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Join us in honoring the memory of the inimitable architect and intellect Art Lubetz (1940-2025). The evening of October 7, an exhibition in the Great Hall of honors Art’s singular creative work, teaching, and life. Here are some highlights from his drawings in the CMU Architecture Archives. Art was a partner at , an educator for over 30 years , and a constant voice pushing for better in our buildings and cities. We’re linking to his obituary in our bio. Please feel free to share a favorite memory or quote from Art in the comments. 🙏

✨New Year’s Party-in-an-Email✨

The new year is a chance to reflect on our mission to uplift our colleagues’ work through meaningful books, exhibitions, and communications. Join us in celebrating these client milestones from 2024 and sharing what we’re looking forward to in 2025.

Sincerely,
Mak, Sarah, and Jedd

•— Link to newsletter: https://mailchi.mp/56dd69fcf539/point-line-projects-fall-update-17988439

APPLY // Call for Proposals: The 2025 Deborah J. Norden Fund

The Deborah J. Norden Fund, a program of The Architectural League of New York, was established in 1995 in memory of architect and arts administrator Deborah Norden. The competition awards travel grants to students and recent graduates committed to the study of architecture, architectural history, and urban studies.

In 2025, the Norden Fund will award a grant of up to $7,500 to one individual or team. Applicants must submit a proposal of up to three pages which succinctly describes the objectives of the grant request and how it will contribute to the applicant’s intellectual and creative development.

COMPETITION SUBMISSION DEADLINE
Monday, February 24, 2025, 11:59pm ET

Learn more and apply at https://archleague.org/competition/2025-deborah-norden-fund-call-for-proposals/?utm_source=League+%2B+UO+Master+List&utm_campaign=7355a7d9a6-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2023_08_07_02_44_COPY_02&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_-3472ac9ece-345519134&mc_cid=7355a7d9a6&mc_eid=9c0c70e768

The Harvard Graduate School of Design (GSD) recently announced its fall 2024 schedule of public programs and exhibitions, many of which offer interdisciplinary perspectives on conflict, power, and design as a means of communication. All events are live streamed on the GSD website and open to the public.

Programs began on September 3, with the opening of Farshid Moussavi’s exhibition, “Architecture As an Instruction-Based Art,” now on view at the Druker Design Gallery.

Some highlights fo the series include: Democracy and Urban Form (October 9–10), in which Michael Sandel, Richard Sennett, and Diane Davis discuss how the design of our cities can empower citizens and facilitate modes of discourse essential to democratic societies. Senior Loeb Scholar Malkit Shoshan hosts “Reconstruction and Redestruction” (October 24), a discussion about the complexities of postwar reconstruction with Andrew Herscher and Daniel Serwer. In “Building with Care” (September 24), Shoshan develops similar ideas, speaking with Tatiana Bilbao and Elke Krasny about how a powerful shift in worldview can follow from displacing the use of the word “war.” Look for PLP founder Sarah Rafson giving the occasional opening remarks or wildly flagging speakers (from offstage, hopefully…!).

Image one: Pantheon II, 2023, Germane Barnes, winner of the 2021 Wheelwright Prize, who lectures on October 7. Courtesy the artist and Nina Johnson. Photography by Greg Carideo. © Germane Barnes. Image two: Construction coordination drawing of the National Taichung Theater, Toyo Ito.

•— Link to Harvard GSD public programs and exhibitions, https://www.gsd.harvard.edu/2024/08/gsd-announces-fall-2024-public-programs-and-exhibitions/

Carnegie Mellon Architecture is announcing the launch of its annual showcase of student work, EX-CHANGE. This year’s book and exhibition, titled 2024–1905, was designed and edited by Phillip Denny. Every year the EX-CHANGE book and exhibition shine new light on the school’s research and pedagogy; this edition is about encountering the past.

It’s our eighth EX-CHANGE: we love working with the team at Carnegie Mellon Architecture and the talented alumni designers to edit the book and provide installation support for the exhibition. The 2024 book will be available by request, free of charge, while copies last.

Join Carnegie Mellon Architecture for a launch event on Friday, September 13, 2024. The welcome back celebration will feature remarks by the design team and a chance to pick up a copy of the book.

EX-CHANGE will be on view August 26–September 15, 2024 at Carnegie Mellon University School of Architecture, College of Fine Arts, Suite 201 from Monday–Friday 8am–5pm.

•— Exhibition link below
https://www.architecture.cmu.edu/events/2024-ex-change-opening-welcome-back-celebration