SUPERJURY – MAY 17, 2021 @ 12:00 PM – 3:00 PM

Meeting ID: 810 7334 9786 Passcode: 536093
Hosted by The American Institute of Architecture Students (AIAS) and The School of Architecture and Urban Planning (SARUP). The goal of SUPERjury is to foster self-reflection and stimulate a conversation about the state of architecture within the school and also how our work relates to contemporary issues in practice and the world. SUPERjury Gallery Link.

Guest Critics:

Germane Barnes, University of Miami and 2021 award winner of the Rome Prize, Wheelwright Prize and Architecture League Prize
Born in Chicago, IL Germane Barnes received a Bachelor’s of Science in Architecture from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and a Master of Architecture from Woodbury University where he was awarded the Thesis Prize for his project Symbiotic Territories: Architectural Investigations of Race, Identity, and Community. Barnes’ research and design practice investigates the connection between architecture and identity. Learning from historical data and perspectives from within architecture as well as cultural and ethnic studies, he examines how the built environment influences the social and cultural experience.

Elena Manferdini, Sci-Arc
Elena Manferdini contributes more than fifteen years of professional experience to her role as SCI-Arc Graduate Program Chair. She has been teaching design studios and visual studies seminars at SCI-Arc since 2003, serving most recently as coordinator of graduate thesis.

Manferdini graduated from the University of Civil Engineering in Bologna, Italy and later received her Master’s of Architecture and Urban Design from the University of California Los Angeles. In 2004 she founded Atelier Manferdini in Venice, CA where she is principal. In 2011, she was one of the recipients of the prestigious annual grants from the United States Artists (USA) in the category of architecture and design. Manferdini was awarded the 2013 COLA Fellowship given by City of Los Angeles Department of Cultural Affairs to support the production of original artwork. That same year, she received a Graham Award for architecture, the 2013 ACADIA Innovative Research Award of Excellence, and was selected as recipient for the Educator of the Year presidential award given by the AIA Los Angeles.

Heather Roberge, UCLA
Heather Roberge is a designer and educator based in Los Angeles. She is the founder and principal of design practice Murmur and an associate professor at UCLA Architecture and Urban Design.

Roberge’s research and professional work investigate the spatial, structural and atmospheric potential that digital technologies have on the theory and practice of building. Her teaching emphasizes innovative approaches to material, computation, and manufacturing to expand the formal vocabulary and spatial implications of building envelopes and assemblies.

The schedule is as follows:

12:00 – 3:00 CST
Welcome – Mo Zell
Juror Introductions – AIAS
Student Presentation w/ Feedback + Discussion
310/810
320
410
420
820
Pause for Questions from Faculty and Students
5 min Break
Student Presentation w/ Feedback + Discussion
825
Electives
Thesis
Pause for Questions from Faculty and Students
10 min Break
Awards

What is SUPERJury

SUPERjury is a day-long review and celebration of the most provocative undergraduate and graduate projects in the school. With projects nominated for consideration by both students and faculty, the goal of SUPERjury is to foster self-reflection and stimulate a conversation about the state of architecture within the school and also how our work relates to contemporary issues in practice and the world. Students who are selected to participate in the review are recognized with honors and cash prizes. It’s a very significant event for the School of Architecture & Urban Planning.

For more information contact Architecture Chair Mo Zell.