Archinect - News 2024-05-02T04:46:24-04:00 https://archinect.com/news/article/150411730/uva-architecture-students-present-ideas-for-rebuilding-a-war-torn-ukrainian-city-to-the-u-s-department-of-state UVA architecture students present ideas for rebuilding a war-torn Ukrainian city to the U.S. Department of State Josh Niland 2024-01-08T14:25:00-05:00 >2024-03-15T01:45:58-04:00 <img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/3b/3b63c39968223a09bb0b792c01c33f4a.jpg?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1200" border="0" /><p>The culmination of the 2023 Fall semester at the <a href="https://archinect.com/uva_sarc" target="_blank">University of Virginia</a> saw a contingent of students from UVA&rsquo;s School of Architecture travel to Washington, D.C., to discuss ideas for rebuilding the war-torn eastern Ukrainian city of Izium upon a special invite from the <a href="https://archinect.com/news/tag/414272/u-s-department-of-state" target="_blank">U.S. Department of State</a>.&nbsp;</p> <p>Together with Professor <a href="https://www.arch.virginia.edu/people/suzanne-moomaw" target="_blank">Suzanne Moomaw</a>, the cohort of 23 students who participated in the school&rsquo;s Ukraine Green Recovery Lab were delegated to the National Museum of American Diplomacy in order to present their research to State Department officials, other government representatives, and the Ukrainian Ambassador to the United States Oksana Markarova.&nbsp;</p> <p>Highlighting topography and other similarities between Izium and Charlottesville, the students presented six phases of a proposed redevelopment to those assembled. What they took away from it was a rewarding experience delivering findings that will, in turn, be presented to the people of Izium for feedback. All in attendance report to have en...</p> https://archinect.com/news/article/150329521/a-new-documentary-explores-the-process-behind-uva-s-memorial-to-enslaved-laborers-for-the-first-time A new documentary explores the process behind UVA's Memorial to Enslaved Laborers for the first time Josh Niland 2022-11-07T17:42:00-05:00 >2024-03-15T01:45:58-04:00 <img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/22/22e59f1666abdb98df83e0bee86db8ad.jpg?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1200" border="0" /><p>A new documentary from local filmmaker Erik Duda exploring the process and impact of the <a href="https://archinect.com/uva_sarc" target="_blank">University of Virginia</a>&rsquo;s Memorial to Enslaved Laborers has been released, providing insights into the creation of one of the most important public monuments in America since the opening of <a href="https://archinect.com/news/tag/90917/maya-lin" target="_blank">Maya Lin</a>'s Vietnam Veterans Memorial in 1982.</p> <p>Titled <em>The Lives Between the Lines</em>, Duda&rsquo;s documentary was included as part of this year&rsquo;s <a href="https://virginiafilmfestival.org/" target="_blank">Virginia Film Festival</a> and offers a look into the implementation, design, and eventual construction of the monument, which, unfortunately, had to open in a subdued <a href="https://news.virginia.edu/content/them-we-owe-our-deepest-gratitude-uva-dedicates-memorial-enslaved-laborers" target="_blank">ceremony</a> last year owing to health concerns related to the pandemic.</p> <figure><p><a href="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/a5/a5accead2f70142aa1e12979c713315f.jpeg?auto=compress%2Cformat&amp;w=1028" target="_blank"><img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/a5/a5accead2f70142aa1e12979c713315f.jpeg?auto=compress%2Cformat&amp;w=514"></a></p><figcaption>Previously on Archinect: <a href="https://archinect.com/news/article/150165204/a-decade-in-the-making-uva-s-memorial-to-enslaved-laborers-begins-to-take-shape" target="_blank">A decade in the making, UVA&rsquo;s Memorial to Enslaved Laborers begins to take shape</a></figcaption></figure><p>The memorial was first commissioned in 2013 as part of the UVA&nbsp;<a href="https://slavery.virginia.edu/" target="_blank">President&rsquo;s Commission on Slavery and the University</a>, which eventually led to the formation of a Community Engagement Committee comprised of descendants of the enslaved communities ...</p> https://archinect.com/news/article/150318529/uva-researchers-develop-3d-printed-structures-made-of-soil-and-seeds UVA researchers develop 3D-printed structures made of soil and seeds Nathaniel Bahadursingh 2022-07-29T17:36:00-04:00 >2024-03-15T01:45:58-04:00 <img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/2e/2ee366414108eeb5e5f8c7c58c1d785c.jpeg?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1200" border="0" /><p>A research team out of the <a href="https://archinect.com/uva_sarc" target="_blank">University of Virginia (UVA)</a> has developed a new innovative and sustainable approach to building that utilizes the power of <a href="https://archinect.com/news/tag/475/3d-printing" target="_blank">3D printing</a> to create structures made of soil implanted with seeds.&nbsp;</p> <p>The team consists of Ji Ma, an assistant professor of materials science and engineering at UVA&rsquo;s School of Engineering and Applied Science; David Carr, a research professor in the university&rsquo;s Department of Environmental Sciences; Ehsan Baharlou, an assistant professor in the UVA School of Architecture; and recent UVA graduate Spencer Barnes, who earned his Bachelor of Science in aerospace engineering. Given the environmental benefits of integrating green spaces with buildings, the researchers wanted to investigate the possibility of developing complex structures made of <a href="https://archinect.com/news/tag/1638718/biomaterials" target="_blank">natural materials</a> themselves.&nbsp;</p> <figure><p><a href="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/cc/cc951a01b208bf882ba4e9e0e8d15088.jpeg?auto=compress%2Cformat&amp;w=1028" target="_blank"><img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/cc/cc951a01b208bf882ba4e9e0e8d15088.jpeg?auto=compress%2Cformat&amp;w=514"></a></p><figcaption>"Supported by the School of Architecture&rsquo;s fabrication lab and a 3Cavaliers grant, Baharlou established an additive manufacturing fabrication system to 3D-print large s...</figcaption></figure> https://archinect.com/news/article/150311919/oberlander-prize-winner-julie-bargmann-on-how-she-got-her-grimy-informal-title Oberlander Prize winner Julie Bargmann on how she got her grimy informal title Josh Niland 2022-06-02T12:47:00-04:00 >2022-06-02T12:47:17-04:00 <img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/38/382b8068025090f49a9c429681f4cb3d.jpeg?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1200" border="0" /><em><p>I am obsessed with resourcefulness. Maybe it&rsquo;s because I&rsquo;m from a big family. So when construction business as usual sends debris off to Maine because landfills are closed in Massachusetts, I call that out. I still can&rsquo;t stand the word &ldquo;sustainability&rdquo; &mdash; it&rsquo;s just common sensibility. I&rsquo;m especially in love with concrete. One person sees it as debris. I see this wonderful patina. I picture who stood on that, I see the work on that surface and think, how beautiful is that?</p></em><br /><br /><p>Bargmann cited Robert Smithson and Eva Hesse as influences and pointed to a road trip as an early turning point in her career, saying that afterward she &ldquo;launched into a holistic approach to my work.&rdquo;&nbsp;</p> <p>The <a href="https://archinect.com/uva_sarc" target="_blank">University of Virginia School of Architecture</a> professor and <a href="https://archinect.com/features/article/45200/d-i-r-t-studio" target="_blank">D.I.R.T. (Dump It Right There) Studio</a> founder described her reaction to&nbsp;<a href="https://archinect.com/news/article/150285146/prolific-landscape-architect-julie-bargmann-wins-inaugural-oberlander-prize" target="_blank">winning the Oberlander Prize</a> in October, defending its namesake as a paragon of the same causes she herself has pursued within the world of landscape architecture and academia.