Antón García-Abril

“Architecture of the Earth” Wednesday, October 9th, 5:00p.m. est EMPAC Theater Kenneth L. Warriner Memorial Lecture Rensselaer School of Architecture continues its Fall 2024 Lecture Series on Wednesday, October 9th, 5:00 p.m., at EMPAC with the lecture “Architecture of the Earth” by Antón García-Abril. Antón García-Abril is a European Licensed Architect and a registered architect […]

School of Architecture Welcome Home Celebration

Join us at The State Room in Albany, New York Thursday, September 26, 6:00 – 9:00 p.m. est RSVP Here As part of Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute’s Bicentennial commemoration during Reunion & Homecoming weekend, Dean Evan Douglis invites all School of Architecture alumni to join him to celebrate our collective journey that began at RPI and […]

RPI Students Selected to 2024 Metropolis Future100

Maddie Mast and Sarah Weber selected among North America’s top architecture students. Maddie Mast Sarah Weber   According to Metropolis, “each year, Metropolis sets out to designate the top graduating architecture and interior design students in the United States and Canada. Nominated by their instructors and mentors, these 50 interior design and 50 architecture students […]

Anupama Kundoo

“Rethinking Materiality: Human resourcefulness and Natural resources“ Wednesday, March 13, 5:00p.m. est EMPAC Concert Hall Rensselaer School of Architecture continues its Spring 2024 Lecture Series this Wednesday, March 13th, 5:00 pm, at EMPAC with the lecture “Rethinking Materiality” by Anupama Kundoo. Anupama Kundoo’s architectural practice centers on addressing fundamental human needs of purpose, social engagement, […]

Tsuyoshi Tane

“ARCHEOLOGY OF THE FUTURE” Wednesday, February 21, 5:00p.m. est EMPAC Concert Hall Rensselaer School of Architecture continues its Spring 2024 Lecture Series this Wednesday, February 21st, 5:00 pm, at EMPAC with the lecture “Archaeology of the Future” by Tsuyoshi Tane. Tsuyoshi Tane Is a Japan-born, Paris-based architect investigating the relationship between past memory and future […]

Matt Burgermaster wins two design awards from the American Institute of Architects

Matt Burgermaster received two Honor Awards in AIA New Jersey’s 2023 Design Competition for recent projects by his office MABU in the built and unbuilt categories – DOUBLE TAKE and FOODLAB. To see the full list of winners, please visit the AIA’s official website. DOUBLE TAKE is an adaptive reuse of a non-descript machine shop into […]

Jill Robbie

Wednesday, November 8, 12:00pm. CBIS Auditorium Kornblut Lecture Jill obtained her law degree at the University of Edinburgh in 2008. She then went on to complete a PhD entitled “Private Water Rights in Scots Law” at the same institution, supervised by Professor Kenneth Reid and Mr Scott Wortley. Following submission of her doctorate in 2012, […]

Kutan Ayata

Wednesday, October 04, 5:00p.m. est EMPAC Concert Hall Sponsor: Lee Harris Pomeroy ’54 Kutan Ayata: “Not for Now“ Kutan Ayata  is an Associate Professor and the Vice Chair in the Department of Architecture and Urbanism at UCLA, where he also serves as the Director of Master of Architecture Program. He previously held teaching positions at […]

Gabriela Carillo

Wednesday, September 13, 5:00pm. EMPAC Concert Hall Sponsor: Annual Global Perspectives Lecture Taller Gabriela Carillo: “Other Eyes“ Rensselaer School of Architecture kicks off its Fall 2023 Lecture Series this Wednesday September 13, 6:15pm at EMPAC with the lecture “Other Eyes” by Gabriela Carillo. Gabriela Carrillo is a prominent Mexican architect known for her innovative and […]

Steven Holl

Wednesday, April 05, 5pm. EMPAC Concert Hall. Free. Sponsor: Kenneth L. Warriner Memorial Lecture Steven Holl: “Questions of Perception“ Steven Holl was born in 1947 in Bremerton, Washington. He graduated from the University of Washington and pursued architecture studies in Rome in 1970. In 1976 he attended the Architectural Association in London and in 1977 […]

Studio Zhu Pei

Wednesday, March 01, 6:15pm. EMPAC Concert Hall. Free. Studio Zhu Pei: “Roots and Innovation“ Rensselaer School of Architecture continues its Spring 2023 Lecture Series this Wednesday March 01, 6:15pm at EMPAC with the lecture “Roots and Innovation” by Studio Zhu Pei. Zhu Pei Architects was established in Beijing in 2005 by Zhu Pei. The firm’s research […]

Mon Jan-30 @ 5pm. EMPAC Theater. Free. RAFAELLO D’ANDREA: “DYNAMICS & THE DEMONS” Rensselaer School of Architecture is launching its Spring 2023 Lecture Series this Monday January 30th, 5:00pm at EMPAC with the lecture “Dynamics and the Demon” by Raffaello D’Andrea. Raffaello D’Andrea is a Canadian-Italian-Swiss engineer, artist, and entrepreneur. He is Professor of Dynamic Systems and […]

Prof. Yael Erel and students at TroyGlow Festival

Faculty News: PROF. YAEL EREL AND STUDENTS AT TROY GLOW FESTIVAL Assistant Professor Yael Erel and students from her “Projecting Light” seminar are participating in the Troy Glow Festival. Troy Glow is a temporary public art light festival held in historic downtown Troy from Sunday, December 4, 2022 until January 9, 2023. Troy Glow features […]

Tosin Oshinowo: “A Contextual Modernity: An Afro-Minimalist approach to Architecture” [SoA Lecture]

Mon Nov-14 @ 6pm. EMPAC Theater. Sponsor: Global Perspectives Lecture. TOSIN OSHINOWO: “A CONTEXTUAL MODERNITY: AN AFRO-MINIMALIST APPROACH TO ARCHITECTURE”_ Rensselaer School of Architecture concludes its Fall 2022 Lecture Series on Monday November 14th, 6:00 pm, at EMPAC with the lecture “ Contextual Modernity: An Afro-Minimalist approach to Architecture” by Nigerian architect and curator Tosin Oshinowo. […]

Rensselaer School of Architecture launches influx vol. 2

New School Publication: influx vol. 2_ Evan Douglis, dean of the School of Architecture at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, recently announced the release of influx vol. 2, a book that exhibits the pedagogical innovations and advances in research created by architecture students and faculty between the years of 2012 and 2019. Included in this volume are […]

Steven Holl: “Questions of Perception” [SoA Lecture]

[POSTPONED] EMPAC Concert Hall. Kenneth L. Warriner Memorial Lecture STEVEN HOLL: “QUESTIONS OF PERCEPTION”_ Rensselaer School of Architecture continues its Fall 2022 Lecture Series on Monday, October 17th, 5:00 pm, at EMPAC with the Kenneth L. Warriner Memorial Lecture “Questions of Perception” by world-renowned architect Steven Holl. He will revisit Questions of Perception, the 1994 […]

Christianna Bennett appointed Assistant Professor

Faculty News: Christianna Bennett appointed Assistant Professor The Dean’s Office has announced the full-time tenure-track appointment of Prof. Christianna Bennett as a new Assistant Professor in the School of Architecture. With expertise in the areas of building design, landscape architecture, experimental horticulture and botany, and environmental ethics, Prof. Bennett represents a new era of innovative […]

Josh Draper at NPR’s “Academic Minute”

Prof. Josh Draper (RPI-CASE) talks about the “Friendship Cabins” at NPR’s “Academic Minute”.

