Penn Ruderman

Critic - Architecture
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RISD faculty member Penn Ruderman
BARC, University of Cincinnati
MARC, Harvard University

Penn Ruderman earned his BArch degree from the University of Cincinnati and a Post-Professional Master of Architecture degree (with distinction) from the Harvard University Graduate School of Design (GSD). While at the GSD, he conducted research on historic and contemporary forms of design pedagogy with an emphasis on the strategic formulation of the studio “design problem” as a teaching tool. Ruderman previously taught design at Northeastern University and Wentworth Institute of Technology. He frequently serves as a guest critic for student reviews and has served on numerous professional and academic juries.

Prior to founding the design practice OPRCH, based in Worcester, MA, Ruderman led award-winning projects in the offices of Hashim Sarkis Studios, Schwartz/Silver, Office dA and Mack Scogin Merrill Elam Architects. The work of OPRCH is focused on integrating cultural identity into the design of public places. Working directly with communities, mission-driven organizations and creative entities, the practice weaves together architecture, urban design and garden design based in regenerative ecology.

Ruderman’s research and projects examine the capacity of surfaces to carry multiple meanings by overlapping techniques of spatial definition and graphic communication. Recent design studios have emphasized the city surface as the primary site of sub-cultural expression. His students have explored the use of inscription, representation, polychromy and camouflage to manipulate interior and exterior spatial organization, create structural systems and respond to the dynamic interaction between social territory, geography and climate.

Courses

Fall 2023 Courses

ARCH 2178-02 - INTEGRATED BUILDING SYSTEMS
Level Undergraduate
Unit Architecture
Subject Architecture
Period Fall 2023
Credits 3
Format Lecture
Mode In-Person
Start date
End date

ARCH 2178-02

INTEGRATED BUILDING SYSTEMS

Level Undergraduate
Unit Architecture
Subject Architecture
Period Fall 2023
Credits 3
Format Lecture
Mode In-Person
Start and End 2023-09-06 to 2023-12-13
Times: F | 9:40 AM - 12:40 PM Instructor(s): Penn Ruderman Location(s): Bayard Ewing Building, Room 120 Enrolled / Capacity: 16 Status: Open

SECTION DESCRIPTION

Conceived as the culmination of the technologies sequence of courses, this course allows students to choose amongst the three instructor's differing approaches to the problem of conceiving technology holistically, in relation to a set of architectural criteria. The conceptual and technical aspects of building systems are considered and emergent environmentally-conscious technologies are emphasized for research and application.

Prerequisite: All required technologies courses.

Majors are pre-registered for this course by the department. Enrollment is limited to Architecture Students.

Major Requirement | BArch, MArch (3yr), MArch (2yr): Architecture

Spring 2024 Courses

ARCH 21ST-06 - ADVANCED STUDIO
Level Undergraduate
Unit Architecture
Subject Architecture
Period Spring 2024
Credits 6
Format Studio
Mode In-Person
Start date
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ARCH 21ST-06

ADVANCED STUDIO

Level Undergraduate
Unit Architecture
Subject Architecture
Period Spring 2024
Credits 6
Format Studio
Mode In-Person
Start and End 2024-02-15 to 2024-05-24
Times: MTH | 1:10 PM - 6:10 PM Instructor(s): Penn Ruderman Location(s): Bayard Ewing Building, Room 206 Enrolled / Capacity: 14 Status: Open

SECTION DESCRIPTION

These studios, three of which are required for graduation, are offered by individual instructors to students who have successfully completed the core curriculum. They are assigned by lottery. Once assigned to an advanced studio, a student may not drop studio.

Estimated Cost of Materials: $50.00 - $200.00

Fee: Some advanced studio sections have a fee for course supplies or field trips. The fee is announced during the registration lottery held in the department.

Majors are pre-registered for this course by the department. Preference is given to Architecture Students.

Major Requirement | BArch, MArch (3yr), MArch (2yr): Architecture

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RISD faculty member Penn Ruderman
BARC, University of Cincinnati
MARC, Harvard University