In the Media
Flatiron Public Plaza Design Installation 2020
Van Alen Institute: The firm of alumna Nina Cooke John (B.Arch. '95) wins the iconic urban plaza design competition; faculty firm Austin + Mergold lands on the shortlist.
Pavilions Inhabit the Space Between Art and Architecture
The New York Times: Ashen Cabin, by HANNAH (Leslie Lok and Sasa Zivkovic, architecture) is featured in a New York Times design special report.
Tackling Architecture's Diversity Problem Starts With Students
Architectural Digest: NOMA president Kimberly Dowdell (B.Arch. '06) is among many industry experts who believe representation in architecture begins with programs for youth.
Honoring the Victims of the Coronavirus
The Boston Globe: In a recent OpEd, AAP Dean J. Meejin Yoon is quoted on the nuanced topic of memorials to victims and heroes in these changing times.
Migrations Series: Repair and Reparations
Cornell Institute for European Studies: Listen to the recordings from the IES Migrations Series on repair and reparations with participation from Architecture Professor Esra Akcan.
At the Manifesta Biennial, a French City's Tough Realities Go on Show
The New York Times: Assistant Professor Samia Henni, history and theory of architecture, curates two installations focusing on the suffering of the city of Marseille.
Women in Architecture Awards Recognize Five Leaders
Architectural Record: AAP visiting critic in architecture Stella Betts and alum Kimberly Dowdell have been named to the 2020 Women in Architecture Forum and Awards.
InterContinental Chongqing Raffles City - CL3 as Interior Architects
Archello: CL3, the firm of William Lim (B.Arch. '81, M.Arch. '82), is the interior design team for Raffles City Chongqing.
Jonathan Moody (B.Arch. '07), AIA
Texas Architect: AAP alumnus Jonathan Moody, CEO at Ohio-based design firm Moody Nolan with offices around the country, discusses the practice of architecture today.
UVA's New Memorial to Enslaved Laborers Confronts the School's History
Architectural Digest: Architectural Digest reviews the new memorial created to honor the community of enslaved African Americans who built the UVA campus.
Memorial to Enslaved Laborers Spontaneously Inaugurated at the University of Virginia
DesignBoom: Designboom notes the recent spontaneous inauguration of the Memorial to Enslaved Laborers at UVA during protests against racialized violence.
Hagia Sophia: Perspectives from Cultural Heritage
Cornell Mario Einaudi Center for International Studies: Register now for a panel webinar on September 19 that examines the conversion of the Hagia Sophia in Istanbul, Turkey, from a museum into a mosque.
Turning Grief for a Hidden Past Into a Healing Space
The New York Times: The New York Times chief art critic reviews Höweler + Yoon's Memorial to Enslaved Laborers at the University of Virginia in Charlottesville.
A Powerful New Memorial to UVA's Enslaved Workers Reclaims Lost Lives and Forgotten Narratives
The Washington Post: The Washington Post covers the University of Virginia’s Memorial to Enslaved Laborers designed by architects Eric Höweler and AAP Dean J. Meejin Yoon.