Francis Kere [recent lecture]
Wed Nov-13 6pm @ EMPAC: WORK REPORT / FRANCIS KERE. Rensselaer School of Architecture will close its Fall 2019 Lecture Series this Wednesday November 13th, 6 pm at EMPAC, with the lecture “Work Report” by internationally-acclaimed architect Francis Kéré. Francis Kéré garnered critical praise from the beginning of his architectural practice when awarded the prestigious Aga Khan […]
Ed May / bldgtyp [BldgSci Lecture]
Thu Nov-14 1pm @ GR 101: ED MAY / bldgtyp. The 2019 Building Science Lecture Series exploring building sciences in the 21st Century continues on Thursday, November 14th at 1pm in the Greene 101 with the lecture by Ed May from bldgtyp. This lecture is open to the whole school. Mr. May will be running […]
Spring 2020 Electives
Elective courses available: ARCH4020.01 / Bedford Seminar: Advanced Building Structures This interdisciplinary seminar consists of students from both the School of Architecture and Civil Engineering department. Presentation of a variety of structural typologies bears direct relation to practical experience and the necessity for constructive interdisciplinary discourse. Specific structural typologies are examined through historic and contemporary […]
Roth of Azulik [recent lecture]
Wed Nov-06 6pm @ EMPAC: ARCHITECTURE IN RELATION TO INDIGENOUS COMMUNITIES, NATURE AND ART / ROTH OF AZULIK. Screenwriter, film director, painter, entrepreneur and philanthropist, Eduardo Neira, better known as Roth, has created AZULIK, a brand that develops initiatives in the fields of hospitality, architecture, sustainability, wellness, gastronomy, art, fashion, luxury, design, creativity and innovation. […]
LOT-EK [Recent Lecture]
Tue Oct-29 6pm @ EMPAC: STACK / CUT: LOT-EK. LOT-EK is an award-winning architectural design studio based in New York and Naples, Italy. Founded in 1993 by Ada Tolla and Giuseppe Lignano, LOT-EK has been involved with commercial, institutional and residential projects globally. In addition, LOT-EK has conceived and executed exhibition design and site-specific installations […]
Karlheinz Brandenburg [Acoustics Lecture]
Lecture: Architectural Acoustics Program – Mon Oct-21 10am @ Studio Beta / EMPAC: Karlheinz Brandenburg, founding director of the Fraunhofer Institute for Digital Media technology IDMT at Technische Universitat Ilmenau in Germany, will be the guest speaker. The title of the talk is “Perfect Auditory Illusion over Loudspeakers and Headphones: How to use the Properties […]
Reiser + Umemoto [Recent Lecture]
Wed Oct-16 6pm @ EMPAC: BUILDING BEYOND PLACE / REISER + UMEMOTO. Reiser + Umemoto’s work is best understood not as a series of standalone projects, but rather as connected to a set of sustained inquiries across built and unbuilt proposals, which address a wider set of generational concerns ranging from multiple definitions of site […]
Energy Modeling by Cramer Silkworth / Baukraft [BldgSci Workshop]
Wed Oct-16, 4:30pm @ Bldg Science Studio: ENERGY MODELING WORKSHOP BY CRAMER SILKWORTH / BAUKRAFT. The fifth event for 2019 Building Science Lecture and Workshop Series exploring building sciences in the 21st Century will be on Wednesday, October 16th at 4.30-6.00pm in the Building Science Studio, with a Energy Modeling Workshop by Cramer Silkworth of […]
Mae-ling Lokko at Housing The Human Festival, Berlin
Faculty News: MAE-LING LOKKO AT HOUSING THE HUMAN FESTIVAL / BERLIN. Associate Professor Mae-ling Lokko will be participating in the Housing The Human Festival to be held in Berlin from October 18th to 19th, 2019. “Housing the Human will unveil the results of five selected projects that tackle questions on how will we live in […]
Alumni Reception
Sat Nov-18, 3:30-4:30 PM @ GR Gallery: ALUMNI RECEPTION WITH DEAN EVAN DOUGLIS. Alumni Reception with Dean Evan Douglis, Saturday, Sept. 28, 3:30-4:30 p.m. in the Greene Gallery. Come and see the Greene Building, catch up with friends, and hear about what’s new in the School. Light refreshments. (No charge)