COLLEGE NEWS

Dean's Message:

We often speak of leadership in the College of Architecture, and you probably have your own perception of what leadership entails. When I speak of leadership, there are some distinct attributes characterizing it: confidence and courage.

 

Confidence from knowledge gained along with perspective to use it well (discernment).

Courage to do the “right” thing – for people, the environment, society (even when it may not be the "popular" thing to do).

 

These attributes of leadership indeed place the term as a verb – an active way of approaching all we do. We'll unpack leadership over time and what it means for all of us.

 

This past week I met with some alumni who are demonstrating this sort of leadership, and I continue to be inspired by them and by our current students as well (and you will see below that two groups of students were recognized for their design leadership this weekend in New York City). If you see them this week, please congratulate them.

 

Have a good week,

Kathy

ADVISING CORNER

May 2018 Graduation & Spring Pre-Registration

If you intend to graduate in May 2018 – NOW is the time to ensure you will be registered for all the correct courses this spring! Make an appointment to meet with your academic advisor to verify you are on track to graduate!

As a reminder, Priority Registration for spring begins on October 23 ^rd - TODAY! You can identify your advisor by logging in to MYRED. You can also see your registration appointment time in MYRED.  

 

Please get in to see your advisor BEFORE priority registration ends on November 7th! 

 

- Stephanie Kuenning

TIPS FOR SUCCESS

INTERIOR DESIGN

Our third-year interior design studio had a great learning experience traveling to Chicago late last week. The primary purpose of the travel was to allow for students to present schematic design solutions of their studio project to architects and interior designers at Gensler Chicago. There, small groups were divided up to have informal discussion and reviews of student design intentions, programming and space-making strategies for a community health center located in Seattle, Washington.  More-

COMMUNITY & REGIONAL PLANNING

Graduate planning students in this semester’s Professional Planning Practice course hosted Colton Berck, May 2017 Master of Community and Regional Planning graduate, on October 3. Colton and his wife Megan are leaving Lincoln for the mountain town of Eagle, Colorado, this month, where Colton has been hired by the city for his first job as a professional planner. More-

LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE

The landscape architecture program hosted a recruitment event with students from the UNL’s Ruth Staples Child Development Lab located on East Campus. Three-year old and four-year old preschool students learned about the profession of landscape architecture and visited a green roof designed by Richard Sutton. Professor Sutton shared with the students the growing medium for the green roof, and the students will have a chance to grow their own “green roofs” in their classroom this year. Following the green roof fieldtrip, students from the Lab school came to the College of Architecture to learn about buildings. The children investigated Lego models and drawings in the architecture library, toured the Kruger Gallery and visited a studio course. 

-Sarah Karle

ARCHITECTURE

Sweet Solutions

This week the ARCH 231 Structural Fundamentals class explored the functional, construction and aesthetic challenges of the sugar cube arch. Students were to construct an arch that would span a minimum of 4” out of sugar cube “bricks” and if needed glue or frosting “mortar”. They also had to label their arch as to what type they had built; the most popular being the corbelled arch, with the lancet and stilted arches coming in close seconds. Next week – the Pasta Passage!!!!

-Sharon Kuska

STUDENT NEWS

College of Architecture Students Recognized by SARA-National 

 

We are excited to announce that two student teams were recognized this past weekend at the Society of American Registered Architects (SARA)-National Awards Ceremony.

 

Both teams were given the Award of Excellence. Darin Hanigan, Brooke Sayler and Phung Hong were recognized for their “Bee Research Facility” design project from David Karle’s 501 studio and Mallory Lane and Ben Kunz were honored for “Interstitial Hope” a project from Mark Bacon’s 411 studio.

 

The Award of Excellence is the highest ranking award at the ceremony. Congratulations to everyone!

STUDENT ORGANIZATIONS

AIAS EVENTS

AIAS General Meeting

Date:  Oct. 11

Time:  12 - 12:50 pm

Place:  Architecture Hall

Room TBA

Hinsdale Ball

Date: Oct. 27th

Time: 8pm-1am

Place: Link

Come join us for our annual Hinsdale tradition, there will be a dance, a costume competition, raffle prize drawings and lots of fun. Admission is just one roll of T.P. See you there!

For more information on these AIAS events either click here or email [email protected]

TAU SIGMA DELTA EVENTS

Tau Sigma Delta will host an ASK session this Tuesday about composition and layout using Illustrator and InDesign. Have a different question? We'll be at the white tables on the third level of the Link from  7-10 on Tuesday! 

STUDENT & FACULTY COMPETITIONS

Formica Call for Entries

The call for entries for the FORM Student Innovation Competition by Formica Corp. officially opens on September 5. Architecture and design students are invited to create design renderings using Formica® Brand products for the opportunity to win cash prizes and a public exhibit showcasing their work.          

Submission Deadline: Nov. 10

       

General Services Administration (GSA) Design Excellence Program

The   GSA  invites students in architecture, landscape, and urban design programs to envision a design intervention that activates the New   San Francisco   Federal Building plaza."

Submission Deadline: Nov. 22

The 106th ACSA Annual Meeting

The ACSA meeting will be held March 15-17 in Denver, CO.

Paper Submission Deadline: Sept. 20

Project Submission Deadline: Nov. 15

Innovation in Affordable Housing Competition



The graduate student competition is run by HUD. It brings together students from different disciplines including architecture, planning, policy, real estate, business and others to collaboratively provide a real-world solutions. The finalists receive a cash prize of $20,000 for first place.

Teams must comprise three to five students, plus one faculty adviser. Visit their  website  for more information regarding the competition and eligibility.

Registration Opens : Oct. 2

Registration Deadline:  Dec. 11

Fairy Tales 5th Annual Architecture Competition

“When Architecture Tells a Story”

The competition is open to all architects, designers, writers, and artists to submit own unique architectural fairy tale.

Registration Opens: Oct. 10

Submission Deadline: Jan 5

SCHOLARSHIPS

Kiyoshi Murata Scholarship + Internship

Named in honor of retired MOA ARCHITECTURE founding principal Kiyoshi Murata, this award was established to recognize and reward entering fifth year, or graduate level students who will be returning to school in Fall 2018. This Scholarship + Internship is specifically intended for students who demonstrate their passion for architecture, high academic achievement and design ability.

Submission Deadline : Jan 2018

CREW Chicago Scholarship -

CREW Chicago annually awards up to three scholarships, each in an amount

not to exceed $3,000, to graduate and/or undergraduate students majoring or

concentrating in real estate, construction, facility management, architecture,

urban planning, real estate law, land economics, real estate appraisal or related real estate fields.

Submission Deadline: Oct. 31

INTERNSHIPS, JOBS & MORE

Nebraska Center for Energy Sciences Research (NCESR)

Energy Sciences Research – Summer Internship for Undergraduates.  

Submission Deadline: Jan 19

Lincoln Public Schools

Lincoln Public Schools is looking for part-time mentors for highly-gifted students. Pay is $18.53 per hour. More-

Check out the College of Architecture website for additional internship and job  opportunities . 

Plus, University of Nebraska Career Services encourages you to view a few of their new  Full-Time job postings at Husker Hire Link (HHL)   and this weeks abbreviated   Bulletin List. Check them out!