Department of Architecture

May 28, 2021

Howard University Architecture Chair Hazel Ruth Edwards, Ph.D., FAICP, Appointed to the U.S. Commission of Fine Arts

Howard University Department of Architecture Chair Hazel Ruth Edwards, Ph.D., FAICP will be appointed to the U.S. Commission of Fine Arts by President Joseph Biden. The U.S. Commission of Fine Arts (CFA) was established by Congress in 1910 as a permanent body to advise the federal government on matters pertaining to the arts and national symbols, and to guide the architectural development of Washington, D.C. The seven-member body is appointed by the President to serve four-year terms; new appointees are not subject to Senate review.

Category: Alumni, Architecture, College of Engineering and Architecture

May 18, 2021

Assistant Professor Farhana Ferdous Co-Editor of All-Inclusive Engagement in Architecture: Towards the Future of Social Change

Architecture Assistant Professor Farhana Ferdous, Ph.D.  co-edited a recent Routledge publication, All-Inclusive Engagement in Architecture: Towards the Future of Social Change. The publication is a compilation of the works and scholarly ideas of fifty-eight thought leaders from the United States, Mexico, Canada, Africa, Asia, and Europe. Architecture is shown through these works and ideas to be a platform for social change that navigates through a range of the global politics of issues such as poverty, charity, health, technology, and neoliberal urbanism. The exclusionary basis of the discipline is also brought to light in the book’s comprehensive overview and in-depth analysis of all-inclusive engagement in public interest design.

Category: Architecture, College of Engineering and Architecture

March 26, 2021

Honoring our Alumnae and Leaders Hazel R. Edwards and Kimberly L. Jones this Women’s History Month

​​​​​​​This Women’s History Month we honor and share the stories of two alumnae who are dedicated College of Engineering and Architecture leaders, Hazel R. Edwards, Ph.D. and Kimberly L. Jones, Ph.D. Department of Architecture Chair Hazel R. Edwards, Ph.D., FAICP (B. Arch. ‘86) made history when she became the first female architecture department chair at Howard University (HU) in 2016. Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering Chair Kimberly L. Jones, Ph.D. (BSCE ‘90) is in our spotlight as an alumna who serves and leads her alma mater in various leadership roles. Dr. Jones also serves as Associate Dean for Research and Graduate Education for the College of Engineering and Architecture.

Category: Alumni, Architecture, Civil and Environmental Engineering, College of Engineering and Architecture