The Association of Collegiate Schools of Architecture (ACSA) and National Council of Architectural Registration Boards (NCARB) are launching a second phase of research into professional practice education and its connection to work in architecture firms. The research will measure practitioners’ perceptions of readiness for professional practice, as well as what recent graduates think about the alignment of their education with firm expectations. The effort, which will begin in early 2019, follows on a 2018 analysis of professional practice education at programs accredited by the National Architectural Accrediting Board (NAAB).
“ACSA and NCARB have common interests in improving the alignment of architectural education and practice,” said Michael J. Monti, ACSA Executive Director. “We are pleased to continue collaborating with NCARB on issues that affect the profession and the health, safety, and welfare of the public.”
“Through NCARB’s continued partnership with the ACSA, our 55 licensing boards will gain a deeper understanding of how the current educational landscape is preparing the next generation of architects for practice,” said NCARB CEO Michael Armstrong. “We are particularly interested to learn if key lessons from professional practice courses align with firm expectations.”
Firm leaders and human resources staff at architecture offices will be invited to take the online survey in the coming months, followed by a survey of architectural associates who recently graduated with an accredited professional degree.
AASL Column, December 2018 Lucy Campbell and Barbara Opar, column editors Column by Barbara Opar
Yes, it’s that time of year. Based upon feedback from last year, we thought we’d again share a list of notable books from 2018. Any one of these would make a great gift for you to suggest or give to yourself!
Many books have described and shown Calatrava’s built work. This book, written in the first person, reveals the architect/engineer’s creative process through beautifully presented sketches.
An encyclopedic overview of the modern movement, Bradbury has chosen to divide modernism into two categories: Media & Masters and Houses & Interiors. Many of the images shown are iconic. A robust text with background information and the influence of the designer follows. Furniture, lighting, ceramics and glass, industrial and product design, and graphics and posters make up the first category. In the section on houses and interiors, emphasis is placed on masterfully selected color photographs detailing the structures. The book distills the modern movement in a highly visual and engaging way, making it a great addition to anyone’s collection.
Chalk, Warren. Archigram : the book. London: Circa Press, 2018. ISBN: 9781911422044. 300 pages. $85.07
This book is a must-have for anyone interested in the ideas of Archigram. It faithfully presents the work of this important group, with major endeavors shown in full color. The covers of the zines are realistically shown with the pop-ups found in the originals.
Balkrishna Doshi just won the Pritzker Prize for Architecture, though this title will not be released until late May 2019. But the wait may be worth it as there are few current books on this leading figure in modern Indian architecture.
Susan Jones, responding to the challenge of climate change, has written a book about this new construction technology. Jones’ research includes a study of sustainable forest management and carbon emission issues, then moves on to present the actualization of her research in the designing of her own home.
This new release is the edited version of the multi-volume set based on two HGSD studios and written for the 2014 Venice Biennale. The format is much larger and clearer and errors corrected. Each chapter traces the origins, use and issues related to a specific building element.
The topic of this book is unique with its study of the ceremonial stone landscapes of the Northeastern United States. The author has prepared a field guide to the known, lost, forgotten and misidentified megalithic stone structures, discussing their symbolism and asserting them to be remnants of a past now lost civilization.
This newly released biography of Philip Johnson presents him in all his complexity with his paradoxical views and often controversial stances. The author details Johnson’s contributions to modern architecture such as the creation and funding of MOMA’s architecture department, his impact as a theorist, his changing views on architectural styles and legacy of notable built works. But he also describes the Jewish gay man with a fascination for Nazism. While entertaining, the book delves depth into the life of Philip Johnson, the stararchitect.
Libeskind, Daniel. Edge of Order. New York: Clarkson Potter, 2018. ISBN: 9780451497352. 320 pages. $37.42
In an engaging book, Libeskind reveals his creative process and talks about the myriad sources he draws upon for inspiration for his buildings. Libeskind shares his ideas, sketches, drawings and photographs for a select list of built and unbuilt works, revealing how his architectural projects evolve.
McLeod, Virginia(Ed). Atlas of Brutalist Architecture. New York: Phaidon Press, 2018. ISBN: 9780714875668. 560 pages. $107.00
High resolution black and white photographs help tell the story of this modernist movement. The author lists buildings according to region of the globe, providing a basic description of the work along with function, status and condition. The author’s approach makes a compelling case for the wide variety of forms that constitute this often reviled form of architecture which at one point in time spanned the globe .
