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The most popular Fall '23 architecture school lecture poster is...

2024-02-23T16:08:00-05:00

The votes are in for Archinect's popularity contest of the 32 architecture school lecture posters we featured during the Fall '23 academic term in our Get Lectured series.

Out of 641 responses in our online reader poll, the David R. Ravin School of Architecture at UNC Charlotte poster design raked in 18.3% of votes and took the top prize, followed by the Pratt Institute School of Architecture poster in second place with 15.4%, and UCLA's School of Architecture and Urban Design design coming in third with 14% of votes.

Joining the winners were top-ten poster designs from Woodbury, Florida Atlantic, U of T, Columbia, UT Austin, UIUC, Waterloo, and CU Denver.

Thanks to our readers for participating, and congratulations to all the winning designs and their creators.

First Place: University of North Carolina at Charlotte

Lecture poster design by Point of Reference Studio, Madrid, founded by UNC Charlotte School of Architecture alumnus Jeffrey Ludlow. Courtesy of UNC Charlotte School of ...

And the current frontrunners for our Fall '23 architecture school lecture poster vote are...

2024-02-16T19:42:00-05:00

It's not too late yet to cast a vote for your favorite Fall '23 architecture school lecture poster!

The reader poll to select the most popular design of the 32 posters we presented for that academic term in our ongoing Get Lectured series opened earlier this month and still runs until Tuesday, February 20, 5:30 p.m. Pacific Time.

Currently, the school whose lecture poster received the most votes is The David R. Ravin School of Architecture at UNC Charlotte with 19.8%, ahead of the Pratt Institute School of Architecture and UCLA's School of Architecture and Urban Design, which are both tied in second place with 12.4% of votes each. In third place at the moment is Florida Atlantic University School of Architecture at 7.7% of votes with a (literal) stand-out poster design of three-dimensional folded paper.

Check out the posters we've presented throughout the Fall '23 term.

The lecture posters with the most votes will be announced on Friday, February 23. Have fun!

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Vote now for your favorite Fall '23 architecture school lecture poster

2024-02-06T08:00:00-05:00

With our Get Lectured series, showcasing upcoming public lectures at architecture schools, well into the current Spring academic term, it's a great opportunity to take a look back and let the Archinect audience be the judge of the graphic prowess the 32 poster designs we presented during the Fall 2023 term had to offer.

In our most recent poll last September, the University of Texas at Austin School of Architecture took the top prizes for their Fall '22 and Spring '23 lecture poster designs, while the third place went to the University of Illinois Chicago School of Architecture's Spring '23 poster, followed by a fourth-place tie from the University of Milwaukee School of Architecture & Urban Planning and their Fall '22 and Spring '23 lecture posters.

Check out the posters we've presented throughout the Fall '23 term.

Voting closes on Tuesday, February 20, at 5:30 p.m. Pacific Time. The lecture posters with the most votes will be announced on Friday, February 23. Have fun!

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The most popular '22/23 architecture lecture poster vote goes to...

2023-09-01T08:00:00-04:00

The votes are in for your favorite Fall '22 and Spring '23 architecture school lecture posters featured in Archinect's Get Lectured series. Which five posters racked up the top votes?

The University of Texas at Austin School of Architecture took the top prizes for their Fall '22 and Spring '23 lecture poster designs. The team behind their Fall poster shared that they utilized Midjourney to help create the visual theme, which can be seen in both posters. Third place went to the University of Illinois Chicago School of Architecture's Spring '23 poster, followed by a fourth-place tie from the University of Milwaukee School of Architecture & Urban Planning and their Fall '22 and Spring '23 lecture posters.

Also among the top ten poster designs in the online popularity contest were Thomas Jefferson University, UCLA, University of Colorado at Denver, Washington University in St. Louis, East Los Angeles College, and Syracuse University.

First Place: University of Texas at Austin, Fall 20...

Vote now for your favorite Fall & Spring '22/23 architecture school lecture poster

2023-08-17T17:25:00-04:00

It's time to let Archinect readers judge the graphic prowess of architecture schools again as they have showcased their lecture and public events programming in our ongoing Get Lectured series.

