Faculty News (12 of 20) | UTK College of Architecture + Design

Thursday, September 7, 2017

Interior Design Changes Name to Interior Architecture

The School of Interior Design has changed its name to the School of Interior Architecture to reflect its educational intent and scope of work. The name change also clarifies the school’s connection with its counterparts…

Model in foreground, final review in background

Wednesday, September 6, 2017

Landscape Architecture Students Earn Top National Award for HydroLIT

Four students in the School of Landscape Architecture earned a top national award from the American Society of Landscape Architects for their publication, HydroLIT, Southeast Tennessee Water Quality Playbook. The Award of Excellence, which is…

Students and faculty members stand next to a poster-sized version of the book's cover on an easel.

Wednesday, August 23, 2017

For the Third Year in a Row, Students Place in International Competition

For the third year in a row, students from Kevin Stevens’s third-year Architecture studio have placed in an international steel design competition. Cullen Sayegh and Samantha Sowell earned an honorable mention in the 17th Annual…

Thursday, August 3, 2017

Student, Faculty Design/Build Project Recognized with Statewide Award of Excellence

The multi-awarded Beardsley Farm Education Center has earned statewide recognition from the Tennessee American Institute of Architects. The project, a product of the college’s successful design/build program, received the Design Award of Excellence, the organization’s…

Wednesday, July 26, 2017

Design/Build Project Earns National Brick in Architecture Award

The Beardsley Farm Education Center, a collaborative design/build project designed and largely constructed by students and faculty in the college, has earned the 2017 Brick in Architecture Gold Award. This national award recognizes design excellence, resilience…

Looking from the interior of the center to the exterior where a man sits on a chair.

Wednesday, July 19, 2017

Bonne Chance App Improves French Instruction

Note: This article first appeared on the School of Art's website. In a small office on the third floor of the Art and Architecture Building, an interdisciplinary group of undergraduate students has been working to…

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…

Friday, June 16, 2017

Professor William Shell Remembered

The College of Architecture and Design extends condolences to friends, family and alumni on the death of Professor William “Bill” Shell. Professor Shell passed away on June 12. Shell served the college for 41 years…

Thursday, May 25, 2017

Interior Design Student Uses Portfolio to Earn Scholarship and Internship in D.C.

Isabella Davis, a third-year Interior Design student, was recently named a winner of the first-annual Little Portfolio Challenge. Established by international design firm Little Diversified Architectural Consulting, the Little Portfolio Challenge recognizes gifted design students…

Friday, May 12, 2017

Professor, Students Publish Regional Toolkit on Water Quality

Students and Asst. Professor Brad Collett in the School of Landscape Architecture have written and published HydroLIT: Southeast Tennessee Water Quality Playbook, a regional toolkit for water quality. The book was launched on May 9 at…

horizontal photo of the book cover for Hyrdrolit showing water along a riverbank