[Recent Lecture] Jenny Sabin
Wed Oct-14 6pm @ EMPAC: Jenny Sabin: “Matter Design Computation: Cells, Bits and Atoms”_ Jenny Sabin’s work is at the forefront of a new direction for 21st century architectural practice — one that investigates the intersections of architecture and science, and applies insights and theories from biology and mathematics to the design of material structures. […]
Spring 2016 Electives
Elective courses available: ARCH4010 Seminar in Sensory Culture The Seminar builds an understanding of the role of senses in a broad range of cultural productions through readings, writing, discussion, and projects. Source material will be drawn from neuro- and cognitive science, philosophy, art, medicine, psychiatry, perceptual psychology, performance and epistemology. First person experiences by means […]
SoA Faculty @ ACSA Conference
Faculty News: BETWEEN THE AUTONOMOUS & THE CONTINGENT OBJECT. SoA faculty Lonn Combs, Lydia Kallipoliti, Stefano Passeri, and Chris Perry will participate in the forthcoming ACSA Fall Conference at Syracuse University, October 8-10: More information about the debate here
Prof. Jaimini Metha on Fatehpur Sikri and the Indian Experience
LECTURE: Tue Oct-6 3pm @ Greene Gallery: EMBODIED VISION: Interpreting the Architecture of Fatehpur Sikri. On Tuesday, October 6th at 3pm – Greene Gallery, Baroda-based architect, historian, and professor of architecture Jaimini Mehta will present on the Indian experience through the lends of his Fatehpur Sikri scholarly research titled “Embodied Vision: Interpreting the Architecture of […]
SoA Film Night
RENSSELAER SOA FILM NIGHT”_ The Rensselaer SoA Film Night is a student-organized film series which foregrounds a diverse range of films for screening and casual conversation among students, faculty, and friends. Showings will take place in Greene 120 (or Main Gallery; see event posters in Greene) at 7pm on below dates Erik Weaver (B.Arch. Class […]
Medalist Day Fall 2015
September 12, 2015 Rensselaer Medalist Day For more than 90 years, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, in conjunction with high schools around the world, has awarded the Rensselaer Medal to promising secondary school students who have distinguished themselves in mathematics and science. The Medal was first presented in 1916 with two purposes: to recognize the superlative academic achievement […]
Geofutures student awarded prize at Dry Futures competition
Geofutures graduate Muhammad Ahmad Khan’s Master’s Project from the Spring semester of 2015, titled Urban Swales, has placed second in the speculative category of the Dry Futures competition sponsored by Archinect. Congratulations to Ahmad and the Spring 2015 Geofutures faculty: Ted Ngai and Chris Perry (studio critics), Fleet Hower and Kelly Winn (associate critics and […]
Anna Dyson wins Women in Architecture Award
Faculty News: ANNA DYSON NAMED INNOVATOR IN ANNUAL WOMEN IN ARCHITECTURE AWARDS Professor and CASE Director Anna Dyson has been named “Innovator” in Architectural Record’s second annual Women in Architecture Awards, a celebration honoring five architects for their contributions to the field while highlighting the increasingly visible role women play in the architectural profession. Dyson is a professor of […]
2015 Homecoming
WELCOME ALUMNI! 2015 REUNION & HOMECOMING. Welcome back Alumni! In addition to tours of Greene Building, the following studios are open to alumni during Reunion and Homecoming weekend for conversation with current students and their projects. We look forward to seeing you soon! Activities at Greene Building: BACK TO CLASS Thursday, Oct. 1, 2-4 p.m. […]
[Recent Lecture] Theo Spyropoulos
Wed Sep-16 6pm @ EMPAC: Theodore Spyropoulos: “Behavioural Frameworks”_ Theodore Spyropoulos is an architect, educator, and the Director of the Architectural Association’s world renowned Design Research Lab (AADRL) in London. He has been a visiting Research Fellow at M.I.T.’s Center for Advanced Visual Studies working with the Interrogative Design Group and co-founded the New Media […]