Prof. Comodromos distinguished as design educator
Faculty Recognition: DEMETRIOS COMODROMOS (RPI), one of “DesignIntelligence® 30 Most Admired Educators for 2014.” Each year, DesignIntelligence honors excellence in education and education administration by naming 30 exemplary professionals in these fields. The 2014 class of education role models was selected by DesignIntelligence staff with extensive input from thousands of design professionals, academic department heads, […]
Julia Watson [lecture and opening]
MON NOV 11TH, 6PM @ GREENE GALLERY: “Landscape Architecture Without Landscape Architects.” The Study of the Subak system, sponsored by the Brown’s Faculty Fellowship allowed Prof Julia Watson to form a collaborative and work with the Indonesian Government to develop a design for culture, conservation and livelihood development to coexist. The lecture this coming Monday […]
Re-Envisioning The MiSci At Schenectady
Regional Initiative: Building Futures: Re-Envisioning The MiSci At Schenectady OPENING RECEPTION
Erin Butler Wins Browns Fellowship
New Program: 2014 Brown’s India Fellowship Awarded to Erin Butler. Erin Butler (class 2015) submitted the winning application for the new Browns’ India Fellowship. Erin is our School’s first winner of this new program. She will travel to the Millowners Association Building in Ahmedabad, India, where she will work closely with Mr. Abhinava Shukla, the […]
Recent Lecture: coop himmelb(l)au > WOLF PRIX
Mon Nov 4th, 6pm @ EMPAC Don’t worry. In two days tomorrow will be yesterday. Coop Himmelblau, also rendered Coop Himmelb(l)au, avant-garde architecture firm that rose to prominence in the 1980s and ’90s. The two central members were Wolf D. Prix (b. December 13, 1942, Vienna, Austria) and Helmut Swiczinsky (b. January 13, 1944, Poznań, Poland). Coop Himmelblau was founded in 1968 by Prix, […]
Recent Lecture: Elena Manferdini
Wed Oct 16th, 6pm @ EMPAC. “Unplugged”. Elena Manferdini graduated from the University of Civil Engineering (Bologna, Italy) and later received her master’s degree in architecture and urban design from the University of California, Los Angeles. In 2004, she founded Atelier Manferdini, a design office in Los Angeles, California. The office is based on a multi-scale […]
Recent Lecture: Shinichi Ogawa
Mon Oct 7th, 6pm @ EMPAC. “Invisible Detail: Between Minimal and Maximal”. Japanese architect Shinichi Ogawa was born in Yamaguchi. He received his diploma from Nihon University in 1978. While studying, he participated in a exchange scholarship program at Washington State University. In 1984, he was awarded a fellowship from the Japanese government to study […]
Building Futures: Re-Envisioning The MiSci at Rensselaer
Regional Initiatives Building Futures: Re-Envisioning The MiSci At Schenectady OPENING RECEPTION & BOOK LAUNCH Wednesday, October 23rd, 2013, 3:00 pm Please join members of the Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute School of Architecture and the miSci Museum at a special event celebrating the opening of an exhibition of student work showcasing design proposals aimed at re-envisioning the museum’s […]
Recent Lecture: Odile Decq
Thu Sep 26, 6pm @ EMPAC. “Horizons”. Odile Decq is an award-winning French architect and academic. She is the director of the Paris firm, Studio Odile Decq, previously known as Odile Decq Benoît Cornette Architectes Urbanistes or ODBC Architectes. Related links: www.odiledecq.com/ After graduating in architecture in 1978, Decq received a Diploma in Urbanism and Planning […]
Alejandro Zaera-Polo: Envelopes
AZPML (Alejandro Zaera-Polo and Maider Llaguno Architecture) is an international practice based in London, Zurich, Barcelona, and Princeton. The firm was established in the post split of FOA and has a strong commitment to innovation in architecture and urban design.