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  Hines College Students Organizations You Should Know: Future Women in Architecture (FWIA)

  In honor of International Women's Day, the Hines College spotlights the student group Future Women in Architecture. FWIA empowers women pursuing the profession through building community and networking. 
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  RESEARCH PROFILE: Proposal Investigates the “Mesocosm”

  Daniel Jacobs awarded University of Houston New Faculty Research Grant.
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  Hines College Architecture Students Win AIA Fort Worth Merit Awards

  The American Institute of Architects (AIA) Fort Worth Chapter honored Hines College students Triciajane Asuncion, Yasmeen Saab, and Kim Saotonglang as part of their annual 2023 Excellence in Architecture Student Design Awards.
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  Hines College Student Organizations You Should Know: Black Students in Design (BSID)

  In honor of Black History Month, the Hines College kicks off its student organization profile series highlighting Black Students in Design (BSID), a subcommittee of the UH chapter of the National Organization of Minority Architecture Students (UHNOMAS). 
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  Alumni Spotlight: Kelly Robichau '06

  What lesson did Kelly Robichau '06 learn during her time at the CoAD? She said, "The Hines College fostered a culture where doors were open, professors were accessible, and classmates almost always worked alongside you ... The ability to communicate is a skill that begins way before you step into an architecture firm."
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  Hines Alumni Honored at the 9th Annual Cougar 100

  UH Alumni Association event recognizes the fastest-growing UH alumni-owned and operated businesses.
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  Hines College Professor Awarded SOM Foundation Research Prize

  Dalia Munenzon and Liz Gálvez explore heat resiliency strategies for vulnerable communities.
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  RESEARCH PROFILE: Proposal Excavates the Ecological Legacies of Colonial Territorial Expansionism

  Deepa Ramaswamy awarded University of Houston New Faculty Research Grant.
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  New On Board: IA Interior Architects and Kitchell Contractors Executives

  Industry leaders Michelle Atkinson, IIDA and Chris Kirch, LEED AP BD&C bring experience to Hines College Leadership Council advisory group.
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  ‘Hair Salon’ Exhibition Showcases Architectural Potential of Black Hair

  A new exhibition celebrating the power, beauty and architectural potential of Black diasporic hair practices will be debuted at the University of Houston on Thursday, Feb. 2 to kick off Black History Month.
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  K67 Exhibition at UH Features Restored Kiosk from Former Yugoslavia

  What started as a passion project for Dijana Handanović to restore K67 kiosks from the Balkan peninsula has evolved into a unique exhibition at the University of Houston.
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  New Travel Award Opens Worldview for Architecture and Design Students

  Scott Ziegler, AIA, founder and senior principal of Ziegler Cooper Architects, has established the Ziegler Travel Fellowship Award at the University of Houston Gerald D. Hines College of Architecture and Design with a gift of $25,000.
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  Alumni Spotlight: Thomas Rusnak '90, '92

  Owner of the Art Farm in Maui, Hines College alum Thomas Rusnak shared, "My advice would be to cherish the opportunity to design all things, no matter how small the project might be. Give each project the same attention, be it a table, a tiny house, or 10,000 square foot building."
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  ID Co-Director Mark Kimbrough Receives Graphic Design USA Award

  Graphic Design USA (GDUSA) recently announced University of Houston Gerald D. Hines College of Architecture and Design associate professor and co-director of industrial design Mark Kimbrough as an award winner for his logo design in the category of corporate branding.
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  Explore Dimension Magazine

  Welcome to DIMENSION, our new digital magazine. This inaugural issue showcases the voices of our Hines College community, defining a new era of design through their studies, research, community-building efforts, and award-winning work this fall semester.
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  Defining a Future with Automation

  A conversation with Andrew Kudless, the College's William D. Kendalll Endowed Professor of Design Technologies, exploring AI and design education
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  Racing Toward the Future

  Industrial design students create interior and exterior EV concepts in College’s first automotive design studio
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  Alumni Spotlight: Ar Khushairi Muhammad '91

  Ar Khushairi Muhammad '91 believes that the Hines College taught him to believe in himself. He said, "The university life at the Hines College prepared me to apply architecture broadly while emphasizing design projects. One career accomplishment I am particularly proud of is the opportunity to be part of the technical team in constructing the PETRONAS Twin Towers, Kuala Lumpur, from 1993 to 1998."
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  Alumni Spotlight: Irma Sifontes '15

  "I am proud of being an international professional in the architecture field, where I can easily manage projects in different languages and countries, beginning from the schematic design phase up until the construction administration. The Hines College reinforced and broadened my knowledge in architecture, design, and drafting software." Irma Sifontes '15 shares how her time at the Hines College impacted her career.
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  Seated at the Winner's Table

  Industrial design student Pedro Sandoval awarded inaugural 2022 John Conrad Student Pinnacle Award for “Blum” chair design from the International Society of Furniture and Design.