School of Architecture Rankings & Awards
Our Rankings
#23
Most Admired Public Undergraduate
Architecture School (#9 public)
DesignIntelligence 2019-2020
#12
Most Hired from Public Architecture School
(Group 3, 50-69 graduates; #8 public)
DesignIntelligence 2019-2020
Featured Awards
- 2020-2021 Design Excellence Awards
- 2021 Solar Decathlon Design Challenge: 2nd Place in Urban Single-Family Housing and Mixed-Use Multifamily Building Divisions
- 2021 Cote Top Ten Student Award for Sustainable Design Excellence: Ana Astiazaran '22 B Arch
- 2021 AIA Associates Award: Oscar Lopez, Senior Lecturer in Architecture
- 2020 AIAS Chapter Honor Award: University of Arizona American Institute of Architecture Students Chapter
- 2020 (Inaugural) AGM/Ascension Universal Design Prizes
- ACSA 2020 Collaborative Practice Award: Christopher Trumble, Associate Professor of Architecture (with Linda Samuels and CAPLA Architecture Students)
2020 AIA Arizona and AIA Southern Arizona Awards:
- AIA Arizona 2020 Research-Design Award: Christopher Domin, Associate Professor of Architecture
- AIA Arizona 2020 Design Pedagogy Award: Dan Hoffman, Professor of Practice in Architecture
- AIA Arizona 2020 Community Education Award: Lisa Schrenk, Associate Professor of Architectural History
- AIA Arizona 2020 Presidential Citation: Oscar Lopez, Senior Lecturer in Architecture
- 2020 Arizona Architects Medal: Robert Miller, Director, School of Architecture)
- AIA Southern Arizona 2020 Design Award: Mary Hardin, University Distinguished Professor of Architecture and Drachman Design-Build Coalition
- AIA Southern Arizona 2020 Distinguished Building Award: Michael Kothke, Associate Professor of Practice in Architecture
Design Excellence Showcase
At the end of each academic year, faculty nominate student work across all programs and years for Design Excellence awards, which are sponsored by AIA Southern Arizona and judged by leading architects from around the world. View recent Design Excellence judges, nominations and winners: