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Mahbub Rashid’s new book examines social production of cities in Muslim societies
LAWRENCE – In his new book, Mahbub Rashid writes about the impact of power, capital and everyday life on the social production of physical space and spatiality in traditional cities of the Muslim world. ...
Hui Cai named architecture department chair
The University of Kansas School of Architecture & Design has announced that Hui Cai, associate professor of architecture and associate director of the KU Institute of Health + Wellness Design, has been named the next chair of the Department of Architecture. ...
Photography Professor Documents a City's Cycles
LAWRENCE – For Mike Sinclair, in some ways, the COVID-19 pandemic period of lockdown and restriction was no different than the before times. Walk around and shoot photos. Every. Single. Day. ...
Collaborative Rural Health Project Wins AIA Regional & Urban Design Award
LAWRENCE — A rural health initiative developed by University of Kansas alumnus Tom Trenolone, director of HDR's Great Plains studio in Omaha, Nebraska, in collaboration with the KU School of Architecture & Design has been awarded a 2021 American Institute of Architects (AIA) Regional & Urban Design Award. ...
Kapila Silva's New Book Documents Sri Lanka's Unique Buddha Image-Houses
LAWRENCE – For centuries, they have been intimate spaces for personal prayer and contemplation for the Buddhists of Sri Lanka. But until now, no one had fully documented the existence of nearly 250 ṭämpiṭavihāras – small buildings, raised on stone pillars housing images and relics of the Buddha – scattered...
Kapila Silva Among KU Faculty and Staff Taking on Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Belonging Roles
LAWRENCE – Five individuals at the University of Kansas are taking on enhanced roles in diversity, equity, inclusion and belonging, either as a promotion or an expansion of their current responsibilities: ...
KU hosting photography workshop in Hays
The University of Kansas School of Architecture & Design will host a free, one-day photography workshop for high school students at the Hays Arts Center on July 10. ...
Design professor awarded arts & humanities grant
LAWRENCE — The Achievement & Assessment Institute (AAI) in the University of Kansas School of Education & Human Sciences has announced the recipients of the organization’s first Arts & Humanities Grant. ...
Architecture professor and associate chair Jae Chang promoted
LAWRENCE – Chancellor Douglas A. Girod has approved the promotion and award of tenure, where indicated, for 80 individuals at the University of Kansas Lawrence and Edwards campuses and 89 individuals at the KU Medical Center campuses. ...
KU Design wins Best School, multiple individual honors at national design competition
LAWRENCE — Department of Design students represented the University of Kansas at the 2021 National Student Show design competition and brought home the Best School Award, along with multiple individual honors. The winners were announced during a virtual ceremony in early April. ...
Charles Kahn, first dean of the School of Drchitecture & Urban Design passes away
Charles H. Kahn, the first dean of the University of Kansas School of Architecture & Urban Design (now School of Architecture & Design), died at the age of 95 on April 8, 2021, at his home in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. ...
School of Architecture & Design announces interim associate dean of administration
The University of Kansas School of Architecture & Design has announced that Andrea Herstowski, associate professor of design, has been named interim associate dean of administration effective April 19. ...
Architecture student nominated for Udall Scholarship
LAWRENCE — Four students at the University of Kansas are nominees for Udall Undergraduate Scholarships, which recognize students who demonstrate leadership, public service and commitment in the fields of tribal public policy, native health care or the environment. ...
School of Architecture & Design introduces the 80+40 lecture series
LAWRENCE — The final KU Architecture Lecture Series event of the 2021 spring semester will mark the first lecture supported by a new fund created by Department of Architecture Class of 1980 alumni. ...
Virtual KU Design Camp: June 13-19, 2021
Join us for our virtual KU Design Camp and enjoy a valuable educational experience while working on projects that enhance your creative portfolio. KU Design Camp is a pre-college summer program offered to high school students who are entering their sophomore, junior, or senior year and are interested in Architecture...
Team of architecture department faculty win AIA Kansas Honor Award
LAWRENCE — The American Institute of Architects in Kansas (AIA Kansas) awarded a team of University of Kansas Department of Architecture faculty members the 2020 AIA Kansas Honor Award for Unbuilt Design for their Sydney Alternative Housing Ideas project. The team consisted of professors Joe Colistra, Nilou Vakil, Gregory Crichlow and...
Spring 2021 Architecture Lecture Series programming announced
LAWRENCE — The School of Architecture & Design at the University of Kansas has announced the Spring 2021 Architecture Lecture Series lineup. ...
50+ firms attending the 2021 ku architecture career fair on feb. 23
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School of Architecture & Design announces spring 2021 Hallmark Symposium lectures
LAWRENCE — The School of Architecture & Design at the University of Kansas has announced programming for the Spring 2021 Hallmark Symposium Lecture Series. ...
Beautiful grotesques: Dyche Hall’s iconic limestone statues, recreated
A collaborative project millions of years in the making – KU students, alumni, faculty and staff mobilized to preserve an architectural landmark that houses the national treasure that is the KU Natural History Museum. ...
Architecture students receive 2020 Healthcare Environment award
LAWRENCE – Two students in the University of Kansas School of Architecture & Design were awarded a 2020 Healthcare Environment Award in the student Graduate Project category. ...
Studio 804 featured in Dwell (Opens in new window)
In the 2010s, design-build programs were the cutting edge of architectural education. Today, young architects must master empathy as much as any design software or construction know-how. ...
2020 Hope Award presented to Kapila Silva, professor of architecture
LAWRENCE — The University of Kansas senior class has honored Kapila Silva, professor of architecture, with the 2020 HOPE Award — to Honor an Outstanding Progressive Educator. ...
Design-build students working to enhance KU research facility
This semester, students in architecture professor Keith Van de Riet’s design-build studio are working to enhance the façade of the Interdisciplinary Ceramic Research Center (ICRC) facility at the University of Kansas. A composition of terra cotta tiles inspired by the local environment will add an aesthetically striking statement to the...
Design-build students working to enhance KU research facility
This semester, students in architecture professor Keith Van de Riet’s design-build studio are working to enhance the façade of the Interdisciplinary Ceramic Research Center (ICRC) facility at the University of Kansas. A composition of terra cotta tiles inspired by the local environment will add an aesthetically striking statement to the...
School of Architecture & Design announces 2020 Alumni Awards
LAWRENCE — The University of Kansas School of Architecture & Design has announced the recipients of the 2020 KU Architecture & Design Alumni Awards. This year’s honorees for the Distinguished Alumni Award are Earl Santee, Bruce Smith and Todd Voth. The Young Architect/Designer Award has been given to Eddy Tavio. ...
Industrial design program director receives IDSA Young Educator award
LAWRENCE — Betsy Barnhart, assistant professor and program director of industrial design at the University of Kansas, has recently been awarded the Industrial Designers Society of America (IDSA) Young Educator Award. ...
Fall 2020 Architecture Lecture Series focusing on design responses to COVID-19 crisis
LAWRENCE — For fall 2020, the School of Architecture & Design’s Architecture Lecture Series curators teamed with the school’s Institute for Health + Wellness Design to create a series of “Grand Rounds” lectures that will address health care design during and after the current COVID-19 health crisis. ...