Architecture

A long-term multidisciplinary research project by the Integrated Design Research Lab (IDRL), under the direction of Associate Professor of Architecture Kyoung-Hee Kim, has received a Small Business Technology Transfer Phase I (STTR) grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF). The NSF STTR program funds research and development to help transform scientific discovery into products and […]

Two projects by UNC Charlotte School of Architecture graduate students are among the 10 winners of the 2020 AIA COTE Top Ten for Students Competition, presented by the American Institute of Architects Committee on the Environment (AIA COTE) in partnership with the Association of Collegiate Schools of Architecture (ACSA). The international competition recognizes ten exceptional […]

Working from home this spring, in his position as Senior Research Administrator of Invoicing in Grants and Contracts Administration at UNC Charlotte, Zack Tarlton (Bachelor of Architecture, 2013) started playing piano during his lunch hour. While his academic training is in architecture, Tarlton has a long history in musical theatre. “I basically grew up at […]

When the coronavirus pandemic hit, in the middle of the spring semester, it added a whole new layer of significance to the assignments in Assistant Professor of Architectural History Lidia Klein’s spring seminar. The curriculum for the graduate course, Architecture and Production: from Assembly Line to 3-D Printing, challenged students to investigate “changes in methods […]

Two graduate students in the School of Architecture have been accepted into The Center of Leadership Development in Built Environment Sustainability, a nine-month program to support research and professional training activities sponsored by Louisiana State University, Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU), the University of Macau, and the American Society of Thermal and Fluids Engineers. Stephen […]

First-year architecture student Michael Brooks won an international Instagram competition for the best pillow/blanket fort, sponsored by the Norwegian organization 120 Hours. The mini-competition challenged participants to create a “pillow tower” or “blanket fort.” All students in the School of Architecture course ARCH 1602 Reading Writing Thinking Architecture participated in the challenge, submitting photos and […]

Third year architecture student Brian Ferrell has won first place in the cove.tool Student Design Competition 2020, an international competition open to students and young professionals under the age of 30. As the top winner, Brian will receive $800 and a feature article in ArchDaily, an online aggregator of news, tools, and resources for the […]

Faculty from the College of Arts + Architecture (CoA+A) led an online discussion hosted by the Association of Collegiate Schools of Architecture (ACSA) on April 3. The discussion, “Schools Respond to the Pandemic,” is part of a series presented by the ACSA as a result of the COVID-19 outbreak called “Pivot to Online Learning.” CoA+A […]

Dr. Lee Gray, architectural historian and senior associate dean for academic advising in the College of Arts + Architecture, has published his 200th article for Elevator World magazine. Elevator World is the leading international trade journal for the vertical transportation industry. Gray began writing a monthly column in 2003. Gray is an expert on vertical […]

The College of Arts + Architecture is pleased to announce that Blaine Brownell, FAIA LEED AP, will become the new director of the School of Architecture (SoA), effective July 1. Brownell will come to UNC Charlotte from the University of Minnesota School of Architecture, where he is professor and interim head and has served as […]