We are pleased to announce that applications are now open to apply to attend the 2021 Design Futures Public Interest Design Student Leadership Forum. This conference is for the next generation of community engaged designers and planners. Dean Addington has graciously agreed to support sending our students to this conference again this year.
Apply to represent UTSOA at Design Futures today!
When: June 9-12, 2021
Good, Well, and Better:
Platform Realism:
Common'hood is an architecture modeling and simulation game mediated by scarcity and social struggle. The game foregrounds labor and inequality as a setting for community organization, self-sufficiency and the production of self-provided architecture.
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The Materials Lab hosted a two-part workshop on strategies to reduce carbon dioxide emissions in the production of concrete. Part 1 of the workshop was a panel of three guests on ways in which the City of Austin and companies within the construction industry are currently tackling carbon emissions in concrete use.
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The Historic Preservation Program in collaboration with BELLA (Built Environment and Landscapes of the Americas Research Group) invite you to join us on Wednesday, March 24th at 12:30 pm, for a lecture by David Pineda of TARES Arquitectos from Mexico City.
Lecture Title: Contemporary Architectural Solutions for Historical Buildings in Mexico
David Pineda
TARES Arquitectos. Mexico City.
There Is Always a Design Emergency:
Just like there are many ways to be a designer, there are also many ways to be an activist designer. From the Mexico/U.S. border to the streets of Cairo; from an intensive care unit to a video game screen; and from objects to global infrastructures, designers are highlighting their presence and their important role in shaping social and political progress.
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Please join us Wednesday, March 3rd at 5:00 pm for a lecture by Rosalyne Shieh and Troy Schaum of SCHAUM/SHIEH Architects
Lecture Title: Restoration Marfa
Rosalyne Shieh and Troy Schaum
SCHAUM/SHIEH Architects
This workshop explored the wide range of architectural possibilities of bamboo. Used all over the world, largely in tropical and subtropical climates, bamboo is a fast growing, sturdy, sustainable, and beautiful option for construction.