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06.17.13: University of Toronto
One Spadina CrescentA new architecture complex at the University of Toronto, designed by Nader Tehrani and Katie Faulkner of NADAAA
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04.26.13: Georgia Tech
Georgia Tech's College of Architecture Appoints New DeanAfter a nationwide search, Georgia Tech has named Professor Steve French as the new dean of the College of Architecture.
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03.04.13: University of Minnesota
Public Interest Design WeekThe first Public Interest Design Week will be hosted by the University of Minnesota on their Minneapolis campus, March 19 – 24; keynote speakers include Michael Kimmelman, Krista Donaldson and Liz Ogbu.
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03.01.13: MIT
MIT Announces Center for Advanced UrbanismThe Center for Advanced Urbanism, a new research initiative within the School of Architecture + Planning, seeks to address issues of 21st-century urbanism through multidisciplinary approaches.
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02.14.13: Pratt Institute
Ronald Shiffman Receives Two Major AwardsThe American Planning Association and Rockefeller Foundation recognize Shiffman’s 50 years as a city planner, and his work providing program and organizational development assistance to community-based groups in low- and moderate-income neighborhoods.
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02.06.13: Woodbury University
Catherine Opie Show at Woodbury UniversityThe Julius Shulman Institute will present Catherine Opie: In & Around L.A. at Woodbury University Hollywood Gallery, February 16 – March 24.
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01.29.13: University of Manitoba
Atmos Symposium on Ecology and DesignThe fifth annual symposium, February 7–9, will feature keynote speakers Jennifer Siegal, David Gersten, Maria Aiolova, Mark DeKay, Matt Kondolf and Kai-Uwe Bergmann.
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10.05.12: Arizona State University
New Masters Degrees at The Design SchoolNew graduate programs in industrial design, interior architecture and visual communication began this summer at The Design School.
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10.02.12: University of Toronto
Global Cities Institute FoundedA new cross-disciplinary initiative at the University of Toronto will examine how to best identify and act on the key factors that will ensure sustainable urbanization and prosperity in cities around the world.
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09.28.12: UT Austin
Students Win Charles E. Peterson PrizeA team of 14 architecture students spanning two years won the 2012 Charles E. Peterson Prize offered by the Historic American Buildings Survey of the National Park Service, The Athenaeum of Philadelphia and The American Institute of Architects.
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09.24.12: Pratt Institute
Fall Lectures and Symposium at PrattA symposium and panel discussion on November 8 will address the exhibition Designs for North American Cities Now. Additional lectures are scheduled throughout the fall.
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09.21.12: Woodbury University
Advancing Sustainability SymposiumA student-led symposium at Woodbury’s Burbank, California, campus will feature Linda Taalman, Max Kuo, Graham Sadtler and Charles Renfro.
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09.13.12: Woodbury University
New M.Arch Degrees at WoodburyWoodbury University extends its M.Arch program to the San Diego campus, offering two-year and three-year degrees beginning in Fall 2013.
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09.06.12: Places Editors
Caroline Constant Named Peer Review Co-EditorConstant, a professor of architecture and urban planning at the University of Michigan, joins Renata Hejduk, associate professor of architecture at Arizona State University, as peer review co-editor of Places.
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05.02.12: Arizona State University
Craig Barton Tapped as Director of The Design SchoolThe former chair of the University of Virginia’s Department of Architecture and Landscape Architecture assumes his new role as director of The Design School at Arizona State University on August 1.
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04.20.12: MIT
MIT Establishes Center for Art, Science and TechnologyThe MIT School of Architecture and Planning is a partner in a new center that will support cross-disciplinary courses, research and exhibitions on art, science and technology.
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03.22.12: UC Berkeley
After Three Gorges Dam: What Have We Learned?A symposium hosted April 13–14, 2012, by the UC Berkeley Department of Landscape Architecture and Environmental Planning will convene scientists, engineers and economists from China and other countries to present their evaluation of the impacts of the world's largest megaproject.
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03.08.12: University of Michigan
Green Building and Climate Resilience Report ReleasedFaculty and students at the University of Michigan Taubman College of Architecture and Urban Planning release a report, "Green Building and Climate Resilience: Understanding the impacts of preparing for changing conditions."
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02.15.12: Pratt Institute
Pratt Presents Exhibitions on Theoharis DavidTwo public exhibitions celebrate the 43-year career of the architect and educator Theoharis David. Architect Lebbeus Woods will introduce a lecture by David on March 1, 2012
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02.08.12: Georgia Tech
Georgia Tech Selected as National University Transportation CenterThe Georgia Institute of Technology has been named by the U.S. Department of Transportation as the lead for one of ten national Tier One University Transportation Centers.
