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Architecture Faculty Present Papers at the 109th Annual Meeting of the Association of Collegiate Schools of Architecture
Architecture faculty presented work at this year’s Annual Meeting of the Association of Collegiate Schools of Architecture (ACSA) hosted by Washington University in St. Louis (but presented virtually). The presentations spanned the department’s strengths in teaching, research, engagement and practice. The conference was titled “Expanding the View: Prospect(s) for Architectural Education Futures.”
Work presented included:
Rob Williams presented “The Hygge House: design-build as a model for interdisciplinary and integrative architectural education.” Williams discussed a pilot design-build program from spring 2020 in which eight students from the department of architecture and the building and construction technology program collaborated to design a net-zero energy accessory dwelling unit. The pilot program was led by Kent Hicks of Kent Hicks Construction with support from Carl Fiocchi (UMass) and Rob Williams (UMass).
Stephen Schreiber, Carey Clouse and Anastasia Laurenzi (UMass/Yestermorrow) presented “Yestermorrow/UMass Design+Build Semester: A Decade of Work.” The presentation focused on UMass's design-build program, in which students quickly learn how to design, represent their ideas, work with tools and building materials, and construct a small but complex building from start to finish in one semester.
Joseph Krupczynksi and Caryn Brause presented “Armatures for Inclusive Placekeeping.” Their presentation discussed navigating social and design practices while working in collaboration with community members on the El Corazón project in Holyoke, MA.
Carey Clouse shared her graduate landscape architecture studio design in a panel called “Grounding: Seeding Long-Term Change in a Time of Reflection.”