Cal Poly Pomona, Department of Architecture

Please join us tomorrow, Wednesday, at 9 am (PST) for our first Fall 2020 lecture at CPP/ARC! Our speaker will be Jeannette Kuo of Zurich based architecture firm Karamuk Kuo. https://cpp.zoom.us/j/93228154889

Cavin Traveling Fellowship Competition - 2020 - Registration is Open!

Hello Cal Poly Pomona Architecture Alums! We are currently in the process of preparing an exhibition celebrating the department's 50th anniversary that will be a part of the AIA convention in May in Los Angeles. If you have any photos that you would like to share of field trips, studio activities (inside or outside the IDC or building 7) please send them to [email protected] with your name and the years that you attended the school. Thanks in advance to all of you for your help with this important project.

The Department of Architecture is hiring - Tenure Track Assistant Professor - Apply by Jan 20 Cal Poly Pomona’s Department of Architecture (CPP ARC) invites applications for a tenure-track position at the rank of Assistant Professor to begin in the 2020-2021 academic year. The new faculty is expected to teach architecture studios, lectures, and seminars at the undergraduate and graduate level, and engage in scholarly activities. The new faculty member will also be involved in... administrative tasks and service at the department, college, and university levels. Applicants whose work demonstrates a commitment to inclusive excellence and diversity in higher education, are particularly encouraged to apply. Qualified candidates must have a terminal degree (M.ARCH. or Ph.D.) in Architecture or Architecture History or Theory from a NAAB accredited (or recognized equivalent) university; experience teaching design studio and lecture courses at the university level; professional and/or teaching experience using digital representation tools and techniques and, digital documentation tools for representing construction assemblies and methods; ability to undertake design research through scholarly/creative activities or practice; and demonstrated ability to contribute to the excellence of our diverse academic community through teaching, research, and service, with a commitment to working in an inclusive environment. A completed application will consist of: A cover letter that describes the candidate’s teaching and research experience, a curriculum vitae, the names and contact information for three references, an 8 1/2 x 11 portfolio (maximum 20 pages) of professional work/research and teaching, an unofficial transcript showing the highest degree earned, a CPP application form, and a Student Success Statement about candidates teaching, or other experiences, successes, and challenges in working or otherwise engaging with a diverse student population. Consideration of complete applications will begin on 1/20/2020 and will continue until the position is filled. For an expanded position description and application please see the posting at https://apply.interfolio.com/70583

Ray Kappe, the energy that started the Southern California Institute of Architecture, aka SciArc, was the founding chair of Cal Poly Pomona's Department of Architecture in 1970. Kappe was a visionary who surrounded himself with other spectacular architectural minds. His entourage and their larger than life ideas about design were too much for a still very pastoral Cal Poly campus. The politics of the early 1970s were tumultuous, and Cal Poly Pomona was no exception. The const...raints of a state school compelled Kappe and his associates to risk everything to leave and start a new school. Over the last almost 50 years, SciArc has become an internationally recognized center of architectural thought and continues to pursue new ideas about architectural design, human environments, design technology, and design education. With his passing this week, the Cal Poly Architecture Department again ponders the loss of Kappe. The Department will honor Ray Kappe's vision, and that of all Cal Poly's founding faculty, at our 50 year anniversary celebrations this coming Spring 2020. Ray Kappe, thank you for making our world more interesting, and for creating a place where architectural thought and creativity thrive. photo from 50 Years on the Hill, Jere French. P.147