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Tulane University

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Title: Alumni (M.Arch ’13) Design New Spaces for Starbucks Concept Studio
Apr 25, 2019
Tulane School of Architecture alumni John Nelson (M.Arch ’13) and Guan Wang (M.Arch ’13) are designing spaces for global coffee chain Starbucks’ newest stores, called Roasteries, that create a sense of wonder. The goal, they said, is playing on all the senses.“We do this by using the architecture to elevate roasting, brewing, mixology and baking to performance arts,” Nelson and Wang said. “As a customer, you become enveloped in the processes visually and experientially.”

That inspiration is behind Nelson and Wang’s work on the Starbucks Concept and Innovation Team. Specifically, they have worked on designing the New York City Roastery, which opened in December 2018, and the soon-to-open Chicago location.

“As the Starbucks concept studio, we shape and maintain the design vision from the early stages through construction. Our work focuses on major architectural and branding elements – ceiling, walls, roasting equipment, signage – to customer experience and business operations,” Nelson and Wang said.

A total of six Roasteries are planned or have opened for Starbucks around the world, starting with its flagship store in Seattle and others in Shanghai, Milan, New York City, Chicago, and Tokyo.

It is Starbucks’ hope that the Roastery locations will become destinations for coffee drinkers.

Kevin Johnson, CEO of Starbucks, told reporters the Roasteries are “a new concept of a Starbucks, a new concept of a customer experience that is the ultimate in all things coffee.”

Creating new experiences for an established brand is not without its challenges.

“We look at our design challenge as an opportunity to create a deeper brand connection – for both new and faithful Starbucks customers,” Nelson and Wang said. “Customers have very strong connections to our brand, and we knowingly challenge those throughout the project to elicit wonderment, surprise and joy.”

Read press coverage of the New York City Roastery location opening, here.

Photo: Starbucks

Kansas State University

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Seaton/Regnier Hall

The newly renovated and expanded Seaton and Regnier Halls have been operational since August 2017. The late 19th century and early 20th century existing structures have been transformed into an innovative 21st century learning and teaching environment, designed by the architecture firms Ennead Architects, BNIM, el dorado, and landscape architecture firm Confluence. The project included the renovation of 80,000 square feet of Seaton Hall and the addition of 114,000 square feet of new construction. The building has consolidated our fabrication capabilities into one 20,000 square-foot shop, adjacent to the new home for our college’s library. A 300-seat auditorium has also been added to building for guest lectures and events. The studios feature cutting-edge technology with integrated design labs and collaborative spaces, while the energy efficient design reduces maintenance and operating costs.

2019 AIA/ACSA COTE Top Ten for Students Winners - PRESS RELEASE

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COTE Top Ten for Students: Competition Winners
Program honors exceptional student design projects that showcase innovation in sustainability.

Contact Amanda Gann: (202) 785-2324 or agann@acsa-arch.org.

 

For Immediate Release:
Washington, D.C. – April 22, 2019 – The American Institute of Architects Committee on the Environment (AIA COTE) in partnership with the Association of Collegiate Schools of Architecture (ACSA), are announcing award recipients of the 2019 AIA COTE Top Ten for Students Competition.

The competition recognizes ten exceptional studio projects that integrate creative and innovative design strategies working towards achieving carbon-neutral operations through daylighting, passive heating and cooling systems, sustainable materials, water conservation, energy generation, and other sustainable systems.

The program challenged students to submit projects that use a thoroughly integrated approach to architecture, natural systems, and technology to provide design solutions that protect and enhance the environment. Award recipients for this year’s COTE Top Ten for Students Competition are:

ACCLIMATE: Philip Riazzi, and Cameron Foster
Clemson University
Faculty Sponsors: Ulrike Heine, David Franco, and Daniel Harding

Shore of a Hundred Islands: Viviani Isnata, and Maria Ulloa
California College of the Arts
Faculty Sponsor: Evan Jones & Margaret Ikeda

Dyads: Thomas Valcourt, Karl Greschner, and Philippe Bernard
Université Laval
Faculty Sponsors: Claude Demers, and André Potvin

The Fly Flat: Cynthia Suarez-Harris, Ledell Thomas, and Kennia Lopez
Prairie View A&M University
Faculty Sponsors: Shelly Pottord, Shannon Bryant, and April Ward

“The Happy Land” | An Antiquarium for Torre Annunziata: Haley Teske
Montana State University
Faculty Sponsors: Bradford Watson, and Jaya Mukhopadhyay

Healing Habitats: Innovation Center for Disease and Water Management: Catherine Earley, Elena Koepp, and Sabrina Ortiz
University Oregon
Faculty Sponsor: Brook Muller

Transfusion: Tapering Tucson: Cole Robinson, and Michael Horan
Clemson University
Faculty Sponsors: Ulrike Heine, Daniel Harding, and David Franco

Wallingford W2E: Sean Anderson, Tobias Jimenez, and Haley Ladenburg
Washington State University
Faculty Sponsor: Omar Al-Hassawi

Après le Déluge: Will Letchinger, and Jonathan Wilkinson
Rice University
Faculty Sponsor: John Casbarian

Coolth Capitalism: Peter Lazovskis, and Thomas Schaperkotter
Harvard GSD
Faculty Sponsor: Matthew Soules

You can get more information and see renderings of these projects here: 2019-COTE-Winners

The competition jury includes: Mary Demro, Montana State University; David Dowell, El Dorado Inc.; Bradford Grant, Howard University; and Matthew Noblett, Behnisch Architekten/Partners.