</p> <p>&ldquo;The prize has really made me feel proud, pretty profoundly,&rdquo; Bargmann told the <em>Times</em> for its new <em>Visionaries </em>series. &ldquo;It kind of said, &lsquo;Please do this.&rsquo; I think the jury did a pretty amazing job looking not necessarily at the number of built works but the impact that someone&rsquo;s work has had, also in design education, and how willing someone is to take risks. Cornelia Oberlander was a pioneer. She was a risk-taker. It doesn&rsquo;t happen enough in our discipline.&rdquo;<br></p>... https://archinect.com/news/article/150306054/expo-of-biomaterial-structures-populates-university-of-virginia-campus-created-by-architecture-students-and-scholars Expo of biomaterial structures populates University of Virginia campus, created by architecture students and scholars Niall Patrick Walsh 2022-04-11T09:00:00-04:00 >2024-03-15T01:45:58-04:00 <img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/0b/0bed90edc28a5921d8e916206f719f5a.jpg?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1200" border="0" /><p>The <a href="https://archinect.com/uva_sarc" target="_blank">University of Virginia (UVA)</a> campus has become the showground for an <a href="https://news.virginia.edu/content/ooh-whats-bio-builds-around-grounds-are-part-architecture-school-expo" target="_blank">array of creative structures</a> built from natural materials. The <em>Biomaterial Building Exposition</em> (Bio-Build Expo for short) was organized by the university&rsquo;s architecture school and showcases the <a href="https://archinect.com/news/tag/482747/material-science" target="_blank">possibilities</a> of organic, bio-based materials including salvaged <a href="https://archinect.com/news/tag/282/timber" target="_blank">lumber</a> and <a href="https://archinect.com/news/tag/1638718/biomaterials" target="_blank">fungal</a>&nbsp;structures.</p> <figure><figure><a href="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/83/8370db625b255a25bbe1025060ce731d.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&amp;w=1028" target="_blank"><img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/83/8370db625b255a25bbe1025060ce731d.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&amp;w=514"></a><figcaption>Penn State researchers Benay G&uuml;rsoy (assistant architecture professor) and Ali Ghazvinian (PhD candidate) collaborated with Arman Khalilbeigi and Esmaeil Mottaghi from Paragen Creative Studio to design a spatial structure made from mycelium blocks. Photo by Sanjay Suchak, University Communications. Photo by Sanjay Suchak, University Communications</figcaption></figure></figure><p>The exhibition, and the projects featured within it, were created by a combination of <a href="https://archinect.com/news/tag/10570/student-work" target="_blank">UVA students</a>, visiting scholars, and biomedical engineering researchers, led by UVA assistant architecture professors Katie MacDonald and Kyle Schumann. &ldquo;It is both old-school and new-school,&rdquo; MacDona...</p> https://archinect.com/news/article/150304267/university-of-virginia-s-school-of-architecture-names-c-l-bohannon-as-its-first-associate-dean-for-justice-equity-diversity-and-inclusion University of Virginia's School of Architecture names C.L. Bohannon as its first Associate Dean for Justice, Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion Nathaniel Bahadursingh 2022-03-25T16:57:00-04:00 >2024-03-15T01:45:58-04:00 <img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/a8/a86fa817e6a183b410a0e0b010abb4bb.jpg?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1200" border="0" /><p><a href="https://archinect.com/uva_sarc" target="_blank">The University of Virginia&rsquo;s School of Architecture</a> has announced the appointment of C.L. Bohannon, PhD, ALSA, as its first Associate Dean for Justice, Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion (AD JEDI), effective July 25, 2022. He joins the faculty as Associate Professor in the Landscape Architecture Department.&nbsp;</p> <p>Bohannon is currently an Associate Professor of Landscape Architecture and the Associate Director in the School of Architecture + Design at the <a href="https://archinect.com/schools/cover/764/virginia-polytechnic-institute-and-state-university-virginia-tech" target="_blank">Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University</a>. He is also the Director of the Community Engagement Lab and Faculty Principal at the Leadership and Social Change Residential College at Virginia Tech.&nbsp;</p> <p>Bohannon&rsquo;s research focuses on the relationship between <a href="https://archinect.com/news/tag/585452/community-engagement" target="_blank">community engagement</a> and design education. His pedagogy, through the lens of <a href="https://archinect.com/news/tag/73524/landscape-architecture" target="_blank">landscape architecture</a>, examines the asymmetrical power relationships and systems that produce social and environmental inequities in marginalized communities, or as he describes it, &ldquo;uneven geographies,&rdquo; t...</p> https://archinect.com/news/article/150285146/prolific-landscape-architect-julie-bargmann-wins-inaugural-oberlander-prize Prolific landscape architect Julie Bargmann wins inaugural Oberlander Prize Josh Niland 2021-10-14T13:54:00-04:00 >2021-10-14T14:27:52-04:00 <img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/da/da4e8ca6fa7dbe1fa40631420ee01694.jpg?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1200" border="0" /><p>Pioneering landscape architect Julie Bargmann has been announced as the inaugural winner of the <a href="https://archinect.com/news/article/150162479/cornelia-hahn-oberlander-international-landscape-architecture-prize-set-to-launch-in-2021" target="_blank">newly-formed</a> <a href="https://archinect.com/news/tag/1426823/oberlander-prize" target="_blank">Cornelia Hahn Oberlander International Landscape Architecture Prize</a>.</p> <p>Known for her work in regenerative landscapes, the <a href="https://archinect.com/uva_sarc" target="_blank">University of Virginia</a> faculty member now has the honor of being named as the first-ever recipient of the Prize, which includes a $100,000 cash award.</p> <p>The award celebrates landscape architects working at the intersection of design and social justice causes. Critic Paul Goldberger said it was about the &ldquo;importance of the public realm&rdquo; at a 2019 <a href="https://tclf.org/goldbergers-keynote-strikes-perfect-chord-oberlander-prize" target="_blank">keynote address</a> announcing the prize, adding that, in his view,&nbsp; attempting to improve public building itself constitutes &ldquo;a testament to belief in the social good.&rdquo;</p> <p>Introducing Julie Bargmann, the 2021 Oberlander Prize Laureate. Video via The Cultural Landscape Foundation on YouTube.</p> <p>Bargmann has been a leader in urban reclamation projects since founding her <a href="https://archinect.com/firms/cover/17972/d-i-r-t-studio" target="_blank">D.I.R.T. (Dump It Right There) Studio</a> in Minnesota in 1992....</p> https://archinect.com/news/article/150264043/the-university-of-virginia-names-malo-a-hutson-as-dean-of-the-school-of-architecture The University of Virginia names Malo A. Hutson as dean of the School of Architecture Nathaniel Bahadursingh 2021-05-17T18:10:00-04:00 >2021-05-20T15:31:14-04:00 <img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/da/daf11e1d11db14351040534385348181.jpeg?