Research News (3 of 13) | UTK College of Architecture + Design

Monday, May 10, 2021

Students’ Research Projects Lauded in 2021 EURēCA Competition

In spring 2021, students at the College of Architecture and Design took part in an annual competition that showcases UT students’ research and creative activities in collaboration with faculty mentors. The 2021 EURēCA (Exhibit of…

image of student poster from competition

Wednesday, April 14, 2021

Students Reimagine Structures that Represent an Oil-Dependent Past

During spring 2021, Rana Abudayyeh, Assistant Professor and Robin Klehr Avia Professor of Interior Architecture, are encouraging students to define new purposes for the abandoned structures of a fossil-fuel economy. In the course, “AFTER OIL…

Wednesday, January 13, 2021

Interior Architecture Students Explore Post-COVID-19 Workplaces

Hochung Kim, assistant professor in the School of Interior Architecture, created a timely opportunity for students to reimagine the workplace. The fall 2020 studio investigated the definition of workplaces, how they have changed in…

layouts and renderings of office spaces from Hochung Kim Studio

Friday, January 8, 2021

Research Duo Earn Grant to Protect Wildflowers in North America’s Forests, Design Outreach Materials

Eco systems are complex, and in the case of wildflowers, fragile. The combination of white-tailed deer and a variety of local and invasive plants threaten the survival of wildflowers in North America’s forests. A…

Tuesday, December 15, 2020

Architecture Students Design Flood-Resistant Masterplan for School in Mozambique

In a unique design research studio for fifth-year Architecture students, Asst. Professor Maged Guerguis introduced his students to great need existing 9,000 miles away and how this need can and should be addressed by…

Tuesday, December 8, 2020

Collaborative Team Designs Virtual Health Care Simulation App

In spring semester 2021, students in the University of Tennessee, Knoxville’s College of Nursing will get firsthand experience testing out a new virtual health care app designed by a team of faculty and students from…

Monday, November 23, 2020

UTK Filament Tower Receives National Composites Award

A fiber-composite tower designed and fabricated by Asst. Professor Marshall Prado and students, using ingenuity, skill and the nine-axis robot in the Fab Lab was recognized with a national Award for Composites Excellence from the…

lighted tower at night next to church spire

Thursday, November 19, 2020

Studio Explores the Influences of Tropical Condition on Architecture

In fall 2020, Architecture Lecturer and Adjunct Assistant Professor Kathy Wheeler is leading her second-year studio in researching how architecture adapts to a tropical climate and to sea-level rise while still satisfying the cultural and…

rendering of botanical center with plants

Monday, November 9, 2020

MacDonald and Schumann Install at Knoxville Museum of Art

An exhibit by 2019-2020 Tennessee Architecture Fellows Katie MacDonald and Kyle Schumann is on display at the Knoxville Museum of Art through Nov. 29, 2020. Their installation, entitled Homegrown, is the culmination of the fellowship…

Monday, November 2, 2020

Students Help Solar Equity Initiative Develop Brand Identity

Students in Kimberly Mitchell’s Advanced Graphic Design class created brand designs for an initiative that advocates for accessibility to clean solar energy. In collaboration with Vote Solar and on behalf of the National Association for…