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Taubman College launches latest fellowship round for early-career designers

2024-10-30T08:52:00-04:00

Following our previous look at an opening for an Art Director at the University of Southern California, we are using this week’s edition of our Job Highlights series to explore an open role on Archinect Jobs for fellowships at the Taubman College of Architecture and Urban Planning at the University of Michigan.

The role, based in Ann Arbor, MI, is open to early-career scholars and practitioners "looking to deepen their work in a dynamic academic setting." The two-year fellowships will offer teaching opportunities, resources for project development, and collaboration with a wider research community, the school adds.

Related on Archinect: Taubman fellows exhibition investigates ecosystem simulations, public housing, and building fixtures. Image: 'Welcome Home' by Salam Rida. Image credit: Rowan Freeman

Why the role interests us

Archinect has previously reported on the design work of fellows from Taubman College. Earlier this year, we covered four fellow-led research projects on displa...

NOMA summer programs saw 43 young professionals connected with architecture firms, fellowships, and grants

2024-09-10T08:00:00-04:00

National Organization of Minority Architects (NOMA) has concluded the sixth edition of its NOMA Future Faces initiative, which sees young professionals connected with industry summer internships. The 2024 edition saw 25 students and recent graduates take part in a two-month summer fellowship, undertaking design research, project work, and firm mentorship.

The fellowship was open to all members of the National Organization of Minority Architecture Students (NOMAS) with the purpose to “develop and propel forward the next generation of Black and minority architects who will be designing for the future.” Alongside the practice placement, each fellow also received a $2,450 relocation reimbursement and is eligible to receive a $1,000 licensure stipend once they become a licensed architect.

Meanwhile, the organization also recently oversaw the latest edition of the Historically Black College & University (HBCU) Professional Development Program (PDP), which seeks to support architecture stu...

University of Oregon opens fellowship for design and spatial justice

2024-04-03T12:19:00-04:00

Following last week’s look at an opening for a Curator of the Loeb Fellowship at Harvard University, we are using this week’s edition of our Job Highlights series to explore an open role on Archinect Jobs for Visiting Faculty Fellowships in Design for Spatial Justice at the University of Oregon, an Archinect Partner School.

The roles, based in Eugene and Portland, call for individuals to teach six courses per year on the topics of environmental, social, and spatial justice in design. “We particularly encourage applications from candidates who are interested in teaching questions in spatial justice at the intersections of gender, race, ethnicity, indigenousness, sexuality, and economic inequality and who are interested in teaching innovation design/research methods with a focus on architectural design studio,” the university says about the fellowship opportunities.

Harvard is searching for a Loeb Fellowship Curator

2024-03-27T11:22:00-04:00

Following last week’s look at an opening for an Architect at the US Bureau of Reclamation, we are using this week’s edition of our Job Highlights series to explore an open role on Archinect Jobs for Curator of the Loeb Fellowship at Harvard University.

The role, based in the Harvard Graduate School of Design, calls for an individual to provide “vision and overall direction to the Loeb Fellowship program for mid-career professionals in design-related disciplines.” In addition to acting as principal spokesperson for the program, the curator will be expected to contribute to the wider GSD offering. Among the requirements for the role are a Bachelor’s degree and “proven curatorial, staff and program management, and/or development leadership in an educational/design setting including architecture, landscape architecture, urban planning, urban design or related field.”

Why the r...

Northeastern University launches fellowship to blend design research and teaching

2024-02-21T11:30:00-05:00

Following last week’s look at an opening for a Physical Design + Fabrication Internship at VolvoxLabs, we are using this week’s edition of our Job Highlights series to explore an open role on Archinect Jobs for a Design Research and Teaching Fellowship at Northeastern University.

The fellowship, which has an application deadline of March 1st, offers an “opportunity to develop a body of design research based on a specific area of interest while contributing to the vibrant intellectual culture of the school.” Applicants for the role must hold a terminal degree (PhD, Master’s, or equivalent) in their proposed area of research by the appointment start date, with a preference for prior studio teaching experience.

