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09/14/2026

In the first two weeks of the semester, third-year architecture students participated in a “Mapping Rome” workshop led by University of Oregon Architecture Professor James Tice. Students worked in groups across Piazza del Popolo, Piazza Navona, Piazza di Spagna, Piazza del Campidoglio, and Piazza Farnese, exploring the architectural and urban elements that make each space unique.

Through Nolli diagrams, vista sketches, and watercolours, students were encouraged to slow down and truly observe the piazza, not simply photograph what they saw, but draw it. The workshop highlighted the importance of drawing as a way to strengthen the connection between the eye, hand, and mind, while examining details such as elevation, typography, street furniture, natural elements, and other features that give Rome its geography and sense of place.

The students analyzed and compiled their observations into diagrams and presented their findings to a panel of guest critics across different American institutes around Rome. This workshop is also part of the undergraduates’ first studio design project, aiming to bring lessons from Rome’s urban fabric into their own architectural work.

We are incredibly appreciative and honored to have Professor Tice with us to share his knowledge, insight, and passion for understanding the city through mapping and drawing!

09/11/2026

09/10/2026

Over the summer, our incoming fifth-years pursued some incredible internships and research opportunities. They turned their passion for architecture into hands-on learning that deepened their architectural education. Check out some of their amazing experiences! ➡️

Kate Greve, B.Arch ‘27: This summer, I worked as an archaeological intern in Sicily on the Acropolis of Selinunte. I collaborated with a multidisciplinary team of archaeologists, historians, conservators, and other specialists to support the excavation and documentation process. My responsibilities included taking measurements and creating technical drawings on site, helping to accurately document architectural features and excavation findings.

Bayden Eddy, B.Arch ‘27: This summer, I explored furniture design and production with Billy Cotton in New York City. Being part of the furniture concentration at Notre Dame allowed me to pursue this unique opportunity. Not only did I work on furniture design, but I also explored how furniture placement in floor plans can affect the consumer experience through the commercial projects I worked on. I also got to experience New York City, which was new to me, and learned so much about architecture and art throughout my time living there this summer.

Gabriella Doe, B.Arch ‘27: This past summer, I interned with Mackey Mitchell Architects in Dallas. I visited construction sites at UTD and Baylor, and during Intern Week, I visited the St. Louis office, met the President to discuss firm operations, and visited the Kirkwood Train Station restoration site. I contributed mainly to schematic design for a Prairie View A&M residential building and design development for a University of Oklahoma project. I gained experience with Revit and Bluebeam, participated in meetings, attended Lunch N’ Learns, and discussed marketing with the team. Overall, I enjoyed working with both offices and am grateful for the experience.

Zaliyah Prendergast-Goldsberry, B.Arch ‘27: This summer, I interned with the Cat Architecture & Urban Design Lab in Seoul, South Korea, through the Yonsei International Summer School Internship Program. During my 7.5 weeks there, I contributed to the digital

08/11/2026

Rising fourth-year Madison Chambers spent her summer immersed in two of the School of Architecture’s ongoing research initiatives in Rome, funded by an NDRome summer 2026 Global Professional Experience (GPE) internship.

The first half of her internship centered on the Ermoupolis Project, studying Neoclassical architecture on the Greek island of Syros with a focus on the Town Hall. Madison contributed a drawing to a forthcoming book on the project, publishing alongside an exhibition that opened in Syros on August 1, and helped prepare the exhibition itself.

Her second phase turned to the Mausoleum of Hadrian, known today as Castel Sant’Angelo, part of a multiyear undergraduate research effort building toward a major publication on the monument’s original architecture. Madison produced on-site documentation and drawings and joined archaeological site visits across Italy.

“Working on the Ermoupolis Project in Greece as well as research and documentation at Castel Sant’Angelo with numerous visits to historic sites across Italy, I was able to experience Rome in a new way,” Madison said. “Thank you to Professor [Vitti] and the School of Architecture for this wonderful summer experience.”

