A new endowment created to support students in Clemson University’s School of Architecture will honor Professor Kate Schwennsen, former director of the school. The Kate L. Schwennsen Scholarship Endowment for Architectural Excellence is being established in Kate’s honor with a lead gift from... View full entry »
Aspiring architects couldn’t hope to study in a better place than Charleston, South Carolina. A jewel of the South, Charleston’s tree-draped streets stretch through one charming, movie set-worthy neighborhood after another. The city boasts more than 2,500 historical buildings spanning eight... View full entry »
A prestigious national competition focusing on architectural innovation has once again recognized Clemson Master of Architecture students for their work on sustainable design. For the fifth year in a row, Clemson students have been honored by the American Institute of Architects Committee on the... View full entry »
Attending the Clemson University School of Architecture was a life-changing experience for William “Bill” H. Pelham, AIA, ’77 and M’81, especially the semester he spent in Genoa, Italy. Immersed in design and culture at Clemson’s first Fluid Campus satellite — the Charles E. Daniel... View full entry »
Students, alumni and professional architects recently came together for a frank public discussion of the challenges faced by Black students as well as ideas for creating a more supportive and inclusive campus environment. Moderated by Ray Huff (Associate Professor Emeritus and Director, Clemson... View full entry »
Faculty and students in Clemson University’s School of Architecture are at the forefront of a structural system making building construction more sustainable and efficient. Mass timber buildings are roughly 25 percent faster to construct than concrete buildings and require 90 percent less... View full entry »
James Stevens, AIA, has been appointed director of the School of Architecture at Clemson University. He is scheduled to begin his new leadership role on June 1, 2020. Stevens comes to Clemson from Lawrence Technological University near Detroit, where he has served as chair of architecture since... View full entry »
In medicine and emergency operations alike, experienced practitioners pass down knowledge in a way that expands upon classroom learning. The established surgeon teaches the young resident who in turn teaches the fresh-faced medical student. Experienced firefighters show new fire academy graduates... View full entry »
The Clemson University School of Architecture recently initiated a student-to-student mentoring program that will help first-year students adjust to the rigors of design studies. Architecture classes emphasize teamwork and long-term self-directed projects, offering new challenges to students who... View full entry »
“Show and tell” of innovative design demonstrates future impact CHARLESTON, S.C. – A joint research team including faculty from Clemson University and the Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC) unveiled a high-fidelity, mockup operating room (OR) at the Clemson Design Center in... View full entry »
A Clemson University project integrating research and design to develop a safer, more ergonomic operating room received two awards for conceptual design excellence at the Healthcare Design Expo + Conference in Orlando. The Healthcare Environment Awards, sponsored by Contract magazine and The... View full entry »
Technology to detect and deter drone activity has been developed in recent years in response to privacy and safety concerns, however, it is often too expensive for smaller organizations. Knowing there is growing need for more affordable options, the National Science Foundation has awarded Clemson... View full entry »
Clemson School of Architecture joins twelve other schools in NCARB's Integrated Path to Licensure program. Ray Huff, FAIA, director of the Clemson Architecture Center in Charleston, where the school's program will be based, said, “Clemson School of Architecture is pleased to be at the... View full entry »
Clemson University undergraduate August Lehnert was recognized in the international 2015 Dencity competition with an honorable mention for his project "Sol." As noted on the competition website, "The intent of this competition is twofold: to foster new ideas on how to better... View full entry »
CLEMSON — The Clemson University team participating in the U.S. Department of Energy Solar Decathlon 2015 Thursday revealed its highly innovative, affordable design and construction methodologies that could revolutionize homebuilding in South Carolina and other Southern... View full entry »
NCARB Awards Over $50,000 to Two Architecture School Programs November 7, 2014Parsons The New School for Design and Clemson University Receive NCARB Award for Innovative Architecture Curricula that Integrate Education and Practice.Philadelphia, PA—Architecture programs at Parsons The... View full entry »
Graduate architecture programs ranked among best in U.S.Jeannie Davis, College of Architecture, Arts and HumanitiesNovember 13, 2014 Students work in the architecture studio in Lee III.Image Credit: Clemson UniversityCLEMSON — Clemson University’s graduate architecture... View full entry »
CLEMSON — Architectural Digest magazine has tapped Lee III, the new Thomas Phifer-designed expansion of Lee Hall, as “one of the best in new university architecture around the world.” Nine buildings were so named.Lee III Image by Scott Frances/OTTOLee Hall is home to Clemson... View full entry »
CLEMSON— Clemson University School of Architecture and AIA South Carolina were awarded a 2014 national AIA Component Excellence Award for "Kids in Architecture Workshops.""AIA Excellence Awards are intended to remind the entire American Institute of Architects (AIA) community that many... View full entry »
CLEMSON— On February 13, 2014, the U.S. Department of Energy announced the list of 20 teams from across the country and around the world for the 2015 Solar Decathlon, and Clemson Architecture will join the competition. In a collaborative effort, the Clemson team, led by the School of... View full entry »
New York— Clemson's Lee Hall addition by Thomas Phifer and Partners was included among a short list of six buildings in Architectural Record's November 2013 Educational Buildings feature issue. For the six buildings, which included only one other school of architecture, see... View full entry »
CLEMSON — Clemson University's graduate architecture programs have been named among the nation's best in two separate rankings released last week. DesignIntelligence magazine has ranked Clemson 16th overall nationally in the annual publication "America's Best Architecture and Design... View full entry »
CLEMSON, SC— Clemson University’s School of Architecture will celebrate its 100th year of architectural education with a symposium on the timely subject of “The Architecture of Regionalism in the Age of Globalization” on Friday, October 18, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. in Lee Hall... View full entry »
CLEMSON — Clemson University will celebrate the 40th anniversary of the Charles E. Daniel Center for Building, Research and Urban Studies in Genoa, Italy, Monday, March 25, with a virtual handshake that spans two continents and four cities. Simultaneous events get under way at noon EST at... View full entry »
The AIAS has announced that Clemson School of Architecture graduate students Laura Boykin and Sam Pruitt won First Place and Third Place in the 2012 AIAS/Kawneer "Enlightening Libraries" Competition. Laura Boykin won First Place for "Mediascape: An Enlightened Library for Pendleton... View full entry »
Clemson’s Lee III “Building That Teaches” Wins 2013 Institute Honor Award for Architecture Lee III, the 55,000-square-foot addition to Clemson’s Lee Hall, has won a national award for design achievement from the American Institute of Architects (AIA). The award, one of... View full entry »
CLEMSON — DesignIntelligence magazine has named Clemson University’s graduate program in architecture one of the nation’s Top 10 programs among all public universities in its annual publication “America’s Best Architecture and Design Schools.” Clemson ranks... View full entry »
Clemson graduate students Nick Barrett and Sam Pruitt won the prize for the South Region in the Habitat for Humanity's Sustainable Home Design Competition for their project "NOTBLOX® Affordable Housing Project: Assembling Sustainable Communities with Insulating Concrete Forms." There... View full entry »
Clemson graduate students Caitlin Ranson and Dianah Katzenberger won one of two winning prizes in the ACSA Sustainable Lab Competition for their project "MR + EC." The jury awarded only two top prizes and three honorable mentions. Assistant professor Ulrike Heine served as studio... View full entry »
Clemson graduate student Jingjie Zhao won Honorable Mention in the ACSA/AISC Steel Design Student Competition for her project "Futurist.Culinary.Matrix," her design for a culinary arts college. There were 303 entries and 7 prizes for this category of the competition. Dr. Keith Green served... View full entry »
