This is the official page of The School of Architecture + Planning What is the raison d'être for the College of Architecture?
The School of Architecture + Planning at the University of Texas at San Antonio is a growing, proud member of the university community. We have a very talented and committed faculty and staff who support our mission of advancing design and construction of the built environment. To view a more pragmatic perspective, we can address the question of why we are here? The Brookings Institute in 2004 pub
lished a research report that stated that ½ the built environment in 2030 has not yet been built. To put that in a dramatic context, that equates to our needing to build another San Antonio, another Dallas, another Chicago, another NYC, another Atlanta, etc. What an amazing opportunity for existing professionals, and those to come. We exist because we are charged with preparing the next generation of designers, builders, and planners of the built environment. With this immense opportunity for our graduates also comes great responsibility as we address issues of sustainable and ecologically sound design and construction processes. Service learning opportunities through design-build projects are a mainstay to our educational experience. Studio foci often involve assistance to local government entities or community groups that need our assistance. Consequently, we have a strong regional reputation for community engagement. While fundamental skills and knowledge of design, construction and planning are certainty developed here in the college, we are also exposing the students to important issues related to this social responsibility. Many historic preservation and civic assistance projects are underway to illustrate our commitment to preserving the built environment and cultures that contribute to the fabric of our community. In addition, one can focus on historic preservation, regional and urban planning, or sustainable design through our certificate programs. We work in a world that is expecting more and more collaborative delivery systems for design and construction. In this regard, our curricula address such current issues as integrated practices, higher order problem solving skills, and a higher level of teamwork and leadership skills that we have come to expect from our students. We also believe that championing the built environment in a global context is critical, and we consider an international educational experience essential to a well-rounded architecture and construction education. As Dean of the college, it is my privilege to lead this very talented group of faculty and staff. We believe that design is leadership. We consistently search for the best faculty available to continue building on our strengths, and work diligently to maintain currency and appropriate focus in our teaching and scholarship. Industry involvement at all levels is critical to our success with these professional curricula. So, whether you are an interested industry professional, a potential or current student, faculty or staff, or a generally interested party, I invite you to peruse the website and learn more about our successes, our degree programs, and the talented people we have working with us. If you have any questions, please feel free to contact us.
06/17/2022
Our Interior Design program provides a rigorous, collaborative, and creative environment that prepares students for a globalized and challenging future. Our philosophy reflects our engagement with allied disciplines and with the profession. We believe that design is leadership. We foster leadership through the mastery of knowledge and skills in collaboration with other disciplines and through engagement with the profession.
Through studio and lecture courses, field studies and design build opportunities, science, technology, management, and the profession are integrated with theory and practice. Together, this dynamic environment encourages creative problem solving. Outreach and international studies extend the classroom experience out into the world. In addition, service learning and sponsored programs provide a foundation for ethical + sustainable practice.
We are hiring!!! Part-time Architecture, Interior Design and Urban and Regional Planning Lecturer positions are open for Fall 2021. Please apply by 7/29/2021 via below links.
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07/20/2021
We are so proud of our Interior Design alum, Joaquin Abrego!
Where I Work: PBK Architects
Joaquin Abrego's talent for interior design and background in working with students come together in his work designing educational spaces.
Each year the Faculty in the Department of Architecture collectively honor architecture and interior design students who represent the best of design in their respective year and discipline in our department. The nominees for the Design Awards are selected by respective faculty members and winners are chosen at each level by vote of the faculty and students. Here are the faculty selected design award winners.
05/18/2021
Congratulations to our own Professor Analy Diego!!
Please join us for the virtual UTSA School of Architecture and Planning Open House and Student Award Ceremony on Friday, May 7. The Student Award Ceremony will be from 5:00-6:00pm, and the Open House will follow after the closing remarks of the Student Award Ceremony.
Our show will present our best curated undergraduate and graduate student work in architecture, interior design and planning. It is the finale of a week of student presentations of their semester’s work.
To join us in this virtual event, click: https://utsa.zoom.us/j/98586232958?pwd=eFdrRU90NWZIaWF6RmZoeVFoVnBwQT09
Or visit the Award Ceremony / Open House website by clicking here: http://cacp.utsa.edu/academic-programs/department-of-architecture/2021-student-award/
We hope you will join us for this festive occasion to visit with your fellow alumni, industry partners and friends, faculty and students.
05/04/2021
We're celebrating our grads! 🎓 David Robinson, Jr., son of San Antonio Spurs great David Robinson, will graduate from this month with his master’s degree in urban and regional planning. As the director of parks and recreation at Weston Urban, he’s eager to help create a vibrant downtown San Antonio.
While at UTSA, Robinson Jr. was a Dwight. D. Eisenhower Transportation Fellow. He was also a Graduate Dean’s Choice Winner for the COVID-19 Transdisciplinary Team Grand Challenge for a proposal titled “Life Under COVID-19: Oral Histories of Small Businesses in the Historic Westside of San Antonio.”
Way to go, David! Welcome to the UTSA Alumni family!
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05/03/2021
Thank you David! So proud of you...
Master’s graduate takes on new role in San Antonio’s continued growth
MAY 3, 2021 — When David Robinson Jr. moved to Austin in 2011 to pursue his undergraduate studies at the University of Texas at Austin and then later New York City, he never thought he’d return to his hometown of San Antonio to play a part in the city’s vast growth and revitalization.
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