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Íæż½ã½ã Announces June Williamson as 2026-2027 President

Washington, D.C., July 1, 2026 – The Association of Collegiate Schools of Architecture (Íæż½ã½ã) is pleased to announce June Williamson, AIA LEED-AP, as the organization’s 2026-2027 president. Williamson is a Professor and Director of Graduate Programs in Architecture at the Bernard and Anne Spitzer School of Architecture of The City College of New York (CCNY).Ìý

June Williamson is a longtime supporter of Íæż½ã½ã and has been elected to the Íæż½ã½ã Board of Directors twice: as Second Vice President in the 2024-2025 term and as a Director-At-Large from 2018-2021. “I’ve had a long association with the Association of Collegiate Schools of Architecture, going back to my very first academic paper—it was such a thrill—presented at an international conference in Copenhagen in 1996, when I was somewhat fresh out of architecture school, teaching evening studio,â€� she shared.Ìý

“The provision of formative entry opportunities—like mine—to aspiring and junior faculty members into academic scholarship and creative fellowship is at the core of our association with one another in this organization.�

She’s been nominated to represent Íæż½ã½ã on key committees and initiatives with the National Council of Architectural Registration Boards (NCARB) and the National Architectural Accrediting Board (NAAB). Regionally, she served as a Public Director representing academia on the Board of the American Institute of Architects New York City chapter (AIANY) and on the AIANY Oculus Committee, providing editorial input to the quarterly magazine. She is also a member of the Urban Design Academic Council (UDAC), the Society for American City and Regional Planning History (SACRPH), the Congress for New Urbanism (CNU), the Architectural League of New York, and the Urban Design Forum.

A US-licensed architect since 2003, Williamson is registered to practice in New York State. She holds a Bachelor of Arts in Architecture from Yale College, a Master of Architecture from MIT, and a Master of Urban Planning in Urban Design from CCNY. Williamson has taught architecture and urban design since 1995, in Boston (Boston Architectural College), Salt Lake City (University of Utah), Atlanta (Georgia Tech), Tucson (University of Arizona), and New York City (Columbia GSAPP, CUNY CityTech, and CUNY City College).

June Williamson joined the faculty of the Bernard and Anne Spitzer School in 2008. She served a term as elected Architecture Department Chair and was appointed as Director of Graduate Programs in Architecture in 2022, overseeing the M.Arch and M.S.Arch programs.Ìý

“I’ve been fortunate to teach for the past 18 years at one of the most truly diverse professional architecture schools in North America, the Spitzer School of Architecture at the City College of New York, a senior college of CUNY, in West Harlem, New York,â€� said Williamson. “Our wonderful students take many, many different paths to get here, overcoming significant personal and structural challenges.â€�Ìý

As an architect and urban designer, Williamson documents transformations of obsolete suburban built form. She’s delivered over 200 professional and academic papers, talks, podcasts, webinars, and workshops all across the United States and internationally, recently in Sydney, Olomouc, Calgary, and Toronto. The author/co-author of three acclaimed, award-winning books on the architecture and urban design of northern American suburbs—Case Studies in Retrofitting Suburbia (2021), Designing Suburban Futures (2013), and Retrofitting Suburbia (2009)—Williamson is a foremost international expert on retrofitting suburban form, and has shared her expertise on prominent forums (The New York Times, The Washington Post, CNBC, CityLab, Curbed, Governing, Next City, Politico, VICE, WNYC, and others).

Williamson and her writing and research partner, Professor Ellen Dunham-Jones, were awarded the 2025 Seaside Prize for their groundbreaking Retrofitting Suburbia series. Presented by the Seaside Institute, this accolade honors individuals who have made significant contributions to the fields of architecture, urban planning, and community development. For over 20 years, Williamson and Dunham-Jones have documented and advocated for the successful redevelopment, reinhabitation, and regreening of dead shopping malls, aging office parks, and other parking-lot-dominated real estate into more resilient, just, and community-serving places.

