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Architecture Archive
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Another shot
Posted on October 7, 2010 | No CommentsWhen Jason Dail (BEDA 2008) was laid off in 2009 from his architecture job due to the bad economy, rather than sulk he ramped up his longtime hobby. Though he... -
Design/build studios target sustainable design
Posted on October 6, 2010 | No Comments“There’s a lot of reality that goes into getting a building built,” says Robin Abrams, head of the School of Architecture. And there was plenty of reality to go around... -
Seeing Architecture in a different light
Posted on October 6, 2010 | No CommentsWhen architect Chris Downey (BEDA 1984) went blind, many concluded he would have to look for a new career. “The assumption is if you’re blind you can’t be an architect,... -
Affordable Housing Gets a Makeover
Posted on September 29, 2010 | No CommentsCan affordable be beautiful? That was the challenge that the Wake County Housing Division gave the College of Design’s Affordable Housing and Sustainable Communities Initiative, which was called on to... -
Designing a Smithsonian
Posted on September 23, 2010 | No CommentsThe Smithsonian Institution is known as the benchmark for museum-making in the country. Last year alone, 30 million people visited the 19 official Smithsonian Museums, which include the extremely popular... -
Q & A with Curtis Fentress: Reinventing the Airport
Posted on September 17, 2010 | No CommentsCurtis Fentress (B.Arch. 1972) flies high in the architecture world. His firm, Fentress Architects, has designed a wide range of projects totaling $26 billion worldwide, including the world’s fourth-tallest building—the... -
Student team wins most prestigious ULI prize
Posted on September 17, 2010 | No CommentsOne of the most sought-after distinctions for landscape architecture and architecture students is winning the Urban Land Institute’s (ULI) Gerald D. Hines Student Urban Design Competition. The requirements for the...