School of Landscape Architecture News (9 of 10) | UTK College of Architecture + Design

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.

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.

Friday, May 12, 2017

Professor, Students Publish Regional Toolkit on Water Quality

Students and Asst. Professor Brad Collett in the School of Landscape Architecture have written and published HydroLIT: Southeast Tennessee Water Quality Playbook, a regional toolkit for water quality. The book was launched on May 9 at…

horizontal photo of the book cover for Hyrdrolit showing water along a riverbank

Tuesday, April 18, 2017

College Hosts Craig Dykers in Public Lecture at Bijou April 29

Craig Dykers, a founding partner of Snøhetta, a Wall Street Journal 2016 Innovator and designer of the New York Times Square Reconstruction, will present a lecture on April 29 at the Bijou Theatre, 803 S.…

Monday, April 3, 2017

Fox Featured in Palais de Tokyo Exhibit in Paris

Diane Fox, senior lecturer and director of exhibits, was recently invited to participate in the “Dioramas” exhibit at Palais de Tokyo in Paris, June 14-Sept. 10. The exhibit will present contemporary artists whose work explores…

Friday, March 24, 2017

College Hosts Pritzker Prize-winner Kazuyo Sejima in Public Lecture at Bijou April 8

Kazuyo Sejima, co-founder of the multiple award-winning international architecture firm, SANAA, and a 2010 recipient of the prestigious Pritzker Prize for Architecture, will present a lecture on April 8, hosted by the UT College of…

Wednesday, February 15, 2017

Landscape Architecture Students Practice Alternative Approach to Surveying

In early February, students in Landscape Architecture took part in “Surveillance Practices,” a collaborative workshop led by Brian Osborn, assistant professor of architecture at California Polytechnic State University. The three-day workshop explored methods of surveying…

Monday, January 23, 2017

MAX-min Competition Gives Students Chance to Reimagine UT Campus

The 2017 MAX_min student design competition, an annual event that gives students from all three schools the chance to join together in intense design thinking, ended in celebration as students shared design concepts and…

Friday, January 20, 2017

Akerman, French Receive National Design Award

Two professors of architecture in the College of Architecture and Design earned a national design award for their work leading students and collaborating with community members to develop an education center for Knoxville. Jennifer Akerman…