As president, June Williamson will advance Íæż½ã½ã’s work to shape the future of architecture by empowering faculty to understand and act within a dynamic world. “I look forward to our upcoming conferences: the 2026 AASA/Íæż½ã½ã International Conference in Brisbane, Australia; the 2026 Intersections Research Conference: URBAN DESIGN MATTERS in New York City; the 2026 Administrators Conference in Tucson; the 115th Annual Meeting: INSIDEANDOUTSIDE in Atlanta, and the 2027 Íæż½ã½ã/EAAE Teachers Conference in Riga, Latvia,â€� shared Williamson. “These meetings will convene architectural educators and leaders from northern America and across the world, and provide enriching venues for scholarly engagement to help strengthen the field of architectural education.â€�

“I know that the membership of Íæż½ã½ã is brimming with people who possess abundant creative talent, intelligence, and industriousness, and who care deeply about the issues at the forefront of Íæż½ã½ã’s values and strategic priorities,â€� she continued. “I’m ready to continue to contribute my energy and skills in service to them as their president.â€�

About the Association of Collegiate Schools of Architecture (Íæż½ã½ã)

The mission of the Association of Collegiate Schools of Architecture (Íæż½ã½ã) is to lead architectural education and research. Founded in 1912 by 10 charter members, Íæż½ã½ã is an international association of architecture schools preparing future architects, designers, and change agents. Our full members include all of the accredited professional degree programs in the United States and Canada, as well as international schools and two- and four-year programs. Together, Íæż½ã½ã schools represent some 7,000 faculty educating more than 40,000 students.

Íæż½ã½ã seeks to empower faculty and schools to educate increasingly diverse students, expand disciplinary impacts, and create knowledge for the advancement of architecture. For more information, visit .

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Students Help Construct “A Good Wall� for the Medina Triennial

On the front lawn of the historic Medina High School stands artist James Beckett’s largest North American project to date—a collaboration with the UB School of Architecture and Planning titled A Good Wall. It was conceived as part of the inaugural , a site-responsive contemporary art exhibition that seeks to activate the landscapes and histories of Medina, NY, and the surrounding Western New York region.

To support the work, Bruscia dedicated a Spring 2026 ARC 404 studio to the effort, calling it “Digitizing and Designing Towards Spolia.� The term spolia refers to the reuse of stone materials from older structures—in this case, sandstone salvaged from demolished buildings, roads, and ashlar block walls. Some of the sandstone pieces even still contained evidence of their past use, like cornice fragments and windowsills. Fifteen senior students took part in the studio, co-led by Adjunct Instructor Timothy Noble.

The team of Beckett, Bruscia, and Noble not only created a thoughtful, well-crafted installation for the Medina Triennial, but they also delivered a meaningful hands-on learning experience for the students. Beckett met with them virtually almost weekly, inspiring the students to think differently, stretching their comfort zones, and making sure their voices were heard.

The studio offered those students a rare, immersive learning experience, exploring first-hand what it takes to see a project from concept to completion. They worked through every stage: building a foundation, drawing details for a permit set, collaborating with engineers, and ensuring the stability of a structure. Along the way, they also navigated the realities of working within an evolving design process, adapting to uncertainty and change—the type of environment they will likely experience in professional practice.

Ultimately, A Good Wall stands not only as a powerful installation, but also as a testament to collaboration, experimentation, and the power of design to connect past and future.

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48thÌýAnnual AALA ConferenceÌý|ÌýÌýÌý– virtual –ÌýÌý |ÌýÌýÌýMay 27 – 29, 2026

The 48^th Annual Association of Architecture Librarians and Archivists Conference was held online from May 27-29, 2026. The conference serves as an important communication and training venue for members. AALA truly enjoys meeting with Íæż½ã½ã, but this year decided the virtual format would allow more members to participate. Indeed, there was a substantial increase in the attendance of new members. We were able to reach more librarians working in or interested in learning about architectural librarianship, including some unique aspects of the field.

