Image Lecture Recap and Video: Jonathan Bean on Designing for Market Transformation Dec. 11, 2020 Jonathan Bean is assistant professor of architecture, sustainable build environments and marketing at the University of Arizona His lecture is titled "Designing for Market Transformation." Read more
Image School of Architecture Faculty Members Take Home Eight Awards at American Institute of Architects Annual Meetings Dec. 10, 2020 Congratulations to Mary Hardin, Michael Kothke, Christopher Domin, Dan Hoffman, Lisa Schrenk, Oscar Lopez and Robert Miller for these prestigious AIA awards! Read more
Image Walkability in Tucson: Gabby Abou-Zeid '19 SBE Dec. 9, 2020 In her Sustainable Built Environments capstone project, Gabby Abou-Zeid ’19 SBE examines the role of Tucson, Arizona’s built environment in advancing the shift in travel behavior in favor of less carbon-intensive modes, through the lens of walkability. Read more
Image Planning Professor Ladd Keith on Heat as an Emerging Climate Risk for Urban, Low-Income Communities Dec. 1, 2020 CAPLA’s Ladd Keith was quoted extensively in a Climate XChange story on how, in Las Vegas, Nevada, hotter days will impact low-income, Black and Brown residents the most. Read more
Image Architecture Lecturer Oscar Lopez on His Favorite Place in Southern Arizona: The Underwood Garden Nov. 30, 2020 This fall, Arizona Daily Star and Arizona Illustrated ran an eight-part series on "Favorite Places," featuring local architects speaking thoughtfully and personally about a favorite building, place or space in Southern Arizona. Recently, Oscar Lopez shared his favorite place: the Underwood Garden at CAPLA. Read more
Image MS Architecture Student Sara Ghaemi Wins Tech Launch Arizona Student Innovation Challenge Funding Nov. 19, 2020 Sara Ghaemi’s Algae Heat-Sink and Air Purifier is an algae-based biosystem integrated into furniture that is capable of heating, cooling and purifying indoor air. Read more
Image Taking on New Challenges: Rafael Taiar ’22 B.Arch Nov. 18, 2020 Bachelor of Architecture student Rafael Taiar, who is from the small city of Vinhedo in São Paulo, Brazil, came to CAPLA for what he knew would be a challenging and rewarding experience. Read more
Image Lecture Recap and Video: Missy Stults on Planning to Achieve Carbon Neutrality: A Story from Ann Arbor's Goal of Becoming Carbon Neutral by 2030 Nov. 16, 2020 Sustainability and innovations manager Missy Stults works with all city operations, residents, businesses, the University of Michigan, nonprofits and others to make Ann Arbor one of the most sustainable and equitable cities in America. Read more
Image UArizona College of Architecture, Planning and Landscape Architecture Launches Minor in Real Estate Development Nov. 16, 2020 CAPLA’s new Minor in Real Estate Development meets growing demand from students and the industry, where significant growth in residential and commercial real estate development is projected in Arizona and nationally. Read more
Image Landscape Architecture and Urban Planning Professor Bo Yang Awarded Research Grant to Examine Spatial Patterns of Green Infrastructure Nov. 13, 2020 Awarded to Yang and three other researchers, the four-year grant by the National Natural Science Foundation of China explores green infrastructure interactions with microclimate and stormwater at the urban block level. Read more