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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    📝 Applications are open for 2027-2028 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 2027-2028 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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    On September 30, architect, urbanist and author @felipecorrea_sc presents his lecture, "The Domestic Surround.” <br>
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    On September 30, architect, urbanist and author @felipecorrea_sc presents his lecture, "The Domestic Surround.”

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    On October 1-2, The University of Texas at Austin School of Architecture presents BLOCKWORK: Concrete Masonry Architecture of the Americas. <br>
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    On October 1-2, The University of Texas at Austin School of Architecture presents BLOCKWORK: Concrete Masonry Architecture of the Americas.

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    Are the Battle Hall doors green or blue? The answer dates back to 1912! <br><br>As an iconic spot on campus, graduating students have posed outside the doors for decades – making it one of campus’ most recognizable locations. <br>
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    Are the Battle Hall doors green or blue? The answer dates back to 1912!

    As an iconic spot on campus, graduating students have posed outside the doors for decades – making it one of campus’ most recognizable locations.

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    On September 21, architect and managing director of UNS North America (@we.are.uns) Frans van Vuure presents his lecture, “Sustainability with a Twist.” <br>
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    On September 21, architect and managing director of UNS North America (@we.are.uns) Frans van Vuure presents his lecture, “Sustainability with a Twist.”

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    From the iconic ONDA wall in the West Mall Building to supporting the School of Architecture's academic operations as Associate Dean of Academic Affairs, Kory Bieg’s presence is felt on campus. <br>
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    From the iconic ONDA wall in the West Mall Building to supporting the School of Architecture's academic operations as Associate Dean of Academic Affairs, Kory Bieg’s presence is felt on campus.

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    FALL 2026 PROGRAMMING <br><br>This year's lecture series, "At Home in the World," explores how design and critical inquiry operate within an era defined by planetary interdependence. <br>
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    FALL 2026 PROGRAMMING

    This year's lecture series, "At Home in the World," explores how design and critical inquiry operate within an era defined by planetary interdependence.

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    Congratulations to Architecture graduate student Luis Rodriguez for earning Honorable Mention in the 2026 ACSA Concrete Masonry Competition!<br>
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    Congratulations to Architecture graduate student Luis Rodriguez for earning Honorable Mention in the 2026 ACSA Concrete Masonry Competition!

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    On September 9, UT School of Architecture Dean Heather Woofter (@heatherwoofter) and Architecture &amp; Urban Design Program Director at Kent State University Sung Ho Kim present “Invisible Practice.” <br>
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    On September 9, UT School of Architecture Dean Heather Woofter (@heatherwoofter) and Architecture & Urban Design Program Director at Kent State University Sung Ho Kim present “Invisible Practice.”