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 […]

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 […]

Tomoaki Uno: “In Search of Unprecedented and Ordinary Architecture” [SoA Lecture]

Thu Mar 24th @ 6:30pm [Public Livestream Link] TOMOAKI UNO: “In Search of Unprecedented and Ordinary Architecture”_ Rensselaer School of Architecture continues its Spring 2022 Lecture Series this Thursday, March 24th at 6:30 pm with the online lecture “In Search of Unprecedented and Ordinary Architecture” by Tomoaki Uno. Tomoaki Uno is an architect based in Nagoya, […]

Marcelo Spina: “Mute Icons and Other Dichotomies of the Real in Architecture” [SoA Lecture]

Thu Feb-24 @ 6:30pm EST [Public Livestream Link] Marcelo Spina (P-A-T-T-E-R-N-S, Los Angeles) Mute Icons and Other Dichotomies of the Real in Architecture Rensselaer School of Architecture continues its Spring 2022 Lecture Series this Thursday February 24th at 6:30pm with the online lecture “Mute Icons and Other Dichotomies of the Real in Architecture” by Marcelo Spina. […]

D U S T: “Origins” [SoA Lecture]

THURSDAY Feb-03 @ 6:30pm EST [Public Livestream Link] D U S T: “Origins” Rensselaer School of Architecture kicks off its Spring 2022 Lecture Series this Thursday, February 3rd at 6:30pm EST with the online lecture “Origins” by D U S T. D U S T is “an alliance of architects, craftspeople, artists, designers, and builders […]

DEADLINE EXTENDED >> S22 ARCH AWAY Internship @ Chicago DPD

Exclusive RPI Internship Opportunity: ARCH AWAY Internship – Spring 2022 CITY OF CHICAGO Department of Planning and Development Bureau of Planning and Design ELIGIBILITY / QUALIFICATIONS Candidate must be a 3rd-year or 4th-year B. Architecture student in their AWAY semester. Candidate must have interest in planning and urban design for Chicago neighborhoods, as well as […]

Elisa Cattaneo: “Weakness” [CASE Lecture]

THURSDAY Nov-18 @ 1:00pm, Via Webex [click here] ELISA CATTANEO “Weakness” _ The Center for Architectural Studies and Ecology (CASE) is happy to have, for their second presentation in the What is Research in Design lecture series, the urban designer and planned Elisa Cattaneo. She has worked extensively with Andrea Branzi, one of the most […]

Blastoff! Talk with Krueger and Vetcher

Career Development Talk: WEDNESDAY Nov-10@ 6:30pm EST in Greene Gallery BLAST-OFF! with TED KRUEGER and FLORENCIA VETCHER All students are encouraged to attend.  This is an informal event in which faculty talk about career paths, their experiences, and will take your questions about careers, graduate school, getting started in the business, etc.

Petra Gipp “The Voice of the Body” [Lecture]

Thu Oct-28 @ noon [Public Livestream Link] PETRA GIPP: “The Voice of the Body”_ Rensselaer School of Architecture continues its Fall 2021 Lecture Series tomorrow Thursday, October 28th at noon with the online lecture “The Voice of the Body” by architect Petra Gipp. Petra Gipp is an architect based in Stockholm and a member of […]

Carla Leitao discusses “Wheater” with Ties Van der Hoeven @ Venice Biennale

Faculty News: FOUNDATIONS: WHEATER / TIES VAN DER HOEVEN Thu Oct-21, 12-2pm EST Free event – registration required >> Link to Eventbrite Assistant Professor Larla Leitao will be speaking with Ties Van Der Hoeven, co-founder of The Weather Makers, a multidisciplinary collective that is working on a series large scale ideas and projects, embracing the […]

Diez + Muller: “Architecture as a Coherent Act”

Thu Sep-30 @ 6:30pm [Public Livestream Link] Gonzalo Diez + Felipe Muller Architecture as a Coherent Act Rensselaer School of Architecture continues its Fall 2021 Lecture Series this Thursday September 30th at 6:30pm with the online lecture “Architecture as a Coherent Act” by Quito (Ecuador) based architects Gonzalo Diez and Felipe Muller. Diez and Muller define that […]

Anand + Sukumaran / Studio CAMP: “Privilege Escalation: Post-Network Spatial Relations” [Lecture]

Monday Sep-20 @ noon EST [Public Livestream Link] Shaina Anand + Ashok Sukumaran Studio CAMP / Mumbai Privilege Escalation: Post-Network Spatial Relations Rensselaer School of Architecture continues its Fall 2021 Lecture Series this Monday September 20th at noon with the online lecture “Privilege Escalation: Post-Network Spatial Relations” by architects Shaina Anand and Ashok Sukumaran. Anand […]

Friendship Cabins / Josh Draper (CASE)

Faculty News: Friendship Cabins / Josh Draper (CASE). Sr. Lecturer Josh Draper develop the Friendship Cabins, an experimental outdoor dining structures in Brooklyn, NYC, as an extension of his work as a researcher at RPI’s Center for Architecture, Science, and Ecology. This project is part of an on-going research work using interlocking plastic bottles (Friendship […]

Carla Leitao at Venice Architecture Biennale

Faculty News: CARLA LEITAO AT THE 17TH VENICE ARCHITECTURE BIENNALE_ Lecturer Carla Leitao at the 17th Venice Architecture Biennale Italian Virtual Pavilion. Titled “CITYX Venice” and curated by Tom Kovac (RMIT) and Alessandro Melis (Portsmouth), the pavilion responds to the call ‘How will we live together?’ by the Biennale’s curator Hashim Sarkis. Prof. Leitao participates […]

Anne Schopf: “Quiet Activism” [lecture]