Related on Archinect: Northeastern University design research proposal wins AIA's $100,000 Latrobe Prize. Image courtesy Wikimedia Commons user Edward Orde.

Why the role interests us

The fellowship at Northeastern offers us the opportunity to explore the various research outputs ...

Exciting architecture fellowships to apply to in January 2024

2024-01-03T08:14:00-05:00

In early November, we highlighted five exciting fellowships to apply to. As we begin the new year, architecture schools continue to search for motivated designers, researchers, and emerging academics to apply to their upcoming fellowship opportunities.

To kick off 2024, we highlight four fellowships featured on the Archinect Job Board.

The University of Toronto offers the Emerging Architect Fellowship Award
Location: Toronto, ON

Details: "The John H. Daniels Faculty of Architecture, Landscape, and Design at the University of Toronto, invites applications for a two-year Emerging Architect Fellowship Award in areas of architectural research and design, with particular focus on topics that address issues of climate and the built environment. This Fellowship Award will be a non-tenure appointment at the rank of Assistant Professor. The appointment is expected to begin on July 1, 2024, or shortly thereafter, and end on June 30, 2026." Learn more here.

*Application materials must be submi...

UT Austin opens latest fellowship for emerging architecture and design academics

2023-11-22T14:25:00-05:00

Following our previous look at an opening for a Digital Design Specialist at Branch Technology, we are using this week’s edition of our Job Highlights series to explore an open role on Archinect Jobs for an Emerging Scholar in Design at The University of Texas at Austin.

The University of Texas at Austin offers accredited degree programs in Architecture, Interior Design, Landscape Architecture, and Community and Regional Planning. It also provides advanced studies in Sustainable Design, Urban Design, Historic Preservation, and Architectural History. The school is notable for its extensive material library and a technology lab equipped for AR/VR, drones, robotics, and digital fabrication research.

The two-year fellowship is open to “promising individuals at the beginning of their academic careers in architecture and its allied fields,” seeking to support the creation of a distinctive body of work and provide teaching experience in an academic environment. Among the qualifications re...

Ohio State begins search for the next Howard E. LeFevre ‘29 Emerging Practitioner Fellow

2023-10-18T14:45:00-04:00

Following last week’s look at an opening for an Assistant Professor for AI in the Built Environment at the University of Florida, we are using this week’s edition of our Job Highlights series to explore an opportunity on Archinect Jobs for the Howard E. LeFevre ‘29 Emerging Practitioner Fellowship at the Ohio State University.

The fellowship, overseen by the university’s Knowlton School of Architecture, offers the “opportunity and resources for an emerging practitioner to pursue an advanced research project directed toward expanding the boundaries of the discipline.” In addition to their core research work, the successful applicant for the nine-month fellowship will be asked to teach design studios related to their topic and to prepare and present a public exhibition.

Related on Archinect: Fellow Fellows: Galen Pardee. Image credit: Steven Takacs

Why the role interests us

The Howard E. LeFevre '29 Emerging Practitioner Fellowship has been the subject of several features and news repo...

MoMA PS1 fellowship offers ‘launching pad for individuals in the arts’

2023-08-30T14:30:00-04:00

Following last week’s look at an opening for a Junior Architectural Engineer at Cover, we are using this week’s edition of our Job Highlights series to explore an opportunity on Archinect Jobs for a Program Production Fellow at MoMA PS1.

Based in Long Island City, the six-month fellowship will see the successful applicant gain “hands-on training within a contemporary art institution and an understanding of how MoMA PS1 operates, develops programs and engages audiences.” According to the institution, the fellowship will serve as a “launching pad for individuals within the arts and management fields to hone their skills and attain real-world experience with structure and support.”

Why the role interests us

The latest fellowship offers us the opportunity to reflect on recent exhibitions and activities of note that have taken place both at MoMA PS1 an...

