SCHEDULE
A Final Schedule has been published as of February 18, 2026. Details subject to change.
Unless otherwise noted, all conference programming will take place on the UNM Campus in George Pearl Hall, School of Architecture and Planning
8:00 - 5:00 | Registration | George Pearl Hall Lobby (2401 Central Ave NE, Albuquerque, NM)
9:00 - 10:30 | Opening Session | George Pearl Hall Auditorium
Conference welcome and workshop take-aways
Opening Lecture: Campus Design that Promotes Learning Environments: Three New Buildings for the University of New Mexico
with Robert Gonzalez, Dean of the School of Architecture + Planning
10:45 - 12:15 | SESSION 1
1A: REFRAMING FOUNDATIONS
Location: GPH P135A / Moderator: David Turturo
Intro/Arch/Core - Adjusting Perspectives to Expand Creativity in Beginning Design Education — Rachel Lavine Lee (University of Colorado, Boulder)
Conceptual Urban Imaginaries: A First Semester Architecture Studio — Julia Jamrozik (Toronto Metropolitan University)
The Material Study Library: Developing Shared Inquiry in a First-Year Design Curriculum — Sarah M. Young (University of Louisiana at Lafayette)
Our Work, Their Future: Mainstreaming Performance Analysis in the Beginning Design Studio — Thomas Provost (University of Detroit Mercy), James Leach (University of Detroit Mercy)
1B: HYBRID WORKFLOWS
Location: GPH P133 / Moderator: Marcia Lopes de Mello
Everyone’s a Critic: Augmented Studio Methods in the Context of Ubiquitous AI — Nathaniel J. Elberfeld (University of North Carolina at Charlotte) , Andrew Kudless (University of Houston)
Misuse the Tool: Adapting a Pedagogy in Translation — Kory A. Beighle, PhD (Kansas State University)
Prompt to Prototype: AI Form-Finding and Integrative Multi-Modal Fabrication Workflows — Lee-Su Huang (Lawrence Technological University)
Uncertain Matters: Rapid Prototyping Through Emerging Technologies in Material Education — Clark Malchow (Louisiana Tech University)
1C: DESIGNING SYSTEMS
Location: GPH P104 / Moderator: Alexander Maymind
The Ideological Cube: A Disciplinary Apparatus in Beginning Design — Matthew J. Shea (University of Colorado Denver), Weiling He (Texas A&M University)
Terra Mutare: Observing, Understanding and Representing Change in Foundational Design — Andrea Galinski (University of Florida)
Projective Objects: Form Follows Components — Blake Mitchell (Oklahoma State University)
MycoKnit Design Research Studio: Integrating Research on Knitted Textiles and Fungal Biomaterials into Architectural Education— Ali Ghazvinian (Texas Tech University), Farzaneh Oghazian (Louisiana State University), Felecia Ann Davis (The Pennsylvania State University), Benay Gürsoy (The Pennsylvania State University)
Designing the Design Process: Shape Grammars in the Architectural Design Studio, Again — Heather Ligler (Florida Atlantic University)
Terra Mutare: Observing, Understanding and Representing Change in Foundational Design — Andrea Galinski (University of Florida)-
1D: STUDIO CULTURE(S)
Location: GPH P105 / Moderator: Mark Rukamathu
Equipping Equity: Material Access, Mentorship, and Coordinated Pedagogy in the First-Year Studio — Isaac A. Mangual Martínez (Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University), Danielle Dottin (Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University), Kamryn Brown (Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University), Lauren N. Rodgers (Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University)
Projective Pedagogies: Calibrating Studio Structure through Iterative Feedback Loops — Suncica Milosevic, PhD (University of Kansas)
Where Design Meets Direction: Career Exploration in the Foundation Year — Marianne B. Holbert (University of Colorado, Boulder)
Epistemic Resistances: Making as Inquiry in Postwar Studio Pedagogy in Saudi Arabia — Ghassan M. Alserayhi (Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University and King Khalid University).
