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Architect, historian, and educator Mabel O. Wilson has been named as the 2020 Distinguished Alumni Award recipient by the University of Virginia (UVA) School of Architecture. Wilson graduated from UVA with a Bachelor of Science in Architecture in 1985, and has been selected to... View full entry
A growing chorus of Black students and faculty members at prestigious universities across the country are pushing for substantive change with regards to the persistent lack of diversity and representation within these institutions. Two weeks ago, following a blistering letter from the... View full entry
Rather than respond with temporary barriers or signs, [Joel] Sanders is trying to use MIX’s research process to arrive at designs that minimize the spread of the coronavirus and appeal to diverse users. This, he hopes, will result in buildings that endure, whether or not a vaccine becomes available. — T Magazine
Writing in The New York Times Magazine, journalist Kim Tingley takes a long look at the ways in which the design of everyday and communal spaces might shift to become more universally accessible following the COVID-19 pandemic. The article engages with emerging design ideas resulting from... View full entry
The Society of Architectural Historians (SAH) announced today that it will reschedule its previously cancelled annual conference as an online-only event. SAH’s Seattle 2020 Conference was initially scheduled to take place April 29th through May 3rd in Seattle, but it had to be cancelled as... View full entry