Architecture schools are hiring right now. Explore over 15 opportunities featured on Archinect Jobs

2023-07-27T14:07:00-04:00

As architecture schools prepare for the Fall term, institutions are searching for faculty and staff to join their teams. For our latest employment roundup, explore featured open positions at seven architecture schools that are currently seeking directors, professors, and other design faculty on Archinect Jobs.

Looking for a fellowship opportunity? Be sure to check out the University of Detroit Mercy's (Detroit Collaborative Design Center) call for a Public Interest Design Fellow.

The University of Central Florida campus. Image courtesy of school.

The University of Central Florida seeks a Space Utilization Coordinator III
Location: Orlando, FL

Details: "The Space Utilization Coordinator III position will be responsible for assisting with the allocation and utilization of the university's physical spaces. Thus, ensuring that all spaces are being used in the most effective and efficient way possible." Read more here.

Portland Community College seeks a Planning & Capital Construction - Pl...

A public interest design fellowship for young designers has opened at the University of Detroit Mercy’s Detroit Collaborative Design Center

2023-07-26T13:27:00-04:00

Following last week’s look at an opening for a Designer at Boffi, we are using this week’s edition of our Job Highlights series to explore an opportunity on Archinect Jobs for a Public Interest Design (PID) Fellowship at the University of Detroit Mercy, Detroit Collaborative Design Center.

The 18-month fellowship, based in Detroit, calls for “young designers who are eager to gain experience in public interest design.” Among the responsibilities for the role are collaborating with the center’s wider team and partners on community engagement, design development, and project deliverables, as well as attending conferences and participating in training from senior mentors.

Why the role interests us

The fellowship at the Detroit Collaborative Design Center offers the opportunity to reflect on the many examples of community action undertaken by design entities tied to academic institutions...

NOMA announces its 2023 summer fellowship cohort by welcoming 13 architecture students and graduates

2023-07-21T14:15:00-04:00

Continuing to not only champion but provide pathways to academic and professional advancement, the National Organization of Minority Architects (NOMA) celebrates another fellowship cohort of young designers.

The NOMA Future Faces (NFF), formerly known as the NOMA Foundation Fellowship, recognizes 13 architecture students and graduates for this 2023 cohort as they engage in a two-month-long summer fellowship.

These fellowships are "hosted at leading architecture firms across the country where fellows engage in design research and benefit from firm mentorship," explains NOMA. "In an industry where only two percent of licensed architects in the United States identify as Black, the NFF plays a crucial role in providing valuable professional experience to underrepresented students."

The team at NOMA shared insight as to the fellowship's rebranding in 2023, explaining that the new name better highlights the program's mission and purpose to "develop and propel forward the next generation...

Christina Chi Zhang named Harry der Boghosian Fellow for 2023-24

2023-04-07T11:41:00-04:00

Christina Chi Zhang has been named the Harry der Boghosian Fellow for 2023-24 by the Syracuse School of Architecture. Zhang, who is currently completing the final year of her master of architecture degree program at the Yale School of Architecture, will use the fellowship to explore the limits and implications of photography, cartography, drawing, and virtual reality.

During the 2023-24 academic year, Zhang will teach an architecture studio and two professional electives at the Syracuse School of Architecture. The studio and electives will center on her research project “Scales of Healing in Post-Traumatic Landscapes,” exploring the tools of representation used to document, analyze, and represent post-traumatic landscapes at different scales.

Related on Archinect: Get Lectured: Syracuse University, Spring '23

During the fellowship, Zhang also plans to extend the geographical focus of her previous research in order to create a broader conversation with students about ongoing wars and ...

Architecture student Maya Matabwa named University of Illinois Chicago's Hartshorne and Plunkard Fellow

2023-02-22T14:42:00-05:00

Maya Matabwa, a first-year M.Arch student from the University of Illinois Chicago's College of Architecture, Design, and the Arts, is the recipient of the second Hartshorn and Plunkard Fellowship.

