News & Events

Manuel Aires Mateus

“On the Question“ Monday, April 1st, 5:00p.m. est EMPAC Concert Hall Rensselaer School of Architecture continues its Spring 2024 Lecture Series Monday, April 1st, 5:00 p.m., at EMPAC with the lecture “On the Question” by Manuel Aires Mateus. Manuel Aires Mateus is a Portuguese architect, operating between practice and academia since graduating as an architect […]

CASE Research Selected for Governor’s Island Pilot Program

TROY, N.Y. — Research from the Center for Architecture, Science, and Ecology (CASE) and the School of Architecture at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute was chosen by the Trust for Governor’s Island to be part of its inaugural Climate Solutions Challenge, a call for small businesses, entrepreneurs, and nonprofits to test and demonstrate urban climate solutions. Marcus […]

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, […]

Jan Vondrák and Jan Mach

“FREEDOM GENERATION” Wednesday, February 28, 5:00p.m. est EMPAC Concert Hall Rensselaer School of Architecture continues its Spring 2024 Lecture Series this Wednesday, February 28th, 5:00 pm, at EMPAC with the lecture “Freedom Generation” by Jan Vondrák and Jan Mach. Jan Mach and Jan Vondrák, founded their practice, Mjölk in 2008, a practice focused on a […]

Imaginary Wilds Book Launch and Exhibit

Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute’s School of Architecture & The Thomas Cole National Historic Site Announce Book and Pop-Up Exhibition Imaginary Wilds: Architectural Interventions for the Thomas Cole National Historic Site Book available for purchase through Thomas Cole Store. March 9-April 7: 2024: Pop-up Exhibition Sunday, March 24: Student Presentations & Book Reception Both events at The Thomas Cole National […]

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 […]

Bjarke Ingels

“Plan for Planet” Wednesday, January 31, 5:00p.m. est EMPAC Concert Hall Sponsor: Kenneth L. Warriner Memorial Lecture Bjarke Ingels founded BIG – Bjarke Ingels Group in 2005 after co-founding PLOT Architects in 2001 and working at OMA in Rotterdam. Bjarke defines architecture as the art and science of making sure our cities and buildings fit […]

SPRING 2024 LECTURE SERIES

Rensselaer Architecture is pleased to announce its full lecture series for fall 2023. All events start 5:00pm at EMPAC, otherwise noted, admission is free. Wednesday, January 31 Bjarke Ingels BIG LEAP Plan for Planet Sponsor: Kenneth L. Warriner Memorial Lecture Wednesday, February 21 Tsuyoshi Tane Atelier Tsuyoshi Tane Architects Archaeology of the Future Wednesday, February […]

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 […]

Career Fair

February 29, 2024 at EMPAC The Rensselaer School of Architecture Career Fair  is an annual all-school event providing students and architecture and  allied firms a unique opportunity to network together in support of  establishing  future career placement opportunities. All the firms in attendance will  be able to connect with high-performing Rensselaer architecture  students seeking short and long-term […]

Tomás Saraceno

“Web(s) of Life” Thursday, November 9, 12:00pm. Virtual Lecture Zoom Link Rensselaer School of Architecture’s Fall 2023 Lecture Series continues November 9th, at 12:00 pm,  with the lecture “Web(s) of Life” by Tomás Saraceno. Tomás Saraceno is an artist whose projects have initiated dialogues with various forms of life and life-forming processes. Saraceno, an Argentina-born, Berlin-based […]

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, […]

RPI Student Work on Dezeen

Ten outstanding student projects were recently featured on the design blog Dezeen. View the live post here, or see below. Congratulations to the featured students!   From Overlooked to Overgrown by Annelise Eggen-McElmurry “The Erie Canal has been a multi-generational project since its inception. Its design, ideation and fabrication came about through the vision and […]

Mariam Issoufou Kamara

Wednesday, October 25, 5:00pm. EMPAC Concert Hall Sponsor: Ehrlich Architects Lecture Series Mariam Issoufou Kamara: “Architecture and Intersectional Sustainability” Mariam Kamara is a Nigerien architect. She obtained her Masters in Architecture from the University of Washington. She founded architecture and research firm, atelier masōmī, in 2014. The firm tackles a wide variety of public, cultural, residential, […]

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 […]

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 […]

Lucas ter Hall

Wednesday, September 27, 5:00pm. EMPAC Concert Hall Sponsor: Annual Global Perspectives Lecture Lucas ter Hall: “Digital Craftsmanship in Architecture“ Rensselaer School of Architecture’s Fall 2023 Lecture Series continues this Wednesday September 27, at 5:00pm at EMPAC with the lecture “Digital Craftsmanship in Architecture” by Lucas ter Hall of Studio RAP. Studio RAP is an architectural […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

Beals Lyon Arquitectos

Wednesday, March 29, 6:15pm. EMPAC Concert Hall. Free. “Loose Spaces, Public Stages“ Rensselaer Architecture continues its spring 2023 lecture series on Wednesday, March 29 with a lecture by Beals Lyon Arquitectos. ALEJANDRO BEALS (Chile, 1976) In 2001 he received the title of Architect from PUC (Chile). In 2012 he got a Master of Philosophy degree […]

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 […]

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 […]

Monday, February 13, 6:15pm. EMPAC Concert Hall. Free. ĒTER, Dagnija Smilga and Niklāvs Paegle: “Sensory Spaces & New Awareness” Rensselaer School of Architecture continues its Spring 2023 Lecture Series this Monday February 13th, 6:15pm at EMPAC with the lecture “Sensory Spaces & New Awareness” by Dagnija Smilga and Niklāvs Paegle of ĒTER. ĒTER is an […]

Wednesday, February 08, 6:15pm. EMPAC Concert Hall. Free. ecoLogicStudio, Claudia Pasquero: “DeepGreen: Biodesign in the Age of Artificial Intelligence” Rensselaer School of Architecture continues its Spring 2023 Lecture Series this Wednesday, February 08 at 6:15pm at EMPAC with the lecture “DeepGreen: Biodesign in the Age of Artificial Intelligence” by Claudia Pasquero of ecoLogicStudio. ecoLogicStudio is an […]

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 […]

“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 […]

2023 Brown Fellows Program Presentations

TALK: Wed Jan-25 @ 6:15pm. Greene Gallery. BROWN FELLOWS PROGRAM PRESENTATIONS: APPLEWHITE / AYUK / DE Please join us this Wednesday, January 25th at 6:15pm for the 2023 Brown Fellows Program presentations. The event will feature presentations from the following students: Angelene Applewhite: “Rebuilding a Kingdom at the Foundation: How to Heal the Indigenous Hawaiian […]

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.

Leopoldo Villardi ’13 new Senior Editor at Architectural Record

Alumni News: LEOPOLDO VILLARDI ’13 NEW SENIOR EDITOR AT ARCHITECTURAL RECORD_   RPI SoA alum Leopoldo Villardi (Class of 2013) will be joining Architectural Record as the magazine’s next Senior Editor. Villardi, an architectural historian, recently completed a four-year collaboration with acclaimed architect Robert A. M. Stern in the book “Between Memory and Invention”, recently […]

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. […]

Xu Tiantian: “Dialogue with Nature” [SoA Lecture]

Mon Nov-07 @ 6pm. EMPAC Theater. Sponsor: Steven Ehrlich ‘68. XU TIANTIAN: ‘DIALOGUE WITH NATURE”_ Rensselaer School of Architecture continues its Fall 2022 Lecture Series on Mon November 7th, 6:00 pm, at EMPAC with the lecture “Dialogue with Nature” by Xu Tiantian. Xu Tiantian is the founding principal of DnA Design and Architecture. Xu received her […]

Federico Diaz: “Robotic Fabrication in Architecture and the Art of Sculpture” [SoA Lecture]

Wed Nov-02, 6pm. EMPAC Theater. Sponsor: Lee Harris Pomeroy ‘54,  FEDERICO DIAZ: “ROBOTIC FABRICATION IN ARCHITECTURE & THE ART OF SCULPTURE”_ Rensselaer School of Architecture continues its Fall 2022 Lecture Series on Wed November 2nd, 6:00 pm, at EMPAC with the lecture “Robotic Fabrication in Architecture and the Art of Sculpture” by Federico Diaz. Federico […]

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 […]

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 […]

SoA Student Work Featured at Dezeen

Rensselaer School of Architecture showcase 10 students projects in Dezeen Magazine.

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 […]

Manuel Jimenez García: “Architecture in the Age of 3D Printing” [SoA Lecture]

Mon Oct-03, 6pm. EMPAC Concert Hall. MANUEL JIMENEZ GARCIA: “ARCHITECTURE IN THE AGE OF 3D PRINTING”_ Rensselaer School of Architecture is launching its Fall 2022 Lecture Series on Monday, October 3rd, 6:00 pm, at EMPAC with the lecture “Architecture in the Age of 3D Printing” by Manuel Jimenez García. Manuel Jimenez García is the co-founder and […]

F22 Lecture Series

F22 Lecture Series – Schedule All events start 6:00pm at EMPAC, otherwise noted. Admission is free. Times are EST. Mon Oct-03 Manuel Jiménez García Architecture in the Age of 3D Printing EMPAC Theater [POSTPONED] Steven Holl Questions of Perception EMPAC Concert Hall Sponsor: Kenneth L. Warriner Memorial Lecture Wed Nov-02 Federico Diaz Robotic Fabrication in Architecture […]

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 […]

Arta Yazdanseta appointed Assistant Professor

Faculty News: Arta Yazdanseta appointed Assistant Professor The Dean’s Office has announced the full-time tenure-track appointment of Dr. Arta Yazdanseta as the newest Assistant Professor in the School of Architecture. With expertise in bioclimatic envelopes at the intersection of design, building performance, and plant biophysical ecology, Dr. Arta Yazdanseta will provide an invaluable contribution to […]

Josh Draper at NPR’s “Academic Minute”

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

Sreoshy Banerjea appointed new Executive Director of NYC Public Design Commission

Sreoshy Banerjea, who graduated in 2010 from SoA-RPI, was recently appointed the new Executive Director of the NYC Public Design Commission by NYC Mayor Adams. Sreoshy Banerjea is a former vice president of urban design for NYCEDC, where she has — for more than six years — been responsible for establishing and leading the Urban Design Unit […]

Emeritus Professor Patrick Quinn wins ACSF 2022 Outstanding Achievement Award

Faculty News: Emer. Prof. Patrick Quinn wins ACSF Outstanding Achievement Award. Designer of sacred space, scholar of religious architecture and art, and supporter of the Architecture, Culture, and Spirituality Forum [ACSF] since its founding, Patrick J. Quinn has won the ACSF’s 2022 Award for Outstanding Achievement. The purpose of the award is to recognize, celebrate, […]

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 […]

Anthony Titus Wins AAL Architecture Award

Faculty News: Anthony Titus wins 2022 AAL Architecture Award. Associate Professor Anthony Titus has been recognized  as one of the 2022 American Academy of Arts and Letters Architecture Award recipients consisting in $10,000 to “an American who explores ideas in architecture through any medium of expression.” Winners were selected from a group of 25 individuals and […]

Dang Qun (MAD): “The Spirit of Shanshui City” [SoA Lecture Series]

MONDAY Apr-11 @ 6:30pm EDT [Public Livestream Link] DANG QUN (MAD Architects): “The Spirit of Shanshui City” Rensselaer School of Architecture concludes its Spring 2022 Lecture Series on Monday, April 4th at 6:30pm EDT with the online lecture “The Spirit of Shanshui City” by architect Dang Qun of MAD Architects. MAD Architects is a Beijing-based […]

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 […]

Peter Bohlin: “The Nature of Circumstance” [SoA Lecture]

Wed Mar 30th @ 6:30pm [Public Livestream Link] PETER BOHLIN: “The Nature of Circumstance”_ Rensselaer School of Architecture continues its Spring 2022 Lecture Series this Wednesday, March 30th at 6:30 pm with an online lecture by renown alumnus Peter Bohlin on his trajectory as an architect. Peter Bohlin is an internationally acclaimed architect and founder […]

Spring’ 22 SoA Career Fair

REGISTER: SPRING’22 CAREER FAIR: Wed Mar-30, 1-6pm, via Handshake

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, […]

SEArch+: “Being Human(-) Earth” [SoA Lecture]

Mon Mar-21 @ 6:30pm EST [Public Livestream Link] CIARDULLO,  MORRIS & PAILES-FRIEDMAN (SEArch+) Being Human (-) Earth Rensselaer School of Architecture continues its Spring 2022 Lecture Series this Monday, March 21st at 6:30 pm with the online lecture “Being Human (-) Earth” by C. Ciardullo, M. Morris, and R. Pailes-Friedman. The purpose of SEArch+ is to […]

Marjan van Aubel: “Solar Design” [SoA Lecture]

Mon Mar-14 @ 12:00pm EST [Public Livestream Link] MARJAN VAN AUBEL Solar Design Rensselaer School of Architecture continues its Spring 2022 Lecture Series this Monday March 14th at noon with the online lecture “Solar Design” by Marjan van Aubel. Marjan van Aubel Studio is an award-winning innovative solar design practice that brings solar energy into daily life. Designing […]

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. […]

NCARB Liason Meeting & Discussion

Wed Mar-23 @ 12:30-1:30pm via Webex: NCARB LICENSING LIASON MEETING AND DISCUSSION. Interested in becoming a licensed architect in the future? Interested in establishing an NCARB record, and curious why it is important to you? Interested in learning about recording your AXP experience? Interested in earning AXP experience while you are still in school? Wondering […]

Lina Ghotmeh: “Archeology of the Future: Material Memory” [SoA Lecture Series]

MONDAY Feb-14 @ noon EST [Public Livestream Link] LINA GHOTMEH: “Archeology of the Future: Material Memory” Rensselaer School of Architecture continues its Spring 2022 Lecture Series on Monday, February 14th at 6:30pm EST with the online lecture “Archeology of the Future: Material Memory” by architect Lina Ghotmeh. Lina Ghotmeh is a Lebanese-born, Paris-based humanist architect. […]

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 […]

Joon-Ho Choi: “Human-Building Integration” [BldgSci Lecture]

TUESDAY Jan-25, 2022 @ 3:00pm Via Webex >> please RVSP  for login information JOON-HO CHOI / USC: “User-Centered Environmental Controls as a Function of Human-Building Integration” Building performance is critical for environmental sustainability, efficient energy consumption, and occupants’ environmental comfort and wellbeing. The research team at USC investigated a novel strategy that would result in […]

Dimitris Papanikolaou: “Enabling Collective Mobilities” [CASE Lecture]

THURSDAY Dec-02 @ 2:30pm, Via Webex [click here] DIMITRIS PAPANIKOLAOU: “Enabling Collective Mobilities”_ As part of the “What is Research in Design” lecture series, the Center for Architecture Studies & Ecology (CASE) have the great pleasure to present Dr. Dimitris Papanikolaou. His work cuts across different and blends urban design with systems engineering. With his […]

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 […]

Stefan Goebels: “Double Skin and Cavity Facades” [BldgSci Lecture]

TUESDAY Nov 23, 2021 @ 3pm Via Webex >> please RVSP  for login information STEFAN GOEBELS / Ecotech Consulting “Double Skin and Cavity Facades”_ In architecture maximum transparency of the façade has always been a problem when considered in the context of energy efficiency. From gothic churches to modernist buildings, architects continue to strive for […]

Mark Foster Gage: “Architecture in High Resolution” [SoA Lecture Series]

WEDNESDAY Nov-18 @ 6:30pm EST [Public Livestream Link] MARK FOSTER GAGE: “Architecture in High Resolution” Rensselaer School of Architecture concludes its Fall 2021 Lecture Series this Wednesday November 3rd at 6:30pm EST with the online lecture “Architecture in High Resolution” by architect Mark Foster Gage. Mark Foster Gage is an architect, writer, and theorist. He […]

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 […]

Rafaela Behrens: “Climate Engineering is all about People [BldgSci Lecture]

TUESDAY Nov-16 @ 3:00pm Via Webex >> please RVSP  for login information RAFAELA BEHRENS / TRANSSOLAR: “Climate Engineering is all about People” Transsolar is an international climate engineering firm determined to create exceptional, highly comfortable indoor and outdoor spaces with a positive environmental impact and which fosters innovation in the built environment. They believe our […]

Mark West: ” Surviving Logic” [Lecture]

THURSDAY Nov-11 @ 6:30pm EST [Public Livestream Link] MARK WEST: “Surviving Logic: hallucinatory drawings and technical inventions” Sponsor: Kenneth Warriner Memorial Lecture Rensselaer School of Architecture concludes its Fall 2021 Lecture Series this Wednesday November 11nd at 6:30pm EST with the online lecture “Surviving Logic: hallucinatory drawings and technical inventions” by architect Mark West. Montreal-based […]

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.

