09/21/19

Truth. ✌️ ⠀ ⠀ 📷 by Jon Wingo at our second annual intra-arts study break earlier this week, which was hosted by USC Architecture & Roski School of Art and Design.⠀ .⠀ .⠀ .⠀ .⠀ .⠀ #uscarchitecture #usc #futurearchitects #futureofarchitecture #architectureschool #architecturestudents #la #losangeles

Robert Timme served as the dean of the USC School of Architecture from 1996 to 2005. Dean Timme emphasized the importance of a comprehensive architecture degree that encompassed diverse ideas. The Robert H. Timme Architectural Research Center opened in Watt Hall in 2006, honoring Dean Timme's memory and legacy. #USCArch100 #TBT⠀ .⠀ .⠀ .⠀ .⠀ .⠀ 📷 : USC chronicle, vol. 21, no. 21, page 1.

It’s the first day of final reviews at USC Architecture! Finals kick off with second-year studio and these eye-catching drawings. #uscarchitecture #usc #architecture #la #losangeles #housing #architecturedrawing #architecturestudent #architectureschool

A #TravelTuesday update from professor @duttonarchitects: Quick afternoon workshop with visiting students from UVA where they were asked to design a 6mx6mx6m living unit as a place of climate refuge. Great having USC and UVA students meet and collaborate in Barcelona! ⁣ .⁣ .⁣ .⁣ .⁣ .⁣ #lasalleuniversity #uscarchitecture #usc @usc_bcn2019 #architecturestudio #spain #barcelona #studyabroad #travel #globalstudies

We couldn’t resist sharing this all-in-the-USC-family post from alumnus @wong_chiuman! ⁣✌🏻⁣ ⁣⁣ I visit my son @jon.o.wong @uscarchitecture ... in a dejavu moment ... to again be in the SAME studio where I sat 36 years ago!!! ⁣⁣ ⁣.⁣ .⁣ .⁣ .⁣ .⁣ #firstyeardesignstudio #uscarchitecture #usc #architectureschool #architecturefamily #thanksgiving2019 #uscalumni

Happy Thanksgiving from all of us at the USC School of Architecture! Today we are thankful for our hardworking students who inspire us every day with their drive and creativity. What are you thankful for?

Thanks to USC's central location in Los Angeles, architecture students are frequently given the opportunity to study design and housing issues that impact their immediate communities. Our latest website feature shares how first- and second-year architecture studios use LA as a foundation for housing projects. Link in bio!⠀ .⠀ .⠀ .⠀ .⠀ .⠀ 📷: second-year studio project by Hanchen Xu, B.Arch '22

Yesterday, M.Arch students in studio 605A shared their #workinprogress and received feedback from their instructors and peers. Students are preparing projects about adapting parking structures for housing, which they will present during final reviews on Dec. 16 and 17 at the USC School of Architecture.⠀ .⠀ .⠀ .⠀ .⠀ .⠀ #uscarchitecture #usc #architecture #la #losangeles #architecturestudent #architectureschool #architecturemodel #architecturedrawing #architecturerendering

A few of the annual first-year tape drawings spotted around the school this year. Students conceive each drawing in response to the site, and projects are meant to distort your perception and change how your eye perceives the work. Swipe and stay tuned for more!

An #fbf from earlier this month from @usc_architecture_ug: Fun student work in 1st year studio 105 course all over the school today. Visual exercises in type, color and 2D/3D translations.

Bob Harris served as the dean of the USC School of Architecture from 1981 to 1992. During his tenure, he founded the summer Exploration of Architecture Program for high school students, established master's degrees in historic preservation and building science, and created the two-year M.Arch and three-year MLA programs. He also reinvigorated the USC Architectural Guild and initiated the Distinguished Alumni Award at the Guild's Annual Dinner. #USCArch100 #TBT⠀ .⠀ .⠀ .⠀ .⠀ .⠀ 📷 : https://buff.ly/35d0XLe

"Hypertower," M.Arch '20 student Badr Wakidi's #workinprogress for graduate studio ARCH 705A, is a high-rise train station for the future.⠀ .⠀ .⠀ .⠀ .⠀ .⠀ #uscarchitecture #architectureschool #la #losangeles #downtownla #dtla #studentwork #architecturestudent #architecture #highrise #designsforthefuture #usc

USC Architecture graduate students from Alvin Huang's ARCH 705A course displayed their #workinprogress last Friday. The studio's topic is "Oblique Verticality," which challenges students to rethink the vertically stacked and urbanistically disconnected spatial conditions of the contemporary high-rise. Each project explores the design of skyscrapers in DTLA that are deeply connected to their urban contexts, engaged in the pedestrian life of the city, and addressing contemporary cultural issues such as the emergence of autonomous vehicles, resource scarcity, and collective living.

Our final faculty/student exhibition of the fall semester presents work from professor Kim Coleman. Projects on display take advantage of City of Los Angeles ordinances for densifying the city and developing strategies for providing more housing in already built areas of Los Angeles. ⠀ ⠀ The single-family houses in Venice by Cigolle X Coleman, Architects, designed under the Small Lot Subdivision Ordinance, explore three different house typologies in a tight site, while a series of multi-unit hybrid housing projects in Leimert Park, designed by students in the spring 2019 graduate comprehensive studio, take advantage of the Transit-Oriented Community (TOC) criteria for projects near public transportation. On view now through Nov. 27 in Watt Hall.

Erick Reyes, B.Arch '20, shows us his Mass Timber High Rise #workinprogress from his ARCH 500 midreview. #fbf⠀ .⠀ .⠀ .⠀ .⠀ .⠀ #uscarchitecture #studentwork #architectureschool #usc #la #cityarchitecture #losangeles

Samuel Hurst was appointed dean of the School of Architecture in 1961 and served in the position for 12 years. During his leadership, Dean Hurst strived to create a program that emphasized social justice and building for urban environments. #USCArch100 #TBT ⠀ ⠀ 📷 : photo from University of Southern California Alumni Review, vol. 43, no. 1⠀ .⠀ .⠀ .⠀ .⠀ .⠀ #uscarchitecture #usc #architecture #architectureschool #la #losangeles #architecturehistory

Join us tonight for our final USC Architecture lecture of the semester with @shoparchitect's Gregg Pasquarelli at 6:00 PM, Harris 101. See you tonight!⠀ .⠀ .⠀ .⠀ .⠀ .⠀ #usc #architecture #freelecture #uscarchitecture #losangeles #la

A #traveltuesday update from: @usc_aalu_2019 ⁣ ⁣ We had such a great time in Singapore! We were able to learn about the urban fabric of the city through a workshop at ETH Zurich and through exploring the city’s greenery and emphasis on nature. 🌿⁣ ⁣ For more info on this global studies program and our collaboration with the Future Cities Lab, visor the link in our bio. ⁣ ⁣ #uscarchitecture #usc #architecture #futurecitieslab #singapore #globalstudies #studyabroad #greenarchitecture

Graduate students in ARCH 705 are exploring the possibilities of Vacuum Envelope Systems. Student Linzi Liu’s project explores the use of pneumatic inflatables inside the vacuum system that control opacity and sunlight. Check out her #workinprogress!⠀ .⠀ .⠀ .⠀ .⠀ .⠀ #uscarchitecture #usc #architectureschool #la #losangeles #architect #architecturestudent

B.Arch ‘20 student Fadi Abd-El-Malek poses with his ARCH 500A project, a diagrid tower for a heavyweight timber office building. 📷: @fadysalib