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Tuesday, December 13, 2022

Students Transform Airstream into Mobile Design Lab for Local Children 

  What’s silver and shiny and rolls down the interstate on its way to great adventure? The logical answer is the iconic Airstream travel trailer. For the School of Interior Architecture, however, the answer is…
lighted inside of renovated Airstream trailer

Friday, April 8, 2022

One Studio, Two Schools: A Unique Collaborative Studio Uses Design to Address Critical Impact Issues 

In spring 2022, two schools within our college created a new collaborative studio to provide a unique and engaging experience for our students. Katherine Ambroziak, associate professor in the School of Architecture and associate dean…
two professors engaging with presenter

Tuesday, April 5, 2022

Faculty Share Expertise about Teaching Beginning Designers 

The originality and innovativeness that are applied to the teaching of beginning design students tells a story of commitment and vision about the future of the design disciplines. In our college, our first-year students in…
Pinups of student work

Thursday, March 26, 2020

Beyond Bandwidth: Helping a Design College Succeed Online 

There was something different about this faculty meeting. The normal buzz of conversation was lower, more serious. People sat scattered throughout the auditorium, as if spilled from a cup. As usual, the dean opened the…

Thursday, October 17, 2019

National Rankings Celebrate Programs, Faculty, Student Preparation 

Our schools of Architecture, Interior Architecture and Landscape Architecture each was recognized in the national DesignIntelligence rankings. Our undergraduate Architecture program was highly ranked; a professor in Interior Architecture was lauded; and Landscape Architecture made…
Students selfie at the river

Monday, April 9, 2018

Interior Architecture Student Earns First Place in National Design Scholarship, Internship 

Niklos Toldi, a third-year student in the School of Interior Architecture, was recently awarded first place in the 2018 Gensler Brinkmann Scholarship in recognition of his academic excellence, design ability and creative expression. Toldi, a…
Niklos Toldi with a pinup of his project

Thursday, February 15, 2018

Celebrate a Century of Design at UT on March 24 

Click here for parking, agenda and other details about the Centennial Jubilee of Design Studies at UT on March 24!   A century ago on a campus in Knoxville, a design movement started that today…

Friday, November 3, 2017

Interior Architecture Recommended for Reaccreditation 

In October, the School of Interior Architecture hosted a team representing the Council for Interior Design Accreditation for an onsite review toward reaccreditation. After the three-day review, the CIDA team is recommending the program for…
Students holdingboxes and setting up pinups

Thursday, October 5, 2017

Interior Architecture Undergoes Reaccreditation 

Beginning Oct. 20, 2017, the School of Interior Architecture will host a team representing the Council for Interior Design Accreditation for an onsite review toward reaccreditation. In 2011, the school earned a six-year accreditation from…
cida logo

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

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