THE STUCKEMAN ANNUAL - Stuckeman School

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INTRODUCING
THE STUCKEMAN
ANNUAL
LETTER FROM
NATHANIEL BELCHER,
DIRECTOR OF THE H. CAMPBELL AND ELEANOR R. STUCKEMAN
SCHOOL OF ARCHITECTURE AND LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE
CAL STUCKEMAN INSPIRES
FACULTY, STUDENTS, AND
ALUMNI IN FOUR-DAY
VISIT TO PENN STATE
At a spring 2012 breakfast for Stuckeman School alumni and other
distinguished design professionals, including members of the
Stuckeman Advisory, only one introduction earned a round of
applause: “Cal Stuckeman, class of 1937.”
Stuckeman and his late wife Eleanor established the
H. Campbell and Eleanor R. Stuckeman School of
Architecture and Landscape Architecture with their $20
million gift in 2008, resulting in a strengthened focus in
design computing, collaborative design research, and the
appointment of prestigious chairs and professorships.
Nathaniel Belcher, director of the Stuckeman School,
said the event was the realization of a promise to Cal to
bring design professionals back to the school.
“We have fulfilled one of the core trusts of the Stuckeman
Endowment: the appointment of an ongoing professional
advisory to support the Stuckeman School’s mission,
while providing constructive guidance in a manner that is
collaborative with its stakeholders, students, faculty, the
University, and the Commonwealth,” he said.
It’s all part of Cal’s vision to put the school on the design
education map.
For four days in April, Cal, 97, discussed the evolution of
the school with faculty, advisory members, and students—
at least one of whom said that the building played an
integral role in his decision to come to Penn State.
Cal’s busy itinerary included the Department of
Landscape Architecture Annual Year-End Banquet, the
Paul M. Kossman Senior Design Award in Architecture, the
College of Engineering’s Design Showcase Industry Partners
Dinner, and other events.
“When in the company of students, Cal is an attentive and
curious listener, as well as a sagacious adviser on their plans for
the future,” said Architecture Professor James Wines.
Students responded to his presence with reverence, at
turns bashful and eager to express gratitude.
“His gifts have made a meaningful impact,” remarked
Jodi La Coe, assistant professor of architecture. “That’s a
testament to careful consideration, by both him and key
faculty and administrators, of where to earmark the money.
Where would we be without his endowment for design
computing, let alone the building”
The opportunity to bolster Penn State’s prowess in
computer-aided architectural design was fundamental
to Stuckeman’s largesse. Dr. Carlo Ninassi (’78 B.L.A.),
inaugural chair of the Stuckeman Advisory and associate
professor of practice – strategy & innovation, Executive
Programs, Penn State Smeal College of Business, recalled a
conversation he had with Cal about a trip the philanthropist
made to the department in the early ‘80s.
Professor Raniero Corbelletti, then head of the
Department of Architecture, gave Cal a tour, which included
a total of three computers.
Remarked Cal to Ninassi: “That’s what caused me to
realize that I had to get involved.” —Michele Marchetti
INTRODUCING
THE STUCKEMAN
ANNUAL
While 2013 marks the fiftieth anniversary of the College of Arts and Architecture, the School of
Architecture and Landscape Architecture is only sixteen years old, and was named the H. Campbell and
Eleanor R. Stuckeman School of Architecture and Landscape Architecture just four years ago.
The inaugural Stuckeman Annual is a retrospective of the immense impact our relatively young school
has had in 2011-2012. As Penn State looks boldly into the challenges of the future, our school’s alumni,
students, and faculty continue to work hard every day designing, thinking, writing, building, and playing.
These ambassadors remind us of the assets that have made this a strong institution. As you flip through
these pages, we hope their work will inspire you and restore pride.
We have much to report. Students in the College of Arts and Architecture and the Stuckeman School
have demonstrated commendable leadership, excelling inside and outside the classroom. Our students
and faculty are problems solvers, creative thinkers, and ethical participants in one of the most exhilarating
education models in the academy. Our alumni have proven to be some of the most significant leaders in
the design profession. We are grateful for their desire to return each year to share their experiences and
guide the next generation of Penn State designers.
Two recent appointments have brought new energy to the school, positioning our programs at the
forefront of design research and practice. I am confident that Mehrdad Hadighi, head of the Department
of Architecture, and Ron Henderson, head of the Department of Landscape Architecture, will elevate the
school in their jointly held role of Chair in Integrative Design.
This year also saw the initiation of the Stuckeman Advisory, an enlightened group of professional
advisers who are providing important, valued external assessment. Led by Dr. Carlo J. Ninassi, a graduate
of our landscape architecture program and licensed architect, they have visited Stuckeman, met with
stakeholders, and initiated an intimate, friendly assessment of our enterprise. Members will be engaging
more directly with faculty, alumni, and students moving forward.
Hamer Center for Community Design ended its first ten-year commitment to “building community
through building knowledge.” The Hamer Center has provided a critical armature for community
engagement in the Stuckeman School, aiding faculty and students in that important adventure. Under the
direction of Mallika Bose, the Hamer Center has continued this strong tradition. Bose has stepped down
from her role as director, and we want to thank her for her stewardship and continued counsel as it evolves.
I also want to reiterate my sincere appreciation and gratitude to Scott
Wing and Kelleann Foster for their tireless dedication as recent leaders of the
departments of Architecture and Landscape Architecture, respectively. They
have proven to be valued council and welcoming associates in my brief tenure as
director. Eliza Pennypacker also deserves thanks for her leadership and guidance
while Ron Henderson completed research in Japan.
We are looking forward to a fruitful 2012-2013 school year, including the Architecture and Landscape
Architecture Chair in Integrative Design Invited Lecture, a collaboration between the two departments.
The Department of Landscape Architecture John R. Bracken Lecture Series continues with a series of
speakers including Bracken Fellow Anuradha Mathur, associate professor of landscape architecture
and associate chair of the Department of Landscape Architecture, School of Design, University of
Pennsylvania. Through exceptional practitioners in its own discipline, the Department of Architecture
lecture series will explore three parallel themes: drawing, archi-tecnologies, and disaster.
Please continue to check www.stuckeman.psu.edu for more information on upcoming lectures, events,
and exhibitions.
Our building is infused with energy, collaboration, and creativity—the realization of a dream by 1937
architecture alumnus Cal Stuckeman. Cal returned to our school this year, participating in end-of year
student lunches and reviews, awards banquets, and a Stuckeman Advisory meeting. We are amazed by his
continual engagement and energy, as we are truly fortunate to have such a patron.
Our school is better for his leadership and commitment.
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Aeschbacher, his adviser—used pallets, and developed a
playfully designed construction method that hinged on
THE SECRET LIFE
OF PUBLIC SPACES
A group of Penn State Architecture and Landscape
Architecture students in The Secret Life of Public
Spaces Studio spent the year creating ways to
collaboration.
During the culminating events, Diavolo associate
artistic director Jones Welsh worked intensively for a
week with the University Dance Company to choreograph
and prepare the team for the performance of “Dance
Vehicle-01.”
“Dance Vehicle-01”—12’8” tall and approximately 17’
wide—explored the possibilities of walking as both a
performative act and a utilitarian power. The simple act of
walking powers the machine and becomes performative
when incorporated into a dance.
The machine earned second place in the Penn State
College of Engineering Design Showcase, an exhibit of
engineering design projects that involve collaborations
with industry partners, as well as students and faculty
in the Stuckeman School. “Dance Vehicle-01,” which
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invigorate public space in collaboration with
renowned Los Angeles-based Diavolo Dance Theater.
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Students drive “Dance
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for a site-specific piece at the
HUB-Robeson Center.
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Penn State Dance students use
Veronica Patrick’s two-person
“You Move/I Move” device in
a “Secret Life of Public Spaces”
public performance showcase.
Photo by Shawn Vashaw
FACULTY RESEARCH
ADDRESSES “ACTIVE LIVING”
What makes someone go for a run around her neighborhood at 6 a.m. What makes a dad take
his kids to the playground instead of turning on the TV What promotes “active living” and
how does it affect a community as a whole
That’s what three Stuckeman School faculty members addressed in a multi-year research
project in the Philadelphia suburb of Pottstown. Principal investigator Jawaid Haider,
professor of architecture, and co-principal investigators Peter Aeschbacher, associate professor
of landscape architecture and architecture, and Mallika Bose, associate professor of landscape
architecture, recently completed the study, “Planning and Design Strategies for Healthy
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A group of Penn State Architecture and Landscape Architecture faculty and students,
together with partners in dance, engineering, and the renowned Los Angeles-based
Diavolo Dance Theater, have completed a two-year project aiming to reinvigorate
public space.
“The Secret Life of Public Spaces” project involved seven lead faculty and Center for the
Performing Arts staff, more than seventy students, and hundreds of audience members of
all ages. It also tested a new model for interdisciplinary collaboration in the College of Arts
and Architecture. Under the direction of Stuckeman faculty members Peter Aeschbacher,
associate professor of landscape architecture and architecture, and Marcus Shaffer,
assistant professor of architecture, an interdisciplinary laboratory called “IdeaLab” served as
a creative hub for students’ design investigations.
“The Secret Life of Public Spaces” project resulted from a $251,670 grant administered
by the Association of Performing Arts Presenters and funded by the Doris Duke Charitable
Foundation. The prestigious Creative Campus Innovations Grant supports cross-campus
interdisciplinary collaborations that make the arts central to academic life. Along with the
College of Arts and Architecture’s Center for the Performing Arts, five other organizations
at colleges and universities nationally received the competitive grant.
The two-year journey started with four months of faculty planning and research
focused on the theatre of everyday life: public space. Aeschbacher has focused his own
research on improving public spaces, and investigating how people engage with parks and
other public spaces in non-traditional ways.
The Secret Life of Public Spaces set out to reveal and recast the everyday dynamics
of public spaces, which often slip into invisibility. It proposed that a design-based
investigation into how people interact with topography and technological construction
would uncover social, environmental, and technological issues related to public space.
In summer 2011, a select group of Penn State students
representing landscape architecture, architecture,
engineering, and dance spent ten days in Los Angeles
learning about Diavolo’s creative process. After returning
to Penn State, they served as ambassadors to the other
students in IdeaLab by sharing the knowledge they gained
with Diavolo.
Over the next two semesters, the students’
investigations into the dynamics of public space,
contemporary dance, and the impact of technology on
public spaces led to a range of creative outcomes. These
included site-specific performances arising from the
choreography of everyday life; constructed environments;
tools; kinetic machines; and wearable devices.
These were showcased in two public performance
events, as well as the world premiere of Diavolo’s “Transit
Space,” commissioned by the Center for the Performing
Arts as part of the grant and shaped, in part, by Stuckeman
School students.
The performances featured a range of design
elements, including inflatables, dance machines, revelatory
soundscapes, and a tensegrity tower. Also featured:
Architecture student Veronica Patrick’s two-person “You
Move/I Move” device and corresponding choreography
and installations designed by Landscape Architecture
graduate student Tommy McCann that encourage
inhabitants to talk, tell stories, or momentarily forget
the world outside that space. McCann—who worked
on the capstone M.L.A. project under the direction of
evolved out of the research being conducted by Penn
State Architecture Professor Shaffer, beat out ninety-six
other competitors, who were funded by industry sponsors
ranging from Lockheed Martin and BP to Shell and Boeing.
The impact of “Secret Life of Public Spaces” continues.
The project outcomes will contribute to advances in
contemporary dance, the reinvigoration of public spaces,
and a rethinking of the role of people, movement,
machines and technology in those spaces. Stuckeman
School students have remarked on the project’s
biggest benefit: a new way of thinking that results from
interdisciplinary collaboration.
For some students, that cross-pollination of ideas is
only just beginning. Impressed by “Dance Vehicle-01” and
Professor Shaffer’s research, Jacques Heim, the founder of
Diavolo Dance Theater, has asked Shaffer and a group of
students to design the schematics for a future dance piece.
(The team that designed Dance Vehicle-01 includes Shaffer
and Architecture students Will T. Bunk III, Kyle Brown, and
Alexander Bruce.)
“We have all expanded our horizons by working
together on ‘The Secret Lives of Public Spaces,’” Heim said.
“Rarely have I worked with people who are so intellectually
curious, so eager to learn. It was such an amazing
experience and a fantastic learning process.”
Please visit creativecampus.psu.edu for video footage
and photo galleries of the performance events.
Living, Parks, and Recreation in the Pottstown Area,” which was aimed at revitalizing the
community through improving the health and well-being of residents.
The project began in 2007, when the Pottstown Area Health and Wellness Foundation
(PAHWF) asked the College of Arts and Architecture and the Hamer Center for Community
Design to help the town promote healthy living through its parks and recreation system. After
preliminary interviews and studies, Haider and his colleagues were asked to submit a proposal
that led to a $235,161 grant in spring 2008.
“The project envisioned a leadership role for a Penn State interdisciplinary team of
researchers who had expertise in community planning and design, health promotion, and
parks and recreation, with an emphasis on creating a vision of health promotion through
community design that encouraged active living,” Haider explained. “The study continues
to be well received by the community and many relevant municipalities have embraced the
objectives and guidelines.”
Those objectives include building awareness of nearby parks with desired amenities,
such as playgrounds and sports courts/fields; addressing common barriers to park visitation,
such as unsafe conditions; emphasizing “active transportation” (e.g., walking or cycling) to
local parks; and providing a well-rounded range of opportunities at parks through facilities
and programming.
Given the role parks and recreation systems play in promoting active living, the objectives,
recommendations, and strategies developed for this study have widespread relevance beyond
the Pottstown region, explained Haider. “Small towns all over Pennsylvania, as well as in other
parts of the United States, are confronted with comparable planning issues. The predicament
many communities are currently facing in terms of health, with an increase in obesity and
other diseases related to sedentary lifestyles, has brought the role of the built environment in
encouraging and facilitating physical activity into sharp focus.”
The researchers identified critical issues in the community, such as suburban sprawl and
park accessibility, and developed planning and design strategies for addressing those issues.
For example, they found Pottstown’s parks are accessible by foot for a large population, but
there are many barriers to park use, such as lack of knowledge about facilities and fear of crime
at the parks.
A team of architects and landscape architects may not seem like the most obvious group
to address the issue of active living, but the built environment—where those professionals
play a key role—is an important factor in a healthy lifestyle. As more and more land is lost
to suburban sprawl, careful planning and design is needed to ensure there are adequate and
easily accessible parks and recreational facilities.
Haider noted the implications of the study continue to have a significant impact on parks
and recreation planning and design in the Pottstown area. He recently received a $20,000 grant
from the College of Arts and Architecture to seek further funding from external agencies and
to broaden the scope of the Pottstown parks and recreation research by incorporating active
living strategies from urban areas and small towns in the United States and abroad.
The study’s full report is available at www.pottstownfoundation.org/pages/psu-report.htm.
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URBAN DESIGN STUDIO BUILDS ON ARTIST’S VISION TO
ESTABLISH BROADWAY AS CITY’S ‘GREEN CORRIDOR’
ABOVE:
Fourth- and fifth-year students in architecture and landscape architecture
visit New York for the “Broadway: 1000 Steps” urban design studio. The studio
is the result of a partnership with the artist-led Mary Miss Studio and includes
Penn State faculty critics Ray Gastil, Lisa Iulo, and Madis Pihlak.
In spring 2012 Penn State’s Stuckeman School partnered with seven other schools and artist
Mary Miss for the BROADWAY:1000 Steps project.
The resulting interdisciplinary Stuckeman School studio, “Broadway 1000 Steps, Designs
for Incremental Urbanism,” is led by Ray Gastil, Stuckeman School visiting professor and Chair
in Design Innovation. Gastil has focused recent research on urban design and the evolving
relationship between cities and university campuses worldwide.
Mary Miss has collaborated closely with architects, planners, engineers, ecologists, and
public administrators on projects as diverse as creating a temporary memorial around the
perimeter of Ground Zero, revealing the history of the Union Square subway station in New York
City, and turning a sewage treatment plant into a public space.
The Miss vision for Broadway—a “green corridor” where “sustainability is made tangible”—
inspired a first phase of mapping and analysis, leading to a second phase of developing projects
responsive to community priorities, from bilingual education centers to artist live work housing
to a new range of landscapes responsive to the “green infrastructure” priorities of New York City.
The dynamic relationship between the community and Columbia University generated projects
that addressed evolving definitions of community, public space, and sustainability.
A selection of works from the project will be showcased in a November 2012 exhibition
hosted by the AIA Center for Architecture. The other participating schools are Massachusetts
Institute of Technology, Parsons New School, University of Virginia, Boston Architectural
College, Marymount, Pratt Institute, and City College of New York.
The Mary Miss BROADWAY:1000 Steps project will be implemented at five “hubs” dispersed
along the length of Broadway. Each hub will serve as a site for installations that reveal the urban
infrastructure, decode the environment, and suggest the city’s future. This project is intended as
a catalyst for interventions and projects at additional sites in NYC, and cities across the country.
According to the Mary Miss/City as Living Laboratory website, the central message is that
“nature is everywhere and in action at all times, that the city is an urban ecosystem, that an
innumerable number of small decisions over time have shaped the environment to be the one
we inhabit today, and that our decisions (behavioral choices) impact the future of all of nature.”
Marcellus Environmental Planning Workshops Aim
to Help Residents Visualize Potential Landscape Changes
INTERDISCIPLINARY
BIM STUDIO
WINS NATIONAL
HONOR
INTERDISCIPLINARY
BIM STUDIO
WINS NATIONAL
HONOR
Penn State’s Interdisciplinary Collaborative Building Information Modeling (BIM) Studio,
an initiative of the Stuckeman School of Architecture and Landscape Architecture and the
Department of Architectural Engineering, has won its second award from the American Institute
of Architects’ Technology in Practice BIM Awards Program. The studio is the 2012 winner in the
Academic Program/Curriculum Development category.
“Based on our benchmarking, we believe this is the only university design studio that involves
students from all of the major design and construction disciplines,” said Bob Holland, who has a
joint appointment in Architecture and Architectural Engineering and leads the BIM Studio. “We
are very proud that Penn State has become a leader in the teaching of collaborative design and
BIM technology. This studio should help make our students strong candidates for entry into the
rapidly changing fields of design and construction.”
Each BIM Studio student team includes representatives from Architecture, Landscape
Architecture, and the four Architectural Engineering options. The students work in a
collaborative environment using BIM technology. BIM incorporates 3D modeling technology to
visualize complex geometry, allowing for better integration of building systems and the sharing
of design information, as well as providing analytical tools to create more sustainable buildings.
Additionally, the BIM Studio projects are “real projects,” allowing for significant interface with the
actual design consulting team and client. The BIM Studio has also been recognized with awards
from Autodesk and the National Council of Architectural Registration Boards (NCARB).
The BIM Awards Program is administered by the AIA Technology in Architectural Practice
(TAP) Knowledge Community and honors “best of breed” case studies that promote BIM
technology and processes to further design, construction, and project excellence. The award
was presented on May 16 in Washington, D.C., as part of the annual AIA conference.
BELOW:
“Integrated Design Systems (IDS),” a team made up of Ross Weinreb,
Andrew Menyo, Chris Joseph, Simi Veit, Jim Rodgers, and Logan Gray,
present their final design for the Mount Nittany Elementary School
project in the 2011 BIM Studio.
Landscape Architecture faculty members Brian Orland and Tim
Murtha are developing a series of “Marcellus Environmental
Planning Workshops” as part of Penn State’s National Science
Foundation-funded grant project, “Marcellus Matters:
Engaging Adults in Science and Energy,” which aims to
enhance the public’s understanding of science, engineering,
and energy through community-based activities.
According to Orland, the surest test of a good scientific
theory or principle is to put it into practice. The discipline of
landscape architecture draws from principles in the natural and
social sciences as well as the arts and humanities in exploring
designs and plans for future communities and landscapes. The
workshops will rely on scientific inquiry to help communicate
the complex dynamics of landscape change to people whose
stakes in the outcome are very real and tangible.
Landowners and community members want to know
what the places they value will look like, and what they can
do—at what cost—if they don’t like what they see. But they
often do not have the tools to quantify, qualify, and visualize
the opportunities and potential problems, explained Orland.
That’s where the workshops come into play.
Game-like representations of important landscape
ecological planning principles can provide valuable insights
that enhance understanding, especially when placed in their
appropriate spatial contexts using geographic information
systems (GIS). The workshops will use interactive GIS-based
modeling and visualization to help citizens comprehend
the issues and the implications of their own ideas in specific
spatial contexts. Those technical tools will become catalysts
for discussion and debate in the participatory settings the
researchers plan to create—settings where opposing views
can be explored as citizens cooperate in finding balance
points among social, economic, and natural resource impacts
and benefits.
“Marcellus Matters: Engaging Adults in Science and
Energy” is a three-year project that kicked off in fall 2011. The
Marcellus Environmental Planning Workshops are part of
phase 2, which began in July 2012. The grant team also includes
researchers from the School of Theatre in the College of Arts
and Architecture, as well as representatives from the colleges
of Agricultural Sciences, Education, and Earth and Mineral
Sciences. Michael Arthur, professor of geosciences and codirector
of the Marcellus Center for Outreach and Research
(MCOR), is the principal investigator. For more information,
visit marcellus.psu.edu.
