EX-CHANGE Catalogues

Client: Carnegie Mellon University School of Architecture
Years: 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020
Scope: Editing, Proofreading, Design, Project Management

EX-CHANGE is a publication and year-end exhibition celebrating the work of Carnegie Mellon University School of Architecture students from first year to PhD. EX-CHANGE represents an ongoing opportunity to shine new light on the SoA programs and to position the work within larger questions of research and practice. Sarah Rafson organized the first two editions of EX-CHANGE as the 2017-18 Anna Kalla Professor in Architecture.

Rafson oversaw all production of the publication, working with both faculty and students in what promises to be a new tradition at the school. The inaugural release of EX-CHANGE in spring 2018 followed an end-of-year exhibition, celebration, and discussion based on SoA student work the previous semester. The publications highlight studio work alongside excerpts from moderated conversations between students and architecture critics based on questions of how the work and research developed at the SoA relates to broader thought in academia and practice. In tandem, the EX-CHANGE publications and end-of-year exhibition work to shine new light on the SoA’s curricula and position the school’s work within broader trends and movements.

EX-CHANGE Fall 2017: Order a Copy | Download PDF

Released in the spring 2018, this issue features images from the EX-CHANGE exhibition and critical conversation with special guests Aaron Betsky and Trey Trahan.

EX_CHANGE Spring 2018: View the latest edition or request a print

Released in the fall 2018, this issue features special guests Ming Fung, Mitch McEwen, and Amy Kulper.

EX-CHANGE Spring 2019: Download PDF

This booklet, commemorating the third annual EX-CHANGE exhibition in May 2019, is a compendium of thought, work, and discussion generated by CMU SoA students in the 2018–2019 academic year. It includes student work from the studios, research labs, and centers, and features essays by Mary-Lou Arscott and Stefan Gruber. The inaugural EX-CHANGE Editorial Fellows Cassandra Howard and Christoph Eckrich interview SoA Professor and Head Steve Lee, reflecting on his history with the school.

EX-CHANGE Fall 2020: Download PDF

The first ever virtual EX-CHANGE exhibition celebrating the 2019-20 work of the SoA from first year to PhD