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PVAMU-SoA secures 2nd place “2016-2017 HERE+NOW: A House for the 21st Century”

Administered by the Association of Collegiate Schools of Architecture (ACSA) and sponsored by The American Institute of Architects (AIA), Custom Residential Architects Network (CRAN), this program is intended to provide architecture students, working individually or in teams, with a platform to explore residential architecture and residential architectural practice. This competition challenges students to envision [...]

2022-03-01T09:33:08-06:00October 17, 2017|news|

PVAMU School of Architecture Produce Productive Professionals – Alum Vice President D. Alex John, Jr. to Lead HKS Hospitality Group in the Northeast

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:

2017-04-10T21:25:06-05:00April 10, 2017|news, Spotlight|

AIA Gulf Coast Green Student Competition 2017-First Place and Runner-up

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 [...]

2017-09-07T06:32:28-05:00April 10, 2017|news, Spotlight|

Future Architect Design Competition: Sustainable Design Winners and Honorable Mention

            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. [...]

2022-03-01T09:51:54-06:00December 2, 2016|news, Spotlight|

Texas Central Competition

 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 [...]

2019-12-15T15:04:44-06:00November 7, 2016|news, Spotlight|

Gulf Coast Green Student Design Competition

             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, [...]

2019-12-15T15:04:44-06:00November 7, 2016|news, Spotlight|

15th International Architecture Exhibition of la Biennale di Venezia, in the Collateral Event “Time Space Existence” Venice, Italy

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, [...]

2019-12-15T15:04:44-06:00October 17, 2016|news, Spotlight|

2016 AIA SandCastle Competition

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 [...]

2019-12-15T15:04:44-06:00October 14, 2016|news, Spotlight|

Faculty Led Program Ambassadors (PV Global View)

In the Spring of 2016, Prairie View A&M University initiated the Education Abroad Ambassadors program to develop and promote international travel opportunities for students within the university. Eight faculty from across the university were selected based on the strength of their proposals that integrate international travel into an existing course. Of the eight faculty members [...]

2019-12-15T15:04:44-06:00October 14, 2016|news, Spotlight|