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Thursday, April 4, 2019

Brag + Blues Set for April 29 

Faculty, staff and students: Come celebrate at Brag + Blues, April 29! Come together to celebrate the end of another spectacular year!  Everyone in the college is invited to come celebrate at Brag + Blues,…
Thursday, April 4, 2019

Akerman Named Dudley Faculty Scholar 

Architecture Assistant Professor Jennifer Akerman has been named the 2019-2021 James Johnson Dudley Faculty Scholar. Akerman’s research and creative work proposal, Living Architecture: Hybrid Ecologies in the Built Environment, challenges the “virtue of the architect’s…
Profile Picture of Jennifer Akerman
Friday, March 29, 2019

Graphic Design Students Design for Big Ears Festival 

Seniors in the Graphic Design program partnered with AC Entertainment to design posters for Big Ears Festival 2019, and one student’s design was printed as a limited-edition poster sold only at the festival. Led by…
Alexa's Final Design of Big Ears Poster
Wednesday, March 20, 2019

Dean Hosts Open-Forum Discussions with Students  

Dean Scott Poole has begun hosting open-forum sessions with students in the college to address issues and work toward better awareness and appreciation for each other.  The sessions, called Dean’s Student Forum, are opportunities for…
Students at the open house
Wednesday, March 13, 2019

UT Hosts Architect of Smithsonian Museum Sir David Adjaye in Public Lecture April 15 

Sir David Adjaye OBE will present a lecture on April 15, hosted by the College of Architecture and Design.  The lecture will be held in the auditorium of the Student Union located at 1502 Cumberland…
Sir David Adjaye headshot
Wednesday, March 13, 2019

Freedom by Design and Local Elementary School Partner for Design/Build Project 

Our community service student group Freedom by Design is helping a local elementary school design and build an unusual little library for use by the school and community. Students in Freedom by Design, a program…
Freedom by Design's proposed design is illustrated in this image.
Friday, March 8, 2019

AIAS to Host Regional Maker Conference in April 

The college's American Institute of Architecture Students (AIAS) chapter will host the AIAS South Quad Conference April 4-7, 2019. Themed “Maker Squad,” the conference will highlight the university and Knoxville’s maker culture. More than 300…
Monday, February 25, 2019

Alumna Robin Klehr Avia Establishes Endowed Professorship 

Alumna Robin Klehr Avia, regional managing principal for Gensler, has established a new endowed professorship in the college. The Robin Klehr Avia Professorship recognizes and awards excellence. This generous gift will be awarded to a…
Robin Khler Avia
Monday, February 18, 2019

Digital Tutoring Center Opens 

We have a collaborative culture. Students, professors and professionals frequently work together here while sharing ideas and learning constantly. With the addition of our new Digital Tutoring Center, students have the opportunity to grow together…
Items made in the Fab Lab.
Tuesday, February 12, 2019

Ambroziak Receives National Diversity Award 

Katherine Ambroziak, associate dean and associate professor of Architecture, has been named a recipient of the Association of Collegiate Schools of Architecture’s 2019 Diversity Achievement Award.  The honor recognizes work that effectively achieves diversity in…
Student headstone rubbings displayed among trees

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