Architectural academia was featured prominently in our 2023 news coverage, particularly in new leadership appointments. Notably, the year highlighted a significant increase in female leadership within academia, with Archinect covering the appointment of 14 women to key roles, such as deans... View full entry

For this week's jobs highlight, Archinect continues with a selection of employment opportunities at architecture schools seeking academic deans, professors, and other design faculty. If you missed it, don't forget to check out January's academic job round-up for more opportunities. If... View full entry

Today, academic and architectural practitioner Amale Andraos announces her decision to step down as Dean of Columbia University's Graduate School of Architecture, Planning, and Preservation. After succeeding Mark Wigley as Dean in 2014, Andraos has dedicated her time towards serving and... View full entry

Rice University School of Architecture announces Igor Marjanović as the new William Ward Watkin Dean. Beginning his position starting July 1, Marjanović is an experienced architect, educator, and curator. Before his move to Rice, Marjanović is currently the JoAnne Stolaroff Cotsen Professor and... View full entry

The School of Architecture, previously known as the School of Architecture at Taliesin, went through several changes this past year. While the announcement of its closure continued to make headlines since our first piece of coverage back in January 2020, the school's "potential future"... View full entry

Since 2000 RIBA has presented the Annie Spink Award to individuals for their outstanding work and contributions to architectural academia. This year the prestigious biennial prize has been awarded to the multi-talented architect and academic advocate Lesley Lokko. Growing up in Ghana and Scotland... View full entry

It's not every day you come across job ads for positions like university deans, but this week there have been two new searches advertised on Archinect Jobs. The University of Virginia, located in Charlottesville, is currently seeking a new Dean of the School of Architecture. They are looking for... View full entry

It's safe to say that nobody knows what the future of architectural education will be. These days it's hard to know what next month will bring us. Few people would argue, however, that academia is ripe for change, as are many facets of modern life that have not evolved at the pace the world has... View full entry

This week Lesley Lokko announces her resignation as Dean of Bernard and Anne Spitzer School of Architecture at the City College of New York. After her appointment in June 2019, there was a lot of excitement about her plans and goals for the school under her leadership. We spoke with... View full entry

Nearly 15 years after earning an M.Arch degree from the University of California, Berkeley College of Environmental Design, architect, educator, and author Vishaan Chakrabarti has taken the reins of the college as its new Dean.  In a welcome note published to the school's website, Chakrabarti... View full entry

Architecture and Design Dean Scott Poole at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville has announced plans to step down from his position in order to return to teaching.  A statement published by the school announcing Poole's decision to step down reads: "Poole’s 35-year career of teaching... View full entry