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02.07.12: Arizona State University
How Public Is the Good? SymposiumThe Design School hosts a transdisciplinary design symposium at the Tempe Center for the Arts on March 7, 2012.
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02.03.12: University of Maryland
University of Maryland WaterShed Project Finds Permanent HomeThe University of Maryland's innovative WaterShed project, which won the 2011 Solar Decathlon, has been acquired by the electric utility Pepco to serve as a public model and energy testing facility.
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02.01.12: University of Toronto
George Baird: A Question of InfluenceThe University of Toronto hosts a symposium celebrating the ideas and projects of George Baird on March 9 and 10, featuring a keynote discussion between George Baird and Kenneth Frampton.
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11.21.11: Places Editors
Recent Books from Partner SchoolsA round-up of selected books on architecture, urban planning and design by faculty in Places' partner school network.
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11.03.11: University of Michigan
Curating Race Curating Space Symposium November 12The Curating Race Curating Space symposium aims to solidify the role theory, literary imagination and visual culture can play in architectural production.
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10.28.11: University of Minnesota
Mapping Spectral Traces Symposium Planned for October 2012An international network of researchers and creative practitioners work with and in traumatized communities and contested lands to map unacknowledged histories.
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10.21.11: Georgia Tech
New Interactive Product Design Laboratory at Georgia TechThe School of Industrial Design at Georgia Tech has opened a new lab featuring interactive workstations that enable students to design, prototype and test “intelligent” products and systems.
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10.14.11: University of Toronto
Zerofootprint Re-Skinning Awards 2011 Winners and FinalistsThe awards competition honors green building projects from around the world and showcases newly evolving re-skinning design technologies.
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10.07.11: MIT
MIT Architecture Announces Fall LecturesThe MIT School of Architecture + Planning has announced its Fall 2011 public lecture series, featuring a full slate of international designers and scholars.
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09.30.11: Pratt Institute
Pratt Pop-Up Showcases Work from Design Incubator for Sustainable InnovationA pop-up store in a shipping container at the DeKalb Market in Brooklyn showcases the entrepreneurial talents of Pratt designers, artists and architects.
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09.26.11: University of Toronto
University of Toronto Announces Lecture SeriesThe Daniels 2011-2012 Public Lectures will feature Gregg Pasquarelli, Elizabeth Meyer, Catherine Mosbach, Finn Geipel, Didier Faustino, Fernando Romero, Jeanne Gang, David Gissen, William Morrish, Hrvoje Njiric and Liz Diller.
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09.23.11: University of Maryland
University of Maryland's WaterShed Opens at Solar DecathlonWaterShed, an innovative house focusing on efficient, renewable energy and water quality and conservation can be seen on the National Mall from Friday, September 23, through Sunday, October 2.
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08.04.11: Pratt Institute
Dagmar Richter Joins Pratt InstitutePratt Institute announces the hire of Dagmar Richter as chair of undergraduate architecture.
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08.01.11: University of Minnesota
Minnesota Designers Build Home at Haiti Earthquake Relief ExpoThe Center for Sustainable Building Research at the University of Minnesota partners with Minneapolis-based groups to design a solution for rehousing displaced Haitians.
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05.13.11: MIT
Joichi Ito Named Director of the MIT Media LabInternet activist and entrepreneur Joichi Ito succeeds Frank Moss as director of the MIT Media Lab.
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05.04.11: University of Toronto
Responsive Architecture Lab Opens at University of TorontoThe Responsive Architecture at Daniels (RAD) laboratory provides resources and expertise for project-based research on the spatial ramifications of embedded technology and ubiquitous computing.
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04.19.11: Auburn University
Vini Nathan Named Dean at Auburn University CADCVini Nathan has been named dean of Auburn University's College of Architecture, Design and Construction, effective July 1.
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03.20.11: University of Washington
Next Eco-City: Emergent Urbanism SymposiumThe University of Washington symposium, held April 7 – 8, 2011, will critically explore the relationships between environment, equity, economy and design in our rapidly urbanizing world, with an emphasis on the emerging mega-cities of the global south.
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03.18.11: Arizona State University
Arizona State Announces The Design SchoolArizona State University has renamed the newly restructured School of Architecture + Landscape Architecture as The Design School, offering degrees in architecture, industrial design, interior design, landscape architecture, urban design and visual communication (graphic) design.
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03.16.11: University of Toronto
Out of Water Conference at University of TorontoThe University of Toronto presents the conference Out of Water: Sustaining Development in Arid Climates, hosted by the John H. Daniels Faculty of Architecture, Landscape and Design, April 1 – 2, 2011.
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03.09.11: Auburn University
Auburn University Launches Industrial Design History WebsiteThe new website www.industrialdesignhistory.com features biographies of industrial designers, an index and timeline of historic products, print and online resources, and videotaped interviews with major designers.
