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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    Admiring the views 🍂 🌆 <br><br>Architecture student Stella Stambaugh traveled from UT Austin to Oslo, Norway to work with @spinnarkitekter as part of @utsoaprp. <br>
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    Admiring the views 🍂 🌆

    Architecture student Stella Stambaugh traveled from UT Austin to Oslo, Norway to work with @spinnarkitekter as part of @utsoaprp.

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    Nestled in central-southern Mexico lies the Tehuacán-Cuicatlán Valley, one of the world’s most remarkable biodiversity hotspots and a landscape deeply connected to the origins of Mesoamerica. <br>
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    Nestled in central-southern Mexico lies the Tehuacán-Cuicatlán Valley, one of the world’s most remarkable biodiversity hotspots and a landscape deeply connected to the origins of Mesoamerica.

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    @miroriveraarch gives the environmental and cultural contexts of each of their projects the utmost respect. <br>
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    @miroriveraarch gives the environmental and cultural contexts of each of their projects the utmost respect.

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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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    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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    Symposium scenes 🍃
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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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    On Nov. 10, join us for a conversation between Eve Blau of @harvardgsd and Eric Mumford of @washuarchitecture.
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    On Nov. 10, join us for a conversation between Eve Blau of @harvardgsd and Eric Mumford of @washuarchitecture.

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    Toshiki Hirano is an architectural designer, researcher and educator based in Tokyo, Japan. This semester, he joins the School of Architecture to teach an Advanced Design Studio as our Ruth Carter Stevenson Visiting Professor. <br>
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    Toshiki Hirano is an architectural designer, researcher and educator based in Tokyo, Japan. This semester, he joins the School of Architecture to teach an Advanced Design Studio as our Ruth Carter Stevenson Visiting Professor.

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    On Nov. 5, join us for a lecture by @nadaaainc's founding principal, @nadertehrani47. Nader Tehrani is a profoundly influential architect, designer and educator.
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    On Nov. 5, join us for a lecture by @nadaaainc's founding principal, @nadertehrani47. Nader Tehrani is a profoundly influential architect, designer and educator.

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    On November 7, @philipperahmarchitectes joins us as the keynote speaker for the Interior Provocations: WEATHER symposium.
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    On November 7, @philipperahmarchitectes joins us as the keynote speaker for the Interior Provocations: WEATHER symposium.