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Collaboration with the U.S. Department of State on Net-Zero Energy Embassy Design

Thursday, May 28, 2020

The Department of Architecture partnered this semester with the U.S. Department of State, Bureau of Overseas Buildings Operations through the Diplomacy Lab, which enables collaboration between universities and the State Department, and exploration of real-world challenges. Led by Associate Professor Ajla Aksamija, students enrolled in Graduate Design IV studio worked on the design of a net-zero energy U.S. Consulate Building, located in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The building program and site were based on the actual location and program, which included 270,000 GSF (25,000 GSM) of programmed spaces for the consulate building and auxiliary program elements.

International Conference Keynote

Thursday, May 28, 2020

Associate Professor Ajla Aksamija will be a keynote speaker for the International Academic Conference on Architecture and Design 2020 (IACAD 2020) on June 4 and 5, 2020. The conference is based in Singapore, but this year it is organized as an online event.

Brause serves as Issue Editor for TAD

Thursday, May 28, 2020

Associate Professor Caryn Brause served as Issue Editor for the latest issue of the journal of Technology | Architecture + Design (TAD). The theme of this volume is Translation. Articles from...

WMAIA Awards Scholarships

Wednesday, May 13, 2020

AIA Western Massachusetts; in conjunction with AIA National and with the support of Pella; awarded two $1000 scholarships to UMass M.Arch students. Submissions were screened by the UMass faculty...

Congratulations Class of 2020!

Wednesday, May 13, 2020

We are proud to celebrate the graduation of our 32 BS in Architecture and 12 Master of Architecture students!  This year, because of coronavirus, we weren't able to honor them in person, as we...

Clouse Edits JAE

Wednesday, May 13, 2020

Associate Professor Carey Clouse is a co-editor of the latest issue of the Journal of Architecture Education (JAE) with Alpa Nawre of University of Florida, Gainesville. The theme of this volume is...