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Monday, April 18, 2022

Teston Awarded Grant for Public Interiority Research 

In spring 2022, Liz Teston, associate professor in the School of Interior Architecture, received the Arnold W. Brunner Grant from AIA New York | Center for Architecture. The grant supports an investigation that will “effectively…
Liz Teston

Friday, April 8, 2022

One Studio, Two Schools: A Unique Collaborative Studio Uses Design to Address Critical Impact Issues 

In spring 2022, two schools within our college created a new collaborative studio to provide a unique and engaging experience for our students. Katherine Ambroziak, associate professor in the School of Architecture and associate dean…
two professors engaging with presenter

Tuesday, April 5, 2022

Faculty Share Expertise about Teaching Beginning Designers 

The originality and innovativeness that are applied to the teaching of beginning design students tells a story of commitment and vision about the future of the design disciplines. In our college, our first-year students in…
Pinups of student work

Wednesday, February 23, 2022

Two Educators in the School of Interior Architecture Receive National Education, Diversity Awards 

Educators in the School of Interior Architecture have been recognized with a national teaching award and a national diversity award. Rana Abudayyeh, assistant professor, has been named the recipient of the 2022 Teaching Excellence Award…
headshots Abudayyeh and Zingoni

Wednesday, February 23, 2022

Saldaña Connects Past with Present in Interior Architecture 

During her first semester as an assistant professor in the School of Interior Architecture in fall 2021, Marie Saldaña, M.Arch, Ph.D., challenged her students to think about interior spaces differently than perhaps they had ever…
headshot of Marie Saldana

Wednesday, December 15, 2021

Mobile Lab Introduces Grade-School Students to Design 

Local fifth and sixth graders got hands-on experience with the design thinking process using our newly built mobile design lab. In December, after a semester of partnering with our School of Interior Architecture, students from…
mobile lab

Tuesday, November 30, 2021

Students in U.S., Venezuela Design, Build Gathering Spaces for Local Community 

Since early 2021, students and faculty in the School of Interior Architecture have been working on a grant-funded project with a unique purpose: To move knowledge between the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, and a university…
pouring concrete

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…
rendering of inside of tower

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…
rendering of ICFF exhibit

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…
paintings and sculptures

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