The conference was designed to prepare members for addressing new and ongoing challenges. ÌýDigital posters, presentations, virtual tours and open and topical discussions addressed a wide variety of topics ranging from instruction partnerships between faculty and librarians, the changing landscape of collection development, to the possibilities and issues presented by artificial intelligence.

Specific sessions included the librarian’s role in architectural education, which ranges from helping to prepare students for e-portfolios submissions to supporting design research. Designing spaces to help facilitate the research process was another topic covered.

Participants learned about options for collecting, accessing and using Materials Libraries. The keynote conversation concerned architectural archives and was presented bilingually. Speakers from CEPT University in Ahmedabad, India, the Museo de Arquitectura Leopoldo Rother in Bogota, Colombia, as well as the University of Texas at Austin spoke to the content of their collections, how they are used, as well as hurdles faced.

Pascale Sablan, FAIA, Chief Executive Officer of Adjaye Associates’ New York Studio, delivered an engaging lecture and discussion session on her recent book, . Sablan discussed her ongoing activism, including exhibitions held in over fifty locations.

Conference Vendors

This conference was supported by several important library vendors. Thanks go to: Actar: UrbanNext, the Art and Architecture e-Portal, Charles Wood Bookseller, Jordan Antiques and Antiquarian, OnArchitecture, Pidgeon Digital, and The Plan Journal. Check out their information below.

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Their support enabled us to provide a robust, low-cost learning opportunity to our members.

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UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. —Ìý, Stuckeman Chair in Design Innovation and director of the Stuckeman Center for Design Computing (SCDC) at Penn State, has been appointed interim head of the Department of Architecture in the Stuckeman School, College of Arts and Architecture, effective July 1.

He takes over for Frank Jacobus, who was recently named director of the Knowlton School at Ohio State University after spending three years as the architecture department head at the Stuckeman School.

“We are deeply grateful to Frank for his leadership as department head in architecture and for his many contributions to the school and college,� said Chingwen Cheng, Stuckeman School director. “We are also grateful to José for his leadership in the SCDC and for the important role he plays across the architecture, graphic design and landscape architecture communities at the Stuckeman School. His experience, collegiality and demonstrated leadership make him exceptionally well-suited to serve as interim department head in architecture and to help guide the department through the 2026-27 academic year.�

A professor of architecture and landscape architecture at Penn State since 2016, Pinto Duarte is an affiliate professor of architectural engineering and engineering design. He co-founded the Penn State Additive Construction Laboratory and X-Hab 3D, leading initiatives in digital architecture and building information modeling.

“José has been instrumental to the sustained success of the SCDC and has been an integral member of the architecture and landscape architecture faculty over the past 10 years,� said Cheng. “With his extensive academic experience and deep commitment to the Stuckeman School, we are grateful for his willingness to step up and provide leadership during this transition.�

Pinto Duarte said he looks forward to working with colleagues to “support the department’s continuity, strengthen connections across the Stuckeman School, and maintain the conditions that allow our faculty, staff and students to thrive.�

“I see this interim role as an opportunity to serve the department with care and attentiveness — supporting stability, fostering open communication, and building on the strong culture of collaboration that defines architecture at Penn State,� Pinto Duarte said.

Pinto Duarte co-led the Penn State team that experienced tremendous success in the NASA 3D-printed Mars Habitat Challenge, including aÌýÌýin the third phase of the competition in 2019. He has numerous honors and awards to his name and has presented his work at both national and international conferences.

Prior to his arrival at Penn State, Pinto Duarte served as dean of the School of Architecture at the Technical University of Lisbon (now University of Lisbon). He also taught in the Department of Architecture at the School of Architecture and Planning at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, where he helped to establish the MIT–Portugal program.

Pinto Duarte is a past president of eCAADe – education and research in Computer-Aided Architectural Design in Europe.

