LECTURES AND EVENTS

Wednesday, March 20 , 2019
Roundtable | (Anti/Post/De)-Colonial Practices 


This public roundtable discusses the purposes and intentions of the seminar (Anti/Post/De-)Colonial Practices cotaught by Mario Gooden, Samia Henni, Mpho Matsipa, and Anooradha Iyer Siddiqi at the School of Architecture. With each speaking from a specific archive, geography, and interest, the instructors expose architecture students to a critical rereading and rethinking of modern built environments and their histories and theories. Through anti/post/de-colonial practices, the four instructors and their students intend to depict the intrinsic relationships between modernity and violence, and scrutinize the possibilities for a reversal of that violence through historical and theoretical analysis and understanding. 

This event is free and open to the public.
Torkwase Dyson, Robert Gwathmey Chair in Architecture and Art | Lecture: Distance and Perception in the Wake of Climate Change | Exhibition Reception: I Can Drink the Distance


Torkwase Dyson, the Spring 2019 Robert Gwathmey Chair in Architecture and Art, was born in Chicago, Illinois and spent her developmental years between North Carolina and Mississippi. Traversing these regions helped her develop a fundamental sensitivity towards urban development, southern landscape, and black spatial justice.  Dyson earned her Bachelor of Fine Arts in painting from Virginia Commonwealth University and her Master of Fine Arts in painting from the Yale School of Art. In 2016 Dyson designed and built Studio South Zero (SSZ), a solar-powered mobile studio where the context of nomadicity became the framework for learning and making art about the environment. It was traveling with SSZ that inspired her experimental project The Wynter-Wells Drawing School for Environmental Liberation, where she explores contemporary theorizations of space, architecture, and the infrastructure of extraction economies.

The lecture will be moderated by Mario Gooden. 

Presented in conjunction with Dyson's solo exhibition reception I Can Drink the Distance at the 41 Cooper Gallery. 

This lecture is co-sponsored with the School of Art and The Architectural League of New York. This event is free and open to the public. RSVP required and you may reserve tickets here

I Can Drink the Distance, a solo exhibition by artist Torkwase Dyson, the Spring 2019 Robert Gwathmey Chair in Architecture and Art at The Cooper Union, considers how the body unifies, balances, and arranges itself to move through built environments. Attuned to the shape patterns of industry-from the history of global trade to contemporary colonization and extraction-Dyson thinks through the various ways humans oppose the violence of these synergistic systems with methods of improvisation and spatial planning.

This event is free and open to the public. 
Application Portal for the Introduction to Architecture Summer Programs is Now Live

The Irwin S. Chanin School of Architecture offers two full-time, rigorous, studio based summer programs to introduce students to the discipline and practice of architecture, one at the college level and another for high school students. Admission to our summer programs is competitive. Applicants accepted to the program will be notified on a rolling basis beginning March 20, 2019. We recommend that applications be submitted before May 1, 2019, as the programs may reach capacity by that date.  Learn More... 
FACULTY NEWS
Diana Agrest, Arch fac | Film Screening and Discussion | Diana Agrest: The Making of an Avant-Garde, March 27, 2019, NYIT, NYC

Michael Young, Arch fac | Presenter | Black Box: ACSA 107th Annual Meeting, Carnegie Mellon University, March 28-30, 2019, Pittsburgh, PA | Lecture | "Image Objects," Midday Talk, John H. Daniels Faculty of Architecture, Landscape, and Design, University of Toronto, Canada

Tamar Zinguer, AR '89/Arch fac | Book Review | "Architecture in Play: Intimations of Modernism in Architectural Toys," Journal of the Society of Architectural Historians, March 2019

Yasmin Vobis, Arch fac | Exhibition | Formats, University of Massachusetts Department of Architecture, March 26, 2019, Amherst, MA

Farzin Lotfi-Jam, Arch fac | Presenter | Black Box: ACSA 107th Annual Meeting, Carnegie Mellon University, March 28-30, 2019, Pittsburgh, PA

Michael Morris, AR '89/Arch fac | Speaker | Design Talks: the only way is up!, Iceland Design Center,  March 28, 2019, Reykjavik, Iceland | Speaker | Life on Mars: Designing a New World for Earthlings, Reykjavik University, March 29, 2019, Reykjavik, Iceland

Catherine Seavitt Nordenson, AR '94/Arch fac |   Speaker and Faculty Adviser  | Rising Urbanists: Reframing the Urban Forest, Spitzer School of Architecture-CCNY, March 30, 2019, NYC

