s Grand Mosque Third Expansion Project"

Feb 26
Doug Steidl
"International Travel and Lessons Learned"

March 4
Kelley O’Brien
"Societies with No Form"

March 11
Sai Sinbondit
"In ...

Get Lectured: Kent State University CUDC, Fall '15

2015-10-22T12:57:00-04:00

Archinect's Architecture School Lecture Guide for Fall 2015

Archinect's Get Lectured is ready for another school year. Get Lectured is an ongoing series where we feature a school's lecture series—and their snazzy posters—for the current term. Check back frequently to keep track of any upcoming lectures you don't want to miss.

The next featured poster comes from the Kent State University Cleveland Urban Design Collaborative. The CUDC houses both Kent State's urban design graduate program and the College of Architecture and Environmental Design's public service activities.

Want to share your school's lecture series? Send us your school's lecture series poster and details to connect@archinect.com.

Below are upcoming events. Lectures take place from 12-1 p.m. at CUDC, unless noted.

Oct 30
Ellen Sullivan
"Through a Glass Darkly: The Mirror Device in Town Planning Strategy of Patrick Geddes"

Nov 6
Bill Willoughby
"Changing Places: Affect, Activism, & Urban Refitting"

Nov 13
Emad Khazraee
"Mapping the ...

Get Lectured: Kent State University, Spring '15

2015-02-18T14:59:00-05:00

Archinect's Architecture School Lecture Guide for Winter-Spring 2015

Archinect's Get Lectured is back in session! Get Lectured is an ongoing series where we feature a school's lecture series—and their snazzy posters—for the current term. Check back frequently to keep track of any upcoming lectures you don't want to miss.

The next featured poster comes from the Kent State University College of Architecture & Environmental Design (CAED).

Want to share your school's lecture series? Send us your school's lecture series poster and details to connect@archinect.com.

Below are upcoming events only. Note each lecture's time and location. Free and open to the public.

Feb 27
5:30 pm
Architecture+ Faculty Presentations; supported by PechaKucha Night Cleveland
at Schwartz Center Auditorium

Mar 12
5:30 pm
Russell Fortmeyer / Associate, Arup Los Angeles
"Kinetic Architecture"
at Oscar Ritchie Lecture Hall

Apr 8
6:30 pm
Charles Renfro / Partner, Diller Scofidio + Renfro
"Peeking at Looking"
at Cartwright Auditorium

A...

Get Lectured: Kent State University, Fall '14

2014-09-15T13:14:00-04:00

Archinect's Architecture School Lecture Guide for Fall 2014

Say hello to another edition of Archinect's Get Lectured! As a refresher, we'll be featuring a school's lecture series—and their snazzy posters—for the current term. If you're not doing so already, be sure to keep track of any upcoming lectures you don't want to miss.

Today's set of posters comes from the Kent State University, College of Architecture & Environmental Design and the Cleveland Urban Design Collaborative

Want to share your school's lecture series? Send us your school's lecture series poster and details to connect@archinect.com.

Listed below are upcoming CAED events only. Note each event's time and location.

SEPTEMBER

Sept. 16
5:30 pm
"Hello to Language"
Neil Denari / Principal, Neil M. Denari Architects (NMDA); Vice Chair and Professor of Architecture, UCLA
at Schwartz Center Auditorium

Sept. 18-20
AIA Ohio Convention - A Future of Practice
Allison Anderson / Partner, Unabridged Architecture
Marvin Malecha / Dean, North C...

Get Lectured: Kent State University, Spring '14

2014-03-06T13:34:00-05:00

Archinect's Architecture School Lecture Guide for Winter/Spring 2014

Archinect's Get Lectured is up and running again for the Winter/Spring '14 term! As a refresher from our Fall 2013 guide, every week we'll feature a school's lecture series—and their snazzy posters—for the current season. If you're not doing so already, be sure to keep track of any upcoming lectures you don't want to miss.

Since we've been receiving more submissions lately, we're gonna show off posters more often — and so you can see what events are happening in architecture schools right now!

For today, we'll be featuring lecture events from the Kent State University College of Architecture and Environmental Design (CAED) and the Kent State University Florence Program in Italy. (attached below)

Want to share your school's lecture series? Send us your school's lecture series poster and details to connect@archinect.com.

Listed below are upcoming events only. Unless noted, CAED lectures will take place at 5:00 pm. Note ea...

