In collaboration with Milwaukee-based FuzzPop Workshop, students from UWM’s School of Architecture & Urban Planning brought bold, inflatable sculptures to life for ArtBlaze, a beachside summer series at McKinley Beach. A partnership among FuzzPop, Joy Engine and Professor Whitney Moon’s …
Archinect offers an in-depth look at architect Tiantian Xu’s Spring 2025 Marcus Prize studio at UWM’s School of Architecture & Urban Planning. The Beijing-based founder of DnA_Design and Architecture led the semester-long graduate studio with SARUP assistant professor Sam Schuermann, …
A team of students from UWM’s School of Architecture & Urban Planning is collaborating with the Wisconsin Department of Transportation to develop removal concepts for Milwaukee’s I‑794 corridor. Overseen by Associate Professor Carolyn Esswein and Professor Emeritus Larry Witzling, the …
OnMilwaukee’s Urban Spelunking feature explores the major $10 million restoration underway at Gesu Church, designed by Henry C. Koch in 1894. UWM SARUP’s Historic Preservation Institute, led by Matt Jarosz, accompanied students for on-site tours to observe the first significant renovations …
In a story by Daniel Jones Roche for The Architect’s Newspaper, UWM assistant professor Adrienne Economos Miller adds her perspective to the growing conversation about how anti-trans legislation is affecting the architecture field. Miller, whose research focuses on queer and …
The University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee has established a new research center focused on confronting racial discrimination in housing and urban planning. Led by experts in UWM’s School of Architecture & Urban Planning, the initiative will examine how planning policies have historically …
In a piece by Wisconsin Public Radio, Dr. Kirk Harris, a certified municipal planner and UW-Milwaukee urban planning professor, identifies segregation as the root cause of many urban challenges. Historically, planners contributed to segregation by upholding racist zoning and housing …
The Historic Preservation Institute (HPI) students and director Matt Jarosz were recently featured in an article about the role of laser scanning in preserving vulnerable buildings. When the 1886 T.B. Scott Mansion in Merrill, WI was slated for demolition, HPI students quickly …
Kevin Kuschel (MUP 2018) is making a significant impact in the Clarke Square area. Drawing on his education and expertise in urban planning from SARUP, Kuschel is using his position as executive director of the Clarke Square Neighborhood Initiative to …
A $1.2 billion proposal to expand Interstate 94 near Milwaukee’s American Family Field has sparked controversy. While state officials argue it will improve safety and the economy, opponents, including the Wisconsin Sierra Club, contend it disproportionately harms Black and Hispanic …
