Every year, students and faculty of the College of Architecture, Planning and Landscape Architecture bring home significant university, regional, national and international awards.
Check out our award-winning students, faculty and projects:
![Kenny Wong](/sites/default/files/styles/az_card_image/public/2023-10/wong_kenny.png?itok=sBy7GX8u)
CAPLA lecturer selected for ACSA cohort focused on climate action, communication
Lecturer Kenny Wong has been selected to join the 2024 cohort of the Academy for Public Scholarship on the Built Environment: Climate Action.
CAPLA Duo Honored with Historic Preservation Award for Quitobaquito Cultural Landscape Report
Gina Chorover, a senior lecturer in Planning and Landscape Architecture and faculty chair of the Heritage Conservation certificate program, and Teresa DeKoker, an alumna of the Master of Landscape Architecture program, were recognized for their comprehensive analysis of the Quitobaquito landscape within Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument with a Tucson - Pima County Historical Commission Historic Preservation Award in May.
![Group of students and faculty posing for a picture.](/sites/default/files/styles/az_card_image/public/2024-06/Low%20Income%20Housing%20Challenge-Bank%20of%20America-Winners-April-25-2024%2020240425_161944.jpg?itok=h7yH6b4K)
CAPLA students win National Bank of America Low-Income Housing Challenge
An interdisciplinary team of undergraduate and graduate students from the University of Arizona College of Architecture, Planning and Landscape Architecture won the national 2024 Bank of America Low-Income Housing Challenge.
![Noémie Despland-Lichtert](/sites/default/files/styles/az_card_image/public/2023-09/noemie-despland-lichtert-hdr.jpg?itok=gaawubOb)
Noémie Despland-Lichtert receives ACSA Travel Grant for Emerging Faculty
Noémie Despland-Lichtert, a CAPLA Emerging Faculty Fellow and visiting assistant professor of architecture, is a recipient of the Association of Collegiate Schools of Architecture (ACSA) College of Distinguished Professors Travel Grants for Emerging Faculty.
![Laura Hollengreen](/sites/default/files/styles/az_card_image/public/studio/Laura-Hollengreen-hdr.jpg?itok=5PXKo1tg)
Laura Hollengreen Honored with UArizona Faculty Service Award for 'Servant Leadership'
Laura Hollengreen, PhD, associate dean for academic affairs and associate professor in the School of Architecture, was awarded the University of Arizona Faculty Service Award.
![Group photo of CAPLA students and their faculty advisor.](/sites/default/files/styles/az_card_image/public/2024-06/24-Grand-Winner-Banner%20%281%29.jpg?itok=7Cl50IB9)
Architecture students' award-winning designs will help Hopi Tribe expand solar-powered housing, education
School of Architecture students' award-winning designs bring the Hopi Tribe development project one step closer to reality.
![Teresa Rosano, assistant professor of practice in the School of Architecture](/sites/default/files/styles/az_card_image/public/2024-05/Teresa%20Rosano1196%20%281%29.jpg?itok=lF11S610)
CAPLA's Teresa Rosano Wins Prestigious Gerald J. Swanson Teaching Excellence Award
The University of Arizona has awarded Teresa Rosano, an assistant professor of practice in the School of Architecture, the Gerald J. Swanson Prize for Teaching Excellence. The award recognizes excellence in undergraduate teaching.
![Rendering of a building in Bisbee](/sites/default/files/styles/az_card_image/public/2024-05/2022_23.png?itok=Mj3CZ92c)
School of Architecture Announces 2023-24 Design Excellence Awardees
The 2023-2024 Design Excellence Exhibit showcases the best studio work from all levels and programs in the School of Architecture.
![Group of CAPLA students and David Brubaker posing with their Solar Decathlon Design Award.](/sites/default/files/styles/az_card_image/public/2024-04/24-Grand-Winner-Banner.jpg?itok=9xMS4v2M)
UArizona CAPLA teams excel in Solar Decathlon, clinches Grand Winner
The University of Arizona College of Architecture, Planning and Landscape Architecture continues its streak of success in the Department of Energy Solar Decathlon Design Challenge Competition, with its three teams clinching prestigious awards and recognition, including the 2024 Design Challenge Grand Winner.
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Laura Carr, Ellen Worth Win 2024 Darryl D. Dobras Awards for Excellence
Senior Lecturer Laura Carr and Marketing Specialist Ellen Worth have been selected as recipients of the Darryl D. Dobras Award for Excellence, the highest annual honor for employees within the College of Architecture, Planning and Landscape Architecture.
![Relocalize Our Food](/sites/default/files/styles/az_card_image/public/2024-03/CC-PL-HM-2024Awards-7-sm_Page_01.jpg?itok=DVt1V8YN)
Drachman Institute Director Courtney Crosson Earns ACSA Honorable Mention
The Association for Collegiate Schools of Architecture (ACSA) has awarded Drachman Institute Director and Associate Professor Courtney Crosson with a Practice + Leadership Honorable Mention for the Relocalize Our Food project.
![Gina and August Benzien taking a selfie photo together.](/sites/default/files/styles/az_card_image/public/2024-02/Amsterdam2%20-%20Benzien%27s.jpg?itok=UyCnu5cA)
Gina '99 and August Benzien '96 named CAPLA 'Alumni of the Year'
The College of Architecture, Planning and Landscape Architecture is proud to acknowledge August and Gina Benzien as the 2023-2024 Alumni of the Year. The Benziens are among 15 alumni chosen from across the University of Arizona who will be honored during the Alumni of the Year Awards Ceremony on February 22.