BIM STUDIO FACULTY INSTRUCTORS:
Bob Holland (Architecture and Architectural Engineering)
David Goldberg (Landscape Architecture)
Scott Wing (Architecture)
Jim Rodgers (Teaching Assistant: Architectural Engineering)
DISCIPLINE FACULTY SUPPORT:
Ralph Kreider (Teaching Assistant: Architectural Engineering–Construction)
Rob Leicht (Architectural Engineering–Construction)
Moses Ling (Architectural Engineering–Mechanical)
John Messner (Architectural Engineering–Construction)
Rick Mistrick (Architectural Engineering–Lighting/Electrical)
Kevin Parfitt (Architectural Engineering–Structural)
Ute Poerschke (Architecture)
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ABOVE:
Brian Orland toured a Marcellus rig and snapped this image.
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RESEARCH AIMS TO CHANGE
ENERGY CONSUMPTION ONE
CHICKEN AT A TIME
“I pledge to keep my chickens healthy.”
PROJECT ENGAGES
DESIGN STUDENTS
IN SUSTAINABLE
RENOVATION OF EAST HALLS
Over the next several year years, the University plans
to renovate the East Halls residences at Penn State’s
University Park campus. The Green Dorm Project
engaged beginning design students in the creation
of conceptual designs for a sustainable renovation.
Faculty and University partners developed this project
across seven courses as a vehicle for interdisciplinary
collaboration and service learning in support of sustainable
design pedagogy. More than 150 students enrolled in existing
introductory studio courses in Architectural Engineering,
Architecture, Engineering Design, Graphic Design, and
Photography participated. Jodi La Coe (Architecture),
Reggie Aviles (Architecture), Andrew Lau (Engineering),
Keith Cummings (Graphic Design), and Katarin Parizek
(Photography) taught the courses.
A series of design charrettes introduced sustainable
design practices and modeled the collaborative design
process. These charrettes included students, student
sustainability educators within residence halls called
Eco–Reps, project leaders, and faculty and expert partners.
In each charrette, students worked in interdisciplinary teams
on a half-day project in coordination with Eco–Reps and with
close faculty and expert supervision.
The students’ ideas were informed by a discussion of the
varying needs of the project’s stakeholders. Addressing dorm
residents’ needs, students identified a desire for flexibility,
personalization, storage, and comfort, as well as a desire to
have durable furniture that promotes healthy living habits.
Other stakeholder needs included the University investors’
requirement to balance cost and value benefits, the
imperative to source renewable and recycled materials, and a
desire to produce satisfying designs that make a difference in
the users’ lives.
One such outcome was a dorm chair that incorporated
reused or recycled materials. Inspired by the design
intentions of the Paimio Sanatorium chair by Alvar Aalto,
students developed functional, structural, ergonomic,
and durable translations, including the pictured design by
Architecture student Brian Kerr.
The charrette model proved to be a viable way to
collaborate between multiple courses engaged in a
common goal. The larger dialogue running throughout the
charrette sequence greatly enhanced the studio projects,
incorporating a level of complexity necessary to design
solutions to the problems confronting future generations.
The project was funded by the Raymond A. Bowers
Program for Excellence in Design and Construction of the
Built Environment. Project leaders included Mallika Bose,
Lisa Brown, Erik Foley, Jodi La Coe, and Andrew Lau.
Expert partners included George Gard, Lisa Iulo, Richard
O’Donald, Ute Poerschke, David Manos, Al Matyasovsky,
and Timothy Simpson.
TOP LEFT:
Three sample room layouts.
TOP RIGHT:
Rocking chair design by Brian Kerr inspired
by the Paimio Sanatorium chair by Alvar Aalto.
MIDDLE:
Room mock-up arranged as two lofted beds designed and
constructed by Shreya Agarwal, Mohamed Al Lawati, Tomas
Brooks, Lindsay Connelly, Samuel Davison, Maxine Fox, Isobelle
Le Francois, Elena Nentcheva, Jacqueline Nieto, Jeremy Ross,
Gretta Safonova, Montana Stigger, John Stovall, and David
Vanlandingham, patent pending.
BOTTOM LEFT:
Floor plan of Geary Hall.
BOTTOM RIGHT:
Students working in interdisciplinary
groups during the weekend charrettes.
Those words, along with illustrations of animated, vibrant
chickens, are currently on display in offices and cubicles in the greater
Philadelphia region. The pledge has nothing to do with backyard
chicken farmers or chemical-free pasture. In the world of “Energy
Chickens,” an ailing bird gets a new lease on life if you turn off your
computer over night.
Energy Chickens is a serious game designed by current Penn
State students and recent graduates as part of the Penn State-led U.S.
Department of Energy grant, which is funding the development of the
Energy Efficient Buildings (EEB) Innovation Hub at the Philadelphia
Navy Yard. Serious games are a branch of social media that use game
approaches to achieve positive behavior change in areas such as energy
saving, recycling, and personal health.
Up to 40 percent of the energy load in modern buildings can come
from office equipment that requires a plug. That includes aptly called
“vampire loads,” office accoutrements that suck power when not in use.
Energy Chickens encourages building occupants to change how they use
those devices.
It’s also a model for cross-disciplinary collaboration. The study
joined faculty and graduate students in Landscape Architecture with
Penn State researchers in Human Development and Family Studies,
Biobehavioral Health, and Architectural Engineering, as well as
programmers from StudioLab, a 2,000-square-foot studio housed in the
College of Arts and Architecture in which scientists and artists from
across Penn State and other organizations work and play.
When the game is deployed, participants are given a chicken for
each appliance they use. Before deployment, plug loads are measured
for several weeks prior, giving investigators a baseline reference. As the
game is used, a participant who begins turning off, say, a calculator after
using it will be rewarded with a growing chicken that lays eggs; those
eggs can then be traded for a crown or a snorkel mask in the hat store.
A continuous uptick in energy consumption, on the other hand, will
leave chickens bareheaded and green.
“We want people to feel responsible for their chickens, and thus their
energy use,” says Brian Orland, distinguished professor of landscape
architecture and project lead.
While other games have motivated people to decrease their energy
consumption through brief “interventions,” Energy Chickens goes a step
further by seeking long-lasting change in energy-saving behavior. The
game is deployed for a three-month period—the amount of time needed
to produce lasting change, according to behavior change research. And
employees’ energy consumption is measured for three months after the
game is stopped.
“We’re testing for residual behavior changes,” Orland says. “Can
we get to the point where people are with recycling Most people are
uncomfortable mixing trash streams—that’s where we want to be with
energy consumption.”
Energy Chickens is one of two “interventions” underway by Penn
State researchers. Another interdisciplinary study funded by the
EEB grant targets the intersection between architecture and health,
specifically the effect of swapping out fluorescent lamps for LEDs.
As with the Energy Chickens, after the interventions are complete,
occupants are surveyed three times daily to measure stress, attention,
and cognitive function.
So far these studies have uncovered plenty of disgruntled
participants. “People are surprisingly sensitive to these things,” says
Orland, who leads these energy-use interventions in collaboration
with researchers in the colleges of Engineering and Health and
Human Development
This anecdotal evidence hints at the studies’ value. While designers
and building owners have come close to maximizing energy efficiencies,
the effect of interventions on employee wellbeing remains a hidden cost
of advancements.
“You might save hundreds of dollars by tweaking light
bulbs,” explains Orland, “but you’ll lose thousands in
worker productivity and absenteeism if we make you
unhappy.” —M.M.
Photo by Andrew Nguyen
STUCKEMAN SCHOOL
HOSTS NATIONAL
CONFERENCE ON THE
Beginning
Design
Student
The National Conference on the Beginning Design Student (NCBDS)
has provided a scholarly gathering dedicated to the study and practice
of beginning design education for more than thirty years. Participants
have produced a remarkable body of knowledge documenting their
professional insights into the evolution of beginning design education.
