(February 5, 2020) -- The UTSA student chapter of Associated Builders and Contractors (ABC) hosted a Mock Interview and Resume Builder workshop for students in preparation for the upcoming career fair, to be held on February 7. The event was a great success due to the attendance of fourteen volunteers and thirty students. This included [...]

The studio project While UTSA just celebrated its 50th year and the Downtown Campus is approaching 25 years in existence, a  collaborative studio of the UTSA Department of Architecture and Sun Moon University students are asked to question the existence of the portion of freeway separating the UTSA Downtown Campus from the rest of San [...]

(January 22, 2020) -- Hazem Rashed-Ali, PhD, Associate Professor in the Department of Architecture at The University of Texas at San Antonio (UTSA), was recently named to the American Institute of Architects (AIA) Higher Education Advisory Team (HEAT). The volunteer team is comprised of members that offer their insight and expertise to advise, share, and [...]

(January 21, 2020) -- Dr. Antonio Martinez-Molina, assistant professor in the UTSA College of Architecture, Construction and Planning, has been named a Certified Passive House Designer (CPHD) by the Passive House Institute (PHI) in Darmstadt, Germany. He is the first faculty member in the UT System and the second architect in the state of Texas to receive this recognition. The [...]

(November 20, 2019) -- University of Texas at San Antonio (UTSA) architecture students Andre Simon and Ivan Ventura are the winners of the AIA San Antonio 2019 Student Design Award for “Transform for Storm,” their proposal for an eco-hotel in Galveston, Texas that responds to the extreme environmental circumstances that define the coastal city. Their [...]

(November 15, 2019) -- A UTSA architecture alumna has received top recognition for her research on the integrity of redeveloped historical sites. The U.S. National Committee of the International Council on Monuments and Sites named Azadeh Sagheb M.S. ’19 a third-place finalist for the 2019 Murtagh I Graham Prize, the prestigious award for work in [...]

(November 13, 2019) -- Sue Ann Pemberton, FAIA, an assistant professor of practice in the UTSA College of Architecture, Construction and Planning and principal of Mainstreet Architects, has been named an Outstanding Alumna by the College of Architecture at Texas A&M University. She is one of six graduates who have distinguished themselves as leaders and [...]

Dr. Angela Lombardi (center, pointing) examines with preservation professionals and UTSA students a sample whitewash applied two years earlier to a test wall at Mission San José. Photo courtesy of Marcus Huerta, UTSA (November 8, 2019) -- Conserving historic sites goes beyond protecting a physical structure. Heritage preservation takes into account the identities and values [...]

(November 7, 2019) -- The UTSA College of Architecture, Construction and Planning (CACP) 2019-2020 Speaker Series continues with Kevin Alter, the Sid W. Richardson Centennial Professor of Architecture and Associate Director of the Center for American Architecture and Design at The University of Texas at Austin, where he served as Academic Director for Architecture Programs [...]