In the Media
A Floating Deck Will Offer Eye-Level Views of the Schuylkill River in 2022
Philly Voice : The Philly Voice previews FloatLab, an installation and learning lab in South Philadelphia, designed by Höweler + Yoon Architecture, the firm of AAP Dean Yoon and cofounder Eric Höweler (B.Arch. '94, M.Arch. '96).
MoMA's 'Reconstructions' Show Changed My Relationship to Space and Cities
Curbed: A reviewer in Curbed writes that the show, including Sekou Cooke's (B.Arch. '99) work examining the demolition of Black neighborhoods in Syracuse's old 15th Ward, provoked deep questions and discussions with his own family.
Pre-existing Conditions: Vital Urbanism and a Prescription for the Post-pandemic City.
Planetizen: Senior partner at FXCollaborative Dan Kaplan (B.Arch. '84) outlines five key urban systems for more just, vibrant, resilient, and sustainable cities in this feature for Planetizen.
On Achieving An Equal Future: International Women's Day 2021
ArchDaily: Madame Architect founder Julia Gamolina (B.Arch. '13) is noted for 'Underlining New Faces, New Ideas' in an ArchDaily story marking International Women's Day.
Gonser, Hedge Picked to Lead the Office of Climate Change, Sustainability and Resiliency
City of Honolulu: CRP alum Matthew Gonser '06 (M.R.P. '11) is named director of City and County of Honolulu Office of Climate Change, Sustainability and Resiliency. Gonser also serves as the city's chief resilience officer.
New Waterville Art Center may Bring Downtown Back to Life
The Sun Journal: Alum Susan T. Rodriguez (B.Arch. '82), the lead architect for the $18 million Paul J. Schupf Art Center in downtown Waterville, Maine, discusses the building's design process with The Sun Journal.
Venice Architecture Biennale 2021 Will Open To The Public From May 22 To November 21
World Architecture: World Architecture previews the Venice Biennale of Architecture opening May 22, including Liquid Geographies, Liquid Borders, 2020 by Olalekan Jeyifous (B.Arch. '00) and Mpho Matsipa. The exhibition theme is "How We Live Together."
Take a look at Exhibit Columbus' 2020–21 Miller Prize Installations
Archinect: In Archinect, architecture alum Olalekan Jeyifous's interactive installation for the Cleo Rogers Memorial Library revisits the library's inaugural and transformative exhibitions in sculpture with AR elements viewed via smartphone.
Pandemic Intimacy: Sapar Contemporary's Home Body
Arte Fuse: Arte Fuse reviews a recent group exhibition in NYC that featured work by Baseera Khan (M.F.A. '12). During a time when loneliness and touch-starvation are the norms, Khan's Seats series suggests the intimacy of the internal body.
Between the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea: On Colonialism and Neoliberalism in Philippine Architecture
Manila Bulletin: The Philippine Pavilion at the 2018 Venice Biennale of Architecture, "The City Who Had Two Navels," curated by Edson Cabalfin (Ph.D. HAUD '11), reflected a rich if, convoluted history of the Philippines, in the Manila Bulletin.
IIM-Ahmedabad Demolition Controversy: Thoughts on Ecology, Empathy, and Re-Membering
In Scroll.in: In Scroll.in, Sarosh Anklesaria (M.Arch. '10) and co-authors say the college buildings embody a collective memory and ethos of worldmaking encompassing the IIMA community and architects, academics, historians, and cultural critics.
Amanda Williams: Embodied Sensations, Apr 10–Jun 20 at MoMA
Museum of Modern Art: "Who has the freedom to move, and why?" In her participatory exhibition, artist Amanda Williams (B.Arch. '97) considers this question and invites audiences to consider four keywords—care, knowledge, access, and power. Opens April 10 at MoMA.
SO–IL and Jennifer Bonner Among Architects Designing ADUs for LA's Standard Plan Program
DesignBoom: In DesignBoom, work by alumnus Sekou Cooke (B.Arch. '99) is among recently approved designs for the City of Los Angeles to develop plans for more accessible housing.
After Architecture Believes Natural Waste Is the Future of Construction
Cultured: Cultured features a sustainable project by the firm of B.Arch. 2013 graduates Katie MacDonald and Kyle Schumann that is a critique of the standard practice of wood-beam construction, deforestation, and material waste.
Peter Gerakaris Completes AquaVerse Commission
Instagram: Fine art alum Peter Gerakaris (B.F.A. '03) adds finishing touches to AquaVerse, a site-specific commission in collaboration with ZTCA Hamptons Architecture. Gerakaris plans upcoming projects at the Museum of Arts & Design and more.
How Can Blackness Construct America?
The New York Times: New York Times architecture critic Michael Kimmelman writes about the new Black Reconstruction Collective of architects and artists including alumni Olalekan Jeyifous, Sekou Cooke, Amanda Williams, and Sean Anderson.
100 Women to Watch in Architecture
Architizer: 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.
Exhibit Columbus announces virtual 2021 Design Presentations lineup
The Architect's Newspaper: The Architect's Newspaper presents the lineup of the highly anticipated Exhibit Columbus 2021 design presentations this March, featuring Olalekan Jeyifous (B.Arch. '00) among others.
MoMA's Reconstructions Takes A Hard Look At Racism In The Built Environment
Culteredmag: In Cultured, co-curators Sean Anderson (B.Arch./B.S. '96) and Mabel O. Wilson discuss MoMA's Reconstructions show that includes work by Sekou Cooke (B.Arch. '99), Olalekan Jeyifous (B.Arch. '00), and Amanda Williams (B.Arch. '97).
MoMA Receives Donation of 100 Photos by Women Artists Spanning a Century
Hyperallergic: A substantial gift of images from the early modernist period to today represents examples of women artists' pioneering work, among them Louise Lawler (B.F.A. '69) and Catherine Opie. In Hyperallergic.
