Photos from CEE 31 Final Presentations

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Check out the student work produced for Fall 2007’s session of CEE31 - Accessing Architecture Through Drawing.

Save the Date - Lecture by award-winning Chicago architect Joseph

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Please join us for a lecture by Joseph Valerio, FAIA on January 23, 2008 in the Blume Earthquake Engineering Center at 6:00PM, Building 540, Room 108.

Arch. Design Major Emily Aune’s Internship in Germany

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Last summer Arch. Design Major Emily Aune did an internship in Düsseldorf, Germany. Check out her report and photographs!

Emily’s report on her internship:
Check out the Flickr Photoset here.

ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN INTERNSHIP REPORT
Emily Aune: eaune@stanford.edu
MAJOR/MINOR: Architectural Design / Art History
HOST: Ingenhoven Architekten GmbH: http://www.ingenhovenarchitekten.eu, http://www.ingenhovenarchitekten.de
LOCATION: Düsseldorf
DURATION: 3 months in Summer 2007.
DESCRIPTION: Architectural Design.

I spent the Summer of 2007 living in Düsseldorf, Germany and working for the architecture firm Ingenhoven Architekten. I was placed mostly on small teams of about 5-8 people, working on international design competitions. I was given a specific part of the design to focus on (i.e. retail areas) and then I created drawings pertaining to that part of the building. I sat with the team during design meetings and was able to share my own opinions about the design, and then I updated my drawings when design changes occurred (which was frequently). Later in the process I also created presentation drawings, such as elevations and sections, and diagrams showing site circulation, and building-use breakdowns. I worked with an Autocad program called Microstation, as well as with Adobe Illustrator and InDesign.
The designs I worked on were for tall, glass office buildings, though the firm was also working on designs for college campuses, train stations, and other types of structures. The firm was very environmentally conscious and incorporated energy-saving design aspects in all of their work. At times, my job also included researching products such as rooftop wind turbines and contacting the companies that built them. My English was also frequently taken advantage of; I was asked to edit important emails and sometimes make phone calls to associates in English speaking countries.
Working at Ingenhoven, I gained a high level of proficiency in the CAD program Microstation. I also learned what goes into participating in a major design competition and saw how a team is organized for one. But maybe most importantly, this experience showed me I am capable of adapting to my surroundings and thriving in a foreign work environment.
I found the internship to be extremely personally rewarding. Seeing my own drawings and ideas enter the designs was incredible. I was also able to form close relationships with my coworkers, and had many discussions about how they saw the profession, how they saw Germany and the US, and what they thought I should do with the next few years of my life. My coworkers often invited me out on weekends and evenings so I feel I got to know them well. Mostly due to this social environment, my German skills also improved exponentially. I was able to really feel comfortable living and working in Germany after only six months, and I am fairly certain I will return in the future.

Arch. Design Major abroad in Oxford, England

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Arch. Design Major Charlie Davis spent spring quarter abroad in Oxford last year. Check out the photos.

Tour of the new E&E Building

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I recently was able to take a tour of the new E & E Building, where the Architectural Design Program will be located next quarter. It is nearing completion and the new studio and Arch. Design corner are looking really good.

Architectural Design Fall Lunch

Faculty and students interested in architectural design are invited to join us for an informal lunch hosted by Architectural Design on Thursday, October 18, 12:00, in Terman 217. Join us for an opportunity to discus the changes to the curriculum, new courses coming and co-terming for a masters in engineering. Feel free to share your ideas about the future of the program.

Please RSVP to Lorraine Potter by Friday, October 12.

We look forward to another exciting year!

Architectural Design to Move to New E & E Building During Winter Quarter

The Architectural Design Department and studio will be moving to the second floor of the new Jerry Yang and Akiko Yamazaki Environment & Energy (E & E) Building sometime during Winter Quarter. The original move date was December, but has been delayed to early in the new year. The building will offer an environment in which students, faculty and researchers from all disciplines within CEE share the same building.

