The Department of Architecture at the University of Oregon (UO) has initiated a new focus area in Mass Timber Design within our existing Master of Science degree program. This focus area is designed to fulfill the requirements for a one-year 45 credit (minimum) post-professional degree program... View full entry »
The University of Southern California School of Architecture has recently launched a new 1-year post-graduate program that offers two concentrations focused on leveraging design research, innovation, and technology to tackle some of the most pressing issues in contemporary society: housing and... View full entry »
For some people, the process is simply a means to an end. To others, the journey means just as much as the destination. At USC graduate architecture, we see design as a process. It is a process of mastering a wide range of design skills and representational techniques. It is a process of... View full entry »
Athabasca University Prof. Henry Tsang receives City of Calgary Mayor’s Urban Design Award Honorable Mention for his community centre design. The prize was presented in person by Calgary Mayor Jyoti Gondek at a ceremony held at the Contemporary Calgary on November 9, 2022. View full entry »
2022 ASLA Student Awards : Honor Award : Communications Project Statement In the western United States, wildfires are becoming bigger, hotter, and more frequent due to the effects of climate change. During the summer of 2021, as smoke from western fires stretched across the country, the first and... View full entry »
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. — A Penn State-designed window screen system that automatically changes its shape based on indoor and outdoor environmental conditions is part of the Lisbon Architecture Triennale 2022 in Lisbon, Portugal through Dec. 5. The responsive building façade system features... View full entry »
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. — Architectural scientist, designer and educator Mae-ling Lokko will discuss her work as the founder of Willow Technologies, Ltd. in Accra, Ghana, which upcycles agricultural waste into affordable bio-based building materials and for water quality treatment applications, at... View full entry »
Gabrielle's Lecture "Changing the Face of Design" will begin at 7:00 pmin Ahmanson Hall 507, Otis College of Art and Design, 9045 Lincoln Boulevard, Los Angeles, 90045, and via ZOOM. The lecture and parking are free and open to the public.On-campus attendance is limited to 40 attendees.Zoom... View full entry »
As student teams apply to compete for large cash prizes by designing real-world solutions to complex environmental problems, organizers of the Wege Prize 2023 student competition have named two new experts to its extensive roster of judges. Both new judges hail from the acclaimed Grand Rapids... View full entry »
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. — Penn State will host a virtual international research symposium focused on embodied carbon, which is the term for the greenhouse gas emissions that arise from the manufacturing, transportation, installation, maintenance and disposal of building materials, and its effect on... View full entry »
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. — Coastal cities such as Baltimore expect to see increased impacts of climate change, such as severe flooding, heat stress and increased energy consumption, particularly in low-income communities. Researchers from Penn State’s Hamer Center for Community Design are part of... View full entry »
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. — Teddy Cruz and Fonna Forman, principals of Estudio Teddy Cruz + Fonna Forman, will join the College of Arts and Architecture’s Stuckeman School virtually at 6 p.m. on Oct. 19 as part of the school’s Lecture and Exhibit Series. Co-sponsored by the Department of... View full entry »
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. — Felecia Davis, associate professor of architecture in the College of Arts and Architecture’s Stuckeman School, has been recognized by the Association for Computer Aided Design in Architectures (ACADIA) for her work exploring the use of computational textiles as the... View full entry »
A $400,000 gift from a Southern California couple committed to architecture education rewards the efforts of Cal Poly Pomona students designing real-world projects in a comprehensive housing design studio. The gift, which provides 10 $5,000 merit awards to architecture students, is to honor the... View full entry »
