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PhD in the Constructed Environment candidate Bernardo Menezes receives Beveridge Research Grant to study Olmsted Archives. arch.virginia.edu/news/phd-candi…

A recent Q&A with @UVAEnvironment fellow Bobby Vance on Making Decisions with Consequences: Thoughts on Resilient Design environment.virginia.edu/news/making-de…
Assistant professor of landscape architecture + architecture Erin Putalik co-authors with Sally Pusede (UVA environmental sciences) "Sense of Smog" in LA+ Journal's recent SENSE issue. arch.virginia.edu/news/erin-puta…


Join the A-School's Elgin Cleckley for a virtual talk about his latest book "Empathic Design" — Thu, July 24 at 12 pm EDT — hosted by the APA Florida Chapter @APAFlorida Register here: register.gotowebinar.com/register/46217…


Congratulations to Zena Howard @ZenaKHoward, FAIA, NOMA, LEED AP (BArch '88) recently named the 2025 UVA School of Architecture Distinguished Alumni Award recipient! Howard is an award-winning architect and Global Cultural + Civic Practice Chair at Perkins&Will @perkinswill whose…

Alumnus Andrew Gutowski (BSArch '75) joins Board at the Piedmont Environmental Council. “Having lived and worked around the world, I have found few places as beautiful as the Virginia Piedmont. Yet its beautiful landscape and charming towns are endangered as never before. I am…

Congratulations to A-School faculty Katie MacDonald and Kyle Schumann, who were awarded a MacDowell Fellowship for spring-summer 2025. They will be in residence at MacDowell's historic campus in Peterborough, NH, this summer with seven other fellows in architecture.…

We congratulate our PhD in the Constructed Environment students—Shaheen Alikhan @shaheen_alikhan, Ipsita Datta, Clara Xavier Marques, and Julianna Mollica, for their successes in receiving multiple competitive UVA fellowships and awards in support of advancing their research and…

Assistant Professor of Architecture Dr. Ehsan Baharlou has been awarded a Center Grant from UVA's Center for Global Inquiry and Innovation. The grant supports his interdisciplinary research: "Mycelial Living Building Materials by Repurposing Mineral-Based Construction and…

The forthcoming release of "The Type V City: Codifying Material Inequity in Urban America" by @UVaSARC's Chair of Architecture Jeana Ripple is coming in August! Published by @UTexasPress, Ripple's book examines the social and spatial history of building codes in 5 U.S. cities.…

Alumna Jieya Yu (MLA '22) was recently featured in the American Society of Landscape Architects' Voices of Women in Landscape Architecture profile series which focuses on the experience and contributions of women in the profession. arch.virginia.edu/news/alum-acti… @aslanational

Congratulations to our 2025 faculty and staff awardees! @UVaSARC hosted its inaugural awards ceremony to celebrate the outstanding contributions of its faculty and staff. These individuals' passion, creativity, hard work, and lasting impact shine across teaching, research,…

The Center for Cultural Landscapes (CCL) @UVaSARC is pleased to announce that architectural historian Sheila Crane is the recipient of the 2025 David R. Coffin Publication Grant for her forthcoming book, City in the Shadow of Shantytown. A Critical History of Bidonville.…

We are thrilled to announce that Dr. Abbey Stockstill will be joining us this fall as @UVaSARC's new Chair of the Architectural History Department. Currently an Associate Professor of Islamic Art and Architecture at Southern Methodist University, Stockstill brings a rich…

On April 11, this year's Thomas Jefferson Foundation Medalist in Architecture Walter J. Hood received the University's highest honor alongside fellow medalists Bryan Stevenson and Edwin S. Kneedler. To mark the occasion, Hood gave a public talk inspiring students, faculty, staff,…

ACSA's annual Best Paper Award recognizes outstanding peer reviewed research presented at the ACSA Annual Meeting to promote research, scholarship, and creative excellence. The A-School's Kyle Schumann was selected as this year's winner for his paper titled "Bias in the Machine:…

Recognized by the international Council of Educators in Landscape Architecture for their leadership, Associate Professor CL Bohannon was selected to join the Executive Committee as President Elect and will help to facilitate CELA's newly adopted strategic plan, while Bradley…


Three graduate architecture students from the School of Architecture have earned top accolades in the 2025 AIA Virginia Prize, an annual design competition that challenges aspiring architects across the Commonwealth to reimagine the built environment. Ethan Turner (M.Arch ’25,…

As she prepares to graduate this spring, dual-degree student Alexandra Daley (M.Arch ’25, MLA ’25) will co-present original research with Assistant Professor Mohamed Ismail at the 2025 Building Technology Educators’ Society (BTES) Conference in Chicago—a significant milestone…
