UMA Architecture

08/19/2026

Featured photo: Woodward, Brunswick. Designed by Kaplan Thompson Architects. Photo: Irvin Serrano Photography. 2025 Winner - Materials or Methods Innovation.

08/04/2026

Five years of ideas, creativity, late nights, hard work, and lasting friendships led to this moment.

Congratulations to the UMA Architecture Class of 2026! We are incredibly proud of all you have accomplished and cannot wait to see where your next chapter takes you. 🎓🏛️

A special thank you to Leslie Means for allowing us to use her inspiring spoken words and to Architecture Program Coordinator Patrick Hansford for providing the meaningful guitar performance featured in this video. Your contributions made this celebration even more personal and memorable.

Be sure to check out and fallow Leslie Means and her Her View From Home page for more inspiring and heartfelt content.

08/03/2026

Five years of ideas, creativity, late nights, hard work, and lasting friendships led to this moment.

Congratulations to the UMA Architecture Class of 2026! We are incredibly proud of all you have accomplished and cannot wait to see where your next chapter takes you. 🎓🏛️

A special thank you to Leslie Means for allowing us to use her inspiring spoken words and to Architecture Program Coordinator Patrick Hansford for providing the meaningful guitar performance featured in this video. Your contributions made this celebration even more personal and memorable.

Be sure to follow Leslie Means and her Her View From Home page for more inspiring and heartfelt content.

07/02/2026

Happy Independence Day from UMA Architecture!

As we celebrate America's 250th Anniversary, we wish our students, alumni, faculty, staff, and community a safe and enjoyable Independence Day weekend.

Please note: The UMA Architecture Department offices will be closed July 3–6 in observance of the Independence Day holiday. We look forward to welcoming everyone back on Monday, July 7.

Have a safe and happy holiday!

07/02/2026

🎉 Congratulations to our Spring 2026 Honor Roll students!

The UMA Architecture Department proudly recognizes the students who earned placement on the President's List and Dean's List for the Spring 2026 semester.

Your dedication, creativity, and commitment to academic excellence continue to make our department proud.

Congratulations on this well-earned achievement!

06/23/2026

Have you graduated from an architecture program this year? If so, we have the perfect opportunity for you to publish your capstone and thesis projects! 🌟

There are TWO WEEKS left to submit your innovative projects to be featured in the 2026 Study Architecture Student Showcase.

Interested in being featured? Reach out to your professor or advisor to submit a nomination at https://forms.gle/CcxUjxpah4EL6Krc7.

The submission deadline for this opportunity is July 6.

06/18/2026

06/18/2026

Thank you to everyone who joined us for Jane's Walk at Handley Hall!

Visitors explored student research, architectural models, design studios, fabrication spaces, and exhibits highlighting the history and future of downtown Augusta.

We are grateful to our students, faculty, alumni, and community members who helped make this event a success. Thank you for celebrating architecture, preservation, and community with us.

05/29/2026

05/14/2026

Advice from our fifth-year architecture students 👇

From studio culture and time management to trusting the design process, our graduating students share advice for incoming UMA Architecture students as they begin their journey in Handley Hall.

What’s one piece of advice you would give a new architecture student?