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Celebrating 50 Years: Michael Garrison

June 10, 2026
In 1975, then-Dean Charles Burnette made four significant hires: Michael Benedikt, Larry Doll, Michael Garrison and Larry Speck. To celebrate their 50th work anniversary, we interviewed Michael Garrison.
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Celebrating 50 Years: Larry Speck

June 9, 2026
In 1975, then-Dean Charles Burnette made four significant hires: Michael Benedikt, Larry Doll, Michael Garrison and Larry Speck. To celebrate their 50th work anniversary, we interviewed Larry Speck.
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Two Architecture Professors Celebrate 50 Years of Teaching at UT

June 9, 2026
Professors Larry Speck and Michael Garrison commemorate five decades at the School of Architecture.
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PRP Now! Leo Xu // Steven Holl Architects

May 28, 2026
PRP Now! is a series of interviews that highlight a current UTSOA Professional Residency Program student every few weeks.
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Finding and Making Instruments of Care for Puerto Rico

May 14, 2026
The Spring 2026 Advanced Studio, “Instruments of Care – Architecture Acting Outwardly” taught by Carlos H. Blanco, rethinks architecture’s role in long-term systems of care, autonomy and adaptation, with consideration of immediate emergency responses to climate change, social mobility and shifting economies in Puerto Rico.
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Congratulations to the Class of 2026

May 11, 2026
Congratulations to our graduates. What starts here changes the world!
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2025-2026 School of Architecture Awards

May 7, 2026
The 2025-2026 awards recognize the efforts of the staff and students who are critical to the success of our school. Through thoughtful consideration, recipients were chosen by faculty and staff based off of their personal achievements, professional accomplishments and leadership.
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Texas Global Alumni Summit in Seoul

April 30, 2026
Dean Heather Woofter and CRP Professor Ming Zhang participated in the inaugural Texas Global Summit in Seoul this April.
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PRP NOW! Isabella Main // ADEPT

April 20, 2026
PRP Now! is a series of interviews that highlight a current UTSOA Professional Residency Program student every few weeks.
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Spring 2026 Final Review Guest Critics

April 16, 2026
Academics and practitioners from across the country join The University of Texas at Austin School of Architecture for our Spring 2026 final reviews, taking place Monday, April 20 - Friday, April 24.
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Metropolis Magazine Recognizes Interior Design Students in Future100 List for the Sixth Consecutive Year

April 8, 2026
Three interior design students received the highly competitive Metropolis Magazine's 2026 Future 100 designation: a prestigious list of the top 100 graduating architecture and design students in North America.
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Henry (Hank) Webber named 2026 School of Architecture Commencement Speaker

April 7, 2026
Nationally recognized for his leadership in higher education and community and economic development, Webber’s work has strengthened institutions, revitalized neighborhoods, and shaped some of the nation’s most respected research universities.
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Students Win National Urban Design Competition

April 3, 2026
Each year, graduate teams from across the country take on this challenge, aimed at idea generation and increasing awareness for multidisciplinary solutions to development and design challenges. This year, the competition brought focus to our own city. 
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Interdisciplinary faculty team advances human‑centered AI to empower tribal nations in flood planning

March 26, 2026
Their project, AI²: Ancestral Intelligence and Artificial Intelligence for Flood Mitigation, was awarded seed funding through Good Systems’ internal competition, aimed at advancing human-centered AI.
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PRP Now! Corynne McCaskill // Wendell Burnette Architects

March 23, 2026
PRP Now! is a series of interviews that highlight a current UTSOA Professional Residency Program student every few weeks.
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Continuing the Conversations of Landscape First

February 19, 2026
To expand upon the urgent topics raised in the 2025 "Landscape First" program, the school has invited a selection of the convening speakers to contribute written reflections exploring a broad range of case studies and meditations on leading through landscape.
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Good Systems Awards Seed Grants to Six Faculty Teams Advancing Human-Centered AI

February 16, 2026
Good Systems has announced the recipients of its internal funding competition, awarding seed funding to interdisciplinary faculty teams whose projects explore how artificial intelligence can be designed in ways that better reflect human values and societal needs. Among the recipients is Assistant Professor Lidia Cano Pecharromán.
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Q&A with Carlos H. Blanco

February 3, 2026
To celebrate his addition to the school, we conducted a Q&A with 2025-2027 Emerging Scholar in Design Fellow Carlos H. Blanco.