The School of Architecture is known for the outstanding quality and achievements of our Faculty and Staff, Students, and Alumni. Get to know us!
Our amazing faculty include
- Principals in award-winning design firms
- City and regional planning commissioners and chairpersons
- Authors and editors of numerous books and publications
- Recipients of grants from the National Science Foundation, AIA National, Knight Foundation, and other major funders
- Leaders in national and international academic associations
Among our alumni are
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- Principals in nationally and internationally acclaimed architectural and urban design firms
- Design and planning directors in cities and counties across the Southeast
- Founders of award-winning firms in cities like Charlotte, New York, Miami, and Los Angeles
- Fellows of the American Institute of Architects
Recently, our students have
- won top prizes in international student design competitions
- created a “Millennial Plan” for the city of Charlotte
- served as Charlotte Research Scholars
- presented at the Chicago Architecture and Korean Architecture Biennials
- designed and built playground structures for a local preschool, a canopy structure for a national park in Nova Scotia, and a medical clinic for a village in Ghana
- been accepted into an international research program in built environment sustainability
- helped design and install an exhibition at the Levine Museum of the New South
- have participated in National Science Foundation Innovation Corp (I-Corp) research projects