Studio Pedagogy and the Projection of Futures: A Framework for Speculative Practice — Ting Chin (New York City College of Technology), Claudia E. Hernandez Feiks ( New York City College of Technology)
1E: PROJECT SESSION
Location: GPH 101 / Moderators: Jieun Yang and Louise Bordelon
Fictional Characters in Real Places: A Studio Exploration of Story, Identity, and Imagination — Roland Sharpe Flores (California State University, Chico)
From Fiction to Form: Calvino in Beginning Design — Sergi Serrat (Tulane University), Hannah Berryhill (Tulane University)
Fighting the Exclusivity of Jargon: Diagram as the Tool of Communication — Lyndsey Weisman (University of Florida), Michael Dieffenthaller (University of Florida)
Replicant Architecture — J. Collin Garnett (Auburn University).
Constructing Distinction — Collin Caywood (Virginia Tech), Andrew Shaver (Virginia Tech)
Architecture As Mediation — Brian Price (California College of the Arts)
Near and Far: Strategic Seeing and Tactical Knowing in the Beginning Design Studio — Breanna McGrath (University of Florida), John Maze (University of Florida)
Screening Architecture: Transforming Pedagogy through Moving Images and AI-Augmented Learning — Xinyu Chen (California Polytechnic State University, University College London)
Material Appropriation: Reinterpreting Architectural Precedents through Regional Material Literacy — Jongwan Kwon (Carnegie Mellon University)
Transmigratory Architecture: Rethinking Housing in Riyadh — Margaret McManus (Colorado State University)
UN.Beauty as Framework of Resilience Disobedience - Carla Brisotto (University of Florida)
Teaching Pedagogy for Freehand Analytical Drawing Based on the Polanyian Philosophy of Embodied Learning — Ryadi Adityavarman (Colorado State University)
12:30 - 1:45 | Lunch Break | George Pearl Hall / 1st Floor Crit Bridge and Gallery
1:45 - 3:15 | SESSION 2
2A: MEDIA AND MEANING
Location: GPH P135A / Moderator: Lee-Su Huang
Avoiding the Digital Cliff: Methods for Integrating Mixed-Media in Foundational Design — Ken Filler (University of Maryland).
Curious Constructs: From Curation to Worlding Through Representation — Masataka Yoshikawa (Lawrence Technological University)
Projective Environments: ePortfolios as Diagnostic and Projective Tools in Beginning Design Education — Marcia Lopes de Mello (Miami University)
Crafting Agency: Hybrid Pedagogies for Beginning Design in the Age of Automation and GenAI — Pedro Veloso (University of Arkansas, Fayetteville), Alyssa Kuhns (University of Arkansas, Fayetteville), Kate McLean (University of Arkansas, Fayetteville)
Red + Green = Yellow: Color Mixing and Intuition — Edward R. Charbonneau (Minneapolis College of Art and Design)
2B: READING OTHERWISE
Location: GPH P133 / Moderator: Burak Erdim
Expanding the Canon: Precedents in Post-Colonial Structural Design — Mohamed Ismail (University of Virginia)
Skim, Scroll, Swipe - Close Reading and Distracted Attention… — Alex Maymind, Ph.D. (University of Minnesota)
From Collage to Algorithms: Projective Environments in History and Theory Pedagogy — Diana Cristoba Olavel (Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo)
A Dollar General for Your Dreams: The Possibilities of Extra-Ordinary Architecture — Sarah Aziz (University of New Mexico)
2C: FROM SURFACE TO SYSTEM
Location: GPH P104 / Moderator: Michael Swisher
Agency Through Surface: Repositioning Image Literacy in Architectural Technology Education — Leanna Mei Humphrey (Hampton University), Sujin Kim (Hampton University)
The Analytique: Synthetic Observation and the Representation of Complexity — Jeremy Leonard (North Carolina State University)
Making a New Verblist: Building Collective Knowledge Through Dynamic Analog–Digital Workflows in Beginning Design Studio — Shirley Dongwei Chen (University of Colorado, Denver),Kurt Streich (University of Colorado, Denver), Nikolas Mäkelä (University of Colorado, Denver), Seth Donnell (University of Colorado, Denver), Michelle Frankel (University of Colorado, Denver)
