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April 07, 2025
For the first time in Ƶ State University history, two architecture students earned recognition from the International Design Awards (IDA), a global competition that celebrates exceptional talent in design. Sean Spencer and Michael Rixom, both seniors in the Department of Architecture, earned Silver in Commercial Architecture/Cultural/Educational Architecture for “A Framed Story,” a sustainable, community-driven architecture project based in Marietta Square. Spencer and Rixom were selected among submissions from more than 80 countries.
March 28, 2025
Ƶ State University construction management student Aria Lavender was recently honored with the Outstanding Student Award at the International Builders’ Show in Las Vegas. Presented by the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB), the award recognizes student members for their leadership, academic achievement, and dedication to the construction industry.
March 21, 2025
First-year architecture student Tuere Thomas is reimagining the way students consume design education through the use of artificial intelligence (AI). Her research focuses on how AI tools can spark creativity and help beginners visualize architectural concepts in innovative ways.
March 12, 2025
Seeking to advance sustainability and environmentally friendly technologies, Ƶ State University has launched an exchange program with the Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU). Launching in May, the program will provide students from both universities with hands-on learning and cross-cultural exchange opportunities.
February 18, 2025
As CEO of Pattillo Construction Corp. and a proud Ƶ State alumna, Bree Pattillo is making a lasting impact with a $600,000 scholarship endowment in the university’s College of Architecture and Construction Management (CACM) and Southern Polytechnic College of Engineering and Engineering Technology (SPCEET) through her foundation, Guanacaste Ventures.
February 10, 2025
Mary Beth Caldwell, a fifth-year architecture student at Ƶ State University’s College of Architecture and Construction Management (CACM), recently earned first place and the People’s Choice Award in the annual Cooper Carry Three-Minute Thesis competition for her reimagining of the standard office space.
January 14, 2025
South Korean-born design architect and Ƶ State University assistant professor Sang Dae Lee was recently awarded the 2024 American Prize for Architecture. The award, presented by The Chicago Athenaeum and The European Centre for Architecture, honors his groundbreaking contributions to the field.
January 03, 2025
On any given day, students walking past room Q-134 can hear the roar of an engine, the hum of power tools, or excited chatter about securing a sponsor. Inside, members of Ƶ Motorsports are gearing up for their next competition. Across campus, members of Ƶ State University’s chapter of the National Association of Home Builders are preparing for their next competition, meticulously reviewing a new neighborhood proposal.
November 13, 2024
Ƶ State University’s National Organization of Minority Architecture Students (NOMAS) team recently earned second place in the 2024 Barbara G. Laurie (BGL) Student Design Competition, besting institutions like Cornell University, UCLA, and Clemson University.
October 22, 2024
In the ever-changing mosaic of the Midtown Atlanta skyline, Southern Polytechnic State University graduate Rodney Bell played a major role in shaping one of the newest additions, the upscale office tower 1020 Spring Street.