2024 Blueprint Program

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SCHEDULE, MAPS, & PROGRAM DIRECTORS

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SCHEDULE 10:30 –

FRIDAY, MARCH 22, 2024

CHECK-IN

PROGRAM MEETINGS WITH DIRECTORS & FACULT Y

WATT HALL COURTYARD

4:00 PM

WELCOME 11:10 AM

HARRIS HALL 101

HARRIS HALL 101

Alvin Huang, AIA, NOMA . . . . . . . . Director of Graduate & Post-Professional Architecture Programs

BRETT STEELE Dean 11:10 AM –

Selwyn Ting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Associate Director of Graduate Architecture Programs

PROGRAM INTRODUCTIONS

HARRIS HALL 101

BUILDING SCIENCE

DIRECTORS

12:15PM

HARRIS HALL 115A

Kyle Konis, Ph.D., AIA.. ........... Director of the Chase L. Leavitt Graduate Program of Building Science

DEPARTMENT TOURS WITH STUDENT AMBASSADORS GASA Graduate Architecture Student Association ASLA American Society of Landscape Architects Student Chapter at USC NOMAS National Organization of Minority Architects Student Chapter at USC AIAS American Institute of Architecture Students at USC SAWA Student Association for Women in Architecture

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ARCHITECTURE

HERITAGE CONSERVATION

WATT HALL, HERITAGE CONSERVATION CORNER, 3RD FLOOR

Trudi Sandmeier . . . . . . . . . . . . . Director of Heritage Conservation

LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE + URBANISM

WATT HALL, LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE CORNER, 3RD FLOOR

LUNCH LIVING IN LOS ANGELES/STUDENT LIFE PANEL

Esther Margulies, ASLA . . . . . Director of Landscape Architecture + Urbanism

HARRIS 125 VERLE ANNIS GALLERY

STUDENT AMBASSADORS

4:00 – 5:30 PM

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BLUEPRINT EXHIBITION & RECEPTION WATT HALL 2ND/3RD FLOORS

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MAPS WATT HALL 3RD FLOOR USC CAMPUS: SW CORNER

UPPER ROSENDIN DOWNEY WAY PARKING STRUCTURE

VERMONT AVE.

PSA

WAH

EXPOSITION BLVD.

WATT HALL

WATT WAY ENTRANCE

MHC CORNER

MLA CORNER

(near 324)

(near 339)

MBS CORNER

M.ARCH CORNER

(near 312)

(near 354)

WATT HALL 2ND FLOOR METRO USC / EXPO PARK LOWER ROSENDIN

LINDHURST GALLERY

WATT HALL 1ST FLOOR

WATT HALL BASEMENT

WAH B1

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PROGRAM DIRECTORS

ALVIN HUANG

ESTHER MARGULIES

KYLE KONIS

ALVINHUA@USC.EDU DIRECTOR GRADUATE & POST-PROFESSIONAL ARCHITECTURE

EMARGULI@USC.EDU DIRECTOR LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE+ URBANISM

KKONIS@USC.EDU DIRECTOR BUILDING SCIENCE

A USC Architecture alumnus and the founder and design principal of Synthesis Design + Architecture, Huang joined the USC Architecture faculty in 2011. He is an award-winning architect, designer, and educator specializing in the integrated application of material performance, emergent design technologies, and digital fabrication in contemporary architectural practice. His work spans all scales ranging from high-rise towers and mixed-used developments to temporary pavilions and bespoke furnishings. He received his M.Arch from the Architectural Association and his B.Arch from USC.

Esther Margulies, RLA, ASLA is a professor of practice, practicing Landscape Architect, City of Los Angeles planning commissioner and co-founder of the nonprofit LA River Arts. She currently serves as the USC School of Architecture Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Liaison, and as faculty advisor to the school’s National Organization of Minority Architects and ASLA student chapters. In academia, practice and research she is focused on developing equitable climate adaptation through nature based solutions. She earned her Bachelor of Science in Landscape Architecture from Cornell University and her MLA degree from the Harvard University Graduate School of Design.

