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American Society of Interior Designers Names Alum “One to Watch”

Natasha Edwards ’10 is a project architect at Little Diversified Architectural Consulting.
   May 24, 2021

School of Architecture alumna Natasha Edwards is one of 19 designers recognized by the American Society of Interior Designers (ASID) with a 2021 ASID Ones to Watch Award.  Edwards, who received her Master of Architecture from UNC Charlotte in 2010, is a project...

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Students Take Top Prizes in Bauhaus Design Style Competition

First-year student teams won first and third prizes and honorable mention.
   May 18, 2021

Three teams of first year architecture students took top prizes in Artuminate’s BAUHAUS Design Style Competition, an international design and writing competition. The students entered the competition under the direction of School of Architecture Teaching Fellows Arturo Luhan and Trevor Holmes.

The students were challenged to develop a conceptual design and written submission on the...

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Gallery Named in Ken Lambla's Honor

The Storrs Gallery has been dedicated to the founding dean of the CoA+A.
   May 15, 2021

The University has honored Ken Lambla, professor emeritus and founding dean of the College of Arts + Architecture, by dedicating the Storrs Gallery to him. The gallery was named the Lambla Gallery on Friday, May 14, in a small ceremony to mark the occasion and Lambla's retirement from UNC Charlotte.

In February 2021, Lambla was elevated to the American Institute of Architects College...

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SoA Director Evaluates 3D-Printed Wood in Journal Article

Blaine Brownell’s article appears in Technology | Architecture + Design.
   April 29, 2021

A new article by School of Architecture Director Blaine Brownell appears in the current issue of Technology | Architecture + Design, a peer-reviewed international journal. Brownell’s article, “Control or Affect? The Paradox of 3D‐Printed Wood,” considers the relatively new process of...

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Architecture Professor Receives Outstanding Peer-Reviewed Research Award

Jeff Balmer’s paper was selected by the ACSA College of Distinguished Professors.
   April 17, 2021

Associate Professor of Architecture Jeff Balmer has received the 2021 Outstanding Peer-Reviewed Research Award for “Best Paper” from the Association of Collegiate Schools of Architecture (ACSA). Founded in 1912, ACSA is an international association of architecture schools that includes all accredited professional degree programs in the United States and Canada, in addition to international...

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Professor Awarded Arnold W. Brunner Grant for Architectural Research

Rachel Dickey is one of four 2021 grant recipients from a national pool of applicants.
   April 9, 2021

Assistant Professor of Architecture Rachel Dickey has received a 2021 Arnold W. Brunner Grant for Architectural Research from the AIA New York Center for Architecture. Established in the 1950s, the Arnold W. Brunner Grant is awarded to mid-career architects for advanced study in any...

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Building Design + Construction Interviews SoA Director

Blaine Brownell spoke about new materials and systems for post-COVID construction.
   March 30, 2021

School of Architecture Director Blaine Brownell, FAIA, was interviewed by Building Design + Construction Executive Editor Robert Cassidy about new materials and systems for post-COVID construction. The interview was broadcast on March 11 via Horizon TV Construction Streaming.

In his interview, Brownell presented five trends or products in building technology that offer...

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School of Architecture Names New Master of Urban Design Director

Sekou Cooke’s research centers on the emergent field of Hip-Hop Architecture.
   March 23, 2021

The School of Architecture has announced that architect, researcher, educator, and curator Sekou Cooke will become the new director of the Master of Urban Design (MUD) program. Cooke will join the architecture faculty in August.

Jamaican born, Cooke comes to UNC Charlotte from Syracuse, New York...

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Alum’s Company, Northwood Ravin, Was City’s Top Commercial Real Estate Developer in 2020

President and CEO David Ravin received his B.A. in Architecture in 1994.
   March 17, 2021

The Charlotte Business Journal has reported that Northwood Ravin, LLC, was the Charlotte area’s largest commercial real estate developer in 2020, ranked by square feet developed. Northwood Ravin, led by architecture alumnus David Ravin ’94, developed 1.46...

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Ken Lambla Named to AIA College of Fellows

Lambla is the founding dean of the College of Arts + Architecture.
   February 24, 2021

Ken Lambla, professor of architecture and founding dean of the College of Arts + Architecture (CoA+A), has been named to the College of Fellows of the American Institute of Architects (AIA), the AIA’s highest membership honor. Only three percent of AIA members achieve Fellowship (FAIA) status, honored, according...

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