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North Carolina State University

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ALL-INCLUSIVE ENGAGEMENT IN ARCHITECTURE

PUBLICATION CALL FOR CASE STUDIES

SUMMARY:
Eight projects on the topic of All-Inclusive Engagement in Architecture will be selected by peer-review and will be included in an upcoming publication edited by Farhana Ferdous and Bryan Bell.

The case studies sought should present socially engaged architecture as a broad project that demonstrate new innovative modes of architectural production that serve through architecture a multitude of “others” – those who live in poverty, are being victimized, forced into being refugees, suffering famine or homelessness. The book terms this work, taken as a whole, all-inclusive engagement.

The proposed book offers a framework of scholarship to understand various aspects of an emerging architectural culture broadly through critical discussion of theoretical, methodological and empirical evidence. Variously termed as public interest design, humanitarian architecture, pro-bono architecture, participatory architecture, and/or community architecture, the modernist utopia— architecture as an instrument of social change has returned to recent architectural discourse with a vengeance to the degree that it conceives a radical reformation of the profession and its relationship to society. While much of the available scholarship on social engagement in architecture is portrayed as a sheer pragmatic response to the economically divisive world, the proposed volume argues that this emerging trend requires a deeper theoretical analysis.

Current literature presents a disjunction between action-based community-engaged projects and theoretically based scholarship as a major gap in knowledge in the education of Architecture and Public Interest Design. To fill this gap, we seek field-based case studies that also establish a theoretical foundation to assess the scope, limitations, diversities, and possibilities of their social engagement. Although there are a number of good books on this topic, which is evidence of the burgeoning market of readers of the subject, most focus on discussing the working methods, techniques, and various pragmatic aspects of socially engaged architecture. This book will fill the lacuna by giving an in-depth analysis of all-inclusive engagement from socio-cultural contexts that framed the practice, as well as address the inadequate theoretical discussion on the topic.

Two case study projects will be selected for each of the following four topics:

I. Design Pedagogy

II. Theory and Scholarship

III. Contemporary Practice and Digital Engagement

IV. Community Health and Engaged Urbanism

SCHEDULE:
10 January 2018: Submissions due by author including name, institution/organization, project title, 300 word abstract, 8-10 images (med/low resolution). Select one of the four topic areas from list above and include as first key word.

5 February 2018: Editors shortlist the project, send the invitation to submit the draft chapters

1 March 2018: Author submits 1500 words chapter with maximum 10 high-resolution images with copyright permission and release by each subject included

31 March 2018: Editors send the chapters for the peer-review process

15 April 2018: Editors send the reviewers comments to the authors

30 May 2018: Author submits the final chapter to the editors

SUBMITAL LINK: https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=2018callforcasestudi

CALL FOR PROJECTS INFORMATION:
https://easychair.org/cfp/Publication_Call_for_Case_Studies_All_Inclusive_Engagement_2018

SUBMISSION PROCESS INFORMATION: https://easychair.org/help/article.cgi?art=how_to_submit;a=16742638

 

Virginia Tech

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Virginia Tech – Architecture Program:

Following architecture faculty has been appointed to administrative positions:

Dr. Richard Blythe, Ph.D., has been appointed Dean of the College of Architecture and Urban Studies to the rank of Professor of Architecture. Blythe, former professor and dean of RMIT University School of Architecture and Design in Melbourne, Australia, will join Virginia Tech on Oct. 10, when the college’s sixth dean, Jack Davis, F.A.I.A. will step down to teach after 11 years at the helm of the college. Prior to his role as dean, Blythe served for five years as head of the RMIT School of Architecture and Design. He lectured at the University of Tasmania for 14 years, where he served as deputy head of the School of Architecture and was the vice chancellor’s representative on the Tasmanian government’s Building and Construction Industries Council. Blythe earned a Ph.D. in design/practice-based research from RMIT University; a master of architecture from the University of Melbourne; and bachelor’s degrees in architecture and environment design from the Tasmanian State Institute of Technology.

Associate Professor Hunter Pittman, R.A., has been appointed as Director of the School of Architecture + Design. Pittman served as Interim Director during the previous year. Pittman is the former chair of the Graduate Architecture Program and the chair of the Advanced Professional Bachelor of Architecture Program of the School of Architecture + Design.

