Ajla 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.” […]
Read MoreAssistant Professor Michael Abrahamson recently gave conference presentations related to two of his current research projects. At Southeast College Arts Conference (SECAC), held this fall in Baltimore, Maryland, he presented “Labor in and on the Landscape: Architectures of Organizing in the Mining Town, 1975-1925,” a paper that is part of a long-term project on architecture […]
Read MoreWe invite you to join our Fall 2022 Architectural Studio final reviews. All reviews are open to the public. For questions, please contact the respective faculty under the scheduled dates below: Friday – Dec 02 SESSION 1 Time: 9:00 AM – 1:00 PM Location: Architecture Building, Bailey Gallery Class: ARCH 4010-002 – Architectural Design Studio […]
Read MoreThe School of Architecture at the University of Utah is announcing appointment of Hiroko Yamamoto and Atsushi Yamamoto as Co-Directors of the DesignBuildUTAH program. DesignBuildUTAH engages graduate students in design and construction projects, where students apply foundational knowledge obtained in classroom to real-world projects through the DesignBuildUTAH@Bluff and DesignUTAH@SLC programs. Hiroko and Atsushi Yamamoto are […]
Read MoreThe University of Utah School of Architecture faculty, Associate Professor Timothy O. Adekunle co-authored a peer-reviewed journal article in Buildings. The study focuses on the impacts of urban configurations on outdoor thermal perceptions and discusses case studies of Flat Bandar Tasik Selatan and Surya Magna in Kuala Lumpur. The research evaluates the impacts of urban […]
Read MoreThe School of Architecture is hosting a virtual Graduate Programs Open House on Friday, November 4th from 12:00 to 1:30 PM MT. We invite you to join us to learn more about our graduate programs, curriculum, and admissions process. Please RSVP to bastyr@arch.utah.edu to receive a Zoom link.
Read MoreProfessor Anne Mooney received the AIA Utah 2022 Honor Award for the Emigration Creek single-family residential project, completed in 2020. This home is sited on the east bench of the Wasatch Range near the University of Utah, and two prominent natural features immediately inspired the team as design opportunities. The project involved an innovative process […]
Read MoreSoA graduate students were recognized at the AIA Utah Annual Conference by receiving AIA Utah 2022 Student Design Awards. Sahar Assadi and Makenzee Johnson received the 2022 Student Honor Award for their project Rijeka/Opatija Eco-Village and Community Gardens. The project design creates residential spaces, both permanent and temporary, community gathering, event, and learning spaces, and […]
Read MoreSoA Students and faculty participated in the 2022 AIA Academy of Architecture for Health STERIS Student Design Charette in San Antonio, TX. This annual event brings students of architecture to encourage and celebrate innovative thinking about health environments at the Healthcare Design Conference. The theme for this year’s charette was “Coupling Traumatic Care with HealthCare: […]
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