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This post is brought to you by SCI-Arc, an Archinect School Partner Registration for SCI-Arc's landmark summer programs Making+Meaning (M+M), Design Immersion Days (DID), and Introduction to Digital Design (IDD) are open.Open to creative individuals, inspired professionals, and current college... View full entry
Weeks after issuing a public apology related to an independent investigation into decades of misconduct by its faculty and staff, the Bartlett School of Architecture has announced the cancellation of its summer school program owing to last-minute staffing shortages. The Architects’... View full entry
A resolution has been provided in the saga at the UCL Bartlett School of Architecture that has made waves in the press since first coming to light last year. The institution has now issued a formal apology in response to the independent investigation into educational practices and environment that... View full entry
This post is brought to you by UC Berkeley College of Environmental Design The College of Environmental Design (CED) at UC Berkeley was the first college to combine architecture, landscape architecture, and city planning in one entity. This happened in the 1950s, and throughout the years... View full entry
Architectural educator, critic, and author Aaron Betsky has published an editorial reflecting on the value and failings of the studio culture in architecture schools. Betsky, who is Director of the School of Architecture + Design at Virginia Tech, published the piece on Architect... View full entry
Editor's Note: Details of this article have been updated as of January 24, 2022. The Irwin S. Chanin School of Architecture at the Cooper Union has announced its search for a new leader after current dean Nader Tehrani, who was appointed in 2015, shared his leave and completion of tenure as... View full entry
It's that time of the year when prospective students hone in on their architecture school picks. Continuing with Archinect's coverage of academic news and features, we've created a list of upcoming undergraduate and graduate open houses and information session dates to help your... View full entry
In July 2020, Will Hunter, founder of the London School of Architecture (LSA), announced his plans to step down from his chief executive position. Launched in 2015, the school aimed to provide "alternative routes to architecture." Hunter, the former Deputy Editor of The Architectural Review... View full entry
As students face increasingly dire circumstances for the coming fall semester, the American Institute of Architects Los Angeles (AIA|LA) chapter is working to connect local architecture firms with students who need quiet and reliable places to do their work. Cognizant that local schools will... View full entry
To help parents and kids get through the stay-at-home period, architecture institutions like the ASLA and firms like Foster + Partners have created fun activities to keep everyone busy and creative! Known for their K-12 public learning programs, the Center for Architecture has... View full entry
Faculty in the Department of Architecture have received a cash gift from Epic Games Inc. in support of their work on Virtual Places, a project that is adapting the company's virtual reality (VR) gaming engine, Unreal Engine 4 (UE4), for architectural and urban design. — Cornell University
Three Cornell professors used virtual reality to create and expand on their research project Virtual Places. The study of architecture and video games is a growing focus. Within academia and practice, VR is a tool which helps unpack architectural ideas for learning as well as creating... View full entry
Continuing with our internship roundup, we've gathered 8 internship opportunities available across the country. From Seattle to Boulder, Houston to New Orleans, firms are seeking the right candidate to grow with their team through summer internships as well as full-time internship... View full entry
This post is brought to you by Pratt Institute This architectural fundamentals course is taught by the Graduate School of Architecture and Urban Design faculty and is geared toward professionals and students interested in attending graduate architecture school. Through a series of studio sessions... View full entry
This post is brought to you by ONE Lab Study Program ONE Lab’s study program is a four-week long architecture and urban design studio focused on coding, sustainable design and digital fabrication. ONE Lab is a non-accredited, industry affiliated teaching and research collective based in the... View full entry
“Yeah,” she says “the first woman director, I know, I know. But if we keep talking about it, this will never become natural [...] Gilabert is visible and audible in a way that previous directors of this chaotic little architecture school with an outsized global influence have not generally been. Mostly quiet men, they have managed the school through a repeat loop of terminal-looking financial, academic and intellectual crises, yet it has somehow survived. — Financial Times
After taking on the position as the new director of the Architectural Association in London back in March 2018 the exuberant and relentless architect, educator, and director recently shared her plans in an interview with the Financial Times. Traditionally the AA School has been rooted in... View full entry
