UWM School of Architecture and Urban Planning (SARUP)

04/15/2026

414 for UWM was a success... thanks to you!

From all of us at the School of Architecture & Urban Planning, thank you for making an impact during our annual giving days.

04/14/2026

414 DAY MOMENTUM!

✅ YESTERDAY: you helped complete the Architecture Scholarship Challenge, so Debbi LoCicero ’80 AIA unlocked $10,000!

🚨 TODAY: Let's keep the momentum strong! Here are a handful of funds to support. All of them pave the path to possibilities.

- Welford Sanders Memorial Fund
- SARUP Alumni Endowment Fund
- Professor Sam White Fund for Urban Planners Fund
- Bob Greenstreet Honorary Scholarship Fund

Today’s the day! Make your gift at uwm.edu/advance/414-sarup

04/13/2026

Every design leads somewhere.
This one leads to giving. 💛

Give a gift to support SARUP students during 414 for UWM Giving Days: April 13 & 14

uwm.edu/advance/414-sarup (link in bio!)

02/26/2026

Designed by faculty Jim Shields, FAIA the new Fitz Apartment Building at 2630 N. Hackett Ave. in Milwaukee has received two awards: the “Excellence in Clay Masonry Award” and the “Dennis Wilichowski Craftsmanship Award” for the top masonry buildings constructed in Wisconsin.

The annual awards program is run by the Wisconsin Masonry Alliance, an organization of masonry product suppliers and masons. The Fitz features pushed-in and pulled-out brick patterns executed in 16” long clay bricks on street-front facades, and light gray concrete bricks on side and rear facades. Horizontal limestone sills become bands that belt the building. Located in a City historic district, the project has also received the award for “Best New Building in a Historic District” from Milwaukee’s Historic Preservation Commission.

Both masonry awards will be received at the Masonry Awards Ceremony at the AIA Convention in Appleton, WI on April 23, 2026.

02/20/2026

Dr. Kirk Harris was featured in a recent report by TMJ4 examining Milwaukee’s food deserts. In the story, Harris explains how historic segregation, zoning decisions, and limited transportation options have shaped inequitable access to fresh, affordable food in many neighborhoods.

He also outlines how planning policy, land use, and community partnerships can help address these disparities. The coverage highlights the role urban planning play in advancing more equitable food systems, a topic that Harris is uniquely positioned to discuss as founding director of UWM's Center for Equity Practice & Planning Justice. Read more here:

As neighborhood grocery stores continue to close, more residents are finding themselves living in “food deserts,” places where access to healthy, affordable food is limited or nonexistent.

02/03/2026

UWM architecture alum Richie Hands is advancing diversity in design and mentoring future Black architects nationwide.

01/29/2026

TALKING ABOUT MY GENERATION! Associate Professor and Interim Head of School Kyle Reynolds recently participated in the audio journal Attention 8: Talking About My Generation. The issue is created and edited by Joseph Bedford and guest edited and produced by Tim Cox. "Talking about my Generation," examines a new generation of architects in the United States who came to prominence between 2008 and 2018 and who have developed a unique approach to architecture that eschews high performance in favor of an aesthetic informality. The issue draws together the voices of thirty three young practitioners within this generation. Learn more here: https://architecture.exchange/attention-issues/talking-about-my-generation/ .

01/27/2026

2026 SPRING EVENTS! We’re excited to host a number of exciting Events across the architecture and urban planning departments this semester!

Happy first week of classes. Here’s to an exciting semester ahead!

01/26/2026

WELCOME BACK! A warm welcome back to everyone, as we start the 2026 Spring Semester! Pictured is the new and improved FAB LAB Work-In-Progress! Designed and built by Assistant Professor Lindsey Krug, Andres Camacho, and Brad Silling.

12/15/2025

ARCHITECTURE IN FASHION! ARCH 601–801: Architecture in Fashion w/ Adjunct Faculty Danya Almoghrabi. Students invite you to an end of the semester celebration of work on Wednesday, December 17th at the House of Rad in Milwaukee's Menomonee valley (324 N. 12th Street) from 5:30–7:30PM. The "final showcase" will include work from throughout the semester focusing on runway, retail, and exhibition design along with final spatial design projects. This is a great opportunity to view some of the incredible work being done at SARUP in an off-campus, gallery-style setting. All are welcome!