Historically, this conference has served as a platform for educators
to discuss the relevance of beginning design education to the most
compelling issues confronting design education and professions.
For the 27th and 28th conferences, Penn State and the University of
Nebraska–Lincoln joined forces to address sustainable design in terms
of foundational experiences and the formation of life-long learning
habits. UNL’s title, “Beginning of/in the End: Sustainable [re]starting,”
questioned whether we are capable of the kind of radical change in our
pedagogical methods and design thinking/making necessary to address
the contemporary ecological dilemma. At Penn State, we focused
on effective pedagogical strategies to introduce basic concepts of
sustainability to beginning design students in a way that would affect
students’ design processes and decisions throughout their careers.
Our conference was titled, “End of/in the Beginning: Realizing the
Sustainable Imagination.”
We asked the community to consider if there is a foundation of a
sustainable imagination, a balance at work in projects that expose
specific issues of design collaboration, integrated design strategies, and
sustainable thinking.
Our intention was to create sessions that would reflect and promote
our diverse pedagogical practices, creative accomplishments and
research activities, and service-learning endeavors with a call for paper,
exhibit, film, performance, and workshop proposals under six session
topics: Teach (Sustainable Design Pedagogy and the Curriculum);
Reuse (Stewardship of Sustainable Resources); Practice (Invention and
Sustainable Systems); Think (Philosophy, Technology, and the Ethics
of Sustainability); Dream (Sustainable Imagination and Creativity); and
Create (Doing and Sustainable Making).
Participants traveled from Arab Emirates, the United Kingdom, and
the United States. In addition to eighty-four paper presentations, we
also hosted three workshops, one film, and six exhibits. — Jodi La Coe,
Caru Bowns, Jamie Cooper, Keith Cummings, Renee Kredell, Andy Lau,
Katarin Parizek, Cecilia Rusnak, Marcus Shaffer, and Timothy Simpson
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STUCKEMAN ENDOWMENTS/CHAIRS
& PROFESSORSHIPS
Steinitz Leads Stuckeman School Seminar
Eric Sutherland Vanessa Miriam Carlow James Wines
Eliza Pennypacker
John Dixon Hunt
Ray Gastil Mehrdad Hadighi
Ron Henderson
Photo: Douglas Levere
Photo: Emily T Cooperman
STUCKEMAN CHAIR IN INTEGRATIVE DESIGN IN THE COLLEGE OF ARTS AND ARCHITECTURE
The inaugural holder for Landscape Architecture is Ron Henderson, effective fall 2011. Previously, Henderson worked
as the first full-time, non-Chinese landscape architecture faculty member in China, introducing the discipline as an
inaugural faculty member of the Department of Landscape Architecture at Tsinghua University in Beijing. He was
recently elected to the American Society of Landscape Architects (ASLA) Council of Fellows.
The inaugural holder for Architecture is Mehrdad Hadighi, effective spring 2012. Most recently, Hadighi served
two terms as chair of the Department of Architecture at the State University of New York at Buffalo. A licensed architect,
he is founding principal of the Studio for Architecture, an award-winning design practice that is engaged in research
and experimentation through building projects of different scales and scopes, site-specific gallery installations, and
design competitions.
STUCKEMAN CHAIR IN DESIGN INNOVATION IN THE COLLEGE OF ARTS AND ARCHITECTURE
The inaugural Chair in Design Innovation is Ray Gastil, former city planning director for Seattle, Washington, and the
borough of Manhattan in New York City. Earlier, he was founding director of Van Alen Institute: Projects in Public
Architecture, an internationally recognized program. Gastil’s current research projects include studying the interrelated
urban design and planning of cities and universities. Gastil joined Stuckeman in fall 2011 and will stay through spring 2013.
ELEANOR R. STUCKEMAN CHAIR IN DESIGN
SPRING 2013/ SPRING 2014
Professor John Dixon Hunt, the next Eleanor R. Stuckeman Chair in Design, is professor emeritus of the history and
theory of landscape, Department of Landscape Architecture, University of Pennsylvania. He edits the journal Studies
in the History of Gardens & Designed Landscapes; edits the Penn Studies in Landscape Architecture, in which thirty
volumes have so far appeared; and has written more than a dozen books, including The Afterlife of Gardens; Nature
Over Again: The Garden Art of Ian Hamilton Finlay; Venetian City Garden: Place, Typology, and Perception, which won
the J.B. Jackson Prize from the Foundation for Landscape Studies in 2010; and his most recent book, A World of Gardens.
FALL 2011
Carl Steinitz, Alexander and Victoria Wiley Professor of Landscape Architecture and
Planning Emeritus at Harvard Graduate School of Design
SPRING 2011
Ulrich Knaack, chair of Design of Constructions at Delft University of Technology (TU Delft).
STUCKEMAN PROFESSORSHIP IN INTERDISCIPLINARY DESIGN
IN THE COLLEGE OF ARTS AND ARCHITECTURE
Eliza Pennypacker, professor of Landscape Architecture
STUCKEMAN PROFESSORSHIP IN ADVANCED DESIGN STUDIES
IN THE COLLEGE OF ARTS AND ARCHITECTURE
James Wines, professor, Department of Architecture, and founder and creative director of SITE,
a New York City-based, multidisciplinary architecture and environmental arts organization
STUCKEMAN CAREER DEVELOPMENT PROFESSORSHIPS IN DESIGN
IN THE COLLEGE OF ARTS AND ARCHITECTURE
2012-2013
Architecture: Vanessa Miriam Carlow is co-founder of COBE (www.cobe.dk). The Danish-German office is internationally
known for the masterplan for the conversion of the Northern Harbour in Copenhagen and the development plan
for Copenhagen University. COBE won the Golden Lion at the 10th International Architecture Exhibition at the 2006
Venice Biennale for its contribution to the Danish Pavilion. Carlow was recently granted the professorship for Sustainable
Urbanism at the University of Technology Brunswick, Germany, and consults the City of Berlin on hosting its third
International Building Exhibition—IBA Berlin 2020. She holds a master of art in urban management from five European
universities, and a doctorate from the Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts in Copenhagen.
Landscape Architecture: Not finalized at time of publication.
2011-2012
David Goldberg, Stuckeman practitioner instructor of landscape architecture
Marcel Vandersluis, Stuckeman professor in practice
STUCKEMAN PRACTITIONER INSTRUCTOR FOR DESIGN
The Stuckeman Practitioner Instructor Program Endowment for Design enhances the educational experience of
students by inviting various professionals from the field to teach and mentor the next generation of designers.
2012-2013
Architecture: Eric Sutherland worked for twelve years in international architectural offices on projects in Europe,
Asia, and the Middle East. In 1994, he helped launch OMA Asia in Hong Kong (now named RAD). A former professor
in the Department of Architecture at the State University of New York at Buffalo, he worked on campus projects that
were completed with students as part of a hands-on architecture curriculum. One of the projects, designed with Kent
Kleinman, won a Progressive Architecture Award in 2000. Sutherland came to New York in 2003 to work on the World
Trade Center Masterplan, and worked at Studio Daniel Libeskind for more than eight years. More recently, he led the
design of the Run Run Shaw Creative Media Centre at the City University of Hong Kong, which received a Hong Kong
Institute of Architects Merit Award in 2012.