Eric Mumford has written a number of critical texts on the urbanism of the modern movement. In this book he presents an overview of both actual and theoretical designs, from a global perspective.
Pauly, Danièle. Le Corbusier: Drawing as Process. . New Haven, CT: Yale University Press, 2018. ISBN: 9780300230994. 304 pages. $32.37
Written by a scholar of the work and especially art of Le Corbusier, Pauly discusses how Le Corbusier used drawing to understand the world and how his drawings influenced his other work.
A thorough review of the role of the architectural exhibitions in shaping both discourse and design, Pelkonen highlights watershed moments with stunning images.
Stuckeman School collaborates on new architecture journal
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. – The Penn State Stuckeman School has collaborated with the Graduate School of Architecture, Planning and Preservation at Columbia University and the Centre for Documentary Architecture at Bauhaus-University, Weimar (Germany) to publish a new journal that celebrates research as the source of architectural imagination.
FACTUR: Documents and Architecture is interested in different methods for presenting and discussing projects of architecture that consider journalistic research as fundamental to the cultural construction of aesthetic identities. The name of the journal comes from the German term for a dynamic concept and set of techniques that influenced the Russian avant-garde of the early 20th century.
“We want to engage in a conversation with different institutions about the role and impact of architecture in contemporary culture,” said Pep Avilés, FACTUR editor and assistant professor in the Department of Architecture. He also holds the Stuckeman Career Development Professorship in Design at Penn State.
Kennesaw State University thesis students presented ‘Miniatures: A Snapshot of Thesis’ during a 3-hour gallery-style critique.Reviewers consisted of 35-alumni, local practitioners, and faculty divided into 7-teams providing feedback on students critical research as a method of intellectual investigation. Each student’s research culminates in a Theorem that serves as the intellectual grounding of the work to be undertaken in the Thesis Studio during the following semester. This ‘Miniatures’ exhibition is an attempt to help students bridge the gap between idea and project.
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. – Jawaid Haider, a long-time professor of architecture at Penn State, passed away on Friday, Dec. 7. He was 67 years old.
A native of Karachi, Pakistan, Haider served as an assistant professor at Penn State while earning his doctoral degree in interdisciplinary studies from the university in 1987. Prior to that, he was an instructor at Dawood University of Engineering and Technology in Karachi from 1997 to 1983. After completing his doctorate, he went back to Pakistan to become an associate professor at Dawood before returning to Penn State to stay in 1989.
Haider was a sought-after teacher and adviser for both architecture design studio teaching and theory classes. As a faculty member and curriculum designer, he was instrumental in shaping the reputation held by the Department of Architecture at Penn State, especially in advanced architectural design and research of the thesis year of the B.Arch. program. He was the coordinator of the thesis-year level for many years and was influential in designing and developing the graduate programs within the department.
“Being a faculty member with us for over 30 years, Jawaid has left his traces everywhere in the Department of Architecture,” said Ute Poershke, interim department head and professor. “More than 1,500 students have graduated with an architecture degree from our department during this time and it is a comforting thought for us that his teaching resonates in so many lives.”
He received many awards and recognitions during his career, most notably being named a Fulbright Senior Scholar by the Australian-American Fulbright Commission. He also received the College of Arts and Architecture Faculty Award for outstanding teaching and the inaugural Faculty Outreach Award “in recognition of exemplary leadership in applying scholarship in support of society.” Most recently, he was named the recipient of the college’s 2018 Distinguished Teaching Award, which “recognizes faculty members who have contributed significantly to the intellectual and artistic life of the college through their teaching.” Haider’s research interests included architectural issues relevant for children, intergenerational design, public space, architectural design education and comparative theoretical perspectives in architecture. More recently his research interests expanded to include active living strategies in parks and recreation systems. His research explored how the design of an environment or space could be child-friendly and elder-friendly, and he sought to make spaces for all generations to share, and to allow people to better form relationships.
As the principal investigator of a major research project titled, “Planning and Design Strategies for Healthy Living, Parks and Recreation in Pottstown [Pennsylvania] Area,” he influenced both community design and healthy living. He published extensively and received major funding for his research, including grants from the National Endowment for the Arts and the Graham Foundation.