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03.02.11: UC Berkeley
Berkeley Summer InstitutesUC Berkeley announces summer programs in architecture, landscape architecture and sustainable city planning for students with majors in other fields who are interested in applying to graduate school.
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02.23.11: Georgia Tech
Georgia Tech Appoints New Chair of ArchitectureArchitect and cultural historian George B. Johnston has been appointed the first chair of the Georgia Tech School of Architecture, after the College of Architecture reorganized into five schools last year.
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02.16.11: MIT
145 Years of Architecture at MITThis spring the Massachusetts Institute of Technology celebrates its 150th anniversary with a series of events and exhibits honoring the Institute's past and envisioning its future. The School of Architecture + Planning will play a central role in the festivities.
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02.11.11: University of Toronto
Lecture Series in Architecture, Landscape and DesignThe Daniels Faculty at the University of Toronto has announced its Spring 2011 Lecture Series, featuring practitioners and theorists in architecture, landscape and design.
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01.28.11: University of Michigan
University of Michigan Offers New Degree in Architecture and Digital TechnologiesTaubman College at the University of Michigan has announced a new program, Masters of Science in Architecture with a specialization in Digital Technologies.
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01.26.11: Pratt Institute
Sustainable Planning and Development Lecture SeriesThe Pratt Institute Programs for Sustainable Planning and Development have announced a Spring 2011 Lecture Series in New York featuring local leaders and internationally known practitioners discussing current themes in planning, preservation and the environment.
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11.16.10: Georgia Tech
Georgia Tech Offers Masters in Urban DesignThe Georgia Tech College of Architecture will offer a new Master of Science in Urban Design degree.
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11.15.10: MIT
MIT Welcomes New Chair of ArchitectureNader Tehrani is the new head of the Department of Architecture at the MIT School of Architecture and Planning.
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10.20.10: Pratt Institute
Symposium on Participatory PlanningA panel discussion exploring how New York's budget crises might be addressed by participatory budgeting.
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07.20.10: UC Berkeley
Berkeley Appoints New Chair of ArchitectureTom J. Buresh, recently at the University of Michigan, has been appointed professor and chair of the Department of Architecture in the College of Environmental Design at Berkeley.
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05.18.10: University of Maryland
School of Architecture, Planning, and Preservation Selects New DeanThe University of Maryland has selected David Cronrath as the new dean of its School of Architecture, Planning and Preservation.
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04.28.10: Arizona State University
SALA 50th Anniversary CelebrationArizona State University's School of Architecture + Landscape Architecture is celebrating its 50th Anniversary. The celebration will be held on Saturday, May 8th, 2010 at 6pm in Neeb Plaza at ASU's Tempe Campus.
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04.22.10: University of Maryland
UM in DoE Solar Decathlon 2011A team of architecture students and faculty from the University of Maryland has earned one of 20 coveted spots in the elite international U.S. Department of Energy Solar Decathlon 2011 Competition.
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03.14.10: UC Berkeley
[IN]STITUTES in Environmental DesignThe College of Environmental Design at the University of California, Berkeley, is offering three summer programs that introduce the study of architecture – [IN]ARCH, landscape architecture – [IN]LAND, and sustainable city planning – [IN]CITY. The curriculum emphasizes the preparation of materials for application to graduate study in one of its disciplines.
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03.10.10: University of Maryland
Thomas Schumacher SymposiumThe University of Maryland School of Architecture, Planning and Preservation is hosting the Schumacher Symposium: A Celebration of Life and Career. This two-day event is to memorialize Tom Schumacher's ideas, influence and unique and profound insights.
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03.03.10: MIT
Introducing MIT's New Media Lab ComplexOn Friday and Saturday March 5 and 6, MIT will officially open the new Media Lab Complex, designed by Pritzker Prize winner Fumihiko Maki, with a free public open house and a free public conference with the architect.
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02.24.10: Georgia Tech
Imagining – A Better FutureThe Georgia Tech College of Architecture is hosting a major symposium as part of its T. Gordon Little Lecture Series in the Imagination from March 12-13, 2010.
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02.08.10: Arizona State University
Phoenix – Barcelona: Cities in TransformationThe School of Architecture + Landscape Architecture at Arizona State University sponsors and exhibition and symposium Phoenix – Barcelona: Cities in Transformation.
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02.01.10: Auburn University
"Think Tall"An interdisciplinary team from the Masters programs in Architecture and Building Sciences at Auburn University has won a competition to design a pedestrian bridge for the new Volkswagen manufacturing plant in Chattanooga, TN.
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01.22.10: UC Berkeley
Visualizing the Future of Environmental DesignUC Berkeley's spring celebration will focus on the global dynamics and sustainability challenges that could have not been foreseen when the CED was founded in 1959.
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