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Tulane University Launches Sustainable Urbanism Major and Minor

The Tulane School of Architecture and Built Environment has launched a new undergraduate program. Offering both a major and a minor, the program equips students with the knowledge and skills to analyze and address the environmental, social, and economic challenges shaping cities today. Rooted in the principles of urbanism and sustainability, the program trains students to study the built environment and its impact on human well-being and ecological systems.

As the global urban population rises — projected to reach 68% by 2050 — cities face mounting challenges, including housing affordability, climate resilience, environmental degradation, and social inequality. The Sustainable Urbanism Program takes an interdisciplinary approach to these issues, drawing from fields such as urban planning, environmental studies, architecture, sociology, political science, landscape architecture, and social innovation. Students will explore how cities develop, how they function, and how they can be improved—all while developing strategies to make urban environments more socially just, universally accessible, and environmentally responsible.

A key emphasis of the program is its alignment with global sustainability frameworks, including the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), the Paris Agreement, and the United Nations Urban Agendas for 2030 and 2050. Courses will examine sustainable city-making practices, climate action, green infrastructure, disaster resilience, and policies that support equity and inclusion in urban spaces. Through both theoretical study and applied research, students will learn to propose urban development pathways that promote environmental and social justice while ensuring cities remain vibrant, livable, and adaptable to change.

The major consists of 40 credit hours, while the minor requires a minimum of 18 credit hours, allowing students to combine their studies with other disciplines or take advantage of study-abroad opportunities. The curriculum integrates practical research methodologies, including urban data analysis, GIS mapping, stakeholder engagement, and representational design tools. By combining quantitative and qualitative research methods, students will develop the skills necessary to evaluate urban challenges and design innovative, actionable solutions.

Beyond the classroom, the program prioritizes hands-on learning through collaborative research projects, internships, and partnerships with local and international organizations. By working alongside community stakeholders, students will engage with real-world urban issues such as disaster preparedness, housing accessibility, transportation infrastructure, and climate resilience.

Details on the program are posted .

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The University at Buffalo’s School of Architecture and Planning has selected theÌýwinner of The Resilient Campus, an international design competition. The final team submissions were showcased in an exhibition at Crosby Hall on UB’s South Campus before traveling to the Aedes architecture gallery in Berlin. The upcoming fall symposium at UB will critique the work through different disciplinary frameworks — considering climate change, biodiversity loss and human vulnerability, and how these design strategies can be replicable across all scales of the built environment.

The team of LTL Architects + Nelson Byrd Woltz Landscape Architects + Derive Engineers was awarded first place. Stoss Landscape Urbanism + Höweler Yoon Architecture placed second and MASS + EinwillerKuehl + SITELAB Urban Studio + Second Nature Ecology + Design placed third. MVRDV + RIOS received an honorable mention for their experimental visualizations.

“I extend my sincere gratitude to all of the teams for the creativity and intelligence they brought to this competition,� says Julia Czerniak, competition coordinator and dean of the School of Architecture and Planning. “The entries represent remarkable use of new building materials, strategies for carbon reduction, prioritization of biodiversity, use of innovative visualizations and even the development of new tools — all guided by knowledge of UB’s South Campus, our city and region. Using UB as a test site, this work truly advances designing for resilience.�

Ìýlaunched in August of last year, with seven teams selected to compete and focus on two scales: campus and building. At the campus scale, teams had to develop and apply strategies for an ecologically robust, resilient landscape for UB’s South Campus. At the building scale, teams developed and applied an adaptive strategy for a portion of the existing Health Sciences Complex and a schematic approach to a university-assisted public school.

“The winning project, ‘Field Studies: Growing a Biogenic Campus,’ reimagines South Campus as a productive landscape shaped by geothermal wells, productive forests and buildings grown from biogenic construction materials,� says Charles Waldheim, chair of the competition jury and professor at the Graduate School of Design at Harvard University. “Their proposal conceives of campus resilience through circular economies of plant materials and their infrastructures shaping a robust public forest landscape.�

Stoss Landscape Urbanism + Höweler Yoon Architecture’s proposal, “Campus Entanglements: Protocols for Learning,� presented an atlas of landscape and architectural types to guide the long-term transformation of the South Campus, earning them second place, explains Jason Sowell, associate professor in the School of Architecture and Planning and the competition adviser.

