The KU School of Architecture & Design (ArcD)
ArcD academic programs, studios, and research centers are driven to meet challenges through relentless creativity and solutions-based design.
Immerse yourself in a creative studio culture and make real work that has real impact while enjoying a one-of-a-kind college experience at KU.
Aspiring architects, designers, creatives, and multidisciplinary leaders form an inclusive community inspired to create what has never been seen and discover solutions the world needs.
Design For Next
The University of Kansas School of Architecture & Design is building a new hub for learning and collaborative discovery in the heart of campus.
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KU Architecture & Design Student Showcase exhibition at Kansas City Design Week, Friday, April 24
The exhibition will feature twenty-two 12-foot-tall posters, video displays, digitally fabricated objects, furniture, and printed work representing the diversity of projects created by KU Architecture & Design students.
Spencer Museum announces 2026 Brosseau Creativity Award recipients
The Spencer Museum of Art has awarded four KU undergraduate students from Kansas with Brosseau Creativity Awards, which honor innovative and risk-taking creative work in any area of study.
Architecture professor’s research rebuilds coastal habitats along Florida waterways
KU architecture professor Keith Van de Riet is redefining how coastal infrastructure is designed. For more than a decade, his research has focused on developed shorelines along the Florida Atlantic and Gulf Coasts where traditional seawalls contribute to habitat loss. In this story heard on NPR’s All Things Considered, Van de Riet discusses his research and the digitally fabricated seawall panel system he designed to mitigate habitat loss along coastal waterways.
Architecture professor Suncica Milosevic a featured scholar in series hosted by the KU Commons, Friday, Feb. 20
The Commons at the University of Kansas will host Red Hot Research sessions in February, March, April and May, including one session in conjunction with the Office of Faculty Affairs and one Red Hot Graduate Research event. The first event will take place at 4 p.m. Feb. 20 at Watson Library, 3 West.
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