Dr. Ajla Aksamija’s recent article featured in the Journal of Architectural Engineering Editor’s Choice

A recent article by Dr. Ajla Aksamija and Suncica Milosevic published in the Journal of Architectural Engineering (JAE) has been featured in the Editor’s Choice section of the journal. The article is titled “Condensation Study: Thermal Analysis of Aluminum-Framed Window Systems under Different Environmental Conditions.” This announcement is included on the JAE’s homepage: https://ascelibrary.org/journal/jaeied, and full […]

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Dr. Ajla Aksamija presents at the TRANSFORMING THE BUILT ENVIRONMENT: Accelerating Circular and Digital Transition

Dr. Ajla Aksamija will present at the TRANSFORMING THE BUILT ENVIRONMENT: Accelerating Circular and Digital Transition Symposium on November 21. Additional information about the symposium is provided in the posters featured in this announcement.

Associate Professor Jörg Rügemer’s Recent Scholarly Accomplishments

Jörg Rügemer participated and presented at the 2023 Advanced Building Skins conference in Bern, Switzerland on October 30 and 31, 2023. His paper is titled: Simulation versus Reality: Comparing a small residential building’s performance simulation to its Post-Occupancy monitored operational performance. The presentation and paper briefly address the design, construction, and energy simulations of the 2019-2020 Design+Build […]

Professor Ajla Aksamija Presents at the AIAU National on November 8, 2023

Dr. Ajla Aksamija, Professor and Director of Transforming Places, Practices and Pedagogies Collaborative (TP3C) research entity at the University of Utah School of Architecture, will present at the AIAU national on November 8, 2023. The presentation will focus on “Decarbonizing the Built Environment: Improving Building Performance through Regenerative Design.” Please check the link below for […]

Associate Professor and Associate Dean Lisa Henry Co-Edits and Contributes to the Latest Issue of the Architect Magazine

The School of Architecture is pleased to announce the new publication of Associate Professor and Associate Dean Lisa Henry. Professor Lisa Henry co-edited and contributed to the latest issue of the Architect magazine. Please read extracts (below) from the contribution. Dark Matter U would like to introduce the latest issue of ARCHITECT magazine: “Architectures of […]

Dr. Michael Abrahamson Presents at the Southeast Society of Architectural Historians Annual Conference

Assistant Professor Michael Abrahamson presented the paper “Administrative Reverie: Master Planning as Institutional Dreamwork,” at the Southeast Society of Architectural Historians annual conference in Little Rock, Arkansas in September. His paper theorized master planning as a project type undertaken by architects using Richard P. Dober and J. Max Bond’s 1970s designs for the Martin Luther […]

Dr. Timothy O. Adekunle Named Interim Chair of the School of Architecture

The University of Utah School of Architecture is pleased to announce the appointment of Timothy O. Adekunle as Interim Chair of the School. Dean Arnab Chakraborty of the College of Architecture + Planning (CA+P) made the announcement. Prior to this appointment, Dr. Adekunle serves as the Director of Graduate Studies, and he will continue to […]

2023-24 Lecture Series: Crafting Materiality / Examining Construction: New Dimensions in Design and Building 

We explore the relationship between architects and the craft of materiality in this lecture series by examining ways of working with materials through contemporary design build practices, broadly defined. While today’s professional practice has largely isolated itself from the risks of building construction, a growing body of architects, fabricators, and designers are rejuvenating material exploration […]

Assistant Professor Kate Malaia Publishes a Book

Taking the Soviet Union Apart Room by Room: Domestic Architecture before and after 1991 by Kateryna Malaia Northern Illinois University Press/ Cornell University Press Taking the Soviet Union Apart Room by Room investigates what happened to residential architecture, domestic spaces, and the lives of urbanites during the collapse of the USSR. Malaia looks at apartment […]