Kristina Yu (MArch ’95) and Raimund McClain (MArch ’00) with McCLAIN + YU Architecture & Design were honored with the AIA Albuquerque Merit Award in Remodel and Adaptive Reuse for the University of New Mexico’s Lobo Welcome Center. The design reinterprets John Gaw Meem’s adobe legacy through a ceramic clay rain-screen system, preserving the material’s visual weight while enhancing durability and thermal performance. By blending historical materiality with contemporary construction techniques, the project proves that heritage and innovation can create architecture that is both rooted in place and built for the future. Learn more.
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