As we prepare for the upcoming Fall term, which Fall 2022 and Spring 2023 lecture poster will win the top spot for our latest popularity vote?

In our last poll, Boston Architectural College's Spring 2021 poster took home the first prize, followed by the University of Toronto's Winter/Spring poster winning second place, and Woodbury University taking the third and fourth spots for their Spring and Fall poster submissions.

Check out the posters we've presented throughout the Fall '22 and Spring '23 terms, and vote for your favorites here.

Voting closes on Monday, August 28, at 5:30 p.m. Pacific Time. The lecture posters with the most votes will be announced on Friday, September 1. Have fun!

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The winners of the 2021 lecture poster popularity contest are...

2022-02-18T09:00:00-05:00

The votes are in for Archinect's latest contest of architecture school event posters featured in our ongoing Get Lectured series throughout the 2021 Spring and Fall terms.

The Boston community came out in full force to vote for their local team, the Boston Architectural College, taking first place in the people's choice popular vote. Following, with second place, is the Winter/Spring poster from the University of Toronto's John H. Daniels Faculty of Architecture, Landscape, and Design. Woodbury School of Architecture managed to claim third and fourth places with a creative offering of slick, animated poster banners.

Joining the winners were top ten poster designs from Harvard, Tulane, Carnegie Mellon (the 2020 poster contest winner), UT Austin, USC, Columbia, and Cal Poly Pomona.

Some of us here at Archinect want to share our own personal favorites.
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First Place: Boston Architectural College's Spring '21 Poster

Second Plac...

Vote now for your favorite architecture school lecture poster of 2021

2022-02-02T18:34:00-05:00

With the old year wrapped up, it's time to select the best architecture school lecture poster of 2021!

Archinect's ongoing Get Lectured series featured 28 poster designs last year from the Spring and Fall terms at leading architecture schools throughout the United States and Canada.

Which entry will win the top spot this time? The winning posters of the 2020 poll were designs from Carnegie Mellon University, Thomas Jefferson University, and Woodbury University.

Check out the posters we presented throughout the 2021 school year, and vote for your favorites here.

Voting closes on Monday, February 14 at 6 p.m. Pacific Time. The lecture posters with the most votes will be announced on February 15. Have fun!

2020's most popular architecture school lecture poster on Archinect is...

2021-02-04T13:52:00-05:00

The wait is over, and the votes are in! 2020 was a strange year but it encouraged many schools to get creative and explore graphic design possibilities for their virtual lecture series.

Our 2020 Get Lectured poster competition generated a total of 693 votes from the Archinect community and voted Carnegie Mellon's Fall poster as the top lecture poster. In second place was Thomas Jefferson University's Fall poster and Woodbury University's Fall poster took third.

First Place - Carnegie Mellon University

Image courtesy of Carnegie Mellon School of Architecture

Second Place - Thomas Jefferson University

Image courtesy of Thomas Jefferson University College of Architecture and the Built Environment.

Third Place - Woodbury University

Image courtesy of Woodbury School of Architecture

*Notable Mention: 4th Place - Tulane University

Image courtesy of Tulane University School of Architecture

Thank you to everyone who participated and voted! Revisit all previous Get Lectured posters and stay u...

Vote for your favorite architecture school lecture poster from 2020

2021-01-19T09:00:00-05:00

2020 was an unforgettable year. While schools adjusted to hosting online events and lectures, people worldwide could tune in and listen to thought-provoking discussions and presentations from leaders in architecture, design, and other complementary disciplines.

As we look back at last year's virtual lecture series, it's time to vote for your favorite architecture school lecture poster!

Archinect's ongoing Get Lectured series features each school's lectured series and their graphic design prowess with eye-catching lecture posters. Which lecture poster will win the top spot? In our last poll for 2019, the University of Toronto's Daniels Faculty of Architecture, Landscape, and Design won first place.

Check out the posters we presented throughout the 2020 school year, and vote for your favorites here.

Voting closes on Monday, February 1 at 6 p.m. Pacific Time. The lecture posters with the most votes will be announced on February 4. Have fun!

The most popular Fall '19 architecture school lecture poster is...

