Education Archives - The Architect’s Newspaper https://www.archpaper.com/category/subject/education/ The most authoritative voice on architecture and design in the United States. Thu, 23 May 2024 16:55:41 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.4.3 Pratt Institute is contemplating a new building to house the School of Architecture https://www.archpaper.com/2024/05/pratt-institute-contemplating-new-building-school-of-architecture/ Thu, 23 May 2024 16:55:41 +0000 https://www.archpaper.com/?p=376646 Since 1954, students and faculty of Pratt Institute’s School of Architecture have attended class, built models, and studied in a number of buildings on the Brooklyn campus, most notably Higgins

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Amid Gaza protests, Cooper Union thesis students move the End of Year Show off campus https://www.archpaper.com/2024/05/amid-gaza-protests-cooper-union-thesis-students-off-campus/ Wed, 22 May 2024 19:18:38 +0000 https://www.archpaper.com/?p=376457 For architecture school students, administrators, and faculty members, this year has been… different. As Gaza encampments occupy campuses from Cal Poly to Yale, academia has been forced to react. This

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Cornell AAP appoints Jose Castillo as chair of Department of Architecture https://www.archpaper.com/2024/05/cornell-aap-jose-castillo-chair-of-department-architecture/ Wed, 22 May 2024 15:49:03 +0000 https://www.archpaper.com/?p=376509 The College of Architecture, Art, and Planning (AAP) at Cornell University announced today Jose Castillo will lead the school’s Department of Architecture as its next chair. Castillo, a practicing architect

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The Harvard Graduate School of Design announces its 2025 Loeb Fellows and the departure of Fellowship curator John Peterson https://www.archpaper.com/2024/05/harvard-2025-loeb-fellows-departure-john-peterson/ Wed, 15 May 2024 20:19:42 +0000 https://www.archpaper.com/?p=376175 The Loeb Fellowship at The Harvard Graduate School of Design (Harvard GSD) has hosted hundreds of midcareer professionals in disciplines related to the built environment since its founding in the

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Washington University professor Michael Allen suspended for connection to Gaza campus encampment https://www.archpaper.com/2024/05/washington-university-professor-michael-allen-suspended/ Thu, 09 May 2024 21:14:06 +0000 https://www.archpaper.com/?p=375668 Michael Allen, a senior lecturer at Washington University in St. Louis, was recently suspended after his arrest by campus police on April 27 in Tisch Park, not far from the

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Tatiana Bilbao to receive honorary doctorate from Boston Architectural College https://www.archpaper.com/2024/05/tatiana-bilbao-honorary-doctorate-boston-architectural-college/ Wed, 08 May 2024 15:58:51 +0000 https://www.archpaper.com/?p=375679 On May 24, world-renowned architect Tatiana Bilbao will receive an honorary doctorate from the Boston Architectural College (BAC). The accolade will be delivered during the BAC’s graduation ceremony at Berklee

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Harvard GSD Student Forum puts forth divestment resolution https://www.archpaper.com/2024/05/harvard-gsd-student-forum-puts-forth-divestment-resolution/ Fri, 03 May 2024 16:40:44 +0000 https://www.archpaper.com/?p=375384 In Cambridge, Massachusetts, the Harvard GSD Student Forum recently passed a resolution that calls upon Harvard Management Company (HMC) to divest from “institutions and organizations that provide material assistance or

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Professor Valeria Herrera is suing Syracuse University, SoA, and dean Michael Speaks for discrimination https://www.archpaper.com/2024/04/professor-valeria-herrera-is-suing-syracuse-university-soa-and-dean-michael-speaks-for-discrimination/ Tue, 30 Apr 2024 19:55:53 +0000 https://www.archpaper.com/?p=375255 A petition began circulating recently penned by Syracuse University (SU) School of Architecture students and alumni to support Valeria Herrera, a full-time assistant teaching professor. The letter of support is

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ACSA Fellows to Advance Equity in Architecture confront the “dangerous smearing and doxing” of pro-Palestine scholars with a new platform https://www.archpaper.com/2024/04/acsa-fellows-equity-pro-palestine-scholars-new-platform/ Wed, 17 Apr 2024 18:13:45 +0000 https://www.archpaper.com/?p=374483 Almost four years have passed since the public lynching of George Floyd at the hands of police in Minneapolis. Today, after myriad calls for architecture as a discipline to reckon

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Billie Faircloth, former KieranTimberlake partner and research director, is joining Cornell AAP https://www.archpaper.com/2024/04/billie-faircloth-cornell-aap/ Tue, 16 Apr 2024 15:00:57 +0000 https://www.archpaper.com/?p=374504 After stepping down from her role as partner and research director at KieranTimberlake in February, Billie Faircloth will join Cornell AAP as a faculty member. The news was confirmed by

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