Virginia San Fratello and Ronald Rael Virginia San Fratello of the Department of Design at San Jose State University and Ronald Rael of the Department of Architecture at UC Berkeley are 2020 grant recipients of The Art + Technology Lab at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA). Professors Fratello and Rael will reexamine Indigenous … Continue reading LACMA Announces 2020 Art + Technology Grant Recipients →

Illustration of large lot-, owner-, and block-level units of analysis and corresponding variable sets used in the study. Research increasingly shows that greening activity can spur contagious or imitative behavior among nearby neighbors within residential landscapes. Krusky et al. (2015) examined this phenomenon in the context of vacant lots and found support for a “greening … Continue reading Prof. Rigolon of the University of Utah publishes “Greening Hypothesis” →

The Centre International du Commerce Extérieur du Sénégal (CICES) is unlike anything else in sub-Saharan Africa. The 19.5-hectare convention centre, located in the city of Dakar, is characterized by daring triangular and trapezoidal forms. Traditional Senegalize motifs blend seamlessly with the modernist, early-1970s designs of architects Jean-François Lamoureux and Jean-Louis Marin. In recent years, the … Continue reading Aziza Chaouni at University of Toronto Awarded $190k Getty Foundation Grant →

Dr. Laura Cole         I         Dr. Suyeon Bae In recognition of the creativity and productivity of faculty, the Mizzou Alumni Association (MAA) at the University of Missouri made available $40,000 for faculty awards for the 2020-2021 academic year. The MAA supports the development of faculty research through the … Continue reading University of Missouri Faculty Awarded Richard Wallace Faculty Incentive Grant →

Illustration of the Interior of a deep space habitat. Credit: NASA The Howard University Department of Architecture faculty and students are part of a seven-university team funded by a $15 million NASA grant. The grant establishes the Habitats Optimized for Missions of Exploration (HOME) Space Technology Research Institute for Deep Space Habitat Design, one of … Continue reading Howard University Partners on Smart Habitat Research Funded by $15M NASA Grant →

ARCC is conducting a survey to capture how our member institutions and faculty assess the value and relevance of ARCC’s different programs and activities. It is also intended to identify any additional needs to which ARCC should respond. To complete the survey, please visit: https://utsa.az1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_8CkBL1EA4zXWrgF We would greatly appreciate your responses to the survey questions … Continue reading ARCC Membership Survey →

Addressing Housing Crisis in First Nation Reserves, Boreal Forest, Canada Funded by the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada (SSHRC), the Mino Bimaadiziwin Partnership builds networks and capacity with northern indigenous communities to address housing and food crises in First Nation reserves. The project is led by Dr. Shirley Thompson of the Natural … Continue reading Faculty of Architecture at Manitoba Build Networks with Northern Indigenous Communities →

GIBBS COLLEGE OF ARCHITECTURE FACULTY AT THE UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA RECEIVE GRANT TO CREATE COMMUNITY LED POLICY AND DESIGN MULTIDISCIPLINARY THINK TANK TO ADDRESS DISCRIMINATION AND IMPLICIT BIAS Gibbs College faculty Deborah Richards, assistant professor of Architecture, and Vanessa Morrison, affiliate faculty in Regional and City Planning, have partnered with Dr. Andrea Benjamin from the … Continue reading GIBBS COLLEGE FACULTY AT OKLAHOMA RECEIVE GRANT FOR MULTIDISCIPLINARY THINK TANK →

(image: Pexels) Professor of Design and Health Jenny Roe and Associate Professor Bev Wilson, both Urban and Environmental Planning faculty in the School of Architecture at the University of Virginia, were recently awarded one of four “Rapid Response” grants to study the impacts of COVID-19 on the environment. In June 2020, UVA’s Environmental Resilience Institute … Continue reading UVA PROFESSORS ROE + WILSON RECEIVE GRANT TO STUDY COVID-19 AND THE ENVIRONMENT →