Simone Mora: “Future Sustainable Cities” [BldgSci Lecture]

TUESDAY Nov-9 @ 3pm EST: SIMONE MORA / Future Sustainable Cities_ Via Zoom >> please RVSP  for login information The way we describe and understand cities is being radically transformed, as are the tools we use to design them. The mission of the Senseable City Laboratory, a research initiative at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, is […]

BairBalliet: “Core Work” [Lecture]

MONDAY Nov-01 @ 6:30pm EST [Public Livestream Link] KELLY BAIR + KRISTY BALLIET: “Core Work” Rensselaer School of Architecture continues its Fall 2021 Lecture Series this Monday November 1st at 6:30pm EST with the online lecture “Core Work” by architects Kelly Bair and Kristy Balliet, founding partners of BairBalliet (Los Angeles). BairBalliet is a joint design […]

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 […]

Oksiuta and Leitao in conversation @ Venice Biennale

Faculty News: FOUNDATIONS: HABITAT / ZBIGNIEW OKSIUTA Sat Oct-30, 12-2pm EST Free event – registration required >> Link to Eventbrite Sr. Lecturer Zbigniew Oksiuta is participating this Sunday Oct-17 in the Foundation Series at the Venice Biennale, hosted by Assistant Professor Carla Leitao. Our augmented perception, brings new perspectives on our place and roles in […]

Jeanette Hansen + Jens Holm: “3XN / Process and Projects” [Lecture]

Mon Oct-25 @ noon [Public Livestream Link] JEANETTE HANSEN + JENS HOLM / 3XN / Process and Projects. Rensselaer School of Architecture continues its Fall 2021 Lecture Series this Monday, October 25th at noon with the online lecture “3XN / Process and Projects” by Jeannette Hansen and Jens Holm, partners at the renown Danish firm 3XN […]

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 […]

Alison Killing: “Investigating Xinjiang’s Network of Detention Camps” [Lecture]

Wed Oct-20 @ noon [Public Livestream Link] ALISON KILLING / Investigating Xinjiang’s Network of Detention Camps. Rensselaer School of Architecture continues its Fall 2021 Lecture Series this Wednesday October 20th at noon with the online lecture “Investigating Xinjiang’s Network of Detention Camps” by Alison Killing founder of Killing Architects (Rotterdam). Alison Killing is a journalist and licensed […]

Crandall and Leitao @ Venice Biennale

Faculty News: FOUNDATIONS: TOKEN / JILLIAN CRANDALL, INTE GLOERICH, XAVIER BALAGUER RASILLO Sun Oct-17, 12-2pm EST Free event – registration required >> Link to Eventbrite Image Credit: Jillian Crandall Lecturer Jillian Crandall is participating this Sunday Oct-17 in the Foundation Series at the Venice Biennale, hosted by Assistant Professor Carla Leitao. Also joining the event […]

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 […]

Prof. Leitao hosts FOUNDATIONS: CRUST @ Venice Biennale

Faculty News: FOUNDATIONS : CRUST / Thomas Klein, Tei Carpenter. Thu Oct-07, 12-2pm EST Free event – registration required >> Link to Eventbrite Assistant Professor Carla Leitao , currently participating at the 17th Venice Architecture Biennale Italian Virtual Pavilion, is hosting a conversation with Thomas Klein and Ted Carpenter on Thursday Oct-07, 12-2pm EST as part […]

Vivien Sansour: “Seed Conservation: Creating New Worlds”

Monday Sep-27 @ 6:30pm EST [Public Livestream Link] VIVIEN SANSOUR / Seed Conservation: Creating New Worlds. Rensselaer School of Architecture continues its Fall 2021 Lecture Series this Thursday September 27th at 6:30pm with the online lecture “Seed Conservation: Creating New Worlds” by Vivian Sansour. Vivien Sansour is the founder of the Palestine Heirloom Seed Library. Trained […]

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 […]

Chen Xi / Atelier Xi: “Intuitive Ground” [lecture]

Mon Sep-13 @ noon EST [Public Livestream Link] CHEN XI (Atelier Xi, Shenzhen) “Intuitive Ground”_ Rensselaer School of Architecture is launching its Fall 2021 Lecture Series. The series star this Monday September 13th at noon with the online lecture “Intuitive Ground” by Chinese architect Xi Chen. Xi is the founder of Shenzhen based Atelier Xi. He graduated […]

Tim Carlson [lecture @ CASE NYC)

Thu April-15, 1:30–2:30pm / Built Ecologies Lecture Series @ CASE/NYC [via Webex]: Tim Carlson: “Intellectual Property in Architectural Research” _Tim Carlson is an inventor and intellectual property lawyer, working as Senior Counsel for Texas Instruments since 1999. In 2008, Tim helped form Friendship Products (FP), a partnership committed to developing a new technology for plastic bottles […]

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 […]

F21 ARCH AWAY Internship – City of Chicago

Exclusive RPI Internship Opportunity: City of Chicago Internship Applications DUE JUNE 15TH: The City of Chicago’s Department of Planning and Development and the Bureau of Planning and Design have extended an internship opportunity for current fourth-year students currently seeking a fall 2021 Arch away opportunity. Employment Information The fall 2021 full-time internship position will start […]

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 […]

Sustainable Futures Conference

April Tue-27 to Fri-30: SUSTAINABLE FUTURES CONFERENCE. This virtual event — cohosted by the Center for Architecture Science and Ecology at Rensselaer, The Future of Small Cities Institute, and the University at Albany — will take place April 27-30. The conference will explore questions surrounding the expansion of sustainability in all sectors of civic and […]

Jay Wickersham [Kornblut Memorial Lecture]

Thu Apr-08@ 6:30pm EST [Public Livestream Link] JAY WICKERSHAM / Conflicting Loyalties: Ethics and the Architect_ Jay Wickersham is an architect and lawyer, and a founding partner in the Cambridge, MA law firm Noble, Wickersham & Heart. He represents leading architectural firms around the US and globally, and is updating the City of Boston’s zoning […]

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 […]

Rise High Workshop Series

Regional Initiative: RISE HIGH WORKSHOP SERIES The Rise High Program was created as a supplemental STEM education program for Schenectady middle school students in an effort to close the discipline’s diversity gap. It was established in 2017 by Dr. Mark Little, retired GE Global Research Center (GRC) Executive; his wife Terri Little, a former teacher […]

Daniel Widrig: “Material Architecture” [lecture]

Thu March-11@ 6:30pm EST [Public Livestream Link] DANIEL WIDRIG: “Material Architecture”_ Rensselaer School of Architecture continues its Spring 2021 Lecture Series with the online lecture “Material Architecture” by Daniel Widrig. Daniel Widrig founded his studio in London in 2009. After graduating from the Architectural Association Daniel worked for several years with Zaha Hadid where he was […]

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 […]

Jinah Kim – Suzanne Spellen [BldgSci Lecture]

Thu Feb-25 @ 1.30pm EST via Zoom [see link below] Generative Justice / Local Actor Series: JINAH KIM – SUZANNE SPELLEN_ 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, Feb 25 from […]

Sarah Oppenheimer: “FE_20200222: Instrument Calibration” [lecture]

Mon Feb-22 @ 6:30pm (online] Public Livestream Link] SARAH OPPENHEIMER FE_20200222: Instrument Calibration Rensselaer School of Architecture continues its Spring 2021 Lecture Series with the online lecture “FE_20200222: Instrument Calibration” by artist Sarah Oppenheimer. Sarah Oppenheimer is an architectural manipulator. She creates apertures and extensions in familiar spaces, displacing our experience of inside and out, near […]

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 […]

Rune Grasdal / Snøhetta: “Under” [lecture]

Wed Feb-17 @ 12:00pm EST (online): [Public Livestream Link] Under: RUNE GRASDAL / SNØHETTA_ Rensselaer School of Architecture continues its Spring 2021 Lecture Series this Thursday February 17th at noon with the online lecture “Under” by architect Rune Grasdal from world renown firm Snøhetta. Since kick starting its practice in1989 with the competition-winning entry for […]

Martha Schwartz: “Climate Change and Why We Will Need Geoengineering”

Thursday Feb-11 @ 6:30pm [Public Livestream Link] MARTHA SCHWARTZ: Climate Change and Why We Will Need Geoengineering Rensselaer School of Architecture continues its Spring 2021 Lecture Series this Thursday February 11th, 6:30 pm with the online lecture “Climate Change and Why We Will Need Geoengineering” by landscape architect, urbanist, artist and climate activist Martha Schwartz. Schwartz’s […]

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 […]

Alexandro Tsamis on The Future of Cities

@ The Academic Minute podcast, Prof. Alexandros Tsamis looks at a post-COVID-19 urban environment.

Ryosuke Imaeda and Allen Bell win arch design award

Prof. Ryosuke Imaeda and 5th year student Allen Bell were recognized at Alternate Realities competition.

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

Prof. Ted Krueger featured at Architect Magazine (AIA)

In Solidarity: A Message from Dean Douglis

June 10, 2020 Dear Rensselaer Architecture Community, The vitality and enduring impact of any civilized, virtuous society can be traced to its shared commitment to the ethical integrity of its governance, its steadfast and celebratory support for the broad diversity of its citizens, and above all, its compassionate and benevolent behavior in the face of […]

Ainslee Alem Robson [BldgSci Lecture]

Mon Nov-16 @ 1pm via Zoom: AINSLEE ALEM ROBSON_ [Click here to join] meeting password: generative 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 Monday, November 16th from 1-2 pm. This virtual […]

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 […]

Aida Ayuk interview for “Today’s Women” (WNYT Chanel 13)

Wed Nov-5, 5:30 and 9:00pm: AIDA AYUK INTERVIEW @ WNYT_ Third-year BArch student Aida Ayuk was interviewed by Elaine Houston at WNYT Channel 13 for the “Today’s Women” segment on Thursday November 5th, 2020. https://www.arch.rpi.edu/assets/aidaayuk.mp4  

BLAST-OFF! with Yael Erel and Adam Dayem

Wed Oct-28 @ 6:30pm via Webex: BLAST-OFF! YAEL EREL and ADAM DAYEM. Blast-Off! Career Chat – virtual event with Profs. Yael Erel and Adam Dayem, who will talk about career paths and grad school, share their journeys, and answer your questions about planning your professional future. Oct. 28 at 6:30 p.m. https://rensselaer.webex.com/rensselaer/j.php?MTID=m7f4c23827516e166db0697c2e9c4fe9a

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 […]

Patrick Quinn [recent lecture]

Thu Oct-15 @ 6:30pm (online): Connections Between the Unlikely: PATRICK QUINN_ Livestream Link / “I am interested in the lives and loves and rituals of those who want to live in places evocative of deeper, peaceful, and more joyful experience.” (Patrick Quinn) Emeritus Professor Patrick Quinn, a former dean of Rensselaer School of Architecture (1971-80), […]

Tatiana Bilbao [recent lecture]

Thu Oct-08 @ 6:30pm (online): From Private to Commons: TATIANA BILBAO_ Livestream Link / Tatiana Bilbao is an architect based in Mexico City where she founded her studio in 2004 with the aim of integrating social values, collaboration and sensitive design approaches to architectural work. Valuing contextual analysis on a number of scales, their work […]

Aida Ayuk honored in Women Entrepreneurs competition.

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

Yu (Annie) Renwen finalist in Architizer drawing competition

4th year student Yu (Annie) Renwen is one of the finalists in Architizer’s One Drawing Challenge 2020.

Takaharu + Yui Tezuka [recent lecture]

Mon Oct-05 @ 7:30pm (online): Nostalgic Future: TAKAHARU + YUI TEZUKA_ Public Livestream Link / Photos by Katsuhisa Kida/FOTOTECA “Architecture is not merely an object, but holds the power to change people’s lives and societies.” – Takaharu and Yui Tezuka Takaharu Tezuka is an architect, founder of Tezuka Architects, and Professor at the Tokyo City […]

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 […]

Violet Whitney [BldgSci Lectures]

Wed Sep-30 @ 1-2pm via Zoom: VIOLET WHITNEY https://us02web.zoom.us/j/81478992765 Admission is Free / The first lecture of the Fall’s Building Science Lecture Series themed “Generative Citizenship: Leveraging New Tools and Forms of Entrepreneurship in the City” will be held on Wednesday, September 30 from 1-2 pm. This virtual lecture will be open to the whole school and […]

Student work showcased in Dezeen VDF

Futuristic architecture projects by SoA-RPI students featured in Dezeen’s Virtual Design festival.

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 […]

ORIENTATION SESSIONS

Jun-15 Academic Consult. begins. Jun-23-25 Mandatory Webinars. Jul-13-22 Course Registration.

Mae-Ling Lokko in dialogue

HOW CAN WE ALL MAKE IT INTO THE FUTURE? SoA faculty Mae-ling Lokko talks to Gabriel Kozlowski, assistant curator for the 17th International Architecture Exhibition – La Biennale di Venezia 2021, about different aspects of Lokko’s work in relation to the current social and political climate, the idea of generative justice implemented into design practice, […]

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 […]

Thom Mayne / Morphosis

THOM MAYNE / MULTIPLES AGENDAS (DETACHED ENGAGEMENT) April 15, 2020. The Spring Lecture Series returns with an online presentation by Thom Mayne via ZOOM. Mayne is the founding principal of Morphosis, a global design firm engaged in cross-disciplinary research and design since 1972. Tonight’s presentation will include a Q&A session hosted by Dean Evan Douglis. […]

Prof. Yael Erel wins ACSA / JAE Best Article Award

Faculty News: Yael Erel wins ACSA / JAE Best Article Award Lecturer Yael Erel won the ACSA 2020 Architectural Education Award in the “JAE Best Article” category, for her design as scholarship essay “Constructing Mystery: A Pedagogy for Projecting Light” published in the Journal of Architectural Education 73:1, “Atmospheres” (Issue), March 2019. Please see complete […]

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 […]

Thom Mayne / Morphosis [Lecture CANCELLED]

Tue Mar-03 6pm @ EMPAC: THOM MAYNE / MORPHOSIS “STRANGE NETWORKS” Next Tuesday March 3rd continues the Spring Lecture Series with a presentation by Thom Mayne from Morphosis. Mayne is the founding principal of Morphosis, a global design firm engaged in cross-disciplinary research and design since 1972. Based in New York, Los Angeles, and Shanghai, their […]

Davidson Rafailidis + Charlie O’Geen [BldgSci Lectures]

Mon Mar-02, 2:00-3:30pm @ Greene Gallery: DAVIDSON RAFAILIDIS, and CHARLIE O’GEEN. The 2020 Building Science Lecture Series exploring building sciences in the 21st Century continues this Monday, March 2nd at 2:00 in the Greene Gallery with two guest presentations. The first by Stephanie Davidson and Georg Rafailidis from Davidson Rafailidis; followed by architect Charlie O’Geen. […]

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.

Charles Heiler / Dandelion Energy [BldgSci Lecture]

Wed Feb-19, 12:30 – 1:30pm @ GR 101: CHARLES HEILER / DANDELION ENERGY. The 2020 Building Science Lecture Series exploring building sciences in the 21st Century will continue on Wednesday, February 19 at 12.30-1.30 pm in the Greene 101, with the lecture by Charles Hailer from Dandelion Energy. This lecture to open to the whole […]

KWK Promes / Anna Szewczyk

Thu Feb-13 6pm @ EMPAC: THE IDEA OF ARCHITECTURE / KWK PROMES This Thursday starts the Spring Lectures Series with a presentation by Anna Szewczyk from KWK Promes. The firm, founded by Robert Konieczny in Katowice, has become one of the most successful and recognizable Polish architectural studios. Nominated for the Mies Van Der Rohe […]

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 […]

Francis Kere [recent lecture]

Wed Nov-13 6pm @ EMPAC: WORK REPORT / FRANCIS KERE. Rensselaer School of Architecture will close its Fall 2019 Lecture Series this Wednesday November 13th, 6 pm at EMPAC, with the lecture “Work Report” by internationally-acclaimed architect Francis Kéré. Francis Kéré garnered critical praise from the beginning of his architectural practice when awarded the prestigious Aga Khan […]

Ed May / bldgtyp [BldgSci Lecture]

Thu Nov-14 1pm @ GR 101: ED MAY / bldgtyp. The 2019 Building Science Lecture Series exploring building sciences in the 21st Century continues on  Thursday, November 14th at 1pm in the Greene 101 with the lecture by Ed May from bldgtyp. This lecture is open to the whole school. Mr. May will be running […]

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 […]

Roth of Azulik [recent lecture]

Wed Nov-06 6pm @ EMPAC: ARCHITECTURE IN RELATION TO INDIGENOUS COMMUNITIES, NATURE AND ART / ROTH OF AZULIK. Screenwriter, film director, painter, entrepreneur and philanthropist, Eduardo Neira, better known as Roth, has created AZULIK, a brand that develops initiatives in the fields of hospitality, architecture, sustainability, wellness, gastronomy, art, fashion, luxury, design, creativity and innovation. […]

LOT-EK [Recent Lecture]

Tue Oct-29 6pm @ EMPAC: STACK / CUT: LOT-EK. LOT-EK is an award-winning architectural design studio based in New York and Naples, Italy. Founded in 1993 by Ada Tolla and Giuseppe Lignano, LOT-EK has been involved with commercial, institutional and residential projects globally. In addition, LOT-EK has conceived and executed exhibition design and site-specific installations […]

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 […]

Karlheinz Brandenburg [Acoustics Lecture]

Lecture: Architectural Acoustics Program – Mon Oct-21 10am @ Studio Beta / EMPAC: Karlheinz Brandenburg, founding director of the Fraunhofer Institute for Digital Media technology IDMT at Technische Universitat Ilmenau in Germany, will be the guest speaker.  The title of the talk is “Perfect Auditory Illusion over Loudspeakers and Headphones: How to use the Properties […]

Reiser + Umemoto [Recent Lecture]

Wed Oct-16 6pm @ EMPAC: BUILDING BEYOND PLACE / REISER + UMEMOTO. Reiser + Umemoto’s work is best understood not as a series of standalone projects, but rather as connected to a set of sustained inquiries across built and unbuilt proposals, which address a wider set of generational concerns ranging from multiple definitions of site […]

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 […]

Mae-ling Lokko at Housing The Human Festival, Berlin

Faculty News: MAE-LING LOKKO AT HOUSING THE HUMAN FESTIVAL / BERLIN. Associate Professor Mae-ling Lokko will be participating in the Housing The Human Festival to be held in Berlin from October 18th to 19th, 2019. “Housing the Human will unveil the results of five selected projects that tackle questions on how will we live in […]

Alumni Reception

Sat Nov-18, 3:30-4:30 PM @ GR Gallery: ALUMNI RECEPTION WITH DEAN EVAN DOUGLIS. Alumni Reception with Dean Evan Douglis, Saturday, Sept. 28, 3:30-4:30 p.m. in the Greene Gallery.  Come and see the Greene Building, catch up with friends, and hear about what’s new in the School.  Light refreshments.  (No charge)

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, […]

Life as collage: Inside the mind of Michael Oatman

“THE COLLABORATIVE” magazine feature interview with Prof. Michael Oatman.

