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Nelson to Lecture at fPet Conference in DC

Written by Acadaff on May 29, 2018. Posted in Architecture and Design.

Erik Nelson (Critic, Architecture) will lecture at the Forum on Philosophy, Engineering, and Technology (fPet) at the University of Maryland, College Park at the end of May. As an engineer working with wood—specifically, designing wood buildings— Nelson...

Peltz’ work featured in two exhibitions

Written by Acadaff on May 29, 2018. Posted in Fine Arts.

Daniel Peltz’ (Professor, Film Animation Video) multi-year artistic research project, Performing Labour, is featured in two ongoing exhibitions: ‘Performing Labour’ at the Norrköpings Konstmuseum in Sweden, curated by Helena Scragg,...

Horii Workshops and Lectures in China

Written by Acadaff on May 29, 2018. Posted in Foundation Studies.

Ken Horii (Professor, Experimental & Foundation Studies) will conduct a drawing workshop for graduate students in Hangzhou, China at the China Academy of Art International MFA Program in June 2018, and a Modular Design workshop for design undergrads...

Taylor at the Aldrich Museum of Contemporary Art

Written by Acadaff on May 29, 2018. Posted in Fine Arts.

Chris Taylor (Senior Critic, Glass) is current featured in a new group exhibition at the Aldrich Contemporary Art Museum (258 Main Street, Ridgefield) the exhibition is entitled, Handheld, and it explores the contemporary meaning of touch by charting...

Yeadon’s Sketchbooks Acquired by CCA

Written by Acadaff on May 29, 2018. Posted in Architecture and Design.

The Canadian Center for Architecture (CCA) in Montréal has acquired the four Prix de Rome sketchbooks completed by Peter Yeadon (Professor, Interior Architecture) in 2000. The four books will be added to the CCA’s substantial archival holdings, which...

Schneider Publishes on Mass Timber

Written by Acadaff on May 29, 2018. Posted in Architecture and Design.

Brett Schneider (Assistant Professor, Architecture) published, The Art and Craft of Mass Timber, in the Spring/Summer issue of the Harvard Design Magazine titled, Into the Woods. The issue “treks into the woods to come to terms with its precarious...

Petraits to present at QQML in Chania, Greece

Written by Acadaff on May 15, 2018. Posted in Library.

Ellen Petraits (Research & Instruction Librarian) will present a paper at the international conference on Qualitative and Quantitative Methods in Libraries in Chania, Crete. Her paper details a qualitative art and design research assessment chart...

Yeadon Wins London International Creative Award

Written by Acadaff on May 15, 2018. Posted in Architecture and Design.

Peter Yeadon (Professor, Interior Architecture) and two collaborators has just received an award at the 2017 London International Creative Competition. Thousands of submissions were reviewed by the jury, which awarded an Honorable Mention to Yeadon,...

Cardini & Yeadon’s Black Flamingo Launches at ICFF

Written by Acadaff on May 15, 2018. Posted in Architecture and Design.

Paolo Cardini (Associate Professor, Industrial Design) and Peter Yeadon (Professor, Interior Architecture) will be launch an elegant new chair designed by them at the upcoming International Contemporary Furniture Fair in New York City. The designers...

Schiff at Cambridge University Conference

Written by Acadaff on May 1, 2018. Posted in Liberal Arts.

Karen Schiff (Lecturer, History of Art + Visual Culture), presented a paper at Jesus College, Cambridge University, about the marbled leaf in the novel, Tristram Shandy. Her paper, Revitalizing Humanity through ‘Reading’ the Marbled Page, offered new...

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