Thu Mar-18@ 6:30pm EST [Public Livestream Link] ANNE SCHOPF: “Quiet Activism”_ Rensselaer School of Architecture continues its Spring 2021 Lecture Series with the online lecture “Quiet Activism” by Anne Schopf. An alum and member of the Dean’s Leadership Council, Anne Schopf is a principal with Mahlum Architects in Oregon. Working across all studios in the firm […]

Jim Martin – Jeff Betts [BldgSci Lecture]

Thu March-11 @ 1.30pm EST via Zoom [see link below] JIM MARTIN – JEFF BETTS: Generative Justice / Local Actor Series_ As part of the Fall 2020/Spring 2021 Building Sciences Lecture Series themed: “Generative Citizenship: Leveraging New Tools and Forms of Entrepreneurship in the City” we invite you to join us on Thursday, March 11 […]

Ellen Dunham-Jones @ CASE / NYC

Fri Feb-19 @ 1:30pm via Webex: RETROFITTING SUBURBIA_ Professor ELLEN DUNHAM-JONES directs the MS in Urban Design and hosts the REDESIGNING CITIESpodcast series at the Georgia Institute of Technology. An authority on sustainable suburban redevelopment, she was Architectural Record’s 2018-19 Woman Educator of the year and was recognized in 2017 by Planetizen as one of […]

Jim Jennings: “Work” [lecture]

Mon Feb-08 @ 6:30pm (online): Livestream Link Work: JIM JENNINGS_ Rensselaer School of Architecture is launching its Spring 2021 Lecture Series Monday February 8th, 6:30 pm with the online lecture “Work” by architect Jim Jennings, FAIA. As a native Californian, I have a deeply embedded connection to the geometries of landscape and to the abstract and […]

Ted Krueger: “Think Small: Architecture and the Microbiome”

Prof. Ted Krueger featured at Architect Magazine (AIA)

Maurice Cox [upcoming lecture]

Mon Nov-9th @ 6:30pm (online): Designing Equity: MAURICE COX_ Livestream Link / Maurice Cox, a nationally respected community designer and leader of the public interest design movement, is the Commissioner of the Department of Planning and Development for the city of Chicago. Prior to moving to Illinois, he was director of planning and development for the City […]

LinYee Yuan & Vivian Lin [BldgSci Lecture]

Fri Oct-23 @ 5pm via Zoom: LIN YEE YUAN + VIVIAN LIN_ [Click here to join] As part of the Fall 2020/Spring 2021 Building Sciences Lecture Series themed: “Generative Citizenship: Leveraging New Tools and Forms of Entrepreneurship in the City” we invite you to join us on Friday, October 23rd from 5-6 pm. This virtual […]

Aida Ayuk honored in Women Entrepreneurs competition.

Third Year student Aida Ayuk Honored in 2020 National Draper Competition for Women Entrepreneurs

Yung Ho Chang [Recent Lecture]

Thu Oct-01 @ 7pm (online): BUILDING: YUNG HO CHANG (Atelier FCJZ)_ Livestream Link / Yung Ho Chang is a founding principal of Atelier Feichang Jianzhu (FCJZ), established in 1993 in Beijing. Since its inception FCJZ has pursued a multi-disciplinary practice, emphasizing the craft of design, whether through research or realized projects from large-scale urban design […]

Fall 2020 Electives

Elective courses available: ARCH-4840 / Architectural Acoustics I This course provides an overview of the essentials for architectural acoustics design of performance and public spaces, including concert halls, theaters, museums, classrooms, sports arenas, courtrooms, and religious buildings. There are no prerequisites, but the course may be used as the starting point for a certificate in […]

Fast Forward: Dennis Shelden and Lonn Combs in conversation

Faculty News: Fast Forward: Dennis Shelden and Lonn Combs. The latest chapter of Graphisoft Online Series “By Design: Undivided” features a conversation with Rensselaer Architecture’s faculty Dennis Shelden and Lonn Combs. By Design Undivided/Episode 8: Fast Forward from By Design: An Original Series on Vimeo. While firms continue to weigh the effects of the pandemic […]

2020 Mill Owner’s Building Research Fellowship / Ahmedabad, India

Call for Student Applications: Robert S. Brown ‘52 Student Fellowship: THE 2020 MILL OWNERS’ BUILDING RESEARCH FELLOWSHIP | Ahmedabad, India. 2020 India Program Guidelines. THE ROBERT S. BROWN ‘52 FELLOWS PROGRAM was established in 1988 by Mrs. Helen C. Brown in loving memory of her son, Robert S. Brown ‘52, a 1952 graduate of Rensselaer’s […]

Rhett Russo at PBS

Wed Feb-26, 7:30pm @ PBS. Assistant Prof. Rhett Russo will be featured on television station PBS on Wednesday, 2/26, at 7:30 p.m., as part of the weekly broadcast arts and culture show, AHA! A House for Arts.

Climate Visualization & Environ. Performance [BldgSci Workshop]

Wed Nov-20, 4pm @ BldgSci Studio: CLIMATE VISUALIZATION & ENVIRONMENTAL PERFORMANCE WORKSHOP / DR. MOHAMED ALY ETMAN. Mohamed Aly Etman is a building science researcher and Post-Doctoral Associate at the Yale Center for Ecosystems in Architecture (CEA) in New York City and New Haven. His research focuses on the development of SEVA, the Socio-Ecological Visual […]

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 […]

Rensselaer Architecture among Best in the Country

2019 Design Intelligence Survey: Rensselaer School of Architecture receives High Ranking. Our Bachelor of Architecture program has retained its standing as 14th in the nation, in this year’s DesignIntelligence survey of the “Most Admired Architecture Schools.” In addition, in the category of Schools with 70-99 graduates, our School ranked 6th in the nation for “Most […]

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 […]

Daniel Horowitz at Norwich University

Faculty News: DANIEL HOROWITZ: TWO ALGORITHMS & THE 436 MANDOLINS. Oct-18 2019 @ Norwich University / VT. Adjunct Professor Daniel Horowitz will talk about an artificial intelligence application that uses machine vision and machine learning to help students create novel new forms. SoA RPI students work to be shown: Abigail George, Andrew Martin, Brandon Marks, […]

Zbigniew Oksiuta exhibition in Gdansk, Poland

Faculty News: ZBIGNIEW OKSIUTA: STUDIOLO. COSMICAL GARDENS Aug-10 – Oct-04 Centre for Contemporary Art. Gdansk, Poland. Studiolo means small studio in Italian lenguage, a room that serves for learning, experiments and research. It gained popularity in the era of the Renaissance; however, it derives from the Middle Ages, when it was termed to define a […]

John Hardy [Recent Lecture]

Thu Sep-05 6PM @ EMPAC: “RETIREMENT”: JOHN HARDY_ Rensselaer School of Architecture launches its Fall 2019 Lecture Series this Thursday September 5th, 6 pm at EMPAC, with the lecture “Retirement” by Bali-based architect John Hardy. Reception to follow in Evelyn’s Café. John Hardy and his daughter Elora have created and incredible bamboo world in Bali, Indonesia, composed […]

Lighting Research Center featured in Metropolis Magazine

The Lighting Research Center Is Making Exciting Connections Between Light, Color, and Well-Being. The Lighting Research Center (LRC) is doubling down on efforts to educate designers and manufacturers about the potential impact light has on human health.