Plans reworked for new Kent State architecture college

2014-01-17T14:22:00-05:00

Architects, developers, consultants and university officials shared updates on the building's design at a public presentation Thursday at Cartwright Hall where planners announced the building will now comprise four step-like floors instead of five. [...] The changes have been made in the name of efficiency and cost-effectiveness, said Michael Manfredi of the WEISS/MANFREDI firm that won a competitive search to be the $40 million college's lead designer.

Previously: KSU picks Weiss/Manfredi's "Design Loft" concept for its new $40 million architecture school building

COLDSCAPES 2013 winning-design exhibition currently in Cleveland, Ohio

2013-11-19T15:26:00-05:00

From the COLDSCAPES design competition earlier this year, an exhibition of the winning designs is currently on display hosted by the Kent State University Cleveland Urban Design Collaborative — a timely event as the weather grows colder in the U.S. Last Friday's exhibition opening also celebrated the book launch of "COLDSCAPES: Design Ideas for Winter Cities", the sixth volume in CUDC’s Urban Infill Book Series.

The COLDSCAPES exhibition will be open for one month at Star Plaza in Cleveland, Ohio.

KSU picks Weiss/Manfredi's "Design Loft" concept for its new $40 million architecture school building

2013-04-02T18:30:00-04:00

Kent State University has chosen a glassy, light-filled design concept by the firm of Weiss/Manfredi from New York for its $40 million new building for the College of Architecture and Environmental Design. Richard L. Bowen & Associates of Cleveland will be the “architect of record” for the project.

Previously: Four teams unveil concepts in competition to design $40 million architecture school at KSU

Four teams unveil concepts in competition to design $40 million architecture school at KSU

2013-01-18T17:10:00-05:00

From simple and functional to splendidly provocative, four proposals vying to become reality as Kent State University's new College of Architecture and Environmental Design were presented to the public Thursday. The university hosted the four partnerships competing to design the $40 million building by providing a forum so the architects could pitch their ideas for "solving the problem," as one presenter put it.

The four teams and their proposals are:

Bialosky + Partners Architects, with offices in Cleveland and New York, in association with Architecture Research Office of New York, proposed a building with a skin of light brown precast concrete panels rising from a one-story base of tan brick. The building emphasized a sculptural look and featured vertical windows. Architect Stephen Cassell of ARO said the building would qualify for a platinum rating – the highest available – under the LEED system of the U.S. Green Building Council, which stands for Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design, but ran out of time before he could explain the details.

Richard L. Bowen + Associates Inc. of Cleveland in association with Weiss/Manfredi of New York, proposed a glassy structure they called “Design Loft.” The project emphasized flexible interior spaces organized around a skeletal structural system and interior ramps and staircases that knitted the interior to...

Kent State University narrows the competition to four firms

2012-12-12T15:31:00-05:00

Determined to realize a landmark building that will match the esteem of Kent State’s architecture program (currently scattered among disparate buildings on campus), the university is asking four teams, led by Bialosky & Partners Architects, Richard L. Bowen & Associates Inc., The Collaborative Inc., and Westlake Reed Leskosky — all with offices in Cleveland or Toledo — to present thorough design proposals instead of wooing the jury with vaguely outlined schemes and interview charisma.

Kent State architecture building competition announces 8 finalists

2012-11-16T18:02:00-05:00

Nearly 40 firms from around the world entered the competition to design the university’s new College of Architecture and Environmental Design which will form a gateway to the campus in the city of Kent. They included Hadid, Moussavi, BIG, Gensler, Coop Himmelb(l)au, Perkins & Will and Eric Owen Moss Architects. But the long list of eight contains only US practices. The most internationally recognised are Morphosis and NBBJ.

The full list of invited firms can be viewed here.

The remaining firms include:

Bialosky & Partners Architects (with Architecture Research Office)
Bohlin Cywinski Jackson (with SoL Harris Day Architects)
KZF Design (with Morphosis)
NBBJ
Richard L Bowen & Associates (with Weiss/Manfredi)
The Collaborative, Inc (with Miller Hull Partnership, LLC)
Westlake Reed Leskosky
WTW Architects (with Overland Partners Architects)

New Kent State architecture building competition attracts elite list of architects

2012-10-09T19:58:00-04:00

This is truly a significant list of 36 teams. Those who have applied include Zaha Hadid, who is deemed the leading female architect in the world; Coop Himelb(l)au, who created the Akron Art Museum; Thom Mayne of Morphosis; and numerous other designers of note. Seven of the teams contain AIA National Firm Award winners, geographically located from Boston to Seattle. Many are recognized for their work across the country and around the world.