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SOA at SXSW 2024

March 1, 2024
Associate Professors Danelle Briscoe and Junfeng Jiao and Master of Architecture student Ji Yoon Ahn are participating in SXSW events exploring the intersection of ecology design and bee preservation and the ways that artificial intelligence can support the development of more inclusive, sustainable, and enjoyable urban experiences.
David Lake and Ted Flato sitting comfortbly in front of a watercolor landscape

UT Alumnus David Lake and Partner Ted Flato Receive 2024 AIA Gold Medal

January 24, 2024
Alumnus David Lake (BSAS ’77) and his partner Ted Flato have been recognized with one of the most prestigious industry awards for pushing the limits of design while easing the burden on our planet.
"Muslin-draped bathing houses float at the foot of gardens, and the limpid little stream is in high favor as a refuge during the heated term." Frank H. Taylor, "A Journey through Texas," Harper's New Monthly Magazine, October 1879.

Water in Cities

November 20, 2023
Associate Professor Michael Holleran considers public space through the lens of water, exploring the systems that make and shape cities, and the expressions of water in landscape and culture. This article originally appeared in the 2023-2024 edition of Platform, "Civics and Placemaking."
Six rectangular samples of Wolf Hilbertz's biorock technology in a box. The largest is on the left, with five smaller pieces on the right.

Work by Former Professor Wolf Hilbertz at the MOMA

October 4, 2023
The Museum of Modern Art’s new exhibition, “Emerging Ecologies: Architecture and the Rise of Environmentalism,” includes Hilbertz’s biorock technology from the 1970s.
Steven A. Moore in a black turtleneck and clear glasses looking at the camera while standing in front of a wall of papers

In Memoriam: Steven A. Moore, Ph.D.

September 5, 2023
Steven A. Moore, Bartlett Cocke Regents Professor Emeritus of Architecture, passed away peacefully on August 22, 2023, after suffering a stroke while visiting friends in New Hampshire.
UT Tower reflected in the Turtle Pond

Celebrate Earth Day 2023

April 20, 2023
A sampling of work from across the School of Architecture related to sustainability, our impact on the Earth, and how our disciplines can help build a better future.
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SOA at SXSW

February 24, 2023
Dean Michelle Addington and Community and Regional Planning Associate Professor Junfeng Jiao contribute their expertise to SXSW panels on housing and sustainability, and smart cities and emerging technology.
A row of students seen interacting with employers at 2023 Career Fair

What Starts Here: Highlights from Career Fair

February 10, 2023
Hundreds of students, employers, and alumni build connections as students explore internship and employment opportunities at the 2023 Career Fair
Michelle Addington

Michelle Addington to Conclude Tenure as Dean after 2022-23 Academic Year

September 21, 2022
As an academic leader, Addington shepherded meaningful collaborations, hired and mentored award-winning educators, and reinforced the institution’s standing as one of the top-ranked architecture schools in the U.S.
Protester holding up a sign

Architects Respond to IPCC’s Findings

August 8, 2022
After the latest report on climate change issued by the United Nations, Dean Michelle Addington and other architects weigh in on next steps for The Architect's Newspaper.
People gather outside the GreenCore prototype during the Spring 2022 semester final review

GreenCore Studio Designs Modular ADUs to Address Sustainability, Affordability

July 6, 2022
Prototypes integrate water, energy, and waste management systems into an efficient, pre-fabricated kit of parts.
Shadows from large oak trees are seen on the ground in front of Sutton Hall

Celebrate Earth Day 2022

April 19, 2022
This Earth Day, we’ve rounded up a sampling of scholarship and resources from across the School of Architecture that not only explores our relationship to Earth and the built environment but also how we can help build a better future for our planet.
2021-22 Platform cover help up against the green leaves of a tree in Goldsmith Courtyard

2021-22 Issue of PLATFORM Explores Sustainable Design in the Spaces Between Disciplines, Dichotomies, and Practices

January 6, 2022
Essays consider and challenge binaries in the design fields and navigate their complex and fertile middle grounds to address issues of climate change, systemic racism, and beyond
A large, trunk-like plant root extends beyond the boundaries of a concrete planter as leaves and vines spindle behind it

"Plant Potential" Conference Explores Importance of Plant-Human Relations, November 5

October 22, 2021
Plant Potential, an online conference curated by Assistant Professor Aleksandra Jaeschke, brings together five creative minds for a collective exploration of our relationship with plant life.
Wide angle view of a town on the coast of the Galapagos, seen from afar looking through trees over a grassy area.

Do-No-Harm, Do-More-Good: Building for Sustainability in the Galapagos

September 21, 2021
Students to study sustainable growth as it manifests in the Galapagos Islands as part of the President's Award for Global Learning
Four students of different genders and races gather around a table to collaborate over post it notes

New Stackable, Transcriptable Graduate Certificates Available Fall 2021

July 13, 2021
Certificate Topics include Social and Environmental Equity Design, Digital Technologies, Sustainable Design, and More
Overall view of the OTHER NATURE exhibit on display in the Mebane Gallery, featuring an accordion of poster boards, bookended by yellow "cages" with air plants housed inside. On the far back wall is a video of butterflies

OTHER NATURE Exhibit Explores New Approaches to Integrating Natural Systems into the Built Environment: On View through September 15

June 28, 2021
OTHER NATURE exhibit and book explore examples of ecological design in action. Curated by Associate Professor Danelle Briscoe
Inside a greenhouse in Almeria Spain looking down a row of plants

Earth Day Q&A with Aleksandra Jaeschke

April 21, 2021
Assistant Professor of Architecture and Sustainable Design Aleksandra Jaeschke discusses sustainability and notions of ecology in architecture in celebration of Earth Day