Virginia San Fratello and Ronald Rael Virginia San Fratello of the Department of Design at San Jose State University and Ronald Rael of the Department of Architecture at UC Berkeley are 2020 grant recipients of The Art + Technology Lab at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA). Professors Fratello and Rael will reexamine Indigenous … Continue reading LACMA Announces 2020 Art + Technology Grant Recipients
Illustration of large lot-, owner-, and block-level units of analysis and corresponding variable sets used in the study. Research increasingly shows that greening activity can spur contagious or imitative behavior among nearby neighbors within residential landscapes. Krusky et al. (2015) examined this phenomenon in the context of vacant lots and found support for a “greening … Continue reading Prof. Rigolon of the University of Utah publishes “Greening Hypothesis”
The Centre International du Commerce Extérieur du Sénégal (CICES) is unlike anything else in sub-Saharan Africa. The 19.5-hectare convention centre, located in the city of Dakar, is characterized by daring triangular and trapezoidal forms. Traditional Senegalize motifs blend seamlessly with the modernist, early-1970s designs of architects Jean-François Lamoureux and Jean-Louis Marin. In recent years, the … Continue reading Aziza Chaouni at University of Toronto Awarded $190k Getty Foundation Grant
Dr. Laura Cole I Dr. Suyeon Bae In recognition of the creativity and productivity of faculty, the Mizzou Alumni Association (MAA) at the University of Missouri made available $40,000 for faculty awards for the 2020-2021 academic year. The MAA supports the development of faculty research through the … Continue reading University of Missouri Faculty Awarded Richard Wallace Faculty Incentive Grant
Illustration of the Interior of a deep space habitat. Credit: NASA The Howard University Department of Architecture faculty and students are part of a seven-university team funded by a $15 million NASA grant. The grant establishes the Habitats Optimized for Missions of Exploration (HOME) Space Technology Research Institute for Deep Space Habitat Design, one of … Continue reading Howard University Partners on Smart Habitat Research Funded by $15M NASA Grant
FIU is the first Florida university to launch a Doctor of Design (DDes) degree to prepare architects for global leadership careers in design investigation, industry, applied research and related emerging technology fields. The DDes was approved by the Florida Board of Governors and will be offered in the spring 2021 semester through FIU’s Department of … Continue reading FIU Doctor of Design degree to be offered in Miami, Florida
ARCC is conducting a survey to capture how our member institutions and faculty assess the value and relevance of ARCC’s different programs and activities. It is also intended to identify any additional needs to which ARCC should respond. To complete the survey, please visit: https://utsa.az1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_8CkBL1EA4zXWrgF We would greatly appreciate your responses to the survey questions … Continue reading ARCC Membership Survey
Indian Institute of Management, Bangalore, India, 1977 Exhibition: Balkrishna Doshi: Architecture for the People September 9–December 12, 2020 Wrightwood 659, Lincoln Park, Chicago In partnership with the Vitra Design Museum of Germany Wrightwood 659 presents Balkrishna Doshi: Architecture for the People a retrospective of the 2018 Pritzker Prize laureate Balkrishna Doshi (born 1927, Pune, India). … Continue reading Exhibition > Balkrishna Doshi: Architecture for the People, Sep 9-Dec 12, 2020
Addressing Housing Crisis in First Nation Reserves, Boreal Forest, Canada Funded by the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada (SSHRC), the Mino Bimaadiziwin Partnership builds networks and capacity with northern indigenous communities to address housing and food crises in First Nation reserves. The project is led by Dr. Shirley Thompson of the Natural … Continue reading Faculty of Architecture at Manitoba Build Networks with Northern Indigenous Communities
GIBBS COLLEGE OF ARCHITECTURE FACULTY AT THE UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA RECEIVE GRANT TO CREATE COMMUNITY LED POLICY AND DESIGN MULTIDISCIPLINARY THINK TANK TO ADDRESS DISCRIMINATION AND IMPLICIT BIAS Gibbs College faculty Deborah Richards, assistant professor of Architecture, and Vanessa Morrison, affiliate faculty in Regional and City Planning, have partnered with Dr. Andrea Benjamin from the … Continue reading GIBBS COLLEGE FACULTY AT OKLAHOMA RECEIVE GRANT FOR MULTIDISCIPLINARY THINK TANK
Design for Climate Action: Intersections 2020 Every year, the Intersections Symposium, hosted by AIA with the Association of Collegiate Schools of Architecture (ACSA), looks at some of the newest research and projects by leading architects and academics. Join us virtually for this year’s event, Design for Climate Action, July 28–29. Two 90-minute powerhouse sessions will … Continue reading Live Event: Design for Climate Action: AIA – ACSA Intersections Symposium 2020
