This is an archive of all time sensitive material from the Fall 2011 Semester.
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Fall 2011 Archive
Thursday, December 22, 2011
The year-long Fellowship typically begins and ends in July and includes employment at WHR Architects in Houston. MORE
The 2012-2013 Tradewell Fellowship
Friday, December 16, 2011
Students are welcome to participate as independent individuals or teams of up to 5 members. MORE
City of Pittsburgh's Green Central - Student Design Competition (GCDC)
Friday, December 16, 2011
This is a great opportunity to showcase your work and sell a piece or two for a good cause. The art auction will help raise expenses for our trip to the Honduras this spring and fund medicine and supplies. MORE
Global Medical Brigades Benefit Art Auction
Friday, December 16, 2011
An international design competition open to designer, architects, landscape architects, clients, manufacturers and students for work completed before December 31, 2011. MORE
AZ AWARDS International Design Competition
Friday, December 16, 2011
MSCD Thesis Presentation, Monday, 19th December at 2:00 pm in MMCH Room 403 MORE
MCSD Thesis Presentation: “On Nature, Form, and Computation: Evolutionary Developmental Form Generation”
Friday, December 16, 2011
Emerging Materials Technologies MORE
Assistant Professor Dale Clifford Honored
Friday, December 16, 2011
ReVAMP: Residential Vacancy Adjacency Modification Program MORE
Associate Professor John Folan Honored
Friday, December 16, 2011
Flight School Fellowship, an intensive and comprehensive 10-week professional development program for Pittsburgh artists hosted by PF/PCA. The deadline for applicants is January 2nd, 2012! MORE
Flight School Fellowship: Professional Development for Pittsburgh Artists
Thursday, December 15, 2011
When it comes to pursuing cutting-edge research in technology, Karl Willis literally goes the distance. MORE
Karl Willis Featured on CMU's Homepage
Friday, December 9, 2011
The primary goal of this fund is to allow students to travel to developing countries during their summer breaks, to study, travel, conduct research, and/or participate in service work. Up to $6000 per student available.
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TRAVEL ABROAD FUNDS for SUMMER 2012
Friday, December 9, 2011
G.S.A. Graduate Student Conference Funding is financed by the Graduate Student Assembly, in collaboration with the Graduate Education Office and the Provost's Office, providing grants of up to $500 for attendance at conferences. MORE
NEW DEADLINE DATE FOR GSA/Provost CONFERENCE FUNDING APPLICATION
Tuesday, December 6, 2011
Come see what students built in this semester's Tangible Interaction Design Studio. MORE
Tangible Interaction Design Open House
Friday, December 2, 2011
Associate Professors Kai Gutschow and Jeremy Ficca will be offering a summer travel studio to Switzerland. Come to the informational meeting on Monday, 05 December at 4:30pm in MMCH 303.
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Switzerland Study Away Informaitonal Meeting
Friday, December 2, 2011
The Environmental Design Research Association (EDRA) is now accepting submissions for the 14th Annual Great Places Awards for Place Design, Planning and Research. MORE
14th Annual Great Places Awards for Place Design, Planning and Research
Friday, December 2, 2011
Robert Gurney, FAIA will lecture prior to 1st year studio reviews.
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Lecture by Robert Gurney, FAIA
Friday, December 2, 2011
Jonah Rowen will deliver a lecture prior to 2nd year studio reviews. MORE
Jonah Rowen Lecture
Friday, November 18, 2011
The RayMatic, named after its creator, utilizes what Yun refers to as an “anthropomorphic interface.” MORE
The RayMatic
Friday, November 18, 2011
A CMU student assistant is sought for up to 40 hours of computer 3D modeling work, starting immediately. MORE
3D-modeling assistant Wanted Immediatley
Friday, November 18, 2011
The Northside Leadership Conference is currently seeking part‐time Real Estate Development Interns to support our efforts to help manage and facilitate real estate projects in the neighborhoods of the Northside MORE
Northside Leadership Conferencer Seeking Real Estate Development Intern
Friday, November 18, 2011
Congratulations to all our SoArch faculty and alumni who received 2011 Pittsburgh AIA Design Awards! MORE
2011 AIA Design Pittsburgh Awards
Friday, November 18, 2011
The exhibit is a joint effort with Carnegie Mellon University School of Architecture and over,under production which is led by Rami el Samahy. MORE
"Projections", Running at the Pinkcomma Gallery
Friday, November 18, 2011
Don't foget to frequently visit the ACSA website for a list of student competitions. MORE
ACSA Student Competitions
Friday, November 18, 2011
Richard Sennett writes about cities, labor, and culture. He teaches sociology at New York University and the London School of Economics, and is recipient of the 2010 Spinoza Prize. MORE
Alan H. Rider Distinguished Lecture
Friday, November 18, 2011
Build Pittsburgh, AIA Pittsburgh's annual continuing education conference and exhibitor show, brings together a community of architects and build industry professionals to engage in institutional learning. MORE
Build Pittsburgh 2012 Call for Presentations
Friday, November 18, 2011
Heidi Opdyke of CMU's "The Piper" ran a story on Monday, 14 November discussing how the Army is looking to save energy. MORE
Professor Volker Hartkopf Featured in "The Piper"
Friday, November 18, 2011
Plan to attend a Fall 2011 Studio review. MORE
Fall 2011 Final Review Schedule
Friday, November 18, 2011
See the birth of a new ecosystem on Friday, November 18th at 9pm, and return again before November 27th to watch as the influence of its viewers have shaped its growth and development.