CANstruction 2019

CANstruction is a fundraising/design-build competition where local architecture and engineering firms (and SoA / RPI students!) compete against each other to build amazing structures using only cans. Those cans, as well as the rest of the funds raised, are donated directly to the Food Pantries of the Capital District. The structures were build and exhibited […]

Rome – Generative Excavations [Exhibition]

Opening: Mon Mar-25, 2PM @ Greene Gallery: Generative Excavations: Contemporary Architectural Readings – Rome, 2017_ This show presents the design investigations developed by the students participating in the Generative Excavations studio, led by Lecturer Yael Erel, as part of Fall 2017 Semester-Abroad Program in Italy. The show closes on March-29 with a Rensselaer Italian Studies […]

Rhett Russo’s “DuneJars”

Faculty Work: The DuneJars were completed at the European Ceramic workcenter in Oisterwijk, The Netherlands in 2018, as part of the Brown’s Traveling Fellowship. The DuneJars are a series of porcelain vessels that are designed to amplify light by employing the convex and concave morphologies of sand. Cast from translucent porcelain, the interiors are illuminated […]

Mark Jensen [Recent Lecture]

Mon Feb-25 6pm @ EMPAC: “Attention!” / Mark Jensen_ Mark Jensen, FAIA, is the founder of Jensen Architects, an award-winning design practice based in San Francisco with a focus on the intersection between art, architecture, and science, designing buildings that engage with the local culture. The firm is highly influenced by his early years in […]

Carla Leitao / Ning Xiang [Brown’s Presentation]

Brown’s Fellowship Presentation / January 30, 6pm @ Greene Gallery: CARLA LEITAO / NING XIANG_ This Wednesday, January 30, will be the first Brown Fellows lecture of the Spring ’19 semester. It will be presented in the Greene Gallery, 2nd floor, and starts at 6PM. The Brown Fellowship is a traveling grant available to students […]

Zbigniew Oksiuta featured in “What’s Next” book by Linda Weintraub.

Faculty News: Lecturer Zbigniew Oksiuta is featured in “What’s Next. Eco Materialism & Contemporary Art” by Linda Weintraub. Published by Intellect Bristol, UK / Chicago, USA, 2019. In this book, Linda Weintraub surveys the work of forty international artists who present materiality as a strategy to convert society’s environmental neglect into responsible stewardship. “Will humanity’s […]

“Ambiguous Territory” exhibition opens in NYC (Chris Perry co-curator)

Faculty News: AMBIGUOUS TERRITORY, an exhibition co-curated by Associate Professor Chris Perry that includes work by professors Gustavo Crembil, Lydia Kallipoliti, and the Geofutures Program, opens at the Pratt Manhattan Gallery, New York City on December 6th, 6-8pm and will continue until February 7th, 2019. AMBIGUOUS TERRITORY: ARCHITECTURE, LANDSCAPE, AND THE POSTNATURAL Curated by Cathryn […]

Dream In / Dream Out @ CRAIVE Lab

Sat Dec-08 & 09 from 7:00pm to 9:30am at CRAIVE Lab: DREAM IN / DREAM OUT_ Dream In / Dream Out, a workshop and overnight concert, will be held December 8th – 9th at the CRAIVE Lab at 250 Jordan Road in the Rensselaer Technology Park. The event is part of IONE’s 24th Annual Dream […]

POSTPONED – Italian Studies Reunion moved to March 29th, 2019

[POSTPONED] Italian Studies Reunion moved to March 29th, 2019. The Italian Studies Reunion will NOT be held on Friday, November 16, 2018. We have postponed it until Friday, March 29, 2019.  Please watch the website and your email for more information, coming soon!

Roland Snooks [recent lecture]

Wed Nov-7 6pm @ EMPAC: ROLAND SNOOKS: “Behavioral Prototypes”_ Founding partner of architecture practice, Studio Roland Snooks and experimental research collaborative, Kokkugia, Roland Snooks will visit RPI on Wednesday, November 7th to present on “Behavioral Prototypes”. Based in Melbourne, Australia, Studio Roland Snooks is concerned with exploring the complexity of the contemporary world through the […]

Chris Ward [recent lecture]

Tue Oct-30 6pm @ EMPAC: CHRIS WARD: “A New Urban Paradigm for the Future “_ A leading New York construction executive, Chris Ward has served as the President of Port Authority’s wholly owned entities: the Port Authority Trans-Hudson Corporation, the Newark Legal and Communications Center Urban Renewal Corporation and the New York and New Jersey […]

Catherine Betz’23 Wins H2M Architects + Engineers STEM Scholarship

RPI Student News: BArch Freshman student Catherine Betz was awarded the H2M architects + engineers STEM Scholarship, receiving a $1,000 prize. Catherine is also a triple legacy at RPI where her father BS’83, BArch’84, grandfather BS’55 and uncle BS’89 are alumni. The H2M architects + engineers STEM Scholarship is awarded on the basis of merit […]

Undergraduate Open House

Rensselaer Office of Admissions and the School of Architecture and are holding an OPEN HOUSE on SUNDAY, OCTOBER 25th, 5:00 to 7:30PM. The link where prospective freshman and transfer students may register for free is here.

Prof. Okisiuta and arch students show in Poland

Rensselaer Architecture @ Poland. Architectural Evolutions. Between Art and Science: Zbigniew Oksiuta & students of Rensselaer Architecture. July 07, 2018 – August 18, 2018. Galeria Arsenal Elektrownia. Bialystok, Poland. Professor Zbigniew Oksiuta recently closed an exhibition in Poland the includes works from various periods of his creative and research production. A significant section of the show […]

CASE’S Bottle Transitional Shelter (BoTS) at Industry City.