The program officially launched in 2022 by awarding its first fellow, M.Arch student Martina Smith, and is named and funded in honor of UIC alumni Ray Hartshorne and Jim Plunkard of Hartshorne Plunkard Architecture (HPA). To increase the opportunities for architecture students from traditionally underrepresented communities, the fellowship provides students with financial support for up to three years, academic and professional mentoring, and a paid internship at HPA.

Matabwa, who was born in Malawi, shared with UIC Today that receiving the award is "still sinking in."

Across academic institutions and firms, initiatives to create stronger pipelines, mentorship, and funding for students of marginalized communities have increased. "Being here as a young, Black, Malawian woman is an honor, ...

Recognizing the grit and determination of architecture students and academic fellows in 2022

2022-12-20T08:00:00-05:00

2022 proved to be a year filled with reevaluating what it means to offer an architecture education as well as to receive one. Schools, students, and faculty across the globe continued to adjust to remote learning while students were also welcomed back to campus. This, however, didn't stop the innovative and inquisitive minds of students, academic researchers, and fellows from producing new and exciting work.

Each year comes with its own sets of challenges and questions. Nonetheless, the perseverance of students provides the industry with a glimpse into the future of architecture as a whole. To recognize and celebrate student work, research, and fellowship in architectural academia published on Archinect in 2022, we've curated a collection of stories worth revisiting.

Exploring Architecture Studio

Exploring and highlighting academic work has been one of Archinect's editorial pillars for years. Beyond exclusive interviews with students and graduates this year, our team launched a new...

Explore architecture fellowship opportunities featured on Archinect Jobs

2022-10-26T10:39:00-04:00

As we approach the end of 2022, new fellowship opportunities are available and accepting applications! Archinect's academic-related editorial coverage continues with a round-up of the latest opportunities currently featured on our job board. Explore and apply to eight fellowships below.

*Is your school offering fellowship opportunities but don't see them listed below? Reach out to us at connect@archinect.com or post a job on Archinect's Job board to have your fellowship featured!

FEATURED FELLOWSHIP OPPORTUNITIES

Tulane Architecture Fellow - Visiting Assistant Professor
Institution: Tulane University

Details: "The Tulane University School of Architecture is seeking qualified candidates for the Tulane Fellowship beginning Fall 2023. This visiting assistant professor position is a two-year teaching and research fellowship that endeavors to mentor emerging academics who will contribute to issues of diversity, equity, and inclusion in the built environment [...] The successful candidate m...

Students from NOMA's 2022 Foundation Fellowship cohort gain mentorship and work experience from 18 architecture firms

2022-08-04T14:10:00-04:00

The National Organization of Minority Architects (NOMA) celebrates its fourth class of architecture students chosen as this year's 2022 NOMA Foundation Fellowship (NFF) cohort. An initiative that provides mentorship and design research experience for young emerging professionals, the NFF has become an impactful program offered to underrepresented architecture students across the nation.

This year 20 architecture students were selected to be a part of the 2022 summer cohort. During the two-month summer fellowship, each student is hosted at a leading architecture firm nationwide. During the summer, student fellows "engage in design research and benefit from firm mentorship." NOMA shares, "NFF provides professional experience to underrepresented students to connect them to the profession and provide a pipeline to eventual employment, supporting the 2030 Diversity Challenge, which aims to increase the number of licensed Black architects."

Tiffany Brown, NOMA Executive Director shared,...

Architect Lily Chishan Wong named 2022–23 Harry der Boghosian Fellow

2022-03-29T14:32:00-04:00

The Harry der Boghosian Fellowship at Syracuse School of Architecture was created in honor of architecture alumnus Harry der Boghosian ’54 during the Spring of 2015. Since then, the program continues to provide emerging designers and academics "with the opportunity to collaborate on projects while developing a unique design research project that both advances their work and career and contributes to the intellectual and design life of the school. Each of the fellowships includes teaching related to the candidate’s area of interest and resources for the development of research and creative work."

For the 2022–23 iteration, Syracuse Architecture has announced Lily Chishan Wong as its newest fellow.