Kyle Konis, Ph.D., AIA is an Associate Professor of Architecture at the University of Southern California and Director of the Chase L. Leavitt Graduate Building Science Program. Prof. Konis’ research centers on improving the feedback loop between design intent and the performance of buildings in use, with an emphasis on the experience of building occupants. He seeks to develop novel performance metrics, participatory evaluation techniques, data-driven design support tools, and lessons learned from the study of existing buildings and their occupants. These outputs are produced with the goal of building a body of evidence to support innovative design practices that more closely align project performance with human needs and sustainability objectives.

AIA, NOMA

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RLA, ASLA

PH.D., AIA

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TRUDI SANDMEIER SANDMEIE@USC.EDU DIRECTOR HERITAGE CONSERVATION

Trudi Sandmeier is the Associate Dean for Academic Affairs, Director of Graduate Programs in Heritage Conservation and an Associate Professor of Practice in Architecture at the University of Southern California. She co-founded and currently serves as president of the non-profit Will Rogers Ranch Foundation, as a board member of the Docomomo Southern California chapter, the California Preservation Foundation, the National Alliance of Preservation Commissions, and the Historic Preservation Education Foundation. She co-organized the 2019 Preserving the Recent Past 3 conference and coedited the Routledge Companion to Global Heritage Conservation (2019). She is a cocreator and co-host of the podcast Save As: NextGen Heritage Conservation (www.saveas.place). Her work centers on the conservation of the recent past and efforts to make visible the impact of underrepresented constituencies on the historic built environment.

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STUDENT ORGANIZATIONS & STUDENT LEADERS

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STUDENT ORGANIZATIONS & STUDENT LEADERS A+A

Established in 2020 as a student-run project funded by USC Arts In Action, Architecture + Advocacy aims to bridge the gap between recent architectural development and South LA residents who experience injustice. They believe that by equipping everyday people with the tools of architecture, neighborhood development will better serve the needs of current residents.

AIAS

The AIAS organization serves as a resource arm for the students of USC at the School of Architecture. The American Institute of Architecture students is the national coalition of students and is based on campuses nationwide. This organization provides the support and resources for the integration of students with their professional counterparts through events planned by the board.

ASLA

USC ASLA is the USC student chapter of the American Society of Landscape Architects. The organization hosts a series of workshops and professional networking events throughout the year and encourages collaboration across disciplines. The student leaders are dedicated to fostering communication and advancing student development and opportunities within the School of Architecture and reaching our networks across the greater Los Angeles region. We hope to be a strong resource for students entering the program and are available to answer any questions on being new to the city and/or being an advocate for landscape architecture practice.

GASA

The Graduate Architecture Student Association is an organization comprised and representative of the USC School of Architecture graduate student body. The purpose of this organization is to explore and promote academic and career issues related to the field of architecture. We represent the concerns and needs of all of the graduate student body by providing interdisciplinary exchanges, and provide insight of special interests to its students.

Our goal is also to help create memories and connections that will make your time here at USC memorable by working to improve all aspects of the graduate student experience.

NOMAS

The National Organization of Minority Architecture Students (NOMAS) Chapter at the University of Southern California strives to enhance the USC Architecture community by promoting the cultural backgrounds and experiences of our minority students. We do this through events and activities that benefit all students and faculty members as well as the community that we live in.

SAWA-USC

The Student Association of Women Architects is dedicated to the advancement and support of women in the field of architecture. SAWA-USC encourages and fosters high levels of women’s achievement in design through conversation, networking, mentorship, scholarship, and more. SAWA-USC cultivates awareness of the value of equality in the workplace.

SAWA-USC fosters an empowering environment for women and provides students the opportunity to learn from women faculty, alumni, and professionals practicing in the field of architecture.

SPACE

SPACE, the student-run publication at USC Architecture provides students with a platform to further architectural discourse using their unique positionalities and interests. The annual print magazine is a collection of varied written, illustrated, modeled, fabricated, and photographed articulations of space–an assemblage of infinite pluralities. Additional digital, event, and exhibition projects will support the themes explored in each issue.

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MADELENE DAILEY Eckerd College

A+A Design Build Director M.Arch 3, Year 3 madelene@usc.edu

MICHAEL ARIAS UC Davis

AIAS, President M.Arch 3, Year 3 ariasmic@usc.edu

ANNA AVDALYAN Cherepovets State Univ.

