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Art and technology merge in students' design exploration
posted April 27, 2012Working under the tutelage of an algorithmic design expert and an aerospace engineer, students in an experimental design studio at Texas A&M recently created prototypes for two unconventional home exteriors fabricated from innovative composite building materials. -
Former student’s MSC installation debuts in late 2012
posted April 25, 2012A high-tech, permanent installation for the newly renovated Memorial Student Center portraying Texas A&M students past and present, designed in part by a former environmental design student, will debut in December. -
Solar light pipe testing to begin
posted April 3, 2012An award-winning solar light device developed at the Texas A&M Department of Architecture that can significantly reduce electric bills by delivering a bounty of natural sunlight deep into the interior of a building, will soon enter a new phase of development at the College of Architecture’s Digital Fabrication Facility. -
Chorale’s stage set fabricated at Ranch
posted February 15, 2012The mood at the upcoming Brazos County Chorale’s pops dinner concert will be enhanced with a stage set fabricated at the College of Architecture’s Digital Fabrication Facility, located at Texas A&M’s Riverside campus. The concert, “E!ntertainment,” is scheduled at 6:30 p.m. Feb. 25 at the College Station Hilton. -
Aggies' wall design tabbed for exhibit in online voting contest
posted February 14, 2012An innovative wall system created by Texas A&M environmental design students was one of thirteen pieces selected through an online vote for inclusion in an exhibit at a Kentucky Gallery this September. -
Forum features fortune cookie-fashioned form
posted January 31, 2012Architectural concepts for a gallery and product showroom for Alessi, the world-renowned Italian kitchenware company, developed by two Texas A&M University environmental design students, are featured on suckerPUNCH, a popular and important Internet design forum. -
Hill redesigns Spirit of ECC Award
posted December 6, 2011Future winners of a prestigious honor bestowed by the Engineering and Construction Contracting Association will receive a trophy designed by accomplished sculptor, welder and woodcarver Rodney Hill, professor of architecture at Texas A&M. -
Azimuth art earns national acclaim
posted December 6, 2011“Arlecchino,” the colorful, floral-patterned architectural installation adorning the wall and floor of the College of Architecture’s Azimuth Cafe, has helped earn its designer, Los Angeles artist Elena Manferdini, a $50,000 United States Artists Fellowship. -
Student-designed fabrication adorns Bryan restaurant
posted December 1, 2011“Black Narcissus,” an intricate architectural installation designed and fabricated by eight Texas A&M architecture students now graces the VIP room at the tony La Riviera restaurant in Bryan, Texas. -
Solar umbrella design advances in contest
posted November 21, 2011As a semifinalist in a national solar power design competition, a student team from the Texas A&M College of Architecture’s Design Process class is building a portable solar-powered umbrella capable of powering portable electronic devices. -
Creature sculptures adorn Langford
posted November 10, 2011A herd of bony dinosaurs and other creatures created by students in a Texas A&M sophomore design studio invaded the College of Architecture’s Langford Atrium this fall providing a fanciful setting for the amusement of passersby. -
Esquivel to lead 3-D modeling workshop
posted September 13, 2011Students who use Rhino, a software program for 3-D modeling, are invited to register for a Sept. 29–Oct. 1 workshop at Texas A&M’s Langford Architecture Center led by Gabriel Esquivel, assistant professor of architecture, and hosted by SEED International. -
'Ranch' staff preps winning Aggie car
posted July 27, 2011Staff at the Texas A&M College of Architecture Digital Fabrication Facility, aka Architecture Ranch, helped engineering students build a hybrid race car that won first place in a contest at a NASCAR track in New Hampshire. The car's carbon fiber body panels were fabricated on the CNC mill. -
Prof, students create 'bouquet' installation
posted July 25, 2011Gabriel Esquivel, professor of architecture at Texas A&M, collaborated with students at Monterrey Tech to create “Diaphanus,” an architectural installation that resembles a bouquet with laser-cut polypropylene flowers that provides a 1,350-square-foot rainwater collection surface. -
Alumnus-designed playhouses benefit kids' advocacy group
posted May 20, 2011Funds raised from the sale of two playhouses designed by Dan Fletcher, who earned a Master of Architecture degree in 2007, will benefit a nonprofit advocacy group in Dallas for abused children in the court system.
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