Unearthing the Heralding Story of a Former Steedman Fellowship Winner … from 1939!
Miranda Rectenwald, a curator of local history at Washington University, discovered the amazing tale of Victor Gilbertson who was awarded the Steedman Fellowship in 1939 and traveled around Europe during the fading years of World War II. She recently recalled her 2013 article in… Read More
Announcing the 2018-19 Steedman Fellow Lily Zhang
Planometric and sectional views of shared storage spaces, from “Collective Clutter,” which proposes new spatial and socially engaged models of storage. (Image: Courtesy of Lily Zhang) If architecture is in a relationship, posits Lily Zhang, then storage is its selfless soul mate:… Read More
An update from the field by 2016 Fellow Pedro Pitarch: This Greenfield is My Home
Pedro Pitarch, “This Greenfield is My Home.” Image: Pedro Pitarch. 2016 Steedman Fellow Pedro Pitarch shares a drawing from his research project Disguised Metropolitanisms: Unveiling the Masquerade… Read More
2018 Theme and Jury Announced
How does infrastructure shape our individual and collective environments? That’s the question posed by the 2018 James Harrison Steedman Fellowship in Architecture. The biennial research competition challenges early-career architects to investigate the fundamental systems, facilities and services that enable, sustain and enhance societal living conditions. Read More
Pedro Pitarch named the 2016-17 Steedman Fellow
Architecture is often defined by the activities that happen within it. But the boundary between public and private wears thin. We eat in the car and sleep on the train. We congregate in commercial spaces. Social media blurs distinctions between personal and professional selves. Read More
2016 Theme Announced and Registration Opens
In the natural world, adaptation is a competitive advantage. Yet the built environment is frequently characterized by rigid typologies and inflexible designs. How can buildings keep pace with changing cultures and contexts? In Adaptation, the 2016 James Harrison Steedman Fellowship in Architecture call for research… Read More
Jason Mrdeza – 2012 Steedman Fellow
Architect Jason Mrdeza has won Washington University’s 2012 Steedman Fellowship in Architecture International Design Competition. Sponsored by the College of Architecture and Graduate School of Architecture & Urban Design in the Sam Fox School, the biennial competition is open to young architects from around the… Read More