2024-12-22T02:51:10-05:00 https://archinect.com/news/article/150186624/stefanos-polyzoides-selected-as-the-new-dean-of-notre-dame-s-school-of-architecture Antonio Pacheco 2020-02-25T18:27:00-05:00 >2024-10-25T04:07:38-04:00 <img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/68/68aedb26e7c4f4f57d38fbfc9a73f4d7.jpeg?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1200" border="0" /><p>Architect, urbanist, and New Urbanism proponent Stefanos Polyzoides has been chosen to lead the <a href="https://archinect.com/schools/cover/16784/university-of-notre-dame" target="_blank">University of Notre Dame</a> School of Architecture.&nbsp;<br></p> <p>According to an <a href="https://news.nd.edu/news/stefanos-polyzoides-appointed-dean-of-notre-dames-school-of-architecture/" target="_blank">announcement</a> from on the University of Notre Dame website, Polyzoides was selected as the new dean of the school due to his reputation as an &ldquo;award-winning architect and urbanist whose approach to design emphasizes cultural continuity, urban regeneration, environmental responsibility and community engagement.&rdquo;&nbsp;<br></p> <p>Polyzoides will be taking over for&nbsp;<a href="https://archinect.com/news/article/150183772/university-of-notre-dame-s-architecture-dean-speaks-out-against-classical-executive-order" target="_blank">Michael Lykoudis, who recently spoke out</a> against the proposed &ldquo;<a href="https://archinect.com/news/article/150183772/university-of-notre-dame-s-architecture-dean-speaks-out-against-classical-executive-order" target="_blank">Making Federal Buildings Beautiful Again</a>&rdquo; executive order.&nbsp;<br></p> <p>Polyzoides is the cofounder of <a href="https://archinect.com/firms/cover/1859/moule-polyzoides-architects-and-urbanists" target="_blank">Moule &amp;&nbsp;Polyzoides</a>, a Pasadena, California-based architecture and urban planning firm known around the world for its contextually sensitive and pedestrian-oriented designs.&nbsp;Polyzoides co-founded the firm with partner and wife Elizabeth Moule in 1990. The pair has completed over 700 design projects around the world and are considere...</p>