
Architecture
A ‘Living Wall’ At Texas A&M Could Be The Key To Smarter Cities
July 26, 2022 • 6 min. readA collaboration between professors and students at the School of Architecture yielded an eye-catching design with major potential for improving efficiency and sustainability in urban spaces.
Texas A&M Superfund Researchers Establish Green Infrastructure Plan For Houston Community
July 15, 2022 • 6 min. readSunnyside, one of Houston’s oldest historically Black communities, has been hit hard by many of the recent hurricanes that have struck along the Gulf of Mexico.
Spiritual life is thriving at Texas A&M, with All Faiths Chapel providing student religious groups an on-campus worship and prayer oasis.
Architecture Professor Finds Profitable Uses For Industrial Byproducts
March 1, 2022 • 8 min. readAhmed K. Ali finds creative and attractive solutions to repurpose industrial waste.
Aggies In Urban Planning Working To Heal Effects Of Decades Of Race-Based Discrimination
Feb. 23, 2022 • 7 min. readTexas A&M architecture students are learning how segregation, neighborhood neglect, predatory lending and other unfair practices harm people of color.
Architecture Dean Transitioning To New Role, Acting Dean Appointed
Dec. 17, 2021 • 2 min. readJorge A. Vanegas, dean of the College of Architecture since 2009, will remain with the university and Patrick C. Suermann will serve as acting dean.
‘Digital Twins’ Of Texas Coastal Communities Could Shed Light On Resiliency
Oct. 8, 2021 • 3 min. readA Texas A&M urban planning professor will head a group to examine virtual models of Galveston Island and other Texas coastal communities in a large-scale study.
Designed by landscape architecture students, the new playground at the Texas A&M Becky Gates Children’s Center is dedicated to active learning.
A Visit With Beloved Architecture Professor Upon His Retirement
Aug. 6, 2021 • 1 min. readRodney Hill is wrapping up a 52-year career at Texas A&M.
College of Architecture professor Rodney Hill, who came to Texas A&M in 1969 and designed the university’s mace, influenced thousands of Aggies during his tenure.