CAPLA’s Ryan E. Smith Leads Efforts on HUD Research Roadmap to Address Challenges in Offsite Housing Construction Sept. 21, 2023 Architecture Professor Ryan E. Smith, director of the School of Architecture, is lead author on a HUD report outlining policy, finance, labor and other parameters for growth of offsite housing construction in the United States: Offsite Construction for Housing: Research Roadmap. Read more Image
‘Spanning Boundaries Challenge’ Grant Unites Design Students from Arizona and Sonora Sept. 20, 2023 Thanks to a 2022 Center for University Education Scholarship Spanning Boundaries Challenge Grant, landscape architecture and architecture students from UArizona and the University of Sonora came together last semester to explore green infrastructure in Hermosillo, Sonora. Read more Image
The Housing-Health Connection: Atticus Jaramillo, Assistant Professor of Planning and Real Estate Development Sept. 15, 2023 Assistant Professor Atticus Jaramillo joined the College of Architecture, Planning and Landscape Architecture this fall. His research focuses on housing and community development planning, with a particular focus on the housing-health connection. Read more Image
Professor Arthur C. Nelson Honored with Western Planner’s Article of the Year Award Sept. 13, 2023 Arthur C. Nelson, an emeritus professor of urban planning and real estate development, has received the Western Planner 2023 Stan Steadman Article of the Year award for his “Homes on the Range” article series. Read more Image
UArizona Drachman Institute Announces Community Call for Projects – Deadline: October 5, 2023 Sept. 12, 2023 The Drachman Institute—CAPLA’s outreach arm committed to advancing equity, resilience, connection and belonging across the built environment through interdisciplinary research, design and partnerships—has announced its second annual community call for projects. Read more Image
In Memoriam: Drew Sanderford Sept. 7, 2023 It is with great sadness that we share that our former colleague Drew Sanderford, associate professor of real estate development and urban planning, passed away in Charlottesville, Virginia on August 31, 2023. Read more Image
CAPLA Lecturer Valerie Lane Aims to Accelerate Tucson Casita Construction Sept. 6, 2023 In a recent story in Arizona Daily Star, CAPLA's Valerie Lane is highlighted for her new Tucson-based business partnership, the Urban Infill Project, working to help the Tucson community meet supplementary and affordable housing needs. Read more Image
Dr. Esther M. Sternberg Authors Acclaimed New Book, ‘Well at Work: Creating Wellbeing in Any Workspace’ Sept. 5, 2023 Esther M. Sternberg, M.D., Inaugural Andrew Weil Chair for Research in Integrative Medicine and professor of architecture, landscape architecture and planning (by joint appointment), has published Well at Work: Creating Wellbeing in Any Workspace, a "Top Ten Lifestyle Book" by Publishers Weekly. Read more Image
New Media Guide Offers Tips for Journalists Reporting on Extreme Heat Events Aug. 29, 2023 The Global Heat Health Information Network’s free resource for members of the press, created by CAPLA's Ladd Keith, aims to help make reporting on heat more impactful, effective and beneficial for the public. Read more Image
Solving Pressing Problems: Oscar Rodriguez Ponce '24 MLA, '22 BS SBE Aug. 22, 2023 Master of Landscape Architecture student and Bachelor of Science in Sustainable Built Environments alumnus Oscar Rodriguez Ponce was born in Navajoa, Sonora, Mexico, but brew up in Nogales, Sonora. In 2017 he moved to Rio Rico, Arizona, and has lived in Arizona ever since. Read more Image