Oatman & Russo at Hyde Collection, Glens Falls / NY

Michael Oatman and Rhett Russo are included in the 2019 “83rd Annual Exhibition of Artists of the Mohawk Hudson Region,” held this year at the Hyde Collection, a museum in Glens Falls, NY. The show runs from October 11- December 4. The opening is October 12, 5PM. Students with ID are free during normal museum […]

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 […]

Yael Erel / Brown Travel Fellowship Presentation

Mon Sep-16 6pm @ Greene Gallery: YAEL EREL: CONSTRUCTING REFLECTORS. Yael Erel’s Brown Travel Fellowship proposal aspired to research alternatives to digitally predict, construct and fabricate reflectors. The output of the fellowship explores moments in Erel’s travels to Switzerland through the construction of reflectors and their resulting light drawings.

F19 Brown Student Fellows

Mon Sep-9 6pm, Gallery: NILSEN – STEINMETZ – WARNER – WOOD_ Please join us this Monday, September 9th at 6PM for the first Brown Fellows presentation of the semester. Robert Nilsen (Norway), Maddie Steinmetz (Indonesia), Shelley Warner (Portugal) and Lindsey Wood (Scandinavian Cities) will present imagery from their travels/research, and discuss the process of becoming […]

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 […]

WeWork / Adam Koogler & Steven Rowland [BldgSci Lecture]

Thu Apr-18, 12:30pm @ Greene 101. WeWork / Adam Koogler & Steven Rowland_ WeWork is an American company that provides shared workspaces for technology startup subculture communities, and services for entrepreneurs, freelancers, startups, small businesses and large enterprises. Founded in 2010 has scaled to over 5000 employees serving 100,000 members in 86 cities all over […]

Angela Garcia Paredes / Paredes Pedrosa Arquitectos [Lecture & Exhibition]

LECTURE: Wed Apr-10, 6pm @ EMPAC. EXHIBITION: Apr-10 to 19 @ GR201. “The Dream of Space Produces Forms” / ANGELA GARCIA DE PAREDES (PAREDES PEDROSA) This lecture and accompanying exhibition are Paredes Pedrosa Arquitectos respond to the 2018 Venice Architecture Biennale’s theme of Freespace by focusing on the section –the architectural tool which explores the spatial […]

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.

FALL 2019 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 […]

Emily Grandstaff-Rice [Kornblut Lecture]

Mon Apr-8 6pm @ CBIS Auditorium. The Kornblut Lecture Series is designed to introduce students to legal issues they may face in their future practices This semester guest speaker is Emily Grandstaff-Rice ’99, an alum and practitioner in Boston. Ms. Grandstaff-Rice is Director At-Large of the AIA Board of Directors, where she has taken a […]

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 […]

Michael Oatman in “Return to Entry” show at Purdue University

Faculty News: April 4, 5:30PM at Ringel Gallery, Purdue University, Indiana. Associate Professor Michael Oatman is a featured artist in “Return to Entry,” an exhibition commemorating the 50th Anniversary of the historic Apollo 11 Moon Landing. In conjunction with the Barron A. Hilton Flight Archive at Purdue, Oatman is the first artist invited to work […]

RetrofitNY / Saul Brown [BldgSci Lecture]

Thu Mar-28, 12pm @ Greene 101: Retrofit_NY / Saul Brown. The second lecture for 2019 Building Science Lecture Series exploring building sciences in the 21st Century will be held on Thursday, March 28 at 12-1 pm in the Greene 101, with the lecture by Saul Brown from RetrofitNY focused on scaling, affordable net-zero energy buildings […]

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 […]

Haresh Lalvani [Recent Lecture]

Tue Apr-02 6PM @ EMPAC: “Shaping, Self-Shaping, Meta-Shaping” / HARESH LALVANI. Dr. Haresh Lalvani is a tenured professor of Architecture at Pratt Institute where he has influenced generations of designers, artists and architects. Known worldwide for his morphological, structural, and design innovations, Lalvani holds a Ph.D. in Architecture from the University of Pennsylvania and has […]

Seung H-Sang / Iroje [Recent Lecture]

Wed Apr-03, 6pm @ EMPAC: “Landscript” / SEUNG H-SANG (IROJE ARCHITECTS & PLANNERS) Seung H-Sang’s work is critically concerned with the ‘beauty of poverty’ in 20th century Western culture . He graduated from Seoul National University and studied at Technische Universitaet in Wien. He established his award winning practice “IROJE Architects & Planners” in 1989, […]

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 […]

Lydia Kallipoliti’s CLOSED WORLDS @ Los Angeles

The exhibition CLOSED WORLDS curated by Geofutures Co-Director Lydia Kallipoliti will open on Thursday March 7th, 6pm at WUHO Gallery ( 6518 Hollywood Blvd., Los Angeles). The exhibition opening will be complemented by a symposium organized by the LA Forum for Architecture and Urban Design moderated by Anthony Fontenot. Participants will include Marikka Trotter, Aaron […]

Milton Braga / MMBB [Recent Lecture]

Mon Mar-18 6PM @ EMPAC: “ARCHITECTURE & INFRASTRUCTURE”: MILTON BRAGA [MMBB]. Milton Braga is a founding partner of MMBB Arquitetos. Since its inception in 1991, MMBB has distinguished itself by the development of significant public and institutional projects, particularly in the area of urban design, earning recognition through numerous awards and exhibitions such as the […]

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 […]

Fall 2019 Lecture Series

John Hardy (Bamboo University), Reiser + Umemoto, LO-TEK, Roth of Azulik, and Diebedo Francis Kere. All events start 6:00pm at EMPAC (110 8th Street / Troy, NY). Admission is free.

S19 Building Science Lecture Series

Wed Feb-27 12:30pm @ Greene Gallery: SHARIF KHALJE (HEINTGES & ASSOC.) The inaugural lecture for 2019 Building Science Lecture Series exploring building sciences in the 21st Century will kickoff next Wednesday, February 27th, 12.30 pm in the Greene Gallery, with the lecture by Sharif Khalje, Heintges & Associates. This lecture to open to the whole school.  […]

Lydia Kallipoliti to lecture in London and Chicago

Assistant Professor Lydia Kallipoliti will be speaking in the Lecture Series of the Architectural Association (AA) in London and School of Art Institute of Chicago (SAIC). For more information, please click the links below: London: AA “New Canonical Histores” Lecture Series: https://www.aaschool.ac.uk/VIDEO/lecture.php?ID=3978 Chicago: SAIC / Mitchell Lecture Series: http://www.saic.edu/events/lydia-kallipoliti

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 […]

Drawing Workshop with Michael Webb (Archigram)

Fri Feb-1 to Sat Feb-2: TWO-DAYS CHARETTE WITH MICHAEL WEBB_ Students are invited to apply to join legendary architect Michael Webb (former member of Archigram) for a special charrette focused on drawing. The charrette will start on Friday, Feb. 1st, and conclude on Saturday, Feb. 2nd.  The Dean’s Office will inform the current studio instructors that […]

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 […]

Student work exhibition at Bialystok University of Technology / Poland.

Students News: On December 19th, 2018, an exhibition of student projects of Rensselaer School of Architecture, curated and organized by Lecturer Zbigniew Oksiuta, opened at the Faculty of Architectural of Bialystok University of Technology, Poland. The show will continue until January 31st, 2019.

“After Bottles” Pavilion awarded Honorable Mention

“After Bottles” Awarded Honorable Mention by the Architect’s Newspaper_ The “After Bottles: Second Lives” Pavilion has been awarded an Honorable Mention in the Best of Design Awards from the Architect’s Newspaper in the Research Category. “After Bottles: Second Lives” was produced by Rensselaer students in a vertical design studio during the spring 2018 was featured in […]

“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 […]

PIP Studio presents “The Wave” @ EMPAC

Dec-12, 7-9pm @ EMPAC / RPI. Free Admission: THE WAVE: AN IMMERSIVE SENSORY EXCHANGE._ This project was develop by the Production Installation Performance [PIP] Studio at Rensselaer School of Architecture and consist in an installation / performance that attempts to synthesize the human experience with data derived from the Jefferson Project’s sensor network data at […]

Lydia Kallipoliti book launch at Storefront for Art & Architecture / NYC

Thu Dec-6, 7pm @ Storefront for Art & Architecture (NYC): The Architecture of Closed Worlds / Lydia Kallipoliti_ Thursday December 6th, 7-9pm Storefront for Art & Architecture 97 Kenmare Street, NYC Admission is Free Please join Assistant Professor Lydia Kallipoliti in the presentation of her book The Architecture of Closed Worlds: Or, What is the Power of Shit? at […]

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 […]

[Book Release] Lydia Kallipoliti: The Architecture of Closed Worlds

Faculty News: BOOK RELEASE: Lydia Kallipoliti / “The Architecture of Closed Worlds”_ Geofutures Co-Director Lydia Kallipoliti, Ph.D., is author of the recently released book, The Architecture of Closed Worlds, published by Lars Muller Publishers. The book is in worldwide circulation, and was voted the top summer read by the Architect’s Newspaper. During the summer, Amazon […]

Daniel Libeskind [recent lecture]

Mon Nov-12 6pm @ EMPAC: DANIEL LIBESKIND: “Edge of Order”_ Daniel Libeskind is one of the foremost architects of our time, a self-proclaimed rebel celebrated for innovative, site-conscious designs, including the Jewish Museum Berlin and New York’s World Trade Center Redevelopment. He has also emerged as one of architecture’s most visible public ambassadors. In Edge […]

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!

Zbigniew Oksiuta at MSU Broad Museum / Matter(s) Matter(s)

Faculty News: Matter(s) Matter(s): Bridging Research in the Arts and Sciences Lecturer Zbigniew Oksiuta is featured in a group exhibition, “MATTER(S) matter(s)“, at the MSU Broad Museum that brings together new and recent projects by participants in the BRIDGE Artist-in-Residence Program at Michigan State University (MSU)— a three-year-long initiative connecting international, cutting-edge artists with faculty and […]

Nov-12 3pm: Information Session @ AIA Tampa Bay

On November 12 at 3pm, Rensselaer’s (RPI) School of Architecture will be holding an information session at the offices of the American Institute of Architects (AIA) in Tampa Bay. Mae-ling Lokko, an Assistant Professor and Director of the Building Science Program will be giving a presentation on RPI’s School of Architecture programs. Kim Headland, an […]

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 […]

Erik Frandsen [recent lecture]

Mon Nov-5 6pm @ EMPAC: ERIK FRANDSEN / LUNDGAARD & TRANBERG ARKITEKTER: “Connections “_ A partner at Danish architecture office, Lundgaard & Tranberg, Erik Frandsen will present on “Connections” this Monday, November 5th at 6PM at EMPAC. Lundgaard & Tranberg Architects strive to create projects that are elevated from the ordinary to the innovative, designing […]

F19 Positions Series : Emily Klein

Thursday, November 1st, 6:00pm @ Greene Library Seminar Room “Emily Klein”_ On Thursday, November 1st, 2018, the student-coordinated discussions series at Rensselaer, Positions Series, will host guest speaker, Emily Klein, a recent graduate of the SoA, now pursuing a Ph.D in Cognitive Science at RPI. “What’s next?” can be a daunting question for students as […]

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 […]

Response to “After Bottles; Second Lives” Pavilion

The pavilion “After Bottles; Second Lives” produced by Rensselaer students in a vertical design studio during the spring 2018 was featured in the Architect’s Newspaper and in Archinect. The studio was led by Professor Lydia Kallipoliti and included undergraduate students Adam Beres, Bryce Crawford, Amanda Esso, Reed Freeman, Emily Freeman, Jacob Laird, Deegan Lotz, Christopher […]

New Book by Professor Kallipoliti: The Architecture of Closed Worlds, Or, What is the Power of Shit (2018)

Professor Kallipoliti’s new book has just been published by Lars Muller Publishers/ Storefront for Art and Architecture and is available worldwide. The Architecture of Closed Worlds, Or, What is the Power of Shit (2018). The book documents a counter-history to sustainability and the rise of a new environmental consensus in the form of a synthetic […]

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 […]

Blast-Off! Christianna Bennett & Katrina Pacheco

Wed Oct. 17th, 6:00pm @ Greene Gallery Blast-Off! Discussion: BENNET & PACHECO Adjunct Professor Christianna Bennett and Adjunct Professor Katrina Pacheco will host this semester’s Blast-Off! Career Discussion Event. These two ladies will share their experiences in the male-dominated profession of architecture and explain how they ended up where they are today. Christianna Bennett is a […]

Spring 2019 Electives

Elective Courses available: ARCH4020.01 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 […]

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.

Baker, Flahive, & Vollas [Brown’s Fellowship]

Talk: Mon Sept 24, Greene Gallery @6pm | Show: Sept 24-28, GR201 Kelsey Baker, Victoria Flahive, and Maria Vollas, students recipients of the Robert S. Brown Traveling Fellowship, will present a three-part exhibition on their recent travel experiences abroad. Their exhibitions will be on display from September 24th-28thth in Greene 201. The September 24th presentation will begin at 6:00 […]

Cody Seipp’18 final project featured in Dezeen

Student News: Recent BArch graduate, Cody Seipp, had his final project for Amazon’s “hyper-designed” headquarters in Detroit featured in the influential architecture and design website, Dezeen. Seipp’s project imagines the city of Detroit in 2051 after the major redevelopment orchestrated by the retail giant, Amazon. This futuristic condition offers an alternative outcome to real-life events. Although Detroit […]

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 […]

Alison Notation’21 wins Sheng Fund Scholarship

Student News: BArch Sophomore Alison Notation was awarded the Sheng Fund Scholarship by the Connecticut Architecture Foundation, receiving a $5,000 prize. This memorial scholarship fund was established in 1997 by the Sheng family memory of Suzanne Sheng who was a Connecticut architect working with James Lawler, FAIA at the time of her death. The first […]

Kathryn Prigmore’78 on Black Women in Arch.

Alumni News: KATHRYN PRIGMORE’78: “Black Women in Architecture: A History of Activism” Friday June 22nd, 11am S9 Architecture: 460 West 34th St., 20th Floor, NYC Admission is Free Kathryn Prigmore ’78 will be one of the speakers at the African American Architects 50 Years After Whitney M. Young’s AIA Address to be held Friday, 6/22, at 11 a.m. at S9 […]

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 […]

RPI Grand Marshal is Architecture Student Headed to Tesla for Internship

Student News Stephanie Warner: new GM and Tesla Intern_  Stefanie Warner, the first Architecture student to become Grand Marshal in about 30 years, is headed to Tesla as an intern for the summer. Stefanie said a friend who works in California suggested that she apply for an internship with Tesla, and she did it as […]

India/Italy Exhibition

Wed April -11 6pm @ Greene 201: India/Italy Exhibition Rensselaer Architecture hosted an exhibition on the recent Study Abroad programs in India and Italy. Students who traveled in the past year to India (Spring ’17) and Italy (Fall ’18) shared their inspiring work and life-changing experiences with the school in the form of models, drawings […]

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, […]

ISATMA 2018 @ CRAIVE Lab

Sunday May-20, 2-6pm @ CRAIVE: ISATMA 2018: Expanding the Improvising Community across Abilities, Bodies and Cultures. Participate! Experience! Create! The International Symposium on Assistive Technology for Music and Art (ISATMA) is devoted to new technologies and artistic concepts that provide artists across abilities access to creative tools for making multimedia works. It addresses adaptive interfaces […]

“History of Ecological Design” by Lydia Kallipoliti

Faculty News: Assistant Professor Lydia Kallipoliti published the online textbook “History of Ecological Design” for Oxford English Encyclopedia of Environmental Science. Undergraduate BArch student Emily Klein was the research assistant to this project. The textbook could be accessed following this link.

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. […]

2018 FINAL PROJECT REVIEWS

SPRING FINAL REVIEWS: B.Arch and M.Arch Professional Programs.