Exhibition: CASE’S Bottle Transitional Shelter (BoTS) at Industry City. CASE / RPI is very proud to be part of WANTED Design and Open Studios at Industry City. Their newest project – The Bottle Transitional Shelter (BoTS). BoTS is a testbed for environmental analysis of a new kind of shelter for disaster relief. Made with a […]

Charette with students from Kindai University, Japan

Academic Exchange: Charette with Kindai University guests_ This past semester, RPI hosted a group of students from our sister school, Kindai University in Japan. Led by the internationally renowned architect, Shinichi Ogawa, twenty-four students attended an accelerated collaborative workshop with Rensselaer students from our vertical design studio sequence. Using RPI’s campus as a case-study site, […]

Co-Term Lighting Student wins IESNYC Scholarship

Student News: Zachary Pearson, a candidate in the Master of Science in Lighting program at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, is the winner of the third annual IESNYC Scholarship. This merit-based scholarship of $25,000 aims to support a full-time, graduate degree candidate in architectural lighting enrolled in an accredited college or university located in New York State. […]

Emre Arolat [Recent Lecture]

Wed April-18 6pm @ EMPAC: EMRE AROLAT_ Emre Arolat received a B.Arch. and Master of Architecture degree both from Mimar Sinan Fine Arts University in Istanbul. In 2004, he established EAA-Emre Arolat Architecture together with Gonca Pasolar. The firm has professionally grown to over 70 employees, based in New York, London and Istanbul. EAA is highly […]

Lydia Kallipoliti at Storefront’s “The Big Discussion”

Faculty News: On Saturday March-31, Lydia Kallipoliti, Assistant Professor and Geofutures Co-Director,  participated in “The Big Discussion”, a panel moderated by Andrés Jaque for the closing of Storefront for Art and Architecture’s exhibition, “Sex and the So-Called City”. http://storefrontnews.org/programming/salon-series-the-big-discussion/

Thomas Phifer [Recent Lecture]

Wed March-28 6pm @ EMPAC: THOMAS PHIFER_ Thomas Phifer is an internationally recognized American architect “with a portfolio of award winning cultural, commercial and residential projects throughout the United States. The office’s work is defined by an exquisite sense of design, meticulous attention to detail and a profound sensitivity to a building’s relationship to its environment” […]

Ciro Najle [Recent Lecture]

Wed Mar-21 6pm @ EMPAC: CIRO NAJLE: “The Generic Sublime”_ Ciro Najle, architect, researcher, educator, Dean at the School of Architecture and Urban Studies at the Universidad Torcuato Di Tella (Buenos Aires, Argentina), Visiting Professor at the Harvard University Graduate School of Design, co-founder and former Director of the Landscape Urbanism Graduate Design Master Program […]

Obituary: Lee Harris Pomeroy (BArch 1954)

Mr. Lee Harris Pomeroy of New York City, class of 1954, one of our School’s prestigious alumni, and a longtime friend and benefactor of the School of Architecture, has passed away at the age of 85. As a member of the Dean’s Leadership Council, Mr. Pomeroy took an interest in the growth of the School […]

Cazu Zegers [Recent Lecture]

Mon Mar-05 6pm @ EMPAC: CAZÚ ZEGERS: “Poetic Territories”_ Chilean architect Cazú Zegers declares her work as intimately related to Chile’s territory, landscape and traditions. Her work represents an ongoing process and poetic quest exploring the way we “inhabit that territory”. Zeger’s work calls for way of inhabiting that is “precarious and light”, using a […]

Sleeve House by Adam Dayem recognized among Buildings of the Year

Faculty News: The Sleeve House by lecturer Adam Dayem was awarded Second Place in the 2017 Building of the Year poll organized by www.american-architects.com. To see more of Dayem’s work please go to www.aslasho.com Sources: https://www.american-architects.com/en/building-of-the-year https://www.world-architects.com/en/architecture-news/headlines/mass-timber-architecture-school-wins-u-s-building-of-the-year

Kallipoliti and Theodoridis at Princeton

Nov 6-Jan 5, Princeton SoA Kallipoliti and Theodoridis at Princeton Exhibition “ARE WE HUMAN?” Assistant Professor Lydia Kallipoliti and Ph.D. Candidate Andreas Theodoridis are participating in Beatriz Colomina and Mark Wigley’s ongoing ARE WE HUMAN? exhibition at Princeton School of Architecture with their project GUINEA PIGS. Kallipoliti and Theodoridis’ project brings together several historical, designed visions of a […]

Latin American Program – Fall 2018

Semester-abroad in Latin America. Program Director: Gustavo Crembil, Associate Professor. email: Architecture Rensselaer is thrilled to announce the 2nd edition of the Latin American Program in the Fall of 2018. The semester abroad in Latin America aims to actively engage students with the various architectural scenes in Latin America by establishing different itineraries for […]

NOMA Career Center: For Employers & Job Seekers

The National Organization of Minority Architects (NOMA) encourages career seekers and employers to use the newly-designed, feature-rich, NOMA Career Center. The Career Center is catered specifically to employers and future employees of the architectural community. Job Seekers will be able to: Create a Job-Seeker profile Gain access to exclusive job opportunities from major firms Find […]

Klein & Leon [Brown’s Fellowship]

Talk: Mon Oct 2, Greene Gallery @6pm | Show: Oct 2-6, GR201 Klein: CRYPTOSCAPES, Leon: DEVICES OF COMMUNICATION Emily Klein and Ivan Leon, student recipients of the Robert S. Brown Traveling Fellowship, will present a two-part exhibition on their recent travel experiences in the United States and abroad. The exhibition will be on display from October […]

LTL Architects [Recent Lecture]

Wed Sep 27th – Concert Hall [Lecture] LTL Architects: Architecture in Section LTL Architects (Lewis.Tsurumaki.Lewis) is a New York City design firm which focuses heavily on diversifying their portfolio with a large range of projects. LTL prides utilizing innovative solutions to explore opportunistic overlaps between space, program, form, budget, and materials. Relatively new, the firm was founded […]

Applications Due: Sep-20 noon

Semester-Abroad in China in partnership with Tongji University (Shanghai)_ Faculty Coordinator: Stefano Passeri, email: . Rensselaer School of Architecture is thrilled to launch a new edition of the China Semester Abroad Program for Spring 2018. The program is a collaboration with the prestigious Tongji University / College of Architecture & Urban Planning in Shanghai and includes trips to […]

Krueger / Kim / Titus: Browns Fellowship Show

Sept 11-16, Greene Building: Ted Krueger / Brian Kim / Anthony Titus Browns Fellowship Exhibition_   Professors Ted Krueger, Bryan Kim, and Anthony Titus will present their travels as recipients of the Robert S. Brown Travelling Fellowship in an exhibition on display September 11-16 in Greene 201. Their September 13th presentation will begin at 6:00 […]

