Michael Hansmeyer
“Tools of Imagination” Wednesday, October 29th, 5:00p.m. est EMPAC Theater Rensselaer Architecture continues its fall 2025 lecture series Wednesday, October 29 at 5p.m. est with the lecture “Tools of Imagination” by Michael Hansmeyer. Michael Hansmeyer is an architect and programmer who explores the use of algorithms to generate and fabricate architectural form. His recent projects […]
Sharon Johnston / Johnston Marklee
“Architecture & the City: Extremes & In-Betweens” Frank Pitts ’75 Lecture Wednesday, September 24th, 5:00p.m. est EMPAC Theater Rensselaer Architecture continues its fall 2025 lecture series this Wednesday, September 24 at 5p.m. est with the lecture “Architecture & the City: Extremes & In-Betweens” by Sharon Johnston of Johnston Marklee. Sharon Johnston, FAIA, and Mark Lee are the founding partners of the architecture firm […]
Søren Pihlmann / pihlmann architects
“Adding Less, Changing More – When Form Features Constraint“ Wednesday, September 10, 5:00p.m. est EMPAC Theater pihlmann architects was founded by Søren Thirup Pihlmann in 2021. Their portfolio ranges from temporary pavilions, over single-family houses to transformations in cultural environments worthy of preservation and cultural institutions. To pihlmann, architecture is defined by the two outermost […]
Fall 2025 Lecture Series
Rensselaer Architecture is pleased to announce its lecture series for fall 2025. All events start 5:00pm at EMPAC Theater, admission is free. Søren Pihlmann / pihlmann architects Adding Less, Changing More – When Form Features Constraint Wednesday, September 10 pihlmann architects was founded by Søren Thirup Pihlmann in 2021. Their portfolio ranges from temporary pavilions, […]
Three RPI Students Honored as METROPOLIS Future100
From METROPOLIS: Each year, METROPOLIS sets out to designate the top graduating architecture and interior design students in the United States and Canada through its Future100 program, this year sponsored by Formica, Keilhauer, OFS, and Sherwin-Williams. RPI Students Eric Diaz, Reneah Joanna Fedelicio, and Jiaxin Ruan were included among the honorees this year. Our students […]
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 […]
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 […]
RPI Student Work Featured in Dezeen
Ten RPI student architecture projects have been featured in the online magazine Dezeen as part of their Dezeen School Shows. Projects featured include work from each year of the five-year B. Arch. program at RPI. The School of Architecture included a statement about its featured work: “Situated within one of the premier technological research universities […]
2024 Bethel Woods Art and Architecture Festival
RPI Students and Faculty Design and Build Rise, Repeat RPI students and faculty, led by Leandro Piazzi and Claire Moriarty, recently participated in the Bethel Woods Art and Architecture Festival, which took place September 11 – 15 on the site of the historic Wookstock festival. Participating RPI students include Preston Kwok, Zonglin Li, Eric Diaz, […]
Emir Pekdemir
Adjunct Professor CASE Emir is an associate sustainability consultant at Atelier Ten, as well as a professor at Pratt Institute, Parsons School of Design and and an adjunct faculty at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. He specializes in decarbonizing the built environment and helping design teams achieve better performing buildings via advanced simulations.