Prof. Marcus Carter with OBJECT TERRITORIES recognized by AIA San Francisco
The Carved Terrace Block housing proposal received a Merit Award from the San Francisco chapter of the American Institute of Architects. Prof. Carter traveled to San Francisco for the awards ceremony and to participate in a public forum about the future of multi-family housing and zoning in the city. Carved Terrace Block is composed of […]
Easton Combs recognized by Architectural Record
House SIX by Easton Combs recognized with a 2023 RECORD HOUSE award by Architectural Record House SIX is a 5,000 sq.ft. [500 sq.m.] single family residence located within a dramatic landscape in Berkshire County in western Massachusetts, near New York’s Hudson Valley. The house sits on the land as a geometric cascade of space, view, […]
Prof. Yael Erel recognized at [d]arc awards 2022
Assistant Professor Yael Erel has been awarded second place in the annual [d]arc awards for her lighting installation ‘Reflecting on Troy’. This project, created in collaboration with her partner Avner Ben Natan, was recognized in the Art – Low Budget Category. The project was one of six artist projects selected, commissioned, produced, and funded by […]
Justin Den Herder, PE promoted to Principal at Silman
Justin Den Herder, PE has been promoted to the position of Principal at the structural engineering firm Silman. Justin teaches structural engineering courses at Rensselaer Architecture. Justin Den Herder joined Silman in 2007. As Principal, Justin is a thought leader focused on design innovation. As co-leader of a studio, he oversees new construction, renovation, and […]
“Ambiguous Territory” Book Launch
Faculty News: Wed Feb-1, 6PM @ NYC: AMBIGUOUS TERRITORY: Architecture, Landscape and the Postnatural. Book Launch: Wed February 1, @ 6:00pm. Rizzoli Bookstore 1133 Broadway, between 25th and 26th Street New York, NY 10010 Register An event celebrating the publication of “Ambiguous Territory: Architecture, Landscape and the Postnatural”, published by Actar and edited by SoA RPI […]
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 […]
Intertidal Objects at Randall Island – Prof. Marcus Carter summer’22 studio.
Faculty News: INTERTIDAL OBJECTS AT RANDALL ISLAND. Students from Marcus Carter Summer’22 Studio are helping to restore ecology along the shoreline of Randall’s Island in NYC.
BArch Students at CASE Participate in Award Winning Project
Students / Faculty / CASE News: SoA students at CASE participate in award winning project. BArch students in their semester residency at the Center for Architecture Studies & Ecology (CASE) collaborated in AERIS, a project by the leading hospitality design firm OBMI that has won the Grand Prize at 2022 Radical Innovation Award. OBMI is […]
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 […]
Marcus Carter appointed Assistant Professor
Faculty News: Marcus Carter appointed Assistant Professor The Dean’s Office has announced the full-time tenure-track appointment of Prof. Marcus Carter, as a new Assistant Professor in the School of Architecture. With expertise in the areas of building design, building performance, and building practice — three core instructional priorities in the School of Architecture — Prof. Carter […]