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2023 - Gerald D. Hines College of Architecture & Design News
Hines College in the News
May 26, 2023
XO House Honored with 2023 TxA Design AwardMay 26, 2023
Finding a Way in the UnfamiliarMay 23, 2023
Melvalean McLemore Bestowed Ben Brewer Young Architect AwardMay 22, 2023
Alumni Spotlight: Terence Gelo '13May 18, 2023
Hines Architecture Historian Awarded Graham Foundation Research GrantMay 15, 2023
Pursuing a Worthy FutureApril 27, 2023
Design/Build Professor Wins Inaugural AISC Award of DistinctionApril 26, 2023
UH’S Patrick Peters Bridges the Gap Between Architecture and Fabrication — and the Classroom and the CommunityApril 26, 2023
Kendall Professor Andrew Kudless Awarded Top AIA National Sustainability AwardApril 24, 2023
The Perfect FitsApril 20, 2023
Alumni Spotlight: Vanessa Ortega '08April 17, 2023
Hines College Student Organizations You Should Know: Student Industrial Design Society of AmericaMarch 28, 2023
Five Years and Counting: Hines Student Tops Bienenstock Furniture CompetitionMarch 27, 2023
What to know about buying an EV in TexasMarch 23, 2023
Architecture Students to Showcase Designs at International ExhibitionMarch 23, 2023
Alumni Spotlight: Amanda Mendler '08March 8, 2023
Hines College Students Organizations You Should Know: Future Women in Architecture (FWIA)February 28, 2023
RESEARCH PROFILE: Proposal Investigates the "Mesocosm"February 27, 2023
How Black Hair Practices Can Inspire ArchitectureFebruary 27, 2023
February 22, 2023
Hines College Architecture Students Win AIA Fort Worth Merit Awards
Hines College Student Organizations You Should Know: Black Students in Design (BSID)February 16, 2023 Alumni Spotlight: Kelly Robichau '06February 14, 2023
Hines Alumni Honored at the 9th Annual Cougar 100February 14, 2023
Hines College Professor Awarded SOM Foundation Research PrizeFebruary 8, 2023
Research Profile: Proposal Excavates the Ecological Legacies of Colonial Territorial ExpansionismFebruary 6, 2023
Hair Salon: A new exhibition at the University of Houston explores the architectural properties of Black hairFebruary 3, 2023
Readers pick Houston's worst sidewalks, as residents with disabilities share dangers they face dailyFebruary 2, 2023
New On Board: IA Interior Architects and Kitchell Contractors ExecutivesFebruary 2, 2023
How This Designer is Using Black Hair to Inspire the Architecture WorldFebruary 2, 2023
Each curl is mighty — Black hair as architectureFebruary 2, 2023
A New ‘Hair Salon’ Opens Today at UH — and It’s Not What You ThinkJanuary 27, 2023
University of Houston displays restored K67 kiosk from YugoslaviaJanuary 26, 2023
How a former landfill could help fight floods and reimagine a swath of southwest HoustonJanuary 24, 2023
New Travel Award Opens Worldview for Architecture and Design StudentsJanuary 23, 2023
K67 Exhibition at UH Features Restored Kiosk from Former YugoslaviaJanuary 12, 2023
Alumni Spotlight: Thomas Rusnak '90, '92January 11, 2023
ID Co-Director Mark Kimbrough Receives Graphic Design USA Award
2022 - Gerald D. Hines College of Architecture & Design News
December 14, 2022
Defining a Future with AutomationDecember 14, 2022
Racing Toward the FutureDecember 13, 2022
Alumni Spotlight: Ar Khushairi Muhammad '91November 21, 2022
Alumni Spotlight: Irma Sifontes '15November 17, 2022
Seated at the Winner's TableNovember 2, 2022
Hines Professors Receive VentureWell Grant for Sustainable DesignOctober 12, 2022
Alumni Spotlight: NonfictionOctober 10, 2022