2016S_ART_X / PIP Studio_Krueger Studio

Across-the-curriculum: NAVIGATING AND NEGOTIATING SOUND ARCHITECTURES OF THE NIGHT. On May 17th 2016 in EMPAC’s Goodman Studio an evocative multi-media black box theatre work was presented that engaged the poetics of night. Ninety-two abstract architectural models interact on a luminous glass-surfaced interface-table to produce a computer-generated visual and sonic environment in seven movements to the […]

Final Review: Final Project / PASSERI Section

Final Review: Fri April-28 / Gallery 10-6pm: TIME: FOURTH DIMENSION OF ARCHITECTURE_ STEFANO PASSERI section Students: Tyler Arciszewski – Aaron Barker – Johanna Carabantes – Melissa Donnelly – Christian Gartland – Daniel Guy – Haley Hahn – Miguel Lantigua-Inoa – Jennifer Lema – Briana McLoughlin – Divyang Panchal – Amaory Portorreal – Kenta Posey – […]

Final Review: Final Project / PERRY Section

Final Review: Tue April-25 / Gallery 12-6pm: POSTNATURAL ENVIRONMENTS_ CHRIS PERRY section Students: Richard Abendroth – Pelin Akman – Lauren Famularo – Carlos Felix Velez – Nathaniel Gundersen – Min He – Andrew Kim – Xueping Li – Irina Matos – Sara Neyman – Alexander Rench – Danielle Signor – Mary Tieu LaFave – Catherine […]

[Recent Lecture] Rick Joy

Wed April 26th @  EMPAC Theater: RICK JOY: “TAKING THE TIME”_ Prof. Kenneth L. Warriner Memorial Lecture Rick Joy, FAIA, Int. FRIBA, is Principal of Rick Joy Architects, a 31 person architecture and planning firm established in 1993 in Tucson, Arizona. From the beginning, each of RJA’s works has been exhibited and published extensively and have […]

S’17 Mid Reviews

S’17 Mid Reviews_ Michael Oatman – “Living with Duchamp” “Marcel Duchamp is considered the most influential artist of the 20th century, Pablo Picasso running a close second. While Picasso’s mastery and visual invention gave new life to traditional themes, he remained – save for his radical invention of Cubism with fellow painter Georges Braque – […]

Discussion: Urban Think Tank / Working in a ditch!

Thu Apr-13, 6pm @ Greene Library: URBAN THINK TANK: WORKING IN A DITCH! _ On Thursday, April 13th, 2017 (6:00 – 7:15pm), the student-coordinated discussions series at Rensselaer, Positions Series, will host “Urban Think Tank: Working in a ditch! in the Greene Library seminar with guest speaker Alfredo Brillembourg of Urban Think Tank. The presentation […]

NCARB Licensing Talk

Wed Apr. 12th, 6:00pm @ GR101 NCARB Licensing Talk_ Wednesday, April 12th, 2017 at 6:00pm, Lonn Combs will give a NCARB Licensing Information Talk. In order to continue on their trajectory in becoming a Licensed Architect, architecture students must complete additional steps required by the National Council of Architectural Registration Boards (NCARB). In addition to […]

Accepted Students Celebration

Sat April 8 @ EMPAC & Greene Building: 2017 ACCEPTED STUDENTS CELEBRATION_ Please join the Rensselaer School of Architecture (SoA) in celebrating the students accepted to the class of 2021 and 2022! Events hosted by the SoA will be in the Greene Building throughout the day. The welcome presentations will be held in the theaters […]

China / Latin America Exhibition

Mon Apr. 3rd, 6:00pm @ GR201: CHINA / LATIN AMERICA EXHIBITION_ This Monday April 3rd 6:00pm, in Room 2o1, Rensselaer Architecture will host an exhibition on the recent abroad programs to China (Fall’16) and Latin America (Spring’16) Students and faculty are invited to come learn about the semester-abroad programs and hear the experiences of fellow students […]

Marcelo Spina [Recent Lecture]

Tue Mar 28th, 6pm @ EMPAC Theater: MARCELO SPINA: Mute Icons & Other Dichotomies of the Real_ Marcelo Spina with Georgina Huljich founded P-A-T-T-E-R-N-S, a design-research practice that has gained international recognition for its subtle approach to architecture; one that seamlessly integrates digital technology with an extensive consideration of form, novel tectonics and innovative materials. P-A-T-T-E-R-N-S’ work has […]

Recent lecture: Heidi Eagleton “Law & Architecture”

Tue Mar-21, 6pm @ Biotech Auditorium: KORNBLUT MEMORIAL LECTURE: PROF. HEIDI EAGLETON, J.D. Prof. Eagleton will discuss “Integrating Law and Architecture: Annie’s Place, A Study in Reality.” All are welcome.  Reception will follow the lecture. Prof. Heidi Dellafera Eagleton heads the Houston office of Royce /Eagleton Architects. Her background is in architecture and in law. She […]

Yael Erel exhibition at Cornell University

Faculty News: YAEL EREL’S “LIGHT TOPOGRAPHIES” AT CORNELL UNIVERSITY.  Lecturer Yael Erel is presenting “a spatial laboratory amplifying minuscule conditions into otherworldly light drawings.” Feb 27 – Mar 17 2017  @ Cornell AAP, John Hartell Gallery. Closing Reception+ Artist Talk – Mar 17th at 5PM.  = Light Topographies A spatial laboratory amplifying minuscule conditions into otherworldly light drawings.  […]

Matos and Portorreal (Browns Presentation)

Student News: Irina Matos and Amaory Portorreal present their Browns Fellowships_ On Wednesday March 1 at 6pm in the Greene Gallery, B.Arch students Irina Matos and Amaory Portorreal will present the results of their recent Browns Travel Fellowship. This event will complement the exhibition in Room #201 (from Monday February 27 to Friday March 03). Irina Matos: […]

Recent Lecture: Eric Höweler

Mon Feb 6th 6pm – Theater “Signal of Noise with Eric Höweler” Eric Höweler together with Meejin Yoon, is the founder of Höweler + Yoon, an internationally recognized architecture and design studio with a multidisciplinary practice that operates in the space between architecture, art, and landscape. They have been awarded the Audi Urban Futures Award […]

Lydia Kallipoliti at Superhumanity Talks

Nov 30, New York, NY: Lydia Kallipoliti at Superhumanity Talks in New York City. Assistant Professor Lydia Kallipoliti will be participating in the Superhumanity Talks at e-flux in New York City on November 30th, 2016. Superhumanity editors Nick Axel, Beatriz Colomina, Nikolaus Hirsch, Anton Vidokle, and Mark Wigley will be joined by special guests Lucia Allais, Rubén Gallo, Brooke […]

