Architecture News (24 of 27) | UTK College of Architecture + Design

Monday, July 14, 2014

Jason Young Begins Appointment as New Director of School of Architecture

Jason Young has been named the new director of the School of Architecture of the University of Tennessee, Knoxville. He becomes acting director on August 1. Young, a researcher specializing in contemporary conditions of American…

Thursday, July 10, 2014

UT to Host National Architecture Students Forum in Nashville

The University of Tennessee, Knoxville, chapter of the American Institute of Architecture Students will host the largest architecture student conference of the year in Nashville this winter. Registration is now open for the AIAS Forum,…

Tuesday, June 3, 2014

Design-Build Projects by UT Faculty, Students Continue in Haiti

Students and faculty from the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, College of Architecture and Design went to Haiti this May to continue work on design-build projects, including a guidebook that will address the urgent need for…

Friday, May 16, 2014

UT Solar House Moving, Donated to Children’s Museum of Oak Ridge

The University of Tennessee is donating Living Light, its award-winning solar-powered house, to the Children’s Museum of Oak Ridge. Living Light will move to its permanent home on Saturday, May 17. Starting at 7:00 a.m., the…

Sunday, April 27, 2014

UT Students Win U.S. EPA Sustainable Design Challenge

UT students participating in the Green Oak Project traveled to Washington, DC, where they competed in and won the second phase of the US Environmental Protection Agency’s P3: People, Prosperity, and the Planet Student Design Competition for…

Saturday, April 26, 2014

Students Design, Build Better Access to Home of Woman with Medical Needs

UT architecture students are designing and building front and back entrances to the home of a Knoxville woman with medical needs. They expect to complete the project by Friday, May 16. The home of Barbara…

Tuesday, April 8, 2014

UT Architecture and Design Opens Studio and Lab in Downtown Knoxville

The university is investing in downtown Knoxville by renovating and furnishing a historic North Gay Street property for a new studio, gallery, and fabrication lab. UT is leasing the 20,000-square-foot building known as the Jewel…

Tuesday, April 8, 2014

New Director of Design Services Has Close Ties with UT

Andy Powers has been named UT Facilities Services’ new director of design services. Although Powers began his position at Facilities Services last month, he has a longstanding history with UT. A 1982 UT graduate, Powers…

Wednesday, April 2, 2014

State to Sell Award-Winning New Norris House

The state of Tennessee is selling one of the greenest homes in the state—the New Norris House. Sealed bids will be taken through 1:30 p.m. (CST) on May 5. An open house will be held…

Tuesday, April 1, 2014

UT Launches Smart Communities Initiative with Cleveland Tennessee

The city of Cleveland, Tennessee, has been chosen as the first partner city for UT’s new service-learning program, the Smart Communities Initiative. The partnership begins this fall. “Through the Smart Communities Initiative, we’re going to…