Architecture shelters and protects. Yet too often, the built environment also perpetuates entrenched biases as well as a domineering and extractive view of the natural world. But what if architecture were rooted in a more holistic ethos? What if architecture tended not only to the needs of the... View full entry »
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. — Penn State architecture faculty members in the College of Arts and Architecture’s Stuckeman School are among the 89 architects and architectural firms from around the world that were invited to display their work as part of the 18th Venice Architecture Biennale in Italy... View full entry »
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. — Felecia Davis, associate professor of architecture in the Penn State College of Arts and Architecture’s Stuckeman School, has been named the WJOR Architecture Fellow by the Civitella Ranieri Foundation, which comes with a $15,000 award to produce an architectural project... View full entry »
Professor Linda C. Samuels will serve as interim director of the College of Architecture and Graduate School of Architecture & Urban Design at Washington University in St. Louis for the 2023-24 academic year, effective August 1, 2023. The College of Architecture and Graduate School of... View full entry »
Upcoming summit spotlights impactful research on the climate crisis MIT Architecture faculty Christoph Reinhart, Caitlin Mueller, and Sheila Kennedy will lead sessions in Sustainability in Practice, a summit organized with Architectural Record at MIT on June 20, 2023. The summit will showcase... View full entry »
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. — Frank Jacobus has been named head of the Department of Architecture in Penn State’s Stuckeman School in the College of Arts and Architecture, effective July 1. An architect, designer, artist and educator, he has spent 16 years in higher education, most recently serving... View full entry »
Evoking the historic impact that the late urban planners and MIT faculty Tunney Lee and Mel King had on the city, Boston Mayor Michelle Wu challenged the 2023 graduates of MIT’s School of Architecture and Planning (SA+P) to remember to put people first throughout their careers. “Everything you... View full entry »
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. — A strong drive to always learn more has been one of the defining elements of Dan Willis’ career at Penn State. Willis, interim department head and professor of architecture in the College of Arts and Architecture’s Stuckeman School, is retiring June 30. Willis, who... View full entry »
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. — The tendency of cities to trap heat — a phenomenon called the “urban heat island,” often referred to as the UHI effect — can lead to dangerous temperatures in the summer months, but new Penn State research suggests that certain urban factors can reduce this effect... View full entry »
The Forest Lab for Observational Research and Analysis (FLORA) is an advanced and ecological building built in Collserola Natural Park (Barcelona), and developed by a team of students and researchers of the Masters in Advanced Ecological Buildings and Biocities (MAEBB). FLORA is a scientific... View full entry »
For a world reeling from hunger, climate impacts, food waste and inequity, five student teams have stepped forward with expert-reviewed and innovative solutions as part of Wege Prize 2023, with several projects focused on advances in agriculture that cut carbon emissions and sustain developing... View full entry »
Emily Badger, "The New York Times" urban policy writer, will deliver this year's Lewis Mumford Lecture at The City College of New York on Thursday, April 27. Her talk, 6 - 7:30 p.m. in the Bernard and Anne Spitzer School of Architecture's Sciame Auditorium, is entitled, "Pressing Change in... View full entry »
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. — The Stuckeman School in the College of Arts and Architecture will welcome William W. Braham, professor of architecture at the University of Pennsylvania Stuart Weitzman School of Design, to the Stuckeman Family Building Jury Space at noon on April 7 as a part of the... View full entry »
Dichotomy, a student published journal, strives to be a critical link between University of Detroit Mercy students and the discourses on design, architecture, urbanism, and community development. Like the institution, Dichotomy focuses on social justice and critical thought concerning... View full entry »