Design Communication Association Features Hines College Students and Faculty for Annual Exhibition and ConferenceOctober 5, 2022
Hines College Alum Wins Early Career Professional Achievement AwardOctober 4, 2022
Ruffino Hills Landfill Project Wins Second APA Gold AwardSeptember 29, 2022
Hines College Researchers Develop Affordable, More Precise ProsthesisSeptember 28, 2022
Hines College Student Wins First Place in Toyota Logistic Design CompetitionSeptember 22, 2022
Alumni Spotlight: Ryan Slattery '12September 2, 2022
Students Lead Annual Welcome Day TraditionAugust 30, 2022
UH Researchers Engage Community to Create Award-Winning Plan for ResilienceAugust 25, 2022
Alumni Spotlight: Vy Mai '15August 22, 2022
New Faculty Move College Forward in Innovative AreasAugust 2, 2022
Hines College's CDRC Wins 2022 Great Places AwardJuly 27, 2022
Industrial Design Student Wins 2022 Outstanding Thesis AwardJune 22, 2022
Architecture Faculty Win Texas Society of Architects Design AwardsMay 27, 2022
Alumni Spotlight: Shaya Attaei '15May 26, 2022
Grant Funded Workshop Goes “Beyond the Survey”April 25, 2022
Alumni Spotlight: Ledia Osmani Valdez '06April 4, 2022
Architecture Students Win AIA Fort Worth Merit Award for "Homecoming"March 21, 2022
Alumni Spotlight: Sebastian Ramos '10March 11, 2022
Bail Bond Reform Measure Fails, and Electric Vehicles in HoustonFebruary 28, 2022
Hines Professor Elected to the Class of 2022 NAI Senior MembersFebruary 14, 2022
Alumni Spotlight: Crystal Y. Granger '04January 24, 2022
Kirksey and Gensler Executives Join College Leadership CouncilJanuary 20, 2022
Alumna Appointed to the Houston National Organization of Minority Architects Advisory BoardJanuary 19, 2022
Professor M. Rodriguez Publishes New Book in SpainJanuary 11, 2022
Hines College and Valenti School of Communication Join to Develop Cutting-edge TechnologyJanuary 10, 2022
Alumni Spotlight: Dr. Bernardo Pohl '97
2021 - Gerald D. Hines College of Architecture & Design News
November 23, 2021
Texas Company Leading 3D Home Printing InnovationNovember 17, 2021
AIRSCAPES #1 Reimagines Iconic Johnson and Burgee Architecture BuildingNovember 16, 2021
Alumni Spotlight: Kristen Griffiths '08November 10, 2021
Hines College Project Selected for Green New Deal SuperstudioOctober 27, 2021
Habitat Project Receives Texas APA Resilience AwardOctober 15, 2021
Hines College Celebrates Historic 75th AnniversaryOctober 15, 2021
Industrial Design Professor Named 2021 IDSA Young Educator
October 11, 2021
Alumni Spotlight: Jamie Newcomb ‘17
September 28, 2021
Architecture Students Honored with AIA Houston Conceptual Design Award
September 22, 2021
Architecture Student Elected to NAAB Board of Directors
September 22, 2021
Developing Strategies to Increase Access to Electric Vehicles
September 17, 2021
Alumni Spotlight: Margaret Wallace Brown '83August 20, 2021
College Network Jumpstarts Alumnus’ Career in California
August 17, 2021
Alumni Spotlight: Oswald Estrada ’20
August 6, 2021
History, Theory, and Criticism Program Grows with New Faculty
July 26, 2021
Mapping Air Pollution
July 22, 2021
Industrial Design Program Bids Farewell to EunSook Kwon
July 22, 2021
Alumni Spotlight: Ricardo Martinez ’01
July 15, 2021
Industrial Design Student Awarded a Summer Undergrad Research Fellowship
July 12, 2021
Hines College Mourns Passing of Joe Mashburn ’78
July 6, 2021
University of Houston structural engineer Joe Colaco discusses how buildings are inspected for their structural soundness.