Michael Webb [Recent Lecture]

Mon Apr-23 6pm @ EMPAC Theater: MICHAEL WEBB: “True Green, Ice Cores, and the Representation of Infinity”_ Michael Webb is an English Architect who studied architecture at the then Regent Street Polytechnic School of Architecture (now the University of Westminster) from 1953 to 1972. A project he designed during his fourth year at the Polytechnic found […]

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 […]

Fall 2018 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 […]

Alicia Imperiale: “La Triennale Occupata” (ArchiteXX Talk)

Thu April-12 6PM @ Greene Library: ALICIA IMPERIALE: “La Triennale Occupata: The Occupation of the XIV Milan Triennial of 1968″_ Presented by Alicia Imperiale, PhD, Lecturer, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. Respondent: Lydia Kallipoliti, Assistant Professor, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. Pizza will be served. This talk examines the theme of activism in Italy in the period leading up […]

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/

Open Studio @ CRAIVE Lab

FRIDAY, APRIL 13th, 6-8.30pm: OPEN STUDIO @ CRAIVE Lab Hosted by faculty Carla Leitao. The CRAIVE Lab is located at 250 Jordan Rd, Troy, NY, 12180, in RPI’s Tech Park. Next to the Children’s Science Museum. Entrance door sign: “ERL – Emergent Reality Laboratory” The CRAIVE Lab facility is a 360 degree, 39’x32’ visual and […]

S18 Positions Series : Culture

Wednesday, April 4th, 4:00pm @ Greene Gallery “Culture”_ On Wednesday, April 4th, 2018, the student-coordinated discussions series at Rensselaer, Positions Series, will host “Culture,” with guest speaker Chris Cornelius, leader of research and idea-driven practice, studio:indigenous, in Milwaukee. He will be presenting along with faculty Michael Oatman. The heavily- concentrated work of Cornelius is based […]

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” […]

RPI CANstruction

2018 RPI CANstruction_ RPI CANstruction, an Architecture student group, is fundraising for a March 27th build day. CANstruction is a fundraising/design-build competition where local architecture and engineering firms 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 […]

Portfolio Review Session

Friday, March-23,  1-4pm @ Greene Gallery: PORTFOLIO REVIEW SESSION. A group of our faculty and architecture practitioners from around the region, will review student portfolios and offer suggestions.  Students will spend 5 minutes with each reviewer, and then will move on to the next one.  This format will enable students to receive critiques and suggestions […]

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 […]

Blast-Off! Gustavo Crembil & Fleet Hower

Wed Mar. 7th, 6:00pm @ Greene Gallery Blast-Off! Discussion: CREMBIL & HOWER Associate Professor Gustavo Crembil and Lecturer Fleet Hower will host this semester’s Blast-Off! Career Discussion Event. The conversation will be centered around the their career paths and how they ended up where they are today. Gustavo Crembil received his a professional Diploma of  […]

Lydia Kallipoliti at GSAPP Columbia University

Assistant Professor and Geofutures Co-Director, Lydia Kallipoliti, will present on Tuesday, March 20th at GSAPP Columbia University. She will be a guest at the seminar Speculative City: Crisis, Uncertainty, and Projections in Architecture, and speak about the genealogy of closed resources and prototypes of the last century, among other things. Lydia Kallipoliti is an architect, engineer and scholar. She […]

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 […]

Bedford Workshop DEADLINE

DUE Fri Mar-9, 4pm: 2018 Bedford Workshop_ TOKYO and KYOTO– The Bedford Initiative, which promotes trans-disciplinary study in architecture and engineering, has announced the destinations of the annual travel workshop taking place May 20-30, 2018. Six architecture students and six engineering students will travel and study with Visiting Professor Holger Schulze-Ehring (Buro Ehring Engineering) in Tokyo and […]

Brown’s Travel Fellowship Winners Announced

2018 Robert S. Brown ’52 Travel Fellowship Winners: This travel program was established in 1988 by Mrs. Helen C. Brown in loving memory of her son, Robert S. Brown ʼ52, a 1952 graduate of Rensselaerʼs School of Architecture. The fund is intended to expand the educational opportunities and broaden the cultural base available to Rensselaerʼs […]

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 […]

ROSE OCEAN: Living With Duchamp, Grand Opening

Sat FEB-17, 5pm @ The Tang Museum, Skidmore College ROSE OCEAN: LIVING WITH DUCHAMP, Grand Opening Marcel Duchamp is arguably the most influential artist of the 20th century. For the past decade, SoA professor Michael Oatman has taught a 2-credit course entitled ‘Duchamp Seminar: Anarchism Umped.’ Described as “a history/theory course where we make things,” […]

Sara Bronin “Building Relationships, Building Cities” [Recent Lecture]

Thur FEB-22, 6pm @ Biotech Auditorium: KORNBLUT MEMORIAL LECTURE: Sara C. Bronin Ms. Bronin will discuss “Building Relationships, Building Cities” Sara C. Bronin is a Mexican-American attorney and architect, and the Thomas F. Gallivan Chair of Real Property Law at UConn Law School. She researches topics at the intersection of law and architecture, including zoning, […]

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

Student Zachary Pearson Recognized in International Design Competition

RPI Student Zachary Pearson and team Recognized in International Design Competition Rensselaer School of Architecture’s Zachary Pearson, along with Seizen Uehara, Belèn Pizarro, and Àngela Ferrero from Universidad Nacional de Cordoba (UNC, Argentina), entered ISARCH’s International Competition for architecture students. This past week, it was announced that they received Special Honorable Mention as one of […]

SNAPSHOTS FROM THE STUDIOS

With a broad and interdisciplinary approach to education, Rensselaer School of Architecture is preparing its students to design a better future (Jane Gottlieb / Rensselaer Alumni Magazine / Fall 2018).

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 […]

[Recent Lecture] Skylar Tibbits

Wed Nov 29th – Concert Hall [Lecture] Skylar Tibbits: Self-Assembly & Programmable Materials Skylar Tibbits is currently director of the Self-Assembly Lab at MIT where his research focuses on self-assembly and programmable material technologies for novel manufacturing, products and construction processes. He is currently a Research Scientist in MIT’s Department of Architecture, teaching graduate and undergraduate design […]

Rozana Montiel [Recent Lecture]

Wed Oct 30th – EMPAC Theater: ROZANA MONTIEL: “Inhabiting Different Species of Spaces”_ Rozana Montiel is a Mexican designer and founder of Estudio de Arquitectura, a Mexico-based interdisciplinary firm that focuses on architectural design, artistic re-conceptualizations of space, and the public domain. Her current research includes developing theories in housing, public spaces, and the potential or mobility […]

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 […]

Blast-Off! Michael Oatman & Stefano Passeri

Wed Oct. 25th, 6:30pm @ Commons Dining Hall TV Room. Blast-Off! Discussion: OATMAN & PASSERI Associate Professor Michael Oatman and Lecturer Stefano Passeri will host this semester’s Blast-Off! Career Discussion Event. Both will talk about their career paths and how they have arrived at where they are today. Michael Oatman will talk about his early […]

Spring 2018 Electives

Elective Courses available:   ARCH4020.01 / 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 […]

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 […]

Quingyun Ma [Recent Lecture]

Wed Oct 4th – EMPAC Theater: QINGYUN MA: “C.A.N. Project”_ Qingyun Ma is a designer principal at the renowned MADA s.p.a.m. architecture firm, and currently an educator at the University of Southern California. As an internationally involved designer, Ma has become a leader in the field and commands an understanding of modern issues in global urbanization. […]

Spring 2019 Lecture Series

Mark Jensen, Milton Braga (MMBB), Haresh Lalvani, Seung H-Sang (Iroje A&P), and Angeles Garcia de Paredes (Paredes Pedrosa). All events start 6:00pm at EMPAC (110 8th Street / Troy, NY). Admission is free.

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 […]

Crembil, Kallipoliti and Perry at “Ambiguous Territory”

Faculty News: Professors Gustavo Crembil, Lydia Kallipoliti, and Chris Perry recently participated in the symposium/exhibition Ambiguous Territory: Architecture, Landscape, and the Postnatural at the University of Michigan, which was also co-organized by Chris Perry. Ambiguous Territory: Architecture, Landscape, and the Postnatural is a symposium and concurrent exhibition that situates contemporary discourses and practices of architecture and landscape within the […]

Jim Van Duyne shows “Something Familiar”

Friday, Sep-29 5-9pm. Troy’s Art Center: “SOMETHING FAMILIAR” at Troy’s Art Center_ James Van Dyne, fabrication lab supervisor at SoA RPI, and New Paltz artist Roger Bisbing are currently presenting their joint-exhibition “Something Familiar” at the main gallery of The Arts Center of the Capital Region in downtown Troy. Objects and arrangements depict spatial situations […]

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 […]

SO-IL [Recent Lecture]

Wed Sep 20th – Theater [Lecture] SO-IL: Order, Edge, Aura SO–IL (Solid Objectives – Idenburg Liu) is an award winning architectural design firm based in New York. SO-IL designs and produces spaces for creativity, innovation, culture, learning and living around the world. Founded in 2008 by Florian Idenburg of the Netherlands and Jing Liu of China, and joined […]

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 […]

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 […]

Constitution Day September 17th

Sept 15-18, Greene Building: Constitution Day Display in Greene Library   Did you know that the US Constitution has a total of 4,400 words and is the oldest and shortest written Constitution of a major government? On September 17th we commemorate the signing of the US Constitution which took place in 1787. Stop by the […]

Sarah Reynolds (Browns Fellowship Presentation)

Talk: Mon Sept 18 / Show: Sept 18-22 / SARAH REYNOLDS: ‘ CUSHIONS WE EMBROIDERED”_ Student recipient of the Robert S. Brown Traveling Fellowship Sarah Reynolds will present “Cushions We Embroidered” in a talk on Monday, September 18 6pm in the Greene Gallery. Her accompanying exhibition will take place September 18th-22nd in Greene 201. “Cushions We […]

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 […]

Mentorship Program : Welcome Celebration

Mon Sep. 11th, 6:30pm – 7:30pm @ Gallery: MENTORSHIP PROGRAM : WELCOME CELEBRATION_ Next Monday, September 11th 6:30pm, in the Gallery, the Rensselaer Chapter of the National Organization of Minority Architecture Students (NOMAS) will host the 2017 Mentorship Program Welcome Celebration. First Year Students will have the opportunity to meet their mentor, the rest of […]

SoA design-build projects among the best worldwide

ArchDaily has highlighted two recent pavilions constructed by Rensselaer School of Architecture students. The pavilions are comprised of upcycled, organic materials and hold a great significant in a global context. These projects are a result of design-build studios led by Gustavo Crembil, Mae-Ling Lokko, Anna Dyson, Demetrios Comodromos and Josh Draper. LINK: The Best Student […]

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 […]

Kallipoliti to speak at Innovation Congress

24-25 May 2017, Barcelona KALLIPOLITI TO SPEAK AT INNOVATION CONGRESS, BARCELONA Assistant Professor Lydia Kallipoliti will speak at the Innovation Congress, a two-day debate marathon to reframe change and innovation in architecture as plural, non-linear, and political. The Congress is curated by Andrés Jaque / Office for Political Innovation and will take place May 24-25th at […]

Kallipoliti & Perry at Exhibition “Tomorrows”

16 May-16 July, 2017 @ Onassis Cultural Center, Athens Kallipoliti & Perry at Exhibition “Tomorrows” Professors Chris Perry, in collaboration with Cathryn Dwyre, and Lydia Kallipoliti in collaboration with Andreas Theodoridis, are participating in the exhibition “Tomorrows: Urban Fictions for Possible Futures” organized by the Onassis Cultural Center in Athens, Greece. Undergraduate architecture students Erica Vinson, Xueping Li, Seraphim Le […]

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 / LEITAO Section

Final Review: Fri April-28 / CRAIVE Lab 10-6pm: PERCEPTION: CONTROL/OPS ROOM_ CARLA LEITAO section Students: Julianne Alvarez – Peini Chen – Yuan Ji – Flavia Macchiavello – Amy Masie – Kenya Narvaez – Pu Pang – James Regnier – Nicholas Tario – Kristen Van Gilst – Ian Welsh – Adeline Williams – Ellen Wong. Faculty: […]

Final Review: Master Thesis / GEOFUTURES

Final Review: Thu April-27 / Gallery 12-6pm: ARCHITECTURE IN THE ANTHROPOCENE_ GEOFUTURES Students: Stephanie Breslin – Surabhi Gokhale – Schuyler Klein – Zhenhuan Li – Milton Major – Xiaoyu Wu Faculty: Chris Perry Guest Critics: Mike Silver (University of Buffalo). SoA Critics:David Bell – Ivi Diamantopoulou – Nancy Diniz – Fleet Hower – Edwin Liu […]

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 […]

Final Review: Final Project / DE LUNA Section

Final Review: Mon April-24 / Gallery 12-6pm: POWER / CONTROL: POLITICS OF SPACE_ BRIAN DE LUNA section Students: Dariga Akhmetova – James Bradley – Christopher Chitnis – Kevin Conlin – Joseph Dana – Elyse DeRuzzio – Jesse Goguen – Elizabeth Graham – Qiaoyue Liu – Elizabeth Robison – Abby Speight-Robitaille – Brandon Terry – Erik […]

SPRING 2017 FINAL REVIEWS

Final Reviews Schedule: FINAL PROJECT & MASTER THESIS_ All reviews at the School of Architecture (Greene Building), except those at Craive Lab (Rensselaer Technology Park, 250 Jordan Rd, Troy NY). Monday April-24 12-6, Greene Gallery Power / Control: Politics of Space Students: Dariga Akhmetova – James Bradley – Christopher Chitnis – Kevin Conlin – Joseph […]

[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 […]

MArch student Billi Ugbode wins AAUW fellowship

Student News: MArch student, Billi Ugbode, was recently notified of her acceptance to receive the AAUW selected professions scholarship. Winners could win anywhere from $5,000 to $18,000 in scholarship funds. Billi was awarded the maximum amount and plans to use it to create a “stellar” thesis project. Founded in 1881, The American Association of University Women’s is one […]

Talk: How to Get a Job

Wed April-19, 6pm @  Greene Gallery: “HOW TO GET A JOB” _ Bryan Kim, Adjunct Professor With experience working for firms like Tod Williams Billie Tsien Architects, Cesar Pelli and Chu+Gooding Architects, Bryan Kim will give a presentation about his path to becoming an architect along with practical advice about portfolios, interviews, internships and salary negotiations. […]

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 – […]

Fall 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 […]

Discussion: Rural Urban Framework / What About the Rural?

Wed April 19, 5:30 – 6:30pm @ CASE: WHAT ABOUT THE RURAL? / Joshua Bolchover (Rural Urban Framework)_ On Wednesday, April 19th 2017 (5:30 – 6:30pm), the student-coordinated discussions series at Rensselaer, Positions Series, will host “What about the Rural?” with guest speaker Joshua Bolchover of Rural Urban Framework. The event will be held at […]

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 […]

Kallipoliti at Design Against Denial

April 8, 2017 @ The City University of New York Kallipoliti Moderating at Design Against Denial Symposium Assistant Professor Lydia Kallipoliti is moderator of a panel at Design Against Denial: Tactics to Build Resistance and Recover Knowledge as Empowerment. The symposium will tackle questions of post-truth and denial of scientific evidence in relation to the alarming climatic […]

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.

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 […]

Bedford Workshop: Application DEADLINE

Applications Due Monday April 10, 2:00pm: 2017 Bedford Workshop Announced_ ZURICH, STUTTGART, BERLIN – The Bedford Initiative, which promotes trans-disciplinary study in architecture and engineering, has announced the destinations of the annual travel workshop taking place May 21-30, 2017. Six architecture students and six engineering students will travel and study with Visiting Professor Holger Schulze-Ehring (Buro Ehring Engineering) in […]

[CANCELLED] Lecture: Pezo Von Ellrichshausen

[This lecture has been cancelled due to unforeseen circumstances] Thu April 6th, 6pm @ EMPAC Theater: PEZO – VON ELLRICHSHAUSEN: SPATIAL STRUCTURE _ Pezo Von Ellrichshausen is an art and architecture studio established in Concepcion, southern Chile, in 2002 by Mauricio Pezo and Sofia Von Ellrichshausen. They have been the curators of the Chilean pavilion at the […]

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 […]

NOMAS / RPI Meeting

Tue Apr. 4th, 6:00pm – 7:00pm @ Gallery: MEETING: NOMAS RPI CHAPTER_ This Tuesday, April 4th 6:00pm, in the Gallery, the Rensselaer Chapter of the National Organization of Minority Architecture Students (NOMAS) will host a meeting to discuss the objectives & goals of the chapter for the upcoming school year, open chairperson positions, and the […]

Discussion: LOT-EK / Upcycling Intelligence

Tue April 4, 4:30 / 5:40pm @ SoA Greene Library “UPCYCLING INTELLIGENCE”: student discussion with LOT-EK On Tuesday, April 4th 2017 (4:30 – 5:40pm), the student-coordinated discussions series at Rensselaer, Positions Series, will host “Upcycling Intelligence,” in the Greene Library seminar with guest speakers Ada Tolla and Giuseppe Lignano (founding principles of LOT-EK) The presentation will […]

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 […]

Blast-Off! Nancy Diniz & Rhett Russo

Wed March 29rd, 6:00pm @ GR120: BLAST-OFF! Discussion: DINIZ & RUSSO Assistant Professor Nancy Diniz and Assistant Professor & Undergraduate Chair Rhett Russo will host this semester’s Blast-Off! Career Discussion event. The event is set for Wednesday, March 29th at 6:00 p.m. in the Greene 120. Nancy Diniz and Rhett Russo will share information about […]

S17 Career Fair

Wed March-28, 12-4pm, Greene Gallery: 2017 ANNUAL CAREER FAIR_ Rensselaer School of Architecture host this event to give students the opportunity to meet with leading architectural firms. This year’s fair will take place on Wednesday March 28th from noon to 4PM in the Greene Gallery. All undergraduate and graduate students are welcome and encouraged to attend. See […]

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 Film: The Inside Story of Grimshaw in 12 Buildings

Mon Mar 27th, 6pm @ EMPAC Theater: SOME KIND OF JOY: THE INSIDE STORY OF GRIMSHAW IN TWELWE BUILDINGS_ In 2001, Sir Nicholas Grimshaw and his practice won the architectural competition for the design of EMPAC. Throughout the building’s construction, the collaboration between Grimshaw Architects, now just Grimshaw, and Rensselaer was very close in all […]

