Outreach and Impact

Through academic pursuit, outreach and engagement, we leave a lasting impact on the Texas A&M community, the state of Texas and the world.

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Since its founding, the College of Architecture has been extending its reach beyond the classroom. Through academic pursuit, outreach initiatives and alumni engagement, we fulfill our commitment to leave a lasting impact on the Texas A&M community, the state of Texas and the world.

Measuring Impact

Texas Target Communities
430,000+ Hours served, turning classroom knowledge into real-world solutions.
Data collected by TxTC from 2013-2025.
Hazard Reduction & Recovery Center
$13 million in total grant funding has been awarded to Texas A&M University.
HRRC collected this data from 2018-2022.
Center for Housing and Urban Development
$68.57 million in total research and project funding.
CHUD collected this from 2011-2018.

Scholarly Work

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Research

Discovery is fundamental to our mission. The College of Architecture creates and disseminates new information to have a positive impact on people, places, and processes.

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Student Work

At Texas A&M University, students lead with groundbreaking research and win awards for their original creations. View their work to see the innovation and creativity.

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Centers, Institutes & Outreach

As a triple-grant institution, the Texas A&M University College of Architecture runs active research centers to advance knowledge in planning, design, and construction.

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Featured Research

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Texas A&M’s Hazard Reduction & Recovery Center Studies What Comes Before and After Disasters

Nov. 9, 2026 • 6 min. read

The Hazard Reduction and Recovery Center was founded in 1988 to study what disaster research largely overlooked: how communities reduce risk and how they rebuild.

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Texas A&M’s Texas Target Communities Brings Planning Help to Underserved Communities

Nov. 9, 2026 • 5 min. read

The Texas A&M program pairs students and faculty with communities that lack the staff or budget to plan ahead, including Ingram, a Kerr County town hit by back-to-back floods.

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COA Convenes Inaugural AI Symposium to Help Academia and Industry Shape AEC’s Future

Oct. 28, 2026 • 6 min. read

The College of Architecture hosted the inaugural two-day event, which examined how artificial intelligence is reshaping architecture, engineering and construction.

COSC Career Fair 2025.

Advisory Councils

The College of Architecture’s Advisory Council is typically composed of distinguished alumni, industry leaders, and professionals who provide strategic guidance and support to the Dean and college administration on curriculum, research, and future planning.

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