HAAARCH!!! 2015 Exhibition Map and Schedule
Edited by Stefan Proost
Edited by Stefan Proost
Kieran Bell is a freshman Civil Engineering student in the Swanson School of Engineering hoping to complete a program of study in Architecture and focus on structural engineering. He takes HAA classes as electives to fulfill requirements while working toward his engineering degree, and finds them an enjoyable and interesting departure from his normal course work.
Sierra Smith is a senior at the University of Pittsburgh, majoring in Architectural Studies and minoring in Studio Arts. Sierra decided to come to the University of Pittsburgh because its built environment was the most aesthetically pleasing to her out of any other school.
Kimberly is currently a junior, intending to graduate in the spring of 2016, majoring in Architectural Studies and Studio Arts. During the summer of 2014, she participated in the History of Art and Architecture’s study abroad program “Architectural Studies in Central Europe” and was awarded a study abroad scholarship from the Russian and Eastern European Studies Office. She is currently enrolled in the first ever honors level studio HAA 1918 Design Studio 3 and will be taking Design Studio 4 the fall o
Jesse is a senior, graduating from the University of Pittsburgh in December 2015 with an Architectural Studies major and a Studio Arts minor. For the past three summers he has worked for Matt Markowitz Architects and Associates in New York City. At this firm, Jesse has worked on a great multitude of projects that range from new hotel design to home renovations. While working at the firm, Jesse has begun to get a sense for how architects cooperate and how the design and construction processes work.
As I mentioned in a previous post, my next step in Itinera is to input my Elgin Marbles-related information into the database. So far, I'm actually pretty efficient at this part.
The Centennial Hall was built for the 1913 centennial celebration of the defeat of Napoleon in an effort to define the city of Wroclaw, then Breslau, as a place of importance and prestige. As the place from which the call to arms against Napoleon came a link between the city and a significant moment in history created one compelling reason for the construction of the building.