Ellen Wong wins mention at student design competition

Student News: B. ARCH STUDENT ELLEN WONG AWARDED MENTION AT HOUSE COMPETITION_ Senior B.Arch. student Ellen Wong was recently awarded a honorable mention for her proposal “Billboard House” at the house competition “Hollywood: The Last House on Mulholland: An Iconic Home beneath the Sign”. The prestigious jury was composed by Tom Mayne (Morphosis), Jimenez Lai (Bureau Spectacular), […]

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 […]

Recent Lecture: Kunlé Adeyemi

Wed Mar 8th, 6pm @ EMPAC Concert Hall: “Waterfront Atlas”: KUNLÉ ADEYEMI. Kunlé Adeyemi is an architect, designer and urbanist, and founder of the firm NLÉ.. His recent work includes ‘Makoko Floating School’, an innovative, prototype, floating structure located on the lagoon heart of Lagos, Nigeria’s largest city. This acclaimed project is part of the extensive […]

Carla Leitao at ACSA / Detroit (Sat 03/27)

Faculty News: CARLA LEITAO TO CHAIR PANEL AT ACSA MEETING. On Saturday March 27th, 3:30pm at the ACSA 105th Annual Meeting in Detroit, Lecturer Carla Leitao and partner Ed Keller will chair the “Addressability” panel / topic. For more information about the ACSA Meeting, please click these links > Information – Schedule – Topics Addressability Topic Chairs: Carla Leitao, Rensselaer […]

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.  […]

Diniz and Leitao at Material Interactions

Faculty News: NANCY DINIZ AND CARLA LEITAO AT ‘MATERIAL INTERACTIONS’ SYMPOSIUM. Assistant Professor Nancy Morgado Diniz and Lecturer Carla Leitao will participate as panel speakers at the  ‘Material Interactions’ A Symposium Focusing on the Current and Future Impacts of Sensing, Actuation, and Robotic Technologies in Design, to be held at City College of New York, […]

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 […]

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: […]

S17 Positions Series : Trauma, Memory and Architecture

Monday, February 27th, 6:30-7:30pm @ Greene Main Gallery “Trauma, Memory and Architecture”_ On Monday, February 27th, 2017 (6:30-7:30pm), the student-coordinated discussions series at Rensselaer, Positions Series, will host “Trauma, Memory and Architecture,” in the main gallery of the Greene Building with guest speaker Michael Arad, partner at Handel Architect and designer of the World Trade […]

S17 Positions Series : Permeable Domesticity

Thursday, February 16th, 3:00-4:30pm @ Greene Main Gallery “Permeable Domesticity”_ On Thursday, February 16th, 2017 (3:00-4:30pm), the student-coordinated discussions series at Rensselaer, Positions Series, will host “Permeable Domesticity,” in the main gallery of the Greene Building with guest speaker Eran Chen. The presentation will be followed by a round-table discussion. Please email any questions about […]

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 […]

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.

Lydia Kallipoliti wins ACSA Creative Achievement Award

Faculty News: Lydia Kallipoliti Receives ACSA Creative Achievement Award. Assistant Professor Dr. Lydia Kallipoliti is recipient of a Creative Achievement Award from the Association of Collegiate Schools of Architecture (ACSA), which announced the 2016-2017 Architectural Education Award Winners this month. The award was granted for the project CLOSED WORLDS, which opened as an exhibition last February […]

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 […]

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.

Gustavo Crembil guest edits Media-N Journal special issue

Associate Professor Gustavo Crembil, in collaboration with Paula Gaetano Adi (RISD), have edited a special issue of the Media-N Journal of the New Media Caucus . “Mestizo Technology: Art, Design, and Technoscience in Latin America” was the proposed editorial framework with the intention of employing a lens merging notions of “mestizaje” and new technologies to […]

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 […]

Discussion with Urban Think Tank

Thursday, April 13th, 6:00-7:30pm @ Greene Main Gallery “WORKING IN A DITCH”: Urban Think Tank_ 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 […]

Contemporary Design Conference

Tue Nov 8, 2-6pm @ EMPAC: “DARK MATTER AND THE SECRET LIVES OF OBJECTS.” A Contemporary Design Conference featuring: Dirk Vander Kooij combines tradition and technology; mixing manual work and digital robot technique every piece of furniture is produced as a special industrial “unicum”. He is not interested in standardization or mass production, but in a way […]

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, […]

F16 Positions Series : Zago Architecture

Thursday, November 17th, 7:00pm On Thursday, November 17th, 2016 the student-coordinated discussions series at Rensselaer, Positions Series, will host a conversation with Los Angeles-based architect Andrew Zago Zago Architecture, Inc is based in Los Angeles. The firm has completed projects in the US and Korea and its work has appeared internationally in books, professional journals […]

Oksiuta at Biological Art Residency, University at Buffalo

Lecturer Zbigniew Oksiuta‘s project ‘New Soil – New Building Material’ has been sponsored by Coalesce, a hybrid studio laboratory dedicated to enabling hands-on creative engagement with the tools and technologies of the life sciences, based at the University at Buffalo. With Solan Morse of GEM (Genome, Environment and Microbiome at UB), the aim of Oksiuta’s work is to […]

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 […]

Recent Lecture: Marc Fornes + Will Laufs

Wed Oct 27th 6pm- EMPAC Concert Hall “Ouvrage D’Art: The Art of Prototypica” Marc Fornes is a registered Architect DPLG and founder of THEVERYMANY™, a New York based studio engaging Art and Architecture through the filter of systematic research and development into applied Computer Science and Digital Fabrication. His prototypical structures and unique organic environments […]

Blast-Off! Discussion: Perry & Kallipoliti

Wed Oct-26, 6pm @ Greene Gallery This semester’s Blast-Off! Career Discussion conversation will take place on Wednesday, October 26th, from 6-7:30pm in the Greene Gallery. Professors Chris Perry and Lydia Kallipoliti will share their career paths with students and discuss a variety of career as well as graduate options. This is an informal event and […]

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 […]

Kallipoliti and Theodoridis at Istanbul Biennal

Oct 22 – Nov 20, Istanbul, Turkey: Lydia Kallipoliti & Andreas Theodoridis Exhibit at 3rd Istanbul Design Biennial. Assistant Professor Lydia Kallipoliti and PhD Candidate Andreas Theodoridis are participating at the 2016 Istanbul Design Biennial organized by the Istanbul Foundation for Arts and Culture (IKSV) in Turkey. Their project “Guinea Pigs: A Minor History of […]

Nancy Diniz at 2016 ACADIA Conference

Oct. 27-29, Ann Arbor, Michigan: Nancy Diniz Presents Two Projects at ACADIA Conference. Assistant Professor Nancy Diniz will present two projects at the 2016 ACADIA conference “Posthuman Frontiers: Data, Designers and Cognitive Machines” taking place October 27th-29th in Ann Arbor, Michigan. The conference seeks to explore recent work within the current trend in computational design to develop […]

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. […]

Spring 2017 CASE Info Session

Wed Oct 5th, 6pm @ GR120 CASE Information Session with Demetrios Comodromos Professor of Practice Demetrios Comodromos will be hosting an information session on the Spring 2017 CASE semester in New York City. The info session will cover applications, accomodations, opportunities while at CASE, and any questions students may have. Students eligible to apply are 3rd […]

Lydia Kallipoliti & Rhett Russo at “Aesthetic Activism” [YSoA]

Oct 13-15, Yale School of Architecture Professors Lydia Kallipoliti & Rhett Russo at Yale “Aesthetic Activism” Symposium Assistant Professors Lydia Kallipoliti and Rhett Russo will be participating as panelist at The J. Irwin Miller Symposium “Aesthetic Activism” this October 15th, 2016 at Yale School of Architecture. “Aesthetic Activism” explores emerging positions that cast aesthetics as the primary […]

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 […]

Jennifer Lema [Browns Fellowship]

SHOW: Sept 19-23, GR 201; TALK: Sept 21, 6pm @ Greene Gallery On September 21st, Jennifer Lema (B.Arch) will present her Browns Fellowship titled Atma Effect: Sensitizing and Connecting the Creative Youth to the Millowner’s Building. Lema’s lecture will be followed by an opening reception to her exhibition in Greene 201. Jennifer Lema (B.Arch): Atma Effect: : Sensitizing and Connecting […]

McGuire & Starkloff [Browns Presentation]

SHOW: Sept 12-16, GR 201; TALK: Sept 12, 6pm @ Greene Gallery From September 12-16th, the two-part exhibition of recent Robert S. Brown Traveling Fellowship recipients Emily McGuire and Chendru Starkloff will be on display at the Greene Building. The September 12th presentation will begin at 6:00 pm in the Greene Gallery, where both students will lecture about their experiences and studies abroad followed by a reception […]

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, […]

Gustavo Crembil at FAUDI / UNC (Argentina)

Fall’16 Latin American Program: Associate Prof. Gustavo Crembil will lecture tonight Tuesday August 23, 6:30PM at the Facultad de Arquitectura, Urbanismo y Diseno / Universidad Nacional de Cordoba (FAUDI / UNC), Argentina. This lecture is organized within the framework of “Utopias Facticas”, the SoA/RPI + FAUDI/UNC joint-design-studio currently in progress.

Architecture students at PLEA Conference

Students News: Architecture Students at Passive & Low Energy Conference. Assistant Professor Alexandra Rempel, graduate students Mae-Ling Lokko, Naomi Keena, Kenton Phillips, and Mohamed Aly Etman, and undergraduate student Zachary Pearson from the Rensselaer School of Architecture presented papers at the Passive and Low Energy Architecture (PLEA) Conference in Los Angeles, California. PLEA is a commitment to the development, documentation, […]

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 […]

Design Intelligence Annual Survey

DesignIntelligence Annual Survey. DEADLINE: JUNE 10TH. If you are a student, click here: Student_Architecture_Survey If you are an Architectural Firm, click here: Firms_Architecture_Survey Dear Students, Alumni and Friends As Dean of Rensselaer’s School of Architecture, I am writing to encourage you participate in the DesignIntelligence yearly survey of schools of architecture. Every year, DesignIntelligence issues rankings of […]

Professor Nancy Diniz Exhibits at EYEBEAM

TALK: Wed. Apr 27,  GR Gallery @ 6:00 pm; SHOW: Apr 25-29, GR 201 Professor Nancy Diniz Exhibits at EYEBEAM “Eyebeam opens its studios to the public for a two week show of recent projects exploring concepts of scale. These projects, the result of six months of research, share an ability to switch with ease […]

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 […]

2016 FINAL PROJECT REVIEW

SPRING 2016 FINAL PROJECT REVIEW SCHEDULE Tue. May 3rd Geofutures: Chris Perry section @ Greene Gallery, 10-5pm Jury: Octavie Berendschot, Stan Allen Architects; Cathryn Dwyre, Pratt; Nancy Campbell, HASS; Brandon Costelloe-Kuehn SoA Jury: David Bell, Lydia Kallipoliti, Stefano Passeri, Anna WeichselVictoria Bell Hailey Beyer Amy Gecelter Emily Judson Fraser Lea Joseph Marchiafava Michael Miwa Nicholas […]

Adaptive Technology for Music and Art

Sat May 14, 1-4pm @ RPI CRAIVE Lab: The 4th annual International Symposium on Adaptive Technology for Music and Art_ Featuring Artists and Musicians with Physical Limitations. The 4th annual International Symposium on Adaptive Technology for Music and Art is scheduled for Saturday, May 14 from 1 to 4 p.m. at the CRAIVE Lab at […]

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 […]

[recent lecture] STELARC

Mon May 2nd – Theater STELARC: “The Involuntary, the Automated and the Uncanny: Zombies, Cyborgs and Chimeras”_ STELARC (Stelios Arcadiou) is an Australian performance artist, born in Limassol, island of Cyprus. After moving to Australia, he studied Arts and Craft at T.S.T.C., Art and Technology at CAUTECH and M.R.I.T., Melbourne University. Stelarc has taught Art […]

[Kornblut Lecture] David Kasakoff: “How to Think Like a Lawyer”

Mon. Apr 25, 6:00pm @ CBIS 2016 KORNBLUT LECTURE: “How to Think Like a Lawyer: A Practical Guide to Managing Risk” David Kasakoff, Esq. David B. Kosakoff, Esq., LEED AP of Sinnreich Kosakoff & Messina LLP will offer a seminar on risk management for architects in the Biotech Auditorium Monday, April 25th at 6:00pm. 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 […]

India/Italy Exhibit

Wed Apr. 20th, 6:00pm @ GR201 India/Italy Exhibit This Wednesday at 6:00pm, Professors David Bell and Zbigniew Oksiuta will host an exhibition on their recent abroad programs to India and Italy. Students and faculty are invited to come learn about the semester- abroad programs and hear the experiences of fellow students who most recently visited these parts of the […]

Mestizo Robotics at EMPAC Studio 2

Friday April 15, 3pm @ EMPAC Studio 2: This Friday, April 15, 2016 3-5pm will be the final presentation of Mestizo Robotics, an interdisciplinary project developed in collaboration with students from the schools of Architecture and Engineering as part of Art_X@Rensselaer. Mestizo Robotics aimed to develop a community of interconnected spherical robots that explore 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 […]

[Recent Lecture] Mitchell Joachim

Mon April 18th, 6pm @ EMPAC Concert Hall “Bio-Hacking and Urban Architecture”: MITCHELL JOACHIM/TERREFORM ONE Mitchell Joachim is the Co-Founder of Terreform ONE and an Associate Professor of Practice at NYU. Formerly, he was an architect at the offices of Frank Gehry and I.M. Pei. He is a TED Senior Fellow and has been awarded fellowships with […]

[recent lecture] Annabelle Selldorf

Mon Mar 28th, 6pm @ EMPAC Theater “Common Ground”: ANNABELLE SELLDORF Annabelle Selldorf is the Principal of Selldorf Architects. Born and raised in Germany, she received a Bachelor of Architecture degree from Pratt Institute, and a Master of Architecture degree from Syracuse University in Florence, Italy. She established her own firm in New York in 1988. […]

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 […]

Prof. Titus Exhibits at 5×5 : Participatory Provocations

“Prof. Anthony Titus Exhibits at 5×5” Professor Anthony Titus is among twenty-five young architects whose contribution is on display for the 5×5 Participatory Provocations exhibition at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. With five identified contemporary issues, each addressed by five firms, the exhibition set out to display the responses by “creative minds taking clear […]

[recent lecture] Heneghan Peng

Wed Mar-2, 6pm @ EMPAC. “SETTING OUT”: HENEGHAN PENG Heneghan Peng Architects (hparc) is a design partnership practicing architecture, landscape and urban design. The practice was founded by Shih-Fu Peng and Róisín Heneghan in New York in 1999 and in 2001 they relocated their main office to Dublin, Ireland. Heneghan Peng Architects advocates a multi-disciplinary approach […]

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 […]

[recent lecture] Cristian Nanzer

Mon Feb-22, 6pm @ EMPAC. “INHABITED TERRITORIES. FROM INTIMATE TO PUBLIC”: CRISTIAN NANZER Argentinean architect Cristian Nanzer developed his practice in his native province of Cordoba, where his design work ranges from private residences in partnership with Mariela Marchisio, to public scale projects with several design partnerships and collaborations. Among his practice’s selected wining competition proposals […]

Blast-Off! Alexandra Rempel & Lonn Combs

Wed Feb-24, 6pm @ GR101. Blast-Off! Discussion: REMPEL & COMBS. This semester’s Blast-Off! Career Development Chat will take place on Wednesday, February 24, from 6-7:30 p.m. in Room Greene 101. Professors Alexandra Rempel and Lonn Combs will talk about their career paths and discuss a variety of career and graduate school options available to you. This […]

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 […]

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.

