School of Architecture + Planning
January

The University of New Mexico School of Architecture + Planning (UNM SA+P) is pleased to announce the winners of the 2024 On the Brinck Book Award and Lecture series, created in honor of John Brinckerh…
February

The UNM Architecture Alumni family recently lost a remarkable man, whose deep connection to New Mexico and passion for his field made a lasting impact. William Riley “Bill” Sims, Jr, UNM …
March

UNM MLA student Sofia Gavin was shortlisted for the Peja Culture Pavilion competition.
"Sofia’s project thought about nighttime use of the space for stargazing as well as how the fountain space…
April
Safer Streets has been selected for UNM Grand Challenges Level One funding for AY 2025-26. PIs Dr. Alexander Webb (SA+P and Director Predock Center) and Dr. Lisa Losada-Rojas (Civil Engineering) …

Have you seen the announcements about Albuquerque’s first ever Participatory Budgeting (PB) process? PB is a democratic process where the community decides where public money will be spent. And …
May

Rolf Pendall, Ph.D, AICP, has been named Chair of the Department of Community & Regional Planning (CRP) at the University of New Mexico following a national search. He takes over from Professo…
June

The School of Architecture and Planning welcomes Stathis G. Yeros to the Department of Architecture. He is a historian of the built environment and designer whose research explores how struggl…

The School of Architecture and Planning (SA+P) proudly announces that Professor Moises Gonzales, Chair of the Community and Regional Planning (CRP) Department, has been selected as a recipient of the …

The University of New Mexico School of Architecture + Planning (SA+P) is proud to announce that Mark Woodbury, Chairman and CEO of Universal Destinations & Experiences, has been named the recipient of…
September

Current biological research documents plant scent signals, synapse-like electrical information transfer, vision-like capabilities, and other intelligences thought to be only human. How is landscape a…

The School of Architecture + Planning (SA+P) is proud to announce new leadership appointments for the 2025–2026 academic year. We welcome Professor Michaele Pride as…

Our amazing LA505 class of 2026 brought a design for a 10'x20' parking space titled "Slightly Feral."
The "Park," an 8' x8' x8' wood beam cube, featured a laser cut paper ceiling with stenciled leave…
October
The University of New Mexico School of Architecture & Planning (SA+P) hosts Bridging Communities: 50+ Years of Community-Engaged Scholarship at SA+P, an exhibition highlighting the school…

On a sunny afternoon, Oct. 19, The University of New Mexico’s School of Architecture and Planning (SA+P) marked a significant milestone with a ribbon-cutting ceremony for the newly renovated…

University of New Mexico architecture professor Nora Wendl hosts a launch event for her new book, Almost Nothing, an architectural history written in the form of a memoir. The book follows Wendl …

Writer and geographer Caroline Tracey will visit The University of New Mexico next month to give a lecture that explores the religious and historical roots of humanitarian work along the U.S.R…
Join Lobos across The University for an evening of back-to-back celebrations beginning with UNM's annual PI reception followed by the annual Community Engaged Research Lecture …

Ashley Lazevnick, faculty research support officer for the School of Architecture and Planning and the College of Fine Arts at The University of New Mexico, has been named a 2025 Outstanding Research …
November

The University of New Mexico School of Architecture and Planning (SA+P) hosts Gareth Doherty, associate professor of landscape architecture at the Harvard University Graduate School of Design and affi…
December