Over the winter break, three professors from Prairie View A&M University’s School of Architecture (PVAMU-SoA) traveled to Nepal. Their primary focus -- to measure the damage that was done to five historic temples in the country’s capital during a catastrophic earthquake in 2015. “My colleagues Stephen Song, Pankaj Chhetri and I scanned and measured the [...]
New York , N.Y. -- HKS Hospitality Group, the renowned hospitality architecture and interiors division of HKS Architects, today announces its U.S. expansion with the opening of a hospitality architecture design studio in New York City that also marks its first hospitality presence in the northeastern U.S. Read more:
Design with the Sun Gulf Coast Green 2017 invites currently enrolled students of architecture and related fields to participate in a design and performance charrette. Architecture is understood as the convergence of art and engineering, and this year’s competition is striving to merge solar/daylight performance and innovative design. Students will be expected to provide a [...]
Architecture students from Prairie View A&M University won top prizes in statewide design competition for passenger stations of the future. Students presented their creative vision for Dallas, Houston, and Brazos Valley passenger stations. Concepts included state-of-the-art designs with sustainability components to accommodate passengers seamlessly connecting with modes of transportation. [...]
Prairie View A&M University, School of Architecture, third year undergraduate students of Studio V participated in an RFP from Texas Central to design a passenger station for the future Texas Bullet Train project. The high-speed rail will serve over 50,000 "super-commuters" who travel from Houston to Dallas more than once a week, cutting their travel [...]
1st Place, Gulf Coast Green Student Design Competition, American Institute of Architects, Houston, TX - Plastic Wall Team Members: Ismael Kabre, Liborio Lozano and Renato Moita (ARCH 4433: Structural Systems II) PVAMU Faculty Advisor: Arsenio Rodrigues 2st Place, [...]
PVAMU graduate students and faculty of the School of Architectures Graduate Program are exhibiting, "Chira Island, Costa Rica" as part of the 15th International Architecture Exhibition of la Biennale di Venezia, in the Collateral Event "Time Space Existence" at the prestigious Palazzo Mora in Venice, Italy. The exhibit, "documents current developments and thoughts in architecture, [...]
The AIA Sand Castle Competition is a fund-raising event for AIA Houston and ArCH Foundation as well as one of the top five revenue-generating events for the City of Galveston. This year over 60 teams have their eyes and shovels set on winning the prestigious Golden Bucket Award. Firms begin months in advance generating ideas, developing [...]