Landscape Architecture: Not finalized at time of publication.
2010-2011 (INAUGURAL APPOINTMENTS)
Malcolm Woollen, visiting assistant professor, Department of Architecture
David Goldberg, Stuckeman practitioner instructor of Landscape Architecture
In fall 2011, Dr. Carl Steinitz served as the Eleanor R. Stuckeman Chair in Design. Steinitz, Alexander and Victoria Wiley
Professor of Landscape Architecture and Planning Emeritus at Harvard Graduate School of Design, has devoted much of
his academic and professional career to improving methods by which planners and designers analyze information about
large land areas and make decisions about conservation and development.
He is author of A Framework for Geodesign: Changing Geography by Design (Esri, 2012), which outlines the process
he has refined for more than thirty years.
For the first five weeks of the fall 2011 semester, Steinitz led an intensive five-week seminar for upper-level Penn
State Landscape Architecture students titled “The Visual Landscape: Assessment and Management.” During his stay, he
also worked with Andy Cole, associate professor of landscape architecture, and Brian Orland, distinguished professor of
landscape architecture, to organize a charrette related to a special Marcellus Shale-focused depth studio.
Building on more than four decades at Harvard Graduate School of Design, as well as a professional career managing a
substantial number of “politically charged, largely undefined big multidisciplinary projects,” Steinitz gave a public lecture,
“On Ways of Designing.”
The lecture resonated with University students and faculty, professionals in related designs fields, and average citizens
worried about their environment—from clean water and biodiversity to urban sprawl and the beauty of the landscape.
The subtext of Steinitz’s message: Caveat emptor.
Steinitz emphasizes a collaborative approach to design that he says transcends traditional landscape architecture
curricula: the notion that a designer makes the design. The biggest problems of the foreseeable future—population
growth, landscape preservation and water quality, to name a few—do not fit that model. “Most of the time, design schools
teach on the basis of a client, a site and program,” he says. “But what if there’s no client, no site, and no program”
Steinitz has lectured and given workshops at more than 140 other universities. In 1984, the Council of Educators in
Landscape Architecture (CELA) presented him with the Outstanding Educator Award for his “extraordinary contribution
to environmental design education” and for his “pioneering exploration in the use of computer technology in landscape
planning.” In 1996, he received the annual “Distinguished Practitioner Award” from the International Association for
Landscape Ecology (USA). In 2002, he was honored as a Harvard University Outstanding Teacher.
ALLOCATION
OF DONATIONS
STUCKEMAN ENDOWMENT FOR
COLLABORATIVE DESIGN RESEARCH
The Stuckeman Endowment for Collaborative
Design Research distributes awards to support
collaborative design research through a
competitive review process of submitted
proposals and strategic initiatives. In 2011/2012,
these funds supported wetlands research
involving collaborations with an area high
school, and a national conference dedicated
to the understanding of the beginning
design student.
STUCKEMAN CENTER
FOR DESIGN COMPUTING
The Stuckeman Center for Design Computing
distributes competitive awards supporting
advanced technology, digital workshops,
and lectures. These awards have greatly
increased the exposure of all students to digital
fabrication, immersive visualization tools, and
display technology in the studios.
52%
CPI:
CHAIRS
PROFESSORSHIPS
INSTRUCTORS
Dr. Carl Steinitz
CDR:
COLLABORATIVE
DESIGN RESEARCH
26%
SCDC:
STUCKEMAN
CENTER FOR DESIGN
COMPUTING
22%
Photo: Tess Canfield
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THANK YOU TO THOSE WHO HELPED US REACH FOR MORE. FOR A LIST OF BENEFACTORS,
PLEASE GO TO: STUCKEMAN.PSU.EDU/STUCKEMAN/BENEFACTORS
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Miller McCormick and
Sierra Finn (‘12 B.Des.)
designed the college’s fiftieth
anniversary logo.
STUCKEMAN WORKS
50TH
ANNIVERSARY
EXHIBITION
In the spring of 2013 the College of Arts and Architecture will celebrate
its fiftieth anniversary. In honor of this occasion, the Stuckeman
School is inviting alumni from architecture, landscape architecture,
and graphic design to submit work for an online exhibition on the
school website.
“Stuckeman Works” will showcase the collective impact of
graduates in the Stuckeman School’s three disciplines, Penn State’s
longstanding commitment to design education, and our fulfillment
of the trust imposed by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania to
cultivate citizens who are responsible for and responsive to our
design environment.
A jury of professional peers will select a smaller set of exceptional
projects from the online submissions. Selection criteria will be broad
and aim to demonstrate the fullest possible extent of Stuckeman alumni
contributions in all disciplines. These select works will be featured in an
exhibition in the Stuckeman Family Building, scheduled to open for
the college’s fiftieth anniversary celebration in spring 2013.
In addition, a print publication will be released in conjunction
with the exhibition opening. It will chronicle the selected works,
include essays on alumni projects by the jurors/editors, and feature
additional alumni from all three programs who have achieved high
levels of success within their respective disciplines.
All alumni are invited to submit up to thee examples of their most
significant professional work by November 15, 2012.* The range of
acceptable works is interpreted broadly to include design projects,
educational endeavors, public policy initiatives, and other ways in
which our graduates have used their design training to make an
impact. Works that have not yet been realized or are in progress
are welcome.**
Because this event celebrates our history within the College of
Arts and Architecture, all participating alumni should have either
graduated since the college’s formation in 1963, or submit works
executed since that year.
For more information, please go to stuckeman.psu.edu/50th .
LETTER FROM
BARBARA O.
KORNER
DEAN,
COLLEGE OF ARTS AND ARCHITECTURE
Looking back at the events and accomplishments of the past year—
for any entity—involves accumulating, organizing, and remembering.
Reviewing and pulling records together into a publishable form requires
extensive effort—especially when there are so many accomplishments
to report, as is the case with the Stuckeman School.
In the face of challenges at Penn State over the past year, the
Stuckeman School has been incredibly productive, demonstrating
its commitment to educating the designers of the future. Students,
faculty, and alumni have shown their dedication, talent, and
innovativeness in numerous ways, continuously reminding us what
Penn State is truly all about.
The Stuckeman School is fortunate to have a very strong
leadership team, composed of Nathaniel Belcher, director; Ron
Henderson, Landscape Architecture head; and Mehrdad Hadighi,
Architecture head. They bring a combined level of expertise that puts
the Stuckeman School at the forefront of design education.
Thanks to the unfailing generosity and vision of 1937 Architecture
alumnus Cal Stuckeman, the school now has seven endowed chairs and
professorships, which have been filled by nationally and internationally
known designers and scholars. In addition, the Stuckeman Practitioner
Instructor Program Endowment for Design enhances our students’
experience even further by bringing in professionals from the field to
teach and mentor.
The Stuckeman School’s connections outside the academy
continue to grow with the establishment of the Stuckeman Advisory,
a group of professional advisers engaged in a friendly review of our
endeavors. We are honored to have such an esteemed group working
with the school, providing guidance in our pursuit of excellence.
The 2012-2013 academic year will once again bring a full slate of
noted professionals and academicians to the school to share their
expertise via lectures, critiques, and other activities. We look forward
to the collaborative Architecture and Landscape Architecture Chair
in Integrative Design Invited Lecture, as well as the Department
of Architecture’s lecture series and the Department of Landscape
Architecture’s long-running Bracken Lecture Series. All lectures are
open to the public, so be sure to check www.stuckeman.psu.edu for
further information.
