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SUSTAINABLE DESIGN NEWS

News and updates from The University of Texas at Austin School of Architecture's Sustainable Design Program.

Michelle Addington

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

September 21, 2022

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

Shadows from large oak trees are seen on the ground in front of Sutton Hall

Celebrate Earth Day 2022

April 19, 2022

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

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

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

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

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

Inside a greenhouse in Almeria Spain looking down a row of plants

Earth Day Q&A with Aleksandra Jaeschke

April 21, 2021

Katie and her wife Lauren on their honeymoon in Banff

Q&A with Alumna Katie Coyne

December 17, 2020

Ann Armstrong/Odditrees

Material Experts: Odditree

April 24, 2020

Two students seen from behind watching the KUKA robotic arm in action

Four UTSOA Degree Programs Now STEM Designated

April 10, 2020

Assistant Professor Aleksandra Jaeschke Wins Harvard GSD's 2019 Wheelwright Prize

May 13, 2019

Black and white headshots of Phoebe Lickwar and Aleksandra Jaeshke

School Welcomes New Faculty in Landscape Architecture and Sustainable Design

September 10, 2018

Student occupies the remnants of a tree on Waller Creek, 1969

Green Fund Grants Awarded to Graduate Students & Center for Sustainable Development

June 8, 2018

Austin South Shore Waterfront Redesign Proposal. Courtesy Texas Urban Futures Lab.

Shaping Our City: Urban Design Students and Faculty Contribute to Nationally Acclaimed South Central Waterfront Project in Austin

November 22, 2017

Austin Green Awards

Dean Addington Gives Welcome Remarks at Austin Green Awards

October 26, 2017

Group One

Light + Sustainable Design

September 7, 2017

Katie Coyne

Sustainable Design Alumni | Katie Coyne

January 28, 2017

Andrea Tosi.

Sustainable Design Alumni | Andrea Tosi

January 28, 2017

Kristen Fulmer

Sustainable Design Alumni | Kristen Fulmer

January 28, 2017

José Latorre

Sustainable Design Alumni | José Latorre

January 28, 2017

Living Wall

Opening Ceremony Announced for the Living Wall Project

May 18, 2016

detial of the Living Wall

Visit the Living Wall!

April 25, 2016

exterior of NexusHaus

NexusHaus featured in Popular Science magazine

October 20, 2015

Nexushaus 2015 Solar Decathlon Team

Solar Decathlon Team Wins Fourth Place and Multiple Awards

October 19, 2015

"Under the Roof" Team design concept for UT-TUM SolarD entry.

Solar Decathlon 2015

September 19, 2014