The Department of Architecture at Portland State University celebrates the graduation of its first ever class of Master of Architecture students with an end-of-year design show. Hosted by the American institute of Architects, Portland chapter, the show will highlight the creative achievements of students throughout the graduate and undergraduate programs, with an emphasis on the independent design theses of the Master of Architecture students.
The show opens with a First Thursday reception, Thursday, June 2, 5:30 to 8:30pm, and runs from June 1 through 30.
We are proud to announce that our 2013 Master of Architecture candidates will present their design theses on Friday, May 24, from 9am to 6:15pm in Shattuck Hall.
Juan Heredia, Architecture faculty, co-organized an international conference, "The Place of Theory in Contemporary Architecture Pracitice and Education," in Bangkok, Aug. 16-17.
Sergio Palleroni, Architecture faculty, was featured in the article "Blazing Trails: A Dedication to Social Justice Propels Today's Young Professionals," published online in Residential Architect, April 8.
Nora Wendl, Architecture faculty, co-organized the symposium Strange Utility: Architecture Toward Other Ends held at Portland State, April 26-27. Her co-organizer was Isabelle Loring Wallace, a University of Georgia contemporary art faculty member. With contributions from 14 scholars and architects, the symposium recognized the contemporary currency of utility, and sought unexpected ways of defining this term within and with respect to the built environment.
