On January 9, University of Utah alum George (Jud) Daniels, FAIA and co-founder of Salt Lake City-based architectural design firm EDA, passed away at age 94. Daniels helped introduce architectural modernism to Utah. “Jud’s influence still resonates today,” said EDA Managing Principal Thomas Brennan. “As heirs to the firm that he and Ralph Edwards founded, […]
Read MoreErin Carraher, Associate Professor, has been appointed as the Director of Undergraduate Studies for the School of Architecture. Erin’s dedication to students, her exemplary teaching of undergraduate courses (design foundation workshops, pre-major design courses, and beginning architecture studios), as well service supporting our undergraduate programs have been significant contributions to our School. In her role […]
Read MoreThe award was given for Jörg Rügemer’s community outreach efforts to design the Field of Dreams EcoCommunity project in Kearns, Utah. The ACSA Collaborative Practice Award honors best practices in university-based and community-engaged programs. It recognizes programs that demonstrate how faculty, students, community groups, and/or civic clients, can work to realize common objectives. The award […]
Read MoreIn 2019, five faculty members of the School of Architecture won two grants offered by the College of Architecture + Planning to envision a Center for Global Citizenship in Architecture & Planning. Lisa Benham, Ole Fischer, Jose Galarza, Dwight Yee, and Shundana Yusaf won $15000 Scholarship Incentive Program (SIP) and $3000 Community Engaged Scholarship (CEP) […]
Read MoreThe School of Architecture is announcing the publication of Dialectic IX: Decolonizing Architectural Technologies journal. Dialectic is the refereed journal of the School of Architecture at the University of Utah. Established in 2012, the journal brings together the most competing opposing voices on the most compelling questions in the discipline today. It interrogates the issues, […]
Read MoreSchool of Architecture Professor Anne Mooney, AIA, NCARB, LEEDAP, has been awarded the 2021 Silver Medal by the American Institute of Architects Western Mountain Region. This prestigious award recognizes Mooney’s significant contributions to the Institute, the profession, the region and its citizens, as well as to her students and community, and recognizes that Anne’s work […]
Read MoreAjla Akšamija, Professor and Chair of the School of Architecture, has been elected as the President of the Facade Tectonics Institute (FTI). FTI is a non-profit member organization for the architectural, engineering and construction industry. Its mission is to accelerate transformative change in the built environment toward common goals of resilience and sustainability, specifically focusing […]
Read MoreAjla Akšamija, Professor and Chair of the School of Architecture, has been elected as the President of the Facade Tectonics Institute (FTI). FTI is a non-profit member organization for the architectural, engineering, and construction industry. Its mission is to accelerate transformative change in the built environment toward common goals of resilience and sustainability, specifically focusing […]
Read MoreAjla Akšamija, Professor and Chair of the School of Architecture, presented a keynote address at the Mass Timber Enclosure Symposium, organized by the RDH Science on November 16, 2021. Professor Akšamija’s presentation, titled “Wood Enclosure Systems: Design and Research Considerations”, discussed the applications of wood in building enclosures, as well as design and building science […]
Read MoreAjla Akšamija, Professor and Chair of the School of Architecture, organized a webinar on October 21, 2021, focusing on high-performance facades. The webinar brought together more than 300 professionals from around the world, including architects, engineers, and building industry consultants, and provided continuing education learning units. The learning objectives were: Introduce properties and characteristics of […]
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