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2024 KU Design Week: Unplug 

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See a summary of the week below:

Architecture Lecture Series | Herminia Machry, Nilou Vakil & Amy Van De Riet 

Women in Design: Practice, Research & Community Engagement 

4:30pm  | Marvin Forum 

Three KU professors 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. Herminia Machry will share insights about her gradual transition from large-scale architectural practice to teaching and research in interior design, where she promotes ways to bridge theory and practice by involving students and community partners in design simulations focused on healthcare. Nilou Vakil will introduce how her international background has informed her career – balancing an award-winning practice with an academic presence emphasizing community-based partnerships, service learning, and advocacy for women in design. Amy Van de Riet will share her professional focus on historical preservation and adaptive reuse in architecture, and how it enabled her to engage with local communities to collaborate on research advocating for historical legacy and racial equity. The panel will be facilitated by KU student Anna Dority, president of the Women in Design (WiD) committee at the School of Architecture & Design. 

AIAS Creators’ Ball

8:00 pm | The Cider Gallery 

Event Theme: Enchanted Forest

Tickets will be sold in between studios from April 1st - 12th. 

Architecture student presenting Undergraduate Research Award at FNSA Powwow 

3:00pm | Lied Center Stage 

Evolution of Tlingit Architecture, Presented by: Naałkh J DeAsis, Łingít 

This presentation explores historical photos of Tlingit Architecture in Southeast Alaska. Analyzing the transition from traditional indigenous Tlingit designs from before contact, to the modern style homes occupied by Tlingit people today. 

Full schedule of events: FNSA Powwow & Indigenous Cultures Festival  

Architecture Mentorship Program Application 

The Architecture Mentorship program is looking for upcoming 3rd and 4th year Architecture students to mentor 1st and 2nd year studios in Fall 2024. Volunteering as a mentor is a great way to be involved with the school and can be very impactful for students just beginning their journey in the Architecture program.

Apply  

Design Camp Resident Assistant

KU Design Camp is a pre-college summer program offered to high school students who are entering their sophomore, junior, or senior year and are interested in Architecture or Design. Students learn in hands-on workshops taught by KU School of Architecture & Design faculty. 

Resident Assistants will aid with camp logistics and activities, including eating meals with campers and staying overnight in the residence hall. Applicants must be available for the entirety of the camp, June 9th through June 15th, 2024. Several training sessions will take place prior to the start of camp.

Deadline: April 16

Learn more & Apply

Study Abroad Student Graphic Designer 

KU Study Abroad & Global Engagement is hiring a graphic design student assistant for the upcoming 2024-25 academic year. 

Deadline: April 19

More Info & Apply 

Lawrence Group Summer Internships

The Lawrence Group’s St. Louis office is currently hiring architecture and interior design interns for summer 2024.

Learn more & Apply

Cromwell Solar Internship  

Cromwell Environmental (DBA Cromwell Solar) is looking for an intern for their downtown Lawrence office to help with initial solar designs for commercial and residential customers. Initial Solar Design Intern would use solar design software to build models of buildings, input electric consumption, and create solar solutions for clients.  This is an in-person position in our downtown Lawrence office with a potential for long-term work. (HIRE Jayhawks Position ID  226686) 

Learn more & Apply 

Regeneration Field Institute Internship 

The Regeneration Field Institute is looking for an intern who is interested in environmental sustainability, loves the outdoors, and wants to develop skills in community outreach, marketing, communication, resourcefulness and leadership. 

Learn more & Apply 

KU TPE Student Navigator

Are you interested in service learning, helping others, and creating a more inclusive environment for college students with intellectual disabilities? Become a KU TPE Student Navigator.

Learn more 

GBBN Internship 

GBBN thrives to integrate research into their design process. They are actively seeking a candidate with a passion for both design and research in architecture or interior design. The candidate is expected to engage in both design and research tasks; therefore, they should be familiar with mainstream software for digital graphics and knowledgeable about quantitative and qualitative research methods. In particular, proficiency in statistics, Space Syntax analyses, and/or data visualization using advanced techniques (e.g., Tableau, PowerBI, or Python) would be highly advantageous and make the candidate a strong fit. The preferred locations for the internship are their Cincinnati or Pittsburgh office, but they will also consider applications at other GBBN offices in the US, including Louisville, KY and Minneapolis, MN. They kindly request interested candidates to submit their resume and portfolio for consideration. 

