UNL - College of Architecture

Attn: First-Year Students

The College of Architecture will be hosting a session on the Role of Critique in Design as part of Big Red Welcome on Thursday, August 22nd from 3:00 – 4:00pm in Architecture Hall. College of Architecture students are invited to learn more about the important role of “Critique” in your first-year design courses! Come meet our College of Architecture faculty panelists (who will also be your instructors in your first year DSGN classes). The event will be moderated by our Student Success Team Members and our faculty looks forward to our students’ questions!

Special shout out to Lauren Circo who is interning with Flagship Restaurant Group in Omaha, Nebraska. Check out Lauren’s internship experience in her own words. Congratulations Lauren!

Do you have an internship experience to share? If so, fill out this form.
https://go.unl.edu/oikv

Assistant Professor Abigail Cochran recently had an article published in Travel Behaviour and Society, "Perceived discrimination, transit use, and walking behavior during the COVID-19 pandemic: Evidence from the Understanding America Study," co-authored with Jueyu Wang (Texas A&M Transportation Institute) and Evan Iacobucci (Missouri State University).

Their latest publication in Travel Behaviour and Society explores how perceived discrimination during the COVID-19 pandemic affected transit use and walking behavior across different racial groups. Despite reporting more frequent perceptions of discrimination, Black and Hispanic respondents continued using transit at higher rates, while White and Asian respondents walked more. Importantly, we find that individual-level discrimination had little impact on these behaviors—structural factors likely play a much larger role in explaining pronounced racial disparities in travel.

Read more: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2214367X24001340

Special shout out to Torey Swanson who is interning with Lee Douglas Interior in Omaha, Nebraska. Check out Torey’s internship experience in her own words. Great job Torey!

Do you have an internship experience to share? If so, fill out this form.
https://go.unl.edu/oikv

Please join us for the Welcome Back Social Aug. 26, at 12:00 pm! We will start the event with a welcome from the Dean followed by a social with free UNL ice cream and food from Mary Ellen's and Porkccentric until the food is gone. This is a great opportunity to network with fellow students and learn more about various student organizations you can get involved with.

Please note in case of inclement weather, the social will be moved indoors to the Gallery/Link.

Special shout out to Hayden Korn who is interning with Vahallan in Lincoln, Nebraska. Check out Hayden’s internship experience. Great job Hayden!

Do you have an internship experience to share? If so, fill out this form.
https://go.unl.edu/oikv

Please join us for the Welcome Back Social Aug. 26, at noon! We will start the event with a welcome from the Dean followed by a social with free UNL ice cream and food from Mary Ellen's and Porkccentric until the food is gone. This is a great opportunity to network with fellow students and learn more about various student organizations you can get involved with.

Please note in case of inclement weather, the social will be moved indoors to the Gallery/Link.

Recognized for her excellence in education, Assistant Professor Kendra Ordia earns this year’s 2024 ASID Educator of the Year Award!

This American Society of Interior Designers (ASID) award recognizes an outstanding design educator who has made an impact on the lives of students and works to advance interior design education through leadership, vision, and advocacy.

Please help us congratulate Kendra for this well-deserved award!!!

Making tracks and helping chart the trajectory for the profession and the next generation of designers, Assistant Professor Kendra Ordia will serve as the next American Society of Interior Designers (ASID) National Board Director!

The ASID Board of Directors is the governing body for the Society. The Board meets quarterly to provide strategic and financial oversight and direction to the CEO who manages the organization on behalf of the Board.

Know a future designer? If so, encourage them to attend our Open House. See details below:

Attn. Future College of Architecture Students,

Your adventure begins with a first step, register today for our Open House. At UNL’s College of Architecture, you’ll experience an education that encourages eager minds to dig deeper, assume nothing and challenge everything. Our Open House provides information about UNL’s accredited programs in architecture, landscape architecture and interior design.

