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Stuckeman School architecture graduate students Dima Abu-Aridah, Ali Ghazvinian and Tiffanie Leung.
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Architecture graduate students earn Engineering for Change Research Fellowships
June 02, 2021
UNIVERSTY PARK, Pa. Dima Abu-Aridah, Ali Ghazvinian and Tiffanie Leung, all graduate students in the Stuckeman School’s Department of Architecture, have been named 2021 Engineering for Change Research Fellows in the habitat sector.
Designed to prepare early career professionals to solve local as well as global challenges, the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) E4C Fellowship program provides a platform for the next generation of technical professionals to “reach their fullest potential” and advance the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals.
IMAGE: Felecia Davis
In order to demonstrate her research, Davis created a quilt to connect with residents of the Hill District in Pittsburgh. Each panel on the quilt reflects a different image of importance in the history of the Hill District, which is a grouping of historically African American neighborhoods in the city. When the copper fabric on the quilt is touched, sensors activate the narration of the panel story which plays through a small speaker that is incorporated at the bottom of the quilt. District residents will be able to add their own panels and stories to the quilt over time. The quilt is part of a duo transmitting/receiving textile installation that will be shown in the MoMA gallery.