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Kaakit-Akit Planet
Friday, November 18, 2011
Recent BArch graduate and current MSA student Carl Covington didn't find his way to The Carnegie Mellon University School of Architecture via conventional means. MORE
Carl Covington in the News
Thursday, November 3, 2011
AIA's Young Architects Forum and the MBA's Young Constructors present Delivery Systems: Perception Vs. Reality, a seminar for the Design / Build industry. MORE
Delivery Systems: Perception Vs. Reality
Tuesday, November 1, 2011
A competition for zero net energy urban architecture. MORE
Architecture at Zero
Monday, October 31, 2011
Students in architecture, engineering, construction as well as other related fields are encouraged to participate in a student competition on The Architecture and Engineering of Sustainable Buildings. MORE
Sustainable Buildings Competition
Monday, October 31, 2011
Bhangra in the Burgh has grown into the largest student run event at Carnegie Mellon and Pittsburgh. MORE
5th Annual Bhangra in the Burgh Competition
Monday, October 31, 2011
Nervous System is a design studio that works at the intersection of science, art, and technology. MORE
Lecture: Jessica Rosencrantz & Jesse Louis-Rosenberg, Founders of Nervous System
Monday, October 31, 2011
Film Screening: Citizen Architecture, Samuel Mockbee and the Spirit of the Rural Studio MORE
Citizen Architect Screening
Monday, October 24, 2011
The School of Architecture at Carnegie Mellon University is now accepting applications to all graduate programs. MORE
SoArch Graduate Programs Accepting Applications
Monday, October 24, 2011
The recent 2nd-year "Shelter" project near the "Fence" recently garnered much attention both on campus and in the press. MORE
School of Architecture Students Construct the Future of the Fence
Monday, October 24, 2011
"Smartphones have made it possible for us to communicate, play games and retrieve information from the Web wherever we might be, but our interaction with the devices remains a largely solitary, single user experience," said Karl D.D. Willis, a Ph.D. candidate in computational design at Carnegie Mellon and a lab associate at Disney Research. MORE
SideBySide Projection System Enables Projected Interaction Between Mobile Devices
Monday, October 24, 2011
Earn your undergraduate and graduate degree in five years, rather than six, through the Heinz College's Accelerated Master's Programs (AMP). MORE
The Master of Arts Management (MAM) Program Information Session
Monday, October 24, 2011
Are you feeling stressed about your academic work? Is there an important paper, problem set, CS programming assignment or upcoming exam causing you stress? Or do you feel like stress has become a continuous way of life? MORE
Stress and Procrastination Workshop
Monday, October 24, 2011
HouseLogic.com, the National Association of Realtors®' website for homeowners, is developing a photo gallery showcasing great green
residential designs by current architecture students. MORE
HouseLogic.com Looking for Your Photos or Renderings
residential designs by current architecture students.
Monday, October 24, 2011
Building projects continue to proliferate at a global scale in spite of the economic climate. Architectural concepts are being incorporated by a variety of discourses. Ever-expanding arrays of spatial practices are considered within the bounds of the discipline. Is architecture becoming ubiquitous? MORE
Architecture Is All Over
Monday, October 24, 2011
Open Access Presents Stephen E. Fienberg and Tim Dellyannides, moderated by Dr. Afeworki Paulos, CMU Libraries. MORE
View From The Top: Editors & Publishers
Monday, October 24, 2011
A unique opportunity for students to work closely with the National Park Service in building a common foundation of design principles at a site in your region as the U.S. National Park Service embarks upon a new century of park design. MORE
Parks for the People Competition
Monday, October 24, 2011
Nominations are now being accepted for the 2012 University Education Awards listed below. These awards are given to recognize the accomplishments of faculty who exemplify the university’s standards of excellence in education. MORE
2012 University Education Awards
Monday, October 24, 2011
Congratulations to Second-year architecture students, Chris Chan, William Gott, Kevin Hyun, Brett Perl, Sharon Rubin, and John Swanson, who received an Honorable Mention. MORE
Second-Year Archi's Win Honorable Mention
Friday, October 7, 2011
In addition to his teaching Associate Professor Kai Gutschow is busy with his research and writing. MORE
News from Associate Professor Kai Gutschow
Friday, October 7, 2011
The Mascaro Center for Sustainable Innovation at the University of Pittsburgh is pleased to announce the 2011-12 Energy Efficient Building Technologies Challenge. MORE
MCSI 2011-12 Energy-Efficient Building Technologies Challenge
Friday, October 7, 2011
PAVE is pleased to announce that the 2011-2012 PAVE the Way 3D Design Challenge, sponsored by B+N Industries, is now available. MORE
Pave The Way 3D Design Challenge
Friday, October 7, 2011
Submit Your Projects for the 100th Annual Meeting Poster Session. Submission Deadline is 26 October.
