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Dr. Lisa Landrum Appointed New Chair at Toronto Metropolitan University
The Department of Architectural Science (DAS) at Toronto Metropolitan University (formerly Ryerson) is pleased to welcome Dr. Lisa Landrum in her new role as Department Chair.
Dr. Landrum comes to DAS with 15 years of experience at the University of Manitoba, and significant research and practice in architecture in Canada and beyond.
Speaking about the role of design today, Dr. Landrum notes that “architects have crucial roles to play in advancing climate action, social justice, Indigenous rights, and cultural vitality. Today’s complex challenges require reimagining what, how and why we design, and who we design for and with.”
The program also extends sincere gratitude to Dr. Mark Gorgolewski, who has served as the Chair for the past six years, and Professor Hitesh Doshi, who took on the appointment of Interim Chair in the transition period.
DAS also welcomes new Assistant Professors Jennifer Esposito and Dr. Dustin Valen.
https://www.torontomu.ca/architectural-science/stories-events/2023/08/welcoming-dr–lisa-landrum–das-chair-/
Penn State
Stuckeman School to host open house highlighting design research
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. — The College of Arts and Architecture’s Stuckeman School at Penn State is hosting a Research Open House on Sept. 13 from noon to 1:30 p.m. to showcase the breadth of design research being done by the school’s faculty, graduate and undergraduate students, along with collaborators from the college and the larger University community.
The Stuckeman Research Open House will be a hybrid event to be held in the Stuckeman Family Building Jury Space and via the Gather.Town platform.
Projects from researchers within the school’s three centers — Ecology plus Design (E+D), Hamer Center for Community Design and Stuckeman Center for Design Computing – will be featured, along with other research from faculty members across the school’s Departments of Architecture, Graphic Design and Landscape Architecture.
“At the Stuckeman School, we believe in making possibilities possible through co-designing integrated design and innovations. We are dedicated to preparing future designers collectively to meet the pressing challenges we are facing and to shape the world in which we live together,” said Chingwen Cheng, director of the Stuckeman School. “The synergy of our faculty and both undergraduate and graduate students from our three departments and three research centers in advancing integrated knowledge to understand the complex systems and wicked problems in the real world, and to co-design innovations in addressing sustainability, resilience and design justice to improve the quality of life in communities from the local to the global level, is evidenced in the breadth and depth of design research in our school. I sincerely invite you to visit our open house and see what possibilities are possible in shaping positive futures through design, and to welcome you to co-design with the Stuckeman School.”
This year’s Open House is being organized by Andy Cole, director of E+D, which was officially granted research center status in July.
“The students and faculty of the Stuckeman School produce wonderful research and creative accomplishments that will be on display during the open house,” said Cole, who is a professor of landscape architecture and ecology at Penn State. “Please take some time to come and view the wide range of creative and research efforts on display throughout the Stuckeman Family Building.”
University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Professor Appointed President Elect – National Architectural Accrediting Board
The College of Architecture is pleased to announce Professor Jeffrey L Day, FAIA, NCARB has been appointed as President Elect for the National Architectural Accrediting Board (NAAB) starting this November, and in 2025 he will serve as president.
Day was originally nominated to serve on the board in 2022 by the Association of Collegiate Schools of Architecture (ACSA). Day serves with 13 other NAAB voting board members. The ACSA, the American Institute of Architects (AIA) and the National Council of Architectural Registration Boards (NCARB) each nominate three directors; the American Institute of Architecture Students (AIAS) nominates two; and there are two public directors. The NAAB Board meets at least three times a year to consider official business including accreditation decisions.
NAAB accredits professional degrees in architecture offered by institutions accredited by a U.S. regional accrediting agency. All 55 U.S. registration boards accept the NAAB-accredited degree for registration; 38 of those boards require it. This honor builds upon Day’s long record of engagement with professional organizations including his national election as an at-large board member of the Association of Collegiate Schools of Architecture (ACSA) in 2019; and his recent induction to the 2021 NCARB Scholars in Professional Practice Program.
Day has also garnered numerous awards including the Architectural League of New York’s 2016 Emerging Voices; a 2019 Progressive Architecture Award; Architectural Record’s 2009 Design Vanguard; the 2007 AIA California Council’s Emerging Talent award; New Practices San Francisco 2009; Residential Architect’s 2010 Rising Star; over 80 national, regional and state AIA design awards; eleven ACSA design awards and more. Day’s work is published in a wide range of journals, design magazines and books.
In 2019, Day was elevated to Fellowship in the American Institute of Architects, the highest membership honor in the AIA bestowed on only three percent of member architects.
“We are excited to celebrate Professor Day’s appointment as the NAAB President Elect. Day is highly deserving of this appointment, and this position will continue his commitment to serving in an academic leadership position. Professor Day continually provides leadership by actively seeking to advance the academia and profession,” said Architecture Program Director David Karle.
Founded in 1912 by 10 charter members, ACSA is an international association of architecture schools preparing future architects, designers, and change agents. Our membership includes all of the accredited professional degree programs in the United States and Canada, as well as international schools and 2- and 4-year programs. Together ACSA schools represent some 7,000 faculty educating more than 40,000 students.
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