Welcome back!

Dear Students
As the school year approaches I want to make you aware of some important dates and events coming up in the first weeks of school.
CEE Welcome Back Event
On Thursday September 25 from 4:30 PM to 6:30 PM CEE is hosting a welcome back event. It will be held on the 3rd floor terrace on the north side of Y2E2. I strongly encourage you to attend. Please let Christina (chaines1@stanford.edu) know that you will attend so she can let the organizers have an accurate count.
Lunch for Patti Walters
As you know Patti has stepped down from the Director’s position. She has done a fabulous job building our program and we should celebrate her success. Thus there will be an informal lunch, most likely on 9/25 in the open space outside our studio. Please stay tuned for a more formal announcement
PhotographsI would like to create a bulletin board for our program that includes a photograph of each of our students and lecturers. Please stop by Christina’s office in the first week of school and get photographed.
Seniors
I would like to meet with each senior sometime in the first half of the quarter. As the new Director I have a lot to learn, and checking in with each of you about your needs and issues relative to graduation is important. I want to leave plenty of time to process any changes, deviations, courses taken abroad etc. Please plan to drop by my office (Y2E2 267) on Monday, Wednesday or Friday afternoon or set up another time that works for you.
AIAS
Noa Santos is working hard to set up a student chapter of the American Institute of Architects. This is an important step for our program and will provide you each with access to programs and events, and further build our community. It is particularly great development this year as the national convention of the AIA will be in San Francisco from April 30 to May 2. I have already had conversations with leaders of other architecture programs about events to connect students from across California at this event.
AIASCVSpeaking of the AIA, the Santa Clara Valley chapter of the AIA will have its monthly meeting in Y2E2. This event is planned for September 18 from 6-9 PM. If you are back and want to attend that would be great. Just let me know as I have arranged with the Chapter Executive Director to have the AD program in full display as part of the tour of the building.
Alumni Weekend
Stanford is holding Alumni Weekend on October 10 – 12. On the 10th CEE will host a couple of events from 4-6 PM and 6-8 PM. We have been asked to show off the AD program and I need a few students to help me with some set up issues and to attend the events with me. If you are interested, please let me know ASAP.
Lastly I want to let you know how excited I am to be taking the reigns of the program. It is truly a great honor. I hope to build on Patti’s wonderful work and create a fantastic program with a strong sense of community and an even stronger academic focus. Please feel free to drop by my office and let me know where you see our program going and how you would like to become more involved.
I am looking forward to a great year!
John Barton
Interim Director
Architectural Design Program

Arch Design Grads 08

The Whole Group,Left to right Fareez,Devin,Jacob,Emily,Alex,Chris,Charlie,Desirae,Troy
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Graduation Architectural Design Majors June 15, 2008. Left to right Fareez,Devin,Jacob,Emily,Alex,Chris,Charlie,Desirae,Troy.

ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN VIDEO CLIP

Fremont Camp Room-Senior Dinner 08

Freemont Camp Room
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Senior Dinner McCarthur Park June 08 . For all photos in this set see: http://www.flickr.com/photos/stanfordarchitecture/2561411227/in/set-72157605500819000/

SOM Studio Final Review Spring 08

Chris presenting skyscaper design
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SOM Studio Final Review Spring 08. For all photos in this set see: http://www.flickr.com/photos/stanfordarchitecture/2554674236/in/set-72157605498958694/

SOM Studio Final Review Spring 08

CEE 130 Final Roof Studies

Roof Studies
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New Courses Spring 08

There are three very special courses coming this spring. One is our CEE 137B Intermediate Studio (required for the major) which will be taught by a team of engineers and architects from Skidmore Owings and Merrill, SF.
Three others count as electives.

If you want to put your computer modeling skills in high gear take advantage of our new CEE 135A Parametrics course which will not only introduce you to the software used by Gehry Technologies, but also features use of the PRL Product Realization Lab with its rapid prototyping and laser cutting technologies!!!