Surface to Volume: A Form-Making Strategy — M. Saleh Uddin (Kennesaw State University)
2D: PEDAGOGIES OF CARE
Location: GPH P105 / Moderator: Thomas Sofranko
Welcome Aboard! Introductory Activities for Long-term Success — Adrienne Wright (University of Central Oklahoma ), Amy Jacobson-Peters (University of Central Oklahoma)
Balancing the Playing Field: The Impact of Open Enrollment on Architecture Education at HBCUs — Daya Irene Taylor (Hampton University)
Making with Care in Design Studios — Arief Setiawan (Kennesaw State University), Christopher Welty (Kennesaw State University)
Reclaiming Early Design Pedagogy: Can We Still Teach What Machines Cannot Do? — Hala Barakat (Washington State University)
Reframing the Body in Space: Architecture, Embodiment, and the Unmaking of Norms - Kelly Olinger (Montana State University), Zuzanna Karczewska (Montana State University)
2E: PROJECT SESSION
Location: GPH 101 / Moderator: Ali Ghazvinian and Sarah Young
Beyond Material Neutrality: A Pedagogical Framework for Biodesign as Resistance — Maxwell Fertik (Indiana University - Bloomington)
AI Material Craft: Translating Generative AI images into Material Fabrication Instructions — Virginia Ellyn Melnyk (Iowa State University)
Lines in the Sand: Material Agency and Computational Thinking through Robotic Casting — Zach Seibold (Norwich University)
Projecting Material Thinking: From 2D Printmaking to 3D Form Exploration — Yaoyi Zhou, PhD (University of Wisconsin-Madison)
Turf Herd: A Case Study in Small-Scale Design-Build — Jason Scroggin (University of Kentucky)
Waste Audits: A Catalyst for Positive Change — Amanda Gale (University of North Carolina at Greensboro), Helen Turner ( University of Kentucky)
Tools, Technique, Memory, and Taste: A Culinary Approach to Studio — Adam Molinski (Auburn University)
Reflective Surfaces: Pedagogies of Water, Geometry, and Generative Play — Kentaro Tsubaki (Tulane University)
Beginning with AI: Frontloading Computational Thinking and Making in Second Year Design Education — Sabri Gokmen (University of North Carolina at Charlotte), Alexis Andrikanich (University of North Carolina at Charlotte), Jeff Balmer (University of North Carolina at Charlotte), Jefferson Ellinger (University of North Carolina at Charlotte)
3:30 - 5:00 | SESSION 3
3A FROM HOUSE TO CITY
Location: GPH P135A / Moderator: Kentaro Tsubaki
Literal, Abstract, Ephemeral: A Layered Pedagogy for Projective Neighborhoods — Jieun Yang (CUNY New York City College of Technology)
Speculative Domesticities: Reimagining the Starter Home in Beginning Design Studio — Shirley Dongwei Chen (University of Colorado Denver)
The City as Classroom: Pedagogical Approaches to Socio-Spatial Research — Samar Halloum (American University of Sharjah)
Maki’s Methods: How Collective Form Can Be Used as a Pedagogical Tool for Critiquing American Expansion — Dr. Jared Macken (Oklahoma State University)
Flipping the Modern: Interrogating the Form and Narratives of the Mid-century House — Burak Erdim (North Carolina State University), Jeremy Leonard (North Carolina State University), Donghwan Moon (North Carolina State University)
3B: MEDIATING THE CITY
Location: GPH P133 / Moderator: Catherine Harris
Façade City: Everyday Collaboration as Urbanism Pedagogy — David Turturo (Texas Tech University)
Projective Environments: Cinematographic Urban Mapping as an Experiential Inquiry and Design Tool in Architectural Education — Charlott Greub (North Dakota State University).
Projective Pedagogies: Mediating Environment, Society, and Technology — Ryan Abendroth (Washington University in St. Louis), Chandler Ahrens (Washington University in St. Louis), Sharvari Mhatre (Washington University in St. Louis), Kelley Van Dyck Murphy (Washington University in St. Louis), Zahra Safaverdi (Washington University in St. Louis), Aaron Schump (Washington University in St. Louis), Constance Vale (Washington University in St. Louis).
