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An architectural theorist, educator, and specialist in architecture’s transforming relationship to technology has been appointed as the new Head of the University of Technology Sydney’s School of Architecture.
Professor Francesca Hughes has more than 25 years experience in the field of architectural education, theory and practice and will join UTS’s School of Architecture in October 2018.
— University of Technology Sydney
The University of Calgary has announced the appointment of Dr. John L. Brown as the Dean of the Faculty of Environmental Design [...]
John holds a Bachelor of Science in Engineering from the University of Manitoba (1980), a Master of Architecture from the University of Texas (1983), a Master of Science in Building Design from Columbia University (1984), and a PhD from the Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology (2017) [...].
— University of Calgary
In a statement, the freshly appointed Dean Brown said: "I am humbled to be named Dean of a Faculty committed to entrepreneurial thinking in the built environment. Our cities are facing big challenges, and we need out-of-the-box solutions to build a better future. This philosophy has a natural fit... View full entry
Voting has ended for your favorite Spring 2018 architecture school lecture posters, which Archinect previously featured in our ongoing Get Lectured series. The results are finally in! Which top four poster designs appealed to Archinectors the most? Out of 413 responses, Pratt Institute won big... View full entry
It's that time again to vote for your favorite architecture school lecture posters for the Spring '18 term! If you've been following Archinect's ongoing Get Lectured series, you'll notice that these posters are as diverse as the institutions they represent. The lecture posters serve as an... View full entry
In case you haven't checked out Archinect's Pinterest boards in a while, we have compiled ten recently pinned images from outstanding student projects on various Archinect People profiles. (Tip: use the handy FOLLOW feature to easily keep up-to-date with all your favorite Archinect profiles!)... View full entry
The Royal College of Art’s flagship new building, designed by Herzog & de Meuron, has been granted planning permission by Wandsworth Council. The building is part of a £108m investment programme in the RCA – the most radical transformation of the institution’s campus in its 181-year history. — Royal College of Art
The RCA Battersea South Campus expansion will be the new home of the school's Arts & Humanities programs (Sculpture and Contemporary Art Practice), Design programs (Design Products, Fashion and Textiles), Global Innovation Design and Innovation Design Engineering (delivered jointly with... View full entry
The chair of the Department of Architecture in AAP will bear the name of one of the college's renowned alumni: Richard Meier (B.Arch. '56).
The Richard Meier Chair of the Department of Architecture was announced by the college and by Richard Meier & Partners Architects, Meier's New York City– and Los Angeles–based practice for 55 years.
— Cornell AAP
The first person to hold the new title of Richard Meier Chair of the Department of Architecture will be AAP associate professor Andrea Simitch (B.Arch. '79). The 83-year-old Meier is the only Cornell alumnus to have received the Pritzker Architecture Prize (1984). View full entry
Laurentian University is pleased to welcome Dr. David Fortin as the next Director of the McEwen School of Architecture (MSoA). Dr. Fortin, a faculty member at the MSoA, assumed his new duties at the beginning of January, 2018, taking over from the school’s Founding Director, Dr. Terrance Galvin, who successfully led the creation and development of the MSoA since its inauguration in 2012. — Laurentian University
The statement by Laurentian University's McEwen School of Architecture points out that Dr. Fortin is a member of the Métis Nation of Ontario, making him the first Indigenous director of a Canadian architecture school: "Dr. Fortin currently focuses on Indigenous design in contemporary... View full entry
Archinectors got to be the judge in voting for their favorite architecture lecture series posters from the Fall 2017 term, as previously featured in our ongoing series Get Lectured. The results are now in! The IE School of Architecture and Design won by a landslide with 255 votes. Coming in... View full entry
A renowned architect and longtime Albuquerque dweller, Predock recently donated the Downtown property where he once lived and practiced to UNM – the school that helped turn the once-budding engineer into an artist.
In the more than 60 years since he matriculated at UNM, Predock has designed projects all over the world [...].
But he has maintained ties to UNM, even designing the building that houses its School of Architecture and Planning.
— Albuquerque Journal
For Archinect's After the Storm mini series, we had reached out to various architecture schools in Puerto Rico to get a better understanding how the recent Hurricanes Irma and Maria — and the devastation they left behind all over the region — had impacted school facilities, academic... View full entry
Several weeks have now passed since Hurricanes Irma and Maria consecutively ravaged through the Caribbean and southern states and territories of the U.S., leaving behind a trail of destruction and overwhelming infrastructural challenges. Puerto Rico was hit particularly hard — in terms of human... View full entry
The Royal College of Art (RCA) has submitted proposals to Wandsworth Council for a £108 million state-of-the art building for postgraduate students and entrepreneurs, which will secure the RCA’s future in Battersea and deliver new studios, workshops and incubator units required to support its future growth. — Royal College of Art
Exactly one year ago, Herzog & de Meuron was announced as the competition-winning architects for the Royal College of Art's new £108 million Battersea South campus. The project, sitting adjacent to RCA's existing Dyson, Woo and Sackler Buildings, reached another milestone this week with the... View full entry
In case you haven't checked out Archinect's Pinterest boards in a while, we have compiled ten recently pinned images from outstanding student projects on various Archinect People profiles. (Tip: use the handy FOLLOW feature to easily keep up-to-date with all your favorite Archinect profiles!)... View full entry
The Taubman College of Architecture and Urban Planning, at the University of Michigan, opened on September 8th with a new building designed by Preston Scott Cohen. The A. Alfred Taubman Wing will offer an additional 36,000 square feet of studio and common spaces for reviews, conferences and... View full entry
