Graduates Elisa S. Castañeda and Lucas “Luke” T. Murray are being honored by the international Association of Collegiate Schools of Architecture for their thesis project in this year’s ACSA Study Architecture Showcase.

The endowment—housed in the College of Forest Resources’ Department of Sustainable Bioproducts, with a joint appointment in the College of Architecture, Art and Design’s School of Architecture—aims to drive innovation in mass timber manufacturing, construction and design, with a research emphasis on sustainable wood construction, strength and durability.

The Sho-Ping Chin Grant provided her with travel reimbursement and registration for the 2024 AIA Women’s Leadership Summit.

The fourth-year architecture student from Jonesboro, Arkansas, will receive $3,000 to conduct research for Method Studio, a Utah-based architectural design firm.

The 2012 graduate is a principal at DAVID RUBIN Land Collective.

An exhibition for the National Latinx/Hispanic Heritage Month is being showcased until October 15 in the Charlotte and Richard McNeel Gallery in Giles Hall.