Inspired by Generosity: Alumni John and Dana Hagenah establish new CAPLA scholarship
For John Hagenah, B.Arch. ’76, and his wife, Dana, the impact of a single act of generosity was the inspiration to establish a scholarship at the University of Arizona College of Architecture, Planning and Landscape Architecture (CAPLA).
CAPLA Associate Professor Ladd Keith is featured in Research Roundtable: How the Desert Is Shaping Our Future
Ladd Keith, associate professor of Planning and director, Heat Resilience Initiative, was featured in a "Sandstorm" research roundtable exploring how research in the Sonoran Desert can help communities prepare for a more resilient future.
CAPLA Teams Take First Place & Runner-Up in National Affordable Housing Competition
Two teams from CAPLA earned national recognition, taking first place and runner-up in the Design & Construction category of the 2026 Hack-a-House Competition. The national competition challenges students to develop innovative solutions to solve the affordable housing crisis.
Expanding Professional Opportunities: Daniel Kuhlmann, MRED Program Chair
Associate Professor of Real Estate Planning and Development Daniel Kuhlmann was recently appointed the Master of Real Estate Development Program Chair. He shared how he wants to guide the program in the years to come.
Non-Traditional Pathways: Emma Byrd, SBE ‘28
Sustainable Built Environments (SBE) Student Emma Byrd came to CAPLA all the way from Tennessee, following in the footsteps of her father, a proud Arizona alum. She shared about her experience in CAPLA and what the SBE program means to her.
CAPLA’s Ella Parsons earns national recognition for reimagining traditional desert architecture
CAPLA Student Ella Parsons earned national recognition for Aguán, a project that looks to the Sonoran Desert’s longstanding building traditions to inform a sustainable relationship between architecture and the natural world.
CAPLA’s Reef Townsend earns national recognition for sustainable desert architecture
CAPLA Student Reef Townsend earned national recognition for Arid Futures Pavilion, a design that explores how contemporary architecture can respond to the Sonoran Desert through thoughtful site integration, material choices and sustainability.
From SBE to Transportation Planning: Linus Friedman, BS.SBE ‘26
A degree in Sustainable Built Environments (SBE) can open doors to careers at the intersection of sustainability, design and public policy. For Friedman, the program provided an interdisciplinary foundation for a career in transportation planning.
Mission Garden, Food, Culture, History | Lecture by Alyce Sadongei and Efren Martinez
This presentation explores the Tucson Mission Garden's history and the agricultural traditions of the many cultures that have farmed this land over time, and introduces the garden’s newer plots. Sadongei and Martinez discuss the challenges of growing food as Tucson’s seasons become hotter and drier, offering lessons that connect history, culture, and the future of sustainable food systems in the desert Southwest.
CAPLA students share Indigenous perspectives in Archtober presentation
“ISAPD in Our Hands: Student Chapters Shaping the Future” explored how student chapters of the Indigenous Society of Architecture, Planning, and Design (ISAPD) can foster learning, cultural engagement, advocacy and professional growth within universities and their communities.
CAPLA Students Collaborate with Community Gardens of Tucson
Last spring, CAPLA students partnered with Community Gardens of Tucson to explore new possibilities for the Mary Meredith Community Garden. Led by Architecture Lecturer Chris Tucker, students in the BA.DAP program’s Spatial Design Studio developed design proposals for the garden’s school-side grounds, considering how the space could support children’s outdoor experiences and the surrounding ecosystem.