architecture

Four of the world’s leading “green” experts discussed sustainability, energy and “green” development in a March 6 forum moderated by Jorge Vanegas, dean of Texas A&M’s College of Architecture, at a global real estate convention in Cannes, France.

Charles Culp, professor of architecture at Texas A&M, will help chart the course the American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers as a new member of its board of directors and chairman of the group's Technical Activities Committee.

Author, curator and Rice University art history lecturer Yasufumi Nakamori will present "Picturing Modernism in Japanese Architecture" at the Department of Architecture's Spring 2012 Lecture Series at 5:30 p.m. April 2 in Preston Geren Auditorium.

Visitors to Pointe du Hoc in Normandy, France, can once again visit a cliffside monument honoring the World War II heroism of U.S. Army Rangers, led by a future Texas A&M president, following a $6 million site restoration based on information gathered by the university’s Center for Heritage Conservation.

Architectural concepts developed by Texas A&M BED students for a health clinic catering to the under and underinsured will be unveiled to the public 2 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 25 at Baptist University of the Americas in San Antonio.

The dramatic $24 million facelift to Texas A&M’s baseball stadium, now known as Olsen Field at Blue Bell Park, was made possible, in part, by five Texas A&M College of Architecture former students.

Graduate architecture student Luis Martinez shares sketches, photos and his journal chronicling the adventures of students in January at Texas A&M's Soltis Center, located deep in the Costa Rican rainforest.

Beginning his first semester as head of Texas A&M’s Department of Architecture, Ward Wells is focusing on the department’s Master of Architecture program. “It’s the cornerstone of the department,” he said.

Bulgaria’s allure as a tourist destination featuring natural beauty, centuries-old monasteries, archaeological treasures and diverse wine regions is touted in a new book co-written by Leslie Strnadel, a 1997 BED graduate.

A series of living spaces co-designed by Miguel Roldán, adjunct professor of architecture for Texas A&M’s study abroad program in Spain, were exhibited at the Catalunya College of Architects headquarters in Barcelona.

Ted Flato, founding principal of Lake|Flato, a widely acclaimed, award-winning architecture firm based in San Antonio, will discussed the firm’s culture, tactics and philosophy at the 2012 John Miles Rowlett Lecture Series April 13 at Rudder Theatre on the Texas A&M campus.

An innovative wall system created by Texas A&M environmental design students was one of thirteen pieces selected through an online vote for inclusion in an exhibit at a Kentucky Gallery this September.

An upcoming edition of a classic textbook featuring a comprehensive collection of architectural drawing conventions and techniques will include examples of Texas A&M architecture and visualization student work.

An exhibition retracing a landmark 1972 New York Museum of Modern Art exhibit of Italian design co-curated by Peter Lang, associate professor of architecture, was lauded as one of the world’s 2011 cultural highlights.

Rodney Hill, a professor of architecture who has emphasized the importance of creativity, exploration and self discovery to his students since joining Texas A&M’s faculty 43 years ago, has been elevated to the American Institute of Architects’ College of Fellows, one of the highest honors the AIA bestows on its members.