Shanghai-based architect Rossana Hu has been named as a tenured faculty member and chair of the Department of Architecture at the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia. More about University of Pennsylvania names Rossana Hu architecture department chair
In this week's comments update, readers discussed an opinion piece that argued "architecture is a hollowed-out profession with architects seemingly less vital than ever".
More about "What an architect is responsible for seems to have diminished" says commenter
As architecture has evolved it has become detached from an understanding of construction and engineering that was once at the profession's core, writes Eleanor Jolliffe. More about "Architecture is a hollowed-out profession with architects seemingly less vital than ever"
The UK's Architects Registration Board has announced plans to reform architectural education and training that will scrap the current three-part structure in place of two accredited qualifications. More about ARB proposes scrapping UK architecture education's three-part structure
New York's Cooper Union has announced that an exhibition on Soviet-era architecture will open later this year following its postponement due to concerns related to the ongoing Russian invasion of Ukraine. More about Cooper Union's controversial Vkhutemas exhibition to open "later this spring"
UK housing secretary Michael Gove has supported a paper calling for a new architecture school in the UK that focuses on the teaching of traditional design principles. More about Michael Gove supports idea of school for "traditional architecture and urbanism"
Promotion: Los Angeles architecture school SCI-Arc returns with Making+Meaning, a four-week introduction to architecture programme that will take place in summer 2023. More about SCI-Arc reimagines Making+Meaning course to introduce students to "diverse perspectives" in architecture
Promotion: Shanghai's Tongji University is celebrating the 70th anniversary of its College of Architecture and Urban Planning with the Global Dean's Forum, a day-long event bringing together 11 major architecture schools from around the world. More about Tongji University's College of Architecture and Urban Planning marks 70 years with Global Dean's Forum
The Royal College of Art has announced a scholarship in the name of late designer Virgil Abloh, which will give one Black British student on any of its School of Design programmes a full tuition fee scholarship. More about Royal College of Art launches Virgil Abloh scholarship for underrepresented communities
Promotion: fifty-two students presented digital designs and architectural models of their ideal home as part of Hong Kong-based education institute My ArchiSchool's latest exhibition. More about Students design their ideal urban home in My ArchiSchool exhibition
Following a period of upheaval, The School of Architecture's policy of transparency between staff and students can make it a model for more "equitable" architectural education, says new dean Stephanie Lin in this interview. More about Architecture education is in "an important period of transition" says The School of Architecture dean
Two senior faculty members have resigned from Californian architecture school SCI-Arc after an investigation was launched into the labour practices of the school's staff this spring. More about Tom Wiscombe and Marrikka Trotter resign from SCI-Arc amid investigation
As part of London Design Festival, Dezeen teamed up with Istituto Marangoni to host a talk with the school's art director Giulio Cappellini on sustainability and its place in design education. More about Watch a talk with Giulio Cappellini on sustainability in design education
Israeli-Canadian architect Moshe Safdie is gifting his personal unit at the brutalist-style Habitat 67 housing complex and his professional archive to his alma mater in Montreal, where he earned his architecture degree in 1961. More about Moshe Safdie donates his Habitat 67 apartment to McGill University
The Pratt Institute School of Architecture in New York has announced that British architect and academic Harriet Harriss will not be continuing as dean after three years in the post. More about Harriet Harriss to leave role as dean of Pratt Institute School of Architecture
The exposure of alleged abuse at the Bartlett must not become an excuse for dismantling how we teach architecture, says Sean Griffiths. More about "We must not allow the destruction of what is still great about architectural education"
Architects and academics including Amin Taha, Vicky Richardson, Peter Murray and Piers Gough have criticised UCL for releasing a report into the toxic culture at the Bartlett School of Architecture in an open letter. More about Architects and academics accuse UCL of instigating Bartlett "witch-hunt"
Promotion: housing for large families and communal spaces for people and pets are just two of the ten urban design concepts presented in the first-ever publication from Hong Kong educational institution My ArchiSchool. More about Students set out ideas for better urban living in My ArchiSchool's first publication
Whistleblower Eleni Kyriacou feels "vindicated" by the report into the abusive culture at the Bartlett School of Architecture, but wants the institution to offer victims compensation, she says in this exclusive interview. More about Removing staff "only first phase of reform" says Bartlett whistleblower
On the fifth anniversary of the Grenfell Tower disaster, fire safety specialists have attacked UK architecture schools for failing to adequately teach students about the subject. More about Architecture education has "shifted away" from fire safety, experts say on Grenfell anniversary