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ACSA 100th Annual Meeting
Friday, October 7, 2011
Graduate students invited to present their solution at the Better World by Design Conference, held at the Rhode Island School of Design, Providence, RI. MORE
Graduate Students Chosen as Finalists for the Better World Design Competition
Friday, October 7, 2011
The focus for 2012 Group Study Exchange is Green Building and Land Use. Deadline to apply 04 November 2011. MORE
2012 Group Study Exchange With Seoul, Korea
Friday, October 7, 2011
Calling ALL architects, designers, artists, craftsmen, visual storytellers and creative types... MORE
PechaKucha Night Pittsburgh Vol. 9
Friday, October 7, 2011
Join AIA Pittsburgh to celebrate the places and the people who inspire, shape, build and Design Pittsburgh. MORE
Design Pittsburgh 2011
Friday, September 30, 2011
The conference will focus on uniting mentoring scholars and practitioners from around the world to build a collaborative network of ideas and support. MORE
2011 Mentoring Conference
Friday, September 30, 2011
The program is primarily for junior faculty whose access to external support is less well-developed and faculty working in chronically under-funded areas. MORE
Berkman Faculty Grant Proposals
Friday, September 30, 2011
Help us brainstorm for change in Garfield on Tuesday, October 4th at the BGC Community Activity Center, 113 North Pacific Avenue. MORE
Brainstorm for Change in Garfield
Friday, September 30, 2011
An information session is being held for 3rd and 4th-year architecture students considering a study abroad semester in Doha, Qatar. MORE
Want to Study in Doha, Qatar Spring 2012?
Friday, September 30, 2011
Dhiru Thadani, AIA, architect, urbanist, and educator, will present a free public lecture on Monday, 3 October 2011, at 6:00 p.m. at Carnegie Museum of Art Theater in Oakland.
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Tenth Annual David Lewis Lecture on Urban Design
Friday, September 30, 2011
Please join the School of Design for the second lecture in their 2011-2012 HOW DO YOU DESIGN THE FUTURE? series. MORE
2011-2012 HOW DO YOU DESIGN THE FUTURE?
Friday, September 30, 2011
The Assistant Experiment Coordinator would be involved in many aspects of these experiments, including unique mapping projects, video-taping and interviewing community members, helping to organize community meetings, writing, photographing, designing and blogging.
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cityLAB Seeking Assistant Experiment Coordinator
Friday, September 30, 2011
Researchers from all fields employing computation and or cognition in design are invited to participate. MORE
DCC12 Fifth International Conference on Design Computing and Cognition
Friday, September 30, 2011
The purpose of the Rieger Graham Prize is to advance the career and professional skills of a recent graduate or practitioner of architecture. MORE
The Rieger Graham Prize
Friday, September 30, 2011
The Marilyn and Ray Gindroz Foundation has been established to enrich lives and enhance education through travel in Europe and study of traditional architecture, urbanism, and music. MORE
2012 Gindroz Prize for Travel
Friday, September 23, 2011
1st Annual Design/Build Competition to benefit the Food Bank for Pittsburgh MORE
Canstruction
Friday, September 23, 2011
Are you interested in maximizing the outcomes of your building project? Are you intimidated by a change to your current project delivery method? MORE
Evolution to Revolution: An Innovative Approach to Collaboration
Friday, September 23, 2011
The School of Architecture application deadline to study away for the Spring 2012 semester is Monday, October 3, 2011. Learn more about your opportunities by attending one ore more events.
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Upcoming University Study Abroad Events
Friday, September 23, 2011
In just 90 minutes, you’ll learn by seeing HVAC equipment and campus (district) heating and cooling infrastructure. The tours is led by
Marty Altschul, University Engineer and tour guide extraordinaire. MORE
Campus HVAC Tour
Marty Altschul, University Engineer and tour guide extraordinaire.
