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Tuesday, September 24, 2024

TK Davis Retires After 30 Years: A Legacy of Design and Civic Engagement 

Professor Thomas (TK) Davis was, it seems, born to be an architect. As a young boy, lying in bed with the nightlight on, he’d imagine his bedroom furniture as buildings in a city. “One of…
Gary Gaston, left, with Marleen Davis, center, and TK Davis.

Tuesday, December 6, 2022

Architecture Students Design in Nashville’s East Bank near New Titans Stadium 

Students in Professor TK Davis’s Nashville Urban Design studio are doing one thing: Visualizing possibilities. In both spring and fall 2022, TK Davis’s studio has focused on the reinvigoration of the East Bank area of…
perspective of glass-and-brick building

Wednesday, June 29, 2022

Summer Urban Design Studio in Nashville Now Led by Urban Design Duo 

Since 2004, our School of Architecture has hosted a summer Urban Design Studio at the Civic Design Center in Nashville. The studio was inspired by our involvement in the city starting in 1995, when Professor…
people gathered around a long table

Thursday, September 19, 2019

Public Space Proposed by Students, Built by Alumni Cited in Clarksville’s “Best Place to Live” Accolade 

The impact of the college’s Urban Design Studio continues to be seen.  This month, the city of Clarksville, Tennessee, was named the “Best Place to Live in America” by Money.com, and the city’s Downtown Commons—proposed…
Clarksville Downtown Commons full view

Friday, September 13, 2019

Architecture Students Design for “Everyday Heroes” in Nashville 

Our college believes in serving communities large and small through our explorative, collaborative projects. This generosity of spirit drives many of our community engagement projects, including our 18-year partnership with the Nashville Civic Design Center…
Student work from the Teachers Village studio

Friday, April 26, 2019

Students Design New Master Plans for TSU 

Our programs challenge students to not only design innovative and forward-thinking projects, but also, we urge our students to be civically engaged, designing with the community and changing urban environment in mind. This spring, students…
Students presenting at TSU

Wednesday, September 26, 2018

Architecture Students Re-envision West Virginia Town Center 

Students in the School of Architecture are heading to Charleston, West Virginia, this semester as part of an urban design studio.  They are partnering with Silling Architects and the Charleston Urban Renewal Authority to study…
Charleston WV Studio

Monday, June 11, 2018

School of Architecture Professor Honored as Founding Member of Urban Land Institute in Nashville 

School of Architecture Professor Thomas K. Davis was honored as one of the three founding members of the Urban Land Institute Nashville during the institute's 10th anniversary celebration in May. Urban Land Institute is an…
TK Davis honored as founding member of ULI Nashville

Tuesday, April 24, 2018

Clarksville Redevelopment Project Sparked by Students’ Proposal Opens to Community 

Six years after a request to study and design redevelopment projects for downtown Clarksville, Tennessee, one of the projects sparked by Architecture and Interior Architecture students now is open for the community to enjoy. On…
Clarksville Downtown Commons full view

Monday, May 1, 2017

Students Recognized in University EUReCA Research Competition 

In April, more than 20 students in the College of Architecture and Design displayed original designs and research at the University of Tennessee’s Exhibition of Undergraduate Research and Creative Achievement (EUReCA), and of these participants,…
Participants from the EUReCA Competition

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