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![Exterior view of Phoenix House, a small modern house with clad in black and contrasting natural wood siding, surrounded by lush greenery.](https://news-archive-assets.ku.edu/data/e0/d3/01j73spmjny45kb5h6spkdhkpf.jpg)
Building Futures Together - Q&A with KU Dirt Works Studio and Apex Engineers
For over a decade, Apex Engineers has worked with architecture professor Chad Kraus’s Dirt Works Studio to create internationally recognized projects that have expanded the limits of what university design-build students can accomplish. Read how this industry partnership has allowed third-year students at KU to make lasting impacts in the community while preparing for careers.
![View looking up at the corner of the Marvin Hall Forum's glass exterior facade against a blue sky and scattered white clouds.](https://news-archive-assets.ku.edu/data/66/ba/01j6zf725mjw9k4adrnx451xf2.jpg)
School of Architecture & Design announces fall 2024 Architecture Lecture Series
Elizabeth Diller, founding partner of Diller Scofidio + Renfro, Wolf Prize laureate and recipient of the first MacArthur Foundation fellowship awarded for architecture, will present the opening lecture of the fall series Sept. 13 on the KU Lawrence campus.
![View of a winding road leading towards the snow-capped mountains under a clear blue sky.](https://news-archive-assets.ku.edu/data/96/c1/01j6wnaez2bfyafgkn0mmzzdsa.jpg)
Denver Alumni Event, Thursday, Sep. 5
Denver-area alumni designers and architects are invited to a reception at La Victoria Healing Kitchen in Aurora on Thursday, September 5th. Learn about what is happening in the School of Architecture & Design from Dean Mahbub Rashid, Professor Shannon Criss, and students in her ARCH608 studio.
![Exterior view of Budig Hall and Hoch Auditoria at dusk with illuminated windows and a visible monument in the foreground.](https://news-archive-assets.ku.edu/data/1d/fd/01j60b76v278f49p9t19mkgqq6.jpg)
School of Architecture & Design announces fall 2024 KU Design Symposium Lecture Series
The first Design Symposium lecture of the fall 2024 series will feature Colie Wertz, a concept artist whose film credits include six "Star Wars" films, Marvel's upcoming "The Fantastic Four" and the two-part adaptation of the sci-fi classic "Dune," directed by Denis Villeneuve.