Adaptive Reuse and Architecture Schools
How adaptive reuse is reshaping architectural education and practice
Sponsored by ARCAT, Think Wood, and Vitro Architectural Glass | Presented by Matt Burgermaster
Live Webinar Airing on October 21, 2026 at 02:00 PM ET
American architecture schools are increasingly incorporating adaptation of existing buildings into studio courses and their curricula in general. Does this trend represent a cultural shift? Does it mirror the profession and a demand for a particular kind of training from potential employers? Or is it a reflection of the interests and values of a new generation of students? Join Record and panelists representing academia and practice on October 21 for a webinar which will probe these questions and more.
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Originally published in Architectural Record
Originally published in September 2026
LEARNING OBJECTIVES
- Discuss the growing focus on adaptive reuse at architecture schools and the factors driving this phenomenon.
- Describe how attitudes toward the incorporation of adaptive reuse into architecture schools’ curricula have evolved over the past several decades.
- Explain the effect of the accelerating climate crisis on architecture schools’ design studios and curricula in general.
- Discuss how practice is influencing architecture schools’ pedagogy and vice versa.
