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 […]
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 […]
Arch PhD Candidate Wins Jaffe Competition
Student News: Arch PhD student Ute Besenecker wins EMPAC’S Jaffe Student Production Competition PhD in Architectural Sciences candidate Ute Besenecker and her small undergraduate research team recently completed a study called, “Beyond Appearances: Investigating Preference and Neural Correlates for Colored Light of Similar Chromaticity” as a part of the Jaffe Student Production Competition at EMPAC. Besenecker’s study, based on […]
Prof. Kallipoliti at Design History Society Conference
Faculty News: LYDIA KALLIPOLITI ON “THE RISE AND FALL OF DIRTY PHYSIOLOGY”. On Sept 12th, Assistant Professor Lydia Kallipoliti will present her paper “The Rise and Fall of Dirty Physiology” at the 2015 Annual Design History Society Conference organized by the California College of the Arts (CCA) in San Francisco. The conference runs from September 11th-13th […]
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.
Gustavo Crembil at FUSE Festival (Vancouver)
Faculty News: GUSTAVO CREMBIL HIGHLIGHTED AT FUSE FESTIVAL / ISEA’15 (VANCOUVER). On Saturday August 15th at the renowned Vancouver Art Gallery, Associate Professor Gustavo Crembil (RPI/SoA) and collaborating artist Paula Gaetano Adi (RISD) presented a new version of TZ’IJK, their “mestizo robot” prototype, in an outdoor exhibition co-organized by FUSE, a wildly popular festival where art, music and performance collide, […]