The Harold L. Adams Interdisciplinary Charrette for Undergraduates

A School of Architecture Event

The School of Architecture at Texas A&M University will host a two-and-a-half day interdisciplinary charrette for undergraduates (ICU) during the weekend of February 25—27, 2022.

February 25—27, 2022

Langford A

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About the Charrette

For the fifth year in a row, the charrette will unite first- and second-year undergraduate students from each of the college's five programs (ARCH, COSC, LAUP, USAR, VIZA) to collaborate on solutions to a real-world problem.

Contestants will be placed on a 5-member interdisciplinary team. Over the course of one weekend, each team will work together in person to creatively develop a collaborative space for the five programmatic disciplines sited near Building A of the Langford Architecture Complex.

Faculty from each department will lend a hand, critiquing work, offering advice, and fostering an interdisciplinary approach to the competition. Teams will compete to share prizes in the amounts of $2,000 (first place), $1,250 (second place), and $750 (third place).

If are interested in participating in the charrette, fill out the registration form. The Student Ambassador for your department will confirm your participation or let you know if there is a waiting list for your department.

If you have any questions about the event, email one of our Student Ambassadors.

Program	Student Ambassador	Faculty Member
Architecture	Rob Williams (robertwtx1@tamu.edu)	Ahmed K. Ali
Construction Science	Atithi Shrestha (atithi@tamu.edu)	Zofia Rybkowski
Landscape Architecture & Urban Planning	Amy Ma (amm7@tamu.edu)	Xinyue Ye
Visualization	Jocylin Lopez (enjoytheblessings@tamu.edu)	Courtney Starrett
University Studies	BreAnn McClanahan (bremichelle_88@tamu.edu)	N/A
All	N/A	Harold L. Adams

About the Charrette

The Harold L. Adams Interdisciplinary Charrette for Undergraduates was the brainchild of Harold L. Adams ’61, an Outstanding Alumnus of the college who has endowed interdisciplinary professorships in each of the college’s four departments. He conceived of the charrette to overcome the silo effect in academia that tends to isolate students and faculty within the sphere of their own departments, which can inhibit interdisciplinary interaction.