Explore more of Madison’s work with Paolo via the first link in our linktree.

06/19/2026

The sisters in Rome can’t wait for the arkies arriving this fall. They’re ready to show you the wonders of Ostia Antica. Andiamo!

06/16/2026

Joyce Owens B.Arch ‘84 has been elected American Institute of Architects (AIA) National President-Elect 2027, becoming only the second Notre Dame graduate to lead the AIA, following Bill Bates B.Arch ’75 in 2019 (pictured together above).

Owens is the founding principal of Architecture Joyce Owens | Studio AJO, a Florida-based architecture and interiors firm she established in 2007. She is internationally recognized for award-winning, climate-sensitive work, particularly resilient coastal and island homes, resorts, and commercial projects. Before founding her U.S. practice, she was co-founding partner of Azman Owens Architects in London, where her clients included Boris Johnson, Alexander McQueen, and the Victoria and Albert Museum. Her ascent to one of the profession’s highest national offices reflects the enduring impact of a School of Architecture education that prepares graduates to shape the built environment and lead the discipline for decades to come.

06/11/2026

Léon Krier identified the force consuming modern civilization as “the extreme development of the productive forces, their autonomy from all human necessity” — a many-headed creature devouring the curtain wall and the megalopolis, the city-territory and the highway, in one continuous and insatiable cycle. In 1984 he drew it: the Modern Hydra.

For thousands of years, architecture’s millennial mission was to deliver humanity from the distressing conditions of nature. Under industrial necessity, Krier argues, a legion of architects condemned to build without end, like Sisyphus pushing his boulder, has instead transformed the planet into a permanent construction site. “After having been the art that is most imbued with hope, architecture is felt today in the collective soul as a threat.”

Are we building a home for humanity, or feeding the Hydra?

Read “What Conclusions Should We Draw from the Death of the Arts and Architecture?” pp. 54–67 in ANTA 8: Hommage À Léon Krier. Available now, link in bio.

06/04/2026

This year’s final review project for third-year students on the Rome campus involved designing a villa in Mandela, a town not far from Tivoli, in the Lazio region. Students either designed a spa and event hall or proposed an alternative use for the site. They drew inspiration from the places they visited in Italy during the 2025–2026 academic year including villas in Rome and its environs like Villa Aldobrandini, Villa Falconieri, and Villa Medici.

The final reviews were followed by an end-of-year exhibition, during which the students’ achievements were celebrated and the Nellie Wynn Kervick Award was presented to the student who most distinguished themselves in the art of freehand drawing. This year, the award was presented to Nolan Waters. Congratulations, Nolan! The exhibition was also an opportunity to bid farewell to the students who spent a semester (March/MADU students) or an academic year (third-year undergraduates) in Rome before returning to South Bend, where they will continue their studies.

05/26/2026

The city of Würzburg, in the southern part of Germany, is well known for its baroque character, still visible in its urban fabric. Among its most excellent landmarks is the world-famous Residenz, designed by Balthasar Neumann, whose grand staircase is adorned by a sweeping fresco by Giovanni Battista Tiepolo and his sons.

An area of about 4 hectares in the northern part of the town remains underdeveloped. The site neighbors the imposing church of Johannes in Haug, completed in 1691 by the Italian architect Antonio Pertini, with two towers rising 75 meters. Its several buildings vary in use, some standing vacant, with little cohesion between them. For this reason, the city of Würzburg plans to launch a design competition in late 2026 to realize the full potential of this valuable piece of land.

During the fall semester the Rome graduate studio collaborated to design a robust urban fabric closely reflecting the character of its surrounding context: building heights, visual axes, materials, a contemporary traffic concept, and the broader urban environment. During the second semester each student selected one building to develop at the scales of 1:100 and 1:500, producing floor plans, sections, facades, and details attentive to local architectural character.

05/16/2026

Soaring to new heights in this next chapter…

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