Michael Jefferson, Arch fac | Presenter | Black Box: ACSA 107th Annual Meeting, Carnegie Mellon University, March 28-30, 2019, Pittsburgh, PA
ALUMNI NEWS
Toshiko Mori, AR '76 | Article | "Food Radio's conversations about succeeding in creative fields are now online," THE ARCHITECTS' NEWSPAPER, March 13, 2019 | Topaz Keynote | Black Box: ACSA 107th Annual Meeting, Carnegie Mellon University, March 29, 2019, Pittsburgh, PA

Peggy Deamer, AR '77 | Keynote | Black Boox: 107th ACSA Annual Meeting, Carnegie Mellon University, March 28-30, 2019, Pittsburgh, PA

Alexander Gorlin, AR '78 | Article | "Eero Saarinen's Bell Labs stays bright with the largest photovoltaic skylight in the U.S.," THE ARCHITECTS' NEWSPAPER, March 8, 2019

Elizabeth Diller, AR '79 | Lecture | Media + Modernity: Liz Diller, "The Mile-Long Opera: A Biography of 7 o'clock," Princeton University School of Architecture, March 26, 2019, Princeton, NJ

Linda Taalman, AR '97 | Faculty Talk | Woodbury University School of Architecture, March 29, 2019, Los Angeles, CA

Andrew Tripp, AR '02 | Presenter | Black Box: ACSA 107th Annual Meeting,
Carnegie Mellon University, March 28-30, 2019, Pittsburgh, PA

Sony Devabhaktuni, AR '03 | Presenter | Black Box: ACSA 107th Annual Meeting, Carnegie Mellon University, March 28-30, 2019, Pittsburgh, PA

Raffael Baur, AR '03 | Presenter | Black Box: ACSA 107th Annual Meeting, Carnegie Mellon University, March 28-30, 2019, Pittsburgh, PA

Joseph Bedford, AR '07 | Presenter and Moderator | Black Box: ACSA 107th Annual Meeting, Carnegie Mellon University, March 28-30, 2019, Pittsburgh, PA

Dorit Aviv, AR '09 | Presenter | Black Box: ACSA 107th Annual Meeting, Carnegie Mellon University, March 28-30, 2019, Pittsburgh, PA

Nicholas Pevzner, AR '05 | Article | "Eating the crust," DOMUS 1033, March 6, 2019
OPEN CALLS & OPPORTUNITIES
NEW

CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS | Thresholds 48: Kin is the annual peer-reviewed journal produced by MIT Department of Architecture, held in over 150 university art & architecture libraries around the world. Deadline: April 1, 2019. Learn More...  

CALL FOR STUDENT SUBMISSIONS | SARA  National Design Awards 2019 celebrates design excellence in architecture and design across the world from individuals, firms, and students of architecture. Deadline: April 1, 2019. Learn More...

CALL FOR ENTRIES | 2019 Workplace of the Future encourages graduate and undergraduate students majoring in architecture or interior design within the NY, NJ, and PA area to innovate the workplace. Deadline: April 5, 2019. Learn More...

DESIGN COMPETITION | Zero Threshold aims to change the negative stigma associated with disability by presenting housing design that considers the aesthetics of accessibility. Students, studio teams and professionals are eligible to submit work. Deadline: March 8 - June 28, 2019. Learn More...
DEADLINE APPROACHING   

CALL FOR APPLICATIONS | Cosmic Dust: Summer Architecture Residency This 'T' Space residency welcomes students and professionals of architecture, as well as artists with a demonstrated interest in architecture. Deadlines: early March 8 - 31, 2019. Learn More... 

DESIGN COMPETITION | The NYC Privately Owned Public Space Logo Design Competition seeks submissions of logo designs to appear on signs at New York City's 550+ privately owned spaces (POPS). Deadline: March 15, 2019. Learn More...

CALL FOR APPLICATIONS | The Wright-Ingraham Institute Workshop: Field Stations is a tuition free program addressing integrative studies in landscape, environment, architecture and sustainability. Deadline: March 15, 2019. Learn More... 

CALL FOR APPLICATIONS | Saas-Fee Summer Institute of Art 2019: States of Consciousness will run in NYC and Berlin. This year's program builds upon four years of engagement with topics concerning estrangement, individuation, collectivity and art and politics in cognitive capitalism. Deadline:  March 17, 2019. Learn More... 

OPEN CALL | The AIA Young Architects Award honors individuals who have demonstrated exceptional leadership and made significant contributions to the architecture profession early in their careers. If you would like to be considered for nomination, please notify jcorbin@aiany.org by sending a 250-500 word personal statement, a CV, and a 8.5x11 page graphical representation of your work that includes a description of your role in the project(s). Deadline: March 20, 2019. Learn More...

