There a number of opportunities and facilities for research within the College of Fine Arts.

STUDIO for Creative Inquiry

The STUDIO for Creative Inquiry was founded in 1989 to support experimental and cross- disciplinary work in the arts. It carries out its mission by:

Providing artist residencies with stipends, commissions and facilities.
Maintaining a work environment populated by a broad range of practitioners, including resident fellows, Carnegie Mellon faculty and students, and other associates.
Facilitating access to human and technical resources at Carnegie Mellon and throughout the Pittsburgh community.
Developing public venues for presenting innovative work.

Please visit the STUDIO’s web site for more information.

Center for Building Performance and Diagnostics

The Center for Building Performance and Diagnostics (CBPD) conducts research, demonstrations, and teaching in building performance and diagnostics. In conjunction with ABSIC, the industry-government-university consortium established in 1988, the CBPD is engaged in ground-breaking work that investigates the impact of advanced technology on the physical, environmental and social settings in office buildings.

One major effort of the ABSIC consortium is the construction of a 7000-square foot Intelligent Workplace, a living laboratory of office environments and innovations.

Please visit the CBPD’s web site for more information.