University of Miami, School of Architecture

SOA Hosts Major International Series of Symposia

2012-02-07T17:51:00-05:00

All SOA students and faculty will attend one or more of the four primary subjects.

Beyond Post-Modernism: The Work of Aldo Rossi and Venturi-Scott Brown
The Reconstruction and Invention of Cities
Latin American Architecture Now & Then
Three Architectural Journals from South America

The symposia are additionally open to others on campus and to the general public at no cost.

Documentary Film - The Pruitt-Igoe Myth

2012-02-07T14:13:00-05:00

February 6 The Pruitt-Igoe Myth, a documentary film about the transformation of the American city in the decades after World War II through the lens of the infamous Pruitt-Igoe housing development in St Louis and its residents, who were among the hardest hit by the national urban renewal program of the 1950s and 1960s. Presented by the University of Miami’s Office of Civic & Community Engagement. Jorge M. Perez Architecture Center Glasgow Hall, 6 p.m. Free and open to the public. Please visit http://www.miami.edu/civic for more information.

The DesignIntelligence Journal Ranks UM SOA in Top 20 Architecture and Design Schools 2012

2012-02-06T17:20:00-05:00

In the latest issue of the DesignIntelligence journal of the Design Futures Council, the University of Miami School of Architecture ranks in the top 20 undergraduate architecture and design schools across the U.S., and 6th in schools in the South*. Additionally, the UM School of Architecture’s graduate program ranks 9th among schools in the South.

Cinema of Cities: Second in a Series

2012-02-03T18:56:00-05:00

February 3 Cinema of Cities: Second in a Series. La Dolce Vita (1960) by Federico Fellini, a series of stories following a week in the life of a philandering paparazzo journalist living in Rome. Second film in the School’s Spring Symposia. Jorge M. Perez Architecture Center Glasgow Hall, 6 p.m. Free and open to the public.

Faculty Member Wins NCARB Grant

2012-02-02T17:12:00-05:00

Part-time faculty member Joachim Perez won a 2011 NCARB (National Council of Architectural Registration Boards) grant for $10,500 for his proposal “Writing in Architecture as a Professional Endeavour.”

Lecture by Dr. Roberto Segre

2012-01-30T18:55:00-05:00

January 30 “Periphery: Architecture and Urban Design in the Caribbean,” a lecture by Dr. Roberto Segre, Architectural Historian, Rio de Janeiro. Jorge M. Perez Architecture Center Glasgow Hall, 6 p.m. Free and open to the public.

SOA’s Rome Program Students Welcome University’s URome Students

2012-01-30T13:15:00-05:00

The University of Miami’s new URome Program and its first group of 23 students visited with the School of Architecture’s Rome Program students in January.

Cinema of Cities: First in a Series

2012-01-27T18:54:00-05:00

January 27 Cinema of Cities: First in a Series. Saboteur (1942) by Alfred Hitchcock, filmed in stunning locations throughout the United States. First film in the School’s Spring Symposia. Jorge M. Perez Architecture Center Glasgow Hall, 6 p.m. Free and open to the public.

Lecture by Manuel Clavel Rojo

2012-01-25T18:53:00-05:00

January 25 Visiting Critic and Spanish Architect Manuel Clavel Rojo of Clavel Arquitectos, Murcia, Spain will present a lecture with title to be determined. Jorge M. Perez Architecture Center Glasgow Hall, 6 p.m. Free and open to the public.

Faculty Member Dr. Richard John Edits “The Classicist” No. 9

2012-01-25T18:28:00-05:00

This scholarly journal produced by the Institute of Classical Architecture & Classical America is now in its ninth issue and continues to serve as an inspiration for professionals, academics, and enthusiasts alike. This volume is richly illustrated with drawings, photographs, renderings, watercolors and details in full color. Contributions include scholarly articles by Jean-Francois Lejeune on Schinkel’s designs for urban houses, Sam Roche on Beaux-Arts principles in the work of Paul Cret and Louis Kahn, and Kyle Dugdale on the work of Demetri Porphyrios.