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1200" border="0" /><p>Columbia University professor Malo A. Hutson has been appointed as the dean of the School of Architecture at the University of Virginia, effective July 1st. Hutson, who is currently a tenured professor and director of the Urban Planning Ph.D. Program in the Graduate School of Architecture, Planning, and Preservation (GSAPP) at Columbia University as well as the school&rsquo;s Urban Community and Health Equity Lab, succeeds Ila Berman, who served as dean of the UVA School of Architecture for five years and will return to the school&rsquo;s faculty.</p> <p>With a nationally and internationally recognized expertise in the subjects of community development, environmental justice, and urban health, &ldquo;Hutson brings with him a proven track record of academic leadership, and his collaborations across disciplines in both the academic and professional sphere place him at the nexus of environmental, architectural and urban equity studies,&rdquo; as said by <em><a href="https://news.virginia.edu/content/uva-selects-malo-hutson-dean-school-architecture" target="_blank">UVA Today</a></em>.&nbsp;</p> <p>&ldquo;I&rsquo;m thrilled to be joining the School of Architect...</p> https://archinect.com/news/article/150240794/dean-searches-have-begun-at-the-university-of-virginia-and-the-university-of-tennessee-s-architecture-departments Dean searches have begun at The University of Virginia and The University of Tennessee's architecture departments Paul Petrunia 2020-12-09T17:45:00-05:00 >2024-03-15T01:45:58-04:00 <img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/a9/a9784a7fa2e2a01dc6d95fbd2f99db95.jpg?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1200" border="0" /><p>It's not every day you come across job ads for positions like university deans, but this week there have been two new searches advertised on <a href="https://archinect.com/jobs" target="_blank">Archinect Jobs</a>.</p> <p>The <a href="https://archinect.com/uva_sarc" target="_blank">University of Virginia</a>, located in Charlottesville, is currently <a href="https://archinect.com/jobs/entry/150240668/dean-of-the-school-of-architecture" target="_blank">seeking a new Dean of the School of Architecture</a>. They are looking for someone "who can advance the mission and to build upon the School&rsquo;s unique qualities that provide a competitive advantage among Schools of Architecture." As with most positions of this stature, the university envisions hiring an individual accomplished in academia, with experience leading a school of architecture and/or design, however, applicants coming from a professional practice background, who value academic teaching and research will also be considered for the position.&nbsp;</p> <p>In 2014 <a href="https://archinect.com/news/article/100704265/elizabeth-k-meyer-named-dean-of-university-of-virginia-school-of-architecture" target="_blank">Elizabeth K. Meyer was named dean</a> of the University of Virginia, followed by <a href="https://archinect.com/news/article/149939180/ila-berman-named-dean-of-university-of-virginia-school-of-architecture" target="_blank">Ila Berman in 2016</a>. For more information about this opportunity <a href="https://archinect.com/jobs/entry/150240668/dean-of-the-school-of-architecture" target="_blank">view the job ad for full details</a>.&nbsp;</p> <p>Meanwhile, at&nbsp;<a href="https://archinect.com/schools/cover/71077/the-university-of-tennessee-knoxville" target="_blank">The University of Te...</a></p> https://archinect.com/news/article/150236335/get-lectured-university-of-virginia-fall-20 Get Lectured: University of Virginia, Fall '20 Katherine Guimapang 2020-11-04T14:25:00-05:00 >2020-11-05T09:16:05-05:00 <img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/5c/5cdd1fae04a65e20d22af3360d33e5b8.gif" border="0" /><p>For their virtual lecture series, the <a href="https://archinect.com/uva_sarc" target="_blank">University of Virginia School of Architecture</a> has focused the Fall semester lectures on "a range of contemporary voices and perspectives on the relationships between race and the built environment, social equity and activism, environmental justice and inclusive practices."</p> <p>Archinect's ongoing&nbsp;<a href="http://archinect.com/news/tag/336082/get-lectured" target="_blank"><em>Get Lectured</em></a> compilation features each school's lecture series and their communication design prowess with graphic lecture posters.&nbsp;</p> <p><strong><em>Want to share your school's lecture series? Send us your lecture series poster and details to&nbsp;</em></strong><a href="mailto:connect@archinect.com" target="_blank"><strong><em>connect@archinect.com</em></strong></a><strong><em>.</em></strong></p> <p>For September, UVA welcomed lectures from&nbsp;<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=68gIZJPt7rY&amp;list=PLrtyZRyL4ey2R55FDfg_4Mhmx0vSNQoWS&amp;index=16" target="_blank">Katherine McKittrick</a>, Alissa Ujie Diamond, and&nbsp;<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lkziJMP1WV0&amp;list=PLrtyZRyL4ey2R55FDfg_4Mhmx0vSNQoWS&amp;index=14" target="_blank">Chelina Odbert</a>. In addition to these presentations on urban planning, equity, race, and architectural history, the school also held its Women of Impact Q+A event with&nbsp;<a href="https://archinect.com/firms/cover/42675/weiss-manfredi" target="_blank">Marian Weiss</a>&nbsp;and Nancy Howell Agee. Following that event, the "Justice is Beauty: An Evening with&nbsp;<a href="https://archinect.com/firms/cover/106488/mass-design-group" target="_blank">MASS</a>" welcomed a virtual discussion with UVA alums&nbsp;<a href="https://archinect.com/features/article/150188920/a-conversation-with-katie-swenson-on-rebuilding-trust-through-the-design-of-safe-and-healthy-spaces" target="_blank">Katie Swen...</a></p> https://archinect.com/news/article/150180059/get-lectured-university-of-virginia-spring-20 Get Lectured: University of Virginia, Spring '20 Justine Testado 2020-01-22T13:44:00-05:00 >2020-01-22T13:44:58-05:00 <img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/9f/9fc0618dd2023a2e6a0305d9242e62ab.jpg?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1200" border="0" /><p><strong><a href="https://archinect.com/news/tag/1493681/spring-2020-lectures" target="_blank">Archinect's Architecture School Lecture Guide for Winter/Spring 2020</a></strong></p> <p>It's a new year and a new school term, so that means it's time for Archinect's latest edition of&nbsp;<a href="http://archinect.com/news/tag/336082/get-lectured" target="_blank"><em>Get Lectured</em></a>, an ongoing series where we feature a&nbsp;<a href="https://archinect.com/schools" target="_blank">school</a>'s lecture series&mdash;and their snazzy posters&mdash;for the current term. Check back regularly to keep track of any upcoming lectures you don't want to miss.</p> <p><strong><em>Want to share your school's lecture series? Send us your school's lecture series poster and details to&nbsp;</em><a href="mailto:connect@archinect.com" target="_blank"><em>connect@archinect.com</em></a><em>.</em></strong></p> <p>Starting on January 27, the <a href="https://archinect.com/uva_sarc" target="_blank">University of Virginia School of Architecture</a>'s&nbsp;Spring '20 lecture series lineup includes <a href="https://archinect.com/news/tag/126662/jimenez-lai" target="_blank">Jimenez Lai</a>, <a href="https://archinect.com/features/article/150131284/the-staging-of-healthy-living-a-review-of-beatriz-colomina-s-x-ray-architecture" target="_blank">Beatriz Colomina</a>, Ferda Kolatan, Jonathan Tate, <a href="https://archinect.com/firms/cover/150019547/barclay-crousse-architecture" target="_blank">Sandra Barclay + Jean Pierre Crousse</a>, Mary Kuhn, <a href="https://archinect.com/firms/cover/2904304/nieto-sobejano-arquitectos" target="_blank">Fuensanta Nieto</a>, Mauricio Rocha + <a href="https://archinect.com/news/article/149995189/gabriela-carrillo-named-2017-architect-of-the-year-in-women-in-architecture-awards-rozana-montiel-wins-moira-gemmill-prize" target="_blank">Gabriela Carrillo</a>, Erich Theophile, John Kett, and Mauricio Lopez.