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Michael Maltzan's long-awaited overhaul of the UCLA Hammer Museum has set a date for its public debut after more than two decades of work undertaken at the behest of director Ann Philbin. March 26th will mark the completed transformation of the 33-year-old Westside institution, with a new facade... View full entry
Researchers from the University of California Los Angeles (UCLA) have developed a new type of material that can create adaptable, strong structures by learning from its surroundings. Dubbed a ‘mechanical neural network’ by its creators, the material uses a unique lattice structure that can... View full entry
UCLA School of Architecture announces its Fall '22 lecture series with an exciting lineup of guest speakers and public events. Starting on October 3, the school welcomes LA-based architect Barbara Bestor, founder and principal of Bestor Architecture. Later that week, the school... View full entry
This post is brought to you by UCLA Architecture and Urban Design, an Archinect Partner School Join UCLA Architecture and Urban Design for their Graduate Programs Open House virtually on Wednesday, November 3, 2021. The program includes curriculum overviews and Q sessions. The day will... View full entry
The UCLA School of the Arts and Architecture, in collaboration with cityLAB, has officially opened the BruinHub, a first-of-its-kind space serving UCLA students facing long commutes or housing insecurity. Located in the John Wooden Center, the BruinHub will be a 24/7 space with facilities for... View full entry
UCLA Architecture and Urban Design showcase their Winter and Spring 2021 events and lecture series. From January through May UCLA has invited a star-studded list of guest lecturers and speakers. Archinect's ongoing Get Lectured series features each school's lectured series and... View full entry
Architect, educator, and researcher Mariana Ibañez joins as the new chair and associate professor at UCLA Department of Architecture and Urban Design. She is taking over from Heather Roberge who has served as chair of the department since July 2017. She is a graduate of the... View full entry
Virtual events have become the norm for schools across the globe as the Fall term begins. With in-person events and gatherings put on hold, virtual lectures break the attendance barrier and enable participants from all over to join in on these public events. Archinect's ongoing Get... View full entry
A UCLA research team led by Gaurav Sant, a professor of civil and environmental engineering and of material science and engineering at the UCLA Samueli School of Engineering, has received a two-year, $2 million grant from the U.S. Department of Energy. The award supports the development of a... View full entry
This post is brought to you by UCLA Architecture and Urban Design, an Archinect School Partner *Details of this event have been updated RUMBLE is UCLA Architecture and Urban Design’s end-of-year exhibition. It is an opportunity to showcase how the architectural and urban ideas that motivate us... View full entry
The key binding ingredient in concrete is cement, which has a massive carbon footprint. [...] So Sant and his team set to work on a greener approach that starts with a compound called portlandite instead of traditional Portland cement.
The production of portlandite also releases CO2. But its unique chemistry allows it to absorb CO2 later in the process, when the concrete cures and hardens into precast blocks and other shapes.
— The Los Angeles Times
The Los Angeles Times takes a look at the University of California, Los Angeles-based Carbon Upcycling team's efforts to bring CO2Concrete, a carbon-sequestering cement product, to the market. The team is vying for the Carbon XPRIZE, a $7.5 million prize competition aimed at monetizing carbon... View full entry
With the summer season behind us and a new term just started, Archinect takes a moment to showcase the work of UCLA Architecture and Urban Design's IDEAS campus located near Culver City, Calif. The campus is an incubator for exploration of various examples of digital design software, fabrication... View full entry
On this episode of Archinect Sessions we’re sharing the recording of a panel discussion I moderated last weekend at the A+D Museum, as part of the current exhibition The Los Angeles Schools. The panel brought together five students and three faculty members representing student-led publications... View full entry
Please join us for a panel discussion on the role of student publications in architecture school. What is the role of student-led publications? In an era when digital rules, what’s the value of continuing the tradition of print? How do student-led publications function, from concept, to... View full entry
Google's Architect-In-Residence and Head of R+D for the Built Environment, Michelle Kaufmann, will help lead the first ever 2019 fellowship cohort. After releasing an open call for fellowship applications earlier this year, four fellows have been chosen to help spearhead Google's newest... View full entry