Recent Lecture: Marlon Blackwell

Mon Nov 14th 6pm – Concert Hall “Figures and Types with Marlon Blackwell” Marlon Blackwell, FAIA, is a practicing architect in Fayetteville, Arkansas, and serves as the E. Fay Jones Distinguished Professor at the Fay Jones School of Architecture + Design at the University of Arkansas. Working outside the architectural mainstream, his architecture is based […]

Recent Lecture: Kate Orff

Wed Nov 2nd – Concert Hall “Toward and Urban Ecology with Kate Orff” Kate Orff is the Founder of SCAPE. Kate focuses on retooling the practice of landscape architecture relative to uncertainty of climate change and fostering social life which she has explored through publications, activism, research, and projects. She is known for leading complex, […]

Spring 2017 Electives

Elective courses available: ARCH4020/CIVIL4020 Bedford Seminar: Advanced Building Structures (Civil) 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 […]

Prof. Diamantopoulou at “Lawn Redrawn”

Faculty News: IVI DIAMANTOPOULOU PARTICIPATES IN “LAWN REDRAWN” SHOW_ Adjunct Professor Ivi Diamantopoulou is exhibiting her work as part of  Lawn Redrawn, a collaborative installation currently in exhibition at 1.5 Rooms (207 Kosciuszko Street, Brooklyn, NY). The show, that opened on February 21th, will continue through March 7nd, 2017. Please see exhibition statement below. Credits: New Affiliates (Jaffer […]

F16 Positions Series : What is Architectural Research?

Thursday, October 13th, 6:20pm “What is Architectural Research?” On Thursday, October 13th, 2016 the student-coordinated discussions series at Rensselaer, Positions Series, will host “What is Architectural Research?,” with guest speakers Parker Bunce (B. Arch ’14), Shane Gavitt (B. Arch ’15), and Chendru Starkloff (M. Arch ’16) The presentations will be followed by a round-table discussion. […]

Carla Leitao Chair at ACSA Meeting & Call for Papers

Call for papers deadline: October 5, 2016; Annual Meeting: March 23-25, 2017 Carla Leitao to Chair “Addressability” Topic at ACSA Annual Meeting & Call for Papers Lecturer Carla Leitao of the Rensselaer School of Architecture will be joined by Ed Keller of Parsons The New School for Design in chairing the Addressability topic at the upcoming Association […]

Kallipoliti to Speak at Responsive Cities

Symposium in Barcelona, Sept 16-17, 2016 Asst. Prof. Lydia Kallipoliti Keynote Speaker at Responsive Cities Symposium Assistant Professor Lydia Kallipoliti is a keynote speaker at the symposium “Responsive Cities: Urbanism in the Experience Age” taking place September 16-17th in Barcelona, Spain. The international conference is organized by the IAAC (Institute for Advanced Architecture in Catalonia) in Barcelona, […]

Bedford Chair

Faculty Position: VISITING PROFESSORSHIP SCHOOLS OF ARCHITECTURE AND ENGINEERING. The School of Architecture at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute is seeking to fill its distinguished Bedford Visiting Professorship, a three-year, part- time contractual (non-tenure-track) appointment that will bring an internationally renowned structural engineer to the School to oversee our interdisciplinary courses designed for architecture and civil engineering […]

Navigating/Negotiating the Night at EMPAC Studio 1

Tuesday May 17, 7:30pm @ EMPAC Studio 1: This Tuesday, May 17, 2016 at 7:30pm will be the performance of “Navigating and Negotiating Sound Architectures of the Night”, a collaboration between visiting artist Bill Seaman (Duke) and students from the schools of Architecture, HASS, and Science. This performance is a major evocative multi-media black box theater work […]

Elizabeth Lee [Browns Presentation]

TALK: Wed. Apr 27,  GR Gallery @ 6:00 pm; SHOW: Apr 25-29, GR 201 Elizabeth Lee – Moorish Spain: Demystifying a Cultural Identity From April 25th-29th, the exhibition of recent Robert S. Brown Traveling Fellowship recipient Elizabeth Lee will be on display at the Greene Building. The April 27th presentation will begin at 6:00 pm in the […]

ArchiteXX Talk: Ariane Lourie Harrison

Wed Apr. 22nd, 12:00pm @ GR101: Earth Day for Posthumans. On Friday, April 22nd at 12:00pm, Ariane Lourie Harrison will join students for a talk on posthuman. This event is part of the ArchiteXX Series and was organized by Danielle Signor (B.Arch), Ellan Wong (B.Arch), and Catherine Walker (B.Arch) Professor Lydia Kallipoliti will moderated the […]

Ute Besenecker: Beyond Appearances

Wed April 13th, Talk: 12:30pm Installation/Demonstration: noon-5pm @ EMPAC, Studio 1 “Beyond Appearances: The Experience of Equivalent Colors at Architectural Scale” On Wednesday, April 13th Ph.D. candidate Ute Besenecker will present her winning project for the 2015 Jaffe Student Production Competition at EMPAC titled Beyond Appearances: The Experience of Equivalent Colors at Architectural Scale. Besenecker is […]

Fall 2016 Electives

Elective courses available: ARCH4020/CIVIL4020 Bedford Sem: Advanced Building Structures (Civil) 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 […]

Closed Worlds: Encounters That Never Happened

Saturday, February 27th 12-6 pm Rose Auditorium, The Cooper Union 41 Cooper Sq., New York “Encounters That Never Happened” On Saturday, February 27th, Storefront for Art and Architecture and The Irwin S. Chanin School of Architecture of The Cooper Union jointly hosted a public conference, Closed Worlds: Encounters That Never Happened. The conference steams from […]

Prof. Oksiuta: lecture and workshop at Michigan State

Mon Feb-15, 2016. Professor Zbigniew Oksiuta will lecture at Michigan State University’s Department of Art, Art History, and Design as part of the Visiting Artist and Scholar Lecture Series. The following day, Oksiuta will also lead a workshop “in which participants will create dynamic, biological membranes.” Zbigniew Oksiuta is an architect and artist experimenting with the […]

[Recent Lecture] Maurice Cox, Detroit Planning Director

Mon Feb-01, 6pm @ EMPAC: PORTRAITS OF RESILIENCE: NEW ORLEANS / DETROIT. Maurice Cox, Planning Director City of Detroit_ Maurice Cox, a nationally respected community designer and leader of the public interest design movement, is planning director for the city of Detroit. Prior to moving to Michigan, he was director of Tulane City Center and […]

Faculty Search: Design & Computation

ASSISTANT / ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR IN DESIGN & COMPUTATION. The School of Architecture at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in Troy, NY, seeks candidates to fill a tenure track or tenured position as an Assistant Professor or Associate Professor. Candidates are desired who are accomplished in architectural design, specifically the application of experimental forms of computation to the […]

[Recent Lecture] Testa & Weiser

Mon. Nov. 16th @ EMPAC PETER TESTA & DEVYN WEISER: Superpositions Testa & Weiser is a Los Angeles based architecture and design studio founded by partners Peter Testa and Devyn Weiser in 2002. The studio is known for conceptual and technical breakthroughs that integrate advanced material processes at all scales. From pioneering software applications to […]

F15 POSITIONS SERIES : What Ground?

