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I'm so happy to be part of this collaboration! Can't wait to see the prints, get them installed, and attend the performances. Never thought I'd be working with dancers and musicians - hoping for more of this in the future.

If you're in the Charlotte area please come to one or both of the performances this Sunday and Monday!

This semester, Fall 2022, City.Building.Lab Director Nadia Anderson is leading a topical studio in the Master of Architecture program that is partnering with Hope Vibes to develop a prototype homeless village. Here are some highlights from recent activities from the Hope Vibes Instagram page:
https://www.instagram.com/p/CkJ-WKEpstD/

Quick little update and encouragement about the HopeStead project. We have been actively working and building the HopeSteads program and working with UNCC architect design students to development possible designs for these units. This is apart of their class work, developing unique homes with individuals that have experienced homelessness in mind. I’m blown away that we are even able to be apart of this or even have sparked this work! I’m looking forward to seeing the HopeSteads become a reality. Learn more about what we do and how we do it at HopeVibes.org #endhomelessness #homes #house #dignity @unccharlotte #architect #design #GiveHopeDaily

On April 29 the City.Building.Lab is co-hosting the Comprehending Charlotte symposium with UNC Charlotte's Interdisciplinary Studies and Capitalism Studies programs and the Urban Institute. If you are interested in how capitalist decision-making has shaped cities and what we can do moving forward, this is for you!
Register here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/comprehending-charlotte-tickets-319756990767

CBL Director Nadia M. Anderson is on a panel today called "Combating Gentrification in Charlotte" as part of the annual Africana Studies Symposium. Details on the poster below!

We are so excited! Sekou Cooke is joining the UNC Charlotte School of Architecture faculty as the new Director of the Master of Urban Design program. The CBL is looking forward to many future collaborations!

School of Architecture Names New Master of Urban Design Director Tuesday, March 23, 2021Sekou Cooke’s research centers on the emergent field of Hip-Hop Architecture.The School of Architecture has announced that architect, researcher, educator, and curator Sekou Cooke will become the new director of the Master of Urban Design (MUD) program. Cooke will join the a...

The City Building Lab is happy to announce that Director Nadia M. Anderson is the principle investigator for a National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) funded project through its Grants for Arts Projects program. Links to the NEA announcement and UNC Charlotte announcement including info about the project:
https://www.arts.gov/about/news/2021/national-endowment-arts-supports-arts-over-275-million-awards-first-round-fy2021-funding
https://coaa.uncc.edu/news/2021-02-04/city-building-lab-director-receives-nea-grant-community-design-workshops

National Endowment for the Arts Supports the Arts with over $27.5 Million in Awards in First Round of FY2021 Funding The National Endowment for the Arts is pleased to announce the first round of recommended awards for fiscal year 2021 totaling $27,562,040. Supported projects span 14 artistic disciplines in communities throughout the United States. Also included in this announcement are the recipients of NEA Litera...

This challenge, sponsored by the Knight Foundation, is a fantastic opportunity to deepen knowledge about racial equity and raise consciousness. The CBL encourages you to participate!

Home The Racial Equity 21-Day Challenge is a powerful opportunity to develop a deeper understanding of how inequity and racism affect our lives and our community. Sign up today!

Congratulations to City Building Lab Graduate Research Assistant Stephen Grotz! Stephen's project Desert to Oasis received a Merit Award from AIA Charlotte in their inaugural year for student design awards. Stephen's project was developed as part of the spring 2020 topical studio on modular affordable housing and neighborhood design led by CBL Director Nadia M. Anderson.

The UNC Charlotte City Building Lab is mourning the loss of Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg. She upheld equity and justice for all and the law as a protective, not punishing force. Her voice supported our work and we are saddened by her passing.

Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Champion Of Gender Equality, Dies At 87 Ginsburg, the second woman to serve on the Supreme Court, died from complications from cancer. Her death will set in motion what promises to be a tumultuous political battle over who will succeed her.

CBL Director Nadia M. Anderson and AIAS Vice-President Adam Fogel are hosting an online Zoom discussion tomorrow, May 28, at 5:00 PM about equity and architecture studio pedagogy in light of the rapid shift to virtual teaching/learning due to COVID-19:

Pivot to Online Learning | Discussion Sessions + Videos - Association of Collegiate Schools of Architecture With universities making fast decisions to move courses online, thousands of faculty are asking, what do we do now? ACSA is continuing to hold a series of open, web-based meetings to discuss next steps and share resources. See below for videos and transcripts from past discussions.

Congratulations to architecture graduate students Stephen Grotz and Fernando Claudio Rodriguez, who have been accepted into the Center of Leadership Development in Built Environment Sustainability, an international research and professional training program! 👏👏
Learn more about the program and their projects here: https://coaa.uncc.edu/news/2020-05-05/soa-students-accepted-international-research-program