Carnegie Mellon Architecture is accepting applications for the Fall 2026 Awards. Applications are due on Saturday, October 31, 2026, at 11:59pm ET. Up to more than $93,000 in funding is available to support projects, internships, research and travel for undergraduate, master's and Ph.D. students, and faculty.
Carnegie Mellon Architecture announces faculty appointments and promotions and welcomes our 2026-28 Joseph F. Thomas Visiting Professor.
In this edition of the newsletter, we congratulate and bid farewell to our 2026 CM-A undergraduate, master's and Ph.D. graduates. We interview our 2026 Architecture Diploma Ceremonies alumni speaker Rachel Zsembery (B.Arch '00) and share memories from the diploma ceremony celebrations. We also share a video of this year's final reviews and thesis show.
Carnegie Mellon Architecture is proud to announce the recipients of our 2026 Carnegie Mellon Architecture Graduation Awards, which were announced during the 2026 Diploma Ceremonies on Friday, May 8, 2026. These annual awards recognize the outstanding achievements of our graduating bachelor’s, master’s and Ph.D. students.
The College of Fine Arts at Carnegie Mellon University on April 24 received a National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) Research Lab Grant, which is a highly visible national recognition of institutional leadership in arts research.
Each year, Carnegie Mellon Architecture’s graduating students elect a member of both the undergraduate and graduate graduating classes to speak during the diploma ceremony. We’re proud to announce this year’s undergraduate and graduate student speakers: Aayush Saxena, B.Arch ’26 and Suzy (Zekun) Li, PhD-BPD ’25.
In this edition of the newsletter, we take a deep dive into the Remaking Cities Institute, one of the major research platforms within CM–A. We also share photos from this year's Spring Carnival pavilion and an announcement about the spring award winners.
Each year at our diploma ceremony, Carnegie Mellon Architecture has the privilege of bringing a member of our alumni community back to campus to reflect on their education and share the wisdom they’ve gained in their career with our graduating students. We’re proud to announce this year’s alumni speaker: Rachel Zsembery (B.Arch '00), President and CEO of Bergmeyer.
Carnegie Mellon Architecture is proud to announce the student recipients of our Spring 2026 Architecture Awards. This spring's awards provide $30,000 of funding to support our undergraduate, master's and Ph.D. students. Awards recognize professional promise, public interest design and sustainable design. We extend our thanks to the juries and staff for supporting the awards program.
Carnegie Mellon Architecture is pleased to announce that applications are now open for the 2027 Delbert Highlands Travel Fellowship. Formerly offered on a biennial basis, the fellowship is now offered every year. We are excited to bring the fellowship into an annual offering along with our other awards and the opportunity this will offer to support more alumni research in the coming years. Applications are due Friday, October 30, 2026, at 11:59pm ET.