INTRODUCTORY STUDIO CEE 130- Student Work Archive

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Student Initiated Course in Architecture wins Google competition

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A student initiated class hosted by the Architectural Design Program adds Stanford’s campus to Google’s geographic information feature: Google Earth. http://aucompetition.sketchup.com/images/stanford.jpg

The course led by Joseph Bergen and Steven Lehrburger focused on a competition hosted by Google to “Build Your Campus in 3D.” John Barton, a lecturer in architecture, graciously volunteered to be the faculty adviser for this course and was instrumental in guiding the team. In addition to Lehrburger and Bergen, Stanford’s winning team included Anh Tran, Alexia Nielsen, Nthando Thandiwe, Joachim De Lombaert, Ellis Lau, Brian Truebe, Preston Rutherford and Daniel MacDougall.

About 300 teams took part within the United States and Canada. There were seven winning teams. To view Stanford’s entry locate the Stanford campus on Google Earth and then click on the “3-D buildings” button. If you do not have Google Earth,you can see aerial views of the models by going to Google’s “3D Warehouse” website and searching for the Stanford University collection.

For a complete article on this competition click the Stanford Report Link.
http://news-service.stanford.edu/news/2007/august22/google-082207.html

CEE 31Q Student Wins Freshman/Sophomore Seminar Award

The Freshman and Sophomore Seminar Program chose 5 pieces of student work to receive the first ever “Introductory Studies Awards.” Student work was chosen from all freshman/sophomore seminars offered during the entire academic year of 2005-06. Work was selected to represent remarkable examples of advanced work done in these seminars.
In the first year this award was given, Julie Byren won for “excellence in design and presentation of visual material” based on her final drawings and design for a “Folly Complex” done in the Sophomore Seminar CEE 31Q: Accessing Architecture Through Drawing.
This year (2006-07),again from Sophomore Seminar CEE 31Q, we have submitted student work for consideration for an award. Clayton Kenney’s “Folly Design” 2006-07 has been handed in for review, but we will not hear the results of this competition until September 07. Cross your fingers for Clayton (now an architecture design major) and click...claytonfolly.pdf to see his final design and drawings for a folly.

BBQ Thursday May 24!

Join us for the last AD program BBQ of the year! Let’s finish out the year in fiery blaze of hamburgers, hotdogs and something vegetarian.

Come on out, eat some food, and have a great time!

What: BBQ
Where: Lake Lag BBQ Pit
When: Next Thursday, May 24th at 5:30pm

Majors and program affiliates only please

Graduation Dinner- Wed. June 13

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INTRODUCTORY STUDIO CEE 31 or 31Q- Student Work Archive

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Architecture Reception and Lecture with Scott Wyatt of NBBJ -May 23

Students please join us to meet and talk with former Stanford alumni of earlier architecture programs at Stanford in the 1950-1970 period, as well as more current graduates of the previous urban studies architecture concentration, and any of our own graduates from last year.

Please let Lorraine know if you will be attending - as it is important that we have a least a half dozen students participating in this. This is a social situation that is good exposure for the Architecture Program, but also potentially allows for some great networking opportunities for you.
Come join us for the reception with good food from 5-6:30 followed by the lecture by Scott Wyatt at 6:30. The lecture is at the Hewlett Teaching Center, and the reception will be held outside the center.

http://soe.stanford.edu/alumni/architecture.html.

SENIOR GRADUATION DINNER - WEDNESDAY, JUNE 13

The Architectural Design Program will be graduating nine students this year and the department will be hosting a special dinner for them Wednesday, June 13, 6:30 PM at MacArthur Park in Palo Alto. There will be good food, exquisite company, and in general a good time for all to celebrate this joyous occasion. Congratulations seniors!!!

TWO NEW LECTURE / SEMINAR COURSES FOR 07-08

We are pleased to announce two new lecture/seminar based courses for next year. One will focus on contemporary architecture and give you a greater appreciation of the role of materials selection in architecture. The other course will be invaluable in terms of defining career paths that are related to the built environment: professional positions that may not be transparent to you at this point, (at the same time you will get a more detailed look at architecture as a profession, and study the work of the architects that will speak in the Spring Architectural Lecture series). These are both electives that you definitely want to consider, and both will give you opportunities to be engaged in discourse on contemporary architecture.


