Announcements
Friday, June 11, 2021
Dimella Shaffer Names Four New Principals
Frank Valdes (B.Arch. '95) has been elevated to principal of the Boston firm Dimella Shaffer. Over the past 16 years, his project work has focused on urban design and multi-family housing projects, and historical adaptive reuse.
Monday, June 7, 2021
Assembly House 150 receives Great Places Award from EDRA
University of Buffalo UBNow announced that Assembly House 150, a nonprofit for teaching construction arts founded by Dennis Maher (B.Arch. '99), has received the 2021 Great Places Award from the Environmental Design Research Association.
Thursday, June 3, 2021
Shortlist Revealed for the AR New into Old Awards 2021
Ryan W Kennihan Architects, the practice of Ryan Kennihan (B.Arch. '04) lands on Architectural Record's shortlist for its annual AR New into Old awards, for "the mysterious joy of a ruin" in Baltrasna House in Dublin, Ireland.
Tuesday, June 1, 2021
Hou de Sousa, the firm of Josh de Sousa (B.Arch. '05) and Nancy Hou (B.Arch. '05), honored in Architectural Record's annual list of 10 emerging practices advancing issues of form, construction, sustainability, and community engagement.
Thursday, May 27, 2021
SLL Celebrate the Lighting Community at Annual Awards
Timur Dogan, Assistant Professor of Architecture, and Daniel Park (B.Arch. '20), Junior Environmental Specialist at KPF, received the Leon Gaster Award for best lighting adaptations at the Society of Light and Lighting (SLL) AGM Awards.
Friday, May 14, 2021
Atelier Cory Henry Joins Others in 'On Olive' Housing Redevelopment
Cory Henry (M.Arch.'12) won the National Black Emerging Architect Competition and will have his work built and showcased at the "On Olive" development in Grand Center.
Wednesday, May 12, 2021
Introducing the 2021 Bush Fellows
Nathan Johnson (B.Arch. '98) has won a $100k fellowship from the Bush Foundation, which offers grants and opportunities to people addressing equitable change in Minnesota, North Dakota, South Dakota, and shared Indigenous lands.
Monday, March 8, 2021
100 Women to Watch in Architecture
Architizer's list of 100 Women to Watch in Architecture include Kimberly Dowdell (B.Arch. '06); visiting critics Dasha Khapalova and Stella Betts among others.
Wednesday, February 3, 2021
United States Artists Announces 2021 USA Fellows
ArtForum reports that the Chicago–based arts nonprofit has named Olalekan Jeyifous (B.Arch. '00) as a 2021 Architecture & Design Fellow.
Wednesday, January 27, 2021
25 Creative Revolutionaries Lead the Way for Positive Change
CODAworx named Associate Professor Jenny Sabin and alumna Meredith Winner (B.F.A. '08) among a community of creative designers who inspire positive change.
Friday, January 22, 2021
Fourteen Honored with Iceland's Order of the Falcon
Congratulations to M.Arch. alum Pétur Ármannsson, recipient of the Knight's Cross for his scholarly work on the history of architecture in Iceland.
Thursday, January 21, 2021
Nominations for the 2020 Icelandic Literary Prize
Pétur Ármannsson's (M.Arch. '91) book Guðjón Samúelson carpenter was nominated for a nonfiction 2020 Icelandic Literary Prize.
Wednesday, January 20, 2021
Amie Cunat: "Checkerbloom" at Peep Gallery, Jan. 13–Feb. 17
Amie Cunat's (M.F.A. '12) show is on view at Peep Gallery in Philadelphia, an exhibition and project space created by fellow art alum Libby Rosa (M.F.A. '19).
Tuesday, January 19, 2021
Dr. Joseph Anthony Rukus Jr. (1966–2020)
AAP and the Department of City and Regional Planning note with sadness the passing of Joe Rukus (M.R.P. '09), on December 28.
Monday, January 11, 2021
Gensler Family Endows, Names Cornell AAP NYC Program
M. Arthur Gensler and his family's recent $10 million endowment gift names and supports the future of AAP's thriving New York City program.
Wednesday, January 6, 2021
Event: Projecting Fellows Symposium Series
Projecting Fellows Symposium Series organized by architecture alums Kyle Schumann, Katie MacDonald includes Sekou Cooke and José Ibarra. Next event: Jan. 12.
Monday, December 14, 2020
Moody Nolan Wins 2021 AIA Architecture Firm Award
In Architect, Moody Nolan, led by CEO Jonathan Moody (B.Arch. '07), is noted for carrying on the firm's exceptional legacy and body of work.
Wednesday, December 9, 2020
Princeton | Places Urban Imagination Prize: Shoshana R. Goldstein
Shoshana Goldstein (Ph.D. CRP '19) won the inaugural Princeton Places Urban Imagination Prize for her study of inequities suffered by Indian migrant workers.
Wednesday, December 9, 2020
Weitzman Awards Presented to Peter Eisenman, City of Philadelphia, Outstanding Students
Watch Bustler's coverage of the Weitzman School of Design awards and Peter Eisenman's (B.Arch. '55) 2020 Kanter Tritsch Medal in Architecture.
Wednesday, December 2, 2020
Baseera Khan Awarded Brooklyn Museum's $25,000 Uovo Prize
ArtForum announces conceptual artist Baseera Khan (M.F.A. '12) has won the second annual UOVO Prize, honoring the work of emerging Brooklyn artists.