Kallipoliti exhibition at Storefront for Art & Architecture

Opening: Feb. 16th, 7pm “CLOSED WORLDS” Storefront for Art & Architecture – 97 Kenmare Street, Manhattan. Exhibition: Feb 17 – April 9, 2016. Assistant Professor Lydia Kallipoliti will launch her Closed Worlds exhibition at the Storefront for Art and Architecture on Tuesday, February 16th. Closed Worlds will exhibit an archive of 41 historical living prototypes built over […]

[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 […]

Urban Swales in Dry Futures – Archinect

Geofutures MArch II program/student project featured in the December issue of Inside Rensselaer. The featured project, which placed second in the speculative category of the Dry Futures competition sponsored by Archinect, is called Urban Swales and was the culmination of a year’s worth of research and design work by recent MArch II graduate Ahmad Khan, […]

Kallipoliti and Axel (’10) to discuss Volume #46 Shelter

Assistant Professor Lydia Kallipoliti and alumni Nick Axel (class of 2010) will participate as part of Volumme #46 release at the Storefront for Art and Architecture’s Definition Series: Shelter, Not Shelter. Kallipoliti publishes the article “Pieces of Nature and the Architecture of Closed Worlds” in Volume #46, issue on “Shelter.” The concept of shelter is an […]

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 […]

Gustavo Crembil and Mae-ling Lokko win Rotch Studio Grant

The Rotch Traveling Scholarship have announced Prof. Gustavo Crembil and CASE doctoral candidate Ms. Mae-Ling Lokko, as this year’s winners of the 2015-16 Rotch Traveling Studio Competition.  Their application, entitled “Old Accra: Upcycling of Agrowaste”, was reviewed by a jury and chosen from applications submitted by faculty nationwide.  The award includes $20,000 to be used […]

Kallipoliti Awarded Honorable Mention at Shenzhen Biennale

Assistant Professor Lydia Kallipoliti was awarded Honorable Mention for her seven city manifestos by the independent jury of the UABB Shenzhen Biennale of Architecture and Urbanism 2015. As part of the Bi-City Biennale of Architecture & Urbanism held in Shenzhen, China, Kallipoliti presented the project “Autonomy & Autodigestion”. She is also served as an invited panelist […]

[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 […]

Patrick Schumacher : Parametric Order

Patrik Schumacher is partner  at the internationally renowned Zaha Hadid Architects studio , and a founding director of the Design Research Lab (DRL) at the Architectural Association in London. ///

[Recent Lecture] Marie Ange-Brayer

Thu Oct 29, 6pm @ EMPAC: Marie Ange-Brayer: “Naturalizing Architecture” Archilab Marie-Ange Brayer is currently Chief Curator of Design and Industrial Perspective for the MNAM-CCI collection at the Centre Pompidou, the largest collection of modern and contemporary art in Europe. From 1996 to 2014 Brayer was director of the Frac Centre in Orleans, France and in […]

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 […]

[Recent Lecture] Steven Ehrlich

Mon Oct 26 6pm @ EMPAC: Steven Ehrlich: “Evolving Multicultural Modernism”_ Steven Ehrlich, founding partner of Ehrlich Architects and member RPI class of ’68, learned early on the significance of how architecture responds to the culture and the environment – he is a self-proclaimed “architectural anthropologist.” Upon graduating from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute with a Bachelor […]

Licensing and IDP Presentation

Thurs, Oct 22nd, 6:00pm @ DCC324 NCARB, LICENSING, ARE and All Things IDP Please join Harry Falconer, AIA, NCARB and Robert Lopez, RA (RPI Class of ’88) in the Darrin Communications Center this Thursday evening for a brief seminar/information session titled “Leading Voices: Straight from the Source” on all things required to become a licensed […]

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 […]

Combs, Mistur, Perry and Diniz at ACADIA’15

Faculty News: Lonn Combs (M.Arch 1 Director) and Chris Perry (Geofutures Program Director) are Co-Technical Chairs for ACADIA 2015, hosted by the University of Cincinnati, Oct 22-24. Associate Dean Mark Mistur will serve as a session chair. Assistant Professor Nancy Diniz, will serve as a session chair in addition to presenting a paper. The conference theme, Computational Ecologies: Design in […]

Competition Call: “Closed Worlds” (Storefront, NYC)

Deadline: Monday, November 16, 2015 11:59pm. Assistant Professor Lydia Kallipoliti, along with Michelle Addington, Eva Franch, Mitchell Joachim, and Michael Young will jury the Storefront for Art and Architecture’s forthcoming Closed Words Design Competition. As part of the competition jury, Kallipoliti will also serve as curator of the exhibition What do outer space capsules, submarines, […]

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 […]

Nancy Diniz awarded EYEBEAM residency

Faculty News: Assistant Professor Nancy Diniz has been awarded a residency fellowship at the prestigious Eyebeam art + technology center in New York City, under their newly launched program “New Works from Innovators at the Intersection of Art and Technology“. Nancy Diniz is an architect, researcher and educator.  Her main research and teaching interests question […]

F15 POSITIONS SERIES : Hacker Ingenuity

Thursday, October 22nd, 5:00pm @ the Center for Architecture Science and Ecology / SOM “Hacker Ingenuity”_ On Thursday, October 22nd, 2015 (5:00pm), the student-coordinated discussions series at Rensselaer, Positions Series, will host “Hacker Ingenuity,” at the Center for Architecture Science and Ecology / Skidmore, Owings & Merrill with guest speakers Andrew Witt and Brandon Clifford. […]

[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. […]

Spring 2016 Electives

Elective courses available: ARCH4010 Seminar in Sensory Culture The Seminar builds an understanding of the role of senses in a broad range of cultural productions through readings, writing, discussion, and projects. Source material will be drawn from neuro- and cognitive science, philosophy, art, medicine, psychiatry, perceptual psychology, performance and epistemology. First person experiences by means […]

SoA Faculty @ ACSA Conference

Faculty News: BETWEEN THE AUTONOMOUS & THE CONTINGENT OBJECT. SoA faculty Lonn Combs, Lydia Kallipoliti, Stefano Passeri, and Chris Perry will participate in the forthcoming ACSA Fall Conference at Syracuse University, October 8-10: More information about the debate here

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 […]

Medalist Day Fall 2015

September 12, 2015 Rensselaer Medalist Day For more than 90 years, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, in conjunction with high schools around the world, has awarded the Rensselaer Medal to promising secondary school students who have distinguished themselves in mathematics and science. The Medal was first presented in 1916 with two purposes: to recognize the superlative academic achievement […]

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.

Fall 2016 Lecture Series

LECTURE SERIES (FALL 2016). Admission is FREE. All lectures unless otherwise noted start 6:00pm at EMPAC / The Curtis R. Priem Experimental Media + Performing Arts Center . 110 8th Street, Troy NY 12180. Contemporary Design Conference is from 2-7:00pm on Tuesday, November 8th.  

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, […]

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 […]

CASE / NYC featured in Architect Magazine

Center for Architecture Science and Ecology (CASE) News: Architect Magazine on CASE’s Active Modular Phytoremediation System The multi-institutional Center for Architecture Science and Ecology (CASE) was recently featured in the technology section of Architect Magazine. The article “Breathe In: CASE Puts Its Green Wall System to the Test” examines the center’s Active Modular Phytoremediation System, which […]

L. Combs & C. Perry: ACADIA 2015 Chairs

Faculty News: LONN COMBS AND CHRIS PERRY AS ACADIA 2015 CONFERENCE CHAIRS Assistant Professors Lonn Combs and Chris Perry will serve as Technical Chairs of the 2015 ACADIA conference: “Computational Ecologies: Design in the Anthropocene.” ACADIA, as the Association for Computer Aided Design in Architecture, is an international network of digital design researchers and professionals. ACADIA’s aim is to facilitate critical […]

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 […]

Nancy Diniz awarded prize at Milano Expo’15

Faculty News: Assistant Professor Nancy Diniz, faculty at CASE/RPI and the Geofutures graduate program, was awarded an ‘Honorary Mention’ Prize at the the ‘Solutions’ competitions for her ‘MUSHRICE Series’ project, and will be exhibited at the Milano Expo 2015.  The ‘MUSHRICE Series’ is an on-going research project developed by Prof. Diniz at CASE/ RPI on the topic of bio-materials that are […]

Prof. Lonn Combs finalist at FIU competition

Faculty News: Lonn Combs finalist for “Emerging Architects Initiative” competition. Assistant Professor and Director of the M.Arch I Program Lonn Combs, Principal of Easton + Combs, is among five finalist for Florida International University’s “Emerging Architects Initiative” installation at the FIU Modesto A. Maidique Campus in Miami. The installation is to be housed at the Paul […]

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 […]

Prof. Duman “transforming midtown”

In the news: Koray Duman featured in the NY Post. Adjunct Professor Koray Duman, Principal of Buro Koray Duman, was featured in the New York Post article (2/5/15) titled “The 5 design minds transforming Midtown — and how to make their unique style yours.” In particular, his project for Design Within Reach’s new multistory 57th Street flagship. A […]

FP & Thesis Awards (Peck Prize) Review

Final & Master Project Awards Review: Saturday May 9th, 12-6pm @ Greene Gallery. Selected Students: Professor Chris Perry (coordinator): Octavie Berendschot & Katelyn Rauth Professor Gustavo Crembil: Michael Everett & Shane Gavitt Professor Carla Leitao: Elias Jackson Darham & Georgeanna Foley Professor Ted Ngai: Difei Chen & Yifeng Zhao Guest Critics: Lydia Kallipoliti, Ferda Kolatan, Julie Larsen, […]

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 […]

Nick Axel (’10): new managing editor at Volume/Archis

Alumni News: Nick Axel designated new managing editor at Volume / Archis. After graduating from Architecture Rensselaer in 2010 with a B.Arch and a minor in philosophy, Nick Axel worked for Alejandro Aravena at ELEMENTAL in Chile. Axel then joined Luis Vidal + Architects in Madrid. In 2013 Nick graduated with Distinction from the Centre for Research Architecture in […]

[Recent Lecture] Achim Menges

Mon April 27th, 6:00 pm @ EMPAC Concert Hall ACHIM MENGES: “Computational Material Culture” ACHIM MENGES is a a registered architect in Frankfurt, Germany and a professor at the University of Stuttgart, where he is the founding director of the Institute for Computational Design since 2008. Additionally, Menges is a Visiting Professor in Architecture at […]

[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 […]

Fall 2015 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 project examples that […]

J. Choma (’09) New Book

Alumni News: JOSEPH CHOMA: “Morphing: A Guide to Mathematical Transformations for Architects and Designers” Alumni of the Rensselaer School of Architecture and founder of the Design Topology Lab, Joseph Choma, Class of 2009, has recently published “Morphing: A Guide to Mathematical Transformations for Architects and Designers”  – a visually striking guidebook that clearly and systematically lays […]

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 @ […]

Student Course Evaluations Now Open

Spring 2015 Student Course Evaluations are now open. Student feedback is very important to the institute, its five schools, and their departments, and students are asked to please complete evaluation surveys for all courses. Evaluations will be available through Wednesday, May 13, 2015. You may contact the Office of Undergraduate Education by phone at (518) 276-2244 for more […]

Mestizo Robotics (Art_X@Rensselaer)

Art_X@Rensselaer MESTIZO ROBOTICS Art_X@Rensselaer is looking for a small group of curious and self-motivated art and HASS, cognitive science and engineering students (junior, senior and/or graduate)  and interested faculty to participate in a novel initiative coordinated by the School of Architecture, HASS and EMPAC. We are interested on students with a basic knowledge of and/or interest in the […]

[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. Fleet Hower Featured in c|net

PROFESSOR FLEET HOWER FEATURED IN C|NET MAGAZINE Adjunct Professor Fleet Hower is the featured artist for “In The Gallery” for this quarter’s c|net magazine. The magazine’s gallery, which is the last spread of each issue, features “work by brilliant young artists and the technology they rely on.” Hower’s recently released line of 3d printed three-dimensional […]

Rome-China Show

Wed Apr. 8th, 6:00pm @ GR201 Rome-China Show This Wednesday at 6:00pm, Professors Elena Perez-Guembe and Kyle Stover will host an exhibition on their recent abroad programs to Italy and China. Students and faculty are invited to come learn about School of Architecture abroad programs and hear the experiences of fellow students who most recently visited these parts of […]

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 […]

[Recent Event] “Integrated Ideation” Symposium

Mon. April 6th, 4:30 pm @ EMPAC Theater BEDFORD CHAIR SYMPOSIUM: “INTEGRATED IDEATION: THE ART AND SCIENCE OF EXTRAORDINARY STRUCTURES” Featuring: CRAIG SCHWITTER, BuroHappold BRUCE DANZIGER, Arup MICHAEL STEIN, Schlaich Bergermann & Pnr. WILL LAUFS, Laufsed PLLC Craig Schwitter of Burohappold is a leader in the engineering design of complex buildings and large scale developments that […]

AIAS T-Shirt Design Competition

Mon Apr. 6th – Fri Apr. 10th AIAS T-Shirt Design Competition AIAS is holding a student T-Shirt design competition this week, Mon Apr. 6th – Fri Apr. 10th. Submissions are due 4:00pm Friday, April 10th, via email. Both voting processes will be done online and will open for 48 hours starting 4:00pm Friday. The top three designs […]

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 […]

Library Book Sale

Mon Apr. 6th – Fri Apr. 10th Spring Library Book Sale Come to the Architecture Library on the third floor of Greene this week, Monday April 6th through Friday April 10th, to browse and purchase books! //

Spring 2015 Career Fair

This year Career Fair is scheduled for Tuesday 3/31, 12 – 4 pm @ Greene Gallery. All students are encouraged to stop by the gallery during the event. This event is for first – fifth, M.Arch, Lighting, etc. The following firms will be in attendance (please do not reach out to them prior to the event): […]

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 […]

Prof. Lonn Combs distinguished alumni at Univ. of Kentucky

Faculty Award: Lonn Combs to Receive Alumni Award at University of Kentucky. Assistant Professor Lonn Combs will receive the 2015 Distinguished Alumni Award for Professional Achievement at a celebratory event on March 26th, 2015, at the University of Kentucky College of Design. The Distinguished Alumni Award is the highest honor conferred upon a graduate of […]

S15 Positions Series :
Memory Landscapes>

Sat Apr 4th, 2pm @ Room 120: “MEMORY LANDSCAPES”_ On Saturday, April 4th, 2015, the Rensselaer Positions Series will host “Memory Landscapes,” with guest speakers Mabel O. Wilson , and Leopoldo Villardi . The presentation will be followed by a round-table discussion. “Memory Landscapes” poses the following: How might architecture perform in intensely political situations […]

[Recent Lecture] Jim Collins ’77

Wed Mar 11th, 6:00 pm @ EMPAC JIM COLLINS: “THE PURSUIT OF EXCELLENCE IN AN ERA OF RESISTANCE” JAMES (JIM) COLLINS Jr. FAIA, principal at Payette Associates, is a renowned architect and graduate of the Rensselaer School of Architecture. Deeply invested in the spatial and environmental manifestation of scientific inquiry, Collins has applied the best principles in laboratory and campus […]

Elena Perez Guembe [Browns Fellowship]

TALK: Wed Mar 18th, 6PM @ Greene Gallery. Elena Perez Guembe: “Sensitive Skins” On Wednesday March 18th at 6pm in the Greene Gallery, Professor Elena Perez Guembe lectured on her travel abroad, followed by a reception in Room 201.

Pyatt & van Meerbeke [Browns Presentation]

SHOW: Mar 2-6, GR 201; TALK: Wed. Mar 4th,  Greene Gallery @ 6:00 pm From March 2nd-6th, the two-part exhibition of recent Robert S. Brown Traveling Fellowship recipients Will Pyatt and Andrew van Meerbeke will be on display at the Greene Building. The March 4th presentation will begin at 6:00 pm in the Greene Gallery, where both students will lecture about their experiences abroad […]

[launch] PAJ Journal, Chris Perry co-editor

Faculty News: Sunday, March 1st, 2:00 pm @ Whitebox Gallery, NYC. Journal of Performance and Art (special issue), co-edited by Chris Perry. School of Architecture professor Chris Perry and pneumastudio partner Cathryn Dwyre are guest editors of a special edition of PAJ: A Journal of Performance and Art (MIT Press). The issue features the work of ten contemporary […]

Dean Douglis Honored at Cooper Union

Sun Apr. 26th: Dean Douglis to Receive John Q. Hejduk Award at the Cooper Union Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Dean of Architecture Evan Douglis is among four individuals to be honored by the Cooper Union Alumni Association at their Founder’s Day Celebration on April 26, 2015. Douglis will be presented with the John Q. Hejduk Award, […]

S15 Positions Series #2:Urban Constructs

Sat Mar 14, 1pm, Room 120: “URBAN CONSTRUCTS”. On Saturday, March 14th, 2015, the Rensselaer Positions Series will host “Urban Constructs,” with guest speakers Karli Molter and Sören Grünert . The presentation will be followed by a round-table discussion on the future of urban living. “Urban Constructs” poses the following: The 21st century marked the […]

Leitao and Perry in Global Design

Thurs, Feb 19, 6:30 PM @ the New Museum School of Architecture faculty Carla Leitao and Chris Perry‘s design practices, AUM Studio and pneumastudio, are both featured in a new book titled Global Design, edited by Pedar Anker, Louise Harpman, and Mitchell Joachim, and published by Prestel. Please feel free to attend the official launch this coming Thursday, February […]

[Recent Lecture] Rhett Russo

Mon Feb 9th, 6:00 pm @ EMPAC RHETT RUSSO: “ARCHITECTURE IN SURPLUS” Rhett Russo, principal of Specific Objects Inc., is an internationally recognized architect and designer, and is an Associate Professor and Curriculum Coordinator of the Graduate Architecture Program at the New Jersey Institute of Technology. Inspired by the transmissive capacities of matter and the […]

Anthony Titus Exhibition

Jan 15 – Feb 14 @ Friedman Benda, New York, NY Exhibition: Accrochage ANTHONY TITUS, Assistant Professor and First-Year Coordinator at the Rensselaer School of Architecture, is exhibiting twenty new paintings in a group show at Friedman Benda Gallery in New York City. His twenty works in the show entitled Accrochage are from two distinct, yet related series of paintings. The […]

Michael Oatman [Browns Fellowship]

SHOW: Feb 2-6, Greene 201. TALK: Wed Feb 4, Greene Gallery 6pm. “UNSIGNED” by Michael Oatman. From Monday February 2nd to Friday February 6th, Associate Professor Michael Oatman shared his traveling in Greene 201. Professor Oatman’s companion lecture took place on Wednesday February 4th at 6pm in the Greene Gallery, where he lectured on his traveling experiences, followed by a reception in Room 201.