Associate Professor Dr. Hilary Bryon, Ph.D., has been appointed as Assistant Director of Special Projects of the School of Architecture + Design.

Associate Professor Mario Cortes has been appointed as chair of the Core Professional Bachelor of Architecture Program.

Following faculty member has been granted promotion by the University:

Professor Michael Ermann has been promoted from the rank of Associate Professor with tenure to the rank of Professor.

Following new faculty have been hired to the architecture program:

Assistant Professor Katie MacDonald has been appointed to a teaching position at the rank of Collegiate Assistant Professor. MacDonald is a graduate of Cornell University and Harvard University. She is co-founder and co-principle of After Architecture. MacDonald has held teaching appointments at Temple University, Philadelphia University, and Boston Architectural College.

Faculty Publications, Exhibition, Invited Lectures, etc.:

Associate Professor Dr. Elizabeth Grant, Ph.D., R.A., has published the book “Integrated Building Performance with Design: An Architecture Student’s Guidebook” (Routledge, 2017, 220 pages, 199 Color Illustrations).

Associate Professor Dr. Hilary Bryon, Ph.D., has published a chapter titled “Contra-Construction: Theo van Doesburg’s Obliques View of Modern Architecture” in Companions to the History of Architecture (Wiley-Blackwell, London, 2017).

Professor Dr. Mehdi Setareh, Ph.D, P.E., and his students designed and developed the Portable Tuned Mass Damper, which is a device that can be used to reduce structural vibrations. The work has been debuted in several national and international publications. The research was sponsored by a grant from the National Science Foundation. Several graduate and undergraduate architecture and engineering students contributed to the research and development of the devices.

Professor Dr. Markus Breitschmid, Ph.D., S.I.A., published an article titled “Alpine Architecture” to commemorate the 100-year anniversary of the production of the legendary treatise “Alpine Architecture” by famed German architect Bruno Taut in the British journal Disegno. Quarterly Journal of Design. No. 14, London: Spring 2017. Breitschmid also published a chapter titled “Glass House at Cologne,” discussing the landmark Glass Pavilion of 1914 by Bruno Taut in “Companions to the History of Architecture” (Wiley-Blackwell, London, 2017). Breitschmid was invited to present a lecture on “Ludwig Mies van der Rohe” as part of presentation cycle focused on the city of Berlin at the Accademia di Architettura of the Universita della Svizzera Italiana in Mendrisio on March 9, 2017.

Picture Credit: Richard Blythe, the New Dean of the College of Architecture and Urban Studies.

University of North Carolina at Charlotte

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Associate Professor Thomas Forget presented “Change of Scale: A Model of City as Territory” in the session City Models: Making and Remaking Urban Space at the 70th Annual International Conference of the Society of Architectural Historians (SAH) at the University of Strathclyde, Technology & Innovation Centre, Glasgow, Scotland, June 7-11, 2017.

Assistant Professor Ming-Chun Lee presented “From Blue-Printing to Finger-Printing: Building Healthy Communities with Scenario Planning” at CUPUM2017 15th International Conference at the University of South Australia in Adelaide, Australia, July 11-14. His paper will be published as a book chapter in Planning Support Science for Smarter Urban Futures by Springer Press (2017). 

Associate Professor Nadia Anderson presented “Gentrification: The New Urban Renewal, Cherry, Charlotte, NC” at the 48th Annual Conference of EDRA at the Monona Terrace Community and Convention Center, Madison, WI, June 1-4, 2017. 

Assistant Professor Rachel Dickey presented, “Soft Computing in Design: Developing Automation Strategies from Material Indeterminacies” at CAADFutures 2017: Future Trajectories of Computation in Design at Istanbul Technical University, Istanbul, Turkey, July 12-14, 2017. 

Associate Professor Chris Beorkrem’s 2nd edition of Material Strategies in Digital Fabrication (Routledge Press, 2017) was released August 1, 2017.

Associate Professor Mona Azarbayjani presented “Visual Qualities and Perceived Thermal Comfort” and “Questionnaire Survey on Factors Influencing Occupant’s Overall Satisfaction on Different Office Layout in a Mixed-Humid Climate” at the 2017 ARCC Conference “Architecture of Complexity” at the University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT, June 14-17, 2017.  

