Make

In our maker spaces, you can make your design a reality and work alongside professionals and esteemed faculty to make a difference in your community and the world. Make lifelong friends here....Make your future here.

The team in front of the structure celebrating its completion.

Design/Build 

Our nationally recognized Design/Build Program was named a Top 7 Program by Study Architecture, a part of the Association of Collegiate Schools of Architecture. By creating innovative, real-world design solutions like Knoxville’s Beardsley Farm Education Center, a fresh-water kiosk in Kentucky and educational and medical facilities in Haiti, our students build experience and community.

A group of students stands on the sidewalk in front of the Fab Lab.

The Fab Lab 

The Fab Lab is our premier maker space. It offers students unparalleled access to tools and technologies to make their design visions a physical reality. Contributing to downtown Knoxville’s urban renewal, the Fab Lab is a 20,000-square-foot maker space in a renovated historic building, but there’s nothing old about the Fab Lab.

Our Recent Projects


Tennessee River Project 

Aerial sunset photo near the Hiwassee and Tennessee Rivers A group of students stands at one of the locks along the river. The inside front cover of Hydro Lit.
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Beardsley Farm Education Center 

The beardsley structure at night. Looking from the interior of the center to the exterior where a man sits on a chair. The interior of the center with tables in the center of the room.
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A New Norris House 

A New Norris House Inside A New Norris House A group works in the terraced garden adjacent to the house.
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Student Work

From first-year to masters-level, our students are creating an astonishing variety of work, from abstract concepts to actionable solutions.

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Make Your Future Here
Our students are some of the brightest and most dedicated students on campus, and our graduates are leading design around the world.
Jobs + Internships 
In 2016 students gained valuable experience in internships at more than 40 firms in seven states and two countries, plus many participated in externships.
Career Day 
Each year, top firms from across the country come to campus to meet with students, conduct portfolio reviews and interviews and make job offers to many. Younger students make connections for the future and prepare for their career searches.
Alumni 
Our alumni influence design, lead firms across town and around the world, earn prestigious awards, and ultimately, transform the built environment through design.
Governor's Chair for Energy + Urbanism 
The Governor’s Chair for Energy + Urbanism is an unprecedented public-private partnership with Skidmore, Owings & Merrill and Oak Ridge National Laboratory to bring design, academia and science together – and students and professionals side-by-side – to solve urban problems of our day.