Architecture

Assistant Professor of Architecture Liz McCormick and her and co-investigator Brett Tempest, Associate Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering, have received a grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF) to engage students in McCormick’s continued research into climate-resilient architecture in tropical regions. Awarded in the category of International Research Experience for Students (IRES Track 1), […]

Designer Education:Associate in Science, Pre-engineering major, Enterprise State Junior College, Alabama (1971)Bachelor of Arts in Architecture, UNC Charlotte (1978) When Leilani O’Brien Taylor’s father, a U.S. Army pilot, discovered her affinity for both math and drawing, he encouraged her to study engineering. So she enrolled in the engineering drawing class in her high school in Aurora, […]

For 17 days this spring, Charlotte SHOUT! will invigorate Uptown Charlotte, bringing performances, installations, food trucks, interactive art and engaging conversations to plazas and venues in the center city. The annual festival aims to inspire Charlotteans with creative and culinary innovation, turning the center of town into a forum for new ideas and experiences. And […]

Dr. Emily Makaš has been appointed to the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Historic Landmarks Commission by Charlotte Mayor Vi Lyles. The commission is the shared city and county entity that recommends the designation of sites for landmark status as well as secures their preservation through design review and the buying and selling of endangered historic properties. The commission […]

Professor José Gámez has been elected the Second Vice President of the Association of Collegiate Schools of Architecture (ACSA). The Second Vice President serves on the ACSA board for a four-year term, beginning on July 1, 2023, with the first year served as Second Vice President, the second year served as First Vice President/President-Elect, the […]

Hometown: Harrisburg, NC MA in Architecture and MA in Urban Design 2024 Mackenzie Lail completed received her Bachelor of Arts in Architecture from UNC Charlotte in 2022. How did you first get interested in architecture? I’ve been drawing buildings ever since I could hold a pencil. When I was older, I became interested in the […]

“If it hadn’t been for UNC Charlotte, no telling what would have happened to me,” says Jeff Floyd ’77. Now Vice President and Managing Principal of the Charlotte office of the national architecture firm LS3P, the Robeson County native started college as an engineering student at NC State University, but “didn’t like it,” he says. […]

The College of Arts + Architecture (CoA+A) will honor six Distinguished Alumni on Thursday, March 30, in the ninth annual celebration of alumni achievement. The award ceremony will take place at 11:30 am in the Anne R. Belk Theater in Robinson Hall for the Performing Arts and will be open to the public. The Distinguished […]

Dean Brook Muller has announced he will depart the University effective June 30. Lee Gray, professor of architectural history, will become interim dean. “I would like to thank UNC Charlotte for giving me the opportunity to lead the College of Arts + Architecture,” Muller said. “I have learned so much from its magical constellation of […]

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: Ninety Experts on Immunizing the Built Environment, published this month by Princeton Architectural Press, […]