Student Awards

STUDENT AWARDS

The School of Architecture recognizes exceptional work by students in the design disciplines through semesterly and annual student awards processes.

DEAN'S DESIGN DISTINCTION

Dean’s Design Distinction recognizes cumulative excellence in design as an outcome from the Undergraduate Portfolio Review processes. With input from the semester’s Portfolio Review teams, each Portfolio Review studio instructor may nominate up to two students for Dean’s Design Distinction. The Program Directors for Architecture and Interior Design* then review and confirm Dean’s Design Distinction selections.
*Beginning in Spring 2021. 

DESIGN EXCELLENCE

Design Excellence is a collaborative process among the Program Directors for Architecture, Interior Design, Landscape Architecture, and Student Affairs. Design Excellence winners are selected by a jury each academic year, and represent an exceptional level of accomplishment across our design disciplines and studio levels.

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    Scenes from our 2022-2024 Emerging Scholar in Design Fellow Tyler Swingle’s visit to Stuttgart, Germany.
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    Scenes from our 2022-2024 Emerging Scholar in Design Fellow Tyler Swingle’s visit to Stuttgart, Germany.

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    In this month’s issue of @txarchitects, Dean Heather Woofter outlines some of the upcoming priorities for the School of Architecture, and the evolution of architectural education in our changing world.<br />
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    In this month’s issue of @txarchitects, Dean Heather Woofter outlines some of the upcoming priorities for the School of Architecture, and the evolution of architectural education in our changing world.

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    Spring (break) has sprung 🪻 Don’t forget to stop and smell the bluebonnets
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    Spring (break) has sprung 🪻 Don’t forget to stop and smell the bluebonnets

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    If you’re heading out for SXSW this weekend, several School of Architecture community members are participating in this year’s conference!<br />
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    If you’re heading out for SXSW this weekend, several School of Architecture community members are participating in this year’s conference!

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    Work from our 2024-2026 Emerging Scholar in Design Patrick Danahy’s Advanced Design Studio “Post-Industrial Tower Houses,” by students Edward Bondoc @edri295 (1-4) and Luke Jerome (5-8).<br />
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    Work from our 2024-2026 Emerging Scholar in Design Patrick Danahy’s Advanced Design Studio “Post-Industrial Tower Houses,” by students Edward Bondoc @edri295 (1-4) and Luke Jerome (5-8).

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    Tomorrow, @rohunjararam is taking over our stories to show us what his studio got up to last month in Bogota, Colombia. <br />
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    Tomorrow, @rohunjararam is taking over our stories to show us what his studio got up to last month in Bogota, Colombia.

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    Tune in on tomorrow for a special student takeover highlighting Professor Juan Miro’s 2024 Studio Mexico! Architecture students @gracelevatino and @camilaveratudela will be showing us what their studio got up to in Mexico City during their week-long visit earlier this month.
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    Tune in on tomorrow for a special student takeover highlighting Professor Juan Miro’s 2024 Studio Mexico! Architecture students @gracelevatino and @camilaveratudela will be showing us what their studio got up to in Mexico City during their week-long visit earlier this month.

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    On Wednesday, Lindsey Wikstrom, founder of @mattaforma, joins our Spring 2024 lecture series to explore the role mass timber and renewable materials should pay in ensuring the planet’s survival.<br />
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    On Wednesday, Lindsey Wikstrom, founder of @mattaforma, joins our Spring 2024 lecture series to explore the role mass timber and renewable materials should pay in ensuring the planet’s survival.

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    Happy Friday 🌸
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    Happy Friday 🌸