</p> <p>Some other events this semester include the &ldquo;Landscape Perspectives, Making Common Ground&rdquo; panel, the &ldquo;Designing Nature In: Innovations in Biophilic Buildings and Real Es...</p> https://archinect.com/news/article/150178533/school-of-architecture-professor-to-lead-university-of-virginia-press School of Architecture professor to lead University of Virginia Press Antonio Pacheco 2020-01-13T18:32:00-05:00 >2020-01-13T20:21:38-05:00 <img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/fd/fdbf3294764be97212dbf95fd03517f3.jpg?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1200" border="0" /><p>Suzanne Morse Moomaw, associate professor of urban and environmental planning at the <a href="https://archinect.com/uva_sarc" target="_blank">University of Virginia</a>'s School of Architecture, is the new director of the University of Virginia Press.&nbsp;</p> <p><em>UVA Today</em> <a href="https://news.virginia.edu/content/suzanne-morse-moomaw-named-director-university-virginia-press" target="_blank">reports</a> that Moomaw has served on the press's board of directors since 2015 and will be on leave for the 2020-21 academic year to pursue the role. She will then begin the search for the press's next director starting in the spring of 2021. Moomaw is taking over for previous director <a href="https://news.virginia.edu/content/memoriam-mark-saunders-writer-book-lover-and-innovator-scholarly-publishing" target="_blank">Mark Saunders, who passed away May 19, 2019.</a>&nbsp;</p> <p>Moomaw's hiring was announced in December and she took the reigns of the publishing house at the start of 2020.&nbsp;</p> <ul><li><a href="https://archinect.com/news/article/150174798/lynn-grady-joins-princeton-architectural-press-as-publisher" target="_blank">Lynn Grady joins Princeton Architectural Press as publisher</a></li></ul><p>Moomaw is the director of the Community Design Research Center at UVA, an entity focused on <a href="https://www.cvilletomorrow.org/articles/community-design-research-center" target="_blank">addressing the "wicked problems"</a> faced by communities today. She has a long career in higher education and in philanthropic, non-profit, and research organizations, including an 18-year stint as the CE...</p> https://archinect.com/news/article/150169213/university-of-virginia-s-rotunda-transformed-into-a-planetarium-sharing-thomas-jefferson-s-original-vision-for-the-building University of Virginia's Rotunda transformed into a planetarium, sharing Thomas Jefferson's original vision​ for the building Justine Testado 2019-11-08T18:22:00-05:00 >2019-11-08T18:22:08-05:00 <img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/00/00f262c8e941fca8cbba6146ed794d1d.jpg?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1200" border="0" /><em><p>Neal Curtis, Samuel Lemley and Madeline Zehnder conducted some keen literary sleuthing to discover Thomas Jefferson&rsquo;s original intentions for the Dome Room, and then harnessed modern digital technology to bring the planetarium to life in a way that the University&rsquo;s founder could not have imagined. &ldquo;The concave ceiling of the Rotunda,&rdquo; Jefferson wrote in 1819, &ldquo;is proposed to be painted sky-blue and spangled with gilt stars in their position and magnitude copied exactly.&rdquo;</p></em><br /><br /><p>While planning the early stages of the <a href="https://archinect.com/uva_sarc" target="_blank">University of Virginia</a>, <a href="https://archinect.com/news/tag/90012/thomas-jefferson" target="_blank">Thomas Jefferson</a> envisioned a fantastical planetarium for the school's historic Rotunda. In 2019, that vision has been achieved as the Rotunda Planetarium, thanks to three Ph.D students from the school's English department, and a grant from the Jefferson Trust.&nbsp;</p><p>In addition to the temporary digital-projection installation, there is a related exhibition &mdash; which features books, specimens, and artifacts from the Rotunda&rsquo;s early history &mdash; that is on view through February 18.&nbsp;</p> https://archinect.com/news/article/150166767/interior-design-s-2019-hall-of-fame-awards-honor-rick-joy-india-mahdavi-and-ltl-architects Interior Design's 2019 Hall of Fame Awards Honor Rick Joy, India Mahdavi and LTL Architects Sean Joyner 2019-10-27T07:00:00-04:00 >2019-10-27T15:48:24-04:00 <img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/a1/a1b9c8549bc45e33a47b3638bdbcf763.jpg?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1200" border="0" /><p>As part of its 35th annual Hall of Fame (HoF) Awards,&nbsp;<em>Interior Design</em> has <a href="https://www.interiordesign.net/articles/16916-interior-design-announces-2019-hall-of-fame-inductees/" target="_blank">announced its inductees for this year</a>:&nbsp;Rick Joy, principal of <a href="https://archinect.com/firms/cover/15426060/rick-joy-architects" target="_blank">Studio Rick Joy</a>; India Mahdavi, principal of India Mahdavi Studio; Paul Lewis, Marc Tsurumaki, and David J. Lewis, principals of <a href="https://archinect.com/firms/cover/106482/ltl-architects-lewis-tsurumaki-lewis" target="_blank">LTL Architects</a>. Paula Wallace, president of <a href="https://archinect.com/schools/cover/3285/savannah-college-of-art-and-design" target="_blank">Savannah College of Art and Design</a>, received&nbsp;the 2019 Leadership Award.</p> https://archinect.com/news/article/150166296/slavery-and-liberty-a-new-exhibit-explores-the-thomas-jefferson-paradox Slavery and liberty: A new exhibit explores the Thomas Jefferson paradox Sean Joyner 2019-10-23T13:07:00-04:00 >2019-10-23T17:33:03-04:00 <img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/89/8917305c7c7fb5d62dda5d1af8a4e5a1.jpg?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1200" border="0" /><p>The Chrysler Museum of Art on the <a href="https://archinect.com/uva_sarc" target="_blank">University of Virginia</a> campus will put on an exhibit entitled "<a href="https://chrysler.org/exhibition/thomas-jefferson-architect-palladian-models-democratic-principles-and-the-conflict-of-ideals/" target="_blank">Thomas Jefferson, Architect: Palladian Models, Democratic Principles, and the Conflict of Ideals.</a>"&nbsp;</p> <p>It looks at the Jefferson's influences and ideas around architecture, including displays of models based on his designs, reports <em>Associated Press</em> (AP). On the one hand, Jefferson was a man who sought to create architecture that symbolized "liberty and democracy," but on the other, he used enslaved Americans to construct the very same structures designed to embody these ideals.&nbsp;</p> <p>"They helped build everything from Virginia's Statehouse&mdash;a precursor to the Capital Building in Washington&mdash;to the University of Virginia and Jefferson's home of Monticello," <a href="https://www.nbcnews.com/news/nbcblk/exhibit-follows-nation-s-august-commemoration-1619-arrival-enslaved-africans-n1069156" target="_blank">writes AP</a><em></em>, speaking of Jefferson's use of slave labor.&nbsp;</p> <p>The exhibit opens this Saturday. It "juxtaposes Jefferson's visions with the realities of slavery." The exhibition catalogue,&nbsp;<em><a href="https://yalebooks.yale.edu/book/9780300246209/thomas-jefferson-architect" target="_blank">Thomas Jefferson, Architect</a>,</em> includes contributions from&nbsp;Guido ...</p> https://archinect.com/news/article/150165204/a-decade-in-the-making-uva-s-memorial-to-enslaved-laborers-begins-to-take-shape A decade in the making, UVA’s Memorial to Enslaved Laborers begins to take shape Antonio Pacheco 2019-10-19T16:10:00-04:00 >2019-10-21T20:26:58-04:00 <img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/cc/cc34f27e554b84972b6a37c2719f83ef.jpeg?