Architecture

In Award-winning Course Students Solve Global Challenges Brick by Brick
What if the design of a brick could reduce the spread of malaria? That question lies at the heart of the course “Building Health: Resilient Building Materials for Global Health & Sustainability.” Cross-listed between architecture and civil engineering and developed collaboratively by architecture professor Liz McCormick and civil engineering professor Brett Tempest, “Building Health” challenges conventional architectural […]

Interdisciplinary Seminar Considers the Relationship Between Sound, Space and the Body
Architecture professor Rachel Dickey and music professor Jessica Lindsey presented their unique course curriculum at a recent national conference.

Charlotte researcher develops ‘regenerative’ window
WFAE 90.7 FM environmental reporter Zachary Turner interviews Professor of Architecture Kyoung Hee Kim and graduate research assistant Constance Sartor about the regenerative microalgae window facade system now installed at Innovation Barn. Read and hear the full story here.

College Announces 2025 Distinguished Alumni
The College of Arts + Architecture (CoA+A) will honor five Distinguished Alumni on Friday, March 14, in the eleventh annual celebration of alumni achievement. The award ceremony will take place at 11:00 am in the Anne R. Belk Theater in Robinson Hall. The event is open to the public. The Distinguished Alumni Awards were created by the […]

Garrett Olin
Executive Vice President of McCulloch England Architects

Architecture Professor Receives Gambrell Fellowship
Kyle Spence is one of six 2025 Gambrell Faculty Fellows.

Architecture Students Win Award in U.S. DOE Photo Contest
Picture of algae-based concrete receives national recognition.

Nakyra Sykes
Current Degree: MS Architecture- Critical Heritage StudiesPast Degree: Bachelor of Architecture, UNC Charlotte (2024)Graduation Year: 2025Hometown: Burlington, NC Why did you choose this particular graduate degree or combination of degrees?I was exposed to the Critical Heritage program as a Second Year in my undergraduate program. Through an internship which continued as an independent study, I […]

Nicholas Vuchev
Degree: BA in Architecture and a minor in Urban StudiesGraduation Year: 2027Hometown: Cornelius, NC How did you first get interested in architecture?I originally became interested in architecture at a very young age. I always loved constructing, from as simple as LEGOs to as complicated as helping my dad redesign/ reconstruct our entire backyard. Throughout high […]

Ethan Elmer
Degree: BA in ArchitectureGraduation Year: 2027Hometown: Apex, NC How did you first get interested in architecture?I originally wanted to be an engineer. During the pandemic I started to explore my creative side and knew I wanted to do something closer to design. I enjoy the mixture of creativity and logical thinking. What kind of career […]