Architecture

A patent-pending microalgae window system developed in the College of Arts + Architecture’s Integrated Design Research Lab (IDRL) has won a 2021 R+D Award from Architect Magazine. The interdisciplinary project, led by Dr. Kyoung Hee Kim, associate professor of architecture and director of the IDRL, is in its ninth year of development and has received […]

A research project to develop high-performance regenerative windows integrated with climate responsive solar cells will move to a new phase of development thanks to a $250,000 Partnerships for Innovation – Technology Translation (PFI-TT) grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF). Principal Investigator Dr. Kyoung Hee Kim, associate professor of architecture, and her co-investigators Dr. Chengde […]

Hometown: Amman, Jordan Bachelor of Architecture 2024 How did you become interested in architecture?I always wanted to impact people using art, and architecture is the best medium that lets me express my designs while creating unique spaces that expand creativity in others. The range given is enormous, and I would like to use every bit […]

A group of architecture graduate students, led by Professor of Architecture Chris Jarrett, had the opportunity to take the School of Architecture’s first post-pandemic field trip this month, thanks to $5,000 in financial support from precast concrete industry partners. The sponsorship, organized by Ray Clark, executive director of the Georgia/Carolinas Precast Concrete Institute (PCI), included […]

Associate Professor of Architecture Jefferson Ellinger and his project partners Joseph Choma and Wesam Al Asali are among 12 design teams shortlisted for the Tallinn Architecture Biennale (TAB) Installation Competition. Organized by the Estonian Centre for Architecture, the Tallinn Architecture Biennale is the largest architectural festival in the Baltics. The 12 finalists for the TAB […]

Hometown: Charlotte, NC Bachelor of Architecture, Minors in Urban Studies and Italian 2024 How did you become interested in architecture?I was first introduced to engineering at my high school, Zebulon B Vance. While I was learning about engineering, architecture was introduced to explain the differences between the two fields. Upon learning the differences and similarities […]

Hometown: Charlotte, NC Bachelor of Architecture 2024 How did you become interested in architecture?I became interested in architecture as a child reading books about different famous structures across the globe. My great-grandmother gave me a book on how to draw 50 iconic buildings, and I started practicing creating buildings of my own imagination. After that, I […]

Hometown: Tampico, Tamaulipas, Mexico Bachelor of Architecture 2024 How did you become interested in architecture?I have always leaned more towards my artistic side and my love to draw. Art was something that I had always surrounded myself by, my father, being one of my biggest inspirations, encouraged me in every way possible. My love of […]

Two COllege of arts + Architecture students, Abena Atiemo (pictured above right) and Melinda Erickson (left), have been named the inaugural recipients of the UNC Charlotte Alumni Association Scholarship for Social Justice. Each student will receive $1,500 to assist with their tuition and fees. This funding recognizes their dedication to the pursuit of social action […]

As North America prepares for another hurricane season, the work of one School of Architecture studio is responding to the challenge. Begun in the Fall 2020 semester and entering a second phase in Fall 2021, a collaboration with the University of the Bahamas (UB) and Florida A&M (FAMU) University has brought students from all three […]