Dreamed Water Towers: Speculative Pedagogies for New Environments — María Peñalver Izaguirre (Universidad Politecnica de Madrid / Texas A&M University), David Jimenez Iniesta (Universidad Politecnica de Madrid / Texas A&M University)
3C: PROJECT SESSION
Location: GPH P104 / Moderators: Clark Malchow and Jeremy Merrill
Conceptual Linkage of Connection, Difference, and Reciprocity in Foundational Design — Shauni Priyam Sikder (Washington State University)
Domestic Rituals: Worldmaking and Critical Thinking in the Design Studio — René King (Columbia College Chicago)
Microhousing as a Framework for the Pedagogy of Space — R. Todd Gabbard (Kansas State University)
Designing Forward: The Bridge Experience as a Projective Environment for the Beginning Design Student — Raquel Rabago (Virginia Tech)
Interrogation Techniques: Getting the Suspect to Sing — Tom Sofranko (Louisiana State University at Baton Rouge)
Archival, Relational, and Pluralistic Visual Pedagogies in Beginning Design Studios — Laura Foxman (Wayne State University)
Learning from the Margins: Peripheral Environments as Pedagogical Models — Bradley Walters (University of Florida), Chang He (University of Florida)
Reliable Narrators: Diagramming the Gaps in Design Communication — Dayton W. Clark (The University of Oklahoma), Donovan Linsey (The University of Oklahoma)
Simultaneous Observation: Designing With All the Senses — Wekeana Lassiter (University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign)
3D: PROJECT SESSION
Location: GPH 101 / Moderators: Jonathan Stitelman and Adam Molinski
Beyond Representation: A Pedagogical Framework for Digital Tectonics — Pelin Alkan Gokmen (University of North Carolina at Charlotte)
Generative Practice: Thinking through Iterative Physical Modeling — Trace Gainey (Kennesaw State University), Sang Pil Lee (Kennesaw State University)
Twisted Arch: AI-Assisted Analytics for Ultra-Lightweight, Carbon Reducing Concrete Structures — Christopher Romano (SUNY University at Buffalo), Randy Fernando (SUNY University at Buffalo), Michael Hoover (SUNY University at Buffalo)
The Wrong Tool for the Right Job: Exploring the Value of Critical Thinking and Iterative Workflows in Design Studios — Tharique De Silva (University of Idaho)
Parallel Foundation: Developing Multilayer Workflows in Beginning Interaction Design Pedagogy — Haeyoung Kim (Carnegie Mellon University).
Learning from Little Caesars — Michael Abrahamson (University of Utah)
Proto Architectures — S. Omar Ali (Syracuse University)
Object Interpretation: Speaking through Discursive Images — Tiffany Y. Lin (Tulane University)
Column / Tower — Leen Katrib (University of Kentucky)
Hot Garbage: Furniture and Material Prototypes from Recycled Plastic Waste — JT Bachman (University of Virginia)
Strange Hybrids: Representational Techniques for Spatial Abstraction — Cait McCarthy (Auburn University)
Unconventional Matter: Introducing Emerging Material Ecologies in Early Design Pedagogy — Micah Regier (Texas Tech University), Skylar Perez (Texas Tech University), Ali Ghazvinian (Texas Tech University)
5:00 - 6:00 | Keynote Reception | George Pearl Hall Crit Bridge and Gallery
6:00 - 7:00 | Keynote Panel | George Pearl Hall Auditorium
DINNER ON YOUR OWN
Thursday, February 26
Location: George Pearl Hall
2401 Central Ave NE, Albuquerque, NM
12:00 - 5:00 | Registration
Afternoon | Early Academics’ Retreat or
Earth Building and Restoration Workshop
6:00 - 8:00 | Opening Reception
Friday, February 27
Location: George Pearl Hall
2401 Central Ave NE, Albuquerque, NM
8:00 - 5:00 | Registration
Daytime | Paper and Project Sessions
5:00 - 7:00 | Reception + Keynote Panel
Designing with Community: Reflections on Pedagogy, Practice, and Partnership
Saturday, February 28
Location: George Pearl Hall
2401 Central Ave NE, Albuquerque, NM
8:00 - 5:00 | Registration
Daytime | Paper and Project Sessions
6:00 - 10:00 | Evening | Closing Dinner
Sunday, March 1
Excursions
Details to come!
George Pearl Hall
2401 Central Avenue NE, Albuquerque, NM 87106
For Friday and Saturday events