Faculty News (4 of 20) | UTK College of Architecture + Design

Tuesday, June 6, 2023

How One Wall Built the Foundation for Faculty Success and Much More

With a great-grandfather who established Southern icon White Lily Flour in Knoxville in the late 19th century, Libba Wall (’59) and her family are deeply invested in the Knoxville community. Family connections partly led her…

Thursday, August 26, 2021

Patel Brings Digital Fabrication and Robotics Expertise to Interior Architecture

The School of Interior Architecture announces that Misri Patel has been named visiting assistant professor of practice and fellow. Patel brings a diverse base of research to the school that focuses on material systems, computational…

Thursday, July 1, 2021

Wall Named Interim Director of Architecture

Dean Jason Young has named Scott Wall, professor in the School of Architecture, interim director of the school for the 2021-2022 school year. Wall will assume the position on July 1, 2021. Young previously served…

Tuesday, June 22, 2021

Dean Awarded Grant for Research in Materiality and Identity

Interior Architecture Assistant Professor Felicia Francine Dean was awarded a Research and Development Grant from the Graham Foundation for Advanced Studies in the Fine Arts. The award supports her research investigation of latent stone and…

Tuesday, May 18, 2021

Architecture Students Investigate Housing Issues in America

Our students use exploration and innovation to transform the world with design. During spring 2021, a studio in the School of Architecture looked at the issues related to housing in America and addressed them head…

Thursday, December 17, 2020

Zingoni Named Director of the School of Interior Architecture

The College of Architecture and Design announces the appointment of Milagros Zingoni Phielipp as the new director of its School of Interior Architecture beginning Jan. 1, 2021. Most recently associate professor of interior design at…

Tuesday, December 15, 2020

Architecture Students Design Flood-Resistant Masterplan for School in Mozambique

In a unique design research studio for fifth-year Architecture students, Asst. Professor Maged Guerguis introduced his students to great need existing 9,000 miles away and how this need can and should be addressed by…

Wednesday, September 23, 2020

Students Use Patterns in Weaving to Communicate within Historical Identities

Felicia Dean, assistant professor in the School of Interior Architecture, wove a unique story. In a new course, she taught students how pattern found in weaving is a powerful communication technique. In the course, titled…

Wednesday, September 23, 2020

Magner Named 2020-2022 Tennessee Architecture Fellow

We are pleased to announce the appointment of the 2020-2022 Tennessee Architecture Fellow, Jeremy Magner. As fellow, Magner will conduct original research, teach and exhibit and present his work. Now extended to a two-year program,…

Monday, September 14, 2020

Tennessee RiverLine Team Earns National Recognition for Community Engagement Program

A team with the Tennessee RiverLine, the region’s vision for a continuous 652-mile system of paddle-hike-bike trails along the Tennessee River founded at UT Knoxville earned a national award from the American Society of…

Dustin Toothman engages with community members about Tennessee RiverLine