Kent State College of Architecture + Environmental Design - CAED

Transformation of the Primitive Hut Exhibit by the Architectural Exploration Program
Currently On Display
CAED Z Gallery (Mezzanine Level)

Transformation of the Primitive Hut is a concept that explores the origins of architecture and its practice. The concept explores the anthropological relationship between human and the natural environment as the fundamental basis for the making of architecture. The idea of The Primitive Hut deals with the ideal architectural form embodies what is natural and intrinsic. Laugier states that architecture’s true founding principles are demonstrated in what has become known as “the primitive hut,” created by the world’s first architect. Laugier’s book goes on to outline what he describes as the six general principles of essential architecture: column, entablature, pediment, building story, windows, and doors.

Transformation of the Primitive Hut is a design process of transforming through making of architecture. Transformative learning occurs when there is a modification or alteration of beliefs or attitudes and a change of perspective of the designer. Only in this state of mind, a new form of architecture can be explored through the investigation of the discipline of making.

Students:
Katerina Cole
Sarandi Riley
Tara Valdes
Elon Zhu
Eli Dicken
Hannah Meeker
Tristen Ruffin-Williams
Alex Sideris
Lauren Smaldino
Garvey Cline

Faculty:
Sung Ho Kim, Architecture and Urban Design Program Director

Teaching Assistant:
Christian Milleson

Exhibition Assistant:
Audrey Coppersmith

Students and faculty are invited to the CAED for Lisa Iwamoto’s lecture “Translations” on Wednesday, September 6 in the Cene Lecture Hall.

Translations
Lisa Iwamoto
Wednesday, Sept. 6
5:15 PM EST
Cene Lecture Hall

Lisa Iwamoto is Founding Partner of IwamotoScott Architecture which she leads together with her Partner, Craig Scott. IwamotoScott has received numerous awards including the Cooper Hewitt/Smithsonian National Design Award, induction into Interior Design Magazine’s Hall of Fame, the Architectural League’s Emerging Voices and Young Architects, Architectural Record’s Design Vanguard, over twenty AIA Design Awards including a National Award, P/A Award and numerous other architecture and interior awards. Their work has been published in hundreds of journals, and exhibited in numerous museums and galleries. Lisa received her Master of Architecture degree with Distinction from Harvard University, and a Bachelor of Science degree in Structural Engineering from the University of Colorado. She is author of Digital Fabrications: Architectural and Material Techniques published in 2009 by Princeton Architectural Press and is Professor and Chair, Department of Architecture at the University of California Berkeley.

Last Wednesday, our Urban Design Grad students were in Cleveland’s Tremont neighborhood to walk the project sites for their first exercise. Students explored the site and stopped by the Cleveland overlook along the Towpath Trail. Following on Friday, the grad students were in the Cleveland Urban Design Collaborative gallery practicing hand-drawing techniques before heading Downtown to sketch public spaces.

CMGT Career Fair
Friday, Sept. 13
10:00AM - 1:00PM
Student Center 2nd Floor Ballroom

The CMGT Career Fair welcomes all students interested in connecting with construction industry professionals for full-time employment and internship opportunities.