Associate Professor Jefferson Ellinger presented “Next Generation Building Technologies: A Different Path Towards Commercialization” at the 2017 ARCC Conference “Architecture of Complexity” at the University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT, June 14-17, 2017.

Associate Professor Deb Ryan was elected Chair of the Charlotte Mecklenburg Planning Commission, effective July 1, 2017. The role of the Planning Commission is to advise the Mayor, Charlotte City Council and the Mecklenburg County Commissioners on all matters related to urban design, long range planning and rezoning.

Assistant Professor Marc Manack of SILO AR+D was selected to exhibit in the “Biennial 600: Architecture” at the AMoA in Amarillo, Texas Jul 14-Oct 1, 2017.  Recently nominated for a USA Artists Fellowship, he’s presently in Chicago with 10 SoA students for two weeks working on four design-builds raising awareness to the challenges of public housing. This work will be part of the 2nd Chicago Architecture Biennial, Sep 16-Jan 7, 2018. 

Associate Professor Peter Wong and Professor Chris Jarrett presented “RAW: Social and Economic Complexity in Wilmore” at the 2017 ARCC Conference “Architecture of Complexity” at the University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT, June 14-17, 2017.  

Associate Professor Nadia Anderson with Associate Professor’s Jose Gamez and Betsy West were awarded a ‘Chancellor’s Diversity Challenge Fund’ grant ($5,000) to bring Majora Carter to UNC Charlotte during AY 17-18.

Associate Professor Emily Makas presented “Interpreting Mostar in the City’s Museums” at the IFPH-FIHP 4th Annual Conference at the University of Bologna, Campus Ravenna, Italy, June 5-9, 2017.  She also presented “Multiculturalism in Public Histories of Mostar and Sarajevo since the Bosnian War” at the European Architectural History Network (EAHN) 2017 Conference at the Van Lear Jerusalem Institute, June 13-15, 2017. 

Associate Professor Zhongjie Lin presented “Rethinking the Compact City” at the 11th International Association for China Planning (IACP) Conference in Harbin, China, June 16-18, 2017.  He also presented “Toward an Asian Sustainable Urbanism” and “Suzhou Industrial Park: A Case Study in Town Building Based on Singapore Model” at the Passive and Low Energy Architecture (PLEA) 2017 International Conference, “Design to Thrive,” Edinburgh, Scotland, July 3-5, 2017.

Kyounghee Kim was promoted to Associate Professor with Permanent Tenure. This summer she has been overseeing facade fabrication of Xiqu Center (Chinese Opera House) in West Kowloon, Hong Kong designed by BingThom Architects (completion 2018). She presented “Bio-Climatic Design: Double Skin Facades Climate Implications on System Selection” at the International Conference on Environment, Energy, and Sustainability in Phuket, Thailand, Aug 6-7, 2017. 

Associate Professor Chris Beorkrem, Professor Eric Sauda and students Jack (Michael-Paul) James and Ashley Damiano will be presenting co-authored papers at the 2017 Design Modeling Symposium, “Humanizing Digital Reality” at Ecole National Superiore d’Architecture de Versailles in Paris, France, Sep 18-20, 2017.  The Conference Proceedings will be published as a book by Springer Press. 

Professor Emeritus David Walters co-authored “Collaboration and Co-Production with Communities in Masterplanning,” a chapter in Rethinking Masterplanning: Creating Quality Places (ICE Publishing, 2017). 

Professor Eric Sauda’s co-authored paper “Urban Activity Explorer: Visual Analytics and Planning Support Systems (w/ A Karduni, H Cho, W Dou, W Ribarsky, G Wessel) was also published as a book chapter in Planning Support Science for Smarter Urban Futures by Springer Press (2017). 

Assistant Professor Catty Dan Zhang received Harvard’s Daniel L. Schodek Award for Technology and Sustainability. The award is presented annually in recognition of the best Master in Design Studies (MDes) thesis in the area of technology and sustainable design. She’s currently working on the design of the Silverlake International School with located in Fuyang District, Hangzhou, China with Axi:Ome. 

Assistant Professor Dimitris Papanikolaou gave an invited talk and workshop at UN Studio (Ben Van Berkel & Caroline Bos) in June 2017 on the future of mobility and the implications of shifting modes of transportation on architecture and urbanism. He was also invited as one of the Technical Chairs for the upcoming ACADIA 2017 Conference, “Disciplines Disruption” at MIT (Nov 2-4) and will be co-organizing a session on education. 

