Have you heard of “An incomplete manifesto for growth” by Bruce Mau? If not, look it up! Here are a few excerpts:
4. Love your experiments (as you would an ugly child). Joy is the engine of growth. Exploit the liberty in casting your work as beautiful experiments, iterations, attempts, trials and errors. Take the long view and allow yourself the fun of failure every day.
6. Capture accidents. The wrong answer is the right answer in search of a different question. Collect wrong answers as part of the process. Ask different questions.
9. Begin anywhere. John Cage tells us that not knowing where to begin is a common form of paralysis. His advice: begin anywhere.
32. Listen carefully. Every collaborator who enters our orbit brings with him or her a world more strange and complex than any we could ever hope to imagine. By listening to the details and the subtlety of their needs, desires, or ambitions, we fold their world onto our own. Neither party will ever be the same.
Have a good week!
Kathy
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Recognizing the excellence that emerges from the collaborative process, the PAC CoA Prize is in its 5th year and offers the winning team an award of $2,500. Perhaps you have a project you'd like to enter? For details, see this link. More-
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Pass/No Pass
The last day to change a class from a letter grade to Pass/No Pass in MYRED is Friday, March 26th.
A few things you should know about Pass/No Pass include:
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NEVER change a class to Pass/No Pass without checking with your advisor first.
- DSGN/ARCH/IDES/LARC courses are all REQUIRED to have a letter grade. Taking these subjects as Pass/No Pass is NOT an option. (And all of these courses must be completed with a C or better.)
- Required electives are all REQUIRED to have a letter grade. These include courses like MATH, ENGL, COMM, HORT and Natural Science electives. Taking these subjects as Pass/No Pass is NOT an option. (Additionally these courses must be completed with a C or better.)
- Some (ACE) electives (6, 8 and 9) may be taken as Pass/No Pass, but please consult with your advisor first.
Priority Registration for Fall 2021
Priority Registration for fall 2021 begins
opens on April 5th! Schedule a time to meet with your advisor to get your class schedule ready for the fall! You can schedule an advising appointment with your academic advisor by logging into MyPlan. Or reach out to your advisor directly at:
Students moving into the Master of Architecture program should schedule a time to meet with Stephanie for advising for summer and/or fall.
Staying Healthy
College can take a toll on our bodies. With so many things going on, it can be difficult to balance schoolwork, jobs, friends, extra curriculars and staying healthy. However, staying healthy is vital to your success in college. When you get sick or aren’t taking care of yourself, it becomes difficult to perform well in your classes. More-
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COMMUNITY AND REGIONAL PLANNING |
The accelerated degree program between the Master of Community and Regional Planning (MCRP) in the College of Architecture and the Bachelor of Science in Environmental Studies (BSES) in the College of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources was approved by the Office of the Executive Vice Chancellor. An important educational goal of this accelerated program is to provide an opportunity for highly qualified UNL students who are pursuing the BSES degree to enter and complete an MCRP degree at a faster pace than would normally be possible if the two degrees were to be pursued separately. More-
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How can the landscape architecture profession improve people's health, increase rural food access and protect the soil through planning and designing agroforestry systems?
This semester Associate Professor Sarah Karle's studio explores the potential for landscape architecture in rural Nebraska by participating in the Landscape Architecture Foundation's Green New Deal Super Studio. The studio is creating a 21st-century vision for a New Deal legacy project, The Prairie States Forestry Project (PSFP), as a catalyst for climate-resilient agricultural practices across the state. Gary Bentrup, Research Landscape Planner for the USDA National Agroforestry Center, advises the studio. The students participated in the 2021 University of Nebraska Food Systems Summit: Building Resilience in The Nebraska Food System and will present their work to UNL's Regional Food System Team. More-
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This week I’m excited to share the research focus from our associate professors in the Architecture Program.
The Architecture Program currently has seven highly successful associate faculty members Craig Babe, Sarah Deyong, Jason Griffiths, Steve Hardy, David Karle, Brian Kelly and Peter Olshavsky. The associate professors must produce tangible achievements in research as part of their job description. These faculty have an excellent and wide-ranging set of interests, from professional practice, design build and building configurations to pedagogy and architectural histories. The associate faculty also bring their research into the design studio and seminar courses, heightening the teaching, learning and research environment. Each has made various contributions in their research areas and disseminated their work widely. This week we are happy to provide additional information on Jason Griffiths, Steven Hardy, Brian Kelly and Peter Olshavsky’s research interests. More-
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Faculty Highlights:
Assistant Professor Daniel Piatkowski just published “Increasing Bicycling for Transportation: A Systematic Review of the Literature.”
Professor Rumiko Handa just published “Presenting Difficult Pasts Through Architecture - Converting National Socialist Sites to Documentation Centers.” More-
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STUDENT & FACULTY COMPETITIONS |
Note: Due to the numerous opportunities available, we are listing all content on our website. See links listed above for more details.
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Check out the College of Architecture website for new internship and job opportunities.
Plus, University of Nebraska Career Services encourages you to view a few of their new Full-Time job postings at Handshake. Check them out!
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April 19
Final Review Week
April 26-30
Final Exams
May 3-6
Graduate/Professional Commencement
Date: May 7
Time: 4 pm
Location: Pinnacle Bank Arena
Date: May 8
Time: 10 am
Location: Memorial Stadium
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