Architecture

Elena Vazquez Pena, a research fellow in technology and design in the David R. Ravin School of Architecture, has received the 2023 Architectural Research Centers Consortium (ARCC) Dissertation Award. Founded in 1976, the ARCC is an international association of architectural research centers, academies and organizations committed to the research culture and supporting infrastructure of architecture […]

Hometown: Lima, Perú Masters in Architecture 2024 How did you first get interested in architecture? My family always encouraged me to pursue a business career as I was growing up, because that’s the path they followed. However, I always knew that I wanted to pursue a career linked to the Arts. I discovered architecture once I got a […]

Professor of Architecture Kyoung Hee Kim and Assistant Professor Weimin Wang in the Department of Engineering Technology and Construction Management have received a $300,000 grant from the U.S. Department of State to launch the “Green Buildings Innovation Program.” The three-year initiative will create an education and research hub to help train a new generation of […]

Architecture alumna Claire Shue is a member of the team that won the Grand Prize in the 2022 American Institute of Architects Film Challenge. The team’s film, a dream starts here, was created to build support for a community center in Calhoun Falls, South Carolina. The 2022 AIA Film Challenge was to “produce films about […]

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 […]

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), […]

Hometown: Charlotte, by way of Cairo, Egypt Bachelor of Arts in Architecture 2024 Give some general information about yourself: how did you become interested in architecture? I was initially uninterested due to a misconception about architecture being math dominated, but I was proven wrong when I joined the ACE (Architecture, Construction, and Engineering) club and […]

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 […]

Hometown: Columbia, SC BA in Architecture 2024 How did you become interested in Architecture? I grew up building things with my father, as he was a carpenter. After high school, I joined the Columbia Fire Department and was a fireman for 10 years. During that time, I also ran a handyman company and did lots of renovation […]

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 […]