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HISTORIC PRESERVATION NEWS

News and updates from The University of Texas at Austin School of Architecture's Historic Preservation Program.

A group of people stand outside and observe a rustic adobe house surrounded by trees and plants, with stone paths and simple outdoor furnishings visible in the yard.

Designing Community-Centered Heritage Spaces in the Tehuacán–Cuicatlán World Heritage Site

November 19, 2025

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May Term Travel Opportunities

August 25, 2025

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Announcing "Planetary Imaginaries"

August 22, 2025

A colorful tile mural depicts people in traditional Mexican attire dancing, playing music, and socializing outside white adobe buildings with red roofs. A cantina sign, mountains, and painted text about the murals history appear above.

Awarded Inaugural Grant from DOCOMOMO, Sonya Sehgal (MSHP) Amplifies the Legendary San Antonio Artist Ethel Wilson Harris

August 19, 2025

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Kotchakorn Voraakhom Urges Graduates to Become the “Compassion Generation”

May 12, 2025

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Design Thinking Sparks Novel Research Among Newly Tenured Faculty

February 24, 2025

A neoclassical building with tall columns and large windows, surrounded by trees and parking spaces, stands against a backdrop of city buildings at sunset.

Faculty, Alumni, and University Win 2024 Preservation Austin Awards

October 24, 2024

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Congratulations to the Class of 2024

May 13, 2024

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Historic Preservation and the National Park Service

April 4, 2024

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Digitizing Decolonization in Oaxaca, Mexico

January 31, 2024

Three people measure and document an old stone wall outdoors on a sunny day, using measuring tape and a camera on a tripod. The landscape in the background is open and grassy.

Placemaking: The Role of Historic Preservation and Building Documentation in Creating Inspiring Public Spaces

November 20, 2023

Ibarra-Sevilla Appointed Associate Director of Research Initiatives for LLILAS

October 5, 2023

A large building with intricate colorful murals, known as the Central Library at UNAM in Mexico City, stands beside a green lawn and a white “+unam” sign under a partly cloudy sky.

Exploring the Architecture of the Americas at FILUNI 2023

August 21, 2023

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What Starts Here: Highlights from Career Fair

February 10, 2023

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Spring 2023 Visiting Faculty

January 18, 2023

Illustrated cover of a book titled “(AGBANY) and the Birth of the Modern Day Historic Preservation Movement,” showing a grand, ornate building interior with arched ceilings and columns.

MSHP Alum Publishes Graphic Novel

June 28, 2022

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Alumna Sara Bronin Nominated to Chair the U.S. Advisory Council on Historic Preservation

November 5, 2021

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Historic Preservation Graduates Present at APT Conference

October 6, 2021

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New Stackable, Transcriptable Graduate Certificates Available Fall 2021

July 13, 2021

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Graduate Students Work to Document, Protect and Preserve BIPOC Sacred Spaces

May 25, 2021

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MSHP Student Awarded Mildred Colodny Diversity Scholarship

June 1, 2020

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Two UTSOA Faculty Receive Associate Professor Experimental Funding to Support Interdisciplinary Research

February 14, 2020

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Magdalena Novoa, Student

March 1, 2019

A woman with curly hair smiles in front of a stone wall (left). On the right, there is a small church with arched doors, a bell tower, and colorful decorations above the entrance.

Graduate Student Rebecca Kennedy Receives 2018 Ike Kligerman Barkley Traveling Fellowship

April 9, 2018

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CAVE HABS Documentation for Quarters 6 & 8: Graphic Documentation of Historic Buildings in Carlsbad Caverns National Parks

June 3, 2017

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Mixtec Stonecutting Artistry Wins Best Publication in Pan-American Biennale

December 1, 2016

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Benjamin Ibarra Wins Prestigous Award From the National Architecture Biennale in Mexico

October 18, 2016

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Sarah Lopez, Faculty

April 12, 2016

A man in a black t-shirt and jeans stands smiling in front of a historic stone fountain surrounded by an arched courtyard with columns and two levels, under a clear blue sky.

UTSOA Student Awarded 2016 ICOMOS Internship

March 25, 2016

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President Obama Awards National Humanities Medal to Alumnus Everett L. Fly

September 4, 2015

A small blue tent is set up on grassy ground at a campsite, with picnic tables and wooden shelters nearby. In the background, rugged rock formations are visible under a clear blue sky at sunset.

$162,396 Grant Awarded to CSD & Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center

June 11, 2015

Assistant Professor Benjamin Ibarra-Sevilla stands with arms crossed next to text announcing his Creative Research Award for work on 16th-century ribbed vaults in Mixteca, Mexico, with a cityscape in the background.

Benjamin Ibarra-Sevilla Wins 2014 University Co-operative Society Award

December 18, 2014