Announcements
Gretchen Bender Wins 2009 Tina & David Bellet Teaching Excellence Award
The HAA department congratulates Prof. Gretchen Bender, recipient of the 2009 Tina & David Bellet Teaching Excellence Award which recognizes outstanding and innovative undergraduate teaching in the School of Arts and Sciences. Bender has been director of undergraduate advising in the HAA department since 2002. She serves on the Pitt Arts and Sciences Writing Board and, in 2008, was a member of the Philip Johnson Exhibition Catalogue Award Committee for the Society of Architectural Historians.
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Preserve Pittsburgh Summit
The Young Preservationists Association of Pittsburgh sponsored the "Preserve Pittsburgh Summit" held on March 28th in Frick Fine Arts. Learn more »
Acting Director - Gretchen Bender
While Prof. Drew Armstrong is on academic leave (January through December 2009), Prof. Gretchen Bender will be the acting director of Architectural Studies.
AIAS Charette
On January 31, Pitt's AIAS chapter hosted the “Cardboard Chair Charette: A Creative Day in Cardboard Furniture Design.” See photos »
AS Majors Present Research on Historic Landmark
The summer course "Historic Preservation: Documentation and Conservation" provided students with an intensive foundation in the proper techniques of working within the field of architectural conservation. Students presented their research on the Waldorf school to the Pittsburgh community at an event featured in a recent Pittsburgh Post-Gazette article. Read the article »
Special Projects
Field Trips
Every year our students visit sites of national and international significance, studying historic and contemporary architecture first hand.