Visiting Assistant Professor Gustavo Leclerc wrote the catalogue essay, “Tiempo de Hibridos: Migration, Hybridity and Cosmopolitics at the US-Mexico Border” for the exhibition The US-Mexico Border: Place, Imagination and Possibilities at the Craft & Folk Art Museum Los Angeles (CAFAM), opening Sep 10, 2017. 

American University of Sharjah

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The Department of Architecture, College of Architecture, Art and Design at the American University of Sharjah, United Arab Emirates is pleased to announce the following faculty appointments commencing Fall 2016.

Jason Carlow has been appointed as an Assistant Professor. His design work, research and teaching are centered on the relationship between digital and traditional modes of drawing, modeling and fabrication. He holds a B.A. in Visual and Environmental Studies from Harvard University and a Master of Architecture from Yale University. His design and research work has been published and exhibited internationally in venues including the Hong Kong / Shenzhen Bi-City Biennale of Architecture and Urbanism, the Venice Biennale of Architecture and the Beijing Architecture Biennial as well as in architectural exhibitions in Hong Kong, Xian, Sao Paulo, Tokyo, Shanghai, London and Washington DC.

Greg Watson has been appointed as a Professor. Before joining AUS, he was the Emogene Pliner Professor of Architecture at LSU and served as an associate professor at Mississippi State University, the University of New Mexico, and the University of Minnesota. He has also held visiting and adjunct positions at the Savannah College of Art and Design, the Maine College of Art, and the Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Watson’s teaching and research focuses on design process, materials, landscape design and representation. Throughout his academic career he has received numerous awards, most recently the 2015 Association of Collegiate Schools of Architecture Distinguished Professor Award.

As an architect, his work includes award-winning projects while practicing in Chicago, Minneapolis, Maine, South Carolina and Mississippi. His paintings, drawings, and prints have been widely exhibited at galleries in New York City, Boston, Philadelphia, Minneapolis, Annapolis, Mississippi, and Louisiana. These scholarly pursuits in architecture and art have been supported from the Mississippi State University Office of Research, the University of Minnesota College of Architecture and Landscape Architecture, and the Graham Foundation for Advanced Studies in the Fine Arts.

Watson holds a BA in psychology from Columbia University and a Master of Architecture from Washington University in St. Louis.

Matthew A. Trimble has been appointed as an Assistant Professor. Trimble is a principal and founder of Radlab, an experimental design and fabrication firm. He has a diverse range of experience working and consulting in the field of architecture for firms that include Neil M. Denari Architects, Behnisch Behnisch and Partner, Preston Scott Cohen, Inc, and dECOi Architects. Trimble has taught seminars, workshops, and studios internationally for both graduate and undergraduate students at the Boston Architectural College, the Wentworth Institute of Technology, the Universidad Francisco Marroquín in Guatemala City, and the Rhode Island School of Design. Trimble holds a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Architecture degree from The University of Memphis, where he received the Frances F. Austin Scholarship, and a Master of Architecture degree from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, where he was awarded the Avalon Travel Fellowship.

Mara Marcu has been appointed as a Visiting Assistant Professor for the Fall of 2016. She is an Assistant Professor at the University of Cincinnati and founder of MM13. Her work focuses on providing for a digital and material workflow that connects design, fabrication, and culture-specific topics. Prior to her academic career, she worked for Rafael Vinoly Architects in NYC, and on the Shobac Cottages, as part of Ghost Lab 7, with Brian MacKay-Lyons in Nova Scotia, Canada. In 2010 Marcu trained with Pritzker Prize Laureate Glenn Murcutt in Australia. Her education includes a Master of Architecture from Harvard University Graduate School of Design and a Bachelor of Architecture from the University of Houston where she received the Best in Show Design Award. In 2011 she was the recipient of the University of Virginia Fellowship. Mara is the founder of ECHOS with the first upcoming volume published with Actar.