Complete details for each project are available on ACSA’s website: 2019-COTE-Winners. High-resolution rendering requests can be obtained from agann@acsa-arch.org. The projects will be on display at the 108th ACSA Annual Meeting in March 2020.

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Virginia Tech

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Virginia Tech – Architecture Program:

Professor Susan Piedmont-Palladino, R.A., Director of Virginia Tech’s Washington-Alexandria Architecture Center, had her new book How Drawings Work. A User-Friendly Theory published with Routledge in December 2018. The book is available as a paperback and a hardback.

Professor Dr. Markus Breitschmid, S.I.A. and architect Valerio Olgiati’s new book Non-Referential Architecture, published by Simonett & Baer in 2018, was No.-1-most-sold architecture book on Amazon beginning on July 7, 2018. Due to the book being out-of-print, a new second edition of the original English, as well as German and Italian editions, will appear with Park Books in May 2019. In North America, the new edition will be distributed by The University of Chicago Press. In addition, the leading Dutch architecture journal de Architect has selected Non-Referential Architecture as one of the six best architecture books of 2018 in its “Beste Boeken 2018” list.

University at Buffalo, SUNY

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ACSA news from the School of Architecture and Planning, University at Buffalo.               

April 2019

Associate Professor Beth Tauke conducted a Design Thinking Workshop entitled ‘In Our Shoes’ at the University of Arkansas for honors students enrolled in architecture, landscape architecture and interior design.

Associate Professor Beth Tauke presented a lecture ‘Possible Futures of Design with Diversity’ at the Fay Jones School of Architecture and Design in February. The lecture highlighted ethical issues related to the development of design in the environment, adaption to the changing human body and diverse populations, and how thoughtful design decisions can be made.

Assistant Professor Jin Young Song won the 2019 Forge Prize Phase 1 sponsored by The American Institute of Steel Construction and The Association of Collegiate Schools of Architecture. A prototype will be fabricated as part of Phase 2 and exhibited at the 2019 AIA National Convention. (https://forgeprize.com/winners/)

Assistant Professor Jin Young Song received the ‘Design that Educates’ Award organized by the Laka Foundation and Solarlux. Song presented the winning proposal at the 2019 Architecture in Foyer conference which was held in Germany in March. (https://designeducates.com/winners-2019-sims/)

Associate Professor Joyce Hwang designed a new vertical habitat structure that was built in Canberra in March, 2019. The project, entitled ‘Life Support’, was commissioned by the Australian Capital Territory’s Department of Parks and Conservation, and developed in collaboration with Mitchell Whitelaw of ANU School of Art and Design, Darren Leroux of ACT Parks and Conservation and structural engineer John Skurr4.

Associate Professor Joyce Hwang gave a lecture at the Australian National University School of Art and Design in March 2019 in a symposium entitled ‘To see Ourselves as Something Larger’ (http://craftact.org.au/blogs/news/public-symposium -to-see-ourselves-as-part-of-something-larger)

Associate Professor Joyce Hwang was invited to exhibit her design work in the exhibition “I Thought I Heard a Bird’ at Craft ACT Gallery in Canberra. The exhibition, which opened in March and will be on view until May 2019, was curated by artist Raquel Ormella (http://www.canberratimes.com.au/story/6006220/two-exhibitons-that-provide-a-dialogue-between-us-and-our-environmenmt/#slide+3)

Call for Nominations: ACSA Committees & Task Forces

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Deadline: May 29, 2019

The ACSA Board of Directors invites nominations and self-nominations from faculty at full and candidate member schools to participate in 2019-2020 ACSA committees, task forces, and other activities.

Volunteer appointments are initiated by the 2019-20 ACSA president, Rashida Ng. Appointments are for one year beginning July 1, 2019, and are eligible for renewal thereafter. Individuals who responded to last year’s call will remain in the pool of candidates, but may also send revised information.

Committees will work primarily through conference calls during the academic year. A funded meeting is planned for committees October 4. Committees may also convene at the 2019 Administrators Conference and 2020 Annual Meeting.

