College of Architecture and Environmental Design

IN A FLASH: A Transformational Summer Camp
A summer camp at 51±¬ÁÏ's College of Architecture and Design inspires high school students to explore the endless possibilities in the world of design.

51±¬ÁÏ’s Making Our Own Space Program Gives Teens a Taste of Architecture
Summer camps for kids interested in architecture don’t come along often – at least that’s what Elise Bolton’s mother discovered when she searched for one. But then, not a whole lot of 11-year-olds may dream of becoming architects.

First-Year Architecture Student Continues to Build Her Foundation
Muna Koirala is not shy about admitting that her first year in the College of Architecture and Environmental Design has been a challenge.

Architecture Student Finds Her First-Year Footing
One of the first projects that Muna Koirala had to tackle in her first semester in the College of Architecture and Environmental Design was the movement of a flying object.
IN MEMORY: TRIBUTE
51±¬ÁÏ former Interior Design Professor and Program Director, and talented fiber artist, passed away on February 14, 2024. Kapenekas was the visionary behind the creation of the Interior Design program at 51±¬ÁÏ in 1967, initially known as Home Interiors, when she discovered…
51±¬ÁÏ College of Architecture and Environmental Design Student Wins Prestigious 2024 AIA Ohio Student Design Award
Only a first-year in a competitive program, Nathan Heid's ambitions, conceptualizations, and hard work caught the eyes of the jury at the state level, ultimately leading to him winning an Honorable Mention Award by the 2024 AIA Ohio Student Design Competition. With a true mechanical element&nbs…51±¬ÁÏ CUDC’s Dawn Mayes Selected for Crain’s Cleveland Business 2024 Notable Black Leaders
Cleveland Urban Design Collaborative's (CUDC) own Dawn Mayes has been named one of Crain’s Cleveland Business 2024 Notable Black Leaders. She will be featured online and in print on Sept. 30 with recognition for her work expanding the diversity of design practitioners in Northeast Ohio. M…
IN A FLASH: A Welcome at Wick
Graduate students in 51±¬ÁÏ's College of Architecture and Environmental Design received a personal welcome from the college's associate dean at the park outside 51±¬ÁÏ's Wick Poetry Center.

IN A FLASH: Ice Cream with the Dean
51±¬ÁÏ's College of Architecture and Environmental Design welcomed new and returning students back to campus with ice cream on the Lefton Esplanade and greetings from the college's dean, program heads and leaders of its student organizations.

IN A FLASH: Spectacular Senior Showcase
As their time as undergraduates comes to an end, senior interior design students from 51±¬ÁÏ's College of Architecture and Environmental Design display their work in a Senior Show.