{"69609":{"#nid":"69609","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Brandon Clifford Wins the 2011 SOM Prize and a $50,000 Fellowship","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003ECHICAGO, IL \u2013 The Skidmore, Owings \u0026amp; Merrill (SOM) Foundation has\nannounced this week that \u003Cstrong\u003EBrandon Clifford, \u003C\/strong\u003Ewho received his Bachelor of\nScience in Architecture degree from the \u003Cstrong\u003EGeorgia Institute of Technology \u003C\/strong\u003Ein\n2006\u003Cstrong\u003E,\u003C\/strong\u003E and completed his Master of Architecture degree at \u003Cstrong\u003EPrinceton\nUniversity\u003C\/strong\u003E in May 2011, has been selected as the Recipient of the\nprestigious 2011 SOM Prize, a $50,000 Research and Travel Fellowship.\u0026nbsp; \u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\u003Cp\u003EIn the interval between graduation from Georgia Tech and the commencement of\nhis graduate studies at \u0026nbsp;Princeton, \u0026nbsp;Brandon\u2019s professional\nexperiences\u0026nbsp; have included guest lectureships and participation on Juries\nat US schools of architecture; designer of Installations and participant in\ndesign Exhibits in the U.S., Europe, and Asia; as well as a writer of\nfrequently published articles in design journals and professional publications.\nIn continuing an interest in translating past methods of making into a\ncontemporary digital process.\u0026nbsp; \u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\u003Cp\u003EBrandon plans to utilize his Research Fellowship to travel to countries on\nfour (4) continents to carry out his research on the topic, \u201c\u003Cem\u003EVolume:\u0026nbsp;\nResearching Past Methods of Stereotomy.\u003C\/em\u003E\u201d\u0026nbsp; As Brandon explained, \u201cWe\nhave lost the ability to work with Volume.\u0026nbsp; So much of the discussion\nsurrounding digital design has focused on the surface\u2026 This research is\nintended to mine the lost knowledge of stereotomy \u0026nbsp;(the art of cutting\nsolids, most typically stone) as a way to inform our contemporary methods of making\u003Cem\u003E\n\u003C\/em\u003Ewith the dimension of \u003Cem\u003Evolume.\u201d\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\u003Cp\u003ECommencing in September 2011, Brandon will hold the position of LeFevre\nEmerging Practitioner Fellow at The Ohio State University, where he will teach\nand carry out research on the broader topic of stereotomy in the digital era,\nwith the intent to leverage the knowledge gained through his SOM Foundation\nFellowship travel and research to augment the research he will undertake at\nOSU.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\u003Cp\u003EThe SOM Prize is awarded annually through a national competition. \u0026nbsp;In\nJuly 2011, the SOM Foundation received 105 portfolio submissions from students\nat 45 US schools having accredited programs in architecture, design and urban\ndesign.\u0026nbsp; The submissions were judged on the quality of the design\nportfolios, research proposals and travel itineraries.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\u003Cp\u003EThe mission of the SOM Foundation Travelling Fellowship Program is to assist\nyoung architects, designers and engineers in expanding their professional\neducation through the observations of culture, history, building and design\nthat can only be achieved through travel.\u0026nbsp; Prior Fellows have travelled to\nAsia, North Africa, and South America, as well as Europe and the United States.\n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\u003Cp\u003EThe programs of the SOM Foundation are funded through an endowment\nestablished by the partners of the architectural firm, Skidmore, Owings \u0026amp;\nMerrill LLP (SOM).\u0026nbsp; The Foundation\u2019s activities are wholly separate from\nthose of the firm.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\u003Cp\u003EIn this 30\u003Csup\u003Eth\u003C\/sup\u003E year of Foundation Awards, the Fellowships continue\nto offer recent graduates the rare opportunity to travel in connection with\ncarrying out in-depth research, collaborate with other professionals and pursue\nindependent study outside the realm of established patterns. \u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\u003Cp\u003ETo date, the Foundation has awarded more than $1,000,000 to architecture,\ndesign and engineering students who have gone on to distinguish themselves in\nprofessional and academic careers. \u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003ECHICAGO, IL\n\u2013 The Skidmore, Owings \u0026amp; Merrill (SOM) Foundation has announced this week\nthat \u003Cstrong\u003EBrandon Clifford, \u003C\/strong\u003Ewho received\nhis Bachelor of Science in Architecture degree from the \u003Cstrong\u003EGeorgia Institute of Technology \u003C\/strong\u003Ein 2006, has\nbeen selected as the Recipient of the prestigious 2011 SOM Prize, a $50,000\nResearch and Travel Fellowship.\u0026nbsp; \u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":"","uid":"15436","created_gmt":"2011-08-26 09:44:25","changed_gmt":"2016-10-08 03:09:59","author":"Automator","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2011-08-26T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2011-08-26T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"64544":{"id":"64544","type":"image","title":"photo of Tech Tower","body":null,"created":"1449176753","gmt_created":"2015-12-03 21:05:53","changed":"1475894567","gmt_changed":"2016-10-08 02:42:47","alt":"photo of Tech Tower","file":{"fid":"192011","name":"tom99309.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/tom99309_0.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/tom99309_0.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":60499,"path_740":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/tom99309_0.jpg?itok=urWU6RDu"}}},"media_ids":["64544"],"groups":[{"id":"48996","name":"School of Architecture"}],"categories":[{"id":"130","name":"Alumni"},{"id":"129","name":"Institute and Campus"},{"id":"132","name":"Institute Leadership"},{"id":"134","name":"Student and Faculty"}],"keywords":[{"id":"14121","name":"Brandon Clifford"},{"id":"926","name":"College of Architecture"},{"id":"109","name":"Georgia Tech"},{"id":"167177","name":"School of Architecture"},{"id":"171112","name":"SOM Prize"}],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003ECasey Hall, Administrative Manager II\u003Cbr \/\u003ESchool of Architecture, Ga Tech\u003Cbr \/\u003E(404) 894-1095\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:casey.hall@coa.gatech.edu\u0022\u003Ecasey.hall@coa.gatech.edu\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"email":[],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}