Department News
Architecture students present community visualization study at ATP conference
Mon, Feb 16th, 2015
Eight architecture students from Alfred State presented at the annual Appalachian Teaching Project (ATP) conference at the end of the fall semester in Washington, DC.
Architectural technology students awarded for study abroad sketches
Fri, Nov 21st, 2014
The honor began in 2012 and is named for Bob Pahl, a Boston-area architect, who graduated from Alfred State in 1981 with a degree in architectural engineering technology. Pahl donated the first- and second-place prizes, which were presented this year to Taquon Middleton, of Brooklyn, who received $800, and Kara Anderson, of Ontario, who received $200.
Students enhancing local built environment through STAR Center projects
Thu, Nov 20th, 2014
The STAR Center is a collaboration of two organizations in the department: the Architecture Club and the Interior Design Club, which, through the promotion of sound design and planning principles, seek to enhance the local built environment.
Architecture students outline possible future look of Savona
Fri, Nov 7th, 2014
"The goal was to create a vision from the work that the community had already done as far as further developing what they wanted in the comprehensive plan,” said Dean, chair of the Department of Architecture and Design.
Shipping container provides hands-on experience for architecture students
Mon, Oct 27th, 2014
The container gave students a chance to apply their plans to an actual, limited-space area.
Architecture and Design Department educators and students take a bite out of The Big Apple
Wed, Oct 22nd, 2014
“The trip exposed the students to one of the most densely populated cities in the world and engaged the students in the competition,” Simpson said.
Bachelor of Architecture program formally granted initial candidacy from NAAB
Mon, Aug 18th, 2014
Dr. John C. Williams, dean of the School of Architecture, Management and Engineering Technology, said NAAB granted the status after approving the Architecture and Design Department’s accreditation plan and conducting an initial candidacy visit.
Department of Architecture and Design Brings Award-Winning Architect Tod Williams to Campus
Thu, Oct 10th, 2013
The Department of Architecture and Design is proud to announce “Architecture is a noun,” an upcoming lecture by Tod Williams of Tod Williams Billie Tsien Architects on Oct. 14 at 6 p.m. in room 215 of the Engineering Technology Building on the Alfred campus.
Designing for Hope
Wed, Sep 11th, 2013
Senior architectural technology student Kyle (Christian) Perry is already making a name for himself in the highly competitive design field—his work has been featured at the 2013 National Convention of the American Institute of Architects and he’s planning a senior thesis that will literally change lives—the design for a new infant care hospital in Honduras.
New Alfred State Bachelor of Architecture Degree is a SUNY First
Thu, Sep 5th, 2013
Alfred State is proud to announce the kickoff of a new Bachelor of Architecture program by its Department of Architecture and Design this fall. One of only eight BArch programs in the State of New York, it is the only degree of its kind in the SUNY system and the only one offered by a public university.