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1200" border="0" /><em><p>&ldquo;The memorial is a circle, a continuous ring never ending, an opening for people to step inside and contemplate, to learn what slavery was about. For the community, I hope it enlightens young and old, and reminds everyone that slavery was a very evil part of our history.&rdquo;</p></em><br /><br /><p>&nbsp;Members of the <a href="https://archinect.com/uva_sarc" target="_blank">University of Virginia</a> share their personal experiences and connections to the currently-under-construction&nbsp;Memorial to Enslaved Laborers that is taking shape on the campus.&nbsp;</p> <p>The university&rsquo;s Board of Visitors has chosen an interdisciplinary team to bring the project to life that includes&nbsp;<a href="https://archinect.com/firms/cover/33961/h-weler-yoon" target="_blank">H&ouml;weler+Yoon</a>, UVA alumna <a href="https://archinect.com/news/article/150139182/harvard-gsd-launches-digital-repository-highlighting-the-work-of-african-american-architects-and-designers" target="_blank">Mabel O. Wilson</a>;&nbsp;Frank Dukes, past director of the Institute for Environmental Negotiation in the UVA School of&nbsp;Architecture; Gregg Bleam, a UVA-based landscape&nbsp;architect; and the artist Eto Otitigbe.<br></p> https://archinect.com/news/article/150162533/get-lectured-university-of-virginia-fall-19 Get Lectured: University of Virginia, Fall '19 Justine Testado 2019-10-03T14:15:00-04:00 >2019-10-03T14:09:53-04:00 <img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/57/5764cc27c9806664ea3088e13da9a44c.jpg?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1200" border="0" /><p><strong><a href="https://archinect.com/news/tag/1394636/fall-2019-lectures" target="_blank">Archinect's Architecture School Lecture Guide for Fall 2019</a></strong></p> <p>With a new school year already here, it's time for Archinect's latest edition of&nbsp;<a href="http://archinect.com/news/tag/336082/get-lectured" target="_blank"><em>Get Lectured</em></a>, an ongoing series where we feature a&nbsp;<a href="https://archinect.com/schools" target="_blank">school</a>'s lecture series&mdash;and their snazzy posters&mdash;for the current term. Check back regularly to keep track of any upcoming lectures you don't want to miss.</p> <p><strong><em>Want to share your school's lecture series? Send us your school's lecture series poster and details to&nbsp;</em><a href="mailto:connect@archinect.com" target="_blank"><em>connect@archinect.com</em></a><em>.</em></strong></p> <p>For the <a href="https://archinect.com/uva_sarc" target="_blank">University of Virginia School of Architecture</a>'s Fall '19 lecture events, upcoming speakers include Robert Pietrusko, an exhibition opening talk with Kristi Cheramie + Matthew Seibert, Philip Yuan, Jana VanderGoot for a book launch, Laurent Troost, <a href="https://archinect.com/news/article/150150216/georectification-historical-urban-photography-and-archiving-foursquare-check-ins-inside-the-new-york-city-s-urban-memory-infrastructure-bank" target="_blank">Shannon Mattern</a>, Morten Kabell, and an Architectural History symposium honoring Richard Guy Wilson and U.Va's community of scholars.</p> <p>Some of their exhibitions this semester are the 10 x 10: UVA School of Architecture Centennial Exhibition, The Office of Recovery and R...</p> https://archinect.com/news/article/150119814/get-lectured-university-of-virginia-spring-19 Get Lectured: University of Virginia, Spring '19 Justine Testado 2019-02-07T12:48:00-05:00 >2019-02-07T12:48:22-05:00 <img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/db/dbce1f7845e2e9c0dc41f433b447f85e.jpg?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1200" border="0" /><p><u></u><strong><a href="https://archinect.com/news/tag/1248122/spring-2019-lectures" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Archinect's Architecture School Lecture Guide for Spring 2019</a></strong></p> <p>It's time for Archinect's latest&nbsp;<a href="http://archinect.com/news/tag/336082/get-lectured" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"><em>Get Lectured</em></a>, an ongoing series where we feature a&nbsp;<a href="https://archinect.com/schools" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">school</a>'s lecture series&mdash;and their snazzy posters&mdash;for the current term. Check back regularly to keep track of any upcoming lectures you don't want to miss.</p> <p><strong><em>Want to share your school's lecture series? Send us your school's lecture series poster and details to&nbsp;</em><em><a href="mailto:connect@archinect.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">connect@archinect.com</a>.</em></strong><br></p> <p>For the <a href="https://archinect.com/uva_sarc" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">University of Virginia School of Architecture</a>'s Spring '19 lecture series, upcoming events include lectures by <a href="https://archinect.com/news/tag/315648/barry-bergdoll" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Barry Bergdoll</a>, <a href="https://archinect.com/firms/cover/67911489/levenbetts" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">David Leven + Stella Betts</a>, Rahul Mehrotra,&nbsp;<a href="https://archinect.com/features/article/150085324/as-incoming-dean-of-the-college-of-architecture-art-and-planning-of-cornell-university-meejin-yoon-shares-her-insights-from-her-own-experience-as-an-architecture-student" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">J. Meejin Yoon</a><a href="https://archinect.com/features/article/150085324/as-incoming-dean-of-the-college-of-architecture-art-and-planning-of-cornell-university-meejin-yoon-shares-her-insights-from-her-own-experience-as-an-architecture-student" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">J. Meejin Yoon</a>, Andrea Ponsi, Bryan C. Lee Jr. + Sue Mobley,&nbsp;UNA Arquitetos, and the Thomas Jefferson Foundation Medalist in Architecture public lecture,&nbsp;to name a few.<br></p> <p>Some current exhibitions include &ldquo;The Chinese Cosmpolitan City&rdquo;, &ldquo;X-Glories: UVA Barcelona&rdquo;, &ldquo;Design Advocacy: An Exhibit of Inclusionary Practice&rdquo;, and more.<br></p> <p><em>Want to see more lecture posters? Check out previ...</em></p> https://archinect.com/news/article/150080094/get-lectured-university-of-virginia-fall-18 Get Lectured: University of Virginia, Fall '18 Justine Testado 2018-08-30T14:26:00-04:00 >2018-08-30T14:26:16-04:00 <img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/56/56cc76148db490ca120803d9ef612cc3.jpg?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1200" border="0" /><p><strong><a href="https://archinect.com/news/tag/1182813/fall-2018-lectures" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Archinect's Architecture School Lecture Guide for Fall 2018</a></strong></p> <p>With a new school year upon us, it's time for Archinect's latest&nbsp;<a href="http://archinect.com/news/tag/336082/get-lectured" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"><em>Get Lectured</em></a>, an ongoing series where we feature a&nbsp;<a href="https://archinect.com/schools" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">school</a>'s lecture series&mdash;and their snazzy posters&mdash;for the current term. Check back regularly to keep track of any upcoming lectures you don't want to miss.</p> <p><strong><em>Want to share your school's lecture series? Send us your school's lecture series poster and details to&nbsp;</em><a href="mailto:connect@archinect.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"><em>connect@archinect.com</em></a><em>.