KENNESAW, Ga. | Jul 22, 2019

The 2019-2020 academic years starts out strong with the Department of Architecture being awarded a total of $7,000 during this first round of Undergraduate Research & Creative Activities (URCA) funding from the Office of Undergraduate Research.

Congratulations to 7 Architecture thesis students鈥擩ared, Devon, Ana, Breck, Caleb, Marysia and Chase鈥攆or receiving URCA awards for the maximum amount of $1,000 each to present their research at professional conferences this fall: ACSA: Less Talk | More Action: Conscious Shifts in Architectural Education Conference at Stanford University, California and Southeast Chapter of the Society of Architectural Historians (SESAH) Conference at Clemson University, South Carolina.

• Jared Triemer: Faith in Humanity: an exploration of spiritually inclusive architecture (advisor: Tim Frank)
• Devon Sams: Golden Scrutiny: from Analog-to-Digital (advisor: Peter Pittman)
• Ana Giron: Imaginative Engagement: Consolidating Play and Learning through the Spatial Design of Classrooms (advisor: Arash Soleimani)
• Breck Small: Primary Focus: A New Precedent for Ugandan Education (advisor: Giovanni Loreto)
• Caleb Lawrence: Atlanta, The Forest City? (advisor: Ed Akins)
• Marysia LaRosa: Urban Revitalization of the Rust Belt City (advisor: Ed Akins)
• Chase Sisk: How the Automobile Changes Monroe (advisor: Marietta Monaghan)
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