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Media Design School (MDS) in Auckland, New Zealand 鈥� with which NewSchool collaborates for its Media Design School of Digital Arts at NewSchool 鈥� has recently been ranked 15th on Animation Career Review鈥榮 annual list of . In 2014, Media Design School made its debut on the list, at No. 19.

Since 2012, NewSchool and MDS have collaborated on the Media Design School of Digital Arts at NewSchool, bringing curriculum and faculty from the Asia-Pacific region to work with students in San Diego. The Media Design School of Digital Arts at NewSchool enables students to gain a global perspective on digital arts degree programs such as game development, game programming, animation and media design. On the Auckland-based campus, MDS offers specialist degrees in emerging creative industries, with alumni who are working with world-renowned companies such as DreamWorks, Pixar, BBDO Worldwide, and Saatchi & Saatchi, as well as working on blockbuster movies such as The Hobbit, Avatar, King Kong and films from The Lord of the Rings trilogy. These industry connections, faculty expertise and student experiences are also transferred to NewSchool students.

About the Ranking

The Animation Career Review Top 100 International Animation Schools list is the most comprehensive source of information for aspiring animation and game design professionals, takes four key criteria into consideration when determining a school鈥檚 ranking. The criteria include the overall quality of programs, including technology and facilities available to students; the consistency and quality of student and graduate animation work; the geographic advantages derived from the school being located near animation employment hotspots; and the reputation of the program within the animation industry.

In addition to the recent recognition on the Top 100 International Animation Schools鈥� list, MDS has also been ranked among the top three schools in the world to provide VFX/Animation and Game Development qualification by the Autodesk CG Student Awards in 2015.

SAN DIEGO鈥擠ecember 21, 2015鈥�Ramiro Losada, an undergraduate architecture faculty member at NewSchool of Architecture & Design (NewSchool) is profiled in the December issue of Architectural Record for his firm, , which was named one of the worldwide in 2015.

According to Architectural Record, each year the publication highlights architects 鈥渄oing some of the most innovative work in the field who will lead the profession in the future.鈥� In the profile of Losada, along with his business partner Alberto Garcia, the author writes that they 鈥渞epresent a new breed of Spanish architect鈥� that is globe-trotting and media savvy. Prior to starting their firm in 2008 in , the pair launched Studio Banana TV, a multimedia platform that produces interviews and documentaries about design, art, and culture on the web.

鈥淭his recognition, by one of the most respected industry publications in the world, is really important both for me and my partner Alberto Garcia,鈥� said Losada, who teaches third-year architecture studio at NewSchool. 鈥淥ur San Diego office recently opened, so this selection reinforces the idea that our projects are understood in two different cultures, both European and American. We aim to promote thinking globally but acting locally, so with this selection we reaffirm this concept.鈥�

In his capacity at NewSchool, Ramiro, along with more than a dozen students and fellow instructor Victor Navarro, designed and constructed an installation for the STEAMConnect Education Conference held in San Diego spring 2015. Other upcoming projects of Losada Garc铆a include the Peraleda House, Peraleda (C谩ceres), Spain, 2014鈥�16; Torres House, Navalmoral (C谩ceres), Spain, 2015鈥�16; and Interior Library, San Diego, 2016.

For more information on Losada Garcia Architects, as profiled in Architectural Record, visit .

NewSchool students, along with architecture professor Chuck Crawford, were recently featured in the December issue of the San Diego Jewish Journal for the Leichtag Foundation鈥檚 commissioned project to design and construct a sukkah, which is a temporary shelter covered in natural materials.

was the third year that NewSchool students and faculty led the sukkah design project, which gave students the opportunity for hands-on learning around designing a structure that would appeal to the public; creating a construction schedule; identifying a list of needed materials; and handling administrative details that go into a building project of this size.

To read the full article and learn more about the project that has involved more than 30 students over the past three years, check out the (article on page 38).

