Carmen Guerrero and Allan Shulman, both long-time UMSoA faculty, have been elevated to new roles at the School. Guerrero will be the Associate Dean of Strategic Initiatives and Facilities, while Shulman will take over as the Director of Graduate Architecture Programs. Rodolphe el-Khoury, Dean of... View full entry »
Build a Resilient South Florida with UMSoA, HUD and AARP— The University of Miami School of Architecture, the Southeast Regional Office of the U.S. Department of Housing & Urban Development and the AARP Foundation will collaborate in a day-long workshop and... View full entry »
Three of the most accomplished women in South Florida real estate joined forces to speak to a standing-room only crowd at the first Women in Real Estate Luncheon. Avra Jain and Kim Briesemeister talked about their latest projects, followed by a discussion moderated... View full entry »
SOA Faculty member Steven Fett and a small group of urban designers led by project manager Anthea Gianniotes (B.Arch., 1992), Marcela Camblor (M.Arch, S&T 1993) Jose Venegas (M.Arch. 2003), and Bill Spikowski of Spikowski Planning Associates, collaborated on behalf of the Treasure Coast... View full entry »
Comprehensive online initiative spotlights research to offer innovative solutions such as renewable energy, building resilient communities, understanding vector-borne diseases and their changing ecology CORAL GABLES, FL (April 21, 2016) -- In time for Earth Day... View full entry »
The end of the semester is almost here! After months of hard work, students will be evaluated during the final reviews. Reviews involve students presenting their work to critics for about five minutes, and then that work being critiqued for about five to 10 minutes after the presentation. This... View full entry »
Coral Gables, Fla. (April 19, 2016) -- A new study of a quarter-million Miami-Dade County Medicare beneficiaries showed that higher levels of neighborhood greenness, including trees, grass and other vegetation, were linked to a significant reduction in the rate of chronic illnesses, particularly... View full entry »
Chosen for their academic achievement, service to the University of Miami, leadership and more, three UMSoA fifth-year students were chosen for the current edition of Who’s Who Among Students in American Universities and Colleges. At a ceremony on Tuesday, April 5, in the Shalala Student... View full entry »
Founded in 1914 by the union of two architectural societies at the University of Michigan and the University of Illinois, Alpha Rho Chi (APX) is the professional architecture fraternity, with 30 active chapters operating nationwide. During a late one night in studio in the spring of 2015, UMSoA... View full entry »
On March 30, the entire student body, plus faculty and staff, of UMSoA came together for an awareness and beautification project at three Metrorail stations: University, Coconut Grove and Brickell.“The Underline began at UMSoA, in a studio run by professor Rocco Ceo. When we were trying to... View full entry »
The University of Miami School of Architecture is now live streaming all lectures that are part of the Tecnoglass Lecture Series "Miami & The Tropical World." The Tecnoglass Lecture Series 2015-16 is a year-long program of lectures, interviews, and symposia focused on a theme that is of... View full entry »
The University of Miami School of Architecture is excited to launch a new Emerging Practitioner Teaching Fellowship at the School of Architecture beginning Fall 2016. The nine-month fellowship aims to attract emerging individuals engaged in design practice and/or research to join... View full entry »
UM School of Architecture Studio Course Led by Vicente Guallart and Li Yi Plans to Reinvent American Districts Using Smart TechnologiesUniversity of Miami School of Architecture (UMSoA) students, led by visiting professor and Barcelona’s former chief architect Vicente Guallartand UMSoA... View full entry »
Coral Gables, FL. - (Oct.15, 2015) - When the World Monuments Fund (WMF) chose the Colonial Churches of Santiago de Cuba as part of their World Monuments Watch List on Thursday, it recognized that these historic structures are worth preserving for posterity. In large part that designation was... View full entry »
Places Journal is pleased to announce that University of Miami School of Architecture is now one of our Academic Partners. As such they are part of a growing network of schools that provides core funding for the journal. With institutions ranging from North America to... View full entry »
Sponsored by the University of Miami School of Architecture, Center for Computational Science, Center for Health Sector Management and Policy, School of Business Administration and School of Communication, as well as the Miami Chapter of American Institute of Architects and the Miami Center... View full entry »
MEDIA ADVISORY FOR OCTOBER 21, 2015 NEW DESIGN STUDIO GROUNDBREAKING TO BE CELEBRATED AT UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI SCHOOL OF ARCHITECTUREWHO/WHAT: The groundbreaking ceremony of the Thomas P. Murphy Design Studio Building will take place at the University Of Miami School of Architecture (SoA)... View full entry »
— UMSoA professor of architectural design, history and theory Victor Deupi and Nathan Timpano, who teaches Art History in the UM College of Arts and Sciences, will chair a session at the Association of Art Historians annual conference in Edinburgh, Scotland, April 7 through... View full entry »
Josemaria de Churtichaga Is Internationally Renowned Architect and Educator; Was Inaugural Associate Dean of the School of Architecture at IE University in SpainCoral Gables, Fla. (June 22, 2015) – Award-winning architect and noted educator Josemaria de Churtichaga is the newest member of... View full entry »
CORAL GABLES, FL (April 16, 2015)The University of Miami School of Architecture today announced a plan to bring “third places” – community spaces, marketplaces, incubators and training centers – into two underserved Miami neighborhoods with $650,000 from... View full entry »
More than 200 School of Architecture students, faculty and staff came together on Wednesday, March 25, at Little Havana’s Jose Marti Park for the inaugural U-Serve Day. The participants were able to inventory 439 properties in the neighborhood, encompassing 25 square blocks of territory... View full entry »
March 25th - The University of Miami School of Architecture has had a long standing tradition of community engagement. Design studios have often revolved around a local focus or need in several of Miami’s impoverished neighborhoods such as Homestead, The West Grove, Allapattah, and... View full entry »
— CORAL GABLES, FL (March 5, 2015)Latin America in Construction: Architecture 1955-1980 will open at the Museum of Modern Art in New York, NY, March 29. Seven models built by UM School of Architecture students, led by professor Jean-Francois Lejeune, are included in the... View full entry »
— CORAL GABLES, FL (February 23, 2015)The Thomas P. Murphy Design Studio Building Will Include Fabrication LabCoastal Construction, a major builder in South Florida for three generations, has pledged $3.5 million to construct a state-of-the-art design studio at the University... View full entry »
Join AIA Miami and the Miami Center for Architecture and Design (MCAD) in welcoming Dr.Rodolphe El-Khoury to Miami. View full entry »
