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CULTURE AND COMMUNITY

At The University of Texas at Austin School of Architecture, we believe our disciplines play a key role in advancing a better built environment and quality of life for all people. As architects, designers, and planners who are shaping the world around us, it is imperative that our professions look like the world we serve. 

If we are to design meaningful buildings, spaces, and communities, and address some of society’s most pressing challenges, we must include and engage a broad array of perspectives and backgrounds. To this end, our faculty are pursuing important work and research that opens up new avenues of discourse, engages the greater community, and brings more voices, more experiences, and more knowledge to bear. 

Here, we strive to create an inclusive campus community that fosters an open, enlightening, and robust learning environment for everyone, regardless of race, gender, ethnicity, sexual orientation, or socioeconomic background. Every member of our school—whoever you are, wherever you are from, and whatever you believe—is valued. You belong here.

PEOPLE OF UTSOA

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MEET OUR COMMUNITY

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STUDENT LIFE

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EXPLORE OUR RESEARCH AND WORK

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STUDIO CULTURE

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    Unboxing our baby bots 🤖🤖 Not easy getting two 1,000 lb. boxes down into our Robotics Lab, but they’re worth the effort. If you’re registered to attend our Grad Open House, you’ll get to see them in action!
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    Unboxing our baby bots 🤖🤖 Not easy getting two 1,000 lb. boxes down into our Robotics Lab, but they’re worth the effort. If you’re registered to attend our Grad Open House, you’ll get to see them in action!

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    Scenes from Michael Moynihan's exhibition "Simulating Democracy: Housing and Computation in Modern Latin America." 📺 🗺️
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    Scenes from Michael Moynihan's exhibition "Simulating Democracy: Housing and Computation in Modern Latin America." 📺 🗺️

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    This semester, British designers, researchers, and studio partners Anthony Dunne and Fiona Raby joined us for a week-long workshop with students titled "Designing for a World of Many Worlds." <br>
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    This semester, British designers, researchers, and studio partners Anthony Dunne and Fiona Raby joined us for a week-long workshop with students titled "Designing for a World of Many Worlds."

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    Simulating Democracy: Housing and Computation in Modern Latin America <br>▪️ By Michael Moynihan <br>.<br>. <br>.
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    Simulating Democracy: Housing and Computation in Modern Latin America
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    With over 29,000 material samples available for students, the Materials Lab is an incredible resource for students. <br>
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    With over 29,000 material samples available for students, the Materials Lab is an incredible resource for students.

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    Happy holidays from UTSOA 🤍
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    Happy holidays from UTSOA 🤍

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    Plotting our next move ❌⭕️ enjoy a well-deserved break and come back ready to finish the semester strong!
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    Plotting our next move ❌⭕️ enjoy a well-deserved break and come back ready to finish the semester strong!

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    Symposium scenes 🍃 <br>.<br>.<br>.<br>.<br>.<br>.<br>Organized by UTSOA faculty:<br>Ria Bravo - @riabravodesign<br>Tara Dudley - @tdudleyphd<br>Nerea Feliz - @feliz_nerea<br>Allison Gaskins - @allisonhgaskins<br>Clay Odom - @studiomodo<br>Igor Siddiqui - @isssstudio
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    Symposium scenes 🍃
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    Organized by UTSOA faculty:
    Ria Bravo - @riabravodesign
    Tara Dudley - @tdudleyphd
    Nerea Feliz - @feliz_nerea
    Allison Gaskins - @allisonhgaskins
    Clay Odom - @studiomodo
    Igor Siddiqui - @isssstudio

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    What roles and responsibilities do fields engaged in shaping the atmosphere of interiors assume in the age of extreme weather events unfolding across a heating planet? How do atmospheric patterns, traditions, metaphors, or mishaps from the past inform current interior responses? <br>
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    What roles and responsibilities do fields engaged in shaping the atmosphere of interiors assume in the age of extreme weather events unfolding across a heating planet? How do atmospheric patterns, traditions, metaphors, or mishaps from the past inform current interior responses?