Friday, September 16, 2011
Professor Khee Poh Lam has been appointed a Visiting Professor to Tsinghua University in China under the special Tsinghua Global Scholars Fellowship program from June 2011-May 2014. MORE
Professor Khee Poh Lam Appointed Visiting Professor to Tsinghua University
Friday, September 16, 2011
EWRI will hold the 4th Annual Sustainability Conference in Pittsburgh, the conference will include 9 presentations given by leaders in sustainable and environmental field. MORE
4th Annual Sustainability Conference
Friday, September 16, 2011
The deadline for Spring 2012 SURG proposals is Wednesday, October 19th at 5:00 PM. MORE
SURG Proposals & SURG Proposal Writing Sessions
Friday, September 16, 2011
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency requests proposals from undergraduate bachelor level students in environmental fields of study for the Greater Research Opportunities Fellowships Program. MORE
Undergraduate Environmental Fellowships
Friday, September 16, 2011
CMU's Miller Gallery events as part of Pittsburgh Biennial at Miller Gallery. MORE
Miller Gallery Events
Friday, September 16, 2011
Please plan to attend one or more lectures hosted by the School of Design.
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2011-2012 School of Design Lecture Series
Friday, September 16, 2011
Two groups of Irish architects will travel to six prestigious U.S. venues, where they will participate in symposia, presenting key aspects of their work and engaging in discussions on critical issues facing Irish Architecture Now. MORE
Irish Architecture Now
Friday, September 16, 2011
The panel is designed to attract students from both public policy and arts management tracks at Heinz, in addition to students from the CFA/School of Architecture. MORE
Creative Urbanism Panel Discussion
Friday, September 16, 2011
Mozilla will be attending the TOC on 9/20 and Principal Designer, Alex Faaborg, will be hosting a tech talk following the career fair. The User Experience Team will also be on-site conducting interviews on 9/21. MORE
Interested in Working for Mozilla?
Friday, September 16, 2011
Do you feel uncertain about how and when to quote someone else’s work without plagiarizing? MORE
Avoiding Plagiarism and Citing Sources Workshop
Friday, September 2, 2011
This course provides essential knowledge of sustainable building concepts that are fundamental to all LEED® rating systems. MORE
LEED 201: Core Concepts & Stategies
Friday, September 2, 2011
'Seaside at 30' will look at the founding of this seminal work in the history of urban design - the planning, the creation and testing of the code, and early building designs. MORE
SEASIDE AT 30
Friday, September 2, 2011
A total of $75,000 will be available for up to seven awards to support new for-credit curricular initiatives that integrate practice and education in the academy; raise awareness of the architect’s responsibility for the public health, safety, and welfare; and address specific criteria. MORE
2011 NCARB Grant
Friday, September 2, 2011
The Northside Leadership Conference is currently seeking a part-time Real Estate Development Intern to support our efforts to help manage and facilitate real estate projects in the neighborhoods of the Northside. MORE
Internship Opportunity – Real Estate Development Internship
Friday, September 2, 2011
Seeking motivated, dedicated and talented students from all academic departments to work as gallery assistants at the Miller Gallery.
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PART-TIME STUDENT EMPLOYMENT | Gallery Assistant
Friday, September 2, 2011
PITTSBURGH BIENNIAL 2011, Sept. 16-Dec. 11, 2011 at the Miller Gallery at Carnegie Mellon University MORE
PITTSBURGH BIENNIAL 2011 EVENTS
Friday, September 2, 2011
Urban Green Council's Emerging Professionals are proud to present the 5th Annual Urban Green Career Fair. MORE
Urban Green Career Fair 2011
Friday, September 2, 2011
AIA Pittsburgh's Design Pittsburgh Committee is excited to announce the Young Architects Studio Competition (YASC), as part of Design Pittsburgh 2011. MORE
2011 Young Architects Studio Competition
Friday, September 2, 2011
This biennial event, organised by the Building and Construction Authority of Singapore is part of the Singapore Green Building Week and will be held alongside the annual BEX Asia 2011 exhibition. MORE
International Green Building Conference 2011 (IGBC 2011)
Friday, September 2, 2011
Gensler is proud to launch the 2012 Gensler Diversity Scholarship! MORE
2012 Gensler Diversity Scholarship
Friday, September 2, 2011
$20,000 worth of prizes, $5000 scholarship prize as well as a MacBook Pro, Ipads and your very own papercraft published in Architect Magazine. MORE
Paper Craft Architecture Design Contest
Friday, September 2, 2011
DigitalSalad is an edible art project that involves growers, creatives and technology to generate an artful community learning experience through installation with performative aspects and online and gallery exhibition. MORE
DigitalSalad, an edible art project
Sunday, October 31, 2010
The Fellowships are to be used by the recipients toward defraying the expenses of advanced study in America or abroad. MORE