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Wednesday, February 23, 2022

Devotion from a Giving Spirit Creates a Scholarship for Memphis Students

In a poignant display of faith, devotion and dedication, Beverly “Cate” Bradshaw is helping students in Memphis attend our Summer Design Camp, a generous act that honors a man who devoted his life to others.…

Tuesday, March 16, 2021

Summer Camp Introduces the Power of Design

Our all-virtual, all-amazing Summer Design Camp is set for weekdays July 12-23, 2021. Design camp will transport high school students into the world of graphic design, industrial design, interior architecture and architecture…from the scale of…

Thursday, July 11, 2019

Big Orange and Beyond: Design Matters! Camp Welcomes Record Number of Students

On July 14, we welcome 64 high school students who will spend a week on Rocky Top at Design Matters! Camp. Each year, Design Matters! Camp continues to grow, and this year’s enrollment breaks all…

Thursday, June 22, 2017

Big Orange and Beyond: Design Matters! Camp Set for July 9-14

Design Matters! Camp is for curious, creative, problem-solving high school sophomores, juniors and seniors. Immersed for one week in a one-of-a-kind summer experience, students from across the country learn to think and innovate as designers.…

Tuesday, January 31, 2017

High School Summer Camp: Alumnae Reminisce

For nine years, the College of Architecture and Design has welcomed high school students for a summer design camp called Design Matters! Camp. This year's camp is set for July 9-14. Is it a valuable experience? …

Sunday, June 26, 2016

Design Matters! Camp: Register by July 1

At Design Matters! Camp, curiosity is the only prerequisite. This camp is for Lego-lovin’, out-of-the-box thinking, process-minded, creative high school sophomores, juniors and seniors. Campers are immersed for a week in design thinking and how…

Tuesday, November 18, 2014

Realizing Design, Volstarter to Support Scholarships and Design-Build

VOLstarter allows you to impact specific projects and support the innovative and inspiring students, faculty, and staff at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, College of Architecture and Design. A micro-giving effort, akin to sites like Indiegogo and Kickstarter, Volstarter…

Friday, December 6, 2013

College Building, Knoxville Star of AIA Film,‘Problem Solving through Architecture’

The American Institute of Architects selected AIA East Tennessee from chapters across the United States for a re-positioning grant to teach how critical thinking skills are developed using the local built environment and design process.…

Tuesday, May 14, 2013

Students of First Design High School Camp Become UT Alumni

As a high school student, Elizabeth Cagle attended the Design Matters camp at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, to see if architecture would be a viable career option. "It was confirmation that architecture was for…