CALL FOR APPLICATIONS | WRNS Studio 2019 Summer Internship Program is no taking applications for its San Francisco Office. Deadline: March 22, 2019. Learn More...  

CALL FOR PAPERS | ARDETH: INNOVATION as it happens is a call for papers for a collective-oriented, non-corporate account of design practices investigating the embodiment of politics through innovation processes and other contemporary notions of innovation. Deadline: March 25, 2019. Learn More... 

GRANT OPPORTUNITY | Official U.S. Presentation at the 17th International Architecture Exhibition in Venice is open to not-for-profit art, architecture, educational and cultural organizations. Deadline: March 28, 2019. Learn More...  

CALL FOR APPLICATIONS | The Falling Walls Lab New York gives your researchers and entrepreneurs a state to share their innovative ideas or projects in front of their peers and a distinguished jury. Deadline: March 31, 2019. Learn More... 

CALL FOR APPLICATIONS | Toptal Scholarships for Women awards $10,000 and a year of mentorship to five future female leaders who want to change the world. Entries will be judged on the originality of the idea, your plan for making it happen, and your passion for the cause it represents. Deadline: March 31, 2019. Learn More...

CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS | Log 47: Overcoming Carbon Form is a thematic issue edited by Elisa Iturbe interrogating architecture's role in both the formation and outcome of the climate crisis. Deadline: May 31, 2019. Learn More... 

DESIGN COMPETITION | VHO and VMDO: Modular Set Design Competition is seeking a set design that will rethink what such a set can be. Open to students and professionals. Deadline: March 31, 2019. Learn More...

CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS | AMPS NY Conference: Education, Design and Practice is a unique conference interested in how we prepare the next generation of professionals to design, construct and manage the built environment. It seeks papers on teaching and learning. Deadline: April 1, 2019. Learn More... 

CALL FOR APPLICATIONS | The Sally Boasberg Founder's Fellowship is a paid fellowship that includes housing to work at TCLF's office in Washington, D.C. and learn valuable skills related to research, documentation, and advocacy of cultural landscapes. Deadline: April 1, 2019. Learn More... 

CALL FOR APPLICATIONS | The KTUA Cultural Landscape Fellowship is a paid fellowship that will take place in San Diego, California. Housing is not provided. The recipient will learn valuable skills related to the research and documentation of cultural landscapes. Deadline: April 1, 2019. Learn More...

DESIGN COMPETITION | Bubble Competitions: Eliminate Loneliness welcomes provocative ways to eliminate loneliness by design. Deadline: April 4, 2019. Learn More...

CALL FOR APPLICATIONS | The Halcyon Incubator Fall 2019 Fellowship equips early-stage entrepreneurs with the support they need to transform audacious ideas into scalable and sustainable ventures and change the world. Deadline: April 4, 2019. Learn More...

CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS | NYCxDESIGN Awards 2019 celebrates outstanding achievement across major areas of design- from architecture to interiors, products to accessories, craft to technology. Deadline: April 5, 2019. Learn More...

CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS | FIGMENT NYC 2019 is a free participatory arts event that celebrates creativity by challenging artists and participants to find new ways to create, share, and dream. Deadline: April 7, 2019. Learn More...
ONGOING  

INTERNSHIP NETWORK | MANO PROJECT connects thoughtful Latinx leaders who share a passion for serving their communities and provide professional development and training opportunities for Latinx college students and graduates. Deadlines vary. Learn More... 

CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS | CLOG is an international publication that critically explores one topic at a time from as many perspectives as possible. The current topic is CANNABIS. Deadline: April 20, 2019. Learn More... 

CALL FOR PROPOSALS | The 2019 Deborah J. Norden Fund supports a fascinating array of projects through a travel grant to students, recent graduates in the fields of architecture, architectural history, and urban studies. Deadline: April 22. Learn More... 

CALL FOR APPLICATIONS | Rover Scholarship offers a $2500 prize to 400-500 word essay contest winners. Deadline: May 1, 2019. Learn More...

CALL FOR ABSTRACTS | AMSP Florida Conference: Experiential Design offers a unique invitation to engage cross disciplinary discourse around the role of people, objects and environments and how our individual practices and professions are, in reality, inseparable from each other. Deadline: June 20, 2019. Learn More...

CALL FOR APPLICANTS | Jason Pettigrew Memorial ARE Scholarship is an early career award for an emerging architect working towards licensure and covers the full cost of the ARE as well as study materials. Applications will open in early summer 2019. Learn More...

                                                                                         

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