News (9 of 37) | UTK College of Architecture + Design

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

Wednesday, September 6, 2017

Landscape Architecture Students Earn Top National Award for HydroLIT

Four students in the School of Landscape Architecture earned a top national award from the American Society of Landscape Architects for their publication, HydroLIT, Southeast Tennessee Water Quality Playbook. The Award of Excellence, which is…

Students and faculty members stand next to a poster-sized version of the book's cover on an easel.

Monday, August 28, 2017

Welcome (Back) Day 2017

We welcomed returning students and new students on Aug. 22 during Welcome (Back) Day. The celebration included a cornhole tournament, boxed lunches, live music, an all-college photo, "Maker" aprons, mentor/mentee meet-ups and sessions to learn…

Wednesday, August 23, 2017

For the Third Year in a Row, Students Place in International Competition

For the third year in a row, students from Kevin Stevens’s third-year Architecture studio have placed in an international steel design competition. Cullen Sayegh and Samantha Sowell earned an honorable mention in the 17th Annual…

Thursday, August 3, 2017

Student, Faculty Design/Build Project Recognized with Statewide Award of Excellence

The multi-awarded Beardsley Farm Education Center has earned statewide recognition from the Tennessee American Institute of Architects. The project, a product of the college’s successful design/build program, received the Design Award of Excellence, the organization’s…

Wednesday, July 26, 2017

Design/Build Project Earns National Brick in Architecture Award

The Beardsley Farm Education Center, a collaborative design/build project designed and largely constructed by students and faculty in the college, has earned the 2017 Brick in Architecture Gold Award. This national award recognizes design excellence, resilience…

Looking from the interior of the center to the exterior where a man sits on a chair.

Wednesday, July 19, 2017

Energy-Harvesting AMIE Named a Research Winner by Architect Magazine

AMIE, the revolutionary energy-harvesting system designed and built by a team of students, faculty, design professionals and science researchers in the Governor’s Chair for Energy + Urbanism, was named a 2017 R+D Award Winner by…

Thursday, June 29, 2017

Students Join Professionals at National Convention

Four undergraduate students in the School of Interior Architecture recently connected with industry professionals at NeoCon in Chicago, thanks to generous support provided by Crossville, Inc. As part of a collaborative studio partnership between Crossville,…

Thursday, June 29, 2017

Adkisson Secures Gensler Post, Becomes a Registered Architect, is Accepted to Harvard…All in Four Years

Classmates no doubt remember him as an over achiever, and they could be right. Sam Adkisson, AIA, CDT, who graduated from the College of Architecture and Design in 2013, has achieved much in his short…

Thursday, June 22, 2017

Big Orange and Beyond: Design Matters! Camp Set for July 9-14

Design Matters! Camp is for curious, creative, problem-solving high school sophomores, juniors and seniors. Immersed for one week in a one-of-a-kind summer experience, students from across the country learn to think and innovate as designers.…