Final reviews for the Spring 2024 Semester at the Huckabee College of Architecture (HCOA) came to a close this week at our Lubbock and El Paso campuses and featured an array of diverse and imaginative work across all year levels. Over the course of the week, students presented their semester-long studio projects to internal and external reviewers, as well as their fellow classmates.

We are extremely grateful to our faculty, staff, and guest reviewers for their tremendous contributions prior to, during, and following this semester's final reviews. Without their support, none of this would be possible. We wish to congratulate all students and faculty on their incredible work this week, as well as their outstanding effort and dedication throughout this semester.

Be sure to visit the HCOA's Instagram account to see additional content from this week's final reviews!

Skylar Perez, an incoming doctoral student studying with Assistant Professor Dr. Ali Ghazvinian, has received the Elo and Olga Urbanovsky Fellowship from the Texas Tech Graduate School. This Fellowship, supported by the Urbanovsky endowment, honors doctoral students who significantly advance land-use planning, management, and design (LPMD). Skylar’s research spans architecture, land management, microbiology, and agriculture, seeking to impact environmental and urban planning, especially in the Llano Estacado area. The Fellowship awards $25,000 annually for three years. 

Assistant Professor Dr. Asma Mehan participated in the Third Annual Greater Gulf Symposium, hosted by Lamar University in Beaumont, Texas. This event brought together a group of Symposium Fellows, including Timothy Grieve-Carlson from Westminster College, Andrea Ringer from Tennessee State University, Kelley Robinson from Florida State University, Barry Stiefel from College of Charleston, and Jermaine Thibodeaux from University of Oklahoma. Under the leadership of Symposium Chair Tara Dudley from University of Texas and Center Director Jimmy Bryan, the fellows conducted a site tour of Beaumont.  

The symposium included visits to notable local sites such as the Tyrrell Park Nature Center, the McFaddin-Ward House Museum, the Jefferson County Historical Commission, and the St. James United Methodist Church. The keynote presentation by Dr. Tara Dudley at the Dishman Art Museum focused on "The Built Culture of Southeast Texas," offering perspectives on the region's architectural heritage.   

Assistant Professor Dr. Asma Mehan presented her paper at the 2024 Society of Architectural Historians (SAH) conference in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Collaborating with Dr. Vafa Dianati from University College London (UCL), Dr. Mehan delivered a presentation titled "Shifting Landscapes of Digital and Urban Dissent: Dynamics of Neighborhood Resistance in the Screen Age." The presentation centered on the transformative role of digital platforms in shaping urban protests. The session co-chairs were Kateryna Malaia from the University of Utah and Nathan Mark Hutson from the University of North Texas.

Kateryna Malaia is pictured on the far right. Nathan Mark Hutson is pictured third from left.

Assistant Professor Dr. Lingyi Qiu, collaborating as co-first author with scholars from China, has published an article titled “Computer-aided hospital layout optimization based on patient flow analysis: A case study from China,” in the Journal of Building Engineering. 

The Journal of Building Engineering is a high-impact, peer-reviewed, interdisciplinary, journal focused on disseminating cutting-edge research that demonstrates significant scientific novelty in the design, construction, and performance of buildings. 

The study focused on optimizing the layout of the outpatient building at a general hospital in Beijing, China, to reduce patients' travel distances. The optimized layout effectively met the objectives, reducing total travel distance for general outpatients, for high-volume department patients by 4.58%, and for patients with limited mobility. It also demonstrated the potential to enhance hospital building performance and efficiency with minimal adjustments to existing structures.  

To learn more about the study, you may access the full article here. 

FACILITIES NOTICE: SUMMER HOURS OF OPERATION

Certain facilities at the Huckabee College of Architecture will operate under adjusted hours for summer break between May 1st - August 25th, 2024.

Wood Shop & Digital Fabrication Lab 

Summer Hours (May 1 - August 25th)

Monday - Friday: 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM (Closed for Lunch) Reopens: 1:00 - 4:00 PM

Saturday and Sunday: CLOSED

Please contact assistant director, Hinton Vick, at (806) 834-8482 or by email at architecture.shops@ttu.edu with any additional questions.

Print Bureau

Summer Hours (May 1 - August 25th)

Monday - Thursday: 8:00 AM - 12:00 PM (Closed for Lunch) Reopens: 12:30 - 4:30 PM

Friday: 8:00 AM - 12:00 PM (Closed for Lunch) Reopens: 12:30 - 3:00 PM

Saturday and Sunday: CLOSED

Please contact unit manager, Nathan Lusk, at architecture.print@ttu.edu with any additional questions.

Architecture Library

Summer Hours (May 7 - August 22nd)

Monday - Friday: 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM

Saturday and Sunday: CLOSED

Additionally, the Architecture Library would like to remind students to please return or renew any book(s) currently checked out before the summer break. For assistance or additional questions, visit the Library in-person or email libraries.architecture@ttu.edu.