CEE 138A:
Contemporary Architecture: Materials, Structures, and Innovations

This course explores the structural and material bases for contemporary architecture, which has its roots in the innovations of the modern period. Recent technological developments have allowed for the use of surprising new materials and playful structural expressions. We examine these innovations by looking at specific buildings and construction techniques. Throughout the course, students come to understand and think critically about the design strategies, material properties and structural techniques that architects and engineers use to create buildings. These strategies allow for increasingly dynamic and expressive buildings, such as those that seem to defy the laws of gravity.

Autumn, 2 mtgs./week (tbc), 3 units, (Johnson)

CEE 131A:
Introduction To The Design Professions

Seminar course introduces various paths to careers that contribute to the design and construction of the built environment; e.g., architecture, landscape architecture, project management, construction management, civil engineering, urban planning, sustainability coordination, etc. Guest lecturers will present their work, background and describe their role and relationships to the other disciplines. Class includes guest lecturers, class discussion, field trips, written/ and oral presentations, and attendance at the four Wednesday evening lectures of the Spring Architecture and Landscape Architecture series.


Spring, Thur. 1:15-3:05, 2 units, (Blake)

An Intermediate Studio: 137A - Spring 07- Final Review Photos

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GRADUATION DAY 07 PHOTOS - Sat. June 17

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GRAD SPOTLIGHT- Arch Design -06- Lauren Schneider

Lauren Schneider- Arch Design- 05-06- is continuing as a co-term at Stanford for a Master’s in Structures. This spring 07, she is TAing CEE277S : Design For A Sustainable World. The course researches existing seismic technologies in the Himalayas.

While an undergraduate in architectural design, Lauren completed an internship with
a nongovernmental organization called the Sustainable Environment and Ecological Development Society. Starting two days after the 2004 tsunami, the organization started working in the Andaman Islands, 800 miles west of India, to help rebuild homes and infrastructure. Schneider took on a project to design a community center. On her own, she designed the open-air meeting space with a wood floor and a thatched roof- pictured below.

Arch Design- 06-07 graduates- an “in process post- pls. send us updates!!!!

In process post, 06-07 graduates please continue to let us hear from you.

• Kome Ajegbo who took advantage of a quarter abroad at Oxford says…(The Program)…”feeds my interest in the overlap of drawing, physics, painting, math, model building, materials and general creativity. This uncommon blend definitely gives me an edge in the workplace…” Kome received a Stanford Class of 2007 Award of Excellence. The award honors graduating Seniors who have demonstrated a sincere commitment to Stanford through involvement, leadership, and extraordinary Stanford spirit. Kome has taken a position with Goldman Sachs, New York. Kome visited us in January 08 while on campus recruiting for Goldman Sachs. She reports “work is great and New York is equally wonderful. I am working at Goldman Sachs & Co. in New York as an analyst in the Technology Infrastructure division. I am primarily focused on project management from a technology perspective…ensuring i understand the various technology groups that we have in the company as well as making sure we have the right financial and project controls in place to ensure successful project lifecycles.

  Despite my enthusiasm for my job, i believe architecture is my true calling and i hope to move back to London later this year to work at an architecture firm to garner some experience. I would eventually like to go back to school to get a masters in architecture.”

