Professor Mark DeKay has been named a guest co-editor of a special issue of Sustainability, an international open-source, research-focused journal. DeKay will share the editing role with Prof. Rob Fleming, Jefferson University in Philadelphia. Focused…
In December, students were recognized by two organizations for their designs during fall 2019. The American Institute of Architects Middle Tennessee Student Design Award and Brewer Ingram Fuller Sustainable Design Award were presented on…
During fall 2019, Interior Architecture Assistant Professor Rana Abudayyeh and Adjunct Assistant Professor Hochung Kim encouraged their studios to explore workplaces of the future. They started with a trip to California in September to research…
Two professors of Architecture earned publication awards from the Southeast Chapter of the Society of Architectural Historians. Avigail Sachs, Associate Professor, received the 2019 Award for Excellence from the SESAH for her book, Environmental Design:…
Tennessee Architecture Fellows Katie MacDonald and Kyle Schumann led students during fall 2019 to explore various natural materials and intricacies of design. Their studio, titled “Material Misbehavior,” encouraged students to explore unusual materials with a…
Student organization, Alpha Rho Chi, put on a dazzling event called the THRIFT Fashion Show on November 22. Located at the Emporium Arts Center downtown, the event, which was part of the TAAST Fall Ball,…
Students, we’re here to fully prepare you to succeed and to provide the opportunity to make genuine and lasting connections in the design community. Through our annual Career Day, employers from across the nation pay…
On November 18-22, students presented their final projects from their fall 2019 studios to faculty and visiting critics. Here's a look at some of the many moments during final reviews.
Our students are explorers. They venture into unknown territory and design for otherwise elusive sites. Obstacles are opportunities, not deterrents, and unusual circumstances don’t phase them. Our students are makers, designing for our future and…
A collage of colorful posters announcing events, opportunities, community involvement and more fill the A+A every year. Many of these posters and slips of paper combine to form a virtual wall of overlapping messages, but…