Interested participants are asked to submit a 1 page cover letter identifying areas of interest related to ACSA’s committees and strategic plan, as well as a 2 page (maximum) curriculum vitae. The deadline for nominations and self-nominations is May 29, 2019. Submit materials in a single PDF file to Michelle Sturges, msturges@acsa-arch.org.

About Volunteer Opportunities

The ACSA board relies on three Program Committees to involve members and carry out the goals of the strategic plan. Among the products of these committees are white papers, surveys, and recommendations to the board.

ACSA seeks to identify additional members to participate in the following committees as well as other task forces and peer review bodies for ACSA conferences, competitions, and awards. (Read the newly published ACSA strategic plan here.)

The three Program Committees are charged as follows:

  • The Research & Scholarship Committee is charged with leading ACSA’s efforts to support faculty in scholarly endeavors; monitoring and assessing peer-review and recognition programs; and recommending actions to advocate for architectural scholarship.
  • The Education Committee is charged with leading ACSA’s efforts to improve the effectiveness of architectural education through best practices and overseeing programs to cultivate and disseminate these best practices.
  • The Leadership Committee is charged with leading ACSA’s efforts to support the strategic development of architecture programs; identifying and disseminating best-practice models of program leadership and administration; and overseeing ACSA’s efforts to promote awareness of architectural education.

If you have any additional questions, please contact Michelle Sturges, msturges@acsa-arch.org.

Tulane University

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Title: Alumni, Faculty, School Friends Win Big at AIA New Orleans Awards 2019

Apr 15, 2019

The New Orleans chapter of the American Institute of Architects named dozens of Tulane School of Architecture alumni among the team awardees during the annual Design Awards program on March 21, 2019, celebrating the best architecture from local architects. The evening included a panel discussion led by Casius Pealer, Director of the Sustainable Real Estate Development Program at Tulane School of Architecture. Each year the Design Awards program accomplishes three goals: celebrate the best of this region’s architecture, recognize achievement in a broad range of architectural work, and inform the public of the breadth and value of architectural practice. Below is a listing of the awarded buildings, homes, and projects, including the alumni


Dear Rampart

Robert Riccardi (A ’91 & Board Member ). Lexi Tengco (A ’11.)


Aurora Event Center

Charles Weimer (A ’15).


Resilient Bridgeport

F. Macnaughton Ball, Jr., FAIA ( Former Parent& Former Board Member). Ramiro Diaz (A ’00)


2513 Metairie Road

Terri Dreyer (A ’01). Ian Dreyer (A ’01). Kristine Kobila (A ’01).


Teatro Santander

Jose Alvarez, AIA, LEED AP (A ’97). David Demsey, AIA (A ’07). Noah Marble, AIA, LEED AP (A ’05).


Chapelle Street House

Nicholas Marshall, AIA (A ’92). Irene Keil (Current Faculty). Robert Bouchon (E ’83).


Camp Place Residence

Wayne Troyer, FAIA (A ’83). Tracie Ashe (A ’02). Ross Karsen (A ’06). Daniel Kautz (A ’09). Natan Diacon-Furtado (A ’14).


1824 Sophie Wright Place

Wayne Troyer, FAIA (A ’83). Tracie Ashe (A ’02). Natan Diacon-Furtado (A ’14).

St. Stephen Catholic Church

Peter Trapolin, FAIA (A ’77).


Crescent Care Community Health Center

Robert Riccardi (A ’91 & Board Member) Curtis Laub (A ’06). Jenny Renn Key (A ’15). Brian Webber (A ’15). Elaine Damico (A ’18).

Tulane University – Goldring/Woldenberg Business Complex

Dominic Willard, Principal (A ’03). Michelle Carrol-Barr (A ’14).

Oscar J. Tolmas Center New Orleans City Park

Mac Ball (Former Parent & Former Board Member). Steve Scollo (A ’97). Charles Sterkx (A ’88).


St. Mary’s Dominican High School Gayle and Tom Benson Science and Technology Complex

Kenyon Zimmerman (A ’02). Timothy Dunford (Current Parent)


Palmisano Headquarters

Jose Alvarez (A ’97). Ian O’Cain (A ’13).


Mussafer Hall

Wayne Troyer, FAIA (A ’83). Julie Babin (A ’06). Toni DiMaggio (A ’03). Ray Croft(A ’14). Trent Gauthier (A ’14).

Photos by Michael Mantese Photography

ACSA Announces New Executive Editor for Technology | Architecture + Design Journal

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Washington, D.C., April 10, 2019 – Marci S. Uihlein,ORCID iD icon P.E., Associate AIA, Associate Professor in the School of Architecture at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign has been named the Executive Editor of the journal Technology | Architecture + Design for Volumes 3 and 4. Uihlein was a founding editorial board member for TAD and served as Issue Editor for Volume 2, Issue 1 OPEN which was published in Spring 2018.

