Dialectic is a peer-reviewed journal of the School of Architecture at the University of Utah. The recently published tenth volume, DECARBONIZING DESIGN / MOBILIZING AGENCY, was edited by Assistant Professors Michael Abrahamson and Dwight Yee. The editors decided to foreground environmental sustainability and resilience, which has undeniably become the defining issue of our time in […]
Read MoreThe exhibit, titled The Center Can Not Hold, by Professor Anne Mooney and John Sparano, Principals at Sparano + Mooney Architecture, and Hannah Vaughn, Principal at VY Architecture and an Adjunct Assistant Professor, was recently held at the Granary Arts art gallery. The exhibition conceptualized the temporal nature of a “center” idea of place and […]
Read MoreProfessor Anne Mooney, AIA, NCARB, LEED AP, the co-founder of Sparano + Mooney Architecture design firm, and her team have published a monograph on their award-winning designs, titled Sparano + Mooney Architecture: A Way of Working. Focusing primarily on the American West’s mountainous areas, the monograph explores ten selected projects of varying scales and typologies, […]
Read MoreWe invite you to attend the following three public lectures below. All lectures will be held at the School of Architecture, Room 127. Participants may also attend online, and registration is required to receive a Zoom link. Wednesday, 2/15 Lorcan O’Herlihy, FAIA Founding Principal, LOHA Architects SoA, Room 127 4:00 PM MT Zoom […]
Read MoreProfessor Ajla Aksamija, who also serves as the President of the Facade Tectonics Institute (FTI) and was one of the organizers of the last fall’s FTI 2022 World Congress, presents reflections on this event which gathered the built environments professionals, academics, and students from around the world to discuss advancements in facade technologies. At the […]
Read MoreGraduate students from the School of Architecture at the University of Utah completed the building phase of -Keshíí- their latest home of the DesignBuildUTAH@Bluff program. Inspired by native and local connections to the natural environment, eight architecture students designed and built an expandable house of 800 sq. ft. for a local family with the help […]
Read MoreThe University of Utah School of Architecture is pleased to announce that the World Health Organization has chosen one of the research articles of Dr. Timothy O. Adekunle, an Associate Professor and Director of Graduate Studies, to be featured within the World Health Organization (WHO) COVID-19 Research Database. Dr. Adekunle’s journal article titled “Developing Resilience […]
Read MoreThe University of Utah School of Architecture is receiving a permanent endowment from the American Institute of Architects (AIA) Utah chapter to support underrepresented students. Through a generous $60,000 gift, AIA continues to fund architecture students on their path to completing their graduate studies. A work that started in 1967 with the establishment of an […]
Read MoreAjla Akšamija, Professor and Chair of the School of Architecture, is organizing a webinar for professionals “Thermal Behavior and Moisture Transport in High-Performance Facades: Design Considerations” on Thursday, December 8, 11 am to 12:30 pm MT. The webinar will cover methods for designing high-performance facades, specifically focusing on thermal behavior and moisture transport in various […]
Read MoreThe DesignBuildUTAH@Bluff program has been featured in the Architectural Digest magazine, in an article “How Indigenous Architects, Artists, and Activists are Using Design to Restore Tribal Sovereignty.” Graduate students and faculty co-directors (Hiroko Yamamoto and Atsushi Yamamoto) have been working this semester on building a home for a client and her family, titled “Still Point.” […]
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