Students undertaking graduate study in planning and design fields and the professionals practicing in these fields are not representative of the communities where they work. This “diversity deficit” has contributed to a history of planning interventions that have overlooked the needs of communities of color, or worse, had explicit adverse impacts on those communities. Looking forward, it is crucial that the planning and design fields strive to create an increasingly diverse professional workforce to address the needs of communities affected by rapid change and global pressures.
In Spring 2019, the Materials Lab hosted a workshop that demonstrated screen printing techniques to produce simple lighting fixtures. The workshop was led by print faculty member Annie May Johnston, together with Materials Lab researchers. Utilizing conductive paint, participants screenprinted sensors onto a folded paper lamp. This workshop was held at the screen printing shop at the Department of Art and Art History.
On Friday, April 12, the Center for American Architecture and Design will host Jen Wong as part of the Friday Lunch Forum series, presenting a discussion entitled "Appropriate Materials for the Twenty-First Century".
April 9th from 12pm - 1pm in West Mall Building (WMB) 5.102
Please join Nick Respecki, from the National Council of Architectural Registration Boards (NCARB) for a presentation about your career in architecture, licensure, and beyond. Topics will include:
-
The entries involved in the licensure process
-
How to progress successfully through the Architectural Experience Program (AXP)
-
Brief overview of the Architect Registration Examination (ARE)
-
Recent changes to NCARB programs
Dr. Alex Karner's Talk Description
Elena Manferdini, principal and owner of Atelier Manferdini, has over fifteen years of professional experience in architecture, art, design, and education. She graduated from the University of Civil Engineering (Bologna, Italy) and later received her Master of Architecture and Urban Design from the University of California Los Angeles (Los Angeles, CA). In 2004 she founded Atelier Manferdini in Venice, CA. The office has completed projects in the US, Europe and Asia.
Description
For LGBTQ+ planners, designers and engineers their identity informs their work and worldview. With an evolving professional field and work place, LGBTQ+ individuals are able provide a different perspective that is necessary to assess existing systems and practices. This conversation will focus on three questions.
How do LGBTQ+ identities inform the planning and design practice?
What is the experience of LGBTQ+ identifying planners and designers?
Why is it necessary to include LGBTQ+ voices in the planning and design fields?
Jim Hallock, from Colorado Earth, led two Compressed Earth Block Workshops at the Materials Lab on Thursday, March 28th. Compressed Earth Blocks (CEBs) are unfired earth masonry units made from inorganic subsoil, clay, and aggregate, formed into blocks through compression with a mechanical press and joined with standard bricklaying techniques. Stabilizers such as cement or lime are sometimes added to increase strength and water resistance.
Students gathered in the Materials Lab to learn about Rockwool, a sustainable form of stone wool insulation made by spinning minerals from molten rock and recycled metal slag. The result is a durable material that resembles cotton-candy and can be further processed into blanket or board products. The material can be recycled multiple times, though currently closed-loop recycling is only available in Europe.