• Steven Lehrburger, once a Symbolic Systems major, sends this photo and comment on the Architectural Design Major. “I think my favorite thing about the program was the communal studio environment.” Steven spent a quarter at the Berlin campus. While a major, he also did an internship with Peterson Architects of Palo Alto. Steven and another one of our majors Joseph Bergen organized a student initiated class that participated in and was one of the winning teams of the ” Google Sketch-Up your campus” competition. Steven had several offers from New York firms, and has decided to work with Kevin Kennon Architect http:www.kkarchitect.com
• Joseph Bergen has won a scholarship from the local AIA Chapter of Santa Clara Valley, and will pursue a master’s of architecture degree at Harvard, (though he was also accepted at Yale.) He completed a special internship program this summer with the McCall Design Group. See a photo of his complete Yale acceptance packet.
• Liz Romero appreciated the chance to try an internship in architecture while she was an architectural design major at Stanford. “Besides, scaffolding you in the basic branches of architecture, you have the option of testing your application in a professional setting.” Liz did an internship with Kornberg Associates of Menlo Park. Liz started her position as a Junior/Intern Architect in August 2007 with (Aug. 07) working for JSW/D Architects in South Berkeley. The firm does mostly residential projects including affordable housing, as well as multifamily housing for developmentally and physically disabled.
• Mohini Rustagi has had a blast over the last four years taking architecture classes & design classes, recording an Indo-jazz fusion CD, , and playing jazz drumset all over the Bay Area. She interned at Pfau Architecture in San Francisco (Winter 2006), and was an AIA Scholarship Finalist (2006). After spending a quarter jewelry-smithing and investment casting, she was able to display much of her work at the Design Show in the Stanford Art Gallery. The future? After touring in Europe with the Stanford Jazz Orchestra this summer, Mohini hopes to find a position that utilizes her passions for architecture, sustainable development, and design. You can view/download her Stanford portfolio (a work in progress!) here >.
• Veronika Heckova has interned with the University Architect/Campus Planning Office. In 2004-05, she was a finalist for the AIA Scholarship (Santa Clara Valley Chapter).
• Veronika is now working at Gensler Architects in San Francisco http://www.gensler.com/ as a job captain.
• Anh Tran spent a summer working for Steinberg Architects. Anh participated in a summer internship with the Mike McCall Design Group which culminated in a presentation to numerous professionals at a lunch held in the Carnelian Room of the Bank of America. The theme of this year’s internship researched the utilization of spaces around and under city freeway systems. Anh will be starting work with Arcanum Architects http://www.arcanumarchitecture.com/ in early Sept. 2007 as a Junior Designer.
• Natalie Ramirez was awarded a Monica Miller Walsh Undergraduate Summer Internship Grant. The grant allowed her to accept a summer internship in Valparaiso, Chile with Morales & Lopez Associados Architectura & Construccion. Upon her return to the U.S., Natalie proceeded to find another intern position with the San Francisco Bureau of Architecture, a part of the City of San Francisco Department of Public Works which has continued to the present.
• Chrissy Brown focused her studies on site/building use and accessibility, taking courses in the civil and environmental engineering department, computational mathematics, anthropology, history and economics. She is interested in human navigation, specifically how people navigate through spaces. While a student, she worked for the City of Menlo Park as a Transportation Engineering Intern and hopes to begin her career in transportation and city planning. Chrissy won the Dean’s Award for Academic Excellence, 2007. Christina is currently conducting her job search in New York.

Spring Architectural Speaker Series

The Stanford University Architect and Campus Planning Office is hosting a Spring lecture series with a total of 4 Wed. eve speakers - all are free and open to the public. The following lectures begin at 6:30 pm and all are held in William R. Hewlett Teaching Center 201.

April 11 - Stan Boles, Architect, BOORA, Portland. www.boora.com

April 25 - Cheryl Barton, Landscape Architect, (SF). www.toocb.com

May 9 - Scott Erdy, Architect, Erdy McHenry Architecture, Philadelphia. www.em-arc.com

May 23- Scott Wyatt, Architect, NBBJ, Seattle. www.nbbj.com


April 11- Stan Boles, Architect, BOORA, Portland.
Stan Boles is a specialist in facilities for the cultural arts and higher education. His extensive experience includes designing and planning 40 theater spaces plus work on 25 college and university campuses. Stan is known for his enduring, context-specific design, which has led to repeat clients and new commissions from Stanford University and the campuses of the University of California System, to Virginia Tech University and the University of Texas, Austin. Stan graduated with a bachelor’s degree in architecture, cum laude, from the University of Texas and has been with BOORA since 1974.

April 25 - Cheryl Barton, Landscape Architect, The Office of Cheryl Barton, (SF).

