Isabel Sophia Liceaga Discretionary Fund
Faculty Award
Robert L. Preger Intelligent Workplace (IW). Credit: Karl Backus
The Isabel Sophia Liceaga Discretionary Fund was established to support faculty-led projects that critically engage students and advance the mission and reputation of Carnegie Mellon Architecture.
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Carnegie Mellon Architecture will announce the call for applications for the next award cycle in the fall of 2024.
Mission
The Isabel Sophia Liceaga Discretionary Fund has been established to support the highest priority needs of Carnegie Mellon Architecture and its constituents. The school solicits project proposals from the faculty that advance its mission and reputation. A strong emphasis will be placed upon projects that critically engage students.
This award is open to all current Carnegie Mellon Architecture faculty. The awarded funds must be used within two (2) years of the award date.
Evaluation Criteria
To be considered for the Isabel Sophia Liceaga Discretionary Fund, applicants must submit a complete application that includes the following information:
- Proposal that clearly explains the project purpose, research objectives, methods and materials. Selection is based upon the following criteria:
- The impact of the proposal in relation to the candidate’s career development.
- The impact of the proposal in relation to the mission of Carnegie Mellon Architecture.
- The degree to which the project critically engages students.
Fall 2023 Jury: Jonathan Kline (Chair), Juney Lee, Steve Lee, Sarah Rafson
Fall 2023 Award Amount: $3,000 (one (1) available)
Eligibility & Schedule
The Isabel Sophia Liceaga Discretionary Fund is open to all current Carnegie Mellon Architecture faculty.
Carnegie Mellon Architecture will announce the call for applications for the next award cycle in the fall of 2024.
Award Recipients
- 2023: Vicki Achnani, Proposal: Bending Active Systems_ Bamboo Research Pavilion: Prototyping material and spanning system in Bamboo_ using robotic arms and steam-bending
- 2022 (fall): Tommy CheeMou Yang, Proposal: Compoundologies: Urban Playbook for Radical Typo-Morphological Transformations
- 2022 (spring): Francesca Torello, Title: Virtual Fresco: Vault Mapping
- 2021: Nida Rehman, Title: Disrupting Toxic Systems
- 2020: Azadeh Sawyer with Jiarong Xie, Title: Development and Implementation of a Simulation-Assisted Shading Control Framework in the Intelligent Workplace
Daniel Cardoso Llach with Jingyang (Leo) Liu, Title: Support for Algotecton Installation at the Washington D.C. Convention Center-SIGGRAPH - 2019: Gerard Damiani, Title: ASO Portugal: Fabric versus Monument
- 2018: Daragh Byrne & Dana Cupkova, Title: Towards Sentient Matter: Architecture as a Mood Ring
- 2017: Daniel Cardoso Llach, Title: Computational Design Exhibition at the Miller Gallery Fall 2017
- 2016: Francesca Torello, Title: Digital Vienna 1900
- 2015: Jeremy Ficca, Title: Positioning Discourse
- 2014: Jennifer Lucchino, Title: Retrospective of Building Entrances from Around the World: 1914-2014
- 2013: Dana Cupkova, Title: Radiant Surface Flow Regimes
- 2012: Mick McNutt, Title: Furniture Design Build Project
- 2011: Jeremy Ficca, Title: The Joint
- 2010: Bing Dong & Erica Cochran