“Jawaid also contributed immensely to academic life at Penn State,” said Poerschke. “Noteworthy were his tireless efforts in the planning and chairing of the Facilities Planning Advisory Board, which advised Penn State administrators on the architecture and landscape architecture here on the University Park campus.”
Later in his career, Haider served as the dean of academics at Indus Valley School of Art and Architecture in Karachi for two years and he received the Lifetime Achievement Award from the Institute of Architects of Pakistan in recognition of his contributions to architectural education in his home country.
He was active in the State College community through his involvement with Global Connections, a community-based, non-profit organization affiliated with the United Way of Centre County and Penn State, with the mission of promoting intercultural understanding and building a strong, inclusive community through service, education, advocacy and partnerships. He also served as the design consultant for the Discovery Space of Central Pennsylvania. He was also involved with the Association of University Women.
Haider is survived by his wife, Talat, and their twin sons, Shuja and Asad, as well as two sisters and three brothers.
Penn State designer’s firm up for Young Architects Program
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. – Low Design Office (LOWDO), an architectural design firm co-owned by DK Osseo-Asare, assistant professor of architecture and engineering design, has been named one of five finalists for next year’s 20th annual Young Architects Program. The program is run by the Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) and MoMA PS1, one of the oldest and largest nonprofit contemporary art institutions in the United States.
Each year, 50 firms comprised of recent architectural school graduates, junior faculty and architects experimenting with new styles or techniques are nominated by deans of architecture schools and editors of architecture publications for the program. The firms submit portfolios of their work for review by a panel consisting of leaders and curators from MoMA and MoMA PS1. The panel culls the group down to five finalists that are then challenged to develop original designs that provide shade, seating and water while working within guidelines that address environmental issues, including sustainability and recycling.
The winner of the 2019 Young Architects Program will be announced in February, with the winning design to be installed at MoMA PS1’s outdoor courtyard in New York City next summer.
This year, MoMA and MoMA PS1 have partnered with the National Museum of XXI Century Arts (MAXXI) in Rome, Italy; CONSTRUCTO in Santiago, Chile; Istanbul Modern in Istanbul, Turkey; and MMCA in Seoul, Korea, to create international editions of the Young Architects Program.
Osseo-Asare and Ryan Bollom started LOWDO in 2006 while they were master’s degree students at the Harvard Graduate School of Design. The practice was formed around the idea that transformative innovation in creative fields most often originates when the creator must overcome limited means and resources to provide meaning in his or her work. Now a transatlantic architecture and integrated design studio based in Tema, Ghana and Austin, Texas, LOWDO continues to use its founding principles in its practice to deliver high-impact design for a broader public through low-resource, low-tech, low-carbon strategies. The firm’s projects search to find optimal balance between design and resource consumption—to achieve the “most” with the “least.”
For more information and to read about all of the finalists, see the Architect’s Newspaper.
Taught by Professors Liz Martin-Malikian, Peter Pittman and Arash Soleimani, 60-Students display their ‘Materials Exploration’ projects from Environmental Technology: Materials & Methods course. Exploring material characteristics, students worked in teams of 2-3 to make three parametric tiles in concrete, wood, and polymer all with the same design, but with a different material.
Under the direction of Professor Zamila Karimi, architecture students are challenging what constitutes an urban space by creating outdoor furniture that is interactive and playful instead of drab and utilitarian. This fall, students taking the Tactical Urbanism course offered by the Department of Architecture were tasked with creating a series of so-called “urban chairs.” The chairs were designed and built by the students with the intent that they could be configured in multiple ways in order to make public spaces more appealing. See link to video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A25fR5nLBFk
Faculty Publications, Awards, Exhibition, Invited Lectures, etc.: Professor Jack Davis, F.A.I.A., Dean Emeritus, was awarded the William C. Noland Medal, the highest award given to a member architect by the Virginia American Institute of Architects, for his extraordinary achievements over the past several decades. The medal was bestowed upon the recipient during the Visions for Architecture gala at the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts in November 2018.
