KU School of Architecture & Design (ArcD)

The University of Kansas academic design-build studio, Dirt Works Studio, will unveil a new mass timber home designed and built by third-year architecture students. The open house event will take place on Saturday, May 11, 12:00-4:00 p.m. Developed in collaboration with Lawrence nonprofit Tenants To Homeowners, Inc., the small solar-powered house – named “Phoenix House” – will assist Lawrence community members transitioning from houselessness to a secure home. The public is invited to tour the home and speak with Dirt Works Studio students, studio professor Chad Kraus, and other project partners at Phoenix House, located at 1140 Oregon Street in Lawrence. Parking will be available at nearby Hobbs Park. Time: 12:00 – 4:00 p.m. Date: Saturday, May 11th Location:1140 Oregon Street, Lawrence, KS More info: https://lnkd.in/gfEwrE2E

Studio 804, the award-winning graduate design-build studio at The University of Kansas, will reveal its third energy-efficient home built in Lawrence’s historic Pinkney Neighborhood on Saturday, May 11, from 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. STUDIO 804 INC offers a comprehensive education opportunity for graduate students entering the final year of the Master of Architecture program. Students work on all aspects of the design and the construction process over the course of a nine-month academic year. Open house attendees are invited to tour exterior and interior spaces and learn about the design-build process from Studio 804 students and the studio’s founding director, Dan Rockhill. Time: 9 a.m. – 3 p.m. Date: Saturday, May 11 Location: 436 Indiana, Lawrence, KS More: https://lnkd.in/gfHFCcqP

On Thursday, May 9th, The University of Kansas Department of Design Class of 2024 will showcase their work in the Kansas City Crossroads Arts District. See graduating student projects from KU Illustration & Animation, Industrial Design, Photography, and Visual Communication Design programs. 2024 KU Design Senior Show Thursday, May 9 The Guild KC, 1621 Locust St, Kansas City, MO 64108 4:30–5:30 pm: Open to Professionals 5:30pm–8:00 pm: Open to Public "WORK IN PROGRESS" is more than a showcase; it's a tribute to the ongoing journey of development and transformation defining a student's transition into the professional world. It captures progress as an endless narrative, a voyage sans final destination. Here, graduating seniors step onto the stage, not just displaying dedication, expertise, and creativity, but also marking a significant milestone in their journey. It's a testament to their strides in skill honing, and a reminder of their boundless potential. In the realms of innovation, creativity, and knowledge, the journey holds as much significance as the destination. See online gallery: www.kudesignseniorshow.com

The School of Architecture & Design at The University of Kansas is building a new hub for learning and collaborative discovery in the heart of our historic campus. Just over a year ago, KU architecture and design students, faculty, staff, and alumni advisory board members began working with BIG - Bjarke Ingels Group to explore new ways to enhance connections between facilities, programs, and students. And now, the future of architecture and design education at KU is coming into view. Today, BIG, in collaboration with BNIM, StructureCraft, and the KU School of Architecture & Design, has unveiled a new light-filled studio building optimized for the hands-on, world-engaged educational experience that brings aspiring designers, architects, and problem-solvers to the University of Kansas.

Dirt Works Studio, an academic design-build studio at The University of Kansas School of Architecture & Design, has designed and is currently building Phoenix House, a small, solar-powered house designed to assist members of the Lawrence community in transitioning from houselessness to a secure home. Working in collaboration with Tenants To Homeowners, Inc. (TTH), a Lawrence nonprofit that has helped more than 350 families become homeowners, Dirt Works Studio aims to provide TTH with a repeatable model for a home that can provide comfort and stability for occupants as they work to reach personal goals. Dirt Works Studio allows third-year KU architecture students to explore innovative new methods of construction while serving the local community. “The mission of Dirt Works Studio balances care for our local communities, concern for the health of the planet and a dedication to educate future leaders in the design of a more sustainable, equitable and inspired built environment,” said Chad Kraus, associate professor of architecture and founding director of Dirt Works Studio. Read more: https://lnkd.in/gmPbJ4dR #designbuild #architecture #design #architectureschool #designeducation #nonprofit #communityengagement

