Ajla 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 […]
Read MoreAssistant Professor Michael Abrahamson has published an article titled “A Pyramid of Paperwork: Labors of Imagination and Interpretation in Late Twentieth Century Architectural Practice” in issue 23 of the open-access Spanish journal RA. Revista de Arquitectura. The issue’s theme is “Who Designs Architecture? On Silenced and Superimposed Authorship” and Michael’s contribution theorizes two alienating forms of […]
Read MoreAssistant Professor Michael Abrahamson received a research grant as part of the Utah Museum of Fine Arts and J. Willard Marriott Library’s Mellon-funded scholarly engagement initiative “Landscape, Land Art and the American West.” The grant supported ongoing research into buildings and spaces designed by and for the US organized labor movement. With assistance from M.Arch […]
Read MoreWomen in Architecture SLC (WIA SLC) Scholarship Luncheon was held at the School of Architecture on October 5, 2021. The WIA SLC is a non-profit organization dedicated to promoting gender parity within the architectural profession and seeks to achieve this goal through community, mentorship, and advocacy. First-year female graduate students at the School of Architecture […]
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