Igor Peraza has rejoined the architecture faculty as a Visiting Assistant Professor for the 2016-2017 academic year. A native of Caracas, Venezuela, Peraza holds a BSc of Architecture from the Universidad Central de Venezuela, received a scholarship to do his Master of Architecture at Hokkaido University in Sapporo, and obtained his Ph.D at the University of Kumamoto, Kyushu, Japan. Professionally, he worked for five years at the Atelier of Arata Isozaki and led the Domus (Museum of Mankind) project on-site in La Coruña, Spain. In 2000 he relocated to Barcelona to work with Miralles Tagliabue as Director of the Santa Caterina Market project. Peraza went on to serve as Director of EMBT’s Shanghai office were he led numerous projects including the Spanish Pavilion at the 2010 World Expo, the New Campus of Fudan University in Shanghai, and the Museum for the Chinese painter Zhang Daqian. He has previously taught at the Polytechnic University of Catalonia, the European Institute of Design, Tongji University, and served as a visiting professor at the Lebanese American University from 2013 to 2015.

Kennesaw State University

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Kennesaw State University, College of Architecture and Construction Management is please to announce the following new faculty as part of to the architecture department:

Assistant Professor Giovanni Loreto, PhD has been appointed to a tenure-track position. Dr. Loreto holds a Ph.D. in civil engineering and also a Master in architectural engineering from the University of Napoli “Federico II”, Italy. Before joining KSU in the Fall 2016, he gained extensive academic experience during his postdoctoral appointments at the University of Miami and, more recently, Georgia Institute of Technology. Dr. Loreto’s research activity focuses on the advancement of high strength/high performance concrete materials and steel composite (SC) structures. He has conducted research across different disciplines with particular focus on novel construction materials and structural performance evaluation. His research interests include the study of crumbling structural systems and focuses on the need for rehabilitation/retrofit of existing reinforced concrete structure/infrastructure while envisioning next-generation systems.

At KSU, Dr. Loreto’s teaching efforts will focus on the integration of structural concepts within the architectural design process as well as advising thesis students. He is currently teaching courses on structural analysis, design of concrete/masonry/steel structures, and architecture studio design. Furthermore, his hopes are to enhance the architectural learning experience of structures with an overarching goal of bridging the gap between theory and practice.

Assistant Professor Arash Soleimani, PhD has also been appointed to a tenure-track position. Dr. Soleimani holds a Ph.D. in Planning, Design & the Built Environment from Clemson University, a M.Arch. from University of Nottingham, United Kingdom, and B.A. in Architectural Engineering, Isfahan University of Art, Iran. Before joining KSU in the Fall 2016, he gained teaching experience at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte. Furthermore, he holds a multidisciplinary Ph.D. and Certificate in Digital Ecologies from Clemson University’s School of Architecture in collaboration and partnership with the faculty and researchers in Education, Electrical & Computing Engineering, Materials Science & Engineering and Human Factors Psychology. The objective of Dr. Soleimani’s research is to focus on the design, prototyping and evaluation of “Intelligent Environmental Technologies”; in other words, computation embedded in the built environment along with the development of digital interactions whilst exploring new architectural paradigms.

At KSU, Dr. Soleimani’s teaching efforts will focus on the integration of environmental technology within the architectural design process as well as advising thesis students. He is currently teaching Environmental Technology I: Systems, Materials & Methods and second year architecture studio. His architecture concentrates on intelligent forms while inventing new possibilities for content and everyday use; it is a concept of futurism through a persistent investigation of the symbiotic potentials in nature and technology.

Virginia Tech

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Following architecture faculty was recognized with emeritus status:

Patrick and Nancy Lathrop Professor of Architecture Jaan Holt was recognized by the Virginia Tech Board of Visitors with emeritus status for his distinguished service to the university. Holt served on the Virginia Tech faculty for 43 years, including as chair of the architecture program from 1976 to 1982 and as the director of the Washington-Alexandria Architecture Center (WAAC) from 1984 to 2016. 

Following architecture faculty have been appointed to administrative positions:

Associate Professor Hunter Pittman, R.A., has been appointed as Interim Director of the School of Architecture + Design. Pittman is the former chair of the Graduate Architecture Program and former chair of the Advanced Professional Bachelor of Architecture Program of the School of Architecture + Design.

Professor Kathryn Clarke Albright, A.I.A., has been appointed as Associate Dean for Academic Affairs of the College of Architecture and Urban Studies. Albright is the former chair of Foundation Studies of the School of Architecture + Design.

Associate Professor David Dugas has been appointed as chair of the Graduate Architecture Program.

Professor Susan Piedmont-Palladino, A.I.A., has been appointed as director of the Washington-Alexandria Architecture Center.

