Designing a Resilient Future: Carla A. Campos '22 BS SBE UArizona, B.Arch UPC Lima March 3, 2021 Carla A. Campos is a fourth-year architecture undergraduate student at UPC Lima in Peru. Through CAPLA’s innovative microcampus program, she’s also pursuing her BS in Sustainable Built Environments program at the University of Arizona. Read more Image
Harvesting Sunlight and Plant Power on UArizona's Greenest Building Feb. 26, 2021 New solar panels and a rooftop garden on the university's ENR2 building, a project headed by a team that includes Assistant Professor of Landscape Architecture Kirk Dimond and Professor of Landscape Architecture Margaret Livingston, not only generate electricity but also create unique environmental research opportunities. Read more Image
Cowboys, Hippies and Sustainable Design: Rich Michal '07 B.Arch, M.Arch Feb. 24, 2021 Rich Michal came to CAPLA to study architecture after earning a bachelor's degree in construction engineering and management from Purdue University and an MBA from Indiana University. Seeking to learn more about sustainable design—and designing and constructing one of the nation’s most energy-efficient on-grid homes in the country as his master’s thesis—he pursued the B.Arch and M.Arch concurrently. Read more Image
UArizona Chapter of American Institute of Architecture Students Wins 2020 AIAS Chapter Honor Award Feb. 23, 2021 CAPLA’s AIAS student chapter, cited for its “incredible level of effort and coordination of leadership,” has won the highest honor the national AIAS organization can bestow upon a chapter. Read more Image
Connecting to the Roots of Place: Zoe Sadorf '21 M.Arch Feb. 18, 2021 Zoe Sadorf, who is from the Southern Arizona city of Sierra Vista, entered CAPLA's Master of Architecture program after receiving her Bachelor of Science in Architecture from Portland State University. Prior to joining CAPLA, she spent three years with a Portland, Oregon architecture firm. Read more Image
Online BS in Sustainable Built Environments and Master of Real Estate Development Programs Offered by Top-Ranked Arizona Online Feb. 17, 2021 Arizona Online, just ranked No. 7 nationwide by U.S. News & World Report, offers two CAPLA sustainability-focused online degree programs: BS in Sustainable Built Environments and Master of Real Estate Development. Read more Image
Understanding the Past to Design a Better Future: Lisa Schrenk, Associate Professor of Architectural History Feb. 16, 2021 Lisa Schrenk, who has visited over 85 countries and six continents in her travels, joined CAPLA in 2012 and incorporates her travel experience into courses on world architecture, the architecture of Frank Lloyd Wright and more. Read more Image
Research by Assistant Planning Professor Philip Stoker Provides Context for Deseret News Story on Housing Affordability and Other Challenges in ‘Gateway Communities’ Feb. 10, 2021 In an examination of Jackson Hole, Wyoming, and Springdale, Utah, Deseret News asks: What to do when your small town is overrun by the rich? CAPLA Assistant Professor Philip Stoker’s research provides insight. Read more Image
Future Placemaker: Isabelle Loh '21 BS SBE Feb. 9, 2021 Isabelle Loh entered CAPLA's BS in SBE (Sustainable Communities Emphasis) after moving from Penang, Malaysia. “It’s a small island in the northern region of the country,” she says. “Fun fact: the island is only half the size of Tucson with almost double the population!” Read more Image
AGM/Ascension Awards $5,000 to CAPLA Architecture Students in Inaugural Universal Design Prize Feb. 8, 2021 Eight third-year undergraduate architecture students in Design Studio III: Integrating Place win universal design awards for innovative, accessible mountainside projects. Read more Image