We are heartbroken by the passing of our colleague and friend, Michael Goldschmidt. A memorial Service to celebrate his life and legacy, as Associate Teaching Professor and State Housing and Environmental Design Extension Specialist in the Department of Architectural Studies, will be held on Friday, October 18, from 4:30 to 7 p.m. in Rooms 227-229…

Williams Endowed Lectureship in Design “Climate Positive Design — Going Beyond Neutral” Monday, March 18, 9:30 a.m. Join us in the Student Center Leadership Auditorium for a lecture by Pamela Conrad, PLA, ASLA, LEED AP. Pamela is an internationally recognized landscape architect, Founder of Climate…

Katherine Stockton and Michael Goldschmidt from the University of Missouri's Architectural Studies share simple energy-saving tips people can do around the home during the summer months.

Mizzou Architectural Studies graduate, Jeffrey Lee's LVL (Level) Studio’s steel canopy and site remediation concept to reinvent the gas station experience for the electric vehicle (EV) age has won the American Institute of Steel Construction’s 2023 Forge Prize.

Lyria Bartlett, Associate Teaching Professor and chair of the Department of Architectural Studies in Mizzou’s College of Arts & Science, will be one of four speakers in an upcoming ACSA webinar.

Exploring the areas of virtual reality, augmented reality, mixed reality and artificial intelligence, Mizzou scholars are working across disciplines to enter the metaverse. https://showme.missouri.edu/2022/interdimensional-collaboration/

U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE) recently awarded A&S's Department of Architectural Studies its first-ever Zero Energy Design Designation (ZEDD) seal of recognition. This new DOE designation distinguishes Architectural Studies as one that teaches best practices of zero-energy design to its students and requires them to apply those building science…

Goal is to help people with disabilities live life to fullest Julie Brinkhoff, business services consultant senior with the University of Missouri, is an expert in disability regulations and compliance. Brinkhoff is the director of the Great Plains ADA Center where she has served in various roles since the mid-90s. The Great Plains ADA Center…

Congratulations to Architectural Studies students Claire Schneider and Melanie West for winning third prize nationally at the US Dept. of Energy Solar Decathlon for the Mixed Use Multifamily Building Category and the Director’s Award! We are so proud of you!

Dr. Bimal Balakrishnan, Associate Professor and Department Chair of the Department of Architectural Studies, was quoted in Show Me Mizzou’s story on MU and AT&T Collaboration Brings 5G Technology to Campus. The University of Missouri and AT&T are collaborating on an innovation lab in Cornell Hall that will bring full 5G+ millimeter capability to MU’s…

Dr. Laura Cole, Assistant Professor in the Department of Architectural Studies, is the award winner of the 2021 Interior Design Educators Council. This award recognizes and individual’s distinguished achievement in the area of scholarship as it relates to the interior environment and its contribution to the discipline of interior design.

Congratulations to our 2020 Architectural Studies Graduates!

The Mizzou Alumni Association announced the Spring 2020 recipients of the Richard Wallace Faculty Incentive Grant. Out of five recipients across campus, the Department of Architectural Studies boasts two award winners. Dr. Suyeon Bae was awarded support for her project entitled "Favorable hospital environments for patients and staff: An exploratory study," a pilot study that will…

This was the winning entry in a 2014 contest where MU architectural students submitted designs for new bus shelters in Columbia. This design came from a team called Fab Collab. The city is seeking bids from companies interested in building a similar shelter for a bus stop outside Columbia Public Library. Read full article

Story by Jenny Wiedower It's not always easy to define exactly what we hope to teach. To go beyond signage at school recycling bins, we need a more standard definition of "green building literacy" to both define and expand our ideas about the potential for school buildings as teaching tools. To fill this gap, a…

Doctoral student Dawn Loraas was selected as one of the five interior design graduate student scholars nationwide who will receive a scholarship to attend the Interior Design Educators Council annual conference in Charlotte, NC from March 6 to March 9, 2019. As part of her doctoral studies with an environment-behavior focus, she is also pursuing…