
School of Architecture
Since its founding, the School of Architecture has been a leader of innovation in design. Today that tradition continues with programs centered on design excellence and unique approaches to contemporary urban, environmental, and ethical challenges. Our fully accredited program provides a rigorous professional education paired with multidisciplinary and self-directed design and research opportunities. Multiple paths to a professional degree are provided by undergraduate and graduate degree programs, including the iPal Accelerated Path to Licensure. A Masters of Advanced Architectural Studies, Certificates and Concentrations and a Design-Build summer program provide for specialized studies. Connections to a robust architectural community offer professional opportunities.
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2022 AIA Triangle Scholarship Student Design Awards.
Honor Award winner Hannah Smith’s Direct: Identity and Accessibility for NC State’s Graduate School and Poole College of Management from the ARC 501 studio.
“Encouraging social connections and directing people to the world around them becomes easier when there are more accessible routes to let them happen.”
Honor Award
Student: Hannah Smith
Year: 5th Year
Studio: ARC 501
Instructors: Jianxin Hu, Michael Wagner, Michael Coates
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New COD Gallery Exhibition:
Oppressive Infrastructures: Mapping Racism in the Built Environment
Brooks Hall Gallery, April-July
Course:
DIY Cartography, co-taught by Tania Allen and Sara Queen
Connected to an ongoing research project examining the history of equity in the built environment, this cross-disciplinary graduate level seminar uses techniques of mapping—analyzing and making meaning of raw data—as a comparative analytic tool and as a way to uncover hidden meanings between data and the built environment.
The class began by visualizing a 2020 data set from the Southern Poverty Law Center which compiled all confederate memorials in the US -- both standing and removed. The structural disparities of today overlaid with temporal and spatial patterns of memorial erection expose a palimpsest of institutionalized racism beginning in structures of slavery, reformulated through the segregationalist policies of the Jim Crow Era, and reinforced by the reactionary legislation and social practices spanning the Civil Rights Era to today. With these insights, students broadened their study to include the societal, economic and political structures that manifest and support systemic racism and ongoing oppression.
A group of students has taken the initiative to reexamine the floor of The Allred Gallery, which was originally inspired by Le Corbusier.
Today we are learning more about Corbusier’s ties to discriminatory groups and his values that do not align with the College of Design’s mission. We do not support Corbusier’s values, especially those of homophobia, misogyny, and fascism. The School of Architecture and College of Design strive to be a safe and inclusive space for all students.
This group of students has taken the initiative to rethink Allred Gallery to better reflect the values that our school represents. On March 30, a student-led charrette encouraged participants to redesign the space. More discussions about the floor will take place in the future. A statement from Dean Mark Hoversten can be found on the @ncstatedesign page.
Follow the @fascistfloor page to learn more and stay updated!
Lecture
Wednesday, April 13th @ 6PM in Burns Auditorium
FBD hosts Andy Osterlund of Osterlund Architects to lead an introductory lesson of National CAD Standards. Join us in Burns Auditorium to listen and learn important information on skills commonly used in firms. Snacks will be provided!
Congratulations and thank you to our AIA Triangle student award winners and volunteers!
We all enjoyed the @aiatriangle Design Awards and @frank_harmon ‘s @ncbotanicalgarden building.
2022 AIA Triangle Scholarship Student Design Awards.
Merit Award winner Kinsley Stevens’s Leapfrog: A Coming-of-Age from the ARC 201 studio.
“The area is illuminated by the moonlight directly east - this doesn’t happen every night, but its occurrence is as brief and fleeting as the instance of childhood memories.”
Merit Award
Student: Kinsley Stevens
Year: Sophomore
Studio: ARC 201
Instructor: Ezgi Balkanay
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2022 AIA Triangle Scholarship Student Design Awards.
Honor Award winner Carolina Sarmiento’s Atkinson Station 11: Designing for Rural Health from the ARC 503 studio.
“The goal of the project is to bring-in resources to the Town of Atkinson to implement appropriate healthcare, quick disaster relief, and community building opportunities.”
Honor Award
Student: Carolina Sarmiento
Year: Graduate
Studio: ARC 503
Instructors: Bryan Bell
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School of Architecture & AIA Triangle Joint Lecture Series
Architecture and Culture Lecture
Mon., Apr. 4 at 12pm (Watch party @stitchdesignshop Allred Gallery + via zoom)
Anupama Kundoo (India)
https://anupamakundoo.com/
Anupama Kundoo's architecture centers around traditional craft traditions and construction techniques. Her buildings feature handmade materials assembled by local craftsmen, which she favours over mass-produced production methods.
Lecture registration and link in bio.
2021-22 Brian Shawcroft Prize
The Brian Shawcroft Prize is awarded every year to an architecture student who demonstrates excellent hand drawing skills in one (or more) of the following uses:
thinking - sketches
presenting - presentation boards
analyzing- analytical drawings or diagrams
recording - perceptual
1st Prize - Kinsley Stevens
2nd Prize - Caroline Coyle
Honorary Mention - Abby Lundergan
Honorary Mention - Gabrielle Schiltz
School of Architecture & AIA Triangle Joint Lecture Series
Architecture and Culture Lecture
Mon., Mar. 28 at 8pm (via zoom)
Eleena Jamil (Malaysia)
https://ej-architect.com
Working within the context of Southeast Asia, Eleena Jamil's work has been founded on research into specific social and climatic imperatives of each project brief within a broader cultural framework. She explores the potential of vernacular architecture and sustainable building materials, such as bamboo and timber, in Kuala Lumpur.
Lecture registration and link in bio.