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Wednesday, November 15, 2017

Alumni-Led Firms Rank in Top 50

Firms led by alumni of the college have placed in the 2017 Top 50 list as ranked by Architect, the journal of the AIA. Firms are scrutinized in three categories: Design, Sustainability and Business, and…

Wednesday, July 19, 2017

Energy-Harvesting AMIE Named a Research Winner by Architect Magazine

AMIE, the revolutionary energy-harvesting system designed and built by a team of students, faculty, design professionals and science researchers in the Governor’s Chair for Energy + Urbanism, was named a 2017 R+D Award Winner by…

Thursday, January 12, 2017

College Convenes Key Watershed Stakeholders in New Visioning Project

Now much more than a studio, the Tennessee River Project kicked off at the Jan. 9 workshop, where discussion covered topics from economy to ecology, tourism to transportation and conservation to climate change. In September…

Two women, one in a national park uniform, talking at a gathering for the project.

Friday, March 20, 2015

UT-ORNL Governor’s Chair Philip Enquist to Design New Egyptian Capital City

Philip Enquist, FAIA, the Governor’s Chair for Energy + Urbanism, has been selected to lead a team in the design of Egypt’s new $45 billion dollar capital city. Enquist, the Partner in Charge of the…

Wednesday, January 21, 2015

UT Governor’s Chair Lecture Series to Focus on Energy, Urbanism Issues

The Governor’s Chair for High Performance Energy Practices in Urban Environments, a partnership between UT, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, and engineering firm Skidmore, Owings, and Merrill, will host three lectures this spring. The Governor’s Chair…

Friday, December 5, 2014

Exploring Energy and Urbanism from the Region to the Building

On November 24, 2014, Philip Enquist, SOM Partner in Charge of Urban Design and Planning, and Keith Boswell, SOM Technical Partner, participated in the final review for the Governor’s Chair for Energy and Urbanism Studio. The studio,…

studio midterm for Governor’s Chair for Energy and Urbanism Studio

Saturday, November 1, 2014

Fall 2014 Governor’s Chair Seminar Series Recap

The Governor's Chair for Energy and Urbanism is a special partnership between the University of Tennessee, the Oak Ridge National Laboratory, and Skidmore, Owings, and Merrill. More than a single individual, the Governor’s Chair is a…

Wednesday, October 1, 2014

College Dedicates $2.5M to Improving Facilities with Updated Labs, New Building

The University of Tennessee, College of Architecture and Design is improving its facilities over the next year through renovations and upgrades to the Art and Architecture Building and its newly acquired facility in downtown Knoxville. A…

Tuesday, August 5, 2014

Urban Design Leader Philip Enquist of SOM Named UT-ORNL Governor’s Chair

Philip Enquist, partner in charge of urban design and planning and leader of the City Design Practice at Skidmore, Owings and Merrill, has been named the sixteenth UT-Oak Ridge National Laboratory Governor’s Chair. Skidmore, Owings,…