</em></strong><br></p> <p>Starting September 10, the&nbsp;<a href="https://archinect.com/uva_sarc" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">University of Virginia School of Architecture</a>'s Fall 2018 events include&nbsp;public lectures, panel discussions, and talks from speakers like&nbsp;Achim Menges (the Thomas Jefferson Visiting Professor), <a href="https://archinect.com/features/article/94572663/screen-print-9-sean-lally-s-the-air-from-other-planets" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Sean Lally</a>, <a href="https://archinect.com/features/article/150056628/ucla-s-a-ud-places-architecture-at-the-heart-of-contemporary-culture-says-new-chair-of-the-department-heather-roberge" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Heather Roberge</a>, <a href="https://archinect.com/firms/cover/6019084/scape" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Kate Orff</a>, <a href="https://archinect.com/news/article/150074697/j-meejin-yoon-named-cornell-s-next-aap-dean" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">J. Meejin Yoon</a>, and <a href="https://archinect.com/firms/cover/25492488/mos-architects" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Hilary Sample</a>, to name a few. And don't miss this semester's exhibitions:&nbsp;&ldquo;Ambiguous Territory: Architecture, Landscape and the Post-Natural&rdquo;, &ldquo;Sao Paulo: A Graphic Biography&rdquo;, and&nbsp;the school's &ldquo;The Next 100&rdquo; Alumni Exhibition.</p> <p>In October, UVA Architecture wi...</p> https://archinect.com/news/article/150053237/get-lectured-university-of-virginia-spring-18 Get Lectured: University of Virginia, Spring '18 Justine Testado 2018-03-07T12:00:00-05:00 >2018-03-06T20:25:40-05:00 <img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/sf/sflvf37zssdnxggp.jpg?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1200" border="0" /><p><strong><a href="http://archinect.com/news/tag/871644/2018-lectures" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Archinect's Architecture School Lecture Guide for Winter/Spring 2018</a></strong></p> <p>Archinect's&nbsp;<a href="http://archinect.com/news/tag/336082/get-lectured" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"><em>Get Lectured</em></a>&nbsp;is an ongoing series where we feature a school's lecture series&mdash;and their snazzy posters&mdash;for the current term. Check back regularly to keep track of any upcoming lectures you don't want to miss.</p> <p><strong><em>Want to share your school's lecture series? Send us your school's lecture series poster and details to&nbsp;</em><a href="mailto:connect@archinect.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"><em>connect@archinect.com</em></a><em>.</em></strong></p> <p>See what Spring 2018 lecture events are coming up at the <a href="https://archinect.com/uva_sarc" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">University of Virginia School of Architecture</a>.</p> <p><strong>Jan 22</strong><br>Mauricio Pezo + Sof&iacute;a Von Ellrichshausen<br></p> <p><strong>Feb 5</strong><br>Adam Yarinsky <br></p> <p><strong>Feb 12</strong><br>Sarah Williams Goldhagen&nbsp;<br></p> <p><strong>Feb 26</strong><br>Gregg Pasquarelli <br></p> <p><strong>Mar 12</strong><br>Richard Weller <br></p> <p><strong>Mar 16-17</strong><br>Thomas Jefferson&rsquo;s Architecture: New Perspectives Symposium&nbsp;</p> <p><strong>Mar 19 </strong><br>Joel Sanders <br></p> <p><strong>Apr 9</strong><br>Yoshiharu Tsukamoto <br></p> <p><strong>Apr 9</strong><br>Caitlin DeSilvey <br>In coordination with Center for Cultural Landscapes Restoration &ndash; Roundtable (<strong>Apr 10</strong>)</p> <p><strong>Apr 13</strong><br>Thomas Jefferson Foundation Medalist in Architecture Public Lecture&nbsp;<br>(Medalist TBD)</p> <p><strong>Apr 16</strong><br>AbdouMaliq S...</p> https://archinect.com/news/article/150035648/architecture-students-at-uva-honor-bicentennial-with-a-digitally-fabricated-pavilion Architecture students at UVA honor bicentennial with a digitally fabricated pavilion Zaneta Hong 2017-10-29T15:04:00-04:00 >2024-03-15T01:45:58-04:00 <img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/k2/k2dbvqtypnlakzf8.jpg?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1200" border="0" /><em><p>Students and faculty from the University of Virginia created a temporary addition to Thomas Jefferson&rsquo;s vision for a living and learning community. The final product &ndash; a series of interlocking arches made of nontoxic, recyclable polypropylene plastic &ndash; is very different from the neoclassical style that Thomas Jefferson admired. However, Jefferson, who had a chemistry lab installed in the Rotunda, likely would have been fascinated by the technology used in its production.</p></em><br /><br /><figure><img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/2t/2t7gzpahxq3b7vvf.jpg"></figure><figure><img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/pt/pto17csy93kkibqu.jpg"></figure> https://archinect.com/news/article/150031366/uva-school-of-architecture-envisions-the-next-cities-institute UVA School of Architecture envisions the NEXT CITIES INSTITUTE Sponsor 2017-10-04T09:00:00-04:00 >2024-03-15T01:45:58-04:00 <img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/og/og2dt0kpzpr3ug9j.jpg?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1200" border="0" /><p><a href="http://www.arch.virginia.edu/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"><img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/7o/7odzastm0gb2de4y.png?auto=compress%2Cformat&amp;w=514"></a><br></p> <p><strong><em>This post is brought to you by <a href="http://www.arch.virginia.edu/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">University of Virginia's School of Architecture</a></em></strong></p> <p>For students and faculty at the <a href="http://www.arch.virginia.edu/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">University of Virginia&rsquo;s School of Architecture</a> the future of cities is now. The School&rsquo;s Dean Ila Berman recently announced her intention to launch the NEXT CITIES INSTITUTE, an interdisciplinary design and research platform focused on the rapidly changing dynamics of global urban futures. With an aim to forecast and shape the vital urbanism of this century, the NEXT CITIES INSTITUTE will be a university-wide initiative, led by the School of Architecture and coalescing expertise throughout the University of Virginia, with partners in its Schools of Law, Leadership and Public Policy, Engineering, and Arts and Sciences. Berman states, &ldquo;The NEXT CITIES INSTITUTE is predicated on our commitment to how design operates as a tool to effectively reshape the world. It recognizes that cities are our largest collective cultural artifacts, and their strategic re-conception is crucial...</p> https://archinect.com/news/article/150029618/get-lectured-university-of-virginia-fall-17 Get Lectured: University of Virginia, Fall '17 Justine Testado 2017-09-21T13:49:00-04:00 >2017-09-21T13:49:47-04:00 <img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/is/is97dyj6u19kwmnw.jpg?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1200" border="0" /><p><strong><a href="http://archinect.com/news/tag/871644/2017-lectures" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Archinect's Architecture School Lecture Guide for Fall 2017</a></strong></p> <p>Ready or not, it's the start of a new school year. Back for Fall 2017 is Archinect's&nbsp;<em><a href="http://archinect.com/news/tag/336082/get-lectured" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Get Lectured</a>,</em>&nbsp;an ongoing series where we feature a school's lecture series&mdash;and their snazzy posters&mdash;for the current term. Check back regularly to keep track of any upcoming lectures you don't want to miss.</p> <p><strong><em>Want to share your school's lecture series? Send us your school's lecture series poster and details to&nbsp;</em><a href="mailto:connect@archinect.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"><em>connect@archinect.com</em></a><em>.</em></strong></p> <p>Have a look at the Fall '17 lectures +&nbsp;exhibition at the <a href="https://archinect.com/uva_sarc" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">University of Virginia, School of Architecture</a>.