The South Dakota State University Department of Architecture’s Passive House project was recently featured in Dezeen. When the South Dakota State University Department of Architecture’s Passive House project was completed in fall 2018, the uniqueness of the student-designed project received awards and attention. The house’s collection of awards has grown after adding two—an … Continue reading Passive House by South Dakota State University
We conceive novel ecological systems for the ultra urban environment. Dr. Reid Coffman, Director of NEDlab, CAED Kent State The mission of NEDlab (Novel Ecology Design lab) in the College of Architecture and Environmental Design at Kent State University is to conceive, develop and innovate novel ecological design systems for the ultra-urban environment. Through processes of conceptualization, visualization, … Continue reading NEDLAB at Kent State Explores Novel Ecological Design Systems
In response to the extreme challenges to clinical capacity posed by the COVID-19 pandemic, three New Jersey institutions – New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT), University Hospital in Newark and The Tuchman Foundation – are collaborating in a unique partnership on the development of modular, mobile medical care facilities to be deployed to areas of … Continue reading NJIT Repurposes Shipping Container into Mobile Medical Care Unit (M2CU)
(image: Pexels) Professor of Design and Health Jenny Roe and Associate Professor Bev Wilson, both Urban and Environmental Planning faculty in the School of Architecture at the University of Virginia, were recently awarded one of four “Rapid Response” grants to study the impacts of COVID-19 on the environment. In June 2020, UVA’s Environmental Resilience Institute … Continue reading UVA PROFESSORS ROE + WILSON RECEIVE GRANT TO STUDY COVID-19 AND THE ENVIRONMENT
The Companion to Architectural Research (CAP) will examine the question: Why is research important in architecture? The publication will offer a platform to facilitate future lines of inquiry by providing an emerging and established understanding of the importance research in advancing architectural knowledge and practice. Oftentimes, architectural research supports education both directly, through research training of … Continue reading Call for Papers: The Companion to Architectural Research
Saeed Ahmadi Oloonabadi, Ph.D. Candidate, College of Design, NC State To many, taking an active role in local government planning can have a myriad of roadblocks. A lack of access to information, language barriers, excessive time costs and a poor implementation of two-way communication methods are just a few of the reasons why residents across the … Continue reading How Saeed Ahmadi Oloonabadi of NC State is Making Urban Planning More Equitable
Hadley Arnold, co-founder of the Arid Lands Institute, joined the School of Architecture at USC to teach a year-long advanced MLA+U Design-Research Studio dedicated to water adaptation and the global history of drylands design. The goal was to form a laboratory that drilled into the history of how humans around the world have adapted to … Continue reading Arid Lands Institute and USC Lead Design Research on Water Adaptation
ARCC is delighted to announce the 2020 board of directors nominations. In response to ongoing COVID-19 concerns, the 2020 board elections will be held using electronic ballot, to be sent to member schools in early August. Nominees for Vice President/President Elect: Adil Sharag-Eldin, Kent State University. Adil is an associate professor of Architecture in the … Continue reading ARCC 2020 Board Nominations
The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation has awarded a $500,000 grant to the University of Minnesota for the interdisciplinary Heritage Studies and Public History (HSPH) graduate program in the College of Design. Awarded over the course of two years, the grant will provide support for students and their collaborative work with community partners. “Continued support from The … Continue reading HSPH Program in College of Design at Minnesota Awarded $500,000 Mellon Grant
Karen Chapple, College of Environmental Design, UC Berkeley The C3.ai Digital Transformation Institute, a research consortium headquartered at UC Berkeley and the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, aims to mobilize AI, machine learning and the Internet of Things to transform societal-scale systems. The Institute recently selected 26 research proposals that advance Digital Transformation Science to mitigate COVID-19 … Continue reading Digital Transformation Institute Awards 26 Research Projects to Mitigate Covid-19
