Stefanos Polyzoides selected as the new dean of Notre Dame’s School of Architecture

Architect, urbanist, and New Urbanism proponent Stefanos Polyzoides has been chosen to lead the University of Notre Dame School of Architecture. 

According to an announcement from on the University of Notre Dame website, Polyzoides was selected as the new dean of the school due to his reputation as an “award-winning architect and urbanist whose approach to design emphasizes cultural continuity, urban regeneration, environmental responsibility and community engagement.” 

Polyzoides will be taking over for Michael Lykoudis, who recently spoke out against the proposed “Making Federal Buildings Beautiful Again” executive order. 

Polyzoides is the cofounder of Moule & Polyzoides, a Pasadena, California-based architecture and urban planning firm known around the world for its contextually sensitive and pedestrian-oriented designs. Polyzoides co-founded the firm with partner and wife Elizabeth Moule in 1990. The pair has completed over 700 design projects around the world and are considere...