ABC Supply Co. Inc.
Air Enterprises
Area Wide Protective
B&B Wrecking and Excavating, Inc.
BC Construction Group
Beaver Excavating Co.
Bi-Con Services, Inc.
Blattner Energy
Cafaro
Catts Construction Inc.
Cleveland Construction, Inc.
Cold Harbor Building Co.
CRH
D.R. Horton, Inc.
Danis Building Construction
Donley's, Inc.
Drees Homes
Eckinger Construction Co.
Eclipse Co., LLC
Elford, Inc.
Enerfab
FirstEnergy Corp.
Gilbane Building Co.
GPD Group
Granger Construction Co.
Graves Lumber Co.
Gray
Gross Residential
Grunley Construction
Harris
Hensel Phelps
Hilscher-Clarke Electric Co.
Holder Construction
Independence Excavating - (DiGeronimo Companies)
Infinity Construction Co., Inc.
John G. Johnson Construction Co.
K2M Design, Inc.
Kalkreuth Roofing and Sheet Metal
Keller North America, Inc.
Lake Erie Electric, Inc.
Marous Brothers Construction
McNally Tunneling Corporation
Michels
Mr. Excavator
OHM Advisors
Payne & Tompkins Design Renovations
PJ Dick-Trumbull-Lindy Group Family of Construction Companies
Precision Environmental Co.
Primoris Service Corporation
Progressive Mechanical, Inc.
PulteGroup
RAM Construction Services
S.A. Comunale
Shook Construction Co.
Singleton Construction
The Albert M. Higley Co.
The Austin Company
The Brewer-Garrett Co.
The Great Lakes Construction Co.
The NRP Group
The Ruhlin Co.
The State Group
The Thrasher Group, Inc.
Thompson Electric
Turner Construction Co.
TWC Concrete Services, LLC
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Buffalo District
Whiting-Turner Contracting Co.
Zenith Systems

Following the All College Meeting, Associate Dean Sharon Wohl welcomed grad students to the CAED in the Maj Ragain Poetry Park. This was a chance for students to meet with other students across the CAED graduate disciplines and hear about the upcoming semester.

To celebrate the first week, Dean Mistur, program heads, and student org leaders welcomed CAED students back to campus with the All College Meeting where students learned about the upcoming fall semester while enjoying ice cream on the esplanade.

Join us this semester for our Fall 2024 CAED lecture series featuring prestigious design and thought leaders.

This lecture series will feature the 40x40 format: 40-minute presentations followed by interactive panel discussions with faculty discussants and audience.

Series Runs 9/4 – 11/18
Cene Lecture Hall
All lectures start at 5:15pm

Printed Matter, CAED Faculty Exhibition
On display Aug. 19 - Sept. 6 in the Armstrong Gallery.

"Printed Matter," showcases the largest collection of CAED faculty-authored publications in one space, highlighting the depth of our faculty's writing, research, and creativity across various disciplines. It covers themes ranging from modern architecture in Spain, urbanization around the Great Lakes, and the impact of technology mediation on spatial design. Located in our college's most communal space, the exhibition is like a pop-up blocker for our attention, inviting viewers to become readers. "Matter" refers to both the substantive topics discussed and the tangibility of print media, encouraging exploration of the interdisciplinary discourses propelling our thriving college.

Support for this exhibition is generously provided by the College of Architecture and Environmental Design at Kent State University.

Curators:
Paul Mosley, Assistant Professor
Nick Fagan, Head of Architecture Library / Assistant
Professor

Curatorial Assistance:
Sarah Holdridge, Gallery Assistant
Alex Bathrick, Library Assistant

Stay tuned! CUDC has a full roster of events and lectures this fall semester!

All events are free and open to the public. Follow along as we share our upcoming Fall Program Series.

Kent State College of Architecture + Environmental Design - CAED

Park(ing) Day is an international day to recognize and celebrate re-utilizing paved parking spaces (typically on-street) for higher and better uses.

Join the Cleveland Urban Design Collaborative on Friday, August 23, for a public info session and learn how you can transform parking spaces into vibrant public places! Form a team, get creative, and start thinking about designing your parklet for Park(ing) Day 2024.

Friday, August 23
12:00 PM
Meet on the lawn in front of CSU's Levin College (NW corner of 18th St. and Euclid Ave., Cleveland)

Welcome CAED Class of 2028!

Welcome Back! We're kicking off the Fall '24 semester with the All College Meeting Wed. 8/21 at noon. Meet outside along the esplanade to enjoy some ice cream while you hear from the Dean, program heads, and student org leaders about what you can expect this semester.

Architecture Program Director, Sung Ho Kim, welcomed first year students to the CAED on the first day of classes. Welcome Class of 2028!

