Caryn is honored to have recently been elevated to the The American Institute of Architects (AIA) College of Fellows. AIA Fellows are recognized with the AIA’s highest membership honor for their exceptional work and contributions to architecture and society.
On January 21, 2021, the Association of American Publishers (AAP) unveiled finalists for the 45th annual Professional and Scholarly Excellence (PROSE) Awards, honoring scholarly works published in 2020, comprising a total of 130 finalists across 44 subject categories. The journal of Technology | Architecture + Design (TAD) was recognized as a finalist for the Prose Award in the category of “Best New Journal in Humanities & Social Sciences.” The PROSE Awards recognize publishers who produce books, journals, reference works, and digital products of extraordinary merit that make a significant contribution to a field of study each year. Caryn is a Founding Editorial Board Member of TAD and was the inaugural Design Editor.
Caryn presented (remotely) an interdisciplinary methods paper titled “Transferring visual methods from design to social science to advance built environment research” at the 2020 EAAE-ARCC International Conference hosted by the Polytechnic University in Valencia, Spain. The focus of the conference was on “Architecture + the City” with panels addressing new professional and research practices.
Amazing virtual kick-off to the second phase of El Corazón’s artistic projects introducing the selected local artists who will be creating large scale environmental artworks along Main Street in Holyoke. All selected artists will be working closely through mentorship programming with Shey Rivera Ríos, an interdisciplinary artist, cultural strategist, and arts administrator based in Providence, RI.
Pleased to announce that TAD Translation, for which Caryn served as Issue Editor, is published online. Due to COVID-19, the issue is open and free to read until August 1, 2020. Read Caryn’s Editorial here.
In 2020, Caryn will serve as Secretary for the Western Massachusetts Chapter of the American Institute of Architects (AIA) and as a member of the AIA Higher Education Advisory Team (HEAT).
A very moving afternoon “revealing” the El Corazón / The Heart of Holyoke Banners to celebrate the Puerto Rican community and the Hidden Legends that were chosen by the Pa’lante Restorative Justice youth from the Holyoke Public School.
Caryn and co-chairs Naomi Darling and Peggi Clouston hosted the Building Technology Educators’ Society (BTES) Conference at UMass with research presentations focused on the theme of Integration + Innovation.
Great conversations, sharing of faculty research, and tours of Bensonwood, Kern Center, Hitchcock Center, and Bechtel Environmental Classroom!
Caryn was in Sweden to continue travel activities funded by the Marion and Jasper Whiting Foundation for a proposal entitled “Voices from the Field: Impact of Collaborative Practices on Design in Nordic Countries.”
Caryn, Joseph, and Clay shared the El Corazón project during a poster session at the Environmental Design Research Association (EDRA) Conference in Brooklyn.