Saturday, November 21st, 2:00pm “What Ground?”_ On Saturday, November 21st, 2015, the student-coordinated discussions series at Rensselaer, Positions Series, will host “What Ground?,” with guest speakers Adam Frampton (OnlyIf, principal) and James Ramsey (raad, principal). The presentations will be followed by a round-table discussion with all in attendance. “What Ground?” poses the following: An inquiry […]

Blast-Off! Francis Bitonti & Russ Leslie

Wed Oct. 21st, 6:00pm @ GR120. Blast-Off! Discussion: BITONI & LESLIE Adjunct Professor Francis Bitonti and Associate Lighting Research Center Director Russell Leslie will host this semester’s Blast-Off! Career Discussion event. The event is set for Wednesday, October 21st at 6:00 p.m. in the Greene 120. Francis Bitonti and Russ Leslie will share information about their career paths with students […]

Michael Oatman at The Tang Museum, Saratoga Springs, NY

Faculty News: Associate Professor Michael Oatman is featured in “Affinity Atlas,” a show currently in exhibition at the Frances Young Tang Teaching Museum and Art Gallery in Saratoga Springs, NY. The show is organized by the museum’s director Ian Berry and can be visited until January 3rd, 2016. Michael Oatman’s series of intricate collages entitled The Branch […]

[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. […]

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 […]

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 […]

[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 […]

pneumastudio (Chris Perry) in The NY Times

“Measure,” 2015. Storefront for Art and Architecture. Photo by Brett Beyer Director Chris Perry’s design practice, pneumastudio, mentioned in New York Times review of the Storefront for Art and Architecture current exhibition, Measure.

Perry and Titus at Storefront for Art & Architecture (NYC)

Aug 14 – Sep 12, 2015, New York City: CHRIS PERRY & ANTHONY TITUS FEATURED IN EXHIBITION AT STOREFRONT FOR ART & ARCHITECTURE PROFESSORS Chris Perry and Anthony Titus are featured in “Measure”, a group exhibition at the Storefront for Art and Architecture in New York City. “Measure” is an exhibition of 30 drawings by 30 international architects presenting varying edifices […]

RPI Students Help Public Art project win $1 million grant

Student News: RPI Students Help “Breathing Lights” win $1,000,000 Grant. The Lighting Research Center‘s collaborative installation project “Breathing Lights“ proposes to illuminate nearly 350 vacant homes in Albany, Schenectady, and Troy nightly over two months in fall 2016 to regenerate interest in once-vibrant neighborhoods that currently have high vacancy rates. It is one of four projects nationwide to receive a $1 […]

2015 Award Winners

05/28/15: COMMENCEMENT DINNER & AWARD CEREMONY. On Thursday, May 28th, 2015, the School of Architecture hosted it’s end of year Commencement Dinner and Award ceremony for the Class of 2015. The following is a list of this year’s award recipients. Congratulations! Harriet R. Peck Prize – Winners Medal for the Best solution in a Thesis Project […]

David Bell Receives David M. Darrin ’Award

Professor David Bell to receive the David M. Darrin ’40 Counseling Award From Elise Budd (Class of 2015), President, Phalanx Leadership Honor Society “We are pleased to announce that Dr. David Bell of the School of Architecture has been selected as the 41st recipient of the David M. Darrin ’40 Counseling Award. This award was […]

[Recent Event] Section Cut Pin-Up

Wed April 15, 2015 @ Greene Gallery | 2:00-6:00 pm Please join us this Wednesday, April 15 in the Greene Gallery for the AIAS sponsored all school pin-up and open house. Two representatives from each studio, selected by their studio professors, will present their work from this semester so far. This is a Grand Marshal […]

Spring 2015 Final Reviews

May 2015 SPRING 2015 REVIEW SCHEDULE Wed. May 6th FINAL UNDERGRADUATE & MASTER PROJECT: Chris Perry section @ Greene Gallery Gustavo Crembil section @ Greene Gallery Fri. May 8th FINAL UNDERGRADUATE & MASTER PROJECT: Carla Leitao section @  CRAIVE-Lab Ted Ngai section @ Greene Gallery Sat. May 9th AWARDS REVIEW: FINAL UNDERGRADUATE & MASTER PROJECT @ […]

[Recent Lecture] Aires Mateus

DATE CHANGE TO Mon Apr 20th, 6:00 pm @ EMPAC MANUEL AIRES MATEUS: “Recent Projects” MANUEL AIRES MATEUS is a Portuguese architect and founding co-principal at Aires Mateus. Born in Lisbon, Portugal in 1963, Aires Mateus earned his degree in architecture from F.A./U.T.L., Lisbon Portugal in 1986. He has collaborated with architect Gonçalo Byrne, and since […]

Prof. Oatman: “Best Local Visual Artist” (Metroland)

Associate Professor Michael Oatman has been recognized by Metroland News, a capital-region news source, as #1 of “The Capital Region’s 10 Most Significant Visual Artists of the Past 30 Years” for his globally exhibited drawings, collages, and installations, which integrate thousands of found, modified and handmade components, including artifacts of material culture, painting, drawing, video, and […]

BIODROME [Carla Leitao FINAL REVIEW]

Fri May 8th, 11:00 am – 6:00 pm @ CRAIVE LAB BIODROME :: FINAL PROJECT REVIEW Studio Critic Carla Leitao Committee Member Ted Krueger Guest Jurors Kazys Varnelis Ed Keller Presenters Brooke Van Baush Elise Benedict Ana Cardenas Paul Chan Elias Jackson Darham Alec Dumond Georgeanna Foley Ryan Hao Dan Li Gaetano Licata Chloe Mahoney […]

S15 Positions Series :
Witch[craft]

Sat Apr 11th, 4pm @ Greene Gallery: “WITCH[CRAFT]”_ On Saturday, April 11th, 2015, the Rensselaer Positions Series will host “Witch[craft],” with Evan Douglis, Dean of the School of Architecture and principle of Evan Douglis Studio. The presentation will be followed by a round-table discussion among all in attendance. “Witch[craft]” poses the following questions: In an […]