Identification of Limits to Development of Innovative Affordable Housing Types in the Tucson Area April 18, 2022 Architecture lecturer Bill Mackey investigates the development regulations, costs and trends within the metropolitan Tucson region associated with “innovative” housing types on individual lots for a Drachman Institute project funded by AARP. Read more Image
Border Studio: Oñate Crossing April 13, 2022 Students in Teresa Rosano's ARC 410/510 studio worked with students from New Mexico and Chihuahua to design concepts and visualization of the El Camino Real de Tierra Adentro Oñate Crossing historic site in El Paso and associated sites in the city of Jaurez, Mexico. Read more Image
50 Years of Commercial Real Estate Development in Tucson April 10, 2022 When Arizona Daily Star sought to put together a “visual trip down memory lane” of Tucson’s commercial real estate development over the last five decades, it turned to students in the Master of Real Estate Development program to lead the research. Read more Image
Lecture Recap and Video: Sigrid Adriaenssens on 'Extraordinary Mechanics & Structural Innovation in Architecture' April 6, 2022 Sigrid Adriaenssens lectures on "Extraordinary Mechanics & Structural Innovation in Architecture." Read more Image
Lecture Recap and Video: Mónica Ramírez-Andreotta on 'Cultivating Science, Justice and Action Through Participatory Research Methods' April 1, 2022 In this presentation, Ramírez-Andreotta will describe participatory research methods which advance exposure to science and communication strategies that visualize and translate environmental health research to action. Read more Image
Lecture Recap and Video: Vann Mollyvann: Lecture by Štefan Tkáč March 30, 2022 In this presentation, Štefan Tkáč discusses the work of work of Cambodian modernist architect Vann Molyvann. Read more Image
Ryan Smith Named Director of School of Architecture at the University of Arizona March 30, 2022 Ryan Smith, a 2002 UArizona B.Arch alumnus who has served as professor and director of the School of Design and Construction at Washington State University since 2018, has been named the director of the School of Architecture at CAPLA. He will join us in Tucson on July 1, 2022. Read more Image
Lecture Recap and Video: Arlie Adkins on 'The Criticality of Context: Centering the Sociocultural in Planning and Urban Design Practice' March 23, 2022 Arlie Adkins discusses "The Criticality of Context: Centering the Sociocultural in Planning and Urban Design Practice." Read more Image
How does CAPLA help students find jobs? The largest Job Interview Fair so far opens doors. March 21, 2022 The 12th Annual CAPLA Job Interview Fair, made possible by the Chasse Building Team and 22 other sponsors, was held February 10-11, 2022. For the first time, the interactive two-day event took place both online and in person and included 42 employers, 145 students and 536 interviews. Read more Image
Lecture Recap and Video: Lisa Schrenk on 'An Architect's Laboratory: The Early Studio of Frank Lloyd Wright' March 18, 2022 In this talk, Lisa Schrenk, associate professor of architectural history at the University of Arizona, presents the early studio of Frank Lloyd Wright from research she conducted for her critically acclaimed book The Oak Park Studio of Frank Lloyd Wright. Read more Image