The University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee's School of Architecture and Planning (SARUP) has announced Mo Zell as its Interim Dean.  Zell has been an impactful fixture at SARUP, starting her career at the school as an assistant professor in 2008. Since then, she has taught several foundational... View full entry

CCNY's Spitzer School of Architecture has appointed Dr. Marta Gutman as its new permanent dean. The search for a new school leader came after the former architecture dean, Lesley Lokko, announced her resignation in October 2020.  Dr. Gutman, who was appointed interim dean in August... View full entry

When reading through architectural media, it's easy for larger architecture firms or "prominent" names to rule headlines. However, many design practitioners and groups are making impactful changes in the industry and their communities beyond the media clout. This is the case for architectural... View full entry

Weeks after issuing a public apology related to an independent investigation into decades of misconduct by its faculty and staff, the Bartlett School of Architecture has announced the cancellation of its summer school program owing to last-minute staffing shortages. The Architects’... View full entry

The African Futures Institute (AFI) has announced that it has received a grant totalling $150,000 from the Mellon Foundation.  As stated on the Foundation’s website, the funding will be used “to support program planning and activities for the establishment of an independent graduate... View full entry

The University of Illinois Chicago’s School of Architecture now officially has a new leader following Wednesday’s announcement that editor, writer, and academic Florencia Rodriguez has been named its next director. Rodriguez will step into the role beginning in August. A statement from... View full entry

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Texas Tech University has appointed a familiar name in the culmination of a new dean to lead its 95-year-old College of Architecture. Urs Peter "Upe" Flueckiger is the new dean of the school, continuing in the role he stepped into in an interim capacity starting in the fall of last year... View full entry

A resolution has been provided in the saga at the UCL Bartlett School of Architecture that has made waves in the press since first coming to light last year. The institution has now issued a formal apology in response to the independent investigation into educational practices and environment that... View full entry

A team led by Morphosis is designing a new 12-acre arts and cultural district at the University of Texas at Dallas.  Called the Edith and Peter O’Donnell Jr. Athenæum, the project will bring a second location of the Crow Museum of Asian Art as well as a performance hall and a planned... View full entry

This post is brought to you by YACademy It was 2019 when, within the workshop of YACademy’s course in  Architecture for Landscape, a group of international students developed the project of a bivouac for the Brédy family. Today, thanks to that experience, in the mountains of Aosta... View full entry

Earlier this week, we explored the relationship between architecture and construction science disciplines through the lens of a Building Scientist position at Payette. While the two fields are commonly intertwined within professional practice settings, they are also being implemented in a... View full entry

London’s Architectural Association (AA) has named a new leader in its search to replace ousted former director Eva Franch i Gilabert. Dr. Ingrid Schroder is the new head of the AA beating out Berkeley CED professor emerita Jill Stoner, Clancy Moore director Andrew Clancy, and two other... View full entry

Otis College of Art and Design has received a significant donation that will allow for the payment of student loans of students in the graduating Class of 2022. The money comes from Snap Inc. CEO Evan Spiegel and his wife Miranda Kerr, KORA Organics CEO and model, through their philanthropic... View full entry

This post is brought to you by YACademy Architects have always been asked to breathe new life into ancient architectures inherited from the past or into historical – often monumental – artifacts that no longer respond to the customs and needs of contemporary society. Nevertheless, the ancient... View full entry