Contact Shan Jiang at sjiang@gbbn.com for more information. 

Kansas City Architectural Foundation (KCAF) Scholarship 

Selections are made by the Scholarship Committee and are available to students who are sophomore or above in Fall 2024, from the Kansas City Metro area, and are pursuing architectural degree from an accredited school of architecture. Applicants' work will be evaluated against other applicants in the same year-level in school. Judgment for KCAF scholarships is based on need, academic excellence and demonstrated leadership. This year there are nine scholarships available ranging from $3000 to $8000. 

Deadline: April 15 

Learn more & Apply  

AIA St. Louis Scholarships 

The AIA St. Louis Scholarship Fund provides opportunities for students studying architecture at an NAAB-accredited school of architecture for 3rd, 4th, and 5th-year and graduate work in their academic career.  

Deadline: July 7  

Learn more & Apply

Academic Advising Drop-In Hours: 

Drop-in advising is available on Mondays and Thursdays from 12:30-4:30pm! Students are welcome to meet with an advisor in-person or virtually via Zoom during the designated drop-in periods each week. 

Monday, April 8th – Virtual drop-ins only 

Join virtually here or go see an ArcD advisor in Snow Hall 252! 

Schedule an Appointment with your Academic Advisor: 

You can schedule an in-person or virtual appointment with your academic advisor through JayhawkGPS (navigate). Here are step-by-step instructions: Scheduling Appointments | Jayhawk GPS (ku.edu) 

Fall 2024 Enrollment Planning: If you cannot connect with your advisor before your enrollment window opens, please go ahead and enroll at your assigned time. Whenever you are able to connect with your advisor, you can then discuss whether you need to adjust your schedule. 

4/15 – Last day to withdraw from a course or the University* 

*Information applies to full semester courses. Short courses may have different deadline. Find the Spring 2024 Academic Calendar here: Spring 2024 Academic Calendar | Office of the University Registrar (ku.edu) 

Dear Students, 

We would like to inform you that the Building Information Modeling Graduate Certificate program will not be renewed after Summer 2024. 

For current students who have already formally applied to the Building Information Graduate Certificate program and started working on coursework related to this Graduate Certificate program, don’t worry, you can continue to take courses to complete the requirements of the program. 

For students who may have not yet applied, but have started coursework toward the certificate.  Please make sure that you apply in time for admission no later than Summer 2024.  No new students may be admitted after the last admit term of Summer 2024. The deadline for summer 24 is 6/3/24. 

Grad Admissions has created a link for current KU students to apply for the certificate here.

If you run into problems or have questions about the application process, please contact Joan Weaver (jweaver@ku.edu) in our office.   

If you have any questions regarding the graduate certificate, please reach out to Professor Hugo Sheward (hugo-sheward@ku.edu), Professor Kurt Hong (Kurt.hong@ku.edu) or Jordan Wade (jordanwade@ku.edu). 

KC Design Week Exhibition

April 19 | 5:30-8:30pm | MMTH Creative Studio

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Seeing Lawrence | Cellar Door Cafe 

Anne Patterson's imaginative drawings of storefronts, interiors, and playful representational extrusions of Lawrence streetscapes are now on view at the Cellar Door Cafe.

Lawrence Arts Center Benefit Auction

ArcD professors Kent Smith, Matthew Cook, Barry Fitzgerald, Tom Huang and Anne Patterson are participating in the Lawrence Arts Center benefit auction show, which runs through April 13th.

More info

❇️ Green Design: From Theory to Practice

The awareness of the environmental and ecological impact of architectural practice has never been as significant as it is today, with issues surrounding sustainability, environmental responsibility and the use of natural resources becoming unavoidable.The book looks at what Green Design actually entails and how this can be implemented within todays architectural practice. 

The Hatch Reading Room is here for you to de-stress, work on projects, take a break to read, and enjoy a quiet view of campus. 4th floor of Marvin Hall, 9 am - 5 pm Monday - Friday. 📚 

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