S15 Positions Series #1:
On Tectonics

Sat Feb 7h, 1pm @ Greene Gallery: “ON TECTONICS”_ This forthcoming Saturday, February 7th, 2015, the Rensselaer Positions Series will host its first event of the spring, “On Tectonics,” in the Greene Gallery. RPI alumni and faculty member Demetrios Comodromos will join architecture students Victoria Bell (B.Arch.) and Joseph Daniele (B.Arch.) for a set of […]

Alumnus Steven Ehrlich Wins AIA National Award

Alumni News: Steven Ehrlich ’68 and his firm Ehrlich Architects has been awarded the 2015 AIA Architecture Firm Award. This award is the highest honor the American Institute of Architects bestows on an architecture firm, and it recognizes a practice that has consistently produced distinguished architecture for at least 10 years. Mr. Ehrlich will be […]

S15 Positions Series :
It’s Alive!>

Sat Apr 18th, 5:30pm @ CASE/SOM: “IT’S ALIVE!”_ Date: Saturday, April 18th, 2015 Time: 5:30 p.m. Location: Skidmore, Owings & Merrill & Center for Architecture, Science and Ecology 14 Wall St # 25, New York, NY 10005 RSVP for current RPI-SoA students and alumni required to On Saturday, April 18th, 2015, the Rensselaer Positions […]

Spring 2016 Lecture Series

LECTURE SERIES (SPRING 2016). Admission is FREE. All lectures start 6:00pm at EMPAC / The Curtis R. Priem Experimental Media + Performing Arts Center . 110 8th Street, Troy NY 12180.

Gustavo Crembil [Browns Fellowship]

SHOW: Jan 26-30, Greene 201. TALK: Wed Jan 28, Gallery 6pm. Gustavo Crembil: “The State of the Informal” From January 26th through the 30th, Assistant Professor Gustavo Crembil shared his traveling in an exhibition in Greene 201. Professor Crembil’s companion lecture took place on Wednesday January 28th at 6pm in the Greene Gallery, where he lectured on his travel abroad, followed by a reception […]

Design Intelligence 2014 Rankings

Rensselaer Architecture Ranks 14th in Nation. Dean Douglis Named Among 30 Most Admired Educators. The School of Architecture at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute has been ranked the 14th best undergraduate program in the nation by the journal DesignIntelligence. In addition, Rensselaer Dean of Architecture Evan Douglis was named among the 30 most admired educators in the […]

EASTON+COMBS at OMI, Ghent NY

OPENING RECEPTION: Sat. Dec 13th 3-5pm @ OMI in Ghent, NY. Easton+Combs: “Mirage Garden” at OMI International Arts Center. The architectural firm EASTON + COMBS presents a gallery exhibition of studies and 3D models entitled MIRAGE GARDEN. Headed by Co-Founders and Principal Architects Lonn Combs and Rona Easton, with Michael Stradley on the design team, […]

FALL 2015 LECTURE SERIES

LECTURE SERIES (FALL 2015). Admission is FREE. All lectures start 6:00pm at EMPAC / The Curtis R. Priem Experimental Media + Performing Arts Center . 110 8th Street, Troy NY 12180.

Fall Reviews Schedule

FALL 2014 FINAL REVIEWS Core, Vertical and Design Development studios present their production >> WEDNESDAY, DEC. 3RD, 2:00PM First Year Coordinator: Anthony Titus Instructors: Adam Dayem, Yael Erel, Serban Ionescu, Edwin Liu Guest Reviewers: Nate Hume, Adam Petela, Fleet Hower, Lauren Thompson, Gustavo Crembil, Bobby Johnston, Ruth Mandl, Palmer Thompson-Moss, Ethan Spigland, David Bell, Chris Perry, Ute Besenecker, Jeremy Gartner, Alexandra Rempel, Tom Roland, Dr. Cristoph A. Kumpusch, Rolando Vega, Ryan […]

THEO JANSEN [RECENT LECTURE]

Wed Nov 19th, 6pm @ EMPAC: Theo Jansen: “Stranbeest Evolution: A New Form of Life”_ Theo Jansen, a world-renowned artist, engineer, and visionary futurist from the Netherlands, will present “Strandbeest Evolution: A New Form of Life” on Wednesday November 19th at 6:00pm at EMPAC. Renknowned for his kinetic sculptures, Jansen is the creator of Strandbeests – brilliantly […]

Student-Run Series

Sat Nov 8th, 1:00pm @ Greene Gallery “LATENT TERRITORIES” On Saturday, November 8th, 2014, the Rensselaer Positions Series fifth discussion, “Latent Territories,” took place in the Greene Gallery. Guest speakers Felipe Correa, Mario Gooden, and Madeeha Merchant joined architecture students for a conversation on the emerging territories in the Middle East, South Africa (Johannesburg), and […]

SPRING 2015 ELECTIVES

Please see here the list of elective courses available for next semester: SPRING 2015. ARCH4020 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 […]

AIAS Portfolio Workshop

Fri Nov. 14 – Sat Nov. 15 @ Greene Gallery This Friday and Saturday, November 14th-15th, a three-part Portfolio Workshop will take place in the Greene Gallery, with designer Harold Linton as guest lecturer. The three-part Portfolio Workshop will consist of a portfolio review, lecture, and workshop. One-on-one reviews will begin at 2:00pm on Friday, followed by a lecture […]

Florencia Pita [Recent Lecture]

Mon Nov 3rd, 6pm @ EMPAC: #COLORFORMING _FLORENCIA PITA is an architect and designer who has been engaged in the practice, teaching, and research of architecture at large. Based in Los Angeles, California as the principal of FPmod and collaborator at Pita and Bloom, Pita is known for her figurative and unexpected designs. Embracing the exuberant and prolific, Pita combines vivid color […]

Student-run Series

Sat Nov 1st, 1:50pm @ Greene Gallery: “CITIZENS” On Saturday, November 1, 2014, the Rensselaer Positions Series’ fourth discussion, “Citizens” took place in the Greene Gallery. Executive Director of the Architectural League of New York, Rosalie Genevro, along with RPI SoA faculty Brendan Moran, and student Mallory Buckner (B.Arch.) joined students for a conversation on […]

Career Development

DISCUSSION: Wed Oct 22th, 6PM @ Greene 101 > “BLAST-OFF with Carla Leitao and Jonas Braasch”_ Professors Carla Leitao  and Dr. Jonas Braasch  will present information on their career paths, opportunities, outlook for the future, etc., in an informal setting (pizza will be served). There will be opportunities for discussion with a following question-answer session. About the Participants Carla […]

[Positions series] Techne

DISCUSSION: Sat Oct 18th, 3PM@ Greene Gallery: “TECHNE” On Saturday, October 18, 2014, the Rensselaer Positions Series third discussion, “Techne” took place in the Greene Gallery. New York City-based architects Michael B. Young and Kutan Ayata (Young & Ayata) as guest speakers along with RPI SoA faculty member and practicing architect Adam Dayem (actual/office) discussed the nature of modes of representation and examined the contemporary techniques and tools […]

GUY NORDENSON [Recent Lecture]

Thu Oct 16, 6pm @ EMPAC: GUY NORDENSON: “READING STRUCTURES” Recognized for his independent research and innovative, collaborative work with architects, Guy Nordenson, principal of the New York firm Guy Nordenson and Associates, is a structural engineer and professor of architecture and structural engineering at Princeton University. He began his career as a draftsman in the […]

Upcoming Event: Three Voices

Friday Oct 10th, 1 pm @ Greene Gallery: THREE VOICES. The Class of 1984 invites all to a special presentation on Friday, October 10th, where Daniel V. Hayden, Anne Schopf, and Scott T. Spencer will discuss their career paths and offer insights to working in the field of Architecture. The work and experiences of each of […]

[Positions Series] Constructing Audiences

DISCUSSION: Saturday, October 4th, Greene Gallery, 1:30pm “CONSTRUCTING AUDIENCES” “Constructing Audiences,” as the next topic of discussion in the Rensselaer Positions Series, will examine pertinent ways in which architects engage people of today. Under varying circumstances and at divergent scales, from that of buildings to curated exhibitions, installations, and writings, architects are experts in the making […]

[Positions Series] Constructing Audiences

DISCUSSION: Saturday, Oct 4th, Greene Gallery, 1:30pm. “CONSTRUCTING AUDIENCES” On Saturday, October 4, 2014, the Rensselaer Positions Series second event, “Constructing Audiences” took place in the Greene Gallery, with Brooklyn-based architect Gia Wolff as guest speaker. The topic “Constructing Audiences” examined pertinent ways in which architects produce and engage audiences of today through contemporary design ideas and approaches. The event […]

Anthony Titus exhibition @ Milstein Hall (Cornell)

EXHIBITION: Sept 29th–Oct 22nd, 2014, Cornell University: Bibliowicz Family Gallery, Milstein Hall, M–F 9am–4pm “SURFACE MINING” ANTHONY TITUS, Assistant Professor and First-Year Coordinator at the Rensselaer School of Architecture, has launched his exhibition titled Surface Mining at Cornell University. The exhibition will run from September 29th through October 22nd at the Bibliowicz Family Gallery in Milstein Hall […]

SOA-RPI Delegation
@ NOMA Conference

CONFERENCE: Oct 1-4, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania The Rensselaer chapter of the National Organization of Minority Architecture Students (NOMAS) is sending a delegation of two students and one faculty member to the 42nd Annual NOMA International Conference and Expo in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on October 1-4, 2014 at the historic Loews Philadelphia Hotel. With the theme, “For the LOVE of It: […]

Recent Lecture: Neil Spiller (UK)

Wed October 01, 6pm @ EMPAC > NEIL SPILLER “COMMUNICATING VESSELS” Neil Spiller, Dean at the School of Architecture, Design & Construction at the University of Greenwich is well-known for his work as both an educator and as a practitioner of architecture. He is the founding Director of the Advanced Virtual and Technological Architecture Research […]

SPRING 2015 LECTURE SERIES

LECTURE SERIES (SPRING 2015). Admission is FREE. Except when noted, all lectures start 6:00pm at EMPAC / The Curtis R. Priem Experimental Media + Performing Arts Center . 110 8th Street, Troy NY 12180. *** PLEASE NOTE: AIRES MATEUS LECTURE WAS MOVED FROM 4/15 TO 4/20**

[Browns Presentation] “Light and Health” Mariana Figueiro

Tue Sep 30 6pm WEBMINAR @ www.lrc.rpi.edu/brown MARIANA FIGUEIRO, Light and Health Program Director and Professor at the Lighting Research Center of Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute will speak about her recent Robert S. Brown Traveling Fellowship this Tuesday, September 30th. The presentation will be online at www.lrc.rpi.edu/brown. Mariana Figueiro: Teaching and Learning about Light and Health Brazilian-Cuban scientist Mariana Figueiro has concentrated […]

Recent Lecture: Angelo Bucci (Brazil)

Wed 9/24, 6PM @ EMPAC ANGELO BUCCI/SPBR: “RECENT PROJECTS” Angelo Bucci, founder and principal of spbr (São Paulo, Brazil), is one of the most important architectural voices emerging from Latin America. Educated at the Universidade de São Paulo (USP), where he currently teaches, Bucci has created an architecture that represents both a continuity and an update of […]

Undergraduate Open House

Join us to learn more about the School of Architecture at Rensselaer, the application process, and the Rensselaer student experience! The School of Architecture provides a unique and contemporary program that is both pragmatic and visionary. The agenda for Tuesday November 11 is listed below. Begin your day checking in with Admissions [CLICK HERE]. 9:00 am: Information Session at […]

Influx book launch. Wed Sep 17, 6:30pm @ EMPAC

Dean Evan Douglis of the Rensselaer School of Architecture cordially invites you to attend the launch event and reception for Influx, a historic all-school publication that embodies the School of Architecture’s transdisciplinary approach to education, consistent theme of radical speculation, innovative pedagogical methods, and research addressing major global challenges. Influx features student work, school exhibitions, […]

[Positions Series] Practice Matters

DISCUSSION: Saturday, Sept 20th, Greene Gallery, 1-3pm. “PRACTICE MATTERS” On Saturday September 20 2014, the Rensselaer Positions Series inaugural event “Practice Matters” took place in the Greene Gallery, with New York City-based architect Bika Rebek contributing her unique insight to the discussion as a guest speaker. The topic “Practice Matters” encouraged participants and observers to examine […]

SoA RPI got wet!

On Tue. Sept 9, our school accepted RPI Lally School of Business’ challenge. In front of the line was Dean Douglis. This viral campaign aims to rise awareness and funds to prevent ALS (Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis).  #icebucketchallenge, #alsicebucketchallenge, #strikeoutals.

[Browns Presentation] “Re_Energizing the Mill Owner’s” by Erin Butler

SHOW: Sept 1-6, Greene 201. LECTURE: Thu Sept 4, 6pm, Greene Gallery. From September 1st-6th the exhibition of recent Robert S. Brown Traveling Fellowship recipient Erin M. Butler will be on display at the Greene Building. The September 4th presentation will begin at 6pm in the Greene Gallery, where Erin Butler will lecture on her experiences abroad, followed by a reception […]

Comodromos & Oksiuta [Browns Presentation]

PRESENTATION: Wednesday, August, 27, 2014. Greene Gallery. 6pm. The Aug 27 presentation of two faculty traveling fellowships began at 6pm in the Greene Gallery, where both faculty members lectured on their experiences abroad. Demetrios Comodromos, Synesthesia “With computation’s ubiquitous role in the design, fabrication, and construction (execution) of the built environment, we have arrived at an intensive threshold. The virtual environments […]

[Browns Presentation] “Material Agency” by Ted Ngai

SHOW: Sept 1-6, Greene 201. LECTURE: Wed Sept 3, Greene Gallery 6pm. From September 1st-6th, the exhibition of faculty member Ted Ngai will be on display at the Greene Building. The Sept 3rd presentation will begin at 6pm in the Greene Gallery, where Ngai will lecture on his experiences abroad, followed by a reception at Room 201. Ted Ngai: Material Agency “Non-anthropocentric form, […]

Mallory Buckner & M. Leo Villardi [Browns presentation]

SHOW: Aug 25-29, Greene 201. LECTURE: Thu Aug 28, 6pm, Greene Gallery. From August 25th – 27th the two-part exhibition of recent Robert S. Brown Traveling Fellowship recipients Mallory N. Buckner and Leopoldo Villardi will be on display at the Greene Building. The Aug 28 presentation will begin at 6pm, in the Greene Gallery, where both students […]

Fall 2014 LECTURE SERIES

Lecture Series (Fall 2014). Admission is FREE and will begin at 6pm. Except when noted, all lectures are at EMPAC / The Curtis R. Priem Experimental Media + Performing Arts Center . 110 8th Street, Troy NY 12180.

[Postponed] Lecture:
Ming Fung

New Fall’14 Date Soon. MING FUNG: “RECENT WORK”. sponsored by ARCHITECTURE + HsinMing Fung, AIA, is Principal and Director of Design for the internationally renowned architecture firm Hodgetts + Fung (H+F). With a lifelong commitment to the arts and education, she brings a sensibility distilled from her background as an émigré to a design practice energized […]

Yael Erel: Projected Topographies

OPENING: Mon 4/7, 6pm. SHOW:  4/7 – 4/18, Greene 201. Yael Erel: “Projected Topographies” a light installation Projected Topographies Light Installation: Yael Erel’s upcoming show is an interactive laboratory that exposes different micro-topographies of reflective surfaces as projected light drawings. The work is based on her graduate research at RPI and Subliminal Transcriptions Light Installation. Yael […]

Urban Integration + Re-Design

REVIEW: March 5 & 7, Greene Gallery TODAY’S URBANITY + THE FABRIC OF TOMORROW [Final Project Mid-Semester Review] Midterm Reviews were concluded with a review of the work from Chris Perry and Ted Ngai’s thesis students. The work represents the halfway mark for students within their final year at the School of Architecture. Students and […]

India-Rome Exhibit

Mon 3/31 to Fri 4/4. Opening Mon March 31, 6pm. The India – Rome exhibit will take place in 201 and the 2nd floor hallway. Food will be provided in the gallery!  

FALL 2014 ELECTIVES

Please see here the list of courses available for next semester: FALL 2014. 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 […]

INDIA, WHERE TO BE BLESSED BY ELEPHANTS

Wed March 26, 6PM, GR120. INDIA’15: FIRST MEETING. This Wednesday, March 26, at 6PM in room GR 120, there will be a meeting with professor David Bell to introduce the Spring 2015 India Study Abroad Program.

CASE: New York City as Design Laboratory.