The third-place proposal, “Our Future is a Forest,� developed by MASS + EinwillerKuehl + SITELAB Urban Studio + Second Nature Ecology + Design, reimagined the campus through afforestation, positioning a renewed forest landscape as both ecological infrastructure and an expanded educational resource for human and nonhuman communities.

The competing teams and their faculty liaisons and student assistants included:

• STOSS Landscape Urbanism + Höweler Yoon Architecture
  Faculty Liaison: Maia Peck
  Student Assistants: Janice Ng, Edwin Sanchez Rodriguez, Ethan Ikegami
• OBRA Architects + LOLA Landscape Architects
  Faculty Liaison: Jon Spielman
  Student Assistants: Ryan Bingham, Ben Jellinick
• MVRDV + RIOS
  Faculty Liaison: Randy Fernando
  Student Assistants: Lydia Diboun, Kaya Jost, Gianni Rinaudo
• MASS + EinwillerKuehl + SITELAB Urban Studio + Second Nature Ecology and Design
  Faculty Liaisons: Joyce Hwang, Hiro Hata
  Student Assistants: Ryan Mellen, Ashley Johnson, Will Sundell
• LTL Architects + Nelson Byrd Woltz Landscape Architects + Derive Engineers
  Faculty Liaisons: Kristine Stiphany, Nick Bruscia
  Student Assistants: Berkan Sari, Gennaro Rovello, Allison Lavis, Shruti Kunadia
• Barkow Leibinger + TOPOTEK1 + Transsolar KlimaEngineering + Guy Nordenson and Associates
  Faculty Liaisons: Martha Bohm, Mohamed Aly Etman
  Student Assistants: Danny Escandon, Jamie Jiang, Sukriti Sharma
• ASPECT Studios + Woods Bagot Architecture + Dr. Jillian Walliss
  Faculty Liaison: Elaine Chow
  Student Assistants: Alec Pitillo, Ester Rafailova, Daniel Syperski

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May 21, 2026

Íæż½ã½ã has published an executive summary of the final report from a Special Committee established by the Board of Directors to review Íæż½ã½ã scholarly programs and to recommend changes to policies and practices. The committee is the second of two major steps Íæż½ã½ã announced to reset the organization’s member and scholarly programs following the Board’s decision in February 2025 to halt publication of the Journal of Architectural Education’s Fall 2026 issue. The first step was an independent assessment by a scholarly publishing consultant of the Íæż½ã½ã board’s decision processes and the journal’s editorial policies.ÌýÌý

The Special Committee of eight scholar-educators reviewed the consultant’s confidential reportÌý as well as other Íæż½ã½ã governance and policy documents. They also met with a higher education lawyer who had not previously advised the Íæż½ã½ã Board. Following six months of work, the committee delivered its final report in March, and its co-chairs met with the Íæż½ã½ã board on March 29.Ìý

At the board’s request, the co-chairs drafted the executive summary for distribution to the Íæż½ã½ã community.Ìý

In an email message to the Íæż½ã½ã membership, Íæż½ã½ã President José L.S. Gámez thanked the Special Committee members for their dedicated work and candor, and invited members to review the executive summary and the initial steps Íæż½ã½ã is taking as a result of the committee’s work. President Gámez noted the organization will continue to explore how best to integrate the committee’s recommendations into Íæż½ã½ã’s programs and services, and will continue to communicate and solicit feedback.

