The School of Architecture will host a Graduate Open House on November 4 from 11:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. in Pence Hall.

School of Architecture Professor Jordan Hines created "The Wave" installation in honor of America Recycles Day 2021, in partnership with UK Recycling.

The European Cultural Centre Italy recently posted on their blog about the School of Architecture's Somewhere Studio project, which is currently featured in this year's Venice Biennale.

Congratulations to UK School of Architecture Director Jeffrey Johnson for being named a 2021 Outstanding Alumni Award winner from Ball State University. The Estopinal College of Architecture and Planning Executive Advisory Board annually recognizes alumni who demonstrate outstanding professional success or achievement in their field of endeavor.

The School of Architecture in the UK College of Design was recently featured in Dezeen, which highlighted 12 projects from both undergraduate and graduate students that were designed in the Spring 2021 semester.

School of Architecture students Cierra Johnson and Bree Shoemaker took first place and honorable mention, respectively, in OUTSCHOOLED, a design competition for creating innovative outdoor learning spaces through Bernheim Arboretum and Research Forest.

SoA student Sean Campbell has been awarded a $3,000 Undergraduate Sustainability Summer Research Fellowship for his project, "Food Justice Design Systems."

SoA Assistant Professor Brent Sturlaugson will present his ongoing research, "Archive of Lost Mountains," at the ACSA 109th Annual Meeting on Thursday, March 25.

The UK College of Design has a Temporary Assistant Professor in Architecture currently available.

Irvin Shaifa, recent graduate of UK School of Architecture (’18) will present his recent thesis work from SCI_Arc (’20), titled “Zealots of Compton,” which was recently awarded the Gehry Prize for best graduate thesis.

Congratulations to School of Architecture Director Jeffrey Johnson on the launch of his new book, “The China Lab Guide to Megablock Urbanisms.” Johnson served as co-editor with Cressica Brazier and Tat Lam.

The Somewhere Project by School of Architecture students Jane Foote and Lexi Bowling was recently named one of the top 10 most innovative projects by Virtual Design Festival.

The College of Design’s School of Architecture at the University of Kentucky seeks applicants for a full-time, temporary assistant professor to teach first-year architecture design studio and a digital media/visualization/fabrication course in both the fall and spring semesters, for a total of 18 credit hours for the academic year.

How can the sites of former coal mines, those strange landscapes scarred by decades of digging and desecration, serve the public in a post-industrial America? That was the question posed to the students of The Somewhere Project, a design studio at the University of Kentucky College of Design, as they considered how to transform a prototypical mine site in the Appalachian Basin in Kentucky into a contemporary arts institution.

Associate Professor of Architecture Jason Scroggin presented the installation project, Love Stack, from his elective course Fabricating Play at the University of Oklahoma for the recent "Schools of Thought” conference.

Congratulations go out to Montre'ale Jones, Bryson Watson and Alan Hammell who received scholarships from the RCI-IIBEC Foundation to attend the International Institute of Building Enclosure Consultants' 2020 Annual Convention and Trade Show in Houston, Texas, March 26-31.

Work by Professor Liz Swanson will be featured in a new exhibition in January 2020.

Professor Tony Roccanova’s 3rd year architecture studio was recently awarded a grant from the Community Action Council of Bourbon, Fayette, Harrison and Nicholas Counties for its work studying the Winburn neighborhood of Lexington through the fall 2019 semester.

Associate Professor of Architecture Jason Scroggin presented his research, Material Topologies, at the 2019 Association of Collegiate Schools of Architecture (ACSA) & European Association for Architectural Education (EAAE) Teachers Conference.

SOA Professor Brent Sturlaugson edited and introduced a new essay forum in the Critical Geographies in Action section of Society & Space.

"Close to Home | Michael Koch and Associates Architects," by Dr. Gregory Luhan, presents the creative, award-winning work of Louisville architect Michael Koch, introducing readers to the simple elegance of his designs and meaningful contributions he has made to the landscape of Kentucky.

Young Projects makes new materials — or more accurately, they rethink the processes for material invention and fabrication. In his lecture at the UK College of Design, founding principal Bryan Young will present several of Young Projects' material experiments. Make plans to attend this event on Wednesday, April 3 at 3 p.m. in Pence 209.

A recipient of a 2019 UK Great Teacher Award, Dr. Gregory Luhan was recently honored by the UK Alumni Association for his achievement along with the other eight honorees.

The University of Kentucky chapter of AIAS will host the 2019 Quad Conference, April 11-14.

Jeremy Smith, a partner with Irving Smith Architects in New Zealand, will be giving a lecture on Wednesday, Feb. 20 at 5 p.m. in Pence 209.

"Unsupported" is a showcase of work by regional faculty members that attempts to approximate an image of youthful Midwestern Architecture.

Learn the importance of broadening your intellectual and critical understanding of the political role of architecture in society. During this lecture, Elena Manferdini, founder of award-winning Atelier Manferdini in Venice, California, will share the specific effectiveness of visual languages to formulate alternative realities.

Learn how to compare shared influencing factors on varying projects with Doug Pierson, founder of POD A+D, and co-founder Youn Choi. Pierson founded pod architecture + design in 2016 with his partner in work and life, Youn Choi.

Congratulations to the students in Professor Bruce Swetnam's Haiti studio, who were recently named International Winner in the 2018 AIA Film Challenge for their film “Freedom to Play.”

"Forests and Trees, Systems and Cities," a lecture by Scott Francisco of Pilot Projects

Assistant Professor Brent Sturlaugson was recently published in Places, the journal of public scholarship on the built environment.

Professor Mark O'Bryan, AIA, NCARB, presents at the Western Social Science Association's Annual Conference.

SOA Director Jeffrey Johnson will deliver a keynote lecture tonight at the Revitalizing Rural Environments Symposium.

Students from Professor Bruce Swetnam's architecture studio recently returned from another trip to Haiti where they continued work at Chez Moi Orphanage.

Watch Associate Dean for Students Bruce Swetnam with his architecture studio students, and you'll see why he was honored with one of UK's 2018 Great Teacher Awards.

Erin Sterling Lewis, AIA, is a recipient of a 2018 Young Architects Award. Lewis is a 2002 graduate of the School of Architecture.

The School of Architecture at the UK College of Design will present The Making of an Avant-Garde: The Institute for Architecture and Urban Studies 1967-1984.

Congratulations to SOA Associate Professor Mike McKay for being chosen as one of the finalists for the 12th edition of the Arte Laguna Prize.

Beyond the physical building lies the viability of our natural resources and its impact on the future of design. The School of Architecture is pleased to invite Sarah Dunn to lead a discussion on this critical topic.

Claire Cahan of Studio Gang talks about working with Studio Louisville students.

A recap of Studio Louisville's Fall 2017 semester.

SOA Director Jeffrey Johnson will participate in the panel discussion "Capital, Culture and Countryside" at the 2017 Bi-City Biennale of Urbanism + Architecture (UABB) in Shenzhen, China on Dec. 16. Johnson is a past director and curator of the UABB and currently serves on its academic committee.

Fall 2017 Review Schedule

A call to help build a Haitian orphanage in Professor Bruce Swetnam’s Spring 2017 studio has evolved into a project driven by a passion for humanitarian architecture.

Beyond the physical building lies the viability of our natural resources and its impact on the future of design. The School of Architecture is pleased to invite Sarah Dunn to lead a discussion on this critical topic.

Congratulations go out to School of Architecture Professor Wallis Miller, who won the 2017 Journal Article Award from the Southeast Chapter of the Society of Architectural Historians.

Kenneth Hobgood (1977 SOA alum) and his son Patrick Hobgood (2005 SOA alum), along with Alan Tin (2004 SOA alum), are featured in this story from Archinect about their family-run architecture firm in Raleigh, N.C.

The School of Architecture at the College of Design is pleased to present The Making of an Avant-Garde: The Institute for Architecture and Urban Studies 1967-1984.

Professor Greg Luhan will present Re-Envisioning Juvenile Justice Educational Environments: Inspire. Integrate. Innovate at the AIA Academy of Architecture for Justice conference Oct. 29-31.

Zawistowski Lecture @ 5 p.m. | Whitehall Classroom Building, room 122

MAD Architects Travel Fellowship open to all international students.

Brian Andrews work chosen for the new Drawn exhibition at the Manifest Gallery in Cincinnati

Congratulations to Mark O’Bryan, associate professor in the School of Architecture, on his recent Award of Excellence.

The 2017 Jury of Fellows of the American Institute of Architects (AIA) elevated Michael W. Jacobs.

A new exhibit at the University of Kentucky Art Museum tests spacial dimensions and structure, and installing it was sometimes as complicated as it sounds. UK architecture professor Mike McKay created the art piece, “Singularities,” that pushes the limits of what structure can do.

Professor Wallis Miller publishes article on Architectural Histories.