The Center for Cultural Landscapes (CCL) UVA Architecture is pleased to announce that architectural historian Sheila Crane is the recipient of the 2025 David R. Coffin Publication Grant for her forthcoming book, City in the Shadow of Shantytown. A Critical History of Bidonville.

Congratulations to our 2025 faculty and staff awardees! UVA Architecture hosted its inaugural awards ceremony to celebrate the outstanding contributions of its faculty and staff. These individuals' passion, creativity, hard work, and lasting impact shine across teaching, research,

Alumna Jieya Yu (MLA '22) was recently featured in the American Society of Landscape Architects' Voices of Women in Landscape Architecture profile series which focuses on the experience and contributions of women in the profession. arch.virginia.edu/news/alum-acti… ASLA

The forthcoming release of "The Type V City: Codifying Material Inequity in Urban America" by UVA Architecture's Chair of Architecture Jeana Ripple is coming in August! Published by University of Texas Press, Ripple's book examines the social and spatial history of building codes in 5 U.S. cities.

Assistant Professor of Architecture Dr. Ehsan Baharlou has been awarded a Center Grant from UVA's Center for Global Inquiry and Innovation. The grant supports his interdisciplinary research: "Mycelial Living Building Materials by Repurposing Mineral-Based Construction and

We congratulate our PhD in the Constructed Environment students—Shaheen Alikhan Shaheen Alikhan Architectural Historian, Ipsita Datta, Clara Xavier Marques, and Julianna Mollica, for their successes in receiving multiple competitive UVA fellowships and awards in support of advancing their research and

Congratulations to A-School faculty Katie MacDonald and Kyle Schumann, who were awarded a MacDowell Fellowship for spring-summer 2025. They will be in residence at MacDowell's historic campus in Peterborough, NH, this summer with seven other fellows in architecture.

Alumnus Andrew Gutowski (BSArch '75) joins Board at the Piedmont Environmental Council. “Having lived and worked around the world, I have found few places as beautiful as the Virginia Piedmont. Yet its beautiful landscape and charming towns are endangered as never before. I am

Congratulations to Zena Howard Zena Howard, FAIA, NOMA, LEED AP (BArch '88) recently named the 2025 UVA School of Architecture Distinguished Alumni Award recipient! Howard is an award-winning architect and Global Cultural + Civic Practice Chair at Perkins&Will Perkins&Will whose

Join the A-School's Elgin Cleckley for a virtual talk about his latest book "Empathic Design" — Thu, July 24 at 12 pm EDT — hosted by the APA Florida Chapter APA Florida Register here: register.gotowebinar.com/register/46217…

Assistant professor of landscape architecture + architecture Erin Putalik co-authors with Sally Pusede (UVA environmental sciences) "Sense of Smog" in LA+ Journal's recent SENSE issue. arch.virginia.edu/news/erin-puta…

A recent Q&A with UVA Environmental Institute fellow Bobby Vance on Making Decisions with Consequences: Thoughts on Resilient Design environment.virginia.edu/news/making-de…

PhD in the Constructed Environment candidate Bernardo Menezes receives Beveridge Research Grant to study Olmsted Archives. arch.virginia.edu/news/phd-candi…

We're pleased to announce the 2025 UVA School of Architecture Research Grant Recipients. arch.virginia.edu/news/announcin…

In a recent student spotlight, we spoke with Leopold Wehner (MArch '26) about his productive summer of applied design. arch.virginia.edu/news/student-s…

UVA School of Architecture joins the 2025 Envision Resilience Midcoast Maine Challenge. arch.virginia.edu/news/uva-schoo…

Congratulations to architectural historian Sheila Crane who received a Graham Foundation Grant for her book on the history of the Bidonville. Graham Foundation arch.virginia.edu/news/sheila-cr…

For our "Alum in Action" series, we recently spoke with Sahana Ashwathanarayana (MLA '22) about her take on urban spaces as sanctuaries. arch.virginia.edu/news/alum-acti…

Assistant professor of architecture Mohamed Ismail recently contributed this op-ed to Next City : "America Builds To Resist Disasters. The Global South Builds To Recover." nextcity.org/urbanist-news/…