Thank you to all Stuckeman School faculty, whose leadership
and dedication make us great. Thank you to the students, whose
energy, drive, and creativity indicate a bright future for the design
professions. And thank you to our alumni—your willingness to stay
connected strengthens our school and the design professions,
wherever you may go.
Sincerely,
Photo: Fredric Weber
PENN STATE
PROGRAMS RANKED
AMONG BEST IN
COUNTRY
2
Penn State’s undergraduate Architecture and Landscape Architecture
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programs, part of the Stuckeman School of Architecture and
Landscape Architecture, have once again received top rankings in
the annual DesignIntelligence survey, in which leading practitioners
across the country rank the best schools for preparing students for
practice in architecture, landscape architecture, interior design, and
industrial design.
The Landscape Architecture program was ranked second out
of 49 accredited programs, up from sixth in the 2011 report. The
Architecture program was ranked the sixth best program in the
East. Nationally, it ranked thirteenth out of 53 accredited programs,
up from sixteenth in 2011.
The Landscape Architecture program, ranked the second mostadmired
program in the nation by landscape architecture deans and
department heads (tied with Louisiana State University), has been
ranked in the top ten programs since 2005.
The Architecture program has been listed in the nation’s top
sixteen since 2008.
“We are proud of the stellar performance of our accredited
professional programs,” said Nathaniel Belcher, director of the
Stuckeman School. “This recognition is a testament to our dedicated
faculty in the Stuckeman School and the impact our students and
alumni have had on the design disciplines.”
DesignIntelligence is a publication of the Design Futures Council, a
global interdisciplinary network of design, product, and construction
leaders. Its ranking methodology is weighted toward preparation for
professional practice.
* Please note, all images should be high quality (300 dpi), with a limit
of ten megabytes per image.
**Landscape Architecture alumni who contributed to their
2007 department centennial exhibit are welcome to resubmit
the same or different works using current guidelines.
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STUCKEMAN
ADVISORY
ADVANCES SCHOOL MISSION
HAMER CENTER CELEBRATES TEN
YEARS OF “BUILDING COMMUNITY
THROUGH BUILDING KNOWLEDGE”
Stuckeman School
Develops New
Geodesign Graduate
Programs
In 2011, we launched the Stuckeman Advisory, an enlightened group of professional advisers who visit the Stuckeman School, and
engage with faculty and University leaders to provide important and valued external assessment.
The Advisory’s inaugural year has been productive. We have met several times, focusing on listening and learning about the
school. We have achieved several milestones including recruitment of an experienced professional membership, establishment
of the various administrative and management systems necessary to function as a high-performing team, and the formation of
three tactical work groups. And we have begun to socialize and communicate our role and involvement to a number of groups
within the University community.
Supporting us is the Stuckeman family and its sincere interest in “putting the program on the map,” as Cal Stuckeman noted recently.
His combination of foresight and generosity is a powerful catalyst for success.
Leading the effort to harness this energy is College of Arts and Architecture Dean Barbara Korner and Stuckeman School Director
Nathaniel Belcher. Their steady support and guidance will prove invaluable as they execute the Advisory’s vision and guide it from
implementation to reality. No easy task.
Then there is the Advisory’s membership itself. This body is comprised of a dedicated and knowledgeable group of professionals. This
sage group is absolute in promoting the highest values and aspirations of the Stuckeman School, the College of Arts and Architecture,
and the University. Members like Kelleann Foster, Scott Wing, Patricia Kucker, and Tim Simpson, all of whom represent academia, offer
pragmatic and focused advice. And Jeff Morgan, George Miller, Darwina Neal, Christine Astorino, Bill Stinger, and Michael Pinto bring
practitioner expertise to the table.
There is another important segment: students, faculty and alumni. This triad is pivotal to the School and its advancement. The
Advisory keeps this triad in focus no matter what is discussed, decided, or eventually determined to be a course of action. What we do
affects them most. They will always be at the forefront of our efforts.
Yes, the Advisory has made great progress over the last year. Yet there is more to learn, more to do. We exhibit a passion for
advancing the Stuckeman School and are confident that we will aid it in its success. — Dr. Carlo Ninassi (’78), inaugural chair of the
Stuckeman Advisory
In November 2011, the Hamer Center for Community Design showcased more than ten years of
work focusing on community engagement and improving community quality of life. Students
Andrew McHenry (’12 B.L.A.) and Noah Goldman (’12 B.Arch.) organized the Rouse Gallery
exhibition with help from faculty members Peter Aeschbacher and Mallika Bose. The kickoff,
attended by Don Hamer, featured a public lecture by Associate Professor of Landscape
Architecture Larry Gorenflo, who presented work completed as a 2011 Hamer Center Fellow.
As the Hamer Center celebrated its past, it embarked on a variety of projects involving
students and faculty that will continue to aid communities in the future.
Research from Hamer Center interns Bryan Heritage (’12 B.Arch.) and Abigail Thomas (’11
B.L.A.) was one of four projects selected to represent Penn State at the fall 2011 Undergraduate
Research at the Capitol event in Harrisburg.
The students’ poster, The River Town Assessment Tool: A Process to Revitalize River Towns
in the Susquehanna Valley, showcases their work on the River Town Assessment process,
a joint program of the Hamer Center; the Susquehanna Greenway Partnership; and SEDA-
Council of Governments (SEDA-COG), a public development organization serving eleven
central Pennsylvania counties.
Thomas and Heritage worked with members of SEDA-COG and the Susquehanna
Greenway Partnership to finalize the assessment process, which provides direction for
communities’ long-term sustainable development as river towns. They then worked with
stakeholder groups in Shickshinny and Montgomery to pilot test the tool, using it to create
designs that reflected the community members’ visions. They also presented this work at the
annual Environmental Design Research Association (EDRA) conference in Seattle, Washington.
Katie Hess-Reichard (’12 M.L.A.) worked with the Borough of Juniata Terrace to successfully
complete a Pennsylvania Historic Resources Survey Form, an application for recommendation
to the National Register of Historic Places. She is now helping the community submit the final
application. Once Juniata Terrace is awarded National Register status, the borough will be
eligible for a variety of grants that can then be used for improvements.
In the spring semester, Bose co-presented at the fifteenth annual Community Campus
Partnership for Health Conference in Houston, Texas, with former assistant professor
Caru Bowns and community partner Jim Wilson, executive director of the Danville Business
Alliance. They detailed the impact of a series of projects led by students and faculty in Danville
since fall 2008.
Under the direction of Bose, the Hamer Center has continued its commitment to
“building community through building knowledge.” Bose, who has decided not to seek reappointment
as director, “deserves great credit for the stability of the Hamer Center, as well as
the leadership and engaged consult of her advisory board,” said Stuckeman School Director
Nathaniel Belcher. “I want to thank her for her service to the Stuckeman School, and wish her
well as she returns to the faculty.”
Visit hamercenter.psu.edu to see a complete list of Hamer Center projects, and stay
tuned for news from the new leadership. —M.M.
A symbiosis between science and design generates deeply
informed solutions to challenges that no discipline can
solve on its own. Recognizing the value of interdisciplinary
collaboration that combines critical thinking and
creativity, Penn State is launching graduate-level
geodesign programs. While geodesign has deep roots in
landscape architecture, the name and the formalization
of a proven framework are more recent.
