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NewSchool of Architecture & Design Was Recognized as an “Opportunity College” by the 2025 Carnegie Classifications

We are thrilled to share a landmark achievement for the NewSchool of Architecture and Design community.

In spring 2025, the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching and the American Council on Education (ACE)released the much-anticipated 2025 Carnegie Classifications. This updated framework introduced a groundbreaking new metric: the Student Access and Earnings Classification.

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San Diego Magazine’s annual Home + Design Awards returned for its third year with nearly 200 nominations from innovative architects, developers, designers, and other industry pros across the country. To select the top projects from a broad range of categories—including interior and exterior residential design, commercial design, overall home design, and student submissions—we tapped a panel of expert judges.

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At NewSchool of Architecture & Design, great design begins with curiosity, vision, and the courage to imagine something better. Those qualities are what make architecture more than buildings and spaces. They are what shape communities, experiences, and the future itself.

This year, NewSchool is proud to celebrate Master of Architecture graduate Phoenix Robledo as the recipient of the prestigious AIA Medal for Academic Excellence.

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Ambow Education (NYSE American: AMBO) announced that subsidiary NewSchool of Architecture & Design completed its four-day AI Design Workshop and Design & Build Summer Intensive in San Diego. From June 29–July 2, 2026, more than 30 students ages 14–17 explored AI-augmented architecture, design, and construction through hands-on studio learning, model-making, and a final project showcase.

The program aligns with Ambow’s HybriU™-driven strategy to expand AI literacy across youth, higher education, and professional training, and is expected to become a recurring AI-powered design initiative.

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San Diego, CA — Innovation is rarely a straight line. It requires more than a spark of inspiration; it depends on navigation, collaboration, and the perseverance to transform ideas into systems that last.

This winter, a powerful convergence of design leadership will take place in San Diego as the UC San Diego Design Lab launches its highly anticipated public lecture series, Design@Large: Design to Action – Building Innovation and Impact. The six-part series brings together leaders across disciplines to explore how design moves beyond concept and into meaningful, real-world impact.

NewSchool of Architecture and Design is proud to share that Daniela Deutsch, Dean of Architecture, will be a featured speaker during the Wednesday, January 28, 2026 session.

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Choosing the right interior design trade school in San Diego can shape your future career and creativity. This article presents a carefully crafted ranking of interior designer trade school programs developed by the Research.com team of data scientists to guide you in making an informed decision.

Discover programs that match your goals and learn about the benefits of earning a diploma or certification in this vibrant field. Whether you’re just starting or looking to advance your skills, this guide offers valuable insights to help you take confident steps toward a rewarding career.

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 Ambow Education Holding Ltd. (“Ambow” or the “Company”) (NYSE American: AMBO), an innovator in AI-powered phygital (physical + digital) intelligence solutions for education, enterprise collaboration, and live events, today announced that it will provide 1,000 students ages 14 to 17 with free access to an AI + Design Hybrid Micro-Credential Program offered by the Company’s wholly owned subsidiary, NewSchool of Architecture & Design.

The initiative follows Ambow’s August 2025 commitment as one of the initial organizations to sign the White House’s Pledge to America’s Youth: Investing in AI Education, supporting the Executive Order on Advancing Artificial Intelligence Education for American Youth.

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The DBIA National Design-Build Student Competition provides a rigorous introduction to the complexities of real-world project delivery. In 2024, 30 teams from 22 colleges and universities across the nation entered the competition, each tasked with solving a real-world-inspired challenge using design-build. After submitting initial responses to a Request for Qualifications (RFQ), only eight regional winners advanced to the second phase in which they responded to a Request for Proposals (RFP). The final three teams — Cardinal Design-Build from the University of Arizona, Rocky Mountain Design-Build from the University of Colorado Boulder and Altitude Design Development from the NewSchool of Architecture and Design — presented their proposals live to a panel of national industry judges at DBIA’s Design-Build Conference & Expo in Dallas, Texas, earlier this month.

NewSchool of Architecture and Design student design-build team Altitude Design and Development members pose with their third place award in the 2024 National Design-Build Student Competition. Pictured from left, DBIA National Board Chair Dana Pomeroy, faculty advisor Stephen Matley, team captain Henry Vergil, Ana Trujillo, Boston McCullough, Jade Giron and DBIA ED/CEO Lisa Washington. Not pictured, team member James Armendariz. Photo by Robb McCormick Photography (www.robbmccormick.com)

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The American Institute of Architects, Committee on the Environment (AIA COTE), in partnership with the Association of Collegiate Schools of Architecture (ACSA), have selected the recipients of the 2023 AIA COTE Top Ten for Students Competition. The competition recognizes ten exceptional studio projects that demonstrate designs moving towards carbon-neutral operation through creative and innovative integration of design strategies such as daylighting, passive heating and cooling, materials, water, energy generation, and sustainable systems. The program challenged students to submit projects that use a thoroughly integrated approach to architecture, natural systems, and technology to provide architectural solutions that protect and enhance the environment.

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The Newschool of Architecture and Design (Newschool), long a globally recognized private university of architecture and design located in downtown San Diego, is getting its students involved in the city’s recent program to turn a designated district in the city into a Black Arts Cultural District. Newschool prioritizes educating its students through involvement in real-world projects and teaching them social awareness by involving them in programs that make a difference.

Founded in the mid-80s, Newschool’s vision is to provide elite professional programs in architecture, construction management, and design, and the college has become a leading, globally ranked design college.

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