&nbsp;Lectures take place in Campbell Hall, Room 153, unless otherwise noted.</p> <p><strong>Sept 15</strong><br>ANDREW KUDLESS:&nbsp;&ldquo;Bodies in Formation&rdquo;<br>Designer and Founder, Matsys; Associate Professor, California College of the Arts&nbsp;<br>5pm</p> <p><strong>Sept 18</strong><br>FERNANDO MENIS:&nbsp;&ldquo;REASON + emotion&rdquo;<br>Architect + Founder, Menis Arquitectos; Professor, European University of Canarias; Chairman, Laboratory for Innovation in Architecture, Design and Advanced Tourism of Tene...</p> https://archinect.com/news/article/149996914/uva-school-of-architecture-selects-bradley-cantrell-as-chair-of-landscape-architecture UVA School of Architecture Selects Bradley Cantrell as Chair of Landscape Architecture CallyBryant 2017-03-13T13:08:00-04:00 >2018-01-30T06:16:04-05:00 <img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/cx/cxfh9yk2zi1ccizv.jpeg?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1200" border="0" /><p>The University of Virginia School of Architecture has appointed Bradley Cantrell as the new chair of Landscape Architecture.&nbsp; Currently an associate professor of landscape architectural technology and director of the Master in Landscape Architecture degree program at Harvard University&rsquo;s Graduate School of Design, Cantrell will assume the role June 25, 2017.</p><p><img title="" alt="" src="http://cdn.archinect.net/images/650x/3n/3necwzhbc4kj9h5n.jpg"></p><p>Cantrell comes to the University with a rich background in environmental and ecological design and its relationship to emerging technologies. His research investigates the role of digital media and computation in directing an environmental design process that operates as living model of landscape.</p><p><img title="" alt="" src="http://cdn.archinect.net/images/650x/qt/qt3k4oh5sn9942fn.jpg"></p><p>Cantrell proposes &ldquo;synthetic ecologies&rdquo;&mdash;infrastructure innovations that use the complexity already in nature to inform data-driven processes and environmental decisions, from river spillways to pollution remediation.&nbsp; &ldquo;Brad&rsquo;s research rethinks the relationship of landscape design to material and ecological systems through the use of comp...</p> https://archinect.com/news/article/149996073/yvonne-farrell-shelley-mcnamara-named-2017-thomas-jefferson-foundation-architecture-medalists Yvonne Farrell + Shelley McNamara named 2017 Thomas Jefferson Foundation architecture medalists Justine Testado 2017-03-08T15:20:00-05:00 >2017-03-08T16:17:09-05:00 <img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/5v/5v8ztcjhfi0lo2xt.jpg?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1200" border="0" /><p>Yvonne Farrell and Shelley McNamara&nbsp;have well made their mark in designing highly acclaimed academic buildings around the world. Most recently, the <a href="http://archinect.com/firms/cover/12595/grafton-architects" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Grafton Architects</a> co-founders were named the&nbsp;recipients of the 2017 Thomas Jefferson Foundation Medal in Architecture, the <a href="http://archinect.com/uva_sarc" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">University of Virginia</a>'s highest external honor. Medalists are recognized for their achievement in the fields of Architecture, Law, Citizen Leadership, and Global Innovation, all which&nbsp;U.S. president Thomas Jefferson highly regarded. Previous architecture medalists include <a href="http://bustler.net/news/4729/cecil-balmond-announced-as-2016-thomas-jefferson-foundation-medalist-in-architecture" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Cecil Balmond</a> and <a href="http://archinect.com/news/article/95872512/toyo-ito-to-receive-2014-thomas-jefferson-foundation-medal-in-architecture" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Toyo Ito</a>.</p><p><img title="" alt="" src="http://cdn.archinect.net/images/650x/jy/jyyfoc214rkwhve5.jpg"><br><em>Universidad de Ingenier&iacute;a y Tecnolog&iacute;a, Grafton Architects + Shell Arquitectos. Photo: Iwan Baan - Courtesy of Grafton Architects.</em></p><p>In <a href="https://www.news.virginia.edu/content/yvonne-farrell-and-shelley-mcnamara-thomas-jefferson-foundation-medal-architecture" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">UVA Today</a>, University of Virginia School of Architecture dean Ila Berman acknowledged Farrell and McNamara for their outstanding architectural contributions to culture and education, as seen in projects like the highly acclaimed UTEC in Lima that&nbsp;<a href="http://archinect.com/news/article/149980020/grafton-architects-utec-vertical-campus-wins-inaugural-riba-international-prize" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">won RIBA's inaugural International Prize</a>&nbsp;and...</p> https://archinect.com/news/article/149989304/get-lectured-university-of-virginia-spring-17 Get Lectured: University of Virginia, Spring '17 Justine Testado 2017-01-30T14:51:00-05:00 >2017-02-08T00:38:46-05:00 <img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/34/34z2ka8uwa30ypcf.jpg?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1200" border="0" /><p><a href="http://archinect.com/news/tag/871644/2017-lectures" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"><strong>Archinect's Architecture School Lecture Guide for Winter &amp; Spring 2017</strong></a></p><p>Archinect's&nbsp;<a href="http://archinect.com/news/tag/336082/get-lectured" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"><em>Get Lectured</em></a>&nbsp;is back in session for Winter and Spring 2017.&nbsp;<em>Get Lectured</em>&nbsp;is an ongoing series where we feature a school's lecture series&mdash;and their snazzy posters&mdash;for the current term. Check back frequently to keep track of any upcoming lectures you don't want to miss. Mark those calendars!</p><p><strong><em>Want to share your school's lecture series? Send us your school's lecture series poster and details to&nbsp;</em><a href="mailto:connect@archinect.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"><em>connect@archinect.com</em></a><em>.</em></strong></p><p>See which speakers and exhibitions will be taking place at the University of Virginia, School of Architecture's for Spring '17.</p><p><strong>LECTURES</strong><br>All lectures begin at 5 p.m. in Campbell Hall, Room 153 unless otherwise noted. Date and time are subject to change.</p><p><strong>Jan 30</strong><br>Marc Tsurumaki,&nbsp;Dean&rsquo;s Forum Lecture</p><p><strong>Feb 6</strong><br>Paola Vigan&ograve;, Thomas Jefferson Visiting Professor</p><p><strong>Feb 13</strong><br>Joel Sanders, Dean&rsquo;s Forum Lecture</p><p><strong>Feb 16</strong><br>Graham Harman</p><p><strong>Feb 20</strong><br>Garnette Cadogan, Benjamin C. Howland Memorial Lecture</p><p><strong>Feb 27</strong><br>Liz Ogbu - Harry W. Porter, ...</p> https://archinect.com/news/article/149939180/ila-berman-named-dean-of-university-of-virginia-school-of-architecture Ila Berman named dean of University of Virginia School of Architecture Alexander Walter 2016-04-08T13:06:00-04:00 >2020-12-09T17:14:34-05:00 <img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/9a/9a5da1502c2809def8cc08b6654df47f?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1200" border="0" /><em><p>The University of Virginia announced today that Ila Berman has been appointed the dean of the School of Architecture. Currently a tenured full professor in the School of Architecture at the University of Waterloo in Ontario, Canada, as well as a principal of SCALESHIFT design in Toronto, she will assume the role Aug. 15. [...] Berman succeeds Dean Elizabeth K. Meyer, who will return to the faculty at the end of a two-year term.