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Alumni College showcases work
Join us this coming Tuesday at 6 pm in the Student Union Building when we’ll be hosting our annual Alumni College event. Alumni College showcases work by TTU faculty who have received fellowships from the Humanities Center in the past year.
We’ll have two rounds of academic presentations in the Lubbock Room and the Red Raider Lounge (both on the first floor) before we adjourn to the Mesa Room upstairs for a reception.

Nina Rappaport Presentation
Join us on Monday, October 7th, for the third event of our 2024-2025 lecture series titled, “M U L T I V A L E N T.”
M U L T I V A L E N T refers to the ability of architecture to address a multitude of values and meanings from climates, cultures, ecologies, and design intents.
Next week’s lecture, titled “HYBRID URBAN FACTORY,” will be led by NINA RAPPAPORT at 3:30 PM CT in the Gallery on the ground floor of the Huckabee College of Architecture.
Monday’s lecture and Q&A will also be streamed live via Zoom.

CALL FOR ABSTRACTS: 19th AESOP Young Academics Conference 2025!
28 September, 2024
CALL FOR ABSTRACTS: 19th AESOP Young Academics Conference 2025!
Theme: Circular Cities and Regions – Planning for Sustainable Social and Inclusive Communities
Date: 17th – 21st March 2025
Location: Hanover, Germany
Organized by: Faculty of Architecture and Landscape Sciences, Leibniz University Hannover
Join us for this transformative conference as we explore sustainable urban and regional planning strategies for fostering inclusive communities.
Submit your abstract by October 15, 2024: AESOPYAConference2025@umwelt.uni-hannover.de
Best Paper Prize & publication opportunities!
Key Tracks:
Space: Built Environment & Urban Design
Links: Mobility, Economy & Energy
Communities: Societies, Culture & Participation
Recycling: Waste Management, Nutrition & Food
Let’s shape the future of cities and regions together!

“Cultivate Journal issue 6: Eras of Feminism” just published!
25 September, 2024
Cultivate Journal issue 6: Eras of Feminism has now launched on their website.
We are so grateful to our wonderful team and contributors for making this issue possible (and absolutely fantastic!)
Cover design is by the most brilliant Xiaoyu Zhang.

“The Affective Agency of Public Space: Social Inclusion and Community Cohesion,” now available in hard copy
18 September, 2024
The latest book, “The Affective Agency of Public Space: Social Inclusion and Community Cohesion,” now available in hard copy

Call for Contributions: Special Issue PlaNext Journal’s 10th Anniversary
10 September, 2024
Call for Contributions: Special Issue - plaNext Journal’s 10th Anniversary.
Featured Scholar for September 2024: Dr. Asma Mehan from Texas Tech Huckabee College of Architecture (HCoA)
5 September, 2024
Featured Scholar for September 2024: Dr. Asma Mehan from Texas Tech Huckabee College of Architecture (HCoA).
Art and Architecture of Woman, Life, Freedom Exhibition at the National Museum of World Cultures in Mexico City
28 August, 2024
Art and Architecture of Woman, Life, Freedom Exhibition at the National Museum of World Cultures in Mexico City
Official Announcement: Co-DREAM Tech Project Awarded $299,946 by NSF
21 August, 2024
Official Announcement: Co-DREAM Tech Project Awarded by U.s National Science Foundation.
Exciting Announcement: Meet the New Editorial Team for PlaNext Journal!
16 August, 2024
Exciting Announcement: Meet the New Editorial Team for PlaNext Journal.

New Book Publication: Educational Research and the Question(s) of Time
26 July, 2024
New Book Publication: Educational Research and the Question(s) of Time

AESOP BEST PUBLISHED PAPER AWARD 2024
24 July, 2024
AESOP BEST PUBLISHED PAPER AWARD 2024

New Book Chapter: Immersive Art and Urban Heritage: An Interdisciplinary Study of Socio-Environmental Justice in Houston and Amsterdam
6 July, 2024
ANNOUNCEMENT: Immersive Art and Urban Heritage: An Interdisciplinary Study of Socio-Environmental Justice in Houston and Amsterdam Book Chapter
New Book Publication: From exported modernism to rooted cosmopolitanism: Middle East architecture between socialism and capitalism
30 July, 2024
New Book Publication: Educational Research and the Question(s) of Time

PAPER PRESNTATION: Design Research Society (DRS) Conference
29 June, 2024
Announcement: Paper Presentation at Design Research Society (DRS) Conference

INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE: Women Designing and Planning for Social Equality
24 May, 2024
ANNOUNCEMENT: Women Designing and Planning for Social Equality International Conference

Announcement: The European Research in Architecture and Urbanism conference organized by the DAStU will be held at the Politecnico di Milano.
20-21 June 2024
European Research in Architecture and Urbanism conference.

PAPER PRESNTATION: Networks, Markets & People International Symposium 2024
29 May, 2024
Announcement: Paper Presentation at NMP 2024

PAPER PRESNTATION: EAAE/ARCC CONFERENCE 2024 III
24 May, 2024
Announcement: Paper Presentation at EAAE/ARCC CONFERENCE 2024

PAPER PRESNTATION: EAAE/ARCC CONFERENCE 2024 II
24 May, 2024
Announcement: Paper Presentation at EAAE/ARCC CONFERENCE 2024 II