Wong received a BFA in Architectural Design from Parsons and a BA in Philosophy from Eugene Lang College of Liberal Arts at The New School. She went on to receive her M.Arch from Columbia GSAPP, where she was the recipient of several accolades such as the Award for Excellence in Total Desig...

$1 million donated to UT Austin School of Architecture honoring John S. Chase, their first Black graduate

2022-02-28T12:12:00-05:00

The University of Texas at Austin’s School of Architecture has received a $1 million donation honoring John S. Chase, the first Black graduate of the school and the first Black licensed architect in the state of Texas. The donation has been provided by Tony Chase and his wife Dr. Dina Alsowayel. An entrepreneur, law professor, and civic leader based in Houston, Tony Chase is also the son of John S. Chase.

The $1 million donation will create two new permanent endowments. The first, named the John S. Chase Family Endowed Graduate Fellowship, will be used primarily to increase diversity and representation in the profession by recruiting graduates of historically Black colleges and universities. Meanwhile, the John S. Chase Family Endowed Professorship in Architecture will help recruit and retain outstanding faculty and support their research of the built environment.

Archinect Feature: Architecture Gets Psychosocial, Socioracial & Sociospatial: A Conversation with Todd Brown, UT Au...

Pratt and Clemson both launch fellowships for underrepresented architecture students

2022-02-18T09:36:00-05:00

The Pratt Institute and Clemson University have each launched fellowships within their design and architecture schools focused on students from underserved or underrepresented communities.

The Pratt Institute’s initiative, titled the Diamonstein-Spielvogel Fellowship program, will focus on students from underserved communities whose work concentrates on issues related to climate change. The fellowship will be awarded to two students for the first year of graduate study at Pratt; one in the School of Architecture and one in the School of Design.

Archinect Feature: Michael Jefferson Talks the Future of Fellowships and the Biases of AI Application in Architecture

The fellows will be selected based on their portfolios of work addressing the impacts and challenges of climate change. A call for applicants will be issued in the spring, with selections announced prior to the beginning of each fellowship year. The program will focus on students in groups and communities that are often underr...

Dream the Combine, Germane Barnes, Nina Cooke John, Design Earth, and SO – IL among winners of the 2022 USA Fellowship

2022-01-26T14:51:00-05:00

The United States Artists (USA) Fellowship is a program that celebrates the work of artists and their "essential role in society." Across ten disciplines ranging from architecture and design (A&D) to craft, media, and film, 63 artists were inducted into this year's fellowship cohort.

The 2022 USA Fellows representing the discipline of architecture and design are Tom Carruthers and Jennifer Newsom of Dream The Combine, Germane Barnes of Studio Barnes, Nina Cooke John of Studio Cooke John, Rania Ghosn and El Hadi Jazairy of Design Earth, and Jing Liu and Florian Idenburg of SO – IL.

Each design practice has produced notable works and made important contributions to the architecture and design community. From academia to the arts, civic engagement, and professional practice, this year's selected winners represent the future of industry changemakers. This group of 2022 Fellows joins the likes of past A&D fellows such as Theaster Gates, Jennifer Bonner, Walter Hood, Olalekan Jeyifous, M...

Celebrating the work and perseverance of architecture students and academic fellows in 2021

2021-12-29T18:34:00-05:00

Pursuing an architecture education is no easy feat, and with the events that took place in 2020 and 2021, there were plenty of obstacles that could dampen the goals of students around the world. Nevertheless, architecture schools learned as much as they could in 2020 to help students and faculty adapt and persevere.

While 2021 proved to be another year filled with challenges for the architecture industry, architectural academia also experienced its fair share of events. From the announcement of architecture deans leaving to new academic leaders emerging, we must not forget the students and architecture fellows who continued to work hard and keep going.

This year, remote learning, virtual studio crits, and graduations were also met with some in-person learning through hybrid teaching approaches. However, despite the continued obstacles, undergraduate, graduate, and Ph.D. students across the globe continued to learn, explore, and propel the future of architecture and design forward....

