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Graduate Studies

Undergraduate Architecture

Interior Architecture

Industrial Design

Environmental Design

Hines College Students

STUDENT EXPERIENCE

Transformative Travels

Study Abroad
Drafting Dreams

Summer Internships
Mind Matters

Mental Health & Well-being

MAKING OUR MARK

Community Health

Impacting Underserved Communities
Bienenstock Award

Leading Furniture Design
Building Performance

Reviving the Astrodome
Reinventing Tradition

Connecting with the Past
Taking Flyte

Award-winning Footwear Design
Power Up

Innovative Urban Planning
Finding Coolness

Building Resiliency in Communities
Unboxing Gentrification

Preserving Cultural Neighborhoods
Diversity & Design

Black Hair Inspires Architecture
The World Stage

City of Refugees 2020
Community Design

Honoring the Santa Fe Ten
Design for Safety

Success in Transportation

Our Alumni

Micki Washington (M.Arch. '04)

Micki Washington (M.Arch. '04)

Fernando Brave (M.Arch. '88)

Fernando Brave (M.Arch. '88)

Nonfiction

Ledia Osmani Valdez (B.Arch. '06)

Ledia Osmani Valdez (B.Arch. '06)

David Bucek (B.Arch. '90)

David Bucek (B.Arch. '90)

Jennifer Higgins (B.Arch. '07)

Jennifer Higgins (B.Arch. '07)

By the Numbers

#4best value architecture school in the US (College Factual)
8centers and labs advancing research and community outreach
#31of 467 architecture schools in the US (Architecture Colleges Rankings)
1945year the College of Architecture was founded at UH
#4out of the top 30 Industrial Design programs in the US (College Values Online); #14 in the world (RedDot)
30+years as a leader in Design/Build education
850+undergraduate and graduate students

College Student Organizations

American Institute of Architecture Students (AIAS)

American Institute of Architecture Students (AIAS)

Alpha Rho Chi | Cleisthenes Chapter (APX)

Alpha Rho Chi | Cleisthenes Chapter (APX)

Black Students in Design

Black Students in Design (BSID)

Future Women in Architecture (FWIA)

Future Women in Architecture (FWIA)

Interior Architecture Student Association (IASA)

Interior Architecture Student Association (IASA)

LGBTQ+

LGBTQ+

National Organization of Minority Architecture Students (NOMAS)

National Organization of Minority Architecture Students (NOMAS)

Student Industrial Designers Society of America (SIDSA)

Student Industrial Designers Society of America (SIDSA)

Student Council (STUCO)

Student Council (STUCO)

The Architecture Lobby

The Architecture Lobby

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Student Services Office

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