Cheryl Barton is a Landscape Architect practicing in San Francisco. Integrating the ideas of art, architecture and landscape, her firm’s award-winning design work extends traditional notions of landscape architecture. The design philosophy is strongly site specific - seeking to establish compelling places that integrate natural and cultural realms. Context, history and contemporary design strategies are employed to inform the making of landscapes and to clarify and animate space. Landscape is addressed as a powerful medium that can transform human values as well as create physical settings. She received her Master’s degree from the Harvard Graduate School of Design and is a Fellow of the American Society of Landscape Architects.

May 9 - Scott Erdy, Architect, Erdy McHenry Architecture, Philadelphia.

Scott has more than fifteen years experience in the profession with a diverse background working in collaboration with some of the great architects of our time, both in Europe and the United States. Scott’s work has been recognized by the American Institute of Architects for excellence in design, but more importantly, his work is often recognized by client’s and colleagues alike for its response to functional requirements in a way that would not have been considered in the early project stages.

May 23 - Scott Wyatt, Architect, NBBJ, Seattle.

Scott Wyatt is the managing partner and principal of NBBJ, an established and growing international architecture firm founded in 1943. The firm’s specialties include healthcare, commercial architecture, higher education, research and advanced technology, and urban design and planning. The firm has offices around the globe including Beijing, Shanghai, London, and Dubai. NBBJ is currently designing the 1.2 million square-foot Singapore Residences at Marina Bay, which will reportedly be that city’s tallest apartment complex when finished in 2007. NBBJ architects are referred to as “Artists of Change” and see architecture as “commissioned” public art that must have a sense of social responsibility.

SPRING 07- NEW INNOVATIVE STRUCTURES COURSE TAUGHT IN STUDIO CONTEXT

CEE 183: Integrated Building Design,
Prof. Greg Deierlein, Terman 101, T/Th, 10-11:50am

Design decision making from conception through construction of civil infrastructure facilities considering sustainable design aspects. Execu tion of a design alternative through development of a structural system, considering integration with architecture, construction, and building systems.

Class sessions will include time spent working in design project sessions with guidance and critiques by faculty and industry mentors. The class is designed around the concept that architectural students and engineering students will complement each other in approaching design decision making from conception to structural execution.

Prerequisites for AD Majors: E14, CEE 100, CEE 101A, CEE 156, CEE 130, CEE 134A or CEE 137A, and CEE 136.

Note – if you have questions contact Prof. Deierlein via e-mail: ggd@stanford.edu

STANFORD ARCHITECTURAL MAJORS are finalists for the AIA Scholarship Awards

Natalie Ramirez and Joseph Bergen (seniors), and Charlie Davis (junior), are finalists this year for the American Institute of Architects (AIA) Scholarship Awards granted by the Santa Clara Valley Chapter of the AIA.

It is exciting news that all three Stanford architecture majors who applied for the AIA Scholarships (Santa Clara Valley Chapter) have made it to the finalist phase.

Among some 20 overall candidates, we are happy that our Stanford AD majors have made it to the interview phase. Best of luck to them with their interviews.

Last year’s winner was from our first graduating class of architectural design. Julia Hu
won a combined award given that year of $9000. Julia continued at Stanford this year in a one year co-term master’s program studying Construction Engineering Management.

AIA PHOTO CONTEST - DEADLINE MARCH 15

PHOTO CONTEST
Deadline March 15, 2007

AIA St. Louis Call for Entries - for forms and guidelines visit www.aia-stlouis.org

Images are being sought for inclusion in a 2009 Rizzoli Architecture Calendar. Fifty-two images will be chosen for the calendar and the top four images have cash prizes. IMAGES MUST BE submitted in slide format, although they can be taken on a digital camera.

The subject must be architecture and taken in America. First place $500, Second place $400, Third Place $300, and AI Fuller Award is $200.

Stanford Arch Design majors, you must be a registered student member of the AIA to apply. Student membership is free. AIA membership applications can be picked up outside Terman, Room 599.

PORTFOLIOS -ARCH DESIGN MAJORS

This new post shares portfolios of students continuing to graduate studies in architecture. We think it will be of interest for those developing their portfolios to see the portfolios that assisted these students in getting into the schools of their choice.

