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Industrial Design School Students Design AI Robots for the Future

Industrial Design students from Academy of Art University don’t just make cars; they make robots too. Check out their accomplisments at the Spring Show.

New Spring 2021 Housing Short Stay Program is Now Available!

Academy of Art University is excited to announce our new “Housing Short Stay Program,” which provides housing options for the Spring 2021 semester. Beginning in March and running through May, Academy students can stay from one to three months at The Commodore, our beautiful student residence hall at 825 Sutter St. in San Francisco.

Scott Borrero: From Student to Top Photographer

Scott Borrero, who studied in the School of Photography, was named the first-ever winner of AdoramaTV’s original reality photography competition web series, Top Photographer with Nigel Barker. Borrero credits his hard work ethic, his love of photography and the skills he learned at the Academy with helping him achieve success as a photographer and artist.

Early NAAB Feedback Positive for School of Architecture Accreditation

Academy of Art University’s School of Architecture accreditation looks like it’s well on its way, judging by the positive initial feedback from NAAB.

Stroke by Stroke, Spike by Spike, Artist-Athlete Pursues a Dream

A San Francisco Gallery showing of paintings by Isabel Emrich, BFA Fine Art student and volleyball player at Academy of Art University, is a personal milestone on her journey to become a professional artist.

Bay Area Field Visit Gives Academy's Landscape Architecture Students Real-World Insights

It’s a sunny spring day. Jeff McLane, director of the Academy of Art University’s School of Landscape Architecture, walks ahead of a group of graduate and undergraduate students. They’re in the marshlands of Heron’s Head Park, on the edge of San Francisco’s Bayview district. It’s a perfect place to find inspiration for including environmental issues in their studies. Visiting sites like Heron’s Head gives students knowledge of development needs, native and invasive species, and much more. This will be invaluable when they put their landscape architecture degrees into practice.

A Shirt by Any Other Name

A first-ever collaboration project by stylists from the Academy’s School of Fashion and U.S. luxury sportswear retailer GANT enlists students to help envision the future of the shirt.

School of Interior Architecture & Design Teams Up with Five Keys for Home Free Facility

Academy of Art’s interior architecture students teamed up Five Keys to develop a Home Free Facility in Treasure Island.

Animation School Graduate’s Film Shines a Light in Darkness

Redemption is a new short film written and directed by Academy of Art University alumna Seora Hong (2017), which has been making rounds in the film fest circuit, and winning awards.

Putting Weight on Paper: Web Design School Alum Moves Forward as an Artist

Jason Jeon: Changing the Landscape with Virtual Reality

During his MFA program in the School of Landscape Architecture, Jason Jeon also took classes in the School of Game Development, to learn how to build a site in virtual reality. Combining the disciplines in his thesis project, Jeon merged the latest technologies in games and landscape architecture presentation software.

Web Design School Teaches Real-World UX Solutions

Students in Academy of Art's web design school will now be able to gain real-world experience in creating UX solutions. The new Special Topics class, Advanced User Experience (WNM 499) lets students to take on start-up companies in San Francisco as clients.