SARUP awards 2023 Marcus Prize to Beijing-based architect

Beijing-based architect Tiantian Xu has been awarded the 2023 Marcus Prize in Architecture, administered by the School of Architecture and Urban Planning at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee. The prize, which recognizes emerging global talents, is funded by the Marcus Corporation …

James Shields receives Design Excellence Award by WAIA

Architecture faculty Jim Shields, FAIA received a Design Excellence Award at the annual Wisconsin American Institute of Architects Awards Gala this month. The award was for the design of two recent additions to the Peninsula School of Art in Fish …

Mono-Poly-Dollar is an award-winning design and research studio

This semester, students at SARUP and collaborating with the University of New Mexico through Mono-Poly-Dollar, an interdisciplinary research and design studio that positions Dollar General Corp (DG), the largest and most influential of the American dollar store triumvirate—Family Dollar, Dollar …

Rehbein appointed director of Community Design Solutions at UWM

Krisann Rehbein has been appointed the new director of Community Design Solutions (CDS), a design outreach arm of the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee’s School of Architecture & Urban Planning. CDS provides preliminary design and planning services to underserved communities, nonprofit agencies …

SARUP Announces Jury for 2023 Marcus Prize

Internationally acclaimed architects and practitioners comprise the jury for the coveted 2023 Marcus Prize, awarded by the UWM School of Architecture and Urban Planning (SARUP) in partnership with the Marcus Corporation Foundation. Kai-Uwe Bergmann, Lee Bey and Débora Mesa will join David Marcus, Mo …

Lindsey Krug joins Wisconsin Architects Foundation Board of Directors

Assistant Professor Lindsey Krug has been elected to the Board of Directors of the Wisconsin Architects Foundation (WAF) for a term extending through June 2025. WAF, the philanthropic arm of AIA Wisconsin, supports architectural education and public engagement across the …