Architecture

Owner of Medium Small Design Studio

Founder/Owner, Medium Small Design Studio, San Francisco

Hometown: Charlotte, NC BA in Architecture 2026 How did you first get interested in design?I am a sibling to 3, and am a strong momma’s baby. I am a huge part of the Arianators, and I love Italian and Mexican cuisine. I grew up in Charlotte, NC, and began my interest in design around the […]

A house designed, built, and owned by Associate Professor of Architecture Marc Manack, with his firm SILO AR+D, has been awarded the 2023 George Matsumoto Prize from NC Modernist, a non-profit organization and educational archive established for the documentation, promotion, and preservation of residential modernist architecture in North Carolina. Founded in 2012, the George Matsumoto […]

Professor of Architecture and Urban Design José Gámez has been named interim dean of the College of Arts + Architecture. His appointment begins on July 1, following the departure of Dean Brook Muller. Gámez joined the College of Arts + Architecture in 2002 as an assistant professor of architecture and has since served in multiple […]

Professor of Architectural History Lee Gray joined CBS Sunday Morning News on May 21 for a feature story on elevators. Gray is an international expert on elevators and escalators. Interviewed at the Biltmore House in Asheville, where the 19th-century elevator still has a staff operator, he explained how elevators changed the world. Watch the segment, […]

Master of Architecture student Abena Atiemo (left) and undergraduate student Sydney Garceau (right), who graduated this month with a B.A. in Architecture, will both present their research at national conferences in June. Garceau was invited to present her research paper entitled “Proactive not Reactive: Pandemic-Proof Commercial Architecture” at the 2023 Building Technology Educators Society (BTES) […]

Assistant Professor of Architectural History Lidia Klein’s new book, Political Postmodernisms: Architecture in Chile and Poland, 1970–1990, argues for a redefinition of postmodern architecture. While postmodern architecture is traditionally considered an apolitical reflection of capitalist affluence, Klein presents a different perspective, investigating postmodern architecture’s political manifestations in the unlikely settings of Chile during the neoliberal […]

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), […]

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