The September 2011 visit of Carl Steinitz, Eleanor
R. Stuckeman Chair in Design, dovetailed well with the
programs’ initiation. Carl is author of A Framework for
Geodesign (Esri, 2012), which outlines the process he has
refined for more than thirty years. He is among several
experts who have provided astute feedback on our ideas.
In June 2012 we honed our programs with the first
meeting of our Geodesign Advisory Board. Outside
experts on the board include Sven Bilen, Penn State School
of Engineering Design, Technology, and Professional
Programs; Stephen Ervin, Harvard University; Brian Lee,
University of Kentucky; Bill Miller, Esri; Doug Miller and
Anthony Robinson, Penn State, Master of Geographic
Information Science program; Jim Sipes, Sand County
Studios; and Steinitz, Harvard University.
Collaborating with our colleagues at Penn State’s John
A. Dutton e-Education Institute, a unit of the College of
Earth and Mineral Sciences, we are launching our program
with a geodesign option within the MGIS degree. Late in
2013 we plan to offer a master’s certificate in geodesign.
Once final approvals are secured, we intend to offer a
master’s in professional studies (MPS) in geodesign.
Those completing the certificate will be able to apply to
the MPS program.
These programs will be offered completely online via
Penn State’s World Campus, the result of a partnership
between the Stuckeman School and the College of Arts
and Architecture’s e-Learning Institute. My sabbatical at
GIS technology firm Esri focuses on researching optimal
online studio environments. Track developments at
geodesign.psu.edu. —Kelleann Foster, RLA, ASLA
Left to right, seated: Carlo Ninassi, inaugural chair of the Stuckeman Advisory; Barbara Korner, dean of the College of Arts
and Architecture; Cal Stuckeman; Nathaniel Belcher, Stuckeman School director; Darwina L. Neal, International Federation
of Landscape Architects. Left to right, standing: Patricia Kucker, associate professor of architecture, University of Cincinnati;
Kelleann Foster, Penn State associate professor of landscape architecture; Jeff Morgan, principal, Environetics; Scott Wing,
Penn State associate professor of architecture; Mehrdad Hadighi, head of Department of Architecture, Stuckeman School;
Tim Simpson, Penn State professor of mechanical & industrial engineering; Christine Astorino, founder and CEO of fathom;
Bill Stinger, partner, HOK, Washington, D.C. office. Advisory members not pictured: George Miller, Pei Cobb Freed & Partners;
Michael Pinto, Osborn
ABOVE & RIGHT
Hamer Center interns Bryan Heritage (’12 B.Arch.) and Abigail Thomas
(’11 B.L.A.) work on the River Town Assessment process.
TOP:
Left to Right: Carl Steinitz, fall 2011 Eleanor R. Stuckeman Chair in Design;
Ray Gastil, Stuckeman School Chair in Design Innovation; Stephen Ervin,
Harvard University Graduate School of Design; and Brian Lee, University
of Kentucky. Photo by Michael Palmer.
BOTTOM:
Carl Steinitz provided valuable commentary during the Geodesign
Advisory Board meeting in June 2012. Photo by Michael Palmer.
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Market Watch:
Stuckeman Creates
Position to Steer
Students on
Career Path
Students looking for internship or job opportunities have
a new ally in the Stuckeman School: the school recently
established the position of career adviser. From individual
counseling that will help students identify and achieve
their career goals to the development of a new internship
program, the career adviser will give students an accessible
link to the job market.
“As internships and other types of cooperative
education have proven to be integral in the future hiring
success of our graduates, we feel that it is very important to
help the students build relationships with the surrounding
design and alumni communities,” said Kristin Barry, the
school’s new career adviser.
As part of the program, Barry will organize careerbuilding
workshops featuring alumni and other
practitioners. She’s also maintaining a list of current job
opportunities targeted to students and recent graduates
on the Stuckeman website.
Barry has spent the first few months in the position
researching current market trends and assessing students’
goals. Please contact her at kmb521@psu.edu if you’re
interested in promoting an internship or job opportunity.
“I look forward to this new endeavor,” she said, “and the
involvement that we hope alumni will play in the future
education of our students.”
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LEFT
Stuckeman Advisory member
Christine Astorino, founder and
CEO of fathom, brainstorms at
designxchange.
RIGHT
Faculty from the Stuckeman
School and the College of
Engineering participate in a
design charrette.
STUCKEMAN SCHOOL FORMS
DESIGN COLLABORATIVE,
HARNESSES DESIGN THINKING
Design thinking. That deceptively simple term describes an approach that calls for innovation, dialogue, and research.
Conventional responses to massive problems like disaster, poverty, global urbanization, and climate change have
been upended and reinvented by the unprecedented speed and scale of change, and by the vastly expanded universe
of data and computational means to respond to them. Rather than simply designing products for clients, design
professionals have been called on to repurpose their design process to address challenges across the spectrum of
enterprise, government, and research. To “design think” is to address the entire approach through an iterative process
of innovative applications, including data organization, research, and production implementation.
Penn State, a national leader in interdisciplinary research, is primed to take a leading role in this charge through the
creation of a research center that harnesses the design approach to a range of disciplines that are actively working to
find new, more effective ways to collaborate.
In the spring of 2012, the Stuckeman School and Penn State Center for Research in Design and Innovation formed
the Stuckeman Design Collaborative, an interdisciplinary research and instructional entity dedicated to humanistic
design, applied innovation, and design as research. The creation of this center corresponds to a transformative moment
in the design disciplines and a historic, synergistic convergence of the fields and practices of design, information, and
research.
The Stuckeman Design Collaborative, in collaboration with the Penn State Center for Research in Design and
Innovation, held its first event, “designxchange,” April 27 at Penn State’s University Park campus. Alumni, faculty, and
student designers from a number of disciplines shared ideas on design culture and practice, while invited distinguished
designers led discussions and design charrettes from their own unique perspective.
Invited designers included Christine Astorino (‘95 B.S. L.Arch.), founder and CEO of fathom; Charles Camarda,
senior adviser for innovation to the office of chief engineer, NASA Johnson Space Center; Adam Cohn (’93 B.A.
Art), Converse design director; William Frantz, senior principal scientist at Armstrong World Industries; and Johann
Mordhorst , associate with KieranTimberlake.
Prior to the event, distinguished designers were asked to create an introduction to their work using only images
and to prepare a charrette that involved a design challenge from their field. Participants exchanged solutions to those
design challenges in small break-out groups, then assembled after the charrettes to discuss their group work and the
value of the experience.
“It’s rare that faculty, staff, and graduate students alongside alumni and distinguished designers find themselves in a
space that encourages collaborative group process and interchange across disciplines in an informal setting,” said Renee
Kredell, Penn State assistant professor of theatre and facilitator of the event. “This was what was unique about this event;
it provided the space for these opportunities to happen.”
STUCKEMAN SCHOOL FORMS
DESIGN COLLABORATIVE,
Photo: Cody Goddard
A
David Abram
Kevin Angstadt
Henry Arnold
Brian Auman
B
Liz Baker
Christopher Bardt
Julie Bargmann
Charles Barkman
Joseph Barnes
Cheryl Barton
Ellie Beaver
Sonja Beeck
Michael Benedikt
Marcel Bilow
Barbara Bird
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Miller photo: James Balga Photography
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