UT Arlington architecture students in Advanced Design Studio embedded at HKS

Firm lends real-world experiences to classThe University of Texas at Arlington’s Center for Metropolitan Density has teamed with internationally recognized architects HKS Inc. to embed graduate students in an Advanced Design Studio within the firm’s downtown Dallas headquarters. “The collaboration gives architecture students a true feel for what the professional world will be like,” said Michael Buckley, director of the center, which is within the School of Architecture. “Doctors have hospital residencies. Lawyers clerk for judges. Why not architects? Architects should receive some