ASLA, Co-President MLA+U 3, Year 3 aavdalya@usc.edu

PAIGE BUCKNER Univ. North Texas

ASLA, Co-President MLA+U 3, Year 3 phbuckne@usc.edu

WIN AUNG James Madison Univ.

GASA, President M.Arch 2, Year 2 whaung@usc.edu

ERIC YU UC Berkeley

NOMAS, Co-President M.Arch 3, Year 2 eyu31876@usc.edu

KENE EKWUEME Texas Tech Univ.

NOMAS, President Elect M.Arch 2, Year 1 ekwueme@usc.edu

GRACE POILLUCCI George Washington Univ.

SPACE, Managing Editor M.Arch 3, Year 3 poillucc@usc.edu

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FACULTY & FIRST SEMESTER CLASSES

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FACULTY + FIRST SEMESTER CLASSES**

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Director, Alvin Huang, AIA, NOMA Assoc. Director, Selwyn Ting

M.ARCH +3

M.AARS

Director, Alvin Huang, AIA, NOMA Assoc. Director, Selwyn Ting

M.AARS PERFORMATIVE DESIGN + TECHNOLOGYDESIGN + TECHNOLOGY

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COURSE TITLE

FACULTY

COURSE #

COURSE TITLE

FACULTY

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DESIGN FOUNDATION

Alvin Huang, AIA, NOMA Jimenez Lai, FAAR

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SUSTAINABILITY IN THE BUILT ENVIRONMENT

Ying Wang

COMPUTER TRANSFORMATIONS

Jia Zhou Zhu

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GRADUATE ARCHITECTURE RESEARCH METHODS Wendy Fok, D.Des

410*

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Matt Conway

GRADUATE ARCHITECTURE DESIGN I — PRINCIPLES

Ryan Tyler Martinez Erin Kasimow Jimenez Lai, FAAR

ADVANCED COMPUTATION

505a

ADVANCED GRADUATE ARCHITECTURE DESIGN

Jia Zhou Zhu

ARCHITECTURE DIRECTED DESIGN RESEARCH

TBD

793A

THEMATIC ELECTIVES 514a

GLOBAL HISTORY OF ARCHITECTURE

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ARCHITECTURE THEMES AND CASE STUDIES

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DESCRIPTIVE AND COMPUTATIONAL ARCHITECTURAL GEOMETRY

Erik Carver, Ph.D.

M.AARS CITY DESIGN + HOUSING

Vinayak Bharne

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Matt Conway

COMPUTER TRANSFORMATIONS

Matt Conway

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BUILDING SYSTEMS: MATERIALS AND CONSTRUCTION

Wes Jones, FAAR Bhavna Sharma, Ph.D.

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ARCHITECTURE THEMES AND CASE STUDIES

Vinayak Bharne

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DESCRIPTIVE AND COMPUTATIONAL ARCHITECTURAL GEOMETRY

Matt Conway

605aL

GRADUATE ARCHITECTURE DESIGN II — INTEGRATION

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ADVANCED GRADUATE ARCHITECTURE DESIGN

Sascha Delz, Ph.D.

793A

ARCHITECTURE DIRECTED DESIGN RESEARCH

TBD

THEMATIC ELECTIVES

TBD

Hadrian Predock* Brian Deluna Amanda Ortland Rayne Laborde Ruiz Olivier Touraine * **

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Ying Wang

GRADUATE ARCHITECTURE RESEARCH METHODS Wendy Fok, D.Des

M.ARCH +2 410*

SUSTAINABILITY IN THE BUILT ENVIRONMENT

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Coordinator Curricula for the 2023–2024 academic year

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FACULTY + FIRST SEMESTER CLASSES**

MLA+U

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MLA +3

M B S

Director, Kyle Konis, PH.D., AIA

MBS

COURSE #

COURSE TITLE

FACULTY

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COURSE TITLE

FACULTY

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LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE MEDIA WORKSHOP

Xun Liu

511L

BUILDING SYSTEMS: MATERIALS & CONSTRUCTION

Tigran Ayrapetyan

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THE NATURAL LANDSCAPE

Isaac Brown, Ph.D. SEMINAR: ADVANCED STRUCTURES

Santosh Shahi, Ph.D

MEDIA FOR LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE

Aroussiak Gabrielian

513L

539L

SEMINAR: ADVANCED ENVIRONMENTAL SYSTEMS

Gideon Susman, Ph.D

LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE DESIGN

Alex Robinson, FAAR

515L

541aL 565

GLOBAL HISTORY OF LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE Alison Hirsch, PH.D.

