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Health + Wellness Design program celebrates 15 years and looks into the future

On February 19, more than 80 alumni, professional mentors, current master of architecture students, and faculty from the KU Institute of Health + Wellness Design gathered to celebrate 15 years of the Department of Architecture’s Health + Wellness program and plan for the next phase of its…

Video: Photography student documents the habitat of home

As a 2023 Undergraduate Research Award recipient, KU senior Grace Worden set out to document the terrains and textures of Kansas for her film photography project “No Place Like Home." An exhibition of the work is on view at the Kansas Union Gallery through March 9.

On March 6th, inspire support for ArcD students as a One Day. One KU. ambassador

One Day. One KU. has been rescheduled to take place on March 6th. This annual university-wide, 24-hour fundraising campaign, will provide alumni and friends of the School of Architecture & Design (ArcD) the opportunity to directly support current and future students.

Architecture faculty candidate events, Feb. 23–March 1

Get to know the candidates for new architecture faculty positions and have a voice in the future of architectural education at the KU School of Architecture & Design.

ArcD Dean's new book finds lessons in population health from small-city Kansas

Mahbub Rashid's new book, “Built Environment and Population Health in Small-Town America: Learning from Small Cities of Kansas," looks at how lifestyle behaviors and health indicators are associated with spatial planning and design factors in 36 small Kansas cities.

Annual KU Institute of Health + Wellness Design Symposium, Monday, Feb. 19

The present and future of artificial intelligence in architecture and design will be the focus of the annual University of Kansas Health + Wellness Design Symposium on Monday, Feb. 19.

One Day. One KU. postoned

In light of the tragic events following the Kansas City Chiefs Super Bowl LVIII Celebration, One Day. One KU. has been postponed. A future date will be announced in the coming weeks and will be shared with our KU community at that time.

Read the January 2024 KU ArcD newsletter

Photography students featured in exhibition organized by the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art and the Kansas City Society for Contemporary Photography. Architecture grad honored by the National Park Service and the American Society of Landscape Architects. Faculty news and more.

Spring 2024 Design Symposium Lecture Series schedule

The University of Kansas School of Architecture & Design will welcome award-winning animation development artist Angela Sung on Feb. 1 as the first speaker of the spring KU Design Symposium Lecture Series. Spring 2024 lectures begin at 6 p.m. in 130 Budig Hall on the KU Lawrence campus. Events…

Read the December 2023 KU ArcD newsletter

Alumni spotlights. New undergraduate and graduate academic programs. Interior Architecture students use virtual reality to assess designs.  Photography student explores our state’s environmental future. Architecture student projects featured in Dezeen.

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Director, Communications & Hatch Center
School of Architecture & Design
arcd-news@ku.edu