June 28, 2021
Structural engineer says no cause for Houston high-rise dwellers to panic following Florida building collapse
June 25, 2021
Building collapses are rare, but there are warning signs to look for
June 22, 2021
Alumni Spotlight: UltraBarrio
June 3, 2021
Hines College Professor Nora Laos, Ph.D. Retires After 26 Years
May 27, 2021
Houston Is Growing Without A Comprehensive Road Map
May 27, 2021
Hines College Honors AAPI Heritage Month
May 27, 2021
Black Hair Inspires Architecture Embodying Black Identity
May 26, 2021
Alumni Spotlight: Very Handsome Studio
May 20, 2021
Super Jury Designs and Winners
April 22, 2021
Hines' Students Top 4 Finalist in ULI Hines Competition
April 21, 2021
Alumni Spotlight: Aubrey “Brey” Tucker '07
April 16, 2021
Professor Kubo Receives 2021 SAH Exhibition Catalogue Award
March 26, 2021
Industrial Design Student Earns First Place Award in Bienenstock Competition
March 9, 2021
Kubo Awarded Houston Endowment Directed Program Grant
March 8, 2021
Hines College Alumni Come Together for New ScholarshipMarch 5, 2021
Alumni Spotlight: Chudi Abajue ‘10
March 2, 2021
Architecture Students Win AIA Fort Worth Merit Award for "Lewis Center"February 20, 2021
February 22nd Roundtable Turns Spotlight to Sally WalshFebruary 10, 2021
Alumni Spotlight: Andre Pierre DeJean ‘05
February 10, 2021
Interior Architecture Professor Honored with International Design AwardsFebruary 8, 2021
Kyropoulou Receives New Faculty Research AwardFebruary 5, 2021
Hines Alumni Honored at the 7th Annual Cougar 100January 28, 2021
Hines Professors Receive Distinguished Course Development Prize
January 26, 2021
Hines College reflects on unusual milestone year and makes plans for 75th Anniversary Gala
January 25, 2021
Meet Hines College New Faculty – Spring 2021
January 25, 2021
Winners of the ACSA and Buell Center 2021 Course Development PrizeJanuary 13, 2020
Professor R. Beneytez-Durán Publishes Chapter CENTER 23 – A I R
January 13, 2021
ID Student Only American to Win Annual Global Prize
January 8th, 2021
Students Help Build a School in Honduras
2020 - Gerald D. Hines College of Architecture & Design News
December 17, 2020
DEI Task Force Report
December 11, 2020
Alumni Spotlight: Mariel Yebra ‘17
November 11, 2020
UH Architecture Students Present with Ai Weiwei in GermanyNovember 11, 2020
Alumni Spotlight: Mike Grote '00October 30, 2020
City of Refugees, Aedes Exhibition BerlinOctober 16, 2020
Student Honored with ACSA Award for “The Sky House”October 16, 2020
Professor J. Kevin Story Publishes New Book on John HejdukOctober 16, 2020
Hines and Harvey | Harvey-Cleary Builders Executives Join College Leadership CouncilOctober 13, 2020
Alumni Spotlight: Sahagun ArchitectureOctober 12, 2020
Lecture: Andrew KudlessSeptember 9, 2020
ACSA 2020 Housing Competition AwardSeptember 9, 2020
Meet Hines College New Faculty - Fall 2020September 8, 2020
Alumni Spotlight: Eoghan Dalton '12September 8, 2020
Architects Expect Big Design Shifts Thanks to COVID-19
September 8, 2020
Learning in the Time of Coronavirus
August 30, 2020
A look at the legacy of the late Gerald D. Hines
August 27, 2020
Gerald D. Hines, 1925–2020
August 28, 2020
Alumni Award Winners 2020August 27, 2020
Hines' Architectural Legacy to Live On in New Robotics Research LabAugust 24, 2020
Hines Founder Gerald D. Hines Dead at 95August 24, 2020
Gerald D. Hines, developer who shaped Houston’s skyline, dies at 95
August 24, 2020
A Modest Gentleman Who Changed Skylines Forever
August 24, 2020
Developer, Company Founder Gerald Hines Remembered for Global ReachAugust 24, 2020
The Lasting Legacy of Gerald D. HinesAugust 20, 2020
Hines College Students Win AIA Houston Design Award for Third Ward “Libromat”August 7, 2020
Alumni Spotlight: Alexandria Moore Garcia '93July 20, 2020
Dean Oliver Elected to ACSA College of Distinguished Professors Executive CommitteeJune 22, 2020
Alumni Spotlight: Johnny Kousparis '05June 19, 2020
