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GERALD D. HINES COLLEGE OF ARCHITECTURE + DESIGN
  • Architecture Students to Showcase Designs at International Exhibition

    Architecture Students to Showcase Designs at International Exhibition

    In May, Hines College architecture students Yasmeen Saab and Kieran Renfrow will exhibit Substrate in New York at WantedDesign Manhattan’s Launch Pad exhibition, opening alongside the International Contemporary Furniture Fair. 
  • Hines College Students Organizations You Should Know: Future Women in Architecture (FWIA)

    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. 
  • Hines College Architecture Students Win AIA Fort Worth Merit Awards

    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
  • Hines College Student Organizations You Should Know: Black Students in Design (BSID)

    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). 
  • Hines College Professor Awarded SOM Foundation Research Prize

    Hines College Professor Awarded SOM Foundation Research Prize

    Dalia Munenzon and Liz Gálvez explore heat resiliency strategies for vulnerable communities.
  • ‘Hair Salon’ Exhibition Showcases Architectural Potential of Black Hair

    ‘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.
  • New Travel Award Opens Worldview for Architecture and Design Students

    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.
  • Explore Dimension Magazine

    Explore Dimension Magazine

    Welcome to DIMENSION, our new digital magazine. We are ecstatic to launch this publication celebrating the innovation and strides of our students, faculty, staff, and alumni. 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.

  • Explore the Hines College of Architecture and Design

    Browse the wealth of information on our website regarding our College, degree programs, special programs, and student resources. Take a look around!

  • The Future of Design Technologies in Fabrication and Materials Research Has Arrived

    Our new Construction Robotics and Fabrication Technology (CRAFT) Lab is coming to fruition under the direction of the inaugural Bill Kendall Memorial Professor of Design Technologies Andrew Kudless.

  • Your Future Career Starts Here

    DesignIntelligence ranks the Hines College of Architecture and Design #14 of the “Most Hired From Architecture Schools” in the United States. The College also ranks #31 of the “Most Admired Undergraduate Architecture Schools” in the US by DesignIntelligence. Our Industrial Design program ranks #6 in the US and #14 in the world by Red Dot.

  • From Houston to the World

    The Hines College is internationally recognized for bringing exceptional student work to the world stage. We make a global impact by sharing with the world what we learn from our exploration of Houston. Our extensive study abroad programs immerse students in local cultures and reveal the impact of design on all peoples.

  • Impacting Real People

    Community impact is at the heart of all we do. The Community Design Resource Center and our student studios at every level are always striving to develop design that betters local, national, and international communities.

Dean Patricia Belton Oliver, FAIA

Impact a world driven by design.

The Gerald D. Hines College of Architecture and Design offers its students a platform of integrated disciplines—Architecture, Interior Architecture and Industrial Design—from which to negotiate the complexities of contemporary practice in a world that is grappling with diminishing economic and natural resources, the realities of post disaster reconstruction, and at the same time, continued rapid urbanization. 

Our programs foster an environment where ideas find form, where practices that are socially equitable and fundamentally ecological establish a model from which to develop Houston’s future, and inform and share design strategies globally. 

“We teach with the idea that Houston is our laboratory, challenging students to push the boundaries of architecture and design in this complex and diverse metropolis, and therefore, make a difference in the world." 

- Dean Patricia Belton Oliver, FAIA, DPACSA  

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By the Numbers

  • #31out of the top 40 undergraduate architecture programs in the US (DesignIntelligence 2019-2020)
  • 1945year the College of Architecture was founded at UH
  • Top 7%of 508 architecture schools in the US (Architecture Colleges Rankings)
  • #6out of the top 10 Industrial Design programs in the US; #14 in the world (Red Dot)
  • 30years as a leader in Design/Build education
  • #14of the top 20 most hired from architecture schools (DesignIntelligence 2019-2020)
  • #5best value architecture school in US (College Factual)

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  • Mar 27 6:00 pm
    HOME-OFFICE

    Trans-Scalar Lecture: HOME-OFFICE

    HOME-OFFICE presents recent projects that explore the relationship between architecture, representation, and embodied environmental research in a lecture titled, Mesocosms, Field Stations, and Other Medium Worlds.

  • Apr 17 12:00 pm
    Cooking Sections

    Trans-Scalar Lecture: Cooking Sections

    The final lecture in the Trans-Scalar Lecture Series features Cooking Sections and will take place in the CoAD Atrium via Zoom.

    Cooking Sections will present a lecture titled When [Salmon Salmon [Salmon]], examining the impact of farmed salmon on communities, ecologies, food webs, and the way we see the world. 

  • Apr 28 12:00 am
    Hines College

    End-of-Year Show

    Save the Date for the Hines College End-of-Year Show! 

    Tour the building from April 28 to May 13 to see student work leading up to graduation.

  • May 01 12:00 am

    Annual Industrial Design Exhibition

    The Annual Industrial Design Exhibition will occur in May 2023. Please check back for more details and updated dates and times.