Department of Architecture
News Byte: The Aluminaire House is Now Home
After a two-year delay, the reconstruction of the Aluminaire House at its permanent location at the Palm Springs Museum of Art is now complete.
AI Might Kill the ‘Starchitect’—But Make Real Estate More Sustainable
Architects can help to address climate change by embracing generative artificial intelligence (AI), writes Alessandro Melis, Ph.D.
Faculty Profile: Evan Shieh
Evan Shieh, MAUD, has practiced architecture for more than a decade, but since becoming a professor he has found a new love: imparting knowledge on his students and learning from them.
Alumni Profile: Arianna Armelli
After seeing the struggles victims of Hurricane Sandy faced to rebuild their homes, Arianna Armelli (B.Arch. ’12) felt she needed to do something, prompting her to open her firm, Dorothy, which acts as a liaison between property owners and public adjusters who will process and review their insurance claims.
From Friends to Business Partners
Gustavo Penengo (B.Arch. ’96) and Philip Rossillo (B.Arch. ’97) met as architecture students and remained close ever since. After collaborating on a project for a 9/11 memorial on Long Island, they made it official, and started their firm PRDG architecture + design.