Student & Alumni Stories
- Designing Milwaukee: Architect and UWM alum creates places that inspire and connectRinka, a 1997 graduate of the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee School of Architecture & Urban Planning, has helped shape some of the area’s most recognizable recent building projects, such as The Couture, a striking new lakefront tower. But long before redefining the local skyline, he was a kid living in an unusual Wisconsin home — one that quietly influenced the way he understood design, environment and human experience.
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- Building designed by Jim Shields garners awards by Wisconsin Masonry Alliance and Milwaukee Historic Preservation CommissionDesigned by Jim Shields, FAIA, the new Fitz Apartment Building at 2630 N Hackett Ave in Milwaukee has received two awards: the “Excellence in Clay Masonry Award” and the “Dennis Wilichowski Craftsmanship Award” for the top masonry buildings constructed in Wisconsin. The annual awards program is run by the Wisconsin …
- Kyle Reynolds participates in audio journal examining specific generation of architectsAssociate Professor and Interim Head of School Kyle Reynolds recently participated in the audio journal Attention 8: Talking About My Generation. The issue is created and edited by Joseph Bedford and guest edited and produced by Tim Cox. "Talking about my Generation," examines a new generation of architects in the …
- SARUP students awarded sponsorship to attend 2026 IIBEC International Convention & Trade ShowArchitecture graduate students Sarah Paquette and Megan Winkler, along with BArch student McKenzie Halla, have been awarded full-ride sponsorships to attend the 2026 IIBEC International Convention and Trade Show in Sacramento, California.
- HPI students build on earlier work on fish hatchery in BayfieldThe Historic Preservation Institute is partnering with Friends of R.D. Pike on preservation efforts for the historic Les Voight State Fish Hatchery in Bayfield, building on prior work at the site that earned national recognition for UWM students.
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