Architecture

UNC Charlotte School of Architecture Named for Alumnus David R. Ravin
The UNC Charlotte School of Architecture has a new name, and its program will receive unprecedented support, thanks to a generous gift from alumnus David R. Ravin ’94. The gift will enhance the architectural program through supporting student opportunities such as study abroad, enhancing the visibility of the school and developing programs in innovative housing […]

Alums’ Projects Win International “Best Tall Buildings” Awards
Two Distinguished Alumni in Architecture, Sean Gallagher ’00 and Jeff Kenoff ’92, have added even more accolades to their long lists of accomplishments, receiving Awards of Excellence from the Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat at the 2022 CTBUH International Conference. The David Rubenstein Forum at the University of Chicago (Diller Scofidio + Renfro), […]

School of Architecture Establishes Transfer Agreement with Central Piedmont Community College
This semester, the School of Architecture entered into a bilateral transfer agreement with Central Piedmont Community College, which allows students who have completed an Associate of Applied Science Degree in Architectural Technology to apply for advanced standing in the Bachelor of Arts in Architecture program at UNC Charlotte. After two years at Central Piedmont, students […]

Professor Named to Equitable Development Commission
Nadia Anderson, associate professor of architecture and urban design, has been appointed to join the City of Charlotte’s Equitable Development Commission. The Charlotte Equitable Development Commission was created with the adoption of the Future Charlotte 2040 Comprehensive Plan by City Council resolution on June 21, 2021. The Commission is charged with advising in the assessment […]

Architecture Professor’s Plaza Design Activates Economic Heart of Rock Hill
At one time, more American flags were printed in Rock Hill, S.C. than in any place in the world. The Rock Hill Printing and Finishing Company, which opened in 1929, was one of the largest cloth printing and finishing companies in the United States and the center of that patriotic production during World War II. […]

Professor’s New Book Evaluates Performance of Double Skin Façade Buildings
A new book by Associate Professor of Architecture Mona Azarbayjani, High-Performance Double Skin Façade Buildings: Climatic-Based Exploration, provides the first systematic assessment of the operational performance of double-skin façade technology in buildings in the United States. In developed countries, commercial buildings account for a significant amount of energy consumption – some 40% of energy use […]

Bradley Calvert, AICP
Director of Community Development for the City of Glendale, CA

Dasha Shishkina
Hometown: Penza, Russia BA in Architecture 2025 How did you first get interested in Architecture? I first became interested in architecture in middle school when I began thinking about what future career I wanted to pursue. I’ve always been drawn to the arts and mathematics, so I decided that architecture would be an ideal combination of those two. While in […]

Grace Murray
Hometown: Harleysville, PA BA in Architecture 2025 How did you first get interested in architecture? I first got interested in architecture when I was little because I liked to look at houses and see how differently each one was set up. Once I got to high school, that is when I really got interested, especially when […]

Professor’s Visualizations of Air Featured in Exhibition
For nearly a decade, Assistant Professor of Architecture Catty Dan Zhang has been studying air as an important and active system to be foregrounded in the design process. An exhibition in Rhinebeck, New York, features tools and products of her investigations. Pamphlet Architecture: Visions and Experiments in Architecture at ‘T’ Space gallery presents works by […]