2020-02-04T19:36:00-05:00

The votes are in for your favorite Fall '19 architecture school lecture poster that were featured in Archinect's Get Lectured series. Which four posters racked up the most votes?

Out of 734 responses, first place went to the University of Toronto's lenticular poster. Second place went to Texas Tech University, while University of Houston came in third. Finally, fourth place went to Princeton. Here's another look at the top four posters:

1. University of Toronto

Poster courtesy of the University of Toronto Daniels Faculty.

2. Texas Tech

Poster courtesy of Texas Tech College of Architecture.

3. University of Houston

Poster courtesy of University of Houston.

4. Princeton

Poster courtesy of Princeton School of Architecture.

Thanks to everyone who participated in the vote!

Revisit all previous Get Lectured posters here or on the Get Lectured Pinterest board. Want to share your school's latest lecture series? Send us your school's lecture poster and event details to connect@archinect.com.

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Here are the current frontrunners for our Fall '19 lecture poster vote!

2020-01-30T21:06:00-05:00

Haven't voted for your favorite Fall '19 architecture school lecture posters yet? Take another look at the posters Archinect featured in our ongoing Get Lectured series.

So which four posters are currently in the lead? From the responses we've gathered so far, Princeton is quite far ahead in first place, while Cornell is coming in second place. University of Houston is in third, closely followed by the University of Toronto in fourth.

Vote now! The poll is open until Monday, February 3 at 6 p.m. Pacific Time. The lecture posters with the most votes will be announced on February 4. Have fun!

Vote now for your favorite Fall '19 architecture school lecture poster!

2020-01-24T19:49:00-05:00

It's time to vote for your favorite architecture school lecture poster! Let's look back at the posters we featured in Archinect's ongoing Get Lectured series for Fall '19. Which one will win the top spot this time? In our last poll, the Abedian School of Architecture won first place.

Check out the posters we presented throughout the Fall '19 term, and vote for your favorites here.

Voting closes on Monday, February 3 at 6 p.m. Pacific Time. The lecture posters with the most votes will be announced on February 4. Have fun!

The most popular Spring '19 architecture school lecture poster is...

2019-05-20T18:37:00-04:00

The final results are in for your favorite Spring '19 architecture school lecture poster that were previously featured in Archinect's Get Lectured series. Which four posters racked up the most votes?

Out of 1,121 responses, first place went to the Bond University Abedian School of Architecture, Ohio State University placed in second, third place went to the California College of the Arts, and fourth place went to Princeton University. Here's another look at the top four posters:

1. Abedian School of Architecture

Artwork: Joshua Bowkett, Master of Architecture Student. Courtesy Abedian School of Architecture.

2. Ohio State University

Poster via knowlton.osu.edu

3. California College of the Arts

Poster design: Manual. Photo: Hans Braxmeier.

4. Princeton University

Courtesy of Princeton Architecture.

Thanks to everyone who participated in the vote!

Revisit all the previously Get Lectured posters here or on the Get Lectured Pinterest board. Want ...

The current Spring '19 lecture poster vote frontrunners are...

2019-05-10T13:57:00-04:00

If you haven't already, you can vote for your favorite Spring '19 architecture school lecture posters that Archinect featured in our ongoing Get Lectured series.

Which four posters are currently in the lead? From the responses we've gathered so far, Ohio State University is overwhelmingly in first place. University of Virginia is second, third place is a three-way tie between USC, Princeton, and Georgia Tech, and Carnegie Mellon is coming in fourth.

Vote now! The poll is open until Friday, May 17 at 6 p.m. Pacific Time. The lecture posters with the most votes will be announced on Monday, May 20. Have fun!

It's time to vote for your favorite Spring '19 architecture school lecture poster!

2019-05-07T16:56:00-04:00

And just like that, the Spring '19 school term will soon be coming to a close. Let's look back at the lecture posters we featured in Archinect's ongoing Get Lectured series for Spring '19. Which poster will win the top spot this time? In our previous poll, the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee won first place.

Check out the posters we presented throughout the Fall '19 term, and vote for your favorites here.