Tomorrow, the final KU Design Symposium of spring features Travis Millard. Travis Millard is an artist, illustrator, and art director who brings the intimacy of one artist’s hand to work spanning media and scale. In over two decades since graduating from the KU Illustration program, Millard’s work has appeared in galleries, magazines, brand campaigns, video games, and on the sides of buildings. His illustrations have been featured in publications such as The Hollywood Reporter, Juxtapoz Art and Culture Magazine, Los Angeles Times, and Thrasher Magazine. And he has developed products and collections with Burton Snowboards, The Hundreds, Lakai Limited Footwear, The Quiet Life, Vans, and VOLCOM. Other clients include The Walt Disney Company, Nickelodeon, and the filmmaker Paul Thomas Anderson. His work has appeared in exhibitions in Los Angeles, New York, Sydney, and Tokyo. ↘︎ KU Design Symposium: Travis Millard 🗓️ Thursday, April 18th 🕕 6:00pm 📍 Budig Hall, 130, The University of Kansas *Free public event Full Spring 2024 Design Symposium schedule: https://bit.ly/3qHjjVf

This Friday, the final Architecture Lecture Series event of the semester – titled “Women in Design: Practice, Research & Community Engagement” – will feature presentations by three KU faculty architects and a student-led panel discussion.   Architecture professors Hermínia Machry, PhD, EDAC, Assoc. AIA , Niloufar Vakil, AIA, LEED AP, and Amy Van De Riet will share their unique and multifaceted career trajectories, providing their perspectives and motivations to balance practice, teaching, research, and community engagement within the architecture and design profession. The panel will be facilitated by KU student Anna Dority, president of the Women in Design (WiD) committee at the School of Architecture & Design. KU Architecture Lecture Series Women in Design: Practice, Research & Community Engagement 🗓️ Friday, April 12 🕔 4:30 pm 📍Marvin Hall Forum, The University of Kansas ℹ https://lnkd.in/gDn4Uwp4 *Free public event

Amos Rapoport’s 1969 book “House Form and Culture" proved groundbreaking in understanding the important influence of cultural factors in shaping the built environments in different communities around the world. Architecture professors Nisha A. Fernando and Kapila D. Silva – who both studied for their doctorates with Rapoport at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee – have co-written and co-edited a new book, “Theorizing Built Form and Culture: The Legacy of Amos Rapoport” (Routledge/Taylor & Francis Group), which explicates his theories and celebrates his impact. Rapoport is a pioneer of the field of “environment-behavior studies,” or EBS, which focuses on the study of the mutual interaction between people and their environments and human-centered environmental design. “It could be called doing architecture in a human-centered way," Silva said. “Rather than the architect designing something formally beautiful, they should be thinking, ‘How am I going to design it for the people?’ And that means you have to understand how people relate themselves to buildings, how they live in the buildings, how they use buildings, what are the factors and mechanisms that connect the physical environment to a human being?” Read more: https://lnkd.in/gcWGb_8q #architecture #design #urbandesign #urbandplanning #vernaculararchitecture #humancentereddesign

After a decade of increasing enrollment numbers and expanded programs, BIG - Bjarke Ingels Group is helping the KU School of Architecture & Design develop new opportunities to learn and discover in the heart of The University of Kansas campus. Seeing this mockup of BIG’s mass timber structural design at full scale is a revelation. Inspired by Japanese joinery, StructureCraft’s 100% wood connections also evoke the wood structural systems seen in historic vernacular architecture throughout our region. It is exciting to see how high-performance innovations can directly extend from past utilitarian solutions. And it is exciting to work with partners like BIG, BNIM, and StructureCraft to demonstrate how resourceful design can generate beautifully sustainable results. We are anxious to reveal much more about the project next month. Keep an eye out!

Last month on The University of Kansas campus, more than 80 alumni, professional mentors, current master of architecture students, and faculty from the KU Institute of Health + Wellness Design gathered to celebrate 15 years of the Department of Architecture’s Health + Wellness program and plan for the next phase of its development. The focus of this year’s symposium – the seventh annual event organized by the KU Institute of Health + Wellness Design – was the degree to which advanced digital technologies, especially artificial intelligence (AI), will impact the education and practice of healthcare design. Phil Bernstein, Associate Dean of Architecture at Yale University, was invited to join discussions throughout the symposium, provide keynote remarks, and expand on the content of his latest book, Machine Learning: Architecture in the Age of Artificial Intelligence. In his keynote address, Bernstein reviewed the rapid development of AI in the last decade and encouraged the audience to not lose sight of the creative and human-centered nature of the design process. Co-hosted by the KU Architecture Lecture Series, the keynote was attended by more than 150 students, educators, and healthcare design practitioners. During the symposium, Dean Mahbub Rashid honored Frank Zilm, who will be retiring this year, for his many years of service to the school and the entire architecture profession. Dean Rashid announced the establishment of the Frank Zilm Award for Excellence in Health + Wellness Design. The annual award will be presented to the top graduate in the Health + Wellness Design professional Master of Architecture program. Read more: https://lnkd.in/gyFg8MXi