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The faculty and students in the David R. Ravin School of Architecture participate in a wide range of funded and non-funded research, scholarship, and creative and professional activities. Most of it is collaborative and interdisciplinary. Faculty engage researchers within the School as well as in the fine and performing arts within the College of Arts + Architecture. They also engage a number of civic and cultural institutions. Several participate in research projects in disciplines across campus, including engineering, geography, and computer science. Sponsored activities include urban design studies for local and regional municipalities and community groups, high performance building and optimization protocols, daylighting and energy analysis, digital design and fabrication components, and interactive visualization.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The work of faculty, students, and staff at the David R. Ravin School of Architecture is characterized by six interrelated areas of distinction that contribute to the future of the architectural discipline. Together, these areas of distinction contribute to our goals of linking academic excellence and access, preparing students to be entrepreneurial designers and thinkers, and expanding the disciplinary capacities of architecture in addressing social, technological, and environmental challenges.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Applied Critical History<\/strong>
extends the role of history beyond the classroom, engaging fundamental issues of cultural significance via new critical interpretations and speculative design proposals.
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Emergent Material Practices<\/strong>
envision untapped possibilities for conventional building products\/ systems and applications for new ones, seeking to expand the design, function, and technical capacities of architectural materials.
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Regenerative Systems Design<\/strong>
consists of biologically attuned methods, substances, and assemblies that expand building construction\u2019s standard material palette and increase the environmental performance of architecture.
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Intercultural Futures<\/strong>
addresses design’s capacity to engage in a multicultural, global society.
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The Computed Environment<\/strong>
considers the relationship between atoms and bits at all scales, developing design and experiential opportunities at the intersection of AR, VR, AI, IoT, and robotics.
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The Engaged City <\/strong>
explores a set of tactical urban design practices involving new approaches to community engagement, analysis, and the design of metropolitan regions.
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Assistant Professor of Architecture Sabri G\u00f6kmen has received the 2025-26 Architectural Research Centers Consortium New Researcher Award. The award honors…<\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n \n <\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n

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\n \n UNC Charlotte professor Kyle Spence brings JazzSpace and community design to Mint Museum talk <\/a>\n <\/div>\n \n
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The Mint Museum partnered with QCity Metro to present a Q&A with Assistant Professor of Architecture in advance of his…<\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n \n <\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n

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Professor of Architecture Kyoung Hee Kim has been named to the 2026 Class of Senior Members of the National Academy…<\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n \n <\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n

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\n \n Professor Elevated to Prestigious AIA College of Fellows <\/a>\n <\/div>\n \n
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Associate Professor of Architecture Marc Manack has been elevated to the American Institute of Architects College of Fellows. The College…<\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n \n <\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n

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Assistant Professor of Architecture Nathaniel Elberfeld and Associate Professor of Dance Tamara Williams have been named 2026 Gambrell Faculty Fellows….<\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n \n <\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n

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Blaine Brownell will present forward-thinking material strategies for designing and building to withstand disasters.<\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n \n <\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n

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Professor of Architecture Kyoung Hee Kim began developing microalgae-filled building fa\u00e7ade systems years ago, prompted by an environmental science class…<\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n \n <\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n

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Architecture Professor Sabri Gokmen mentored two OUR Summer Research Scholars.<\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n \n <\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n

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