Volume 3, Issue 15 | May 4-17, 2021

Society's Cage: The Shape of Institutional Racism  Society's Cage is an interpretive installation on systemic racism and white supremacy created by a group of designers at SmithGroup, the nation's oldest continually operating architecture and engineering firm (founding date: 1853). Built after the deaths of George Floyd and Breonna Taylor, it is "a bold interpretive pavilion sculpted to symbolize the historic forces of racialized state violence." On Wednesday, May 12, architects Dayton Schroeter and Julian Arrington will discuss the project and their roles as lead designers in a virtual panel hosted by the Cal Poly Pomona chapter of the National Organization of Minority Architecture Students (CPP-NOMAS). Register to receive the Zoom link.

Toyo Ito: 2021 Neutra Award Lecture The Department of Architecture has named Toyo Ito the 2021 medalist of the Richard J. Neutra Prize for Professional Excellence, which recognizes those who have dedicated their careers to advancing architecture research and practice. Internationally acclaimed for his innovative and forward-looking architecture, Ito's significant projects include the Serpentine Gallery Pavilion in England and the Museo Internacional del Barrocco in Mexico. Toyo Ito: 2021 Neutra Award Ceremony and Lecture Friday, May 7 | 6 p.m. (PST) | https://cpp.zoom.us/j/88017714829

cal poly pomona updates Summer classes and campus services are predominantly remote/virtual. All CSU students, faculty and staff must be vaccinated for COVID-19 before coming to campus. This new requirement will go into effect either in Fall 2021, or upon FDA approval of at least one vaccine and its adequate availability — whichever occurs later. Spring 2021 Course Evaluations close on May 8. Students, your feedback will help improve CPP course offerings. Email invitations to access invitations were sent on April 26. Focus on Finals. Find resources to help stay motivated, focused and healthy. Finals Week is May 15-21. Follow @cpp_dsa for tips and advice. The University Library's 24/7 Bronco Lockers is a convenient and contact-free way to pick up library materials. Planning a visit to campus? Faculty, students and staff must first complete this checklist. env updates Find news and updates in the College of Environmental Design's news section. Buildings 1, 2, 3, 7, 13, 89 and 209 are closed and locked until further notice. Studios and classrooms should not be accessed at this time. Poly-Kroma 2021 runs from May 8-20. View the program on the official site. Friends and supporters donated more than $17,000 to the Marvin Malecha Scholarship, B.L.A.C.K. in L.A. Scholarship and various ENV programs during CPP Giving Day, the University's annual 36-hour fundraiser. Faculty and staff who need access to ENV offices must first complete COVID-19 training and notify the Dean's Office and University Police before their campus visit. Follow ENV on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, LinkedIn and Vimeo (@cppenv). ENV Student Success Advising Center is on Instagram (@cpp_envadvising).

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ARCHITECTURE The Frank Lloyd Wright Building Conservancy's virtual touring event Way Out and About Wright 2021 (May 14-16) will showcase six Wright-designed structures dispersed widely across the country – three of which are the only ones built in their respective states. The organization is offering a $35 discounted rate for students. The lineup includes five private homes and one church. Tours will couple the beauty of Wright’s designs with the compelling personal narratives of those who occupy, love and work hard to preserve these important buildings. Destinations include: Margaret and Patrick Kinney House - Lancaster, Wisconsin, 1951 Dorothy Ann and Sterling Kinney House - Amarillo, Texas, 1957 Pilgrim Congregational Church - Redding, California, 1958 Shavin House - Chattanooga, Tennessee, 1950 Sutton House - McCook, Nebraska, 1905 Zeigler House - Frankfort, Kentucky, 1910

LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE Assistant Professor Claire Latané was interviewed in KQED's April 19 radio story , "Without Walls: How Some LA and OC Schools are Embracing Outdoor Learning," for her involvement in designing outdoor classrooms for Kingsley Elementary School in East Hollywood. Listen to the broadcast and read the accompanying article here. Latané specializes in creating community-led, nature-based campus master plans that support mental and physical health, climate resilience and eco-literacy. She is the founder and leader of the Emergency Schoolyard Design Volunteers, part of the National COVID-19 Outdoor Learning Initiative. Her upcoming book, Schools That Heal: Design with Mental Health in Mind (Island Press, June 2021) details the opportunities to make supportive learning environments for children and teenagers.

REGENERATIVE STUDIES Drawing on a forthcoming report for the Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC) in collaboration with the Plurinational Observatory of Andean Salt Flats (OPSAL), Assistant Professor James J.A. Blair's virtual lecture will assess how reliance on brine evaporation as an extraction method for lithium mining is exacerbating conditions of ecological exhaustion and limiting water availability in South America. Exhausted: The Slow Violence of Lithium Brine Evaporation Thursday, May 6 | 12 p.m. (PST) Email crs@cpp.edu to receive Zoom link

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THE WORK AROUND | Get a glimpse into how 2014 architecture alumni Noam Saragosti and Juhee Park transformed their living space for work in Bronco Magazine's photo essay on the "new normal" forced by the pandemic. Saragosti is an architecture lecturer and the Resident Director of the Neutra VDL House; Park is a project manager at Escher GuneWardena Architecture.

opportunities | your professional development

COMPETITION | 2021 Student Sketch Competition - Apply by Aug. 20 Newport Beach-based architecture firm Lionakis' annual sketch competition invites students and 2021 graduates to submit any type of hand media (pencil, charcoal, ink, watercolor, etc.) inspired by spaces and architecture around them. Awards are $1,000 for first place, and $500 for second place. Lionakis is also offering Summer 2021 Webinar Series, a free four-part session on job/career preparation and licensure. Sessions are on July 14, 21 and 28, and Aug. 4. NOW HIRING | Part-Time Positions for Students - ASI, Cal Poly Pomona Associated Students, Inc. has part-time positions for students, from graphic designers and videographers to camp activity leaders and member services staff. View all open positions here. NOW HIRING | Interns (Multiple Departments) - City of West Hollywood The City of West Hollywood has paid internships open to undergraduate and graduate students in the following departments: Arts Division (1 position) - Apply by May 17 Current Planning and Historic Preservation (2 positions) - Apply by May 21 Urban Design + Architecture Studio Community Services (1 position) - Apply by May 21 NOW HIRING | Part-Time Planning Technician - City of Santa Ana The Planning Technician will work up to 19 hours/week. Duties include reviewing planning and development projects; research and data analysis; minor plan checks on subdivision and zoning requirements; and coordinating site and landscape plans. Spanish and/or Vietnamese fluency is desired but not required. Read the full job posting.

ON THE GRID is produced by the College of Environmental Design (ENV) at Cal Poly Pomona. Masthead design by Maribel Ruiz ('22, architecture). Send your news, announcements and upcoming (virtual) events to env@cpp.edu.

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