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Social Change and Innovation at the 2026 AASA/Íæż½ã½ã International Conference

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Washington, D.C., May 7, 2026 — The and the Association of Collegiate Schools of Architecture (Íæż½ã½ã) are excited to announce the keynote speakers for the 2026 AASA/Íæż½ã½ã International Conference: Elizabeth Bowie Christoforetti and Jacob Reidel; David Kaunitz and Ka Wai Yeung of Kaunitz Yeung Architecture; and Marni Reti.ÌýUnder the theme of Planetary Practice: Architecture of a Shared Global Future, the 2026 AASA/Íæż½ã½ã International Conference will convene architectural researchers, educators, and practitioners to investigate how design can respond to today’s urgent and interconnected global challenges.Ìý

The conference will take place in Magandjin–Meanjin (Brisbane), the capital city of Queensland, Australia,Ìý as well as on the Gold Coast, July 8-11, 2026. Sessions will take place at , , and . Conference participants will have access to thought-provoking research sessions, networking opportunities, and exciting events, including tours of architectural projects and cultural landmarks. Along with exciting activities, conference attendees will have the opportunity to attend keynote sessions delivered by distinguished architectural educators and practitioners who are driving meaningful change in the built environment. Read on to learn more about the esteemed keynote speakers.

The conference will commence on Thursday, July 9, with concurrent sessions, and that evening, the opening keynote address will be presented by acclaimed architects Elizabeth Bowie Christoforetti and Jacob Reidel.

Elizabeth Bowie Christoforetti is an associate professor in practice of architecture at the where she directs the . She is also the founding principal of , an architecture and urban design studio based in Cambridge, MA. She founded Supernormal to create meaningful and practical change through the intersection of architecture, urbanism, technology, and contemporary culture. Elizabeth’s work joins a perspective of radical pragmatism with a deep value for the potential of design imagination and architectural intelligence.

Jacob Reidel is founder and director of , an independent research and advisory platform dedicated to studying and advancing the systems that organize architectural practice—from firms and professional organizations to licensure, regulation, instruments of service, and project delivery models—and the ways these systems shape the capacity of architects to address contemporary local and global challenges. From 2019 to 2025, Reidel served as Assistant Professor in Practice of Architecture at the Harvard University Graduate School of Design, where he taught courses on professional practice, exploring new models of practice, and examining how architectural organizations operate and deliver projects.

The AASA/Íæż½ã½ã International Conference will conclude on Saturday, July 11, on the Gold Coast at Bond University, with a closing keynote delivered by David Kaunitz, Ka Wai Yeung, and Marni Reti of Kaunitz Yeung Architecture.

David Kaunitz is an architect and co-founder of , an Australian practice internationally recognised for community-led design with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities across remote and regional contexts. Over more than two decades, Kaunitz’s work has focused on health, aged care, housing, and cultural projects that integrate architecture with Country, culture, and community governance. David is also an Associate Professor of Practice at the University of Sydney, where he teaches Indigenous-led co-design and socially responsive architecture.

Ka Wai Yeung co-founded Kaunitz Yeung Architecture to create socially responsible, culturally sensitive, and humane architecture. At the heart of her work is a deep commitment to co-design and co-building with local communities. Together with her team, she has demonstrated how architecture can empower people, sensitively integrate with Country, and maximise social impact at every stage of the process. She has had the privilege of working with Indigenous communities across Australia and throughout the Pacific. Kawai is dedicated to supporting the continuation of heritage and culture, and to bridging social gaps, with a particular focus on health and aged care, cultural and arts centres, schools, and housing.

Marni Reti is a proud Palawa and Ng�ti Wai woman, born and raised on Gadigal, D’harawal and Bidjigal Country with ties to Redfern, Waterloo and wider inner-city/inner-west Aboriginal communities. She is a registered architect in NSW. Leti was previously an Associate at Kaunitz Yeung Architecture, with whom she still collaborates closely. She currently holds a position as Senior Lecturer at USYD. She has long been an advocate for the respectful incorporation of Indigenous knowledge into architectural education and practice, with an academic and professional career dedicated to participatory design with community and Country to amplify culture.