Last week Cleveland Urban Design Collaborative Senior Urban Designer Elizabeth Ellis sat on local Ideastream Sound of Ideas Community tour to talk about the past and future of Akron's Innerbelt. The public event invited local experts and those historically displaced by the Akron Innerbelt project to share about their own connection to the now vacant 30-acre piece of highway. This event comes before a new City of Akron 15-month planning process for what to do with the space. You can now listen to the event recording here: https://www.ideastream.org/show/sound-of-ideas/2024-08-05/sound-of-ideas-community-tour-transforming-the-future-of-akrons-innerbelt

Join us at the CAED! 2025 Application is now open

The application for 2025 is now open! 🎉 Take the first step in your journey to becoming a Golden Flash and apply today: https://tinyurl.com/47rcz2df ⚡️

Thank you all for your generosity and dedication to our students and university!

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We just wrapped up our architecture summer high school programs. Thank you to all the students who attended – we enjoyed exploring architecture with you and seeing your success throughout the two weeks. Students ended the program with an exhibit of their impressive work called "Transformation of the Primitive Hut".

Primitive Hut is a concept that explores the origins of architecture and its practice. The concept explores the anthropological relationship between human and the natural environment as the fundamental basis for the making of architecture. The idea of The Primitive Hut deals with the ideal architectural form embodies what is natural and intrinsic. Laugier states that architecture’s true founding principles are demonstrated in what has become known as “the primitive hut,” created by the world’s first architect. Laugier’s book goes on to outline what he describes as the six general principles of essential architecture: column, entablature, pediment, building story, windows, and doors.

Transformation of the Primitive Hut is a design process of transforming through making of architecture. Transformative learning occurs when there is a modification or alteration of beliefs or attitudes and a change of perspective of the designer. Only in this state of mind, a new form of architecture can be explored through the investigation of the discipline of making.

Instructor: Sung Ho Kim, Architecture and Urban Design Program Director
Teaching Assistant: Christian Milleson
Exhibition Assistant: Audrey Coppersmith

Discovery students:
Katerina Cole
Sarandi Riley
Tara Valdes
Elon Zhu

Architecture Exploration Students:
Garvey Cline
Eli Dicken
Hannah Meeker
Tristen Ruffin-Williams
Alexandros Sideris
Lauren Smaldino

If you're interested in next year's summer exploration program, click here for more details and sign up for the interested list: https://www.kent.edu/caed/architectural-exploration-program

Special thanks Judson & Sheryl Kline for their generous donation that supports the discovery program and to Jamestown Container Companies for supplying the cardboard material. We appreciate their continued support!

Check out our Architecture, Architectural Studies, Interior Design, Construction Management, Landscape Architecture, Urban Design and Healthcare Design programs at the most affordable college in Ohio! https://www.kent.edu/caed

Kent State named the most affordable college in Ohio!

Kent State is the best deal for your dollars! In its 2024 Best Colleges analysis of more than 700 four-year colleges, Money.com ranked Kent State as the most affordable college in Ohio. The university awards more than $400 million in financial aid annually with 96% of first-year students receiving financial aid. Read more: https://www.kent.edu/today/news/kent-state-named-most-affordable-ohio-college

Congratulations to Dr. Brett Tippey, the program coordinator for Architectural Studies, on his appointment as Co-Chair of the Society of Architectural Historians Architectural Studies Affiliate Group! This is the only group that brings together Architectural Studies programs both nationally and internationally.

Read about Healthcare Design Graduate, Hamid Estejab’s journey at Kent State and the CAED.

What a great night connecting with our alumni and friends at this year's AIA Convention Reception! Thanks to Gensler for hosting at their recently renovated office in DC. We hope you'll join us next year in Boston!

