Volume 1, Issue 3 | February 13-26, 2020
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CSU Chancellor's Office awards Lyle Center more than $5M for capital projects
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The Lyle Center for Regenerative Studies will embark on a four-part deferred maintenance project that keeps it aligned with its carbon neutrality goals.
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env
calendar
02/17:
Spring 2020 URP Lecture Series:
Danny Wu
. 6 p.m., Bldg. 7, Room 215
02/27:
ENV Council Meeting (Open to all ENV students), 12 p.m., Bldg. 7, Room 214
03/02:
Spring 2020 URP Lecture Series:
Humera Sheikh
, 3 p.m., Bldg. 7, Room 215
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DALE PRIZE 2020 | March 4 and March 5
The 2020 honorees are
Elizabeth "Libby" Tyler,
the first female planner in Illinois recognized as a Fellow of the American Institute of Certified Planners; and
Petra Doan
, an urban and regional planning professor at Florida State University who researches planning issues surrounding marginalized communities, with a special focus on the LGBTQ community.
The Dale Prize program includes a March 4 colloquium at Ursa Major at the Bronco Student Center (free to the public), and a March 5 banquet at Kellogg House ($30, reserve by March 2 via
urpdept@cpp.edu
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CLIMATE ACTION COMMUNITY+ACTIVISM LECTURE SERIES
MLA students in the Climate Action Community
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a Cal Poly Pomona student organization formed after the
2019 Global Climate Strike
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collaborated with landscape architecture lecturer
James Becerra
to launch the Spring 2020 Activism Lecture Series. Those interested in joining the Climate Action Community can email organizer
Adrian Tenney
('21, master's in landscape architecture) at
actenney@cpp.edu
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interdepartmental |
stay in the know
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ARCHITECTURE
Interim Dean
Lauren Weiss Bricker
and Professor
George Proctor
will join a group of architecture experts on Feb. 21 to discuss the partnership between Cal Poly Pomona and the College of the Desert (COD), and the latter's new Palm Springs campus. The
sold-out panel
, moderated by architect
Alan Hess
, is part of
Modernism Week
.
Hear the latest updates on campus plans, view initial design concepts, and get the inside track on how the COD and ENV teams developed architectural concepts and ideas like "A Year in the Desert." (Editor's Note
:
Modernism Week organizers set aside 50 complimentary seats for ENV students. Email
dswinfield@cpp.edu
to reserve your spot.)
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LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE
Professor
Kyle Brown
, who is active with the local environmental group
Clean & Green Pomona
, invites student volunteers to a series of Tree Planting Days. The first one kicks off at 8:30 a.m. this Saturday, Feb. 15, at
Westmont Park
. Other planting days are Feb. 29 (South San Antonio Avenue street trees); and March 14 and March 28 (La Verne Avenue street trees). To sign up, email
kdbrown@cpp.edu
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REGENERATIVE STUDIES
Last month lecturer
Bethann Morrison
accepted the Emerging Scholar Award and presented her dissertation at the
16th International Conference On Sustainability: Environmental, Cultural, Economic & Social Sustainability
in Santiago, Chile. Morrison's dissertation (
"Creating the World We Want to Live In: Reconnecting for a Sustainable Future")
supports her project, "The Building Community" in downtown Los Angeles. There, she leads a growing group of individuals who have experienced homelessness in the collective design of sustainable, supportive bridge housing solutions for Skid Row. Morrison teaches RS 3030 (Organization for Regenerative Practices) this spring at the Lyle Center.
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bookmark |
hear from an expert
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Former CPP ARC lecturer and alumnus
Evan Troxel
('97, architecture), director of digital practice at
HMC Architects
, launched his "OK Computer" YouTube video lecture series examining the ways new and emerging technologies will impact the architecture industry.