The new accelerated undergraduate architecture programs will allow students to graduate and enter the workforce more quickly

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San Diego, CA 鈥擠ecember 17, 2015 鈥�NewSchool of Architecture & Design (NewSchool) today announced that the university now offers accelerated options for students to earn undergraduate architecture degrees, allowing them to graduate and enter the workforce more quickly and to decrease their overall costs.

鈥淭here have been various studies and increased awareness about the need for a contemporary approach to and innovative methods of teaching and learning in architecture education,鈥� said Len Zegarski, NewSchool Undergraduate Architecture Program Chair. 鈥淭he new vision for professional architecture education needs to be innovative. The result needs to be efficient, time-and cost-sensitive, and sufficiently agile to meet the needs of future architects.鈥�

The academic framework now implemented for the accelerated undergraduate architecture program options at NewSchool include a comprehensive professional architecture education that consists of accelerated degree tracks that fit the needs of students of all ages and proficiency levels. Through the new tracks, available at a tuition discount, students are able to complete their Bachelors of Arts in Architecture in three years or the National Architectural Accrediting Board (NAAB)-accredited Bachelor of Architecture professional degree in four years by taking up to 18 credits of course work each quarter. This is one year faster than NewSchool鈥檚 traditional five-year undergraduate architecture programs, allowing students to save time, reduce tuition costs and give them a head start on their career in architecture.

In addition to the new accelerated undergraduate architecture degrees, NewSchool is also one of the first 13 accredited architectural programs to be accepted for participation in the National Council of Architectural Registration Boards (NCARB) Integrated Path to Architectural Licensure (IPAL) initiative. The new pathway to licensure will incorporate all elements required for licensure into the academic program, decreasing time to architectural licensure for students who complete all IPAL program requirements. A rule change allowing students to take the Architect Registration Examination sections while still in school is currently pending final approval by the California Architects Board.

NewSchool recently hosted Vancouver-based architecture critic/urbanist on campus as part of its ongoing lecture series. Boddy spoke on a 鈥淒ialogue of Cities鈥� between Vancouver and the rapidly redeveloping downtown area of San Diego, highlighting the history and development of the two cities. He also met with a smaller group of NewSchool students to discuss his published article in the Journal of Architectural Education on the state of architecture criticism and changes in the industry.

According to Boddy, San Diego鈥檚 East Village (home to NewSchool) has the opportunity to serve as the 鈥渢est tube鈥� for a formula for the new San Diego, with its cultural diversity and interesting projects such as SILO in the Makers Quarter. Drawing from his own home base in Vancouver, Canada, Boddy also emphasized that today鈥檚 architecture students should have interests outside of architecture and be willing to travel; He indicated how the world is getting even more global today – with ideas, people and money – and learning in another climate, with new friends and interests, will translate into more professional opportunities for today鈥檚 graduates.

In addition to his role as critic, urbanist and historian, Boddy is also a curator and catalog editor of the current exhibition, 鈥淩ethink: Behind San Diego鈥檚 Skyline鈥� in a newly designed gallery at 700 First Avenue in San Diego.

NewSchool is one of four schools in California that will host the Division of the State Architect鈥檚 (DSA) 鈥�7x7x7: Case Studies in School Energy and Water Reduction,鈥� event series, dubbed in January 2016.

Sponsored by DSA, a part of the California Department of General Services, in partnership with the California Energy Commission and AIA California Council (AIACC), the initiative engages seven architecture firms to develop a total of seven conceptual case studies for seven representative school campuses. The case studies, each of which will examine the retrofit of a hypothetical classroom building, a multipurpose building, or both, are intended to serve as training programs and to foster conversation among school administrators and facilities members to 鈥渞eimagine together how schools can be renovated to reduce energy and water usage and create great opportunities for education.鈥�

Read more about the initiative in .

Of the 17 awards given to companies and professionals recognized at the 39^th annual Orchids & Onions event in San Diego, for their architecture design and innovation. NewSchool alumni specifically took home an Orchid for Architecture, Orchid for Interior Design and an Orchid for the Miscellaneous category.

