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News

Andreotti's SpielRaum: Benjamin et l'architecture Now Available

Lavishly illustrated book focuses on Walter Benjamin's contribution to architectural thinking.

Maryann Thompson, FAIA named 2012 Portman Visiting Critic

Building Industry Approaches Interoperability with Georgia Tech’s Help

Digital Building Lab advances seamless data exchange.

PhD Student Named Grand Valley Young Architect of the Year

Lorissa MacAllister is a doctoral candidate in the School of Architecture.

Events

Jan

School of Architecture Lecture Series: Maryann Thompson, 2012 Portman Visiting Critic

2012 Portman Visiting Critic Maryann Thompson is recognized for accomplishments in design excellence, site-integration, and sustainability.

Feb

2012 Douglas C. Allen Lecture: Michael Arad (M Arch 1999)

Arad’s design for “Reflecting Absence,” a memorial to those killed in the attacks on September 11, 2001,opened in September 2011.

Feb

School of Architecture Lecture Series: Lisa Iwamoto

Associate Professor of Architecture, University of California, Berkley

Feb

Interactive Performance Event: Drawn Together - Grand Opening

Premiere exhibition of an interactive 3D music- and art-making installation created as a collaboration between...

Feb

School of Architecture Lecture Series: Mimi Hoang

Professor, Columbia, Yale, co-founder of nARCHITECTS

Feb

School of Architecture Lecture Series: Patrick Schumacher

Notable Press

"Skyscraper" Author Benjamin Flowers Weighs in on Plan for Ground Zero

TheDaily.com
A not so suburban suburbia: Ellen Dunham Jones speaks about incorporating the urban into suburban

National Geographic
Dunham-Jones on Retrofitting Suburbia

AIA Podnet
Hinman Research Building Renovation Turns Heads

Green Building Chronicle
The Incredible Shrinking City: Professor Ellen Dunham-Jones asks if shrinkage is the new normal

The New York Times
Hinman Research Building Receives Citation

Architect

Dunham-Jones on Retrofitting Suburbia

Article URL:

http://www.aia.org/practicing/AIAPodnet/AIAB090025

Publication:

AIA Podnet

Dateline:

Thursday, May 12, 2011

"Skyscraper" Author Benjamin Flowers Weighs in on Plan for Ground Zero

Article URL:

http://www.thedaily.com/page/2011/09/11/091111-opinions-ground-zero-brick-1-3/

Publication:

TheDaily.com

Dateline:

Sunday, September 11, 2011

Architects, planners to create urban visions

Architecture and urban design professor Ellen Dunham-Jones keynotes the Region First 2060 workshop and seminar hosted by the Urban Land Institute at the University of North Florida.

Article URL:

http://jacksonville.com/business/2010-05-24/story/architects-planners-create-urb...

Publication:

Florida Times-Union

Dateline:

Monday, May 24, 2010

Computing: From blueprint to database

Architecture and computing professor Chuck Eastman has pioneered Building Information Modeling, and the advent of powerful computers has enabled architects to produce stunning images of new buildin

Article URL:

http://www.economist.com/search/displaystory.cfm?story_id=E1_TTQRNVPG

Publication:

The Economist (subscription required)

Dateline:

Thursday, June 5, 2008

David Byrne on New Urbanism, Burning Down of Houses at CNU 18

Architecture and urban design professor Ellen Dunham-Jones co-chaired the Congress of the New Urbanism examined the impact of suburban sprawl on public health.

Article URL:

http://www.fastcompany.com/article/david-byrne-on-new-urbanism-burning-down-of-h...

Publication:

Fast Company

Dateline:

Thursday, May 20, 2010

Eastman contributes to The Economist’s review of BIM

Article URL:

http://www.economist.com/node/11482536

Publication:

The Economist

Dateline:

Thursday, June 5, 2008

Visual art: Adapting Suburbs in the 21st Century

“ADAPTING SUBURBS IN THE 21ST CENTURY” at the Museum of Design Atlanta is loosely based on architecture and urban design professor Ellen Dunham-Jones’ book Retrofitting Suburbia.

Article URL:

http://atlanta.creativeloafing.com/gyrobase/visual_art_adapting_suburbs_in_the_2...

Publication:

Creative Loafing

Dateline:

Tuesday, May 11, 2010

The Incredible Shrinking City: Professor Ellen Dunham-Jones asks if shrinkage is the new normal

In recognizing shrinkage as the new normal we not only prepare for the end of cheap oil by better managing our metropolitan fringes, but also boost opportunities for improved quality of life in exi

Article URL:

http://www.nytimes.com/roomfordebate/2011/03/28/the-incredible-shrinking-city

Publication:

The New York Times

Dateline:

Monday, March 28, 2011

How Urban Planning Can Improve Public Health

Architecture and urban design professor Ellen Dunham-Jones is at the forefront of a growing movement to change development patterns as a matter of public health.

Article URL:

http://www.miller-mccune.com/health/how-urban-planning-can-improve-public-health...

Publication:

Miller-McCune

Dateline:

Wednesday, April 28, 2010

TED: Ideas worth spreading

TED Global features Professor Ellen Dunham-Jones' TEDx talk on "retrofitting suburbs" after the talk became a YouTube sensation.

Article URL:

http://www.ted.com/talks/ellen_dunham_jones_retrofitting_suburbia.html

Publication:

TED Global

Dateline:

Wednesday, June 30, 2010