School of Architecture College of Architecture + Planning

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 […]

Jonathan Hickerson Appointment

Jonathan is a passionate and innovative design thinker, maker, and artist with professional experience in product design, architecture and planning, and photography. He brings a problem-seeking approach to design based on years of co-creation with professionals in many industries. Jonathan’s experience includes teaching and research endeavors that explore design thinking methodologies and creative communication across […]

Graduate Programs Open House

Professor Ajla Aksamija Recent Journal Publications

“Condensation Study: Thermal Analysis of Aluminum-Framed Window Systems under Different Environmental Conditions” Professor Ajla Aksamija recently published a journal article “Condensation Study: Thermal Analysis of Aluminum-Framed Window Systems under Different Environmental Conditions,” co-authored with her PhD student, Suncica Milosevic. The study was published in the Journal of Architectural Engineering and presents research that evaluated potential […]

Kateryna Malaia Appointment

Dr. Kateryna (Kate) Malaia joins the School of Architecture as an Assistant Professor. Dr. Malaia’s teaching and research focus on the history of change in residential architecture, as well as contemporary global and local struggle to house diverse urban populations. She researches spatial and architectural dynamics of housing modifications in relation to the collapse of […]