Orchids & Onions is an annual fundraising program of the San Diego Architectural Foundation, which aims to educate the public on what makes good architecture, planning, landscapes, graphics and interiors. The event also raises awareness and practical discourse about the environment in order to effect positive change and more thoughtful design.

Orchid for Architecture

Kettner Exchange (NewSchool alumni from the San Diego firm ):

As reported in the San Diego Union Tribune, the judges said: 鈥淜ettner Exchange appears like a box of light, illuminating the night and inviting passerby to come inside for a further look. The jury was impressed that the designer kept the original structure intact, yet included a series of intriguing and fresh design elements.鈥� Tecture collaborated with Bluemotif Architecture on this project.

Orchid for Interior Design

Patio on Goldfinch (NewSchool alumni from the San Diego firm ):

鈥淭he designers took an eyesore and transformed it into something that has been wholeheartedly embraced by the community.鈥�

Orchid for the Miscellaneous Category

Quartyard (NewSchool alumni from the San Diego firm ):

鈥淭he jury felt this was another example of a project that created great spaces out of garbage places. It is a true community gathering space and offers something for everyone. It has successfully activated and utilized open space and creates a wonderful gathering place for residents and visitors alike.鈥�

SAN DIEGO鈥擮ctober 12, 2015鈥�NewSchool of Architecture & Design (NewSchool) awarded architect Jorge Zapata (鈥�95) as its 鈥楢lumnus of the Year鈥� during its annual convocation ceremony on Friday, Oct. 9. Zapata is recognized for his body of architectural and design work, and for his leadership in starting his own New York-based firm.

Zapata is co-founder of Diad Architecture in New York City a full-service architecture firm that works on projects ranging from cultural, residential and commercial buildings to product and furniture design. As managing director, Zapata oversees client relations, office operations, and directs projects from conception through habitation. He closely oversees all aspects of design, balancing the pragmatic considerations of construction and the pursuit of ideas.

鈥淚 have very fond memories of when I studied at NewSchool of Architecture & Design and I am very grateful for the education I received,鈥� said Zapata. 鈥淢y time there as a student consolidated my passion for architecture, a passion which I am continually trying to nurture. I believe the foundation I received at NewSchool, through the teachers and friends I met there, as well as the learning environment that we as students were surrounded with, kept me true to my passion.鈥�

Zapata graduated from NewSchool in 1995 with a degree in architecture, previously receiving a Dipl么me de Langue et de Culture Fran莽aises (language and art history) at L鈥橴niversit茅 Catholique de L鈥橭uest in Angers, France. He went on to attend Yale School of Architecture, where he was awarded the Charles O. Matcham Scholarship upon graduating with a master鈥檚 degree in architecture. Zapata has been invited as a guest juror to various design studios at the New York Institute of Technology, New Jersey Institute of Technology and has taught architecture-related courses at the PRATT Center for Continuing and Professional Studies.

鈥淎rchitecture teachers consider themselves fortunate if they get to teach just a handful of truly good designers in their careers, and Jorge Zapata was one of those students,鈥� said Kurt Hunker, Director of Graduate Programs and Chair of the Graduate Program in Architecture at NewSchool. 鈥淛orge鈥檚 projects, such as the Kent Avenue Arts Center, opening in January 2017, as well as the Seaside House, demonstrate his natural, innate, seemingly effortless talent as a designer of exceptional buildings.鈥�

For the second year in a row, a NewSchool team of students took first place in the initial stage of the Design Build Institute of America鈥檚 (DBIA) 2015 National Student Competition – Western Pacific Region. According to the Executive Director of DBIA and the Competition Chair, 鈥渢he competition was extremely strong, and the regional jury members were very impressed with [the] team鈥檚 qualifications and responses to the RFQ.鈥�

The NewSchool team will advance to the next stage of the competition and won a $1,500 stipend.

Participating students and alumni include Jose Ponce (team captain), Chris Lerma, Jaime Mello, Beatrice Soto, and Luis Valdovinos. They will work with NewSchool Construction Management Chair George Welch as they begin the preparation of a design/build plan for a virtual project.