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Ahrens named Chair of Graduate Architecture

Associate Professor Chandler Ahrens has been named chair of graduate architecture in the Sam Fox School of Design & Visual Arts at Washington University in St. Louis

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Dowd to chair undergraduate design for 2025-26 academic year

Professor D.B. Dowd will chair undergraduate design at WashU’s Sam Fox School effective July 1, 2025, for a one-year term.

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Jeff Pike: The man behind the bow tie

Reflecting on a four-decade career in academia, advertising, and freelance illustration.

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Sam Fox School welcomes new faculty in architecture, interaction design

Rayshad Dorsey and Luiz Ludwig will join the Sam Fox School as assistant professors in the 2025-26 academic year.

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Two portraits. On the left is Rayshad Dorsey. On the right is Luiz Ludwig.

Associate Professor Chandler Ahrens has been named chair of graduate architecture in the Sam Fox School of Design & Visual Arts at Washington University in St. Louis

Professor D.B. Dowd will chair undergraduate design at WashU’s Sam Fox School effective July 1, 2025, for a one-year term.

Reflecting on a four-decade career in academia, advertising, and freelance illustration.

Rayshad Dorsey and Luiz Ludwig will join the Sam Fox School as assistant professors in the 2025-26 academic year.

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