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Rowland Gift Will Name Exhibition Gallery in Anthony Timberlands Center
Alumnus Tom Rowland’s $317,000 real estate gift will benefit the Fay Jones School of Architecture and Design.
Two Fay Jones School Faculty Selected as Fellows at Prestigious MacDowell Colony
Jessica Colangelo and Charles Sharpless, both in the Fay Jones School of Architecture and Design, were selected for a joint summer 2020 fellowship at the MacDowell Colony.
Architecture Student David Sweere Wins 2019 Aydelott Prize for Travel Research
David Sweere, a University of Arkansas architecture student, has been selected as the recipient of the 2019 Aydelott Prize, the top honor in a four-university travel research program.
John Folan, Professor and Head of Architecture, Accorded National and Pennsylvania Honors
Two projects led by professor John Folan, the 2018-2019 AIAS Educator Honor Award recipient, earned design awards from both the Pennsylvania and Pittsburgh AIA chapters.
Fay Jones School's Marlon Blackwell Named 2020 SEC Professor of the Year
Marlon Blackwell was selected for this honor by the SEC Provosts from among the 14 SEC Faculty Achievement Award recipients this year.
NEH Award Will Help Researchers Expand Work on Architect Fay Jones
Featuring interactive video game technology, the project will provide real-time 3D and virtual reality user experience of six Jones buildings.
U of A Community Design Center, Resiliency Center Project Wins Green Good Design Award
The winning proposal, the Wahiawa Value-Added Product Development Center in Wahiawa, Hawaii, repurposes an existing downtown warehouse as a food innovation maker space for college students.
Grafton Architects Selected for Project Team for Anthony Timberlands Center
The U of A Board of Trustees approved the team that also includes Modus Studio for the planned campus design research center.
Postponed: Designer Stefan Sagmeister to Present 'Why Beauty Matters' Lecture on March 16
Postponed: A lecture by Stefan Sagmeister for March 16 has been postponed and is expected to be rescheduled in the fall. Go to the Coronavirus Cancellations page to check more events.
Danish Architect Dorte Mandrup to Present 'Conditions and Beyond' Lecture on March 9
Dorte Mandrup of Denmark will present a lecture at 4 p.m. Monday, March 9, in Ken and Linda Sue Shollmier Hall, Room 250 of Vol Walker Hall