Primer Hogar, Communal-Living Housing: Humberto Lopez Villanueva '20 M.Arch June 27, 2020 Humberto Lopez Villanueva's project, Primer Hogar, Communal-Living Housing, which is set near the U.S.-Mexico border, is developed with three different performance realms: cultural specificity, context mediation and fostering community. Read more Image
The Intersection of Architecture and Technology: Damon Leverett, Senior Lecturer in Architecture June 27, 2020 Senior Lecturer in Architecture Damon Leverett began at CAPLA in 2019. With a background in computer science and architecture, he brings a rich mix of architectural technology and systems design experience to the college. Read more Image
Architecture Professor of Practice Michael Kothke Featured in New Tracing Architecture Podcast June 23, 2020 Michael Kothke, associate professor of practice in the College of Architecture, Planning and Landscape Architecture at the University of Arizona, was featured in the inaugural episode of Tracing Architecture, a podcast that explores the layers of architecture as a profession and a passion. Read more Image
Urban Planning Professor Arlie Adkins Discusses Sidewalk Deficiencies in Cities in Bloomberg CityLab Article June 22, 2020 Arlie Adkins, assistant professor of urban planning, was quoted in a recent article on the critical role that good pedestrian infrastructure plays in city life appearing in Bloomberg CityLab. Read more Image
CAPLA Research Scientist Adriana Zuniga Provides Insight on Climate Change for WalletHub’s ‘Best Beach Towns to Live In’ June 18, 2020 Adriana Zuniga, CAPLA and Udall Center for Studies in Public Policy assistant research scientist, notes how coastal communities may be severely impacted by climate change in the near future. Read more Image
Worker Transit Authority: Bill Mackey, Lecturer in Architecture June 17, 2020 Bill Mackey’s Worker Transit Authority is a display of mock planning projects created by a mock planning authority. The Worker Transit Authority asks the community, "How do you move through the city?" Read more Image
Cross-Disciplinary Research to Reshape the Built Environment: DesignIntelligence Interviews Research Associate Dean Barbara Bryson June 17, 2020 Barbara Bryson was interviewed this spring in DesignIntelligence in a wide-ranging conversation about research, UArizona’s RESTRUCT research symposium and “how design, construction and ownership communities can use research to build for the future.” Read more Image
Vecindad Viva: Bianca Bryant '20 B.Arch June 16, 2020 In Mexico City’s Centro Histórico, the three main areas of interest are addressing water concerns, providing affordable housing and preserving historical site significance, which are addressed in Bianca Bryant's project, Vecindad Viva. Read more Image
Beacon, A Future of Public Space: Kittitash Chaikunpon '20 B.Arch June 16, 2020 Kittitash Chaikunpon's project, Beacon, A Future of Public Space, which is set in New Orleans, explores the notion of a future for public space in the digital age where technologies and social medias are more pertinent to everyday life. Read more Image
The Spaces That Exist Between Private Properties: Bill Mackey, Lecturer in Architecture June 16, 2020 “Everything I do as an artist and architect comes into my teaching methodology. I try to think about problems creatively and research them through a multitude of lenses. I expect the same of my students.” Read more Image