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James Carpenter
“Embodied Art in the Public Realm“ Wednesday, February 12th, 5:00p.m. est EMPAC Theater Mosaic Architecture Lecture James Carpenter is a designer and glass sculptor, envisioning and translating the aesthetic and imaginative possibilities of glass into built environments. His work draws from architecture, engineering, materials science, and sculpture, extending the boundaries of each. Carpenter studied architecture […]
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Sara Navrady / Mecanoo
“Architectural Alchemy: Space, Meaning & Connection“ Wednesday, February 5th, 5:00p.m. est EMPAC Theater Sara Navrady is an Associate Architect at Menacoo, were she has worked since 2015. Since graduating from the Delft University of Technology in 2012 with a Master of Science in Architecture, she has worked in multi-disciplinary offices in Calgary, Boston, London, Paris, […]
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Ludwig Godefroy
“Concordance“ Wednesday, January 29th, 5:00p.m. est EMPAC Theater Frank Pitts ’75 Architecture Lecture Ludwig Godefroy is an architect based in Mexico City. A 2006 graduate of the École d’architecture de la ville & des territoires Paris-Est, Godefroy honed his craft at OMA under Rem Koolhaas and at Tatiana Bilbao Estudio before founding Ludwig Godefroy Architecture […]
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Spring 2025 Lecture Series
Rensselaer Architecture is pleased to announce its full lecture series for spring 2025. All events start 5:00pm at EMPAC Theater unless otherwise noted. Admission is free. Wednesday, January 29 Ludwig Godefroy Concordance Wednesday, February 05 Sara Navrady / Mecanoo Architectural Alchemy: Space, Meaning & Connection Wednesday, February 12 James Carpenter Embodied Light in the Public […]
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Professor Matt Burgermaster wins AIA Tri-State Design Award
RPI School of Architecture Professor Matt Burgermaster and his office MABU received a 2024 Tri-State Design Award from the American Institute of Architects for the project “Twenty Ways Home”. The Tri-State Design Awards is a bi-annual program that recognizes regional design excellence across the states of New York, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania. This adaptive reuse […]
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Bay Area RPI School of Architecture Alumni Experience
Register Here! It is our pleasure to invite School of Architecture alum to the first-ever Bay Area RPI School of Architecture Alumni Experience on Monday, January 27, 2025, 6-8 p.m. Chuck Oraftik ’66 has graciously arranged for us to enjoy hearty hors d’oeuvres, drinks, and conversation at his former firm, HOK Inc., at One Bush […]
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Erel and Moriarity Receive ACADIA Design Award
Assistant Professor Yael Erel and Lecturer Claire Moriarty recently received the Best Project Award for their project Augmenting Reflectors – SPSF Reflector Fabrication presented at ACADIA 2024 Designing Change Conference. This project explores reflecting dynamic light caustics off of augmented mirrored sheets. It manifests a multi-layered design for change: metal sheet augmentation, sound-responsive light projections as well as revolving reflective […]
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Rensselaer Architecture ranks 13th best school in the U.S.
DesignIntelligence, the primary organization that issues yearly rankings of architecture schools throughout the U.S., had informed that Rensselaer’s School of Architecture is 13th in the nation. This is the highest ranking the school has ever received. Rankings for DesignIntelligence’s “America’s Best Architecture & Design Schools 2017-18” list were based on surveys of architecture and design professionals, which asked […]
Fall 2018 Lecture Series
Gabriela Carillo & Mauricio Rocha, Chris Ward (AECOM), Erik Frandsen (Lundgaard & Tranberg), Roland Snooks, and Daniel Libeskind. All events start 6:00pm at EMPAC (110 8th Street / Troy, NY). Admission is free.
Spring’ 17 Graduate Open House
Rensselaer Architecture’s Graduate Open House will take place on Friday April 7th / 2017, 10am, at the Greene Gallery. This is a great opportunity for prospective students to become more familiar with our graduate programs, the School of Architecture, as well as Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. Visiting prospective students will have the opportunity to meet with the […]
Spring 2018 Lecture Series
Cazu Zegers, Ciro Najle, Thomas Phifer, Emre Arolat, and Michael Webb. All events start 6:00pm at EMPAC (110 8th Street / Troy, NY). Admission is free.
Fall 2017 Lecture Series
SO-IL; LTL Architects; Qingyun Ma; Rozana Montiel; and Skylar Tibbits. All events start 6:00pm at EMPAC (110 8th Street / Troy, NY). Admission is free.
Spring 2017 Lecture Series
Höweler + Yoon; Kunlé Adeyemi; William Horgan (Grimshaw Partners); Marcelo Spina (P-A-T-T-E-R-N-S); Pezo von Ellrichshausen; and Rick Joy. All events start 6:00pm at EMPAC. 110 8th Street / Troy, NY 12180. Admission is free.