If you want to learn more about professional job opportunities in a wide variety of disciplines related to the built environment check out CEE 131A Introduction to the Design Professions which will host a wide variety of outside speakers- meets once a week- a two unit course.

And our portfolio course CEE 139 finds a new course time Tues. 5:15-6:15 and will now be 2 units. John Barton is teaching this,and we anticipate extra outside architects will be coming in to overview and make suggestions with regard to your portfolios.

CEE Roof Studies- Winter 08

Concept model showing pen and fork as structure and paper suspended
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News From Graduates

• Kome Ajegbo 07 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. She reports that she is primarily focused on project management from a technology perspective ensuring that the various technology groups in the company have the right financial and project controls in place to ensure successful project lifecycles. Kome also commented she is considering pursuing a master’s in architecture degree after first gaining some work experience in architecture-possibly in London.
• Steven Lehrburger 07 was a symbolic systems major before joining our major in architecture. He along with Joseph Bergen 07 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, but chose Kevin Kennon Architect. The firm Steven is working for was recently featured in the NY Times. Check out the model Steven worked on extensively at his firm which was assembled out of laser cut acrylic. Steven has been exploring programs related to Media Arts and Science. We share them here since some of you may be interested in these programs. First you might not be aware of MIT’s Media Lab. It’s a 2 year M.S. in Media Arts and Sciences, which is hosted by their School of Architecture and Planning !! It is structured around several research groups and seems like a very interdisciplinary, collaborative program. Steven is also looking at NYU’s School of the Arts Interactive Telecommunications Program which has a curriculum that focuses on the design of digital technologies and how these designs affect human communication via interactive media. Steven is also exploring Parsons- The New School for Design- which offers an MFA in Design and Technology that encourages experimental and collaborative approaches to interactivity and social dynamics design challenges.
• Joseph Bergen 07 and Marcela Delgado 06 are in the midst of their first year at Harvard’s Graduate School of Design working on their master of architecture degrees.
• Liz Romero 07 is working as a Junior/Intern Architect 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.
• Veronika Heckova 07 is working for John Barton Architects in Palo Alto, Ca.
• Anh Tran 07 is working with Arcanum Architects as a Junior Designer.
• Natalie Ramirez is working with the San Francisco Bureau of Architecture, a part of the City of San Francisco Department of Public Works.
• Julia Hu 06 went on to get her masters in Construction Engineering Management before accepting a position at Mogavero and Notestine Architects in Sacramento. The firm focuses on sustainable communities- dense urban residential infill projects. Julia is a Development Associate working on the real estate development side, a small offshoot of the larger design firm that provides real estate development consulting. Julia works on several aspects of the building process- the financial side of development (market analyses, financial modeling of potential projects), some environmental consulting (research and proposing a portfolio of sustainability measures for our projects), and project management. Mogavero and Notestine Architects is a great environment for Julia to work in since they provide architectural, planning, and development services. http://www.mognot.com Somehow, Julia found time outside of work to participate in a Clean Tech Competition and in 2007 was a Green Buildings Finalist. Julia focused on ecologically smarter studio dwelling units targeted on young urban professionals interested in a lifestyle of health and sustainability.
• Mohini Rustagi 07 recently attended a lecture on campus and shared with us that she is enjoying her work with the Bay Area company, Orbit, as marketing director. The firm was started by two Stanford Product design majors and designed a high quality infant car seat that converts to a stroller. Check it our here. Mohini is assisting in the enhancement of the green properties of this product.
• Chrissy Brown 07 is working as a transportation engineer with a firm in west LA, Crain & Associates. Chrissy helps clients determine any traffic impacts that may result from expansion or new development and then determines creative ways to mitigate those impacts if necessary.
• Lauren Schneider is finishing her masters in structures at Stanford.
• Three 08 graduates soon to be- are currently applying for either CEM or DCI co-term master’s degrees.

CEE 130 Wall Studies—Winter 2008

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