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Great American Cities That Teach Architecture

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Recently I visited Pittsburgh for a fascinating hand-drawing conference at Carnegie Mellon ’s superb school of architecture, which to my knowledge is not among the top 10 in U.S. News and World Report. Courtesy of Wikipedia Commons This article was originally published on Common Edge. I wonder why?

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SOM, Mithun sign on to deliver seven-building Munger Hall replacement at UCSB

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The two-phase project will deliver accommodations for 4,000 students by 2029, led by the new 2,140-bed San Benito complex that will be completed in time for Fall 2027 after a two-year construction. SOM has previously completed the school's San Joaquin Villages and Tenaya Towers residences in 2019.)

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RISD announces withdrawl from U.S. News & World Report's Best College rankings

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The Rhode Island School of Design announced its decision to withdraw from the U.S. News & World Report's Best College rankings on February 13, a move that joins more institutions that are turning away from the highly-criticized process. News & World Report.

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Researchers look at the possibilities of wood fly ash by-products as an alternative in rammed earth construction

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New findings published in the journal Construction and Building Materials from a team of materials researchers working at the University of British Columbia Okanagan's School of Engineering have demonstrated the sustainable qualities of using wood fly ash by-products as alternatives to traditional concrete additives.

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Frank Lloyd Wright's early Prairie-style design lists for $779,000 in Illinois

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The home credited as one of Frank Lloyd Wright ’s first Prairie School designs, the 1900 Warren Hickox House, has hit the market recently in Kankakee, Illinois, for a listing price of $779,000.

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UK academics decry ARB's new annual fee for architecture schools

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The British Architects Registration Board (ARB) has announced a new £9,200 ($11,300 USD) yearly fee, which will begin being asked from all 60 accredited schools of architecture in the UK next year.

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SCI-Arc announces resignations and important policy changes amid months of controversy

Archinect

While the LA-based architecture school has slowly faded from heavy media reporting, the team at Archinect has kept an eye out for any updates and changes coming from the school. At that point, only time would tell how the school of "archit. Isolated incident or a wake up call for the industry at large?