Finding Your Path Workshop
Hosted by AIA Cleveland’s YAAM & WIA+ Committees
Tuesday 6/25 @ 5:30 –7:30PM EST
APG Office Furnishings | 2516 Detroit Ave., Cleveland, OH 44113

Feeling uncertain about your professional path? Looking to gain insight on how your own personality and interests might impact your career in the future? Or are you just looking for ways to infuse your current gig with what you love? Join AIA Cleveland for “Finding Your Path,” a dynamic workshop where participants may learn new ways to bring what they love into their work.

Register Here: https://www.aiacleveland.com/events-1/finding-your-path-workshop

1 LU CREDIT
Students, Members AIA, Assoc, Allied Professional: Free
Non-Members: $5.00

TRAIN YOURSELF Exhibition
On Display thru 8/23
Armstrong Gallery

Visit the CAED's latest exhibit, TRAIN YOURSELF, this summer in the Armstrong Gallery. The project explores the tension between physical and digital realities in the age of artificial intelligence. As part of this ongoing research, AI was utilized in the design of the artifacts on display.

Exhibit by Andy Bako, College of Architecture and Environmental Design 2023-2024 Schidlowski Emerging Faculty Fellow, a computational designer and licensed architect from Mississauga, Canada. Andy’s creative work and research explores the intersection between digital and physical realities, focusing on recent advancements in artificial intelligence and digital fabrication. Andy has taught at the graduate and undergraduate level at the University of Toronto, Carleton University and Kent State University. He is a founding partner of BAK\LASH, a multidisciplinary design group that operates in the threshold between our digital and physical realities. With BAK\LASH, Andy has developed digital platforms and contributed to exhibitions for institutions including MOCA Toronto, the Aga Kahn Foundation and the University of Toronto.

High School Parents! Do you have a student interested in Architecture? The Kent State University's CAED is offering a summer high school program for students to experience Architecture firsthand – gaining valuable knowledge of the field while exploring their creativity.

The Architectural Exploration Program (AEP) was developed to introduce college level design education for high school students. The intensive two-week program offers rigorous individual instruction by CAED faculty. The explorations developed during the summer provide individual students with high quality design projects.

The focus of the program is the Design Studio experience that challenges high school education and responds to creativity investigation into studio culture for passion in design discipline. The program constructs confidence and imaginative aspirations that transform each student’s understanding of the built environment. During the two-week course the student will learn to draw and model their ideas through the intellectual process of making.

The studio will take field trips to some of the best museums and historic sites in the city and explore the dynamic art and design scenes of Cleveland and Akron: Award-winning architecture firms, Cleveland Art Museum, Contemporary Art Museum of Cleveland, and the Akron Art Museum.

July 7 – July 19, 2024
College of Architecture and Environmental Design
132 S. Lincoln St. | Kent, OH 44240
$1500

Registration now open!
https://www.kent.edu/caed/architectural-exploration-program

Our senior Interior Design students finished their time here at the CAED with their Senior Show. As the culmination of their time in the program, their amazing work was on display for their family, friends, and the interior design community to appreciate.

As a final send-off, the college hosted our annual graduation dinner and awards ceremony for advanced degree graduates and their guests before they walked across the stage. Congratulations to the award winners and all the students for their hard work and achievements during their time at the CAED!

Students from our Integrated Design Studio and their families were invited to attend a reception and awards ceremony as the culmination of the spring course.

This studio investigated the relationship between architecture’s various modes of performance. These included material assemblies, structural design, environmental systems, and less technical issues such as compositional systems and aesthetics. Particular focus was given to the physical integration of components and systems, visual integration of materials into the composition of the built work, and performance integration of shared functions. The outcome were students using a more holistic approach to building design by integrating technical systems with aesthetics and ecological performance.

CAED students enjoyed an evening of dancing, fun, and friendship as they closed out the end of the spring semester at this year's Beaux Arts Ball: Glamour and Gilded Masks.

Hosted by CAED student orgs: AIAS, CMSO, IDSC, IIDA and NOMAS