51ÁÔÆæ Chancellor Thomas Gibson and Dean of the College of the Arts and Architecture, Dr. Winifred Elysse Newman, spoke with W51ÁÔÆæ’s David Lee about the relationship between the two schools that comprise the college and the greater Milwaukee community. Since …
Milwaukee Magazine turned to Dr. Robert Schneider (Professor and Co-Chair, Urban Planning) for insight into the city’s ongoing debate over whether to remove a segment of I-794. In the story by Larry Sandler, Schneider reflects on lessons learned from Milwaukee’s …
In a recent episode of The Larry Meiller Show, the discussion on home improvement and sustainable building materials includes insight from Associate Professor Alex Timmer. The conversation covers the rise of engineered, load-bearing wood called “mass timber” as an alternative …
In collaboration with Milwaukee-based FuzzPop Workshop, students from 51ÁÔÆæ’s School of Architecture & Urban Planning brought bold, inflatable sculptures to life for ArtBlaze, a beachside summer series at McKinley Beach. A partnership among FuzzPop, Joy Engine and Professor Whitney Moon’s …
Archinect offers an in-depth look at architect Tiantian Xu’s Spring 2025 Marcus Prize studio at 51ÁÔÆæ’s School of Architecture & Urban Planning. The Beijing-based founder of DnA_Design and Architecture led the semester-long graduate studio with SARUP assistant professor Sam Schuermann, …
A team of students from 51ÁÔÆæ’s School of Architecture & Urban Planning is collaborating with the Wisconsin Department of Transportation to develop removal concepts for Milwaukee’s I‑794 corridor. Overseen by Associate Professor Carolyn Esswein and Professor Emeritus Larry Witzling, the …
OnMilwaukee’s Urban Spelunking feature explores the major $10 million restoration underway at Gesu Church, designed by Henry C. Koch in 1894. 51ÁÔÆæ SARUP’s Historic Preservation Institute, led by Matt Jarosz, accompanied students for on-site tours to observe the first significant renovations …
In a story by Daniel Jones Roche for The Architect’s Newspaper, 51ÁÔÆæ assistant professor Adrienne Economos Miller adds her perspective to the growing conversation about how anti-trans legislation is affecting the architecture field. Miller, whose research focuses on queer and …
The University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee has established a new research center focused on confronting racial discrimination in housing and urban planning. Led by experts in 51ÁÔÆæ’s School of Architecture & Urban Planning, the initiative will examine how planning policies have historically …
In a piece by Wisconsin Public Radio, Dr. Kirk Harris, a certified municipal planner and UW-Milwaukee urban planning professor, identifies segregation as the root cause of many urban challenges. Historically, planners contributed to segregation by upholding racist zoning and housing …
