School News

In our last edition of the year, the CM—A Newsletter dives into the Computational Design Laboratory (CodeLab). We talk to its director, Daniel Cardoso Llach, and alum Lydia Schweitzer (MSCD '21) who now works in research at NASA. We also share exciting news: the school launched a publishing imprint, in otherwards, and its inaugural publication "after school"; this year's "x-change" publication will soon be available; and in January, we will celebrate the second round of PJ Dick Innovation Fund awardees.

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. Save the date for the book launch on Friday, January 16, 2026.

Carnegie Mellon Architecture is proud to announce the student recipients of the Fall 2025 Architecture Awards. This fall, more than $80,000 in funding has been awarded to support projects and internships, research, travel and more, for undergraduate, master's and Ph.D. students.

In this edition of the Carnegie Mellon Architecture Newsletter, we explore the legacy of the Center for Building Performance and Diagnostics, one of the most storied research centers at the school. We hear from co-directors Vivian Loftness, Erica Cochran Hameen and Azadeh O. Sawyer, as well as an alum of the program, Siliang Lu (PhD-BPD '19). We also learn about research from the M.Arch Travel Awards winners, who presented their work at an exhibition and Pecha Kucha presentation on October 27.

In this edition of the Carnegie Mellon Architecture Newsletter, we introduce our theme for the coming year: the many forms of research that take place at Carnegie Mellon Architecture and the ways that CM–A researchers, research centers and alumni are changing the world through policy and practice. We also share photographs from our annual student exhibition, this year themed "Cabinets of Curiosities" and remembrances of architect, educator and alumnus Art Lubetz (1940-2025).

This past July, we lost an enigmatic figure in our community: Art Lubetz. The visionary architect, educator and alumnus had a profound impact on the lives of those he taught, worked and collaborated with. In the weeks following his passing, we collected memories of him from his former students, fellow faculty, mentees, colleagues and those whose lives he touched. Reflect and remember Art through these stories, as told in the words of our community.

Carnegie Mellon Architecture is accepting applications for the Fall 2025 Awards. Applications are due on Friday, October 31, 2025 at 11:59pm ET. Up to more than $80,000 in funding is available to support projects, internships, research and travel for undergraduate, master's and PhD students.

Arthur Lubetz, a visionary architect whose bold and colorful designs transformed Pittsburgh’s architectural landscape, passed away early in the morning on July 4, 2025. Art served as an Adjunct Professor at Carnegie Mellon University School of Architecture for over 30 years. He influenced generations of students, as well as his colleagues, the school, and the City of Pittsburgh over the course of his nearly six-decade career.

In this issue of e-SPAN, we say farewell to Mary-Lou Arscott, Associate Studio Professor and Associate Head for Design Fundamentals, who retired this spring after 18 years with the school. We include the story of her unconventional architecture path in her own words. We also share images from this year's Spring Thesis Exhibition, Commencement and the inaugural Building Performance and Diagnostics Symposium which took place at CMU in April.

Carnegie Mellon Architecture is proud to announce the student recipients of our spring 2025 awards program. This spring’s awards provide over $56,000 of funding support to undergraduate, Master's and PhD students. Awards recognize student work in design and representation, public interest design and sustainability, as well as professional promise. We extend our thanks to the juries, and to EPIC Metals for sponsoring the reception following the ceremony.