University of Arkansas Fay Jones School of Architecture

At an age when many men and women look forward to retirement, Marlon Blackwell, 60, is doing some of his best work. And he’s looking forward to doing more and better projects. read more >

Scott Copas began his career at Baldwin & Shell in 1977 as an estimator and rose through the ranks, becoming vice president in 1983, executive vice president in 1993 and chief operating officer in 2012. In January 2014, he was promoted to president and CEO. read more >

Peter MacKeith, 55, became dean of the Jones School of Architecture on July 1, 2014. Before coming to Arkansas, MacKeith was a professor and assistant dean at Washington University in St. Louis. MacKeith spent nearly a decade as director of the Master of Architecture-International Program at what is now known as Aalto University in Finland. read more >

Peter MacKeith, dean of the Fay Jones School of Architecture at the University of Arkansas in Fayetteville, will speak at the Arkansas Arts Center in Little Rock on Feb. 10. read more >

The move of the Bachman Wilson House to the grounds of Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art is presenting opportunities for students of the Fay Jones School of Architecture at the University of Arkansas. read more >

The Courtyard House is a pre-fabricated modular home designed and built by students, and it is a single-family, affordable house in downtown Little Rock. read more >

The project addresses issues of sustainable design and affordability in the context of urban, inner-city America. Influenced by vernacular traditions and a specific cultural landscape, the project seeks to create experiential delight out of a small-scale design opportunity. read more >

The University of Arkansas Community Design Center has received national accolades from the Association of Collegiate Schools of Architecture for projects focused on housing design education and outreach efforts in Rwanda. read more >

Jeff Shannon, the dean of the Fay Jones School of Architecture at the University of Arkansas, will resign as dean on May 15 to return to teaching. read more >

From its founding, and after merging with the Wilcox Group Architects, Polk Stanley Wilcox Architects now has almost 50 full- and part-time employees in offices in Little Rock and Fayetteville. Stanley is the firm’s CEO. read more >

Jack F. See, Jr., FAIA, a respected representative of his profession in his community and state, has made significant contributions to society and the practice of architecture for more than 46 years. See joined the Little Rock firm of Wittenberg, Delony & Davidson, Inc., in 1962 as a project designer and became a principal in 1972. read more >

This year’s Emerging Professional Award recipient is Chris M. Baribeau, AIA, the principal architect of Fayetteville-based Modus Studio, which he co-founded in 2008. read more >

Since 1997, Brya and his firm have maintained a critical design practice that strives to create place-specific projects uniquely suited to their clients’ needs. His work is a continuing investigation in the ways of building and the ability to create meaningful spaces through tectonic manipulations. 3GD inc. constructs many of its projects as a design/build practice, giving Brya and his collaborators an opportunity to carry the design ethos of a project through to the smallest details. read more >