</p></em><br /><br /><p>Previously:&nbsp;<a href="http://archinect.com/news/article/100704265/elizabeth-k-meyer-named-dean-of-university-of-virginia-school-of-architecture" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Elizabeth K. Meyer named dean of University of Virginia School of Architecture</a></p> <p>More dean-ish stories in the Archinect news:</p> <ul><li><a href="http://archinect.com/news/article/149042568/dean-frederick-steiner-leaves-ut-austin-for-penn-design-due-to-new-campus-carry-gun-law" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Dean Frederick Steiner leaves UT Austin for Penn Design due to new "campus carry" gun law</a></li><li><a href="http://archinect.com/news/article/137490508/deborah-berke-named-dean-of-yale-school-of-architecture-will-succeed-robert-a-m-stern-in-2016" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Deborah Berke named Dean of Yale School of Architecture, will succeed Robert A.M. Stern in 2016</a></li><li><a href="http://archinect.com/news/article/128185684/monica-ponce-de-leon-appointed-as-new-dean-of-princeton-architecture" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Monica Ponce de Leon appointed as new dean of Princeton Architecture</a></li></ul> https://archinect.com/news/article/147346680/get-lectured-university-of-virginia-spring-16 Get Lectured: University of Virginia, Spring '16 Justine Testado 2016-02-04T15:44:00-05:00 >2016-02-11T01:03:50-05:00 <img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/uk/ukumnfaen7otudf9.png?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1200" border="0" /><p><a href="http://archinect.com/news/tag/688597/2016-lectures" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"><strong>Archinect's Architecture School Lecture Guide for Winter/Spring 2016</strong></a></p><p>Archinect's&nbsp;<a href="http://archinect.com/news/tag/336082/get-lectured" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"><em>Get Lectured</em></a>&nbsp;is back in session.&nbsp;<em>Get Lectured</em>&nbsp;is an ongoing series where we feature a school's lecture series&mdash;and their snazzy posters&mdash;for the current term. Check back frequently to keep track of any upcoming lectures you don't want to miss.</p><p><strong><em>Want to share your school's lecture series? Send us your school's lecture series poster and details to&nbsp;</em><a href="mailto:connect@archinect.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"><em>connect@archinect.com</em></a><em>.</em></strong></p><p>The next featured poster comes from&nbsp;the <a href="http://archinect.com/uva_sarc" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">University of Virginia, School of Architecture</a>.</p><p>All lectures begin at 6 p.m. in Campbell Hall, Room 153, unless otherwise noted. Listed below are upcoming events.</p><p><strong>Feb 8</strong><br>Burak Erdim&nbsp;</p><p><strong>Feb 15</strong><br>Jorge Otero-Pailos / Columbia University</p><p><strong>Feb 22</strong><br>Jenny Roe / DeShong Professor of Design + Health, UVA</p><p><strong>Feb 29</strong><br>Adam Yarinsky / ARO</p><p><strong>March 14</strong><br>Richard Guy Wilson /&nbsp;Commonwealth Professor, UVA</p><p><strong>March 18</strong><br>Dan Wenk / National Park Service</p><p><strong>March 21</strong><br>Jack Waite / JGWA Architects</p><p><strong>March 28</strong><br>Howard Burns / Harvard University</p><p><strong>March 31</strong><br>Alice Friedman / Welle...</p> https://archinect.com/news/article/139604717/get-lectured-university-of-virginia-fall-15 Get Lectured: University of Virginia, Fall '15 Justine Testado 2015-10-26T12:59:00-04:00 >2015-11-04T22:12:26-05:00 <img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/ww/wwa1jjss91pemyjf.png?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1200" border="0" /><p><a href="http://archinect.com/news/tag/543658/2015-lectures" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"><strong>Archinect's Architecture School Lecture Guide for Fall 2015</strong></a></p><p>Archinect's&nbsp;<a href="http://archinect.com/news/tag/336082/get-lectured" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"><em>Get Lectured</em></a>&nbsp;is ready for another school year.&nbsp;<em>Get Lectured</em>&nbsp;is an ongoing series where we feature a school's lecture series&mdash;and their snazzy posters&mdash;for the current term. Check back frequently to keep track of any upcoming lectures you don't want to miss.</p><p>The next featured poster comes from the <a href="http://archinect.com/uva_sarc" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">University of Virginia, School of Architecture</a>.</p><p><strong><em>Want to share your school's lecture series? Send us your school's lecture series poster and details to&nbsp;<a href="mailto:connect@archinect.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">connect@archinect.com</a>.</em></strong></p><p>Listed below are upcoming events. Unless noted otherwise*, lectures take place at 6:00 p.m. in Campbell Hall 153 and Faculty Research Dialogues are held at 12:30 p.m. in Exhibit C, 2nd floor of Campbell Hall.</p><p><strong>Oct 26</strong><br>Dean&rsquo;s Forum Lecture: Ted Flato</p><p><strong>Oct 28 </strong><br>Fulbright Lecture on Nordic Architecture: Einar Jarmund</p><p><strong>Oct 30</strong><br>Graduate Open House Keynote: Margarita Jover, Professor of Practice, U.Va</p><p><strong>Nov 2</strong><br>Gallery Talk: Karen Van Lengen, <a href="http://archinect.com/news/article/123198621/soundscape-new-york-captures-the-sounds-of-nyc-s-iconic-buildings" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Soundscape Architecture</a><br>at Elmaleh Ga...</p> https://archinect.com/news/article/122503960/get-lectured-university-of-virginia-spring-15 Get Lectured: University of Virginia, Spring '15 Justine Testado 2015-03-09T13:15:00-04:00 >2015-03-15T16:01:41-04:00 <img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/60/607u7artqvhoayyt.jpg?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1200" border="0" /><p><a href="http://archinect.com/news/tag/543658/2015-lectures" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"><strong>Archinect's Architecture School Lecture Guide for Winter-Spring 2015</strong></a></p><p>Archinect's <a href="http://archinect.com/news/tag/336082/get-lectured" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"><em>Get Lectured</em></a> is back in session! <em>Get Lectured</em> is an ongoing series where we feature a school's lecture series&mdash;and their snazzy posters&mdash;for the current term. Check back frequently to keep track of any upcoming lectures you don't want to miss.</p><p>The next featured poster comes from the University of Virginia, School of Architecture.</p><p><em>Want to share your school's lecture series? Send us your school's lecture series poster and details to </em><a href="mailto:connect@archinect.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"><em>connect@archinect.com</em></a><em>.</em></p><p>Lectures begin at 6 p.m. in Campbell Hall, Room 153, unless noted. Below are upcoming events only.</p><p>Mar 28<br><strong>Lineages and Trajectories</strong><br>Catalyst Symposium II</p><p>Apr 6<br><strong>David Brown</strong><br>Kelly-Tukee Lecture</p><p>Apr 11<br><strong>Herman Hertzberger: The 2015 Thomas Jefferson Foundation Medalist in Architecture</strong></p><p>Apr 17-19<br><strong>Arctic States Symposium</strong></p><p>Apr 20<br><strong>Chris Reed</strong></p><p>For updates and other info, visit U.Va's&nbsp;<a href="http://www.arch.virginia.edu/events?d=upcoming&amp;ts=6" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">events calendar</a> or <a href="http://www.arch.virginia.edu" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">arch.virginia.edu</a>.</p><p><strong>Check out previous posters on the Get Lectured <a href="http://www.pinterest.com/archinect/get-lectured/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Pinterest</a> page!</strong></p>...