Events

The Charrette Spring Interest Meeting

Student events

January 27, 2026 | 6:15pm - 7:15pm CT

Students are invited to learn more about The Charrette, including the spring 2026 theme, deciding on a color scheme, and the overall creation of The Charrette.

New York Alumni Social

ALUMNI COUNCIL

January 28, 2026 | 6:30pm - 8:30pm ET

New York area alumni and friends of Tulane School of Architecture and Built Environment are invited to reconnect, as well as hear from Dean Iñaki Alday, at the Spring 2026 Social at SHoP Architects.

"On Island Time: Adaptive Ruin Reuse in Isolation"

Public Events

February 2, 2026 | 5:30pm - 7:00pm CT

Join alumnus Michael Bell (M.Arch *25) for a presentation about the John Belle Travel Fellowship, which he received in 2025. The John Belle Travel Fellowship is organized by the Beyer Blinder Belle Foundation.

Architecture of Painting by Errol Barron Gallery Talk

Public Events

February 4, 2026 | 12:00pm - 1:00pm CT

Errol Barron's recent book, The Architecture of Painting, reproduces more than 100 of his paintings and drawings. This exhibit uses a small sampling of his works to suggest ways in which architecture and painting reinforce one another.

Career Days 2026

Career services

February 4 - 6, 2026

Save the date for Career Days 2026: The School of Architecture and Built Environment's annual, multi-day career event dedicated to connecting architecture, design, real estate development, historic preservation, and social innovation students with employers through both virtual and in-person formats.

LECTURE: Brenna Walraven

LECTURE SERIES

February 9, 2026 | 5:15pm - 7:00pm CT

Invited lecture "Sustainability in Commercial Real Estate: At the Intersection of the Business Case and the Common Good," will be presented by will be presented by Brenna Walraven, BOMA Fellow, BOMI-HP, CPM, RPA, Executive Strategic Advisor, RE Tech Advisors. Part of the Spring 2026 Lecture Series and Public Programs: "Common Good."

Mary W. and Arthur Q. Davis Lecture

"Across the Aisle: Infrastructure and the Common Good"

LECTURE SERIES

February 23, 2026 | 5:15pm - 7:00pm CT

Moderated discussion with Tulane School of Architecture and Built Environment faculty John Renne, Liz Camuti, and Josh Lewis, featuring guest panelists: Sen. Patrick Connick (R-Marrero) Chair, Louisiana State Senate Transportation, Highways and Public Works, and Sen. Gary M. Carter, Jr., (D-New Orleans) Vice Chair, Louisiana State Senate Transportation, Highways and Public Works.

Part of the Spring 2026 Lecture Series and Public Programs: "Common Good."

Lecture Series and Public Programs

Public Events

Fall 2025 - Spring 2026

This lecture series and programming – in parallel with the school's next issue of The ReView: The Common Good book to be launched January 2026 – explores the values around what Michael Sandel defines as “practical wisdom” and “civic virtue,” about building long-term relationships, about a sense of agency, shared responsibility and ownership, and about a strategic and holistic vision that embraces all the disciplines of the built environment. A built environment that is alive and meaningful only when it works for the common good.

Graduate Open House

STUDENT EVENTs

Thursday, April 2, 2026 | 2:30pm
Friday, April 3, 2026 | 8:15am

This is the premier event for admitted students in all graduate programs to explore all that the Tulane School of Architecture and Built Environment has to offer!

Diploma Ceremony

Commencement 2026

Friday, May 15, 2026 | 1:00pm

The Tulane School of Architecture and Built Environment will hold its diploma ceremony in the Avron B. Fogelman Arena in the Devlin Fieldhouse on Tulane's Uptown Campus. A reception for graduation students, families, and friends will follow. Full Tulane Commencement information can be found at commencement.tulane.edu.