UNLV School of Architecture

09/10/2026

Students interested in retail design and participating in a tremendous learning opportunity at a Las Vegas conference, please contact - [email protected] (first come, first served)
Organizers are seeking 10-12 students to participate in the Shop Design Challenge.
Shop Ideation
Tuesday, October 6

10 AM - 4:30 PM
https://ideation.shopassociation.org/retail-challenge/

Facilitated by Bevan Bloemendaal, Global Retail Design Leader. Watch what happens when the brightest minds in the design industry come together to compete head-to-head to solve one of the industry’s toughest in-store design challenges. During the Challenge, cross-functional teams are given a creative brief for a consumer experience opportunity [announced on site] and six hours to collaborate, ideate, and create a design solution and pitch deck. Harnessing ingenuity, creativity, and a disruptive mindset, the teams will pitch their concepts to our panel of judges, who will score them on criteria including level of disruption, experience, emotion, innovation, creativity, business value, and overall presentation

Get Ready for The Retail Challenge at Shop! Ideation! Roll up your sleeves and experience what happens when the brightest minds in retail come together to solve one of the industry’s toughest in-store challenges. This immersive experience gives you a unique chance to learn, network, and flex your ...

09/04/2026

The third-year design studios of Professors Deborah Oakley and Marcos Petroli conducted a field trip to Red Rock Canyon, the site of their first project of the semester. Although most of the class was content with the trails, we had a few intrepid students who took advantage of the opportunity for some rock climbing at the Pine Creek Canyon site! A beautiful day for an outdoor excursion.

09/03/2026

The 2026 Klai Juba Wald lecture series schedule. October 14th: Charles Cross; November 4th: Kai-Uwe Bergman.

09/03/2026

Dr. Glenn NP Nowak, AIA, was recently named the Master of Ceremonies for the 20th Anniversary Radical Innovation Award Ceremony in New York City!

As a member of the nonprofit organization’s Advisory Board since 2015 and recently named a Project Juror, Glenn has been a true champion of Radical Innovation for more than a decade.

As the Founder of the Graduate Hospitality Design Concentration at the University of Nevada-Las Vegas - School of Architecture, he has also played an instrumental role in developing Radical Innovation's educational partnerships and helping cultivate the student experience at the heart of Radical Innovation.

Organizers note that, “in addition to his role at UNLV, Glenn is the Founder of Post-Arch and Co-Founder of AERO Al, further emphasizing his commitment to innovation and to bettering our industry.

We couldn't be more excited to have Glenn take the stage as we celebrate 20 years of Radical Innovation.”

Congratulations and see you in October!

08/31/2026

UNLV Professor Steffen Lehmann Joins International Exhibition and Continues Role on Global Research Jury and Awards Program

Professor Steffen Lehmann of the UNLV School of Architecture has been invited to participate in the group exhibition ‘Peripheries, Peripherocene’, which will be on display from 19 November to 4 December 2026 at Custom Lane Gallery, Design Centre, Edinburgh, Scotland. Prof. Cameron McEwan (UK) and Prof.Andreas Lechner (Austria) curate the exhibition. The event marks the release of the special issue Peripheries, published in the Journal of Architecture, Vol. 31 (September 2026, RIBA and Taylor & Francis, London). Lehmann’s exhibition component entitled ‘The Edge of the City’ investigates the continually shifting fringe of Las Vegas’ periphery.

In 2026, Professor Lehmann maintains his involvement with several international juries and review panels, beginning with a reappointment to his fourth year on the jury of the VMark, Vietnam's most prestigious annual design awards program. https://www.vietnamdesignweek.org/vmark-2027

Lehmann also continues evaluating grant proposals for the Horizon Europe Urban Regeneration funding program as an external reviewer for the European Commission in Brussels.

In addition, the Australian Research Council in Canberra has reappointed him as a Grant Assessor for the Discovery and Linkage funding programs in 2026.

Lehmann has acted as an expert evaluator for both funding bodies over a period of several years.

08/13/2026

Professor Joshua Vermillion was invited to present his research and creative work at Universidad Piloto de Colombia in Bogotá as part of the Post-Digital and Experiential Reveal: New Creative Frontiers and Spatial Quality Symposium. His lecture, “Creative Machines: Human / Machine Praxis,” explored emerging relationships between human creativity, computational processes, and machine intelligence. The lecture was also published as an essay in the symposium’s edited proceedings.

08/12/2026

Intern Opportunity

08/04/2026

Internship opening.

07/30/2026

Attention Landscape Architecture Students!
ASLA 2026 Conference Interest Form is Now Open! 🌿

Interested in attending the 2026 ASLA Conference & Expo in Los Angeles, California with ASLA–UNLV?

This interest form helps the Executive Board estimate:
✈️ Transportation needs
🏨 Lodging capacity
💰 Funding and budget requirements to possibly pay for registration or lodging.
👥 Potential attendance numbers

Submitting the form does not guarantee participation, but it is an important step in helping us determine trip feasibility and the level of support that may be available.

The ASLA Conference & Expo is one of the largest landscape architecture events in the country, offering opportunities to:

🌱 Learn from industry professionals and leaders
🎤 Attend educational sessions and workshops
🤝 Network with landscape architects, students, and firms
🏢 Explore the industry expo and emerging technologies
🌎 Experience the profession beyond the classroom

Important Information

• Participation may be limited based on available funding and capacity
• Responses will help guide planning and participant selection if demand exceeds available resources
• Students who submit after the deadline may not be accommodated

📅 Interest Form Deadline: August 10, 2026 | 11:59 PM

📲 Scan the QR code on the flyer to submit your response.

Questions? Contact:
📧 [email protected]

06/24/2026

UPDATE: Attention students. The Upper-Division acceptance, waitlist, and non-acceptance letters will begin going out the week of June 28th. Please check your emails daily. There will be a two-week acceptance deadline.