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Monday, November 22, 2021

Interior Architecture Students Collaborate with Studio in Romania

This fall, 2nd-year Interior Architecture students are collaborating with students in an Interior Architecture studio across the world in Romania, and together, they are breaking cultural barriers and building connections. The studios’ focus is collaboratively…

Monday, November 22, 2021

Students, Faculty Collaborate across Colleges and Engage Community to Steward Third Creek

To learn something, sometimes you have to get your feet wet. Students in Mike Ross’s class, however, are totally immersed, and they are learning more than lessons found in a curriculum. Ross, who teaches jointly…

people working with small floating wetlands

Monday, November 22, 2021

Fall 2021 Final Reviews_ We’re Back

Students, faculty and staff celebrated the return of in-person final reviews in the A+A on Nov. 15-19 and Dec. 6-8. The COVID-19 pandemic required reviews to be online through most of 2019 and 2020, and…

students and faculty in fall 2021 reviews

Tuesday, November 9, 2021

College “Disrupts” International Fair

Disruption is not a bad thing. When it’s applied to a stubborn or outdated belief, disruption is a welcome state. One such myth is that industry and academia cannot—or should not—partner. In 2020, our college…

Wednesday, November 3, 2021

Schools of Design, Interior Architecture and Art Undergo Reaccreditation

In November 2021, our School of Design and School of Interior Architecture as well as the School of Art and Art Education department are undergoing reaccreditation through the National Association of Schools of Art and…

Tuesday, November 2, 2021

Interior Architecture Collaborates across Two Hemispheres

"This is about enabling our students to develop empathy, so they can design for others with different realities than their own." Students in our School of Interior Architecture are spanning the globe with their studio…

Friday, October 22, 2021

Tennessee RiverLine Announces 2022 Communities, Engages 1 Million People

The Tennessee RiverLine announced on Oct. 22 that it is welcoming five river communities as its 2022 Tennessee RiverTowns Program cohort, bringing the total number of people engaged in the program to 1 million. Five…

Friday, October 8, 2021

Students Design Outdoor Recreation Center for UT Research Park

Architecture students, led by Distinguished Lecturer James Rose, are embarking on a project that will benefit the Knoxville community--especially those who spend time on the Tennessee River--for years to come. In early October 2021, Rose's…

Monday, September 27, 2021

Students Learn to Think and Design in 4D

First-year students in our School of Design are thinking beyond a two-dimensional world. They are even designing beyond 3D. Our students are learning to incorporate 4D in their innovative designs. In 2020, assistant professor Kimberly…

Wednesday, September 15, 2021

Wu and Oyler Named 2021 BarberMcMurry Endowed Professors

The unique and innovative BarberMcMurry Endowed Professorship has brought acclaimed architects to the college since 2013, and this year is no exception. The College of Architecture and Design is pleased to announce Jenny Wu and…