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Announcing "Planetary Imaginaries"

August 22, 2025
The University of Texas at Austin School of Architecture presents Planetary Imaginaries: an expansive series of public engagements for the Fall 2025 semester starting on September 5. Invited architects, landscape architects, planners, and historians continue the school’s legacy of intentional rooted practice through critical conversations that respond to the increasingly urgent conditions of each field. 
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PRP Now! Travis Gerhardt // Herzog & de Meuron

August 20, 2025
PRP Now! is a series of interviews that highlight a current UTSOA Professional Residency Program student every few weeks.
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Awarded Inaugural Grant from DOCOMOMO, Sonya Sehgal (MSHP) Amplifies the Legendary San Antonio Artist Ethel Wilson Harris  

August 19, 2025
Sonya Sehgal is the first recipient of the Theodore Prudon Education Fund Grant from Docomomo, a national non-profit that prioritizes preservation of heritage architecture, landscapes, and design. The award offered the opportunity for Sehgal to attend a conservation course in Italy that focused on the analysis and restoration of archeological ceramics. 
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2024-2025 Design Excellence Winners

August 15, 2025
Design Excellence awardees represent an exceptional level of accomplishment across our design disciplines.
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Reflections on “Eco Illusions: The Plastic Behind the Green” Exhibition—an Interview with Professor Danelle Briscoe

August 14, 2025
In the exhibition currently on view at the Materials Lab throughout the fall semester, Associate Professor Danelle Briscoe challenges the aesthetics of “green design” and calls for more responsible, resilient material practices in architecture.
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Faculty Studio Spotlight: Alterstudio

August 7, 2025
Known for stunning residential work that is elegantly situated in nature, Alterstudio Architecture has designed award-winning spaces in Austin and beyond for over 20 years.  
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Announcing New Faculty Members & Visiting Professors

July 24, 2025
UTSOA is proud to welcome new and visiting faculty members to the school this fall. With unique insight in the fields of Architecture, Interior Design, and Planning, these scholars and practitioners will bring invaluable new perspectives.
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Professional Residency Program: Danny Joseph Keenan at Furman + Keil

July 15, 2025
PRP Now! is a series of interviews that highlight a current UTSOA Professional Residency Program student every few weeks.
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Faculty Studio Spotlight: Allison Gaskins and 3 Fold Design

July 8, 2025
We're kicking off a new series to highlight the professional work of our faculty, beginning with Interior Design Assistant Professor of Practice Allison Gaskins and her firm: 3 Fold Design Studio.
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Transcending Civic and Institutional Boundaries to Transform Texas Communities

June 16, 2025
The University of Texas at Austin School of Architecture Center for Sustainable Development Organizes First-Ever Planning and Design Forum for Texas County Judges
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Celebrated Professor Elizabeth Danze Honored in Alcalde’s Texas 10

June 4, 2025
From student to professor, Elizabeth Danze has spent a lifetime elevating architectural education at the School of Architecture.
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Visiting Faculty Cory Henry Wins Rome Prize in Architecture

May 30, 2025
The Principal and Founder of Atelier Cory Henry in Los Angeles was awarded the Rome Prize Fellowship for the project "Borders of Belonging: Rome’s Public Spaces as Arenas of Democracy and Dissent.”
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Valerie Balderas Wins University-Wide Bookshelf Design Competition for Office of the Dean of Students

May 29, 2025
Once renovations are complete, students can visit Valerie’s Cactus Yearbook Bookshelf in the Office of the Dean of Students.
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2025 Texas ASLA Awards Honor Work by Phoebe Lickwar & Michael Averitt

May 28, 2025
Studios FORGE and DELINEATOR each received Merit Awards for their innovative projects that restore ecosystems and reimagine community-focused landscapes.
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Projects by Larry Speck and Kevin Alter Win at 2025 AIA Austin Design Awards

May 22, 2025
Recognized for their thoughtful and site-responsive designs, Speck and Alter earned top honors for projects that highlight the cultural and natural beauty of Texas.
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Four Longhorns Elevated to the AIA College of Fellows 

May 19, 2025
The prestigious designation recognizes architects who have made significant contributions to the profession.
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Kotchakorn Voraakhom Urges Graduates to Become the “Compassion Generation”

May 12, 2025
At the School of Architecture's 112th commencement ceremony, we celebrate the accomplishments of the Class of 2025.
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Dr. Bjørn Sletto Honored as New Member of Academy of Distinguished Teachers 

April 29, 2025
Sletto has served the school's Community and Regional Planning Program for nearly 20 years, teaching courses on environmental and social justice, international planning, public space planning, and practicums focused on international planning and development.