The novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic has shut in more than 90-percent of Americans, caused an economic downturn, and strained the global health care system. Given the rapid spread of the virus, there has been a global shortage of personal protective equipment (PPE) used by medical professionals to protect themselves from contamination. This shortage has put [...]
One of the murals featured in Prairie View A&M University's new Panther Collaboration and Innovation Commons was designed by student winner and senior architecture major Nancy Guerrero.
Michelle Johnson is a Prairie View A&M University student who will earn a master’s degree in community development this fall. The Houston native aspires to one day create retail shopping centers in underserved, minority neighborhoods.
The American Society for Microbiology announced the winners of their 5th annual Agar Art Contest. Korey Abram, a digital media arts undergraduate student at Prairie View University, won first place in the Maker category. Submissions of artwork were created using living, growing microbes ‘painted’ on agar, a gelatin-like substance that serves as food for the [...]
This past Saturday, August 24th, 2019, the 33rd annual American Institute of Architecture Sandcastle Competition was held at East beach Galveston, TX. Our students were there representing the school of Architecture. They chose to commemorate recently passed architect I.M. Pei’ who designed the new addition of the iconic Louvre museum building in Paris. Altogether, 50 teams of [...]
On April 9th, 2019, The School of Architecture presented the National Organization of Minority Architects (NOMAS) Career Panel. The organization’s mission is to bridge the gap between students and professionals. With the panel, students got a better understanding of the professional field and an introduction to the proficient world that they will be facing after graduation. The [...]
It was announced on Earth Day that the Prairie View A&M University School of Architecture Race to Zero team has won the prestigious American Institute of Architects (AIA) Committee on the Environment (COTE) Top Ten for Students Competition for their project, The Fly Flat. The 2018-2019 COTE Top Ten for Students Competition: Innovation 2030 recognized [...]
Community Development students participate in the 14th Annual Research Symposium Five research topics were accepted by community development graduate students to present at the 14th Annual Research Symposium. This was the first time the Community Development program participated in the campus-wide research event. • Stephen O. Aisabokhae presented “Mentoring as a Tool for Fostering Personal [...]
REQUIREMENTS OF ALL APPLICANTS: Be an incoming freshman, transfer or currently enrolled student (undergraduate or graduate) with a declared major in Architecture, Construction Science, Digital Media Arts or Community Development. Be in good academic and disciplinary conduct standing with the university. Have a minimum of 3.0 GPA for current/transfer students; for incoming freshmen a cumulative [...]
Photo credits: Shelby Skinner, Clifford Robinson, Kennia Lopez, April Ward The American Institute of Architects’ Design for Aging Knowledge Community selected Assistant Professor Jessica April Ward in Prairie View A&M University’s School of Architecture as a 2019-2020 AIA Design for Aging Fellow. As a fellow, Ward will use a $10,000 grant to further [...]
