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'Architecture Education as an Active Project': A Conversation with Mariana Ibañez, Chair of UCLA's Department of Architecture and Urban Design

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Not only are they responsible for overseeing an institution's administrative affairs, but they are also charged with fostering environments for students and faculty to thrive. Academic leaders have the demanding task of steering and shaping a school's culture and pedagogy.

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PUMPKIN 2013 – 8 YEARS ON

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Late 2013 and approaching my third Pumpkin competition. This was a reflection on my exposure to post-Modernism as a mature student in Joburg 30 years ago. 2013 took this poetic license a step further by venturing into the animal kingdom. This is the next episode in a series looking back at old blog posts.

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Shima Clarke appointed interim associate dean of Clemson’s College of Architecture, Art, and Construction

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Clarke describes her top priority in the new role as being to oversee and coordinate all programs and activities in CAAC that support student experience, recruitment, education, retention, graduation, and placement. Having joined the faculty as an assistant professor in 1998, Clarke achieved full professorship in 2013.

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Seven cities set in dystopian futures by architecture students

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Dezeen School Shows: we've rounded up seven student projects featured in Dezeen School Shows that explore urbanism and architecture in speculative futures. The word 'airpocalypse' was first used in China in 2013 to describe the levels of toxic smog in the country," explained Xu. In this sense, stories were treasured and carefully told."

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Emory University Student Center wins the top award in 2020 Building Team Awards

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Emory Student Center, the highest honoree in this year’s Building Team Awards, was the product of a nearly five-year collaboration involving Atlanta’s Emory University, Duda|Paine Architects, Holder Construction, and the campus community.

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The Cooper Union is looking for a new dean following Nader Tehrani announcing his resignation

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Tehrani's tenure followed the resignation of former dean Anthony Vidler in 2013 and Elizabeth O'Donnell serving as acting dean during this interim phase. From school endowment issues, lawsuits, board of trustee resignations, and student protests, Tehrani's entrance was expected to steer the ship back into smoother waters.

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Mies van der Rohe's rediscovered early-50s design opens at Indiana University

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Based on the architect’s abandoned 1952 plans for a fraternity on the Bloomington campus, the team at Thomas Phifer and Partners were able to rework the original design into an expanded home for the school’s faculty and students beginning in the spring semester.

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