Kaunitz Yeung Architecture has received numerous national and international awards, including the UIA Vassilis Sgoutas Prize for architecture serving impoverished communities and the Vassilis Sgoutas Prize from the UIA for their contribution to improving living conditions for underprivileged communities.Ìý

Discover the exciting lineup of tours designed to bring Queensland’s architecture and landscape to life. On Wednesday, July 8, participants will set out on a ferry journey to North Stradbroke Island, where they’ll experience notable architectural projects along the way, including a site designed by Kaunitz Yeung Architecture. On Friday, July 10, attendees can join a special walking tour at the iconic Centenary Pool and hear about its transformation as it prepares to host events for the 2032 Olympics. Then, on Sunday, July 12, participants will explore the city on an architectural walking tour featuring a dynamic mix of cultural landmarks and contemporary design.

Join Íæż½ã½ã and AASA in Brisbane, Queensland, to be a part of these inspiring keynote presentations. Planetary Practice will unite attendees from across the world to share, question, and reimagine the role of design in relation to the shared conditions of our world.

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About the Association of Architecture Schools of Australasia (AASA)Ìý
The Association of Architecture Schools of Australasia (AASA) has provided leadership and advocacy for architecture education in the Australasian region since 1999. The Association of Architecture Schools of Australasia identifies, develops and supports quality professional undergraduate and graduate education of architects and related professions; research, scholarship, and creative work in relation to architecture and the designed environment; and policy, community service, and professional activities in relation to architecture education. The AASA became an incorporated association on 10 July 2020 and is an International Affiliate Member of the Association of Collegiate Schools of Architecture (ASCA). For more information, visit .

About the Association of Collegiate Schools in Architecture (Íæż½ã½ã)
The mission of the Association of Collegiate Schools of Architecture is to lead architectural education and research. Founded in 1912 by 10 charter members, Íæż½ã½ã is an international association of architecture schools preparing future architects, designers, and change agents. Íæż½ã½ã’s full members include all of the accredited professional degree programs in the United States and Canada, as well as international schools and 2- and 4-year programs. Together, Íæż½ã½ã schools represent 7,000 faculty educating more than 40,000 students. Íæż½ã½ã seeks to empower faculty and schools to educate increasingly diverse students, expand disciplinary impacts, and create knowledge for the advancement of architecture. For more information, visit www.acsa-arch.org.

About the Brisbane Economic Development Agency (BEDA)
The Brisbane Economic Development Agency (BEDA) drives the sustainable economic growth of the city. As Brisbane’s champion, BEDA works closely with government and private sector organisations to enhance and promote the city’s reputation globally and drive demand for Brisbane. For more information, visit .

About Queensland University of Technology (QUT)
Queensland University of Technology (QUT) is an ambitious institution, with a growing research output focused on technology and innovation. The QUT School of Architecture and Built Environment aims to address social, economic, technical, health and environmental challenges in diverse architectural, construction and planning projects in urban and regional contexts. The University prepares students for successful careers as architects, planners, designers, analysts, and construction managers, helping build and understand emerging urban spaces. For more information, visit .

About Griffith University
Griffith is a purpose-driven, values-led university focused on creating impact where it matters most. Since 1975, the University’s teaching and research have been shaped by a commitment to social justice, environmental sustainability, and inclusive access to education. Today, those ideals are more important than ever. From pioneering research and student entrepreneurship to supporting Indigenous flourishing and expanding access to education through online learning, Griffith University is continuously adding to its history of making a difference in the world around us. For more information, visit .Ìý

About Bond University
The Bond University Abedian School of Architecture aims to be a leading design-driven professional school, characterised by an international outlook and motivated by the goal of graduating architects capable of leading and shifting the direction of future practice. While ensuring to strengthen fundamental disciplinary competencies, the School actively seeks to operate in the expanding diversification of the field occurring in response to technological innovation, environmental considerations, and the changing needs of society; engaging with these developments with regard to their design potential and impact. In prioritising design, the School creates an atmosphere of intense collaboration, engagement, and experimentation, fueled by an open discussion that is driven by academic staff and distinguished invited practitioners and professors. For more information, visit .Ìý

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