Architecture & Sustainable Design Articles

Third-year architecture students created and, on Thursday, presented their final projects: physical mockups developed from the best-drawn wall sections created using SketchUp design software. "A great experience it was," said Rob A. Wozniak, associate professor of architecture, whose 18 students in his Detailing & Applications class (BSD 340) were divided into three teams.

Through expansion of a state program announced on Nov. 20, Pennsylvania College of Technology will receive more than $1.4 million from Coterra Energy for renovation and expansion of labs and instructional spaces in its electrical and architecture & sustainable design programs. The funding will also generate scholarships for veterans and first responders from Camp Freedom.

Sit in on a thought-provoking discussion about the stories that architecture tells in this episode of Penn College's Tomorrow Makers podcast. Naim N. Jabbour, associate professor of architecture, and Sandra M. Gallick, an architecture & sustainable design student from Linden, join co-hosts Sumer Beatty and Carlos Ramos for an active conversation about passive homes ... and so much more!

European research into self-monitoring and self-healing concrete was shared Wednesday evening with Penn College students in civil engineering and a variety of construction-related majors. The hourlong seminar was delivered by Andrzej Cwirzen, head of the Building Materials Research Group at Luleå University of Technology in Sweden.

Students are finishing the fifth week of classes already, and Career Services has marked each of those weeks on a calendar overflowing with networking opportunities for students and alumni. Activities from Sept. 10-14 included a daylong Human Services & Restorative Justice Expo on Tuesday and several more Recruitment Days, including an architecture-related one on Thursday.

Sophomores in instructor Daniel L. Brooks' Architectural Design Studio III course presented their final projects of the spring semester to industry professionals, faculty members, college personnel – and one another – during a Tuesday morning reception in Penn's Inn.

Architecture & sustainable design seniors presented their capstone projects this past week in The Gallery at Penn College, among the final rites of passages in the dash to commencement.

Graduating seniors in the architecture and sustainable design major at Pennsylvania College of Technology will be showcasing their capstone projects at The Gallery at Penn College from April 7 to 16.

More than $5,000 in industry support is among the financial assistance to five Penn College students and two faculty members traveling to Las Vegas for the National Home Builders Association's International Building Show (Jan. 31-Feb. 2).

The halfway mark in Penn College's "Give Thanks, Paw It Forward" series of profiles belongs to Diana M. Gaglione, whose 14-day Global Experiences trip to Spain left her grateful for those who helped her embrace the "unimaginable beauty" of traveling outside her comfort zone. "The opportunity to experience a new culture was priceless to me.