Industrial Design Faculty Honored with AwardsJune 16, 2020
Memorial approved in honor of Santa Fe HS shooting victims
June 16, 2020
Santa Fe Ten Memorial design approved by school boardJune 16, 2020
Honoring the Santa Fe Ten
June 10, 2020
Letter From Dean Oliver - June 2020June 9, 2020
Houston’s ArtForJustice Virtual Museum launches in the spirit of George Floyd
June 9, 2020
Alumnus Receives Prestigious Paris Design AwardJune 3, 2020
Alumni Spotlight: Andy Nguyen, S.J. '00May 26, 2020
Super Jury 2020 Presentations and WinnersMay 18, 2020
2020 ID Annual Exhibition + Seniors & Graduates ShowMay 5, 2020
Alumni Spotlight: Alan Nguyen ‘11April 20, 2020
Harris Health System partners with University of Houston to fulfill face shield orders during COVID-19 crisisApril 20, 2020
Architecture, fine arts faculty adjust to teaching without lab toolsApril 17, 2020
Water-repellent spray could help decrease COVID-19 infections
April 16,2020
University of Houston Collaboration Fills Emergency Need for Face Shields
April 16,2020
Preservation activist Virginia Savage McAlester made history and architecture more accessible
April 16,2020
Harris Health System-University of Houston Collaboration
April 16, 2020
Facing a Dire Need
April 16, 2020
Students and Faculty Adapt to Remote LearningApril 6, 2020
Alumni Spotlight: Poonam Patel ‘11
March 25, 2020
Louis Vuitton: Question & Answer with Andrew Kudless
March 13, 2020
Kudless in Los Angeles Times for Louis Vuitton ShelvesMarch 8, 2020
Alumni Spotlight: Adam Cook '11February 17, 2020
Industrial Design Student Receives 2020 International Housewares AwardFebruary 17, 2020
Stay ahead of the curve with these future-focused Master's in architecture degreesFebruary 14, 2020
New Faculty Member to Pave Way for Emerging Design TechnologiesFebruary 6, 2020
CRBE Executive Joins Hines College Leadership CouncilJanuary 21, 2020
Alumni Spotlight: Emilio Armstrong '042019 - Gerald D Hines College of Architecture & Design News
November 13, 2019
Alumni Spotlight: Mark Schatz, FAIA '98October 31, 2019
Alumni Honored at 6th Annual Cougar 100October 28, 2019
UH Hines College Takes Spotlight Again in Leadership and RankingOctober 23, 2019
Professor Bruce Race Featured on Forbes BlogOctober 22, 2019
Q & A with Alumna Karen L. Braitmeyer, FAIA '85Oct 4, 2019
New architecture media lab to feature virtual reality, robotics
September 11, 2019
Urban Renewal, A Blight on Other American Cities, Sparked an Architectural Renaissance in Pittsburgh
September 10, 2019
Braniff Conference to explore the Dallas-based airline's legacy in design
August 30, 2019
University of Houston's new Advanced Media Technology Lab set to open in 2020
August 29, 2019
Hines College featured in the "Get Lectured" Lecture Series Collection
August 19, 2019
Azra Dawood Joins as Hines College's First Emerging ScholarAugust 19, 2019
Fall 2019 Lecture Series and EventsAugust 14, 2019
Meet Hines College's New Faculty
August 14, 2019
Hines Family Commits New Gift Toward UH Professorship Advancing Digital Design
August 14, 2019
Dean Oliver to Receive Award from the Texas Society of Architects
August 14, 2019
Professor Kubo's Book Ranks #1 of New Architecture and Design Books
July 25, 2019
UH Hines College CDRC Welcomes Community Leaders for Greens Bayou Watershed Resilience PlanningJuly 17, 2019
Tranquility Park Honoring Apollo 11 Needs a Makeover, but There's A Funding Issue
July 11, 2019
Xochimilco, the Venice in Mexico
July 5, 2019
Alumni and Faculty Shine at the 2019 AIA Houston Design AwardsJune 6, 2019
Hines College Welcomes New Leadership Council MembersMay 15, 2019
Q & A with AJ Breneman
May 1, 2019
Shoaib Nizimi '19 Graduates as Hines College's First Deaf Student
April 17, 2019
FBM Collaborates with Architecture Students on Outdoor Space
April 12, 2019
Watch: Composer Plays 70-Foot-Long Instrument in UH's Architecture Building
April 11, 2019
Houston's Growth
April 11, 2019
What if the 1900 Galveston Hurrican Had Never Happened?
