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Students Publish Vol. 4 of “_543: The OU Architectural Theory and Criticism Journal”

Three articles dated February 15, 2021 and titled "The Deep Ellum District," "The Monumental Approach of the Denver Art Museum," and "Rising from the Earth".

Students Publish Vol. 4 of “_543: The OU Architectural Theory and Criticism Journal”

Graduate students enrolled in ARCH 5543, “Research and Critical Writing,” have collaborated to edit the latest edition of _543: The OU Architectural Theory and Criticism Journal.

For the first issue, graduate student editors Ashley Darden, Melanie Blake, Colin Bost, Jizelle Childers, Solomon Harrison, and Donovan Linsey selected the following essays:

For the second issue, graduate student editors Coralie Ehrhart, Chanae Abernethy (Carter), Breecia Crawford, Orestja Habilaj, and Hannah Reed selected the following essays:

Essays are authored by students enrolled in sections of ARCH 4543/5543, “Research and Critical Writing” taught by Stephanie Pilat, Angela Person, Francesca Giani, and Dayton Clark. This is the fourth volume of _543, which appears each spring semester.

“Research and Critical Writing” allows upper-division and graduate students in architecture, environmental design and interior design to explore design theory and criticism in a seminar-based environment.

Read past essays published in _543.


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