Notre Dame School of Architecture

Point 1: Architecture and Nature Over the centuries, architecture has served as the means of sheltering people, their enterprises, and institutions. It has provided stability, beauty, and meaning to human communities while allowing them access to the bounty of nature. Our program is grounded in the premise that architecture is the foundation of an evolving human habitat that must always develop in harmony with nature. Pictured: Stephanie Kubus ’20, thesis project, “Architectural Dignity in Death: A Proposal for a Funerary Complex in Latrobe, Pennsylvania,” which won the Henry Adams for Undergraduates Award, Honorable Mention Award for Design Excellence in Architecture, Jury's Choice (Undergraduate), and the Rambusch Prize. Her thesis focused on the combination of architecture and the natural landscape to create a commemorative space that emphasizes the dignity of life and death, wherein lies the symbolic power. The student work featured above is representative of the 12 points highlighted in An Architectural Pedagogy for the Twenty-First Century. Request a printed book via the second link in our linktree, or view/download the online book via the link in our story. https://lnkd.in/g4B7brXP

Point 9: Building the Skills of Observation and Judgment We believe that learning by seeing and experiencing an architecture, urbanism, and landscape of time, place, and beauty exposes the underlying values and resilience of societies beyond merely the visible or tangible. It eventually impresses on students the need to become responsible for their design choices and actions. Pictured above: In a counterproposal for the national WWI memorial that was under construction from 2016 to 2021, Julian David Murphy ’20 aimed to “provide a setting in the nation’s capital in which to understand the sacrifice of the conflict through commemorative ritual.” The design presents two approaches to commemoration, one through the museum’s preservation of artifacts and the other through the plaza to serve as a venue for public interaction. This project was awarded the Ferguson and Shamamian Graduate Prize and the Leon Battista Alberti Award. The student work highlighted is representative of the 12 points featured in An Architectural Pedagogy for the Twenty-First Century. Request a printed book via the second link in our linktree, or view/download the online book via the link below. https://lnkd.in/g4B7brXP

What an exciting translational research initiative out of the School of Architecture the University of Notre Dame. Notre Dame Research continuing to have impact locally, regionally, and across the globe! https://lnkd.in/dzeDX6-j

Point 11: Notre Dame in Rome “We consider the year of study in Rome as the cornerstone of the school’s pedagogy. Rome presents the most complete spectrum of projects ever built across 2,500 years of history: domestic and monumental buildings, public and private gardens, and civic infrastructure. Students are encouraged to understand these as living precedents and discern their importance in the design of the public and private realm.” Pictured: Samanta (Xiaoyun) Zhuang ’21 thesis project highlights the cultural importance of the Gazometro building built in 1937 in the Ostiense district in Rome, Italy. The goal of the project:? “The Gazometro, like the people associated with it, went through hardship to find its place in the neighborhood. They withstood many more hardships to be accepted, understood, and eventually loved.” To show this relationship, Zhuang’s presentation tracked the use of the building throughout the decades to support industrialization, as a backdrop in movies, a location within poetry, and more. This project titled “L’Accademia Gazometro dell’Arte Gastronomica,” was awarded the Alpha Rho Chi Medal and the Ralph Thomas Sollitt Award. The student work highlighted above is representative of the 12 points highlighted in An Architectural Pedagogy for the Twenty-First Century. Request a printed book via the second link in our linktree, or view/download the online book via the below. https://lnkd.in/g4B7brXP

“The story of Gary is not finished.” — Marianne Cusato, Director of the Housing and Community Regeneration Initiative at the Notre Dame School of Architecture Over the next ten years, architecture faculty at the University of Notre Dame will partner with the city of Gary, Indiana to revitalize and reimagine its downtown Broadway corridor. “They’re going to help us create an attractive, walkable city, which will reinforce our sense of community and vastly improve the quality of life for our residents,” said alumna Carla Morgan, who worked to orchestrate the partnership with the city's Corporation Counsel. “I’m proud to have graduated from a university that not only instills character in its students, but exhibits it by doing these kinds of projects in Indiana and Southern Michigan.” Learn more about these next steps for regional impact, community outcomes and more: https://lnkd.in/eadWVQTC Photo Credit: Matt Cashore

Point 4: Practice and Stewardship “We encourage our students to think of their design additions to the built and natural environment as ennobling and sustaining human life, acting with reverence for the planet, and inspiring a commitment to the long-term prospects of the diverse cultures of the world.” Pictured above: Juan Esteban Salazar ’21, thesis project, "New England Coastal Hotel in Mystic, Connecticut," which won the Dean’s Undergraduate Award for Design Excellence in Architecture. His thesis states, "Employing the vernacular language in architecture can support community resilience. It involves studying, engaging with, and developing a picture of community identity amid social, economic, and environmental change, while planning for future needs and uses." The student work highlighted above is representative of the 12 points highlighted in An Architectural Pedagogy for the Twenty-First Century. Request a printed book via the second link in our linktree, or view/download the online book via the link below. https://lnkd.in/g4B7brXP

Humbled and honored for speaking at the "Urban Futures - Cultural Pasts" International Conference at the Universitat Politecnica in Barcelona, Spain. July 15-17, 2024

Point 6: Architecture and Justice “We direct our efforts toward serving the cause of community and social peace and justice, and in support of the quality of life of all people across the demographic scale, not only the privileged few.” Pictured above: Alexander Preudhomme ’18, thesis project focused on commercial civism and creating the future of healthy towns and cities featuring a masterplan for Lafayette Civic Market Hall in California. This project won the Andrew F. Kervick Award for Drawing, ICAA Chicago-Midwest Acanthus Award and the Noel Blank Design Award. The student work highlighted is representative of the 12 points featured in An Architectural Pedagogy for the Twenty-First Century. Request a printed book via the second link in our linktree, or view/download the online book via the link below.? https://lnkd.in/g4B7brXP

Three students from the Notre Dame School of Architecture - Devlin Hose, Nate McLeod, Mia Paolella - are taking part in a six-week internship at the Mausoleum of Hadrian, one of the most well-known and visited monuments in Rome. This amazing opportunity has been made possible thanks to the support of Notre Dame Rome and a MOU with the Musei Statali di Roma, along with the direction of Prof. Paolo Vitti. For more info click on the link below: https://lnkd.in/dmJsyJzr #architecture #castelsantangelo #paolovitti