Marcela Delgado who graduated in 2005-06, applied to a number of graduate schools of architecture in 2006-07. She has been accepted at Harvard, Yale, Columbia, Berkeley, and the University of Texas. To see her portfolio click here. (pdf)

Joseph Bergen who is graduating this year (2006-07) was accepted at Harvard and Yale. To see his portfolio click here.

An Intermediate Studio:137a -Spring 07- Student Models of Case Study

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Photos of CEE 137a’s 1/4″ study models of buildings from selected architects.

Study models mixed with final models - Winter 07 - An Intro Studio: CEE

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Studies of wall, roof, and light facilitate learning fundamentals that
culminate in a proposal for a small chapel.

Cathedral of Christ The Light - under construction tour by CEE 130 students

CEE 130: Architectural Design: 3-D Modeling, Methodology, and Process students went on a hard hat tour of the Cathedral of Christ The Light in Oakland.
Skidmore, Owings, and Merrill (SOM) is the design firm, and Craig Hartman is the design architect. Two other architects working extensively on this project -Eric Keune and David Diamond-gave us an overview powerpoint of the project and a tour of the site.

AIA Awarding Scholarships for 2007-2008

The AIA is awarding scholarships for the academic year 2007-2008. The scholarship award has been as much as $4500 and last years winner was none other than AD graduate…Julia Hu!

Download Guidelines (pdf)

Download Application (pdf)

Lands End San Francisco Photos

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Take a look at 137a (Form & Structure)’s new photo album from the recent trip to the project site in Lands End San Francisco.

Have Lunch With Stanford Alumni Who Have Pursued Careers in Architecture

If you’re free Saturday, February 3 between 1:00 - 2:30pm* and want to meet and lunch with Stanford alumni to discuss careers in architecture here’s the place to be:

Career Week Networking Luncheon
McCaw Hall, Frances C. Arrillaga Alumni Center
Advanced registration required. Sign up now!
http://cardinalcareers.stanford.edu/careerweek/
*If you can’t make the lunch, the panel meets 4:15 - 5:30pm

Stanford Career Week is presented by the Career Development Center and the Stanford Alumni Association with support from the Office of the Vice Provost for Student Affairs. The intent is to help Stanford students explore various career possibilities, and learn about the value of networking with alumni.

Business and High Tech Table 16: Architecture and Design
KRISTEN SIDELL Architect, Magnet
After working for several design-focused architecture firms, Kristen started her own firm in 2003. Her current work consists primarily of residential and light commercial (restaurant, stores, etc.). In addition to her professional practice, Kristen also teaches architecture at CCA in San Francisco and has taught at the University of Colorado and UC Berkeley.
Masters, Architecture, University of Pennsylvania, 2000
Bachelors, Art History, Stanford University, 1994

Business and High Tech Table 16: Architecture and Design
KRISTEN DING Vice President of Design, Idealab
Kristen is Vice President of Design at Idealab, a technology incubator in that spawns pioneering companies with breakthrough technologies. Prior to joining Idealab, she was a founder and Vice President of Design at CitySearch.com. Kristen also served as Senior Art Director at AND Interactive Communications, a multi-media design firm in Hollywood.
Bachelors, Graphic Design and Packaging, Art Center College of Design, 1994
Bachelors, Art; Psychology (double-major), Stanford University, 1990

Business and High Tech Table 16: Architecture and Design
WENDY WOO Intermediate Designer, Steinberg Architects
Wendy currently works in architectural programming, design, and construction documents for a firm focusing on residential, institutional, and mixed-use markets. She previously worked in New York City for a small firm focusing on high-end residential, tenant improvement, and gut renovations in Manhattan and the tri-state area.
Masters, Architecture, Columbia University, 2002
Bachelors, Urban Studies, Minor Studio Art, Stanford University, 1998

Never to early to start thinking about architecture- a recent email confirms!

