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Friday, September 27, 2024

Interior Architecture Welcomes JSa Partner as First Female Visiting Professor

Aisha Ballesteros, partner and project director of Latin American-based architecture firm JSa, joins the University of Tennessee, Knoxville’s School of Interior Architecture faculty this fall as the school’s first female visiting professor. She graduated from…

Aisha Ballesteros. Portrait by Nin Solis.

Tuesday, September 3, 2024

College Welcomes Javier Sánchez, JSa, as BarberMcMurry Endowed Professor

The University of Tennessee, Knoxville’s College of Architecture and Design welcomes Javier Sánchez, HFAIA, founding partner and principal of JSa, as the 2024 BarberMcMurry Endowed Professor. In 1996, Sánchez founded JSa, a leading architecture practice…

A view of the MMAC Juan Soriano Museum, featuring a modern, minimalistic concrete building. The museum is surrounded by a tranquil water feature and lush, tropical vegetation, with a large sculpture visible in the foreground. Photo by Rafael Gamo.

Friday, August 30, 2024

Study Abroad in Chile: Ebone Fields

This summer, fourth-year interior architecture student Ebone Fields traveled abroad to Chile to work with former Visiting Professor Germán Valenzuela Buccolini. During the trip, she assisted Valenzuela and his students at the School of Architecture of…

This image shows a beautiful landscape with a river winding through a valley surrounded by lush greenery and mountains in the distance. The terrain and features suggest it could be from a region in Chile known for its natural beauty, in the Central Valley, which includes areas like the Maule or Bio-Bio regions. These areas are known for their rivers, rolling hills, and agricultural landscapes.

Thursday, August 22, 2024

Study Abroad in Japan: Kate Stähli

Kate Stähli, a fourth-year interior architecture student, traveled abroad as a part of the School of Interior Architecture’s Japan Design and Culture studio. The summer mini term program allowed Stähli to be flexible with her…

Thursday, June 27, 2024

Interior Architecture Students Win Gensler Brinkmann Scholarship

Fourth-year students Kate O’Neil and Cecilia Torres-Panzera have been selected as recipients of the 2024 Gensler Brinkmann Scholarship, an annual program that celebrates design excellence and innovating thinking. The competitive award invites interior programs across…

Monday, June 17, 2024

College Celebrates Faculty Research

The College of Architecture and Design strives to reinforce faculty in establishing and maintaining a record of strong research, scholarship, creative achievement and engaged scholarship. In an effort to grow the college’s research portfolio and…

Exterior of the Art and Architecture building.

Friday, April 26, 2024

Interior Architecture Vols Named to Metropolis Future100

Seniors Anna Shoemaker and Kathryn Webb have been selected amongst the top 100 architecture and interior design students in the nation by METROPOLIS. The annual Future100 features students, nominated by their instructors and mentors, who…

Wednesday, April 24, 2024

IA Collaborative Designs Room for Cancer Patient

Twelve-year-old Tony’s love for Godzilla, Legos and video games came to life this month as University of Tennessee, Knoxville, students from IA Collaborative partnered with the Knoxville chapter of Special Spaces for a room renovation.…

Thursday, April 11, 2024

Simon Presents Research at International Conference on Design Principles

Junior Abbie Simon represented the University of Tennessee, Knoxville’s School of Interior Architecture at the 18th International Conference on Design Principles and Practice in Valencia, Spain earlier this semester. Simon was the youngest presenter at…

Abbie Simon presents research at the 18th International Conference on Design Principles and Practice in Valencia, Spain.

Monday, March 11, 2024

IDEC Recognizes Dean with National Teaching Excellence Award

The Interior Design Educators Council (IDEC) presented Assistant Professor Felicia Dean with the 2024 Teaching Excellence Award at the organization’s annual conference in New York City on Thursday, March 7. The award recognizes an individual…