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School of Architecture Director’s New Book Explores Pandemics and the Built Environment

“The Pandemic Effect” presents ideas, research, and proposals from 90 experts.
   January 16, 2023

A new book by Blaine Brownell, director of the David R. Ravin School of Architecture, examines the role of the built environment in both the spread and the mitigation of infectious disease historically, currently, and in the future. The Pandemic Effect...

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Research Fellow Wins 2023 ARCC Dissertation Award

Elena Vazquez Pena was honored for her research on kinetic screens.
   January 11, 2023

Elena Vazquez Pena, a research fellow in technology and design in the David R. Ravin School of Architecture, has received the 2023 Architectural Research Centers Consortium (ARCC) Dissertation Award. Founded in 1976, the ARCC is an international association of architectural research centers, academies and organizations...

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Architecture and Engineering Professors Launch Research Hub to Advance Green Building and Planning in Asian Nations

U.S. Department of State grant will fund three-year initiative.
   December 12, 2022

Professor of Architecture Kyoung Hee Kim and Assistant Professor Weimin Wang in the Department of Engineering Technology and Construction Management have received a $300,000 grant from the U.S. Department of State to launch the “Green Buildings...

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Architecture Alum is 2022 AIA Film Challenge Winner

Claire Shue ’19 is part of the team that received the national Grand Prize.
   November 21, 2022

Architecture alumna Claire Shue is a member of the team that won the Grand Prize in the 2022 American Institute of Architects Film Challenge. The team’s film, a dream starts here, was created to build support for a community center in Calhoun Falls, South Carolina...

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UNC Charlotte School of Architecture Named for Alumnus David R. Ravin

We are proud to announce the naming of the School of Architecture in honor of alumnus David R. Ravin
   November 18, 2022

The UNC Charlotte School of Architecture has a new name, and its program will receive unprecedented support, thanks to a generous gift from alumnus David R. Ravin ’94. The gift will enhance the architectural program through supporting student opportunities such as study abroad, enhancing the visibility of the school and developing programs in innovative housing and development practices....

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Alums' Projects Win International "Best Tall Buildings" Awards

Sean Gallagher and Jeffrey Kenoff received awards at the 2022 CTBUH Conference.
   November 17, 2022
Two Distinguished Alumni in Architecture, Sean Gallagher '00 and Jeff Kenoff '92, have added even more accolades to their long lists of accomplishments, receiving Awards of Excellence from the Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat at the 2022 CTBUH International Conference. 
 
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School of Architecture Establishes Transfer Agreement with Central Piedmont Community College

First two students are enrolled at UNC Charlotte this fall.
   November 6, 2022

This semester, the School of Architecture entered into a bilateral transfer agreement with Central Piedmont Community College, which allows students who have completed an Associate of Applied Science Degree in Architectural Technology to apply for advanced standing in the Bachelor of Arts in Architecture program at UNC Charlotte. After two years at Central Piedmont, students who have enrolled...

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Professor Named to Equitable Development Commission

Nadia Anderson joins the commission for the City of Charlotte.
   October 13, 2022

Nadia Anderson, associate professor of architecture and urban design, has been appointed to join the City of Charlotte’s Equitable Development Commission.

The Charlotte Equitable Development Commission was created with the adoption of the Future Charlotte 2040 Comprehensive Plan by City Council resolution on June 21, 2021...

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Architecture Professor’s Plaza Design Activates Economic Heart of Rock Hill

The product of nearly three years’ work honors the industrial history of the South Carolina town.
   October 9, 2022

At one time, more American flags were printed in Rock Hill, S.C. than in any place in the world. The Rock Hill Printing and Finishing Company, which opened in 1929, was one of the largest cloth printing and finishing companies in the United States and the center of that patriotic production during World War II. It was also, says Stephen Turner, “the biggest business concern that has ever...

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Professor’s New Book Evaluates Performance of Double Skin Façade Buildings

Mona Azarbayjani’s study was recently published by Routledge.
   September 30, 2022

A new book by Associate Professor of Architecture Mona Azarbayjani, High-Performance Double Skin Façade Buildings: Climatic-Based Exploration, provides the first systematic assessment of the operational performance of double-...

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