Journal of Architectural Education

“In order to mitigate the most harmful effects of climate change, societies must also deploy techniques of carbon dioxide removal (CDR). CDR refers to a broad set of technologies and land use management strategies designed to capture atmospheric carbon dioxide and sequester it in biological, geological, or marine sinks.” In JAE 78.2 “The Land of the Living Skies,” author Douglas Robb documents a pedagogical experiment—structured in the form of a graduate seminar—to trouble and problematize the design disciplines’ evolving relationship with CDR. Visit https://bit.ly/3EXDo0k to learn more. (Image Credit: Work developed for the Land of the Living Skies seminar at the University of Pennsylvania Stuart Weitzman School of Design. Image by Noa Mori Machove) #JAE #JournalOfArchitecturalEducation #CarbonDioxideRemoval #CDR #Decarbonization #Grasslands #Speculative #Pedagogy #Worlding #Energy #Transitions 

“The ongoing settler-colonial legacy of resource extraction, paired with the current climate crisis, threatens the availability and security of housing, a basic need that the state, developers, and architects are ill-equipped to meet.”⁠ ⁠ In JAE 78.2 “Living in Relation” authors James Miller and Kelema Lee Moses propose collaborative Kanaka Maoli design thinking as a model for innovative housing architectures based on planning principles rooted in ʻike honua, a sense of place determined through knowledge of the land.⁠ ⁠ Throughout the essay, Miller and Moses examine community-led (re)building efforts in Hawai‘i as relational acts between human and non-human forms while acknowledging sustainability as an embedded practice.⁠ ⁠ Visit https://bit.ly/4hQf1Af to read more.⁠ ⁠ (Image Credit: “Makamalunohonaokalani” by Marilyn Kahalewai. Used with permission from Kamehameha Schools.)⁠ ⁠ #JAE #JournalOfArchitecturalEducation #Essay #DesignThinking #Hawaii #Housing #Sustainability #LandKnowledge #Energy

We are thrilled to announce the 2025 JAE Award recipients!⁠ ⁠ JAE Essay Award 2025:⁠ Gabrielle Printz, “Man Made: DuPont and Desert Development in Iran,” in JAE 77.2 Deserts⁠ ⁠ JAE Narrative Award 2025:⁠ Dalal Musaed Alsayer, “Visualizing the Desert: Karl S. Twitchell and the Environmental Imaginaries of the Saudi Arabian Desert, 1936-1948,” in JAE 77.2 Deserts⁠ ⁠ JAE Design Award 2025:⁠ Amina Kaskar, “The Indian Delights Cookbook,” in JAE 78.1 Infidelities⁠ ⁠ The award-winning articles are available to the public for FREE through March 30. Please visit https://lnkd.in/eCuFudp4 to learn more and browse the open-access articles. ⁠ ⁠ Congratulations to all!⁠ ⁠ Published by Taylor & Francis Group. ⁠ #JAE #AcademicJournal #EssayAward #NarrativeAward #DesignAward #OpenAccess #ACSAArchitecturalEducationAwards #2025ArchEdAwards 

In JAE 78.2 “The Great EV Road Trip Journal,” author Dominic Boyer narrates his family's cross-country road trip from Hoston to Los Angeles in an electric vehicle. As Boyer details his journey, readers are encouraged to ask themselves: “Will the American road trip survive the EV transition?” “What will it take to overcome range anxiety in EVs?” “Can electrifying automobiles help us to overcome petroculture?” Visit https://bit.ly/4iccQXE to read the full piece. (Image Courtesy of Author) #JAE #JournalOfArchitecturalEducation #EV #Energy #ElectricCar #RoadTrip #RangeAnxiety #CrossCountry

In the latest for JAE Online, architecture lecturer Alexandra Oetzel reviews her experience visiting Girlroom, an immersive installation curated by Samiha Meem in Ohio State’s Knowlton Hall. Oetzel was impressed by her experience walking through the exhibition, which she describes as filled with symbolism that embodies the social constraints between women and our current society. She shares that Girlroom "offered a compelling transformation of space, identity, and intimacy in an otherwise austere gallery." Visit https://lnkd.in/eJJkSGcY to read the full review. (Image credit: Knowlton School)  #JAE #JAEOnlineReview #ExhibtionReview #Transformation

Join us this Thursday, February 13, at 12 pm EST / 6 pm CET, for an IG Live with JAE 78.2 “Bringing the Anthropocene Down to Size, or, How Can We Understand a Gigaton?” author Sarah Nichols and issue theme editor Billy Fleming. ⁠ ⁠ Ahead of the discussion, we invite you to visit https://bit.ly/4hvAAGa to browse Nichol’s contribution. The piece examines the Anthropocene Square Meter, based on an idea first proposed by paleobiologist Jan Zalasiewicz, and uses the model as a storytelling device, walking through four narratives of vast and heavy anthropogenic material change.⁠ ⁠ About the Author:⁠ ⁠ Sarah Nichols is an Assistant Professor and director of the lab THEMA within the Institute of Architecture at EPFL. Her scholarly work examines the environmental and political entanglements of construction, particularly through building materials.⁠ ⁠ #JAE #IGLive #AuthorTalk #Interview #Worlding #Materials #Visualization

Interested in serving on the JAE Editorial Board? Apply by March 1 to be considered! The Board seeks up to seven additional members who are actively involved in research and teaching at the intersection of architecture, and design practices (buildings and/or installations), critical technology studies, Indigenous studies, queer theory, representation, and urban design. JAE is committed to building a diverse editorial board and welcomes people from all backgrounds and institutions to apply. We particularly welcome applicants from minority-serving institutions, and we seek to reflect a range of disciplinary topics, research methodologies, and demographic characteristics, including race, gender, national origin, geographic location, and institution type. Visit https://bit.ly/3YvwHsz for more information. #JAE #journal #architectural #education #research #peerreview #architecture #design #faculty #editorialboard #applytoday

What role might aesthetics play in large-scale geo-engineering projects wherein the primary objective is landscape remediation? Read JAE 78.2 “Saline Dreams” to examine author Jason Payne's imagined near-future evolution of the LADWP’s Dust Mitigation Project toward strange new landscapes, turning radically empirical environmental geoengineering techniques toward an emergent, more expansive aesthetic dimension. Visit https://bit.ly/40HpeYo to read the full piece. (Image Credit: Photograph by author) #JAE #journal #architectural #education #owenslake #landscape #ecology #landscapedesign 

Happy to have contributed alongside Fernando Portal to the Journal of Architectural Education’s “Worldings. Energy. Transitions.” issue, showcasing student work from the past three years ✨

In JAE 78.2 “Political Geographies of Rural Electrification,” author Micah Rutenberg maps a vivid snapshot that illustrates the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA)’s role as an agent of environmental region-building. With this piece, Rutenberg uses the Tennessee Valley as a critical reference point for navigating the complexities of environmental and infrastructural transformations as energy transition becomes increasingly urgent. Visit https://bit.ly/4hKeBLi for more. (Image Credit: Library of Congress, U.S. Farm Security Administration/Office of War Information photograph collection) #JAE #Worlding #Energy #TVA #Tennessee #TennesseeValley #TennesseeValleyAuthority #EnergyInfrastructure #Mapping