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Tuesday, April 21, 2020

Editor in Chief of Interior Design Magazine to Speak at 2020 Commencement

We are thrilled to announce that Cindy Allen, editor in chief of Interior Design magazine, is the 2020 commencement speaker. The commencement ceremony for the College of Architecture and Design will begin at 9 a.m.…

Wednesday, September 18, 2019

UT Exhibits Darden Prints, Hosts Panel Discussion to Reflect Darden’s Philosophy

October 1: Exhibition, Gallery 103 | October 7: Panel Discussion, Student Union Auditorium. The works and philosophy of Douglas Darden (1951-1996), an architect, writer, artist and designer possibly best known for his seminal book, Condemned…

Image from Douglas Darden's Condemned Building

Wednesday, May 1, 2019

Dial Barton Tapped to Give Commencement Address

Sheila Dial Barton, AIA, LEED AP, (B.Arch ’97), will give the address for the college's 2019 commencement on May 11, 4:30 p.m., Thompson-Boling Arena. Dial Barton is a principal with EOA Architects in Nashville, whose…

Monday, February 11, 2019

DJ Spooky to Lecture, Perform on Intersection of Art Forms

Our college, in conjunction with student organization TAAST