Intrigued after watching his introductory video? View Troxel's latest entry on UAV drones
here
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exhibitions |
get cultured
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NEUTRA VDL STUDIO
AND RESIDENCES
Artist
Shio Kusaka
will populate the historic Neutra VDL Studio and Residences
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the studio/residence of modernist architect Richard Neutra donated to CPP Foundation in 1990
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with her signature ceramic vessels, sculptures, dinnerware and handcrafted textile designs inspired by the works of
Agnes Martin
,
Josef Albers
and
Ellsworth Kelly
.
The
exhibition
is curated by
Douglas Fogle
and
Hanneke Skerath
, who lead the curatorial office STUDIO LBV in Los Angeles.
Exhibition Dates
February 15 - April 4
Location
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ENV GALLERY
For 12 weeks every fall, students are immersed in study and projects serving the community of Castiglion Fiorentino in eastern Tuscany. More than 700 alumni have participated in the program since 1993.
Exhibition Dates
February 17-21
Location
Bldg. 7
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W. KEITH & JANET KELLOGG UNIVERSITY ART GALLERY
Exhibition Dates
Through March 26
Closing Reception + Artist Q&A
March 24, 11:30 a.m. - 1:30 p.m.
Location
Bldg. 35A
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scholarships |
your professional development
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CAVIN FAMILY TRAVELING FELLOWSHIP
Registration is open for the
2020 Cavin Family Traveling Fellowship
, which awards $15,000 to recent architecture graduates and young professionals (age 35 and under) to fund 10 weeks of travel and research. CPP ARC students graduating in 2020 are eligible to apply.
LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE SCHOLARSHIPS
More than $50,000 will be awarded in the 2019-20 academic year that support the travel, development, public service and career ambitions of undergraduate and graduate students. See the full list
here
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URBAN AND REGIONAL PLANNING SCHOLARSHIPS
A
new endowed scholarship
in memory of
former department chair
Harry Antoniades Anthony
(1972-76) is now available to undergraduate and graduate URP students pursuing independent study outside California approved by the university for course credit to research urban design and planning issues in one or more major U.S. cities, including but not limited to New York City, Chicago, Boston, Washington, D.C., Philadelphia and New Orleans.
CPP SCHOLARSHIP FEST
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The CSU System honors the achievements of African-American students, faculty and staff in "
Still I Rise: 29 Stories of Excellence and Achievement."
President
Soraya M. Coley
and retired NBA referee
Violet Palmer
are among the series' first 15 profiles, joining CSU alums
Ryan Coogler
("Black Panther," "Creed," "Fruitvale Station"), the
Hon.
Willie Brown
and NASA astronaut
Victor Glover.
Nominations will be accepted throughout February.
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alumni |
designing the future
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Osvaldo "Ozzie" Gonzalez
, LEED A.P.
(
'06, master's in architecture), is in Portland's
2020 mayoral race
, running on a
policy platform
of "prosperity, equity and sustainability."
It's a crowded field: 11 candidates, including incumbent Mayor Ted Wheeler. If elected, Gonzalez would be the city's
first Latino mayor
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Jessica L. Medina
('19, urban and regional planning) is now a Management Analyst in the City of Artesia.
Medina works in the City Manager's Office, where she conducts research "to obtain sufficient, valid and reliable data for analysis and decision-making purposes." Her current projects include grant research and the implementation of a parking preferential district for northern Artesia.
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Karl Joseph Hill
('81, urban and regional planning) will have a book signing session at the annual
Taste of the Farm Store
on March 7.
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Did you graduate from ENV's architecture and urban and regional planning programs between 1970 and 1974?
Alumnus
Earl Gales Jr.
('72, urban and regional planning) invites you to the ARC/URP Class Reunion on March 14 at the Neutra VDL House. RSVP at
https://arcurp_reunion.eventbrite.com.
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ON THE GRID
is produced by the College of Environmental Design (ENV) at Cal Poly Pomona.
Send your news, announcements and upcoming events to
env@cpp.edu
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