Anthracite Journal is a new student-edited architecture publication produced by the Marywood University School of Architecture (MUSOA). The first volume, titled Inheritance, establishes the journal as a critical forum for examining the conditions architecture inherits and transmits over time. Grounded in northeastern Pennsylvania’s anthracite coal region, the publication situates architectural discourse within landscapes shaped by extraction, labor, and long-term environmental transformation. Rather than framing inheritance as lineage or legacy alone, the journal approaches it as a condition: the residue, the after, and the unresolved consequences embedded in buildings, landscapes, pedagogies, and professional practices. Contributions span essays, visual work, speculative projects, and hybrid formats by students, scholars, artists, writers, and practitioners. Submissions from outside the MUSOA community are welcomed and encouraged. Anthracite Journal operates simultaneously as a pedagogical platform and a public-facing publication, foregrounding student editorial labor as a form of architectural practice while contributing new perspectives to contemporary architectural discourse.

Charlie Hamm is an editorial board member of Anthracite Journal. He is originally from Clarks Summit, Pennsylvania and is studying architecture at the Marywood University School of Architecture.

Theresa Le is an editorial board member of Anthracite Journal. She is originally from Gilroy, California and is studying architecture at the Marywood University School of Architecture.

Camryn Long is an editorial board member of Anthracite Journal. She is originally from Hershey, Pennsylvania and is studying virtual architecture at the Marywood University School of Architecture.

Christopher Loofs, faculty advisor/editor, is architecture program coordinator and an assistant professor of architecture at Marywood University and cofounder of the design studio Unearthed Practice. Loofs’s research examines architecture at the intersection of pedagogy, material culture, climate, and play. His work has been presented and published internationally, including at the Society of Architectural Historians’ 76th Annual International Conference, and in issues of Telesis, Axiom, and Pidgin. Prior to joining Marywood University, Loofs was the 2023–25 Robert L. Wesley Teaching Fellow at the University of Oklahoma, and an assistant instructor at Princeton University. He holds a bachelor’s in environmental design from Texas A&M University and a master’s in architecture from Princeton University.

Autumn Lovett is an editorial board member of Anthracite Journal. She is originally from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and is studying interior architecture at the Marywood University School of Architecture.

Blake Nickel is a master's of interior architecture candidate at the Marywood University School of Architecture (MUSOA). He serves as executive editor for the MUSOA Publications team and president of the MUSOA Student Council and Tau Sigma Delta Honor Society. In addition to his academic studies, Nickel is adjunct faculty teaching design studios and has coordinated design awards, exhibitions, and mentorship programs within the School of Architecture. He holds a bachelor’s in architecture from Marywood University.

Chloé Perko is a bachelor's of architecture student at the Marywood University School of Architecture (MUSOA). She serves as managing editor for the MUSOA Publications team, vice president of their local American Institute Architects Student chapter, events coordinator for Women in Architecture and Design, member of Habitat for Humanity, and a proud MUSOA ambassador. Perko’s design work includes graphic contributions to the Marco Frascari Symposium VII and the MUSOA Design Your Future summer program.

Gustavo Pulido Del Castillo, faculty advisor/editor, is an assistant professor of practice at the Marywood University School of Architecture. Pulido Del Castillo is a licensed architect in Lima, Peru, with professional experience across commercial, residential, educational, and social projects. His research and practice focus on architectural representation through drawing and digital exploration, as well as social and participatory approaches to design, with particular attention to community engagement, landscape, and learning environments. He holds a Bachelor of Architecture from the University of Lima and a master's in science in advanced architectural design from Cornell University, where he was awarded the Mary Miller Lyons Graduate Fellowship in Architecture and served as a teaching and research assistant.

At the Marywood University School of Architecture, the mission is to educate a new generation of architects and interior architects who engage the world passionately and intelligently. As a professional school in a liberal arts university, Marywood programs set a rigorous studio-based curriculum within an educational environment that encourages critical thinking, collaboration, and speculation. The School of Architecture was founded in 2009 and is guided by Marywood University’s commitment to ethical responsibility and service in an interdependent world. Anthracite Journal, the student-edited publication founded in 2026, extends this mission by providing a forum for critical inquiry. Through editorial practice, themed issues, and public exchange, the journal supports students in developing critical voices while engaging broader conversations within architecture and design.