Professor Emeritus Dayton Eugene Egger’s book The Paradox of Place: In the Line of Sight was published by ORO Editions. The book was edited by Gregory Luhan. It is supplied with a foreword by Kenneth Frampton. A book vernissage was held at the Washington-Alexandria Architecture Center in November 2018.
Visiting Assistant Professor Kevin Jones, A.I.A.was recognized with the Virginia Emerging Professional Award by the Virginia American Institute of Architects.
Professor Dr. Markus Breitschmid, S.I.A.and architect Valerio Olgiati’s new book Non-Referential Architecture was published by Simonett & Baer. The book appeared in its original English version as well as in a translated German edition. The book was presented during the annual Porto Academy held at the Faculdade de Arquitectura da Universidade do Porto (FAUP) in Portugal in July 2018.
Following faculty member has been granted promotion by the university: Associate Professor Patrick Doan, R.A. has been promoted from the rank of Assistant Professor to the rank of Associate Professor with tenure.
Associate Professor Aki Ishida, A.I.A. has been promoted from the rank of Assistant Professor to the rank of Associate Professor with tenure.
Associate Professor Paola Zellner-Bassett has been promoted from the rank of Associate Collegiate Professor to the rank of Associate Professor with tenure.
Following architecture faculty have been appointed to administrative positions: ProfessorDr. Paul Emmons, Ph.D.,has been appointed Associate Dean for Graduate Studies of the College of Architecture and Urban Studies.
In Memoriam: Professor Emeritus, Dean Emeritus, and Virginia Tech President Emeritus Dr. Charles Steger, F.A.I.A., passed away on May 6, 2018.
T.A. Carter Professor Emeritus Dr. Dennis Kilper, A.I.A., with a 34-year tenure (1975-2009) at Virginia Tech’s architecture program, passed away on January 14, 2018.
Professor Emeritus Robert Ning-Shee Chaing, a professor at Virginia Tech’s architecture program form 1968 to 1998, passed away on October 9, 2017.
Professor Edward Steinfeld was a keynote speaker at the 2018 Universal Design and Higher Education in Transformation Conference in Dublin, Ireland in October/November. He also directed a workshop on a certification program for universal design.
Associate Professor Joyce Hwang was an invited speaker at the 2018 AICAD Symposium ‘Artists/Designers/Citizens’. The symposium was hosted by the School of Art Institute of Chicago and the presentation was part of a panel organized by Joseph Altshuler and Julia Sedlock entitled ‘The Creaturely Citizen’. Other panelists included Stewart Hicks and Fred Scharmen. http://www.saic.edu/special -events/aicad-2018-symposium.
Associate Professor Joyce Hwang’s projects ‘Bat Tower’ and ‘Bat Cloud’ were published in the book Pet-tecture: Design for Animals. The book was edited by Tom Wainwright and published by Phaidon Press, London, England. https://www.phaidon.com/store/design/pet-tecture-design -for-pets-9780714876672/. ‘Bat Tower’ was also published in the Architectural Review: issue 1450 in the article ‘Typology: Building for Animals’ authored by Tom Wilkinson. Her project ‘Bower’, created in partnership with Ellen Driscoll, and in collaboration with Matt Hume, was published in Sculpture Magazine, October 2018.
‘Pest Architecture’ – an essay written by Associate Professor Joyce Hwang – was featured in World Architecture magazine: issue 201807 published by Tsinghua University, Beijing, China.
Professor Brian Carter was the editor of the book ‘Temple Beth Zion’. The book was published in November as part of the Buffalo Architecture Mid-Century Modern series.
The SMART Fabrication Factory – a new prototyping facility whose mission focuses on developing collaborative research with industry – opened in the School of Architecture & Planning at the University at Buffalo in November 2018.
Call for Ideas: 2019 Community Development Education Symposium in Detroit – Deadline December 15
In addition, educators attending the symposium will be eligible to apply for one of five community development innovation mini-grants, with financial disbursement of $20,000 (approximately $5,000/grant). For more information regarding the symposium participation, including the call for abstract submissions due December 15th (also attached), please see this link: https://www.communitydevelopmenteducation.org/symposium/
This study, funded by a USDA/NIFA Higher Education Challenge grant, is facilitated by a team of researchers from the University of Kentucky, University of California – Davis, and University of Detroit Mercy. For further information regarding our initiative, please see this link: https://www.communitydevelopmenteducation.org/
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