March 27, 2019
Architecture Students Build Outdoor Classroom for Houston School
March 13, 2019
Harris County Will Buy Riverside, Turn it into Mental Health Facility
March 10, 2019
Industrial Students Showcase Prototypes at SXSW
February 15, 2019
Dean Oliver Wins ACSA Distinquished Professor of the Year Award
February 5, 2019
Professor Paul Kewton Wins 2018 International's LIT Lighting Design Award
February 1, 2019
ID Graduate Paola Gonzales Wins 2nd Place in IHA Competition
January 18, 2019
Tamlyn and the University of Houston Partner to Educate the Architects of Tomorrow
January 2, 2019
UH Industrial Design Students Take Top IDSA Awards, Again
2018 - Gerald D. Hines College of Architecture & Design News
November 13, 2018
Patrick Peters Wins Mayor's Landmark Awards
October 18, 2018
If Houston's Population Projections Are Correct, Where Are We Going to Put Everyone?
August 28, 2018
Assistant Professor Michael Kubo's op-ed "Initial notes on Houston after theory" is featured in the recent edition of The Architects Newspaper. Check out his theories of Houston urbanism from the perspective of a recent arrival.
https://archpaper.com/2018/08/initial-notes-houston-after-theory/August 24, 2018
Kendall/Heaton gifts $250,000 to create the Bill Kendall Memorial Endowed Professorship.
https://giveto.uh.edu/stories/a-fitting-legacy/August 21, 2018
Professor Donna Kacmar’s new book "Victor Lundy: Artist Architect" featured on Docomomo.
https://www.docomomo-dc.org/single-post/2018/08/10/New-Book-Explores-the-Career-of-US-Tax-Court-Architect-Victor-LundyAugust 20, 2018
Hines College of Architecture and Design 2018-2019 Scholarship Recipients
http://www.uh.edu/architecture/_images/files/1819scholarshiprecipients_2018.pdfAugust 8, 2018
Hines College of Architecture and Design ID graduate student Kristi Bartlett wins prestigious national scholarship.
http://www.idsa.org/members/kristi-bartlett-sidsaAugust 5, 2018
Incoming Freshman Lauren Meyer receives Architecture Center Houston and AIA scholarship.
http://www.uh.edu/architecture/_images/files/meyerpressrelease_aian.pdfJuly 31, 2018
Gerald and Barbara Hines host Aspen fundraiser with UH President, Renu Khator headlining the event.
https://www.papercitymag.com/society/university-houston-networking-aspen-new-mountain-highs-million-dollar-gifts/?city=Houston#162012July 20, 2018
It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of Jean Krchnak. Doris Jean Krchnak, born 1943, graduated from the Hines College of Architecture and Design with a Bachelor of Architecture in 1985. She has been a member of our college community for over 40 years. As our Visual Resources Coordinator, she archived college events, images, and documents. She contributed editorial and resource support for numerous faculty publications over the years. Jean made an impact on countless students and faculty throughout her years here, and she will greatly be missed.
