NEWS & UPDATES

Academics and practitioners from across the country join The University of Texas at Austin School of Architecture for our Fall 2025 final reviews, taking place Monday, Dec. 1 - Friday, Dec. 5

Dr. Bryan Norwood, UTSOA Assistant Professor and Humanities Institute research mentor, received a 2025 NEH Summer Stipend for his project “Constructing the New South: Southern Architect and Building News, 1889–1932.”

PRP Now! is a series of interviews that highlight a current UTSOA Professional Residency Program student every few weeks.

Guided by Associate Professor Benjamin Ibarra-Sevilla and funded by the Teresa Lozano Long Institute of Latin American Studies (LLILAS), architecture students are developing proposals that combine community-driven programs, such as lodging and a museum, with environmentally sensitive building techniques for the Tehuacán-Cuicatlán Valley World Heritage Site.

From public restrooms around Lady Bird Lake to immense infrastructure at the Formula 1 racetrack, Miró Rivera Architects gives the environmental and cultural contexts of each of their projects the utmost respect.  

The City of Austin has renewed and expanded a partnership with The University of Texas at Austin. Through this collaboration, School of Architecture faculty researchers can continue to advance practical solutions for some of the city’s biggest challenges in housing, transportation, climate resilience, and beyond

UTSOA invites applicants for Assistant Professor of Housing & Community Development, Assistant Professor in Architecture: AI and Time-Based Media, Assistant Professor in Architecture: Design & Technology, and Assistant Professor in Architecture: Design.

PRP Now! is a series of interviews that highlight a current UTSOA Professional Residency Program student every few weeks.

Learn more about Toshiki Hirano, Ruth Carter Stevenson Visiting Professor.

Please join us on October 24 and October 25 in celebrating the life and legacy of Professor Michael Benedikt, who served the School of Architecture community for 50 years.

Architecture and interior design students, led by lecturer Ashley Heeren, explored adaptive reuse in east Waco as part of their Advanced Design Studio. Through this visit, students engaged with local professionals, business owners and community members to understand how built environments carry layered histories and how to be thoughtful in planning for future needs.

As beloved as the courtyard has been for generations of students, it became even more significant in 2011 when it became an ode to the impact of the legendary architect, educator, and former Dean: Hal Box. 

Support from the SNSF Scientific Exchange and UT’s Faculty Development Leave program will allow Dr. Gian-Claudia Sciara to join the Swiss Federal Institute’s Land Use Systems Group as a Visiting Scientist during academic year 2025-26.

Robert T. Renfro, Austin architect and retired UTSOA faculty member, passed away on September 5, 2025, in Austin, Texas. He was 94.

PRP Now! is a series of interviews that highlight a current UTSOA Professional Residency Program student every few weeks.

To recognize his recent promotion to Full Professor, we spoke with Matt Fajkus to learn more about his latest work, his approach to teaching and how his background influences him.

Jessica Garza is one of 15 undergraduate interior design students in North America to receive this honor this year in the form of a $30,000 scholarship.

The prestigious research grants will support Davis and Dudley’s research and scholarship, exploring untold narratives and expanding the architectural canon.