Dear Patti Walters,
I’m ten years old, and attend XXX Elementary. I am doing a
college report, and am writing my report about attending Stanford
University. I would like to know a little bit more about the undergraduate
major, Architectural Design. I know that you are the director of this major,
and probably have lots of information. Please send me some information by
e-mail as my report is due January 31st.
Thank You,
Jane Doe
California

Hardhat Tour of the Contemporary Jewish Museum!

Majors, join us for fieldtrip to the Contemporary Jewish Museum by Daniel Libeskind where there will be an informal presentation by the project architect George Klumb followed by a hard hattour of the construction site.

When: Friday, February 9 at 2:30PM. We will be meeting at 1pm at the SFMoMA Café for lunch.
Where: 121 Steuart St., San Francisco (map). We plan on carpooling, so indicate if you can drive and how many seats you have available in your RSVP.

Why: Come spend Friday afternoon learning about an exciting contemporary construction project in progress. Come early and have lunch with your fellow Architectural Design and CEE majors in San Francisco. All sponsored by the Department.

RSVP to reserve a space on the tour and please indicate your interest in attending lunch before the tour.

We have reached capacity for this trip. Thanks to all those that RSVPd

Special Thanks: to Professor John Loomis, Patti Walters, Lorraine Potter, and students for helping coordinate this special event.

Art History Department Presents Lecture by Joshua Prince-Ramus

Joshua Prince-Ramus was the partner-in-charge of the celebrated Seattle Central Library, when he was the head of the New York outpost of the (OMA) Office for Metropolitan Architecture. OMA is the architecture firm founded by Rem Koolhaas. Check out this video clip of Joshua discussing the Seattle Central Library:



Tuesday, March 6, 7PM, Cummings Art Building - Room Art 2

Prince-Ramus has since separated from OMA, using its existing New York office to establish a new venture in partnership with another former OMA architect Erez Ella. OMA’s two offices were already legally and physically separated, and a minority of the architects in New York had experience in the Rotterdam office. “At some point, we took stock and realized that we were better off being two offices that collaborated when it was mutually beneficial,” says Prince-Ramus. The new firm will be known as REX, or Ramus Ella Architects.
In the split, REX will continue working on a performing arts center in Dallas (see photo above), a multi-disciplinary building at CalTech, and a mixed-use development in Louisville, Ky. Meanwhile a campus building at CalTech will be run by OMA. The two firms will continue to collaborate on current and future projects.

Grad Spotlight - Arch Design 05-06- Marcela Delgado

left to right, Marcela Delgado, Julia Hu, and Lauren Schneider- our first architectural design grads 05-06

Marcela Delgado, one of our first three graduates in Architectural Design (05-06) has just recently brought us up to date on what she has been doing since graduation.

This last November, she located a position as an Intern Architect with HKS
in Dallas. Marcela tells us that HKS has a broad based practice which includes among other projects - institutional, healthcare and sports facilities. www.hksinc.com

Meanwhile, prior to her new position, she had been hard at work polishing her portfolio, taking the GRE’s, and applying to the following graduate architecture schools: Harvard, Berkeley, Yale, Columbia, University of Texas, University of Virginia, and Princeton. As of March 20, 2007, Marcela has been accepted to master’s degree programs in architecture at Harvard, Berkeley, Yale, Columbia, and University of Texas.

I requested that Marcela allow us to post her portfolio, and she has just sent her gracious permission. I felt that viewing her portfolio might be beneficial to all of you with that task ahead.

Click to download Marcela’s Portfolio (pdf)

Many thanks to her for allowing us to post her portfolio! Btw, Marcela begins studies at Harvard GSD fall 07.

Final Critique Photos (31Q & CEE134a)

Final reviews- Sophomore drawing class- CEE 31Q
Originally uploaded by Stanford Architecture

Here are two photosets of the final critiques for Patti Walters’s Accessing Architecture Through Drawing and John Barton’s Site and Space.
(Click the images to open the photoset)

Happy New Years!

Happy New Years to everyone and congratulations for a quarter well done. I look forward to a great 2007. Keep your eyes on the blog for upcoming events and information. Enjoy the rest of break!

-joseph