As Milwaukee expands its RiverWalk, Carolyn Esswein (Associate Professor and Co-Chair, Urban Planning) highlights opportunities to strengthen its role as public space. In a Milwaukee Journal Sentinel feature, Esswein emphasizes the value of placemaking and integrated design—such as murals, community-facing ground …
Winifred (Elysse) Newman has been named Dean of the College of the Arts and Architecture, effective June 2, 2025. Dr. Newman comes to UWM from Clemson University where she serves as the Associate Dean for Research and Faculty Affairs, Mickel …
About 75 city and county leaders, representatives of community organizations, land-use planning groups and foundations, and UWM faculty and staff gathered Friday to celebrate and officially launch the new UWM Center for Equity Practice and Planning Justice. The center, based at …
UWM’s School of Architecture and Urban Planning is a key partner in a new $3.4 million grant awarded to the city of Milwaukee by the U.S. Department of Energy. Milwaukee is using the grant to develop 25 all-electric, Net-Zero Energy Homes on …
Assistant Professor Sam Schuermann presented “Model Homes” as part of Cornell AAP’s mini lecture series titled “Discussions on Living and Architecture,” curated by Ekin Erar and Jonathan Levine. “Model Homes,” discussed architecture, housing, type, and the aesthetics of domesticity—particularly that of …
Graduate planning, architecture and design students are exploring new street designs for North Farwell Avenue in Milwaukee. Pedestrian and bicycle improvements, along with converting the one-way street to two-way are ideas the students propose to improve safety and enhance the …
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 …
