Sherman Finch stands with his interactive art. By Sarah Wilson, Texas A&M University College of Architecture An interactive art exhibit featuring sonic sculptures, kinetic assemblages and mechanized drawings created by Sherman Finch, assistant professor of visualization at Texas A&M University, is on display through Saturday, March 10, at Art…
By Sarah Wilson, Texas A&M University College of Architecture COLLEGE STATION, Dec. 15, 2017 — Using motion graphics, kinetic type and their own design prowess, two Texas A&M University visualization student teams won first place honors in a statewide short film competition to create standout promotional videos for…
A child acts out a story and watches her animated character mirror her moves on screen as part of a motion tracking project being conducted by Sharon Chu, Texas A&M assistant professor of visualization. By Sarah Wilson, Texas A&M University College of Architecture Using motion-tracking technology, Texas A&M visualization…
Phil Berke, professor of urban planning at Texas A&M University, presented hazard research findings and policy recommendations in Washington D.C. to congressional staff and members of the American Meteorological Society. By Richard Nira, Texas A&M University College of Architecture Philip Berke COLLEGE STATION, Dec. 13, 2017 — In…
Randi Reynolds ’18 learned how to recreate the textures of ceramics, rugs and different types of wood for the calculus game Variant. (Josh Huskin/Texas A&M Foundation) By Shana K. Hutchins, Texas A&M University College of Science Texas A&M University is taking a new approach to transformational learning this spring,…
By Richard Nira, Texas A&M University College of Architecture At Hackathon ’18, a 24-hour anything goes creative problem-solving marathon set for Feb. 2–3 at the Langford Architecture Center, registered teams will vie for $5,000 in prize money while tackling issues of place, space and diversity. Registration is underway…
By Richard Nira, Texas A&M University College of Architecture In the Oscar-winning animated movie hit “Zootopia,” creatures of all sizes live in a crazy quilt of habitats and structures in a giant city created with geographic information software by a team of Disney artists that included Brandon…
By Richard Nira, Texas A&M University College of Architecture A comprehensive planning document that is already shaping growth in Liberty County, Texas, earned its authors, all Texas A&M University urban planning graduate students, top honors from the American Planning Association (APA) Texas Chapter, a distinction ordinarily reserved for practicing…
By Kara Bounds Socol, Texas A&M Foundation George J. Mann doesn’t like the word “hospital.” “Hospital,” he said, “conjures up images of a ‘house of sickness.’ But ‘health’ has a more positive connotation.” So while designing hospitals is a critical function of Mann’s role as a Texas A&M University…
By Richard Nira, Texas A&M University College of Architecture Adopting a condensed format that allows for more and shorter presentations to a wider audience, the 19th annual Texas A&M College of Architecture Research Symposium, “Natural, Built, Virtual,” is set for Oct. 23 in the Langford Architecture Center’s Preston…