http://www.uh.edu/architecture/_images/files/dorisjkrchnak_obit_2018.pdfJune 27, 2018
Associate Professor Dietmar Froehlich releases his new book, "The Chameleon Effect: Architecture's Role in Film."
http://www.uh.edu/architecture/_images/files/spotlightdietmar.pdfJune 15, 2018
Student project highlighted by Tilt-Up Association
http://tilt-up.org/tilt-uptoday/2018/06/20/engage-support-inspire/May 15, 2018
Industrial Design Student Jonathan Seto wins 2018 Industrial Designers Society of America Southern District Student Merit Award.
http://thedailycougar.com/2018/04/20/industrial-design-student/May 1, 2018
Industrial Design students wearable technology projects featured on Houston’s KHOU.
https://www.khou.com/article/news/uh-students-to-show-off-wearable-technology-at-design-showcase/285-547742500April 30, 2018
Industrial Design students designed wearable computing health products for an end of year runway show. The projects included a device to help those that suffer from vertigo, an aide to assist children with lower limb amputation and pollution masks that can be worn by first-responders.
http://www.uh.edu/news-events/stories/2018/april-2018/04302018-industrial-design-smart-wearable-technology.phpApril 19, 2018
Professor Donna Kacmar and Associate Professor Susan Rogers’ design studio students focused the Spring 2018 semester on exploring multiple scales of transformation for the city of Houston post-Harvey. They examined solutions across three parameters – preparing for, reacting to and recovering from a disaster. A public exhibit of their work will be on display starting on April 24th.
http://www.uh.edu/news-events/stories/2018/april-2018/04182018harvey-resiliency-exhibit.phpApril 11, 2018
Assistant professor Michael Kubo recently received the Graham Foundation for Advanced Studies in the Fine Arts grant for his work on “Imagining the Modern: Postwar Urbanism and Architecture in Pittsburgh.”
http://www.grahamfoundation.org/grantees/5751-imagining-the-modern-postwar-urbanism-and-architecture-in-pittsburghApril 5, 2018
Industrial Design Professor Jeff Feng received recognition for "enPour" at the annual UH
Division of Research Inventor Patent Awards and Celebration of Researchers Luncheon.
http://www.uh.edu/architecture/_images/files/spotlightfengpatentaward.pdfMarch 27, 2018
Hines College of Architecture and Design inducted the 2018 members of the Tau Sigma Delta Honor Society in Architecture and Allied Arts.
http://www.uh.edu/architecture/_images/files/spotlighttausigmadelta.pdfMarch 21, 2018
Dean Patricia Oliver featured in Daily Cougar for her support of women in the workplace.
http://thedailycougar.com/2018/03/21/dean-oliver-women-architecture/March 18, 2018
Industrial Design student Michael L. Dillon’s award-winning chair design on display at Bienenstock Furniture Library.
http://www.furniturelibrary.com/academics/competition-winners/March 16, 2018
Patricia Oliver and Gerald D. Hines are recognized in the April 2018 Houston CityBook "Leader & Legends."
http://www.houstoncitybook.com/leaders-legends/March 14, 2018
Director of Interior Architecture Alan Bruton spoke to Houston Matters about the historical significance of the Third Ward's Riverside Hospital and our student's research and proposed designs for the location on Ennis Street. (His interview starts at 8:33)
https://soundcloud.com/houstonmatters/full-show-heart-scanning-innovation-and-houston-cowboy-culture-march-13-2018March 10, 2018
PBS featured graduate student Tanmay Thakker’s and Professor Rafael Longoria on a recent UH moment. Tanmay won the inaugural Sharpstown Prize for Architecture sponsored by Seeds of Sharpstown.
https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/shows/uh-moment/2018/03/08/272115/uh-moment-building-dreams/March 7, 2018
Prof. Paul Skaggs is teaching INDS 4365 Design Practice and Business in SP18 and serves as a reviewer in Industrial Design studios.
