Asst. Professor of Interior Architecture Rana Abudayyeh has been named the recipient of the inaugural Robin Klehr Avia Professorship. The professorship recognizes and awards faculty excellence and strengthens the faculty recruitment and retention program at…
Alumni of our college have recently been featured in Architect magazine, the publication of the American Institute of Architects. In the April 2019 issue, Ashley Bigham (B.Arch ’09) and Erik Herrmann (B.Arch ’07), founding principals…
Sheila Dial Barton, AIA, LEED AP, (B.Arch ’97), will give the address for the college's 2019 commencement on May 11, 4:30 p.m., Thompson-Boling Arena. Dial Barton is a principal with EOA Architects in Nashville, whose…
Seniors in the Graphic Design program partnered with AC Entertainment to design posters for Big Ears Festival 2019, and one student’s design was printed as a limited-edition poster sold only at the festival. Led by…
Alumna Robin Klehr Avia, regional managing principal for Gensler, has established a new endowed professorship in the college. The Robin Klehr Avia Professorship recognizes and awards excellence. This generous gift will be awarded to a…
Major General Jeffrey H. Holmes, a 1985 graduate of the College of Architecture and Design, has been named a cabinet member by Tennessee Governor Bill Lee. Maj. Gen. Holmes was named Commissioner/The Adjutant General of…
Congratulations to Robert C. French, our faculty member, friend and colleague, who retired at the end of 2018. We call him “Bob.” There is nothing pretentious about Bob French. One only has to meet him…
Congratulations to Taylor Thompson, a 2nd-year student in Architecture. Thompson was chosen as the winner of the college’s inaugural holiday e-message student design competition. Thompson's snowflake-like design is an animated image that seems to reflect…
As we begin the new year, we are excited to announce that the 2018 annual report is now available. We’ve conveyed not only our achievements, including academic successes, awards, innovative research, partnerships and more, but…
Firms led by alumni of the college have placed in the 2018 Top 50 list as ranked by Architect, the journal of the AIA. Firms are scrutinized in three categories: Design, Sustainability and Business, and…