"x-change" Book Launch & Welcome Back Celebration

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Carnegie Mellon Architecture invites you to the "x-change" Book Launch and Welcome Back Celebration on Friday, January 16, 2026, from 12:30-1:50pm in Kresge Theatre and the CFA Great Hall.

We look forward to welcoming you back for the launch of the 2025 edition of "x-change" and celebration of the start of the spring semester! Join us to learn about upcoming programs and events, take part in the all-school photo, pick up your copy of the "x-change" book, and enjoy lunch in the Great Hall.

Schedule

• 12:30-1:00pm: Opening Remarks, Kresge Theatre
  • Hear from the head of school, the school’s student groups, and the public programs team about upcoming events this semester, and learn about the latest "x-change" book.
• 1:00pm-1:50pm: All-School Photo / Book Pickup / Lunch, CFA Great Hall
  • Immediately after the opening remarks, head out of Kresge and gather in the lower Great Hall for the annual all-school photo — be sure to wear your CM—A t-shirt!
  • Pick up your copy of the "x-change" book and eat lunch as you catch up with friends and colleagues.

About the "x-change" Publication

Carnegie Mellon Architecture (CM—A) is proud to announce the launch of the 2025 edition of "x-change," our annual publication showcasing work from first-year students to Ph.D. candidates. Inaugurated in 2017 as "EX-CHANGE," the publication has since evolved into "x-change" to more pointedly reflect its role as a platform for critical discourse and reflection.

The book was designed by Studio Elana Schlenker and Jordi Ng, and co-edited by Tuliza Sindi and Meredith Marsh. The exhibition of work from the publication, "Cabinets of Curiosities," was on view in the College of Fine Arts Great Hall from August 25 to September 5, 2025, and was designed by faculty Jared Abraham and Heather Bizon.

2024-25 Theme: "market x-change"

This year’s theme, "market x-change," invites us to reflect on what we, as a school, offer as contributions to the intellectual and speculative economies that shape the discipline. It asks us to consider the values we circulate, the ideas we trade, and the forms of knowledge we put forward for exchange, both within the academy and the profession. The seemingly stable market of ideas that has shaped the modern world is, in fact, more alive than ever, and filled with ideas and futures that remain contested, unresolved, rife with contradiction, and brimming with possibility. With this comes the opportunity to offer new ways of seeing, framing and acting. Some propositions may anchor and shape the evolving field, while others may fall away, but the act of putting them forward, and of entering the conversation, is itself vital. The 2024-25 course offerings, and the work generated, stake their place in that exchange, offering up their claims with clarity, care, and a call for slow and deep engagement.

Get Your Copy

The 2025 "x-change" book is available in both print and digital editions. It will be available for pickup during the book launch on January 16. To request a printed copy by mail, please complete this form. Please only use this form if you are off campus and need to have the book mailed to you. The book is available free of charge, while copies last.

Book Team

Cover and Book Design: Studio Elana Schlenker, Jordi Ng; Co-Editors: Tuliza Sindi, Meredith Marsh; Copy Editor: Meredith Marsh; Student Team: Narayan Ashanahalli, Jason Asiedu, Trijya Bhardwaj, Pausha Bovornthamajak, Melika Davarkhah, Lilianne Kouyaté, Keng Pu (Paul) Li, Ananya Shrimali, Aakash Vipparla; Staff Acknowledgements: Alycia Barney, Christi Danner, David Koltas.