A seat on the Orange County (Texas) Economic Development Corporation (EDC) board predated Divon Williams’ pursuit of a master’s degree in community development at the Prairie View A&M University School of Architecture. But now, Williams has been named Orange County EDC board president.
Don’t miss Dr. Zoltan Nagy, the director of the Intelligent Environments Laboratory at The University of Texas at Austin, and Dr. Rania Labib, who established the Artificial Intelligence and High-Performance Buildings Lab at Prairie View A&M University, as they talk with ASHRAE Journal Editor John Falcioni on the opportunities and challenges that come with artificial intelligence/machine learning [...]
Prairie View A&M University School of Architecture students took home first place honors at the 35th annual American Institute of Architects Houston Sandcastle Competition in Galveston, Texas. This was the 15th win of the College Challenge Award for PVAMU students since they first started competing in the competition back in 2000.
My name is Jimena Duran Castellanos, and I am a candidate to graduate with a master’s degree in architecture this Saturday. I graduated with a bachelor’s degree in architecture in 2021 and was part of the women’s tennis team during my four undergrad college years. Prairie View A&M University is one of the most important [...]
Two Prairie View A&M University students have been announced as scholars a part of the White House Initiative on Advancing Educational Equity, Excellence, and Economic Opportunity through Historically Black Colleges and Universities. The ninth cohort of HBCU Scholars recognizes 86 undergraduate, graduate and professional students for their accomplishments in academics, leadership, civic engagement and much more, according to [...]
Seeking an alternative to FEMA trailers after the next climate catastrophe visits Houston’s historically segregated neighborhoods, students in the School of Architecture at Prairie View A&M University designed a single-family accessory dwelling unit that was selected as a winner in the student category of the City of Houston ADU|HOU Design Competition.
Prairie View A&M University senior Terrence McCaskey, Jr., has solid advice for students entering their college career at Texas’s most renowned HBCU: “Please network even if you’re introverted—trust me, I am too,” said McCaskey, a double major in the School of Architecture at PVAMU. “Networking can be the determining factor between you landing an internship over another [...]
Tiffany D. Thomas ‘08 could barely hide her excitement when she learned she would receive the UNCF’s John and Drucie Chase Young Builders Award, which annually honors a leader in education.
Garnett Johnson, who is on the verge of earning her master’s degree in community development from Prairie View A&M University, has been appointed assistant director of community and economic development for the city of Marshall, Texas. Johnson’s full-time role began just as she was entering her final month in the School of Architecture.
A trio of Prairie View A&M University architecture students recently took second place in a statewide student architectural design competition. Alexis Adjorlolo, Jimena Duran Castellanos and Carlos Manuel Vivero, led by faculty advisors William Batson and Stephen Song, won a cash prize and invaluable exposure during the 16th annual Gulf Coast Green Symposium, which AIA Houston hosted virtually.
