Margaret B. Gruger (A ’41) Faculty Fund

This award was previously available from Carnegie Mellon Architecture and has now concluded. Information about the award is archived below. 

The Margaret B. Gruger (A’ 41) Faculty Fund was established to support the needs of Carnegie Mellon Architecture and its faculty. The Head of School solicited project proposals from the faculty that advanced the mission and reputation of the school. Upon completion of the project, recipients were required to make a public presentation of their work to the school community.

Applicants submitted proposals that clearly explained the project purpose, research objectives, methods and materials. Selection was 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 the school.
• The candidate’s proposed public presentation to the wider school community.

The Head reviewed the proposals and made the selection. There was one (1) award made in the amount of $5,000 each year. Upon completion of the project, the funding recipients were required to make a public presentation of their work to the school community.

The Margaret B. Gruger (A’41) Faculty Fund was open to all current Carnegie Mellon Architecture faculty.

• 2019: Stefan Gruber, Symposium: Designing for a Commons Transition
• 2018: Jeremy Ficca, Title: Graphic Outputs: Drawing, Appearing, Representing, Imaging
• 2017: Stefan Gruber, Title: An Atlas of Commoning
  Dana Cupkova & Daragh Byrne, Title: Mind Controlling Sentience
• 2016: Diane Shaw, Title: Petén Rainforest Workshop
• 2015: Rami el Samahy, Title, Future Cities: Architecture's Role in Urban Speculations
• 2014: Kai Gutschow, Title: Researching Postwar African Modernism
  Kelly Hutzell, Title: Beyond Smart Cities: Big Data, Urban Analytics, and the Design of New Urban Systems
• 2013: Joshua Bard, Title: Soft Procedures: The Body's Paradigm in Industrial Robotics & Architectural Fabrication
  John Folan, Title: re_Cast: Fabric Formed Earth
• 2012: Dale Clifford, Title: Innovation in Materials Construction Technology _ Glass Fiber Reinforced Composites
  Diane Shaw, Title: Creating Course Image Banks
  Christine Mondor, Title: A New View of Ecodistricts: Technology + Community
• 2011: Gerard Damiani & Kai Gutschow
• 2010: Dale Clifford & Kai Gutschow