Come experience life in Architecture Hall and be a part of our amazing community for a day! Tour our building, enjoy hands-on activities, learn about our programs and scholarship opportunities and visit with our engaging faculty and welcoming students!

Please register by October 25, 2025, to secure your seat. Registration will close prior to the deadline date if capacity is reached. If you cannot attend the Open House, please contact us for a campus visit!

Registration Link: https://go.unl.edu/openh

Special shout out to Elise Benson who is interning with DLR Group in Lincoln, Nebraska. Check out her internship experience in her own words. Great job Elise!

Do you have an internship experience to share? If so, fill out this form.
https://go.unl.edu/oikv

AIA Nebraska is offering AIAS and NOMAS students complimentary registrations, etc. for day 2. Register today!

Plus get a chance to tour one of UNL's student designbuild projects!

Registration: https://ow.ly/1MXy50SNH9s

The historic building, Lincoln’s first church structure built in 1873, is being transformed from a neglected space into an asset for a struggling neighborhood.

AIA NE Annual Conference + Tours on September 4- 5 in Lincoln.

Registration: https://ow.ly/1MXy50SNH9s

AIA Nebraska is offering AIAS and NOMA students complimentary registrations, etc. for day 2. Register today!

Those with an interest in office design, unique design features, and Lincoln’s architectural history will appreciate this tour.

AIA NE Annual Conference + Tours on September 4- 5 in Lincoln.

Registration: https://ow.ly/1MXy50SNH9s

One of our own officially qualified for the Paris Olympics! Congratulations Till Steinforth!

Special shout out to Interior Design alum and Master of Architecture student Josh Holstein who is interning with Altus Studios. Check out Josh’s internship experience in his own words. Great job Josh!

Do you have an internship experience to share? If so, fill out this form.
https://go.unl.edu/oikv

Special shout out to Caitlin Elser who is interning with HDR Inc. in Omaha, Nebraska. Check out her internship experience in her own words. Great job Caitlin!

Do you have an internship experience to share? If so, fill out this form.
https://go.unl.edu/oikv

Trekking the globe, Assistant Professor Sonya Turkman, College of Architecture student Josh Holstein and a team of UNL scholars engage in building Kenyan partnerships to conduct research focused on a myriad of issues facing forcibly displaced people. Read about their exciting collaborative work in this article.

From Nebraska to Kenya, project aims to fulfill a Grand Challenge | Nebraska Today A group of University of Nebraska–Lincoln researchers and students is in Nairobi, Kenya to learn about forced migration-affected persons, families, and communities as part of the Pamoja Project.

Instructor Zeb Lund led an introduction to architecture drawing class for the Future Huskers University Camp hosted by the UNL Alumni Association. Participants experienced a day in the life of today’s Huskers through engaging classes, tours and visits to the dining hall while creating unforgettable memories with their loved ones.

Lund’s class taught participants about architecture’s long history with drawing as well as an introduction to what architecture might be, how an architect thinks, practices and how drawings help new buildings come to life!
For more information, visit https://go.unl.edu/i9mg

Congratulations Landyn Bish!

Today we celebrate our newest intern Landyn Bish! Landyn is from Norfolk, Nebraska and graduated from UNL - College of Architecture with a BSDS in May of this year. She will be interning for an entire year and is eager to interact with partners and gain experience in the world of architecture. Landyn likes to travel and see how architecture can evoke emotion. Please help us welcome Landyn Bish to the studio!

Special shout out to Payton Betzold! She was hired by Eidos Architects. Stay tuned! Congratulations Payton!

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Special shout out to Kathy O'Gara! She was hired by DLR Group in Denver as one of their Architectural Designers. Stay tuned! Congratulations Kathy!

Congratulations to Professor Jeffrey L. Day, FACT Studio members, the Bemis Center for Contemporary Arts, the Omaha Mobile Stage and their many collaborators!

Special shout out to Xanthe Steffen! She was hired by Integrus Architecture as one of their Design Professionals. Stay tuned! Congratulations Xanthe!