In the Media
The Chicago Architecture Biennial Announces its 2023 Participants
The Architect's Newspaper: The Architect's Newspaper reports that this year's edition, CAB 5: This is a Rehearsal curated by Floating Museum, will include work by Art Chair Paul Ramírez Jonas, Dream The Combine (founded by Architecture faculty Jennifer Newsom and Tom Carruthers), and Amanda Williams (B.Arch. '97).
Olalekan Jeyifous Wins Silver Lion at the 2023 Venice Architecture Biennale
ArchDaily: ArchDaily reports that Jeyifous (B.Arch. '99) was recognized as "a promising young participant" for his eye-catching installation ACE/AAP.
Radical Rethinking at Biennale: Africa and the Future Share Pride of Place
The New York Times: The New York Times reviews the Venice Architecture Biennale, including work by AAP Dean J. Meejin Yoon (B.Arch. '95), Eric Höweler (B.Arch. '94, M.Arch. '96), and Andrew D. White Professor-at-Large Mabel Wilson, as well as Olalekan Jeyifous (B.Arch. '99).
Venice Biennale 2023 Review – An Important Challenge to Western Architectural Tradition
The Guardian: The Guardian praises this year's exhibition, which aims to show off under-represented talent from Africa and elsewhere.
Winners of the 2023 Architectural League Prize Respond to Discomforts Within Our Environments
The Architect's Newspaper: The Architect's Newspaper reports that The Architectural League of New York Prize for Young Architects + Designers has been awarded to nine designers, including Katie MacDonald and Kyle Schumann (both B.Arch. '13) of After Architecture.
Redefining Redlining Brings Fields of Tulips to Vacant Washington Park Lots Where Homes Once Stood
CBS Chicago: CBS Chicago features Amanda Williams's (B.Arch. '97) vibrant living art project which draws attention to the continuing impact of redlining.
The Architect's Newspaper: The Architect's Newspaper profiles Architecture faculty Jennifer Newsom and Tom Carruthers, founders of Dream The Combine and The Architectural League of New York’s 2023 Emerging Voices winners.
Why a Successful Circular Economy Requires Action Now
EY Global: Hear Felix Heisel, Architecture Assistant Professor and Director of the Circular Construction Lab, discuss why the circular economy is ideal for the construction industry with EY Global.
Call Me — Maybe?: The 50th Anniversary of the First Cell Phone Call
The Pulse: Architecture Associate Professor Jesse LeCavalier speaks with The Pulse about the history of telecommunication aesthetics and how attitudes have changed. (Segment starts at 33:40.)
Höweler + Yoon's Moongate Bridge at Shanghai Expo Park is Optimized for Meandering
Architectural Record: Architectural Record highlights this unique plaza, designed by AAP Dean J. Meejin Yoon (B.Arch. '95) & Eric Höweler's (B.Arch. '94, M.Arch. '96) practice.
Here's How to Solve a 25-Story Rubik's Cube
The New York Times: Dan Kaplan (B.Arch. '84) comments on the layout of older office buildings in this New York Times examination of developers turning them into apartments.
A Material Lifecycle CAD Plugin Is Now Available for Free
The Architect's Newspaper: A technology digest posted by The Architect's Newspaper covers RhinoCircular, developed by Architecture Assistant Professor Felix Heisel and his Circular Construction Lab, which enables architects to evaluate the reuse potential of construction materials early in the design process.
Women in "Deconstruction" Harvest Value, and Help One Another
The Christian Science Monitor: In a video post produced by The Christian Science Monitor, Assistant Professor of Architecture Felix Heisel comments on the value of reusing building materials and the growth of a new, green workforce.
Eleven Architecture Symposia to Check Out This Spring
The Architect's Newspaper: The Architect's Newspaper includes the first Preston H. Thomas Memorial Symposium of the semester, FRINGE: New Centers for Architecture & Urbanism, in its spring round-up.
College Visit with Design Professor Tiffany Lin at Tulane
Kelly Corrigan Wonders: Podcaster Kelly Corrigan speaks with Tulane Associate Professor and Design Program Director Tiffany Lin (B.Arch. '00) about her approach to teaching.
76 Architects Elevated to Prestigious AIA College of Fellows
Archinect: Archinect reports the full list of those recognized, including Susan Kliman (B.Arch. '86) and Jason Chandler (B.Arch. '91).
Eighty-Nine Practitioners Will Take Part in the 2023 Venice Architecture Biennale
The Architect's Newspaper: The Architect's Newspaper reports that programming for the 18th iteration of the exhibition, which will respond to the theme The Laboratory of the Future and take a close look at Africa, includes work by Architecture faculty Jennifer Newsom and Tom Carruthers.
For Architect Kimberly Dowdell, Design Is About More Than Making Things Look Nice
The Cut: The Cut chats with AIA President-elect Kimberly Dowdell (B.Arch. '06) about her typical day, the people who help her get it done, and the moment she felt like she'd "made it" professionally.
Architecture Now: New York, New Publics Opens at MoMA
Bustler: Bustler highlights this exhibition, which includes work by Architecture Professor of the Practice Florian Idenburg's SO – IL, plus Olalekan Jeyifous (B.Arch. '99) and Weiss/Manfredi, the firm of Michael Manfredi (M.Arch. '80).
How Can Architecture Create and Preserve Black Spaces?
Metropolis: In Metropolis, Architecture Assistant Professor Peter Robinson, the Center for Architecture's new vice chair, talks about the condition of racialized spaces and the important process of Black memory work.
