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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    Simulating Democracy: Housing and Computation in Modern Latin America <br>▪️ By Michael Moynihan <br>.<br>. <br>.
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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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    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?

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    📝 Applications are open for 2026-2027 undergraduate and graduate programs! <br><br>Apply today to join an interdisciplinary community of designers, planners, and scholars committed to creative exploration, ambitious scholarship and critical practice. <br><br>UTSOA at a glance:
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    📝 Applications are open for 2026-2027 undergraduate and graduate programs!

    Apply today to join an interdisciplinary community of designers, planners, and scholars committed to creative exploration, ambitious scholarship and critical practice.

    UTSOA at a glance:

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    Our Spring 2025 public programming lineup is here! This semester’s exhibitions and lectures represent a broad cross-section of disciplines of the built environment — including architects, urban planners, landscape architects, interior designers and urban designers.<br>&nbsp;<br>&nbsp;
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    Our Spring 2025 public programming lineup is here! This semester’s exhibitions and lectures represent a broad cross-section of disciplines of the built environment — including architects, urban planners, landscape architects, interior designers and urban designers.
     
     

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    May all your days be merry and bright. Happy Holidays from UTSOA!
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    May all your days be merry and bright. Happy Holidays from UTSOA!