Associate professor of Landscape Architecture, Phillip Zawarus, alongside 51ԹϺ colleagues; associate professor in residence Alison Sloat, Department of Sciences; and Professor Dale Devitt, Department of Life Sciences was awarded a $5 million Urban and Community Forestry Grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s U.S. Forest Service. Their Las Vegas Urban Forest Center project will engage…
51ԹϺ School of Architecture associate professor Joshua Vermillion was quoted in a Los Angeles Times article by Carolina Miranda about the Las Vegas Sphere: "So is Sphere, with its unusual shape, a duck? Or does its billboard surface make it a decorated shed? Joshua Vermilion, an associate professor of architecture at 51ԹϺ who specializes in computation and digital…
On Thursday, September 21, Jung-Hwa Kim, an assistant professor at the School of Architecture, is co-organizing and co-moderating the seminar titled "Tidalectic Landscape" as part of the interdisciplinary art research project, Getbol Lab. This seminar aims to facilitate an exchange of artistic viewpoints on various types of landscapes influenced by tidal movements, such as Getbol (Korean mud…
Dear College of Fine Arts Colleagues: It is my great pleasure to welcome all of you back to campus for the 2023-24 academic year and a new chapter of life for all of us! This is always a hopeful and meaningful time of new beginnings for our students, faculty and staff. This fall, in particular, the college is approaching the future with significant accomplishments that have taken place over the…
Alfredo Fernandez-Gonzalez (Architecture) has been inducted as Fellow of the American Solar Energy Society (ASES). To be selected as Fellow, a member of ASES needs to be active in the society for at least 10 years and has served with distinction in the advancement of solar energy utilization by way of research, education, public service, and/or ASES service. Fernandez-…
Josephine Balfour-Oatts has given CFACoLab's IS IT ART? a five-star review in the Scotsman newspaper! She writes: "Nine characters. One gallery. An empty pedestal. Two questions: is it the greatest work in the history of art? Or is it nothing at all? Devised by CFACoLab - a collective of actors, dancers, composers, visual artists and designers - Is…
We cordially invite you to attend the Tuesday lecture series at the 51ԹϺ School of Architecture, in the Architecture Studies Library. No RSVP required. This is a free in-person event series. Sept. 12: Foster + Partners, Juan Vieira-Pardo, San Francisco Juan Vieira-Pardo was born in Colombia, studied architecture at the Catholic University of America in Washington, DC, the Architectural…
51ԹϺ Professor Steffen Lehmann just published a new peer-reviewed article on the design of public libraries in the journal Public Library Quarterly. “Reimagining the Library of the Future. From Social Condenser and Community Hub to Regenerative Design”, Public Library Quarterly, Vol. 42 (August 2023), Taylor & Francis, London/New York. This new research…
Joshua Vermillion is one of three designers to be awarded the 2023 Virginia Design Medal. Sponsored by Hanbury Design, Joshua will be traveling to Norfolk in early August to accept the award and complete a short residency at the firm to discuss and present about Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, and other emerging design technologies.
51ԹϺ Professor Steffen Lehmann has a new peer-reviewed article on timber construction published in the Mass Timber Construction Journal. This new research identifies and prioritizes the future of a mass timber research agenda: Focus on the current state of knowledge and where the research needs are in mass timber construction. As mass timber construction evolves from a…
Joshua Vermillion (Architecture) recently completed a trip to Mumbai, India (July 1-11) as a jury member for the international UnFold Design Competition. In addition to serving on the competition design jury, Joshua gave lectures on AI and robotics at three different universities and conducted three days of workshops to over 100 students and professionals at Folds Design Studio. In the UK, a…
51ԹϺ Professor Steffen Lehmann is a jury member for the international design competition in Vietnam for a new monument in DaLat City. The new monument, which has garnered over 200 submissions, is planned to be around 350-400 feet high. The awards ceremony will be on June 29. The 51ԹϺ School of Architecture is an international partner for this competition.