Voting closes on Friday, May 17 at 6 p.m. Pacific Time. The lecture posters with the most votes will be announced on Monday, May 20. Have fun!

The current Fall '18 lecture poster vote frontrunners are...

2019-01-16T18:50:00-05:00

In case you missed it, Archinectors can vote for their favorite Fall '18 architecture school lecture posters that we featured in our ongoing Get Lectured series.

Which four posters currently have the most votes? Out of 521 responses so far, University of Toronto currently leads in first place with 85 votes; University of Michigan comes in second with 76 votes; University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee is third with 61 votes; and USC is fourth with 52 votes. Other close contenders include Ryerson University with 48 votes, while the University of Texas at Austin isn't trailing too far behind with 43 votes.

You can vote for your favorite posters here now until this Friday, January 18, 6 p.m. Pacific Time. Have fun!

Want to share your school's lecture poster for the Spring '19 term? Send us the poster and details to connect@archinect.com.

Vote now for your favorite Fall '18 architecture school lecture poster!

2019-01-09T13:50:00-05:00

As schools gear up for the Spring '19 term, let's look back at the lecture posters we featured in Archinect's ongoing Get Lectured series for Fall 2018. If you've been following along, you'll notice that these posters are as diverse as the institutions they represent.

In previous polls, Archinectors picked the posters by the IE School of Architecture and Design and the Pratt Institute as their top favorite. Which Fall '18 poster will win this time?

Check out the posters we presented throughout the Fall '18 term, and vote for your favorites here.

Voting closes on Friday, January 18 at 6 p.m. Pacific Time. The lecture posters with the most votes will be announced on Monday, January 21. Have fun!

Which Spring '18 architecture school lecture poster is your favorite? Vote now!

2018-02-27T12:00:00-05:00

It's that time again to vote for your favorite architecture school lecture posters for the Spring '18 term! If you've been following Archinect's ongoing Get Lectured series, you'll notice that these posters are as diverse as the institutions they represent. The lecture posters serve as an experimental tool for schools to test their own visual marketing creativity, while publicizing their pedagogical identities and current academic interests.

In our inaugural Get Lectured public vote, the poster by the IE School of Architecture and Design was crowned the favorite. Which school will win this time?

Check out the posters we presented throughout the Spring '18 term, and vote for your favorites here.

Voting closes Friday, March 16 at 6 p.m. Pacific Time. The lecture posters with the most votes will be announced on Archinect on March 19. Have fun!

The votes are in — the top architecture lecture series posters for Fall 2017

2017-12-20T11:15:00-05:00

Archinectors got to be the judge in voting for their favorite architecture lecture series posters from the Fall 2017 term, as previously featured in our ongoing series Get Lectured. The results are now in! The IE School of Architecture and Design won by a landslide with 255 votes. Coming in second place was the University of Virginia with 108 votes, the New York Institute of Technology got third with 61 votes, and the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign placed in fourth with 50 votes.

1. IE School of Architecture and Design

Poster design by Jeffrey Ludlow, Principal and Creative Director of 2x4 Madrid. Courtesy of IE School of Architecture and Design.

2. University of Virginia

Poster courtesy of University of Virginia, School of Architecture.

3. New York Institute of Technology

Image: LACMA, facade detail. Photo: Naomi Frangos.

4. University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Poster designed by Marco Nieto, in collaboration with Kevin Erickson and Aaron Brakke.

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Vote for your favorite Get Lectured Fall '17 lecture posters!

2017-12-11T15:33:00-05:00

As the end of the year quickly approaches, many architecture schools from coast to coast are wrapping up their Fall 2017 lecture events. As you may have seen from Archinect's ongoing Get Lectured series, the graphic design of these posters are as diverse as the institutions they represent. The lecture posters serve as an experimental tool for schools to test their own visual marketing creativity, while publicizing their pedagogical identities and current academic interests. Now, you get to vote for your favorite Fall '17 posters!

Check out the 31 posters we presented throughout the term, and vote for your favorites here.

Voting closes this Friday, December 15 at 6 p.m. Pacific Time. The lecture posters with the most votes will be announced on Monday, December 18. Have fun!