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BUILDING SCIENCE THESIS PREPARATION

Karen Kensek

MLA ADVANCED PLACEMENT 439

LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE MEDIA WORKSHOP

Xun Liu

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THE NATURAL LANDSCAPE

Isaac Brown, Ph.D

542aL

LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE DESIGN

Jessica Henson

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Alison Hirsch, Ph.D

SSCI 572

Guoping Huang

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Director, Trudi Sandmeier

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FUNDAMENTALS OF HERITAGE CONSERVATION

Jay Platt

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INTRODUCTION TO HISTORIC SITE DOCUMENTATION

Kathryn Horak

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HISTORY OF AMERICAN ARCHITECTURE & URBANISM

Erik Carver, Ph.D.

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READINGS IN HERITAGE CONSERVATION THEORY

Trudi Sandmeier

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SUSTAINABLE CONSERVATION OF THE HISTORIC BUILT ENVIRONMENT

John D. Lesak

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FUNDAMENTALS OF PLACE-MAKING

Vinayak Bharne

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Coordinator Curricula for the 2023–2024 academic year

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RESOURCES

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DIGITAL FABRICATION MACHINES LASER CUTTER

CNC ROUTERS

X3

PLS 6150

TECHNO LC

HAAS DM-1

Material Dimensions: 18 x 32" Materials: Paper, Plastic, Wood

Bed Dimensions: 4 x 8' Materials: Wood, Plastic , Foam

Compatible Materials: Metal

KR 6 R900 SIXX (KR AGILUS)

KUKA KR120

MAKERBOT DIGITIZER

MICROSCRIBE G2

3D PRINTERS

ROBOTICS

x6

PRUSA i3 MK3S+

PROJET 660 PRO

Bed Dimensions: 9.8"x 8.3"x 8.3" Compatible Materials: PLA, PETG, ABS

Bed Dimensions: 15 x 10 x 8" Compatible Materials: Powder

x1 2

MISC.

x2

FLASHFORGE CREATOR MAX 3D

FORMLABS FORM3+

SOLIDSCAPE MAX2

Bed Dimensions: 320 x 467 x 381 mm Compatible Materials: PLA

Bed Dimensions: 5.7"x5.7"x7.3" Compatible Materials: Resin

Bed Dimensions: 6" x 6" x 4" Compatible Materials: Wax

DIWIRE Material: Metal wire

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USC AFA LIBRARY SHANNON ROBINSON Head Helen Topping Architecture & Fine Arts Library (AFA) shannon.robinson@usc.edu AFA CIRCULATION DESK: 213.740.1956 @uscafalibrary

FIND OUT MORE ABOUT THE AFA LIBRARY AT: https://libraries.usc.edu/locations/architecture-and-fine-arts-library LIST OF ARCHITECTURE DATABASES: http://libguides.usc.edu/az.php?t=12140 A good place to start for finding relevant articles from a variety of academic sources, as well as images from ArtStor: https://library-artstor-org.libproxy2.usc.edu/#/ and the USC Digital Library: http://digitallibrary.usc.edu.

AVERY INDEX TO ARCHITECTURAL PERIODICALS: http://libguides.usc.edu/go.php?c=9232384 A comprehensive American index to the literature of architecture and architectural design. It covers international scholarly, popular periodical literature, publications of professional associations, and major serial publications in the architecture and design of Europe, Asia, Latin America, and Australia.

BuildingGreen provides reliable content on sustainable design strategies, green building materials, and case studies of high performance buildings. It is It includes a searchable green building product database, as well as news articles and updates on sustainable design. http://libguides.usc.edu/go.php?c=9233797

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