Adjunct Professor Charles von Weise, A.I.A., has been appointed as director of the Chicago Studio.

Following new faculty have been hired to the architecture program:

Assistant Professor Edward Becker, S.A.F.A., has been appointed to a tenure-track position. Becker holds a Master of Architecture from Harvard University. Prior to his arrival at Virginia Tech, Becker taught at the Aalto University in Helsinki, Finland.

Assistant Professor Joseph Bedford has been appointed to a tenure-track position. Bedford was trained in architecture at Cambridge University, The Cooper Union and Princeton University, and is the holder of the 2008-2009 Rome Prize at the British School in Rome.

Assistant Professor Dr. Sharóne Tomer, Ph.D., R.A., has been appointed to a tenure-track position. He holds a B.A. from Washington University in St. Louis, a M.Arch. from the University of Oregon, a M.Phil. from the University of Cape Town, and a Ph.D. from University of California, Berkeley. She has taught architecture in the United States and In South Africa.

Visiting Professor Dr. Barbara Kenda, Ph.D., teaches at the Washington-Alexandria Architecture Center. She holds a PhD. from the University of Pennsylvania.

Adjunct Instructor Scott Archer, A.I.A., teaches at the Washington-Alexandria Architecture Center. He is a registered architect in the District of Columbia. He holds a Master of Science in Architecture & Urban Design from Columbia University.

The following faculty was awarded with an external academic appointment:

Professor Dr. Markus Breitschmid, Ph.D., S.I.A., was appointed to the diploma commission of the Accadmia di Architettura of the Universita della Svizzera Italiana for 2016.

Faculty Publications & Lectures:

Professor Dr. Mehdi Setareh, Ph.D., P.E., has following accomplishments: he published a book on Structural Systems in October 2015; the second edition of his Concrete Structures, which was published by Springer, appeared in August 2016; he received $10,000 from the NSF as part of research experience for undergraduates (REU); and in July 2016, Setareh published a paper entitled “Vibration Serviceability Issues of Slender Footbridges” in the journal of bridge engineering.

Professor Dr. Markus Breitschmid, Ph.D., S.I.A., had an interview with the Portuguese title “Mais Além!” published in ‘Indexnewspaper,” appearing in the Lisbon-based daily newspaper Público, on July 1, 2016.

Visiting Professor Dr. Barbara Kenda, Ph.D., was invited to lecture at the GSD, Harvard University, International Symposium On Atmospheres: Spaces of Embodiment. Her presentation was titled: Breathing Landscape, Tempering Architecture. 

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Philadelphia University

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In the fall of 2015, Assoc. Professor Chris Harnish was invited to South Africa for the International Trans-disciplinary Workshop “Transforming Johannesburg: Reshaping Socio-Ecological Landscapes Through Collaborative Practices” in Johannesburg, where he led a research group on Eco-incremental Housing.  He also presented a lecture at the University of Witswatersrand titled “Housing as an Incremental Process: Designing for Customization and Adaptability”.

Assoc. Professor Kihong Ku led a cross-disciplinary team of faculty and practitioners that was awarded a 2015 NCARB Award to develop strategies for architectural textile composites for building envelopes.  Dr. Ku’s team received $34,208 in funding for an interdisciplinary and experimental architecture design studio to explore innovative approaches to architectural textile composites.  Dr. Ku was also named the Volpe Chair for Architectural Innovation by Philadelphia University

New Assistant Professor Jeffrey Kansler will be joining the architecture faculty from UIUC in the fall of 2016 to coordinate and teach the structures curriculum.

Assoc. Professor David Kratzer is leading a community outreach studio in which his students are working with Southeast Pennsylvania Transit Authority (SEPTA) on a proposal for a new train station for the East Falls neighborhood of Philadelphia.

John Hubert, adjunct professor, has had four teams from PhilaU (out of a total of 30 national participating teams) selected as finalists in the US Department of Energy (DOE) 2016 Race To Zero Student Design Competition that asks students to generate creative energy efficient design solutions for sustainable homes in four separate housing categories.

