Cummings School of Architecture Community
The Cummings School of Architecture is a community composed of students, faculty, industry experts and life-long learners. Discover more about the people who make up our school.
Faculty & Staff
The Cummings School of Architecture boasts an esteemed faculty of renowned artists, architects, authors, planners, historians and scholars from around the world.
Teaching Firm in Residence
The Cummings School of Architecture in 2007 established an Architecture Teaching Firm in Residence Program that is unique in the United States, with the intention to bring the highest quality educator practitioners to the School from the region, the country and abroad for semester long stays.
The Teaching Firm in Residence Program involves two to three lead participants from a noted firm teaching in the graduate architectural design studio. Additional firm-wide resources are engaged for studio lectures, design studio review critiques at RWU and at the firm, and visits to the firm and to sites. Teaching Firms in Residence often offer a public lecture in the Cummings School of Architecture Public Events series, and often an exhibition as well.
- Fall 2020 Schwartz Silver Architects Boston, MA
- Spring 2020 Kite Architects Providence, RI
- Spring 2020 LLB Architects Pawtucket, RI
- Fall 2019 CBT Boston, MA
- Fall 2019 Jack Ryan Architect Providence, RI
- Spring 2019 designLAB Architects Boston, MA
- Spring 2019 Ayers Saint Gross & S3 Design Baltimore, MD/Boston, MA
- Fall 2018 David Hacin + Associates Boston, MA
- Fall 2018 Perkins + Will Studio Boston, MA
- Spring 2018 SUPERNORMALCambridge, MA
- Spring 2018 tacit|creations New York, NY
- Fall 2017 CBT Boston, MA
- Fall 2017 Touloukian Touloukian Inc. Boston, MA
- Spring 2017 Gray Organschi Architecture New Haven, CT
- Spring 2017 designLAB architects Boston, MA
- Fall 2016 Goody Clancy Architecture Preservation Planning, Boston. Zsuzsanna Gaspar, AIA, David Charney, Ben Carlson, Victor Ortale, Jefferson Poole, Rob Chandler, Arjun Mande
- Fall 2016 Joeb Moore Partners Architects, Greenwich, CT. Joeb Moore AIA, Devin Picardi AIA, Alex Chabla, Robert Scott
- Spring 2016 CBT Architects, Boston—Kishore Varanasi AIA, Sae Kim
- Spring 2016 Aamodt Plumb Architects, Cambridge/Austin—Mette Aamodt, Andrew Plumb
- Fall 2015 Sasaki Associates, Watertown—Stephen Lacker, Jerolim Mladinov
- Spring 2015 MASS Design Group, Boston—Michael Murphy, Alan Ricks, David Saladik, Chris Scovel
- Spring 2015 Gray Organschi Architecture, New Haven—Lisa Gray, FAIA, Alan Organschi
- Fall 2014 ADD Inc./Stantec, Boston—Eric Weyant, AIA, Aeron Hodges, Zach Pursley
- Fall 2014 designLAB, Boston—Robert Miklos, FAIA, Mary Ann Upton, Jason van Yperen
- Spring 2014 Studio Luz Architects Boston—Anthony Piermarini, AIA
- Spring 2014 Charles Rose Architects Somerville, MA—Charles Rose, FAIA, Susi Sanchez, AIA, Frank Dill, Wonyeop Seok, Margaux Fischer
- Fall 2013 Studio Luz Architects Boston—Anthony Piermarini, AIA
- Fall 2013 Brian Healy Architects, Somerville, MA—Brian Healy FAIA
- Spring 2013 Gray Organschi Architecture, New Haven—Alan Organschi, Lisa Gray, FAIA
- Fall 2012 designLAB Boston—Robert Miklos, FAIA, Sam Batchelor, AIA, Kelly Ard Haigh
- Spring 2012 KLM Arquitectos, Rohm Ibarlucia, Bueons Aires. Hernan Maldonado, Max Rohm
- Fall 2011 designLAB, Boston—Robert Miklos, FAIA, Scott Slarsky, AIA, Kelly Ard Haigh
- Fall 2011 Gray Organschi Architecture, New Haven—Alan Organschi, Lisa Gray, FAIA
- Spring 2011 Paul Lukez Architecture, Somerville, MA—Paul Lukez, FAIA
- Spring 2011 Tangram Architects, Amsterdam—Bart Mispelblom Beyer, Charlotte ten Dijke
- Fall 2010 Gray Organschi Architecture, New Haven—Lisa Gray, FAIA, Alan Organschi, Kyle Baldwin
- Spring 2010 KLM Arquitectos, Rohm Ibarlucia, Bueons Aires--Hernan Maldonado, Max Rohm
- Spring 2010 Anmahian Winton Architects, Boston—Alex Anmahian FAIA, Todd Thiel
- Fall 2009 Perkins + Will, Boston—John McDonald, AIA, Patrick Cunningham, AIA
- Spring 2009 Sasaki Associates, Watertown—Pablo Savid, AIA; James Moses, AIA
- Spring 2009 Kallman McKinnell & Wood—Bruno Pfister
- Fall 2008 Ann Beha Architects, Boston—Pamela Hawkes, FAIA, Steven Gerrard, AIA
- Fall 2008 Taylor Burns Architects, Boston, Accentech, Boston—Carol Burns, FAIA; Carl Rosenberg
- Spring 2008 Brian Healy Architects, Somerville, MA—Brian Healy, FAIA
- Spring 2008 Perkins + Will, Boston—John McDonald, AIA, Patrick Cunningham, AIA
- Fall 2007 Kallmann McKinnell & Wood, Boston—Bruno Pfister
- Fall 2007 Brian Healy Architects, Somerville, MA—Brian Healy, FAIA
Student Leadership
Students in the Cummings School of Architecture are involved in governance, mentoring and leadership activities.
Governance
The Cummings School of Architecture’s internal organization and website, PLANES, includes students comprehensively in the ongoing life and evolution of the School. Student representatives from each academic program also are members of the Cummings School of Architecture Student Council with the Deans, are part of the Cummings School of Architecture committee structure and have access to many leadership opportunities that are a significant part of the character of the School.
Student Mentoring
Peer mentoring programs are available within each major. Supported by faculty and administrators, they are a critical component of community-building within the School.
Student Athlete Mentor Program
The Cummings School of Architecture has a specific mentorship program that is the only one of its kind in the country—the Student Athlete Mentor Program for Architecture students. Led by Melissa Hutchinson ’97, a two sport Academic All-American during her career at RWU, the program works closely with student-athletes, the athletic department and the faculty to coordinate time management and scheduling, facilitating the balance of each individual student’s academic studies and their intercollegiate athletic activities. Dean Stephen White received the University’s 2010 Peter H. Broomhead Award for creating the program.
Student Organizations
RWU AIAS Student Chapter
Roger Williams University’s Chapter of the American Institute of Architecture Students (AIAS) is currently the fourth largest in the country, and largest chapter at a private institution. In addition to hosting the 2011 AIAS Northeast Quad Conference September 28-October 2, 2011, the chapter sent 25 members to the national AIAS Forum in Phoenix, AZ., in January. In addition to attending lectures, programs and conference events, a number of excursions to areas of interest were taken including a trip to the Grand Canyon.
RWU HP Society
The Historic Preservation Society is active across undergraduate and graduate levels, and received the Roger Williams University’s 2011 Community Service Award. In conjunction with the non-profit organization Historic New England, they are hosting the Fall 2011 regional conference on October 1, 2011. Entitled “Looking Forward: Preservation in New England in the Twenty-First Century,” the conference is supported by a grant from the Antoinette Downing Fund of the National Trust for Historic Preservation.
RWU Art Society
The Art Society is involved with coordinating field trips for visual arts students, and participating in RWU Admissions activities introducing prospective student to the program and the school.
RWU National Organization of Minority Architecture Students (NOMAS)
The Roger Williams University NOMAS Chapter wants to actively notice the minority communities. They advocate for the growth and implementation of justice and equity within the architectural profession and the campus. NOMAS at RWU works as a united organization and alongside other local chapters across the country. As one of the first Rhode Island NOMA chapters, they hope to inspire the creation of other chapters within the state and region. NOMA's mission, rooted in a rich legacy of activism, is to empower our local chapters and membership to foster justice and equity in communities of color, through outreach, community advocacy, professional development and design excellence.
Women's Leadership Network
The Women’s Leadership Network (WLN) connects pre-college and college students and alumni with leading faculty members and practitioners to advance educational and career potential for female students and faculty in the arts, architecture, historic preservation and construction.
Founded in 2012 through an RWU President's Inclusive Excellence Grant, the Women’s Leadership Network (WLN) connects pre-college and college students and alumni with leading faculty members and practitioners to advance educational and career potential for female students and faculty in the arts, architecture, historic reservation and construction by creating a visible network of engagement and opportunity.
The WLN hosts multiple annual events at the Cummings School of Architecture and at industry events such as ABX Boston and other gatherings in support of raising awareness, mentorship, sponsorship, support and career advancement.
The Goals of the Women's Leadership Network are to:
- Support young women in the study of architecture, historic preservation, construction or the arts
- Retain and mentor female students through their professional course of study
- Support female graduates and young professionals through career placement, advancement and satisfaction
- Attract leading female faculty and practitioners to the school
The WLN has worked on several occasions in conjunction with the Beverly Willis Architecture Foundation (BWAF), New York,dedicated to changing the culture of the building industry, for women, through education and research. BWAF leaders including Beverly Willis, FAIA have served as speakers and facilitators at our WLN planning efforts. The WLN meets regularly during the academic year, at Alumni and Homecoming weekends, and at professional gatherings.