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May 21, 2025

The New Issue of DIMENSION Magazine is Now Available!

At the Hines College, resilience is a defining trait of who we are. This past year, our community demonstrated that spirit firsthand, adapting and working collaboratively through limited space and ongoing repairs to our building following Hurricane Beryl. Even amid challenges, our students and faculty continued to lead with purpose, designing solutions that strengthen, uplift, and prepare vulnerable communities for an uncertain future. Explore this issue of DIMENSION to see just how resilient the Hines College truly is.

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May 21, 2025

The New Issue of DIMENSION Magazine is Now Available!

At the Hines College, resilience is a defining trait of who we are. This past year, our community demonstrated that spirit firsthand, adapting and working collaboratively through limited space and ongoing repairs to our building following Hurricane Beryl. Even amid challenges, our students and faculty continued to lead with purpose, designing solutions that strengthen, uplift, and prepare vulnerable communities for an uncertain future. Explore this issue of DIMENSION to see just how resilient the Hines College truly is.

April 28, 2025

Just Getting Started

From April 14 to 18, the University of Houston Career Services partnered with the National Student Employment Association to celebrate student workers across campus during Student Employment Week. Gerald D. Hines College of Architecture and Design second-year architecture student Sanam Davariar took home the prize for Undergraduate Student Employee of the Year for her role as a digital media work-study student on the College’s marketing and communications team.

April 15, 2025

A Future Built on Flexibility

Hines College senior interior architecture student, Lene Fourie, has been named a top interior design student in the METROPOLIS Future100 list. She collaborated with associate professor Marta Rodriguez on two projects —Fan House and Habitable Curtains — challenging notions of space, fostering environments that evolve with human needs.

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May 22, 2025

Alumni Spotlight: Claudia Joskowicz (B.Arch. '91)

Now an associate professor of art at Wellesley College, Claudia Joscowicz (B.Arch. '91) works as a visual artists in film and video, focusing on landscapes and the urban fabric. Her installations and videos have been seen internationally, and a career highlight includes being the first Bolivian video artist to have their work acquired by the Guggenheim Museum.

May 21, 2025

The New Issue of DIMENSION Magazine is Now Available!

At the Hines College, resilience is a defining trait of who we are. This past year, our community demonstrated that spirit firsthand, adapting and working collaboratively through limited space and ongoing repairs to our building following Hurricane Beryl. Even amid challenges, our students and faculty continued to lead with purpose, designing solutions that strengthen, uplift, and prepare vulnerable communities for an uncertain future. Explore this issue of DIMENSION to see just how resilient the Hines College truly is.

April 28, 2025

Just Getting Started

From April 14 to 18, the University of Houston Career Services partnered with the National Student Employment Association to celebrate student workers across campus during Student Employment Week. Gerald D. Hines College of Architecture and Design second-year architecture student Sanam Davariar took home the prize for Undergraduate Student Employee of the Year for her role as a digital media work-study student on the College’s marketing and communications team.

April 22, 2025

Alumni Spotlight: Russell G. Clark (M.Arch. '91)

April's Alumni Spotlight features Russell G. Clark (M.Arch. '91) who is a senior project manager at ERES Comapnies and the co-owner of AIX Interests, Inc. "A good deal of my career has been outside the 'typical' architect role. After a brief stint working for architecture firms, I spent most of my time working as an owner’s representative and all the many things that can entail," he said, referencing projects like the redesign and construction of Willie G's for Landry's Restaurants, Inc. and the TXDOT Austin Consolidated Campus.

April 15, 2025

A Future Built on Flexibility

Hines College senior interior architecture student, Lene Fourie, has been named a top interior design student in the METROPOLIS Future100 list. She collaborated with associate professor Marta Rodriguez on two projects —Fan House and Habitable Curtains — challenging notions of space, fostering environments that evolve with human needs.

March 25, 2025

Alumni Spotlight: Mariana Marquez Keymolen (B.S. '21)

Mariana Marquez Keymolen (B.S. '21) started her Hines College journey through a summer course that introduced her to architecture and industrial design. "Although I studied industrial design, I sought out opportunities to engage in these types of projects whenever I could," she said, now working as a UX/UI designer and taking on projects like the "Better Block" mural project which recently won a Grassroots Initiative Silver Award from APA Houston.

Hines College in the News

Next-Generation Wearable Technology for Children with Motor Impairments

AZoSensors

Future100 Interior Design Undergraduate Winners

Metropolis Magazine

Furniture Library Announces Winners of Student Design Competition

Home Furnishing News

Architecture Students Fabricate Sculptural Benches at the University of Houston

Rhino3Dzine

Courses on climate budgeting and resilience selected for 2025 Course Development Prize in Architecture

Archinect

Gulf Research Program Provides Nearly $6M for Eight Interdisciplinary Design Studios to Investigate Complex Challenges in the Gulf of Mexico Region

The National Academies of Science, Engineering, and Medicine