Arta Yazdanseta appointed Assistant Professor
Faculty News: Arta Yazdanseta appointed Assistant Professor The Dean’s Office has announced the full-time tenure-track appointment of Dr. Arta Yazdanseta as the newest Assistant Professor in the School of Architecture. With expertise in bioclimatic envelopes at the intersection of design, building performance, and plant biophysical ecology, Dr. Arta Yazdanseta will provide an invaluable contribution to […]
Josh Draper at NPR’s “Academic Minute”
Prof. Josh Draper (RPI-CASE) talks about the “Friendship Cabins” at NPR’s “Academic Minute”.
Sreoshy Banerjea appointed new Executive Director of NYC Public Design Commission
Sreoshy Banerjea, who graduated in 2010 from SoA-RPI, was recently appointed the new Executive Director of the NYC Public Design Commission by NYC Mayor Adams. Sreoshy Banerjea is a former vice president of urban design for NYCEDC, where she has — for more than six years — been responsible for establishing and leading the Urban Design Unit […]
Emeritus Professor Patrick Quinn wins ACSF 2022 Outstanding Achievement Award
Faculty News: Emer. Prof. Patrick Quinn wins ACSF Outstanding Achievement Award. Designer of sacred space, scholar of religious architecture and art, and supporter of the Architecture, Culture, and Spirituality Forum [ACSF] since its founding, Patrick J. Quinn has won the ACSF’s 2022 Award for Outstanding Achievement. The purpose of the award is to recognize, celebrate, […]
Jillian Crandall on Crypto-Colonialism [VICE TV]
Faculty News: Jillian Crandall participates in VICE TV panel. Lecturer Jillian Crandall recently participated on a panel discussion in Motherboard-VICE TV about Liberland, a self-proclaimed crypto-libertarian micro-nation in Eastern Europe. In the discussion, Crandall talked about the community and its goals, and how it intersects with current themes around crypto-colonialism, or crypto-wealthy people trying to […]
Anthony Titus Wins AAL Architecture Award
Faculty News: Anthony Titus wins 2022 AAL Architecture Award. Associate Professor Anthony Titus has been recognized as one of the 2022 American Academy of Arts and Letters Architecture Award recipients consisting in $10,000 to “an American who explores ideas in architecture through any medium of expression.” Winners were selected from a group of 25 individuals and […]
Dang Qun (MAD): “The Spirit of Shanshui City” [SoA Lecture Series]
MONDAY Apr-11 @ 6:30pm EDT [Public Livestream Link] DANG QUN (MAD Architects): “The Spirit of Shanshui City” Rensselaer School of Architecture concludes its Spring 2022 Lecture Series on Monday, April 4th at 6:30pm EDT with the online lecture “The Spirit of Shanshui City” by architect Dang Qun of MAD Architects. MAD Architects is a Beijing-based […]
Josep Choma’09 appointed Director at SoA FAU
Alumni News: JOSEPH CHOMA_ Dr. Joseph Choma, who graduated from Rensselaer School of Architecture in 2009, has been announced as the next Director of the School of Architecture at Florida Atlantic University. Joseph Choma is the Founder and Director of the Design Topology Lab, an interdisciplinary practice which conducts design research and provides consultation relating […]
Peter Bohlin: “The Nature of Circumstance” [SoA Lecture]
Wed Mar 30th @ 6:30pm [Public Livestream Link] PETER BOHLIN: “The Nature of Circumstance”_ Rensselaer School of Architecture continues its Spring 2022 Lecture Series this Wednesday, March 30th at 6:30 pm with an online lecture by renown alumnus Peter Bohlin on his trajectory as an architect. Peter Bohlin is an internationally acclaimed architect and founder […]
