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Outstanding alum Henry Cisneros discusses Texas’ bright future at discussion, book signing

Texas' destiny lies with the “Texas Triangle,” a metro network that is the world’s 15th-largest economy, said former HUD secretary Henry Cisneros in his new book.

Donald Austin ’52 remembered as leading educator, co-founder of globally renowned firm

Donald Austin ’52, a leading educator and a founder of EDAW, one of the world’s leading landscape architecture and planning firms, passed away Oct. 6, 2021.

College faculty’s creativity displayed in Stark Galleries exhibit

Some of the vast creative talents of college faculty are on display through May 14 in the Faculty Biennial 2021 at the university’s J. Wayne Stark Galleries.

A campus oasis designed by a former outstanding former alumna’s firm

The E-Quad, an oasis designed by Coleman & Associates, a landscape architecture firm headed by Aan Coleman ‘81, is just a short walk across Ross St. from Langford C. Coleman is an Outstanding Alumna of the School of Architecture. The quad's name comes from the engineering buildings that surround it.

Professor finds profitable uses for industrial byproducts

Ahmed K. Ali, a Texas A&M associate professor of architecture, considers and engages waste in his work and research.

Book penned in part by landscape architecture prof reveals critical benefits of “green” roofs

“Green” roof designs that include principles of native landscapes can help reduce climate change and make cities more sustainable, said Bruce Dvorak, Texas A&M associate professor of landscape architecture, in a 2021 book that earned two honors from the American Society of Landscape Architects. The book, “Ecoregional Green Roofs: Theory and Application in the Western…

Studying the freedom that followed emancipation

Between 1865 and 1930, formerly enslaved people in Texas founded hundreds of self-sufficient communities that have come to be known as Texas Freedom Colonies.

Researchers work with students today for a healthier tomorrow

Deidra D. Davis is part of a team of researchers that aim in part to teach Furr students how to advocate for a healthy environment at their school and homes.

App developed by graduate student aims to help preserve African-American cemeteries

Jennifer Blanks is the lead developer of a cemetery assessment and registry app.

Mentoring the next generation of urban planners

Shannon Van Zandt's expertise inspires students to challenge and enhance urban design and development through innovative research and outreach.