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Wong Wins Reynolds Leadership Award

The Reynolds Leadership Award honors excellence in graduate program administration.
   February 15, 2021

Associate Professor of Architecture Peter Wong, Graduate Program Director for the School of Architecture, has been selected to receive the 2020-2021 Thomas L. Reynolds Leadership Award for his contributions to student success above and...

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CoA+A Announces 2021 Distinguished Alumni

The College of Arts + Architecture (CoA+A) will honor six Distinguished Alumni on Friday, March 19.
   February 7, 2021

The College of Arts + Architecture (CoA+A) will honor six Distinguished Alumni on Friday, March 19, in the seventh annual celebration of alumni achievement. The event will be virtual and open to the public.

The Distinguished Alumni Awards were created by the College of Arts + Architecture in 2015 to recognize the accomplishments of alumni who demonstrate in their work the core themes...

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City Building Lab Director Receives NEA Grant for Community Design Workshops

Associate Professor Nadia Anderson's project has been selected for a $25,000 grant.
   February 4, 2021

Associate Professor of Architecture and Urban Design Nadia Anderson, director of the City Building Lab, has been approved for $25,000 “Grants for Arts Projects” award from the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) to support neighborhood visioning workshops to address housing, transportation, and public space. Through this community-engaged design project, City Building Lab will partner with...

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Course by Architecture Professor Wins National Prize

Liz McCormick has received a 2021 Buell Center Course Development Prize.
   January 22, 2021

Assistant Professor of Architecture Liz McCormick has received a 2021 Buell Center Course Development Prize in Architecture, Climate Change, and Society for her class "High-Performance, Low-Tech." The prize, which is awarded by Columbia University’s Temple Hoyne Buell Center for the Study of American Architecture and the Association of Collegiate Schools of Architecture (ACSA), recognizes...

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Faculty Projects Receive Arts & Science Council Grants

Five CoA+A faculty are among those newly funded by the Arts & Science Council.
   January 6, 2021

Five College of Arts + Architecture professors are receiving grants from the Arts & Science Council (ASC) in the most recent round of funding allocations. Visiting Assistant Professor of Dance Audrey Baran, Assistant Professor of Architecture Rachel Dickey, and Associate Professor of Painting Andrew Leventis have been named Artist Support Grant recipients. Projects by Associate Professor...

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Professor’s Microalgae Façade Project Featured in Conference Panel

Kyoung Hee Kim will join a panel in the Façade Design + Construction Southeast conference.
   December 7, 2020

Associate Professor of Architecture Kyoung Hee Kim will join a panel in the Façade Design + Construction Southeast conference, to be held virtually on December 15. In the presentation, “Fabrication Futures: Pushing the Envelope in the Southeast,” Dr. Kim will speak about developments in the microalgae façade research...

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Graduate Students’ Proposal Included in Félix Candela Award Catalogue and Exhibition

Pedro Piñera Rodríguez and Arturo Luján imagine a "Casa Agave."
   November 24, 2020

Architecture graduate students Pedro Piñera Rodríguez and Arturo Luján have received an “outstanding proposal” designation in the Third Edition Félix Candela Award competition, an annual international competition presented by the Spanish Institute of Architecture (IESARQ).

Their work will be celebrated in a virtual and in-...

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Interdisciplinary Faculty Group Publishes Journal Article on COVID-Era Design Leadership

Team 3D printed protective face shields as pandemic response.
   November 15, 2020

An interdisciplinary team from the College of Arts + Architecture has published an article in the journal Technology|Architecture + Design (TAD), Volume 4, Issue 2. Co-written by Fabrication Labs Director Alex Cabral, art professors Heather Freeman and Thomas Schmidt, Fabrication Lab Manager Robby Sachs, and  José Gámez, professor of architecture and urban design, "...

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Architecture Professor Wins Rotch Travelling Scholarship

David Costanza has been named the 2020 Rotch Travelling Scholar.
   November 6, 2020

Assistant Professor of Architecture David Costanza has won the 2020 Rotch Travelling Scholarship, a historic, prestigious award that supports international travel and research. Costanza, who is director and lead designer at DCS (David Costanza Studio), will receive a...

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SoA Alums, Faculty, Students Win AIA Charlotte Awards

Four student projects were recognized in the annual awards showcase.
   November 4, 2020

Alumni, faculty, and students from the School of Architecture were well lauded at the 2020 Design and Service Awards ceremony held by the Charlotte chapter of the American Institute of Architects (AIA Charlotte) on October 28. AIA Charlotte’s annual awards honor the achievements of exceptional AIA members and firms, recognizing the significant contributions made to the profession of...

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