Professor James Doerfler, Director of Architecture, is hosting a special session at the 2016 International Conference on Structures and Architecture (ICSA) in Guimaraes, Portugal titled “Beyond Disciplines: Building Transdisciplinary Teams” 

As result of speaking as a panelist at the 3rd Hemispheric Meeting of Deans in Guatemala, Assoc. Professor Craig Griffen’s article “The Online Studio Problem: Assessing the Role of Distance Learning in Design Pedagogy” was published in the UNAM, Mexico City journal Bitacora 30.

Kennesaw State University

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From 44-architecture students, 9-students were short-listed to move forward to participate in a competition where they presented a 3-minute oration outlining their individual thesis projects with one slide.  As coordinator of thesis prep, research & studio, Liz Martin-Malikian organized the international 3-Minute Thesis Competition at Kennesaw State University School of Architecture. Judges included: Rick Fredlund (Cooper Cary), Alex Paulson (Randall Paulson), Lisa Tuttle (Fulton County Public Arts), 
Julie Newell (KSU) and Todd Harper (KSU). 
  AWARDS ANNOUNCED Finalist: Landon Clark ($1,000); Summer Travel Grants (split): Paa Kwesi Amponsah ($600) and Asta Varneckience ($400); and People’s Choice: Kris Goettig ($200). Sponsored by: Cooper Carry, Inc.; Randall-Paulson Architects; and Tony Rizzuto, Chair School of Architecture.
Photo attached showing architecture student competition participants (left to right): Jonathan McConnell, P.K. Amponsah, Jun Xu, Landon Clark, Asta Varneckience, Kushal Patel, Kris Goettig, Michael Diaz, and James Logan Patterson. 

Virginia Tech

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Virginia Tech – Architecture Programs: 

Patrick and Nancy Lathrop Professor of Architecture Jaan Holt, Director of the the School of Architecture + Design’s Washington-Alexandria Architecture Center since 1984, has stepped down from his position in January 2016.

Professor Susan Piedmont-Palladio, R.A., has been appointed as the Interim Director of the School of Architecture + Design’s Washington-Alexandria Architecture Center.

Assistant Professor Aki Ishida, A.I.A., has been named as one of “Design Intelligence 25 Most Admired Educators for 2016.” 

Associate Professor William U. Galloway, Assistant Professor Patrick Doan, R.A., and Professor Frank Weiner, R.A., have received the 2016 ACSA Design-Build Award, honoring best practices in school-based design-build projects, for their cube building. The project was also awarded a Honorable Mention by American Institute of Architects Virginia.

Professor Joe Wheeler, A.I.A., has been awarded the 2015 Prize for Design Research and Scholarship by the American Institute of Architects Virginia.

Professor Dr. Mehdi Setareh, Ph.D., P.E., was awarded an Honorable Mention of the 2015 Prize for Design Research and Scholarship for his Structure and Form Analysis System (SAFAS) by the American Institute of Architects Virginia. Setareh also published the book Structural System, which covers the material to prepare intern architects for the Structural Systems Division of the Architect Registration Examination (ARE).  

Professor Dr. Markus Breitschmid, Ph.D., S.I.A., has published an article on Herzog & de Meuron’s new Perez Art Museum in Miami, Florida for the journal Archithese – International Review of Architecture.   


North Carolina State University

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Call for Academic Projects in Public Interest Design
Submission Deadline: February 29, 2016 (5PM EST)

Learn More and Submit at http://seednetwork.org/pideg-call-for-academic-projects/

This call seeks College and University projects that evince the strategies and philosophies of public interest design pedagogy. Submitted projects will be double blind peer reviewed for inclusion in Part 2 of the book, Public Interest Design Education Guidebook: Curricula, Strategies, and SEED Academic Case Studies, edited by Lisa M. Abendroth and Bryan Bell and under contract with Routledge. This publication, the second in Routledge’s Public Interest Design Guidebook series, will address a specifically academic audience of educators, scholars, and administrators intent on understanding the complexities of public interest design pedagogy.

Submissions are desired from across the disciplines of design including but not limited to: architecture, communication design, environmental design, industrial design, interior design, landscape architecture, service design, urban design, and urban planning. Applicants whose projects embrace diversity and inclusion both within the academy and beyond are strongly encouraged to submit.

Please visit the SEED Network for complete information about the review process, submission themes, schedule, and requirements.

Questions may be directed to:
Lisa M. Abendroth, Professor
Communication Design Coordinator   
Metropolitan State University of Denver            
Founding Member, SEED Network             

lisa@seednetwork.org

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