architecture/_images/files/spotlightidprof.pdfMarch 7, 2018
Professor Shafik Rifaat is now a Fellow at the American Institute of Certified Planners.
architecture/_images/files/spotlightshafik.pdfFebruary 27.2018
Professor Emeritus Bruce Webb gives his thoughts on the Astrodome in the Houston Chronicle.
https://www.houstonchronicle.com/local/gray-matters/article/What-kind-of-Astrodome-will-it-be-without-sports-12709883.phpFebruary 22, 2018
ID graduate student wins Siemens Design Award.
https://community.plm.automation.siemens.com/t5/Student-Design-Contest/2017-November-Winner-DSLR-Camera-and-Tripod/cns-p/450136/jump-to/first-unread-messageFebruary 14, 2018
Graduate Director and Professor Gail Peter Borden releases new publication.
architecture/_images/files/spotlightborden2.pdfFebruary 10, 2018
https://giveto.uh.edu/stories/japan-business-association-commits-100000-to-support-hines-colleges-community-design-resource-center/February 1, 2018
http://offcite.org/bold-visions-for-buffalo-bayou-proposals-incorporate-park-access-housing-and-delight-in-flood-management-infrastructure/2017 - Gerald D. Hines College of Architecture & Design News
February 14, 2017
http://fmj.ifma.org/publication/?i=378064&p=64February 12, 2017
http://www.chron.com/entertainment/arts-theater/article/UH-exhibit-a-tribute-to-late-architecture-10917279.php#photo-12335436January 30, 2017
http://www.houstonchronicle.com/news/houston-texas/houston/article/Teens-add-their-personalities-to-play-area-of-10858386.php2016 - Gerald D. Hines College of Architecture & Design News
Jan 1, 2016
CoAD Students design TDECU Stadium student commemorative marker.
December 15, 2016
ArchDaily, Architectural Record and Houston Chronicle cover UH CoAD Verticle Studio.
http://www.archdaily.com/801618/thom-mayne-completes-research-on-houstons-urban-future
December 2016
Houston PBS Covers Industrial Design Racing Wheelchair
https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/shows/uh-moment/2016/05/11/149927/149927/
December 07, 2016
Texas Society of Architects Award
UH CoAD faculty Zui Ng’s new project for Houston’s Third Ward, titled “This O House,” has been chosen as one of the winners of the 2016 TSA Studio Awards. The jury panel was chaired by Charles Renfro from Diller Scofidio + Benfro. Zui’s project will be featured on Nov/Dec issue of Texas Architect Magazine.
Click here for full story.
December 07, 2016
CDRC Wins KABOOM Grant
The Gerald D. Hines College of Architecture and Design’s Community Design Resource Center was one of 50 winners out of over 1000 applicants to the Play Everywhere Challenge. The Play Everywhere Challenge [...more...]
June 21, 2016
AIA Award Winners 2016
2016 AIA Houston Award Winners, Student/Faculity [...more...]
Dec 06, 2016
MakeUp Award NYC
A team of three industrial design students recently won the international MakeUp New York competition
Click here for full story.
December 07, 2016
Taylor Rigsby - Future Farm
UHCoAD student Taylor Rigsby’s work will be included in the AIA 2016 Texas Student Biennial Exhibition on [...more...]
June 21, 2016
Andrew Gressett - What is Vertical Studio and how does it involve the city of Houston?
Vertical Studio is simply a studio that integrates students from multiple years, from 3rd year to graduate students. Our focus is the city of Houston as a whole. [...more...]
June 21, 2016
Cara Murray - What interested you in the Central Europe study abroad program?
Out of the programs offered, the Central Europe study abroad program presented the most exposure to different cultures and ways of life by traveling to six different countries. [...more...]
December 07, 2016
Matt Duffin - How did you shift from studying Architecture to a successful career as an artist?
I slowly began to wean myself from the dream of designing big, shiny buildings several years into my architecture studies at U of H. In my opinion, I wasn’t nearly as organized or punctual as I would have needed to be to work as an architect. One of my professors accurately referred to me as “a day late and a dollar short”. [...more...]