Archinect's Fellowship Watch Part III: Don't miss out on 7 fellowship opportunities listed on Archinect Jobs

2021-12-13T14:21:00-05:00

Begin the 2022 academic year with a fellowship position from seven institutions and organizations. Each opportunity not only provides fellows with employment at said institution/organization, but it also provides the ability for individuals to expand on their research interests through teaching, exhibition, and developing built works.

"The Developed Surface" by Jonathan Rieke, from Fellow Fellows: Jonathan Rieke, an installment from our Fellow Fellows series

*Is your firm, school, or organization offering fellowship opportunities but don't see them listed below? Reach out to us at connect@archinect.com, or post a job on Archinect's Job board to have your fellowship featured.

ACADEMIC FELLOWSHIPS

Exhibition work by Benjamin Vanmuysen the 2019-2020 Harry der Boghosian Fellow at Syracuse University. Image courtesy of Benjamin Vanmuysen

Interdisciplinary Design Fellow
Institution: The University of British Columbia

Details: "The School of Architecture and Landscape Architecture (SALA) at ...

Archinect's Fellowship Watch Part II: Check out employment and academic fellowship opportunities listed on Archinect Jobs

2021-10-20T13:13:00-04:00

As 2021 slowly comes to a close, begin the upcoming year by applying to a fellowship. Below are three fellowship opportunities at a firm, non-profit organization, and academic institution. Each provides a unique position that offers the applicant hands-on experience in sustainability, climate change, and landscape architecture-focused roles. Beyond their prestige, fellowship opportunities also act as essential pathways for growing professionals to explore specific areas of interest within the field of architecture, construction, and academia.

*Is your firm, school, or organization offering fellowship opportunities but don't see them listed below? Reach out to us at connect@archinect.com or post a job on Archinect's Job board to have your fellowship featured.

Photo by Ron Lach from Pexels

FEATURED FELLOWSHIP OPPORTUNITIES

NYSERDA's Climate Justice Fellowship
Firm: Paul A. Castrucci Architects

Details: "The New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA) will train...

$75,000 Steedman Fellowship in Architecture launches 2021 call for proposals on the theme of 'Disruption'

2021-10-18T14:50:00-04:00

This post is brought to you by the Sam Fox School of Design & Visual Arts at Washington University in St. Louis

Climate change, COVID-19, the fight for social justice. In disruptive times, how can architecture help to chart new paths and implement far-reaching solutions?

That’s the question posed by “Disruption,” the 2021 James Harrison Steedman Fellowship in Architecture. The biennial research competition invites early-career architects from around the world to explore how architecture can help to address today’s most pressing global challenges.

The fellowship is organized by the Sam Fox School of Design & Visual Arts at Washington University in St. Louis, in concert with AIA St. Louis, a chapter of the American Institute of Architects. The winning proposal will receive $75,000 to support up to a year of international travel and research.

A Black Lives Matter mural in Brooklyn, New York. Installed in June 2020, the mural is 375 feet wide, with letters 28 feet tall. (Photo: Shutter...

A fellowship opportunity with the ACSA invites candidates to bridge architecture, data, and research

2021-09-30T10:03:00-04:00

Since 1912, the Association of Collegiate Schools of Architecture (ACSA) mission has been to empower schools of architecture and faculty to "educate increasingly diverse students, expand disciplinary impacts, and create knowledge for the advancement of architecture." Through ongoing research, special programs, community surveys, case studies, gatherings, and open calls, the ACSA has created a resource database for students and academics to use.

Thanks to a committed team of architects and educators, the ACSA aims to continuously advance architecture pedagogy by serving as "the voice of architectural education" while providing academic peers with tools and insight through data collection and analysis. Currently, the ACSA is offering two Research Fellow positions to work part-time during the Fall. This position will focus on topics "surrounding student and faculty demographics, social justice in curriculum, higher education, architecture in K12, and the architecture profession." To l...

