NEWSLETTER - December 1, 2023 |
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Over the last 12 weeks, a group of fourth-year students in the 4601 studio have been working collaboratively with students in the interior design program to create proposals for the fourth-year studio topic of the HCOA renovations. Instructed by Lecturer Christi Wier and Assistant Professor Dr. Lori Guerrero, students have been working in 13 teams of 1-2 architecture students with 2 interior design students. This group of students has also been working closely with their professional mentor firm, SmithGroup, based in Dallas. Between virtual reviews and an in-person visit, the students have received personal feedback from both interior designers and architects outside of the HCOA and the Lubbock area. Throughout the semester, the students have tackled topics such as creating a collaborative team contract, site and building analysis, inspiration imagery, human-centered design, the history of the HCOA and Spanish Renaissance architecture, concept and problem statements, a building inventory, and the typical documents supporting their design through technical documentation, such as floor plans, models, sections, and elevations. The students most recently received feedback from both Smith Group and Huckabee teams to push their designs into final review quality.
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Student work from the HCOA's undergraduate media elective courses and two graduate courses will be showcased at the December First Friday Art Trail tonight at UrbanTech. Participating instructors include Erin Hunt (Investigating Recyclable, 3D Printed, Paper Clay Concrete Formwork), Nate Imai (Digital Reciprocity), Asma Mehan (Re-Narrating Urban Activism: Radical Cities Over Time and Through Space), Sina Mostafavi (Hybrid Circular Constructs), Oscar Natividad (Potent Portfolios), and Kuhn Park (Digital Media in Neoteric Dimension).
UrbanTech is located at 1120 Main Street in Lubbock, Texas, 79401.
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HCOA graduate students Sarvin Eshaghi, Sepehr Afshar, and Roozbeh Ayazi, with their faculty advisor, Assistant Professor Dr. Mahyar Hadighi presented their research projects at the National Trust for Historic Preservation/National Council for Preservation Education Annual Conference in Washington, D.C. Their works were recognized by the National Council for Preservation Education through the Student Scholarship Program. Ms. Eshaghi’s research, entitled “Innovative Heritage Surveying: Unveiling the Potential of Digital Technologies” and Mr. Afshar’s research, entitled “Interactive Heritage: The Trinity Mission Church Experience Through Gamified Virtual Tours,” were both initially started during the course “Historic Building Materials and Documentation” taught by Dr. Hadighi and further developed under guidance from him. Mr. Ayazi’s research, entitled “Preserving Heritage, Building Community: Adaptive Reuse Opportunities and Challenges for the Sacred Heart Church in El Paso, TX,” was developed during the course “Conservation Policies” taught by Dr. Hadighi.
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Assistant Professor Dr. Asma Mehan recently presented her paper titled “Cityscapes of the Cold War Within the Dynamics of the Global East, North, and South” at the Aleksanteri Conference 2023, held at the University of Helsinki, Finland. Her presentation was part of PANEL 1A–9: ‘(post-) imperial Urban Landscapes: Memory and Transformation in Cities of the Global South and Global East.’ Dr. Mehan’s paper explored the complex interplay of ideologies in Middle Eastern urban landscapes.
For more about the conference, click here.
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Assistant Professor Dr. Asma Mehan and Research and Teaching Assistant Jessica Stuckemeyer have contributed to the recently published book, "Transición Energética y Construcción Social el Territorio ante el reto del cambio climático y el nuevo marco geopolítico." This bilingual book, edited by Alexandra Delgado Jiménez, Joaquin Farinos, and Roberto Alvarez Fernández, and published by Aranzadi, marks a significant academic advancement in understanding the interplay between energy transition, societal dynamics, and geopolitical shifts.
Dr. Mehan and Jessica Stuckemeyer’s chapter, "Urbanism in the Era of Radical Transitions: Towards Post-Industrial Urbanscapes," provides a critical examination of the transformation of urban spaces in the face of environmental and technological changes.
The book itself delves deep into the impact of renewable energy deployment on the relationship between society, economy, and environment across various territories. It integrates both theoretical and empirical perspectives, utilizing innovative methods to offer a multifaceted view of the energy transition, with a special focus on human-centric approaches.
Dr. Mehan and Jessica Stuckemeyer will present their chapter on November 30th at Nebrija University in Hoyo de Manzanares, Spain. This event provides an opportunity to engage with scholars who have contributed diverse and critical perspectives to the field of urbanism.
To access the book online, click here.
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On November 16th, 2023, HCOA faculty members Associate Professor Chris Taylor, Assistant Professor Dr. David Turturo, Lecturer Dr. Lori Ryker, and Assistant Professor Victoria McReynolds convened a conversation on "WILDS: Architectures of Coexistence" at the Huckabee College of Architecture. Four unique presentations highlighted faculty research and TTU student work, and were followed by a lively discussion, ranging from environment to engagement, kinship, indigenous plurality, and design pedagogy.
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Assistant Professor Dr. Mahyar Hadighi presented his research at the National Trust for Historic Preservation/National Council for Preservation Education Annual Conference.
As the recipient of 2022 National Council for Preservation Education Early Career Faculty Research and Creative Activities Grant, Dr. Hadighi presented his research, entitled “Expanding Preservation Education: Analysis of Donald Judd’s Design Language for the ‘100 untitled works in mill aluminium’” at the National Council for Preservation Education (NCPE) annual conference in Washington, D.C. Dr. Hadighi’s research was initiated by the NCPE Early Career Faculty Grant and further supported by the HCOA ADRI’s Faculty Summer Grant. This research has been conducted as a collaborative endeavor between faculty members and students at Texas Tech’s Huckabee College of Architecture and Penn State’s Stuckeman School, in addition to The Chinati Foundation and the Judd Foundation.
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