December 07, 2016
Sara Hiromi - Profiled by Urban Outfitters
What's your favorite thing about living in NYC?
This is probably just 'cause I’m new here, but there is just so much to see and explore, and I’m never bored or uninspired. This week I’ve been checking out all the different bookstores, Asian grocery markets, and o-sake bars; the variety of stuff they all hold is unlike anything I could find back home. [...more...]June 21, 2016
Filo Castore - LUNAR COUGAR: Tell me a little about the Houston DLR Group; when did you join?
The DLR Group is an international architecture and design company, 50 years old. It was started in the Midwest. In early 2015, I was approached and asked to open a Texas office in Houston. The University of Houston has been our client on several projects, [...more...]
June 21, 2016
Ivan Jimenez - You have recently returned from Bonn, Germany for a committee meeting for “Tomorrow Leaders”. Could you tell us about “Tomorrow Leaders”?
The Alexander von Humboldt German Chancellor Fellowship for Prospective Leaders is a program under the auspices of the Federal Republic of Germany targeted at individuals from the United States, Russia, China, India and Brazil who have an international perspective and initial leadership background. With this program, Germany aims at bringing together prospective [...more...]
Alan Bruton, NCARB, NCIDQ, has joined the University of Houston’s Gerald D. Hines School of Architecture and Design as Director of Interior Architecture.
Prior to joining the University of Houston, Alan taught full-time in the School of Constructed Environments at Parsons School of Design at The New School in New York. Alan is principal of Alan Bruton Studio, an interdisciplinary design studio founded in [...more...]
George Chow has joined the Gerald D. Hines School of Architecture and Design as an Industrial Design Assistant Professor.
Prior to joining UH, George was an Adjunct Faculty member at Columbus College of Art and Design and an Industrial Design Lecturer at Ohio State University. George worked as an Industrial Designer since 1999 developing products for companies such as KitchenAid, Whirlpool, Hoover, SmartDisk, LG Electronics, Samsung, Midmark, Charbroil, [...more...]
Professor Emeritus Bruce Webb and Editor of, ”Personification: the House and Art Collection of William F. Stern,” on William F. Stern
William F. Stern, architect, art collector, and civic leader, played a significant role in Houston’s cultural scene for more than 40 years before his untimely death at age 66. Over the years he amassed a distinguished collection of modern and contemporary art. One of the highlights of his career was remarkable house he built for himself and his significant art collection. The House was an almost perfect personification of the architect and the thoughtful [...more...]
Patricia Oliver, Dean of the Gerald D. Hines College of Architecture and Design,
Traveled to South Korea in May representing the National Architectural Accrediting Board (NAAB) to review the Korean Architectural Accrediting Board. The purpose of the review is to determine whether the conditions and procedures of the KAAB system for accreditation of professional degrees in architecture meet the standards [...more...]
June 21, 2016
Professor Race Op-Ed on Houston Waste Management
Two months after Houston renegotiated a deal that ended curbside glass recycling, 80 people met at the University of Houston to consider the future of recycling and other waste management issues. That future, they agreed, should look nothing like the current state of affairs here. [...more...]
April 28,2016
UH Architecture Students Envision New Housing, Amenities for Houston’s Third, Fifth Wards
Houston is home to many historic communities. The city’s Third Ward and Fifth Ward are particularly relevant to the city’s story but have experienced their share of economic hardships. This semester, two groups of University of Houston architecture students have taken a second look at these neighborhoods and envisioned a range of possibilities aimed at revitalizing them. [...more...]
April 28, 2016
Big Living in Small Houses in Fifth Ward
Donna Kacmar is the author of BIG Little House (Routledge, 190 pages, 2015), a study of small houses designed by architects, and professor of architecture at the University of Houston [...more...]
March 21, 2016
Designing For Good
Not unlike Cougar Country, the Bayou City is growing at an amazing pace. New communities and commercial properties are being developed throughout the Houston area. Among those contributing to the city’s evolving landscape are faculty and students [...more...]