Architecture
 
                                    Design Evolution
Professor of Architecture Kyoung Hee Kim began developing microalgae-filled building façade systems years ago, prompted by an environmental science class in graduate school. Knowing algae’s ability to sequester carbon and improve air quality as well as potential uses as food or energy sources, she began to design window installations in which microalgae could grow. The […]
 
                                    Professor’s firm designs a new health center for Charlotte’s Latino community
The Architect’s Newspaper recently reviewed the design of the Camino health center by architecture professor Marc Manack’s firm, SILO. Across the United States, migration continues to reshape the social and physical landscape. In recent years, states across the country have seen some of the sharpest demographic shifts, with Latino populations growing faster in the South than […]
 
                                    Back on the Map: Architecture Students Imagine a New Chimney Rock
The people of Chimney Rock, North Carolina, are seizing a rare opportunity to reimagine their town, literally, from the ground up. A year after Hurricane Helene — a bulldozer of destruction that whipped through the Blue Ridge Mountains — leveled the village’s thriving commercial corridor, there is reason for optimism. Chimney Rock State Park, considered […]
 
                                    New University City Coffee House is Latest Example of Alum’s Early Success
Just five years after graduating, Alaa Bou Ghanem has established a successful architecture firm and new real estate development venture.
 
                                    Cal Peeples
B.A. in Architecture and a Minor in Architectural History
 
                                    Christian Richter
B.A. in Architecture
 
                                    From Charlotte to Shinjuku: An Architecture Student’s Journey
Bella Swanson, a senior architecture major, spent a month this summer abroad in Shinjuku, Japan, studying contemporary Japanese urbanism with 33 classmates and Chris Jarrett, professor of architecture; Jeffrey Nesbit, visiting assistant professor of architecture; and Rachel Dickey, associate professor of architecture. From the crowded streets of Tokyo to the quiet beaches of Japan’s coastline, […]
 
                                    Luke Morrow
B.A. in Architecture
 
                                    Ryan Ragona
B.A. in Architecture
 
                                    Leo Rossi
B.A. in Architecture