Archinect's Fellowship Watch: Discover fellowship opportunities on Archinect Jobs

2021-07-27T08:25:00-04:00

With the Fall term slowly approaching, new fellowship opportunities are available! For many years, Archinect's editorial coverage has highlighted fellowship programs from architecture schools across the nation. As pedagogy continues to expand and include important topics like socio-political issues relating to architecture, below is a list of featured fellowship opportunities posted on our Archinect Job Board.

Fellowship opportunities are more than "prestigious academic positions." These opportunities also offer a blend of practice, research, and pedagogical cross-pollination. To accompany this week's featured fellowships, we've also included a selection of exclusive interviews with former architecture fellows from Archinect's Fellow Fellows series.

*Is your school offering fellowship opportunities but don't see them listed below? Reach out to us at connect@archinect.com or post a job on Archinect's Job board to have your fellowship featured!

FEATURED FELLOWSHIP OPPORTUNITIES

Arch...

Designers, educators Omar Ali and Emmanuel Osorno join Tulane as fellows in new Deans’ Equity and Inclusion Initiative

2021-06-24T17:49:00-04:00

This post is brought to you by Tulane University School of Architecture, an Archinect Partner School

Tulane School of Architecture has selected designers and educators Omar Ali and Emmanuel Osorno to join the faculty as the school’s inaugural Architecture Fellows. As part of their two-year fellowships, they will also join the first cohort for the newly launched Deans’ Equity and Inclusion Initiative, a national partnership co-founded by Tulane School of Architecture. Ali, co-founder of table of co., will serve as the 2021-23 Architecture and Urbanism Fellow at Tulane. Osorno, founder of EOstudio, will serve as the 2021-23 Architecture and Social Innovation Fellow.

“Bringing new, diverse faculty with new perspectives to our school is incredibly important in advancing our own goals toward equity and inclusion. Both Omar and Emmanuel have immense talent, thoughtful teaching experience, and critical research in their fields, and our school looks forward to working with them,” said Iñak...

Architect and researcher Sekou Cooke joins the W.E.B. Du Bois Research Institute as a 2021-2022 fellow

2021-06-15T20:15:00-04:00

Jamaican-born architect, researcher, educator, and curator Sekou Cooke is named a W.E.B. Du Bois Research Institute Fellow. The fellowship is part of the W.E.B. Du Bois Research Institute at the Hutchins Center for African & African American Research at Harvard University.

"The W.E.B. Du Bois Research Institute Fellowship program invites scholars, artists, public intellectuals, and activists across the humanities and social sciences to pursue independent projects encompassing Africa and its diasporas. Fellows arrive from the U.S., Africa, Latin America, Asia, and Europe to be in residence at the Hutchins Center for either a full academic year or one semester."

The Hutchins Center for African & African American Research shares Cooke will be "in residence as a Nasir Jones Hiphop Fellow for the 2021-2022 academic year," where he will work on his project 3D Turntables Remix: The Architectural Technology of Hip-Hop.

Cooke joins a cohort of fifteen other research fellows.

"As architec...

Harvard GSD announces Loeb Fellowship class of 2022

2021-06-10T10:30:00-04:00

The Harvard Graduate School of Design’s Loeb Fellowship has announced its Class of 2022. The ten individuals were selected from a group of 134 candidates, and work across fields including activism, urbanism, public art, film and media, technology, and real estate development. The 2021-2022 cycle, the 51st in the Loeb Fellowship’s history, will also see an inaugural collaborative fellowship between the Loeb Fellowship and the ArtLab at Harvard University.

The ten incoming Loeb Fellows are:

Veyom Bahl, New York, NY; Managing Director, Robin Hood Foundation
Karen Dawn Blondel, New York, NY; Founder, Public Housing Civic Association
Andrea Bolnick, Cape Town, South Africa; Managing Director, Ikhayalami
Stephanie Hankey, Berlin, Germany; Executive Director, Tactical Tech
Will Hunter, London, United Kingdom; Founder, The London School of Architecture
Mpho Matsipa, Johannesburg, South Africa; Founder and Chief Curator, African Mobilities and Chancellor's Fellow (FALF), Univer...