Why do some neighborhoods have grocery stores when others do not? Why are some streets always paved and dry when others are riddled with potholes and perpetually wet? Tiffany D. Thomas ‘08, program coordinator and assistant professor of community development in the School of Architecture at Prairie View A&M University, always wondered. So, when someone suggested enrolling [...]
For Prairie View A&M University Brown Endowed Chair of Architecture Bill Price, architecture is where people and nature meet. “As an architectural researcher, I see architecture as the nexus between the known and the unknown,” he said. “This interdisciplinary field allows me to investigate the relationship between nature and the built environment.” Growing up in [...]
The innovators. The ones who see things differently. The rare few who disrupt the traditional and the mundane in breathtaking ways and, in doing so, challenge the long-established cultural practices surrounding them, before reimagining them, transforming them into something compelling and “new,” despite being there all along, hidden in plain sight, yet waiting to be [...]
The Texas Senate commissioned Jess Coleman, an art lecturer in Prairie View A&M University’s School of Architecture, to paint a portrait of native Texan teacher and activist Opal Lee. Professor Coleman’s piece is now displayed in the Senate Chamber in the Texas State Capitol. To choose the best artist for this important task, a select [...]
Prairie View A&M University checked all the boxes for fall 2022 architecture graduate Soleil Sipes, who attended the University with a full scholarship in music.
Two emerging architects were recently named as winners of the 2022 Stewardson Keefe LeBrun Travel Grant by the Center for Architecture at the AIA New York (AIANY). The grants are given out to emerging or mid-career architects in support of their personal and professional development through travel abroad that likewise will supplement their research and practice.
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 [...]