Wed March 26 7PM, GR120. FALL’14 @ CASE/NY: INFO MEETING. At this time, the School of Architecture is opening up applications for the Fall 2014 Semester in NYC Program at the Center for Architectural Science (CASE).  Prof. Demetrios Comodromos and your classmates that have attended the semester CASE program will be doing an open information session on […]

Recent Lecture: Smiljan Radic (Chile)

Thu 3/20, 6pm @ EMPAC SMILJAN RADIC: “SURROUNDINGS” Smiljan Radic was born in Santiago de Chile in 1965. He studied at the Catholic University of Chile’s School of Architecture, where he graduated in 1989. Later, he studied at the Istituttto Universitario di Architettura di Venezia, Italy, travelled for three years on and off, and finally […]

Inhabitation + Topography, Re-Defined

REVIEW: March 5 & 7, Greene Gallery THE TERRESTRIAL + THE EXTRA: Inhabiting the “Uninhabitable” [Final Project Mid-Semester Review] As the School’s 5th year students wrap up their final semester, the mid-semester review serves as a culmination from their fall research in Final Project I and the schematic design proposal under-works this spring with Final […]

Andrew Saunders: Robotic Lattice Smock

SHOW: 3/17-21, Greene 201. LECTURE: Wed 3/19, 6pm, Greene Gallery Andrew Saunders: “Robotic Lattice Smock” (in collaboration with Robofold) [Browns Presentation] LECTURE: Wed 19, 6pm @ Greene Gallery Andrew Saunders: Assistant Professor, SoA-RPI Gregory Epps: Founder Robofold (London) In “Style: Style in the Technical and Tectonic Arts”, Gottfried Semper the nineteenth-century German architect and historian demonstrates that […]

Joseph Fala: The Sacred & Avant-garde

Feb 28th, 7-8pm, First United Presbyterian Church JOSEPH FALA: “The Sacred & Avant-garde”     Joseph Fala, a student in his fourth year of studies at Rensselaer Architecture, will be performing a grandiose composition of the 20th century classical French masterworks at the First United Presbyterian Church in Troy, NY tonight at 7pm. All are […]

Nick Axel @ Dubai’s Gulf Architecture Biennal

Alumnae Nick Axel (B. Arch 2010) awarded Honorable Mention by Dubai’s Gulf Architecture Biennale. Nick Axel: “Global Security Pipeline”. 02/25/2014. The Gulf Architecture Biennale has announced the results of the ‘Hormuz Bridge International Competition’. There were three winners, four honorable mentions, and 25 selected entries for the first publication. HONORABLE MENTION: Global Security Pipeline, by Nick Axel With the onset of […]

[Rensselaer Positions Series]

The Positions Series is a collection of student-led discussion events taking place at the Rensselaer School of Architecture. With a conversational basis, this forum for discussion aims to examine imperative matters regarding the field of architecture, its pedagogy, and its practice. Each gathering opens with a set of carefully-articulated initial questions, and is followed by discussion and debate. The series […]

Recent Lecture: Hernan Diaz Alonso

Mon 17, 6pm @ EMPAC. “FORM & GLOOM.” Hernan Diaz Alonso is principal and founder of Xefirotarch, a Los Angeles-based design practice. Considered one of the most influential voices of his generation, Diaz Alonso assumed the new role of Graduate Programs Chair at SCI-Arc, after having coordinate the school’s graduate thesis process for the past several years. […]

[Browns’ Presentation] Sarah Goldfarb and Shen Li

SHOW: Feb 24-28, Greene 201. LECTURE: Mon Feb 24, 6pm, Greene Gallery. “Architec[ul]ture”(Sarah Goldfarb). “Rare Beast” (Shen Li). On Monday, February 10th opens the two-person exhibition of recent Robert S. Brown Traveling Fellowship recipients Sarah Goldfarb and Shen Li. The exhibitons will be held in 201 Greene. Golfarb’s presentation, “Architec[ul]ture”, is a reflection on her travels […]

Ning Xiang: Acoustic in Coupled Spaces

Tue. March 4, 6pm @ Greene Gallery. Ning Xiang: “Acoustic in Coupled Spaces”. [Browns Fellow Presentation] Professor Ning Xiang, Acoustic Program’s Director will present highlights of his 2012 Browns Fellowship research traveling. Recent applications of coupled-volume systems in concert halls and stage-house adaptations in opera houses and theaters have prompted increasing interest in Architectural Acoustics. […]

RECENT LECTURE: CATHERINE INGRAHAM

Wed Feb 26, 6PM @ EMPAC “Plasticity: Architecture and New Natures”. Catherine Ingraham is Professor of Architecture in the graduate architecture program at Pratt Institute in New York City, where she formerly served as Chair of Architecture from 1999-2005. Ingraham’s contributions to architectural culture are perhaps best summarized as an expansion beyond traditional disciplinary domains […]

Shen Li: Rare Beast

SHOW: Feb 24-28, Greene 201 LECTURE: Mon Feb 24, 6pm, Greene Gallery SHEN LI: “RARE BEAST” [Brown’s Presentation] Thesis student, Shen Li presents RARE BEAST as a catalog of his travels across Europe. Li investigates “the specificity of form and surface” as part of the Brown’s Travel Fellowship that he was awarded in 2012. STYLE > […]

Sarah Goldfarb: “Architec[ul]ture”

SHOW: Feb 24-28, Greene 201 LECTURE: Mon Feb 24, 6pm, Greene Gallery SARAH GOLDFARB: “Architec[ul]ture” [Brown’s Presentation] Alumni, Sarah Goldfarb lectures on ARCHITEC[UL]TURE as “an inquiry into the ethics of architecture in a Third World country striving to create a global identity in the 21st century.”  Goldfarb’s presentation is a reflection on her travels to […]

S’14 FP Review Dates

ARCHITECTURE IN THE EXPANDED FIELD: Final Project Directed Research Sequence [ARCH 4980 + 4990] REVIEW DATES | SPRING 2014. Final Project 1 + 2 [F2013 – S2014] Design Phase [Part I] Wednesday, March 5 12:00 – 6:00 Greene Gallery   LEITAO (w/Ngai) CREMBIL (w/Perry) Design Phase [Part II] Friday, March 7 12:00 – 6:00 Greene Gallery   […]

S’2014 Digital Wokshop

Starts Wed Feb 6th, 2PM DCC330 & 6PM @ DCC308 DIGITAL SESSIONS This Spring the school have scheduled a series workshops in which outside experts will come to Architecture | Rensselaer and teach a particular technique or skill. These workshops will run on Wednesdays and Thursdays. ATTENDANCE STUDENTS FROM ALL LEVELS ARE WELCOME AND ENCOURAGED TO […]

[Browns’ presentation] Parker Barnes Bunce and Michael Stradley

SHOW: Feb 10-20, Greene 201 LECTURE: Wed Feb 19, 6pm, Greene Gallery “Unspoken, with exuberance” (Bunce) “Heroic Silence” (Stradley) On Monday, February 10th opens the two-person exhibition of recent Robert S. Brown Traveling Fellowship recipients Michael Stradley and Parker Bunce. The exhibitons will be held in 201 Greene. Stradley’s exhibition, “Heroic Silence” is presented in […]

Michael Stradley: Heroic Silence

SHOW: Feb 10-20, Greene 201 LECTURE: Wed Feb 19, 6pm, Greene Gallery Michael Stradley: “Heroic Silence” [Brown’s Presentation] Thesis student, Michael Stradley presents HEROIC SILENCE as his study of Swiss architecture, design, and design culture. This presentation covers his travels to Switzerland as part of the Brown’s Travel Fellowship that he was awarded in 2012. Heroic […]

Parker Bunce: Unspoken, with Exuberance

SHOW: Feb 10-20, Greene 201 LECTURE: Wed Feb 19, 6pm, Greene Gallery Parker Bunce: “Unspoken, with Exuberance” [Brown’s Presentation] Thesis student, Parker Bunce presents UNSPOKEN, WITH EXUBERANCE as a study of “Understanding the Finnish sense of place” not as site or landscape but “to understand culturally something greater, something intrinsic, something absorbed, something experienced, something […]

Recent Lecture: Roger Duffy

Mon Jan 27, 6pm @ EMPAC “S.O.M. An Evolving Legacy.” Roger Duffy is an American architect, known “for rigorous and unconventional approach to design” [Metropolis magazine]. He currently works as a partner at the renown firm Skidmore, Owings and Merrill. He has been a design partner in the New York office since 1995, and is a member of the American Institute of […]

Yugoslavia as Pangaea

Wed Jan 29, 6 pm @ Greene Gallery, ALEX DORN (Browns Fellow 2013) will present: Yugoslavia as Pangaea. First Robert S. Brown Traveling Fellowship lecture of the semester – this coming Wednesday, January 29 at 6 PM, Greene Gallery. Alumni Alex Dorn’s lecture  YUGOSLAVIA AS PANGAEA is presented as “a study of boundaries: shifts and […]

BROWNS’14 WINNERS

Travel Fellowship: BROWNS 2014 WINNERS. The Dean’s Office is pleased to announce the winner of the 2014 Brown’s Traveling Fellowship for Students and Tenured-Faculty: Student Winners: Mallory Buckner, A Tactile Universe Andrew van Meerbeke, Interventions on the Built World William Pyatt, Architecture and the State – The Affect of Political Architecture Tenured-Faculty Winner: Dr. Ted […]

Spring’14 Studios

Arch Design Faculty Roster: SPRING DESIGN STUDIOS @ Rensselaer School of Architecture

2014 Final Project & Thesis Award Review

SATURDAY MAY 3RD, 11:30-6:00 @ GREENE GALLERY

Nick Axel (class 2010) at Storefront for Art & Architecture, NYC.

Alumnae News: MAKING BEING DOING. December 17 to 21, Nick Axel (SoA-RPI’ 2010) will be in residency at Storefront for Art and Architecture as a part of their Younger than Storefront: Five-Day Artist Residencies program and BEING exhibition. About the project What is a residency for? What does one do during a residency? One works. But […]

Saunders + Robofold

Browns Fellowship’13: ROBOTIC LATTICE SMOCK. Assistant Professor Andrew Saunders recently collaborated with Robofold (London, UK) in a design-research project with the support of SoA-RPI’s Browns Fellowship. Industrial design studio Robofold is one of “2013 Emerging Design Studio” nominees by ICON Magazine. Specialized curved folding techniques and robotic fabrication methods , the studio has been providing prototype for leading […]

Recent Lecture: Philip Yuan

Thu Nov 21, 6pm @ EMPAC “Autonomous Tectonics”. Dr Philip F. Yuan is Associate Professor at the Architecture and Planning Institute of Tongji University, Shanghai, Director of Archi-Union Architects, and a member of the Shanghai Urban & Planning Consultant Community. He has won the following important domestic and international design awards: 2nd prize for Excellent […]

JIAO-ZHI: TECTONIC INTERWORKINGS AT SHANGHAI’S SOUTH BUND

This catalog celebrates the student work developed during the 2012 joint design studio with CAUP / Tongji University, in Shanghai, and displays 16 students team projects with complementary essays. This 9-weeks intense design studio is the core component of SoA-RPI’s China Program, a biannual one-semester immersive cultural and academic exchange program.   >> “In the […]

Prof. Comodromos distinguished as design educator

Faculty Recognition: DEMETRIOS COMODROMOS (RPI), one of “DesignIntelligence® 30 Most Admired Educators for 2014.” Each year, DesignIntelligence honors excellence in education and education administration by naming 30 exemplary professionals in these fields. The 2014 class of education role models was selected by DesignIntelligence staff with extensive input from thousands of design professionals, academic department heads, […]

Julia Watson [lecture and opening]

MON NOV 11TH, 6PM @ GREENE GALLERY: “Landscape Architecture Without Landscape Architects.” The Study of the Subak system, sponsored by the Brown’s Faculty Fellowship allowed Prof Julia Watson to form a collaborative and work with the Indonesian Government to develop a design for culture, conservation and livelihood development to coexist. The lecture this coming Monday […]

Re-Envisioning The MiSci At Schenectady

Regional Initiative: Building Futures: Re-Envisioning The MiSci At Schenectady OPENING RECEPTION

Erin Butler Wins Browns Fellowship

New Program: 2014 Brown’s India Fellowship Awarded to Erin Butler. Erin Butler (class 2015) submitted the winning application for the new Browns’ India Fellowship.  Erin is our School’s first winner of this new program. She will travel to the Millowners Association Building in Ahmedabad, India, where she will work closely with Mr. Abhinava Shukla, the […]

Recent Lecture: coop himmelb(l)au > WOLF PRIX

Mon Nov 4th, 6pm @ EMPAC Don’t worry. In two days tomorrow will be yesterday. Coop Himmelblau, also rendered Coop Himmelb(l)au,  avant-garde architecture firm that rose to prominence in the 1980s and ’90s. The two central members were Wolf D. Prix (b. December 13, 1942, Vienna, Austria) and Helmut Swiczinsky (b. January 13, 1944, Poznań, Poland). Coop Himmelblau was founded in 1968 by Prix, […]

Recent Lecture: Elena Manferdini

Wed Oct 16th, 6pm @ EMPAC. “Unplugged”. Elena Manferdini graduated from the University of Civil Engineering (Bologna, Italy) and later received her master’s degree in architecture and urban design from the University of California, Los Angeles. In 2004, she founded Atelier Manferdini, a design office in Los Angeles, California. The office is based on a multi-scale […]

Recent Lecture: Shinichi Ogawa

Mon Oct 7th, 6pm @ EMPAC. “Invisible Detail: Between Minimal and Maximal”. Japanese architect Shinichi Ogawa was born in Yamaguchi. He received his diploma from Nihon University in 1978. While studying, he participated in a exchange scholarship program at Washington State University. In 1984, he was awarded a fellowship from the Japanese government to study […]

Building Futures: Re-Envisioning The MiSci at Rensselaer

Regional Initiatives Building Futures: Re-Envisioning The MiSci At Schenectady OPENING RECEPTION & BOOK LAUNCH Wednesday, October 23rd, 2013, 3:00 pm Please join members of the Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute School of Architecture and the miSci Museum at a special event celebrating the opening of an exhibition of student work showcasing design proposals aimed at re-envisioning the museum’s […]

Recent Lecture: Odile Decq

Thu Sep 26, 6pm @ EMPAC. “Horizons”. Odile Decq is an award-winning French architect and academic. She is the director of the Paris firm, Studio Odile Decq, previously known as Odile Decq Benoît Cornette Architectes Urbanistes or ODBC Architectes. Related links: www.odiledecq.com/ After graduating in architecture in 1978, Decq received a Diploma in Urbanism and Planning […]

Alejandro Zaera-Polo: Envelopes

AZPML (Alejandro Zaera-Polo and Maider Llaguno Architecture) is an international practice based in London, Zurich, Barcelona, and Princeton. The firm was established in the post split of FOA and has a strong commitment to innovation in architecture and urban design.

Mark Burry: Gaudi + The 4th Dimension

Perhaps most well known for his work on the Sagrada Familia in Barcelona, Mark Burry is an established international architect focused primarily on putting theory into practice with regard to ‘challenging’ architecture. He is the Director of RMIT University’s Spatial Information Architecture Laboratory and is also the founding director of RMIT University’s Design Research Institute.

Anna Dyson: Built Ecologies

Anna Dyson is an educator at the School of Architecture at Rensselaer. She is the director of The Center for Architecture, Science, and Ecology (CASE), which hosts the Graduate Program in Architectural Sciences, concentrated in Built Ecologies. Anna Dyson Work

David Reed: Vampire Painting

Painter David Reed is known for works which are engaged in a crossover between film, electronic media, and everyday culture. His works are exhibited in numerous museums across the world, including the Guggenheim in New York City and the Centre Georges Pompidou in Paris.

Matias del Campo: Sublime Bodies

Matias del Campos’s work engages natural formations in our environment to create architectural form. He is a founder and partner at SPAN, based in Vienna, Austria.

Prefab Architecture

Prefab Architecture, sponsored by Dave Jepson (class of ’63), showcased the work of prefabricated architecture and its presence in the built world today. The symposium featured lectures by Jennifer Siegel (Office of Mobile Design), Joseph Tanney (Resolution 4 Architecture), Johannes Thordarson (Glama Kim), and Geoffrey Warner (Alchemy Architects).

Jorge Silvetti: Recent Work

Jorge Silvetti is a partner and a founder of Machado and Silvetti Associates (Architecture and Urban Design) based in Boston Massachusetts and in Buenos Aires, Argentina. Their work is comprised of a careful integration of the clients’ aspirations, the project’s programmatic requirements, and the nature and character of the place for which the proposal is […]

Peter Eisenman (Lecture Spring 2013)

Professor Kenneth L. Warriner Memorial Lecture Series. A Defense of Architecture. As a world-renown architect, Peter Eisenmans’ professional work is often reflective upon his own writings on the faculty. Both the built and theoretical realm of Eisenman’s works concentrate on studying the layers of physical and cultural archaeologies at each site. Peter Eisenman is an […]

Alisa Andrasek: Open Synthesis

Alisa Andrasek is a researcher, experimental practitioner, and educator of computational architecture and design. She is the founder of Biothing, a research laboratory that concentrates on computational potentials in design.

Neri Oxman: Neri Oxman, MIT Media Lab (Spring 2013 Lecture)

Founder of MIT’s Media Lab, Neri Oxman, has dedicated her profession as a designer and architect towards investigating how our built world can be influenced by fabrication technologies and digital design techniques.

Recent Lecture: Michael Hansmeyer

Thu Sep 12, 6pm @ Empac. “Digital Grotesque” Based in the CAAD group at ETH’s architecture department in Zurich, Michael Hansmeyer is dedicated in developing algorithmic architecture and complex structures by using generative art mentalities and other computational softwares. ” In the Digital Grotesque project, we use these algorithms to create a form that appears […]

Spring 2014 Lecture Series

Lecture Series (Spring 2014). Admission is FREE and will begin at 6pm. Except when noted, all lectures are at EMPAC / The Curtis R. Priem Experimental Media + Performing Arts Center . 110 8th Street, Troy NY 12180. Monday, January. 27 ROGER DUFFY SOM: An Evolving Legacy Wednesday, February 26 CATHERINE INGRAHAM Plasticity: Architecture and […]

Mallory Buckner (class 2015) in ‘Art by Architects’ (AIA Houston)

Student News: BArch student Mallory Buckner exhibited her art work at “Art by Architects”. AIA Houston Art by Architects is a juried exhibition showcasing art by local AIA members and architecture students. Selected works was available for sale with a portion benefiting Architecture Center Houston Foundation. Art by Architects Exhibition July 26, 2013 – July 31, 2013 […]

The New Sharon & David Jepson ’63 Fund

Making a Difference. Celebrating Reunion With a Gift.   David Jepson ’63 is marking the celebration of his 50th reunion year in a grand way, with a $500,000 gift to the Institute.  David and Sharon Jepson’s gift will begin to fund the Sharon H. and David G. Jepson ’63 Fund for the School of Architecture, […]

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