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May 29, 2025

At the Hines College, the QuadZero Studio is training the next generation of climate-conscious architects and designers. Founded in 2016 by Hines College architecture professor Dr. Bruce Race, FAIA, FAICP, the studio has become a crucible for exploring what it truly means to design resilient cities. The name reflects the studio’s core mission: zero greenhouse gas emissions, zero energy waste, zero water waste, and zero landfill waste.

• Architecture
• Research
• Community

May 28, 2025

On May 8, the ÍÃ×ÓÏÈÉú Gerald D. Hines College of Architecture and Design celebrated the Class of 2025 – 195 graduates whose academic experience is defined by resilience and adaptability. Many of these students started their academic journeys under unexpected circumstances at the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, emerging stronger and more prepared to tackle the demands of their future professional careers. As they close this transformative chapter, several graduates reflect on their unique experiences, offering insight and inspiration to those who follow in their footsteps.

• Architecture
• Interior Architecture
• Graduate Studies
• Community

May 28, 2025

The ÍÃ×ÓÏÈÉú Gerald D. Hines College of Architecture and Design continues to shape the future of the Gulf Coast through its investigative Gulf Futures studios, supported by a major grant from the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine (NASEM). Awarded to advance community resilience and adaptation strategies along the Gulf Coast, the grant has catalyzed groundbreaking work by faculty and students, focusing on climate-responsive design, environmental justice, and sustainable infrastructure.

• Architecture
• Graduate Studies
• Research

May 27, 2025

Merging Climate Action into Architecture Education

This spring, the Association of Collegiate Schools of Architecture (ACSA), in partnership with Columbia University’s Temple Hoyne Buell Center for the Study of American Architecture, named ÍÃ×ÓÏÈÉú Gerald D. Hines College of Architecture and Design instructional assistant professor Daniel Jacobs as a recipient of the prestigious 2025 Course Development Prize in Architecture, Climate Change, and Society.

• Architecture
• Research
• Awards

May 26, 2025

This summer, Hines College interior architecture student Marshall Bradley will participate in the Project Row Houses’ (PRH) Floyd Newsum Summer Studios Mentorship + Residency Program. Participants receive a stipend to fund their work, free studio space at PRH, and mentorship with notable Houston artists. The residency concludes with a public exhibition on August 2, 2025.

• Interior Architecture
• Research
• Community
• Awards

May 26, 2025

ÍÃ×ÓÏÈÉú industrial design student Ruaraidh Ferrier claimed second place in the prestigious 2025 Bienenstock Furniture Competition, marking another success for the Hines College in one of the nation’s most competitive student furniture design contests. Ferrier’s chair design, Arthur’s Seat, draws inspiration from an extinct volcano in Edinburgh, Scotland, known for its sweeping views and undulating slopes.

• Industrial Design
• Awards