Florencia Pita [Recent Lecture]
Mon Nov 3rd, 6pm @ EMPAC: #COLORFORMING _FLORENCIA PITA is an architect and designer who has been engaged in the practice, teaching, and research of architecture at large. Based in Los Angeles, California as the principal of FPmod and collaborator at Pita and Bloom, Pita is known for her figurative and unexpected designs. Embracing the exuberant and prolific, Pita combines vivid color […]
Student-run Series
Sat Nov 1st, 1:50pm @ Greene Gallery: “CITIZENS” On Saturday, November 1, 2014, the Rensselaer Positions Series’ fourth discussion, “Citizens” took place in the Greene Gallery. Executive Director of the Architectural League of New York, Rosalie Genevro, along with RPI SoA faculty Brendan Moran, and student Mallory Buckner (B.Arch.) joined students for a conversation on […]
Career Development
DISCUSSION: Wed Oct 22th, 6PM @ Greene 101 > “BLAST-OFF with Carla Leitao and Jonas Braasch”_ Professors Carla Leitao and Dr. Jonas Braasch will present information on their career paths, opportunities, outlook for the future, etc., in an informal setting (pizza will be served). There will be opportunities for discussion with a following question-answer session. About the Participants Carla […]
[Positions series] Techne
DISCUSSION: Sat Oct 18th, 3PM@ Greene Gallery: “TECHNE” On Saturday, October 18, 2014, the Rensselaer Positions Series third discussion, “Techne” took place in the Greene Gallery. New York City-based architects Michael B. Young and Kutan Ayata (Young & Ayata) as guest speakers along with RPI SoA faculty member and practicing architect Adam Dayem (actual/office) discussed the nature of modes of representation and examined the contemporary techniques and tools […]
GUY NORDENSON [Recent Lecture]
Thu Oct 16, 6pm @ EMPAC: GUY NORDENSON: “READING STRUCTURES” Recognized for his independent research and innovative, collaborative work with architects, Guy Nordenson, principal of the New York firm Guy Nordenson and Associates, is a structural engineer and professor of architecture and structural engineering at Princeton University. He began his career as a draftsman in the […]
Upcoming Event: Three Voices
Friday Oct 10th, 1 pm @ Greene Gallery: THREE VOICES. The Class of 1984 invites all to a special presentation on Friday, October 10th, where Daniel V. Hayden, Anne Schopf, and Scott T. Spencer will discuss their career paths and offer insights to working in the field of Architecture. The work and experiences of each of […]
[Positions Series] Constructing Audiences
DISCUSSION: Saturday, Oct 4th, Greene Gallery, 1:30pm. “CONSTRUCTING AUDIENCES” On Saturday, October 4, 2014, the Rensselaer Positions Series second event, “Constructing Audiences” took place in the Greene Gallery, with Brooklyn-based architect Gia Wolff as guest speaker. The topic “Constructing Audiences” examined pertinent ways in which architects produce and engage audiences of today through contemporary design ideas and approaches. The event […]
Anthony Titus exhibition @ Milstein Hall (Cornell)
EXHIBITION: Sept 29th–Oct 22nd, 2014, Cornell University: Bibliowicz Family Gallery, Milstein Hall, M–F 9am–4pm “SURFACE MINING” ANTHONY TITUS, Assistant Professor and First-Year Coordinator at the Rensselaer School of Architecture, has launched his exhibition titled Surface Mining at Cornell University. The exhibition will run from September 29th through October 22nd at the Bibliowicz Family Gallery in Milstein Hall […]
SOA-RPI Delegation
@ NOMA Conference
CONFERENCE: Oct 1-4, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania The Rensselaer chapter of the National Organization of Minority Architecture Students (NOMAS) is sending a delegation of two students and one faculty member to the 42nd Annual NOMA International Conference and Expo in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on October 1-4, 2014 at the historic Loews Philadelphia Hotel. With the theme, “For the LOVE of It: […]
Recent Lecture: Neil Spiller (UK)
Wed October 01, 6pm @ EMPAC > NEIL SPILLER “COMMUNICATING VESSELS” Neil Spiller, Dean at the School of Architecture, Design & Construction at the University of Greenwich is well-known for his work as both an educator and as a practitioner of architecture. He is the founding Director of the Advanced Virtual and Technological Architecture Research […]