Uihlein’s research focuses on the structural engineering profession: its history, the professional relationship between architects and engineers, and creativity in structural engineering design. Uihlein has published articles in the Practice Periodical on Structural Design and Construction, Journal of Architectural and Planning Research, and Construction History, among others. Before coming to academia, she was an engineer with Arup in San Francisco and Los Angeles, where she designed public and private building projects. She is the past president of the Building Technology Educators’ Society (BTES), on the management committee of the Construction History Society of America, and a 2016-2018 Design Research Fellow for the College of Fine & Applied Arts.

TAD is a peer-­reviewed, international journal dedicated to the advancement of scholarship in the field of building technology and its translation, integration, and impact on architecture and design. Its first two volumes were published in 2017 and 2018. Volume 3, under Uihlein’s leadership as Executive Editor, features a themed issue titled Urbanizing as well as an open-topics issue. Volume 4, Issue 1 will focus on the theme of Translation.

TAD is published by the Association of Collegiate Schools of Architecture (ACSA), a nonprofit membership association dedicated to leading architectural education and research. A nine-person Editorial Board is responsible for the content of the TAD journal and its website. TAD’s larger Advisory Board brings together leaders within the architecture, engineering, construction, and design fields. www.tadjournal.org

About the ACSA
Founded in 1912 by 10 charter members, ACSA has grown to represent over 200 schools in several membership categories, including full membership for all accredited programs in the United States and government-sanctioned schools in Canada, candidate membership for schools seeking accreditation, and affiliate membership for schools with two-year and international programs. Through these schools, over 6,000 architecture faculty are represented. The association maintains a variety of activities that influence, communicate, and record important issues, including journals, scholarly meetings, awards and competition programs, support for architectural research, policy development, and liaison with allied organizations. www.acsa-arch.org

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Media Contact: Amanda Gann, Creative Lead of Communications and Marketing
Association of Collegiate Schools of Architecture, 202-785-2324, agann@acsa-arch.org

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Mississippi State University

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THE UnBUILT CROSBY ARBORETUM
E. Fay Jones (1954-1998) is an internationally known architect from Arkansas who won the American Institute of Architects’ highest honor, the AIA Gold Medal, in 1990. He designed 218 projects, 129 of which were constructed, including some of our country’s most revered and celebrated structures, such as the Throwncrown Chapel, which was named by the American Institute of Architects (AIA) as the fourth most significant building of the twentieth century. Jones also received an AIA Design Honor Awards, and was later recognized as one of the ten most important American architects of the century.
We are very fortunate that Mississippi State University is the recognized steward of one of his most renowned structures, the Pinecote Pavilion located in Picayune, MS on the grounds of the Crosby Arboretum. The Pinecote Pavilion is one of Jones’ three AIA Design Honor Award winning projects. The work has been recognized in books, journals, magazines, and exhibitions worldwide. While the Pinecote Pavilion is well-cared for by MSU Extension Services, regrettably the remainder of Jones’ Master Plan, inclusive of four other beautifully designed structures, was never fully realized. With this exhibition, we hope to bring to life the unbuilt works that Jones created to fit into the landscape of the Crosby Arboretum.
The exhibition will open March 29, 2019 with a guest lecture by the President of the American Institute of Architects, Mississippi native, and the author of The Architecture of E. Fay Jones, Mr. Robert Ivy.
The Unbuilt Arboretum exhibition is made possible by the Criss Trust Grant
and the ORED Undergraduate Research Program.
Presented by:
Prof. Hans C. Herrmann & Student Research Assistants

Tulane University

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Title: School Convenes Water, Design, and Social Sciences Experts

Mar 25, 2019

Academic and practice professionals from a wide range of backgrounds – water management, design, architecture, engineering, planning, law, natural and social sciences – came together at Tulane School of Architecture on March 12, 2019, to discuss their work, addressing grand challenges at the intersection of urbanization and river and coastal dynamics.

The afternoon event was structured in two sessions, each with six short presentations and panel discussions wth the audience afterward. The dialogue was part of a process to build a pan-university research initiative at Tulane University around river-coastal urbanism issues. From New Delhi, India, to the Gulf Coast of the United States, the panelists and audience members shared experiences working with communities facing sea level rise, land loss, climate change and extreme weather events, water contamination, and other serious threats. As a result, the group began to inform new methods of inquiry in different disciplines, creating potential opportunities for important new cross-disciplinary and cross-institutional collaborations.

In addition to faculty from Tulane School of Architecture, the attendees represented the University of Virginia, Tulane School of Science and Engineering, Tulane ByWater Institute, Tulane School of Liberal Arts, Tulane School of Professional Advancement, Tulane Law School, Washington University in St. Louis, University of Chicago, and private engineering firm BuroHappold.

To view a slideshow of images, visit our photo album on Flickr here. View clips from some presentations here.

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