On May 31^st , the University’s Center for the Preservation of Modernism hosted Yo! Richard Neutra! A Modern House Conservation Panel and Workshop, which served as the kick-off event for the 2022 DocomomoUS National Symposium, the organization’s annual conference that focuses on the preservation of modern buildings and sites, held this year in Philadelphia. 

The College of Architecture and the Built Environment was the guest of honor at the ACE (Architecture, Construction and Engineering) Mentor Program of Greater Philadelphia’s 21st annual scholarship breakfast. There, numerous awards were bestowed upon the college.

The professional Bachelor of Landscape Architecture program has carved a distinctive niche among the Philadelphia region’s several landscape architecture programs leading to the Landscape Architectural Accreditation Board (LAAB) to renew the program’s accreditation for another six years. 

Synesthesia is a perceptual phenomenon which occurs in the human brain where physical connections between neurons intertwine. This phenomenon — which evokes a sense of place by combining sight, sensation, movement, touch, memory, and perception — is the focus of a multisensory, interactive installation project which aims to capture these experiences. 

HOK, a global design, architecture, engineering and planning firm, recently hosted the sixth annual HOK Futures Design Challenge for architecture and interior design students from the Philadelphia region. The competition gives student teams two weeks to create their design solution on a provided site. This year, two masters in interior architecture students – Angela Nekoranki and Elizabeth Kane – took home second place for their “Sip Winery” design in the Manayunk neighborhood.