5 Questions for Russ Pinizzotto
Russ Pinizzotto arrived at Wentworth in 2009 with big ideas and energy to match. He recently sat down with WIT to reflect on five years of change in academics at the Institute. 1. In an article that...
View ArticleMaking the Grade Abroad
FOR MORE THAN A DECADE, Wentworth architecture students have traded Boston for Berlin for a semester. Each year, nearly 100 Wentworth students travel to the German capital for a full semester of design...
View ArticleHigh-Tech Highway
UNTIL RECENTLY, walking through the ground-floor corridor of Wentworth Hall was almost like taking a step back in time. Pedestrians were greeted by a painted concrete floor, high-school style lockers,...
View ArticleBottle Bill
When you pop the top and take a sip of your favorite soft drink, how much time do you spend thinking about the bottle you’re holding? Do you consider the weight of the container? The way it feels in...
View ArticleProfiles in Giving: Sam Altschuler, Hon. ’08
About two years ago, when Sam Altschuler, Hon. ’08, began considering a gift to assist Wentworth’s Department of Computer Science and Networking, he made it clear that he wanted to think big. Already a...
View ArticleWe Remember: Ted Hood, BC ’50
Frederick Emmart “Ted” Hood, BC ’50, renowned sailmaker and founder of Hood Sail, died on June 28, 2013. He was 86. Hood was known as unique in seafaring circles for his ability to excel not only as a...
View ArticleSitting Pretty
When Victor Zhu ’15 started to design a studio stool for an industrial design assignment last fall, inspiration came from an unlikely source. “In terms of form and color, I chose industrial assembly...
View ArticleBoston as a Lab
ON A WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON LAST FALL, a group of first-year architecture students stood in the middle of Summer Street in Downtown Crossing, pencils and paper in hand, sketching their surroundings while...
View ArticleHonor Roll
FACULTY Associate Professor of Architecture Robert Cowherd has been named to the board of directors for the Global Architecture History Teaching Collaborative (GAHTC). The group was created after a...
View ArticleBoston as a Lab
ON A WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON LAST FALL, a group of first-year architecture students stood in the middle of Summer Street in Downtown Crossing, pencils and paper in hand, sketching their surroundings while...
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