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The design of indoor and outdoor spaces has the power to shape not just how we use an area, but also how we feel about it. Design can help inform whether someone wants to meet friends or move through an area quickly. It can even discourage crime.  Crime...

The University of New Mexico's nationally recognized School of Architecture + Planning recently presented its 2022 Jeff Harnar Awards, which honor the legacy of the late local architect and his groundbreaking work in contemporary design. The Jeff Harnar...

Robert Alexander González, dean of the UNM School of Architecture and Planning (SA+P) will serve as the President of the Association of Collegiate Schools of Architecture (ACSA) beginning July 1, 2021. ASCA membership includes all accredited architecture...

Nine leading U.S. schools and colleges of architecture, planning and design, including The University of New Mexico School of Architecture + Planning, have co-founded the Dean’s Equity and Inclusion Initiative. The partnership aims at working together to...

Three finalists have been chosen for the position of Dean of the School of Architecture and Planning. Each have been invited to visit campus during the weeks of March 9 and March 23.  The candidates will meet with faculty, staff, students and community...

The School of Architecture and Planning announced that the Tres Volcanes Collaborative Community School, by Jon Anderson Architecture, has been selected as the winner of the 2020 Jeff Harnar Award for Contemporary Architecture. An award ceremony and...

The 2019 UNM Gives campaign, through the enormous generosity of faculty and staff, raised more than $915,000 and counting. Every year, Lobos take part in the annual giving campaign that benefits the UNM Foundation and United Way of Central New Mexico,...

A UNM School of Architecture and Planning (SA&P) student’s assessment of work environments and public spaces led him to be listed among an elite group of 2019 CRIT Scholars. The award is given annually by the prestigious American Institute of...

Leadership changes are coming to the UNM School of Architecture and Planning (SA&P). Long-term Dean Geraldine Forbes Isais recently announced she will be stepping down and returning to the faculty. Mark Childs, SA&P professor and associate dean of...

There was standing room only in the Garcia Honda Auditorium at UNM’s School of Architecture and Planning for the annual Jeff Harnar Awards presentation and lecture, sponsored by the Thornburg Foundation. Jurors chose the New Mexico Highlands University...