Open to All Adjuncts, Full Time Professors and Administrators

As design educators, we set the tone in the studio. We have the opportunity to center student wellness while also continuing to achieve the high level of standards expected in design schools and in the profession. This 2-hour on-line workshop will include opportunities to interact with design educators from across the Commonwealth and includ the following learning objectives:

• Define the changing context for design education in the 2020’s and define the stress points that design students bring to the studio.

• Evaluate the advantages and disadvantages of the traditional Master/Apprentice relationship in the context of a changing world

• Examine core design studio pedagogies such as design juries, desk crits, grading practices, how bias effects methods of interaction, and how conflict is managed.

• Discover new ways to achieve high quality studio output while also centering student wellness

MEET OUR PRESENTERS

Dr. Erica Cochran Hameen, AIA, NOMA, LEED AP | Associate Professor, Architecture Program Director, UDream

Dr. Erica Cochran Hameen, Assoc AIA, NOMA, LEED AP is an Associate Professor at Carnegie Mellon University (CMU) where she also serves as the Co-Director of the Center for Building Performance and Diagnostics (CBPD), and the Track Chair of the Doctor of Design Program. Erica holds a B.Arch from Virginia Tech, a MS in Sustainable Design and a Ph.D. in Building Performance & Diagnostics from CMU. Erica serves as an instructor for multiple graduate and undergraduate courses. Erica’s Architectural and Design expertise includes educational, media and broadcast, residential, community, and transportation facilities. Erica’s research is widely published and she leads global research projects focused on Equitable Sustainability, Indoor Environmental Quality (IEQ), energy efficiency, and energy policy. Dr Cochran Hameen has received numerous honors for her research and architectural design project participation including awards from the AIA, NY Landmarks Conservancy, Brooklyn Chamber of Commerce, the Pittsburgh Courier Women of Excellence Award, an AIA Diversity Recognition award for the UDream program, the 2021 AIA Pennsylvania Impact Designer of the Year, and the 2025 William J. Bates Legacy Award. Dr Cochran Hameen also serves as the Immediate Past Board of Trustees Chair for the Phipps Conservatory and Botanical Gardens and the Board of Directors President for the Green Building Alliance. 

Rob Fleming, AIA

Rob Fleming is an award-winning educator, author, keynote speaker, sustainability advocate, and architect. In all his work, Rob strives to: regenerate the natural world; advocate for social equity in the built environment; design beautiful places; and bring economic viability to sustainability projects.