News http://saap.unm.eduWed, 16 May 2012 13:00:10 -0600Cascade ServerMorrow to Receive Award from Spanish Government http://saap.unm.edu/news/2012/04/morrow.html Baker Morrow, professor of practice in the UNM School of Architecture and Planning, translated and interpreted the 500-year-old account, The South American Expeditions, will receive the Ministry of Culture Award from the Spanish government on Friday, April 27 from 5:30 - 6:30 p.m. in the gallery of George Pearl Hall. This event is free and open to the public.

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]]> Thu, 26 Apr 2012 01:00:00 -0600saap.unm.edu/06fe5740c0a8507100d1258bba65911aMark Childs Discusses New Book at UNM Bookstore http://saap.unm.edu/news/2012/04/mark-childs.html University of New Mexico Professor of Architecture Mark Childs speaks about and signs copies of his new book Urban Composition: Designing Community Through Urban Design (Princeton Architectural Press, 2012) on Tuesday, May 1, at 1 p.m. at the UNM Bookstore.

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]]> Mon, 23 Apr 2012 01:00:00 -0600saap.unm.edu/e554aa36c0a8507100d1258b796642e4UNM Offers Southwest Summer Institute for Preservation and Regionalism http://saap.unm.edu/news/2012/03/ssi.html The UNM School of Architecture and Planning offers its 2012 Southwest Summer Institute for Preservation and Regionalism in a series of courses running June 11-29. Each three-hour credit course meets for five days from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m.

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]]> Wed, 28 Mar 2012 01:00:00 -0600saap.unm.edu/5bfa9049c0a85071000a1e12eeca68a7Werner Gilchrist House Deconstruction Focus of Exhibition http://saap.unm.edu/news/2012/03/werner-gilchrist.html An exhibition on the deconstruction of the Werner Gilchrist house opens Friday, April 6 from 6-9 p.m. in the UNM School of Architecture and Planning's Rainosek Gallery, located at 2401 Central NE. The show will be up until May 1.

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]]> Mon, 26 Mar 2012 01:00:00 -0600saap.unm.edu/5c0dc3dcc0a85071000a1e12000ee8bfStudents unite form, function in design for Crownpoint http://saap.unm.edu/news/2012/03/crownpoint.html Architecture Professor Mark Childs decided that the research studio he was teaching this fall would have a strong emphasis on investigation that is applicable to design. He said, “I’ve done lots of projects I had to do. This time I did one I wanted to do.” The project he selected for the class was to research the Crownpoint Navajo Rug Auction. Crownpoint is in McKinley County, northeast of Gallup. The students were charged to design a mixed-use facility to accommodate the auction, but since that’s only a one a month event, the facility could serve other purposes, as well.

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]]> Thu, 1 Mar 2012 01:00:00 -0700saap.unm.edu/0855f773c0a8507101529466113a5627City Council Meets with UNM, School of Architecture and Planning http://saap.unm.edu/news/2012/02/city-council.html The Albuquerque City Council met recently as a "Committee of the Whole," at the request of the University of New Mexico School of Architecture and Planning, which engaged the UNM community. The purpose of the special meeting, Albuquerque 20/20: Design + Planning for Quality of Life + Economic Development, was to discuss how planning and design can help enhance quality of life for residents, while addressing the city’s goals for economic development and urban growth. The meeting was set to precede the City Council’s meeting to decide upon redistricting and budget approval.

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]]> Wed, 29 Feb 2012 01:00:00 -0700saap.unm.edu/e36afd2fc0a850710152946660546e3dUNM Student a Finalist in Design Competition http://saap.unm.edu/news/2012/02/design-competition.html

University of New Mexico architecture graduate student Jeremy Jerge is one of 16 finalists in the 2011 Fentress Global Challenge competition. His submission,"2100 Air Terminal of the Future," was developed in Professor Kramer Woodard’s 604 graduate architecture studio this fall and was selected from over 200 competition submissions.

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]]> Mon, 20 Feb 2012 01:00:00 -0700saap.unm.edu/c595742cc0a85071015294668530492eTwo UNM Alums Named Fellows by the American Institute of Architects http://saap.unm.edu/news/2012/02/two-unm-alums-named-fellows.html The 2012 Jury of Fellows from the American Institute of Architects (AIA) has elevated two New Mexico architects, Jon Anderson, FAIA and Van Gilbert, FAIA, to its prestigious College of Fellows, an honor awarded to members who have made significant contributions to the profession.

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]]> Mon, 13 Feb 2012 01:00:00 -0700saap.unm.edu/a7468392c0a8507101529466ba87c6c2UNM Student Wins AIAS President’s Office Door Design Competition http://saap.unm.edu/news/2012/02/door-design-competition.html The American Institute of Architecture Students (AIAS) and VT Industries recently announced winners of a student design competition.

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]]> Fri, 10 Feb 2012 01:00:00 -0700saap.unm.edu/778cb228c0a8507101529466995e3018UNM’s Pearl Hall to receive the 2012 Jeff Harnar Award http://saap.unm.edu/news/2012/02/2012-jeff-harnar-award.html The Thornburg Foundation announces that George Pearl Hall, home of the University of New Mexico School of Architecture and Planning and the Fine Arts and Design Library, is receiving the 2012 Jeff Harnar Award for Contemporary Architecture.

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]]> Fri, 10 Feb 2012 01:00:00 -0700saap.unm.edu/7792dd66c0a85071015294667bd70d54UNM Architecture Student Named President of AIAS http://saap.unm.edu/news/2012/02/president-of-aias.html Geraldine Forbes Isais, dean, UNM School of Architecture and Planning, announced that Matthew A. Barstow, a fourth year student in the Bachelor of Arts in architecture program, has been elected to serve as the 56th National President of the American Institute of Architecture Students, serving in Washington D.C. for the 2012-13 term.

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]]> Tue, 7 Feb 2012 01:00:00 -0700saap.unm.edu/a1529164c0a8507101529466b2387b55UNM-ASU Team for Solar Decathlon Event http://saap.unm.edu/news/2012/01/unm-asu-team-for-solar-decathlon-event.html U.S. Department of Energy Secretary Steven Chu recently announced that the University of New Mexico, along with Arizona State University, has been selected to compete in the U.S. Department of Energy Solar Decathlon 2013. UNM and ASU will participate in a worldwide competition to build solar-powered, highly energy-efficient homes that combine affordability, consumer appeal and design excellence. Teams compete in 10 categories, ranging from engineering and architecture to affordability, communications and market appeal.

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]]> Mon, 30 Jan 2012 01:00:00 -0700saap.unm.edu/3907b83ec0a850710023588bd01cf24bUNM Architecture Alum Receives AIA Young Architects Award http://saap.unm.edu/news/2012/01/unm-architecture-alum-receives-aia-young-architects-award.html Tim C. Bicknell, AIA, a graduate of the UNM School of Architecture and Planning, is one of 13 recipients of the American Institute of Architects 2012 AIA Young Architects Award. Young Architects are professionals licensed 10 years or less regardless of their age. The award honors individuals who have shown exceptional leadership and made significant contributions to the profession early in their careers. Recipients will be awarded at the AIA 2012 National Convention and Design Exposition in Washington, D.C.

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]]> Wed, 25 Jan 2012 01:00:00 -0700saap.unm.edu/3f815931c0a850710023588b30e96a5dSpeck Presents ‘Architecture Transforming Everyday Life’ http://saap.unm.edu/news/2012/01/speck-presents-architecture-transforming-everyday-life.html For the second year, the UNM School of Architecture and Planning is managing the Jeff Harner Award, a $10,000 cash prize competition underwritten by the Thornburg Charitable Foundation for what is deemed the best completed work of contemporary architecture in New Mexico.

Click here for entire article ]]> Wed, 25 Jan 2012 01:00:00 -0700saap.unm.edu/3f8c6c67c0a850710023588ba1909287Morrow Explores Cabeza de Vaca’s South American Expeditions http://saap.unm.edu/news/2012/01/morrow-explores-cabeza-de-vacas-south-american-expeditions.html Remember 7th grade social studies and learning about Alvar Nuez Cabeza de Vaca? He was the Spanish explorer who landed in what is now Tampa Bay in the 1520s, made his way to Galveston, but most of his men didn't. You probably didn't learn about Cabeza de Vaca's expeditions in South America.

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]]> Tue, 17 Jan 2012 01:00:00 -0700saap.unm.edu/3f8fec7cc0a850710023588be611be3dUNM School of Architecture and Planning Collaborates on Award http://saap.unm.edu/news/2011/12/jeff-harnar-award.html The Jeff Harnar Award for Contemporary Architecture is now accepting submissions for the award to be announced on Friday, Feb. 24, 2012. This noteworthy prize is made in honor of the late Jeff Harnar, who was well known for his groundbreaking work in contemporary architecture in Santa Fe.

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]]> Thu, 15 Dec 2011 01:00:00 -0700saap.unm.edu/a5171caac0a85071013a7ebbcc18ea7dUNM Architecture and Planning Students CRAF+T High, Low Tech Models http://saap.unm.edu/news/2011/12/CRAFT.html In just two years, Matt Gines, director of the fabrications lab, UNM School of Architecture and Planning, turned the 900 square foot lab into a 4,000 square foot facility with indoor and outdoor spaces.

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]]> Thu, 1 Dec 2011 01:00:00 -0700saap.unm.edu/a51dc1fdc0a85071013a7ebbe965a832UNM Inducts 24 into Tau Sigma Delta Honor Society http://saap.unm.edu/news/2011/11/TSD.html The University of New Mexico School of Architecture and Planning recently hosted a dinner to induct 24 graduate and undergraduate students into Tau Sigma Delta (TSD), the only honor society recognized in the fields of architecture and the allied arts and a member of the Association of College Honor Societies. UNMs Gamma Lambda chapter is one of 87 chapters nationally.

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]]> Tue, 15 Nov 2011 01:00:00 -0700saap.unm.edu/a526cbcec0a85071013a7ebb0bf8b2bbAIA New Mexico Recognizes George Pearl Hall http://saap.unm.edu/news/2011/10/aia-new-mexico.html George Pearl Hall, home to the University of New Mexico School of Architecture and Planning and the Fine Arts and Design Library, received an Honor Award in the 2011 Design Awards Program sponsored biannually by the American Institute of Architects/New Mexico.

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]]> Tue, 1 Nov 2011 01:00:00 -0600saap.unm.edu/ebf95815c0a8506e01c3b3af36d88afdGonzales and Scruggs Join Community and Regional Planning http://saap.unm.edu/news/2011/10/gonzales-and-scruggs.html Teresa Cor­dova, direc­tor, Com­mu­nity and Regional Plan­ning pro­gram in the UNM School of Archi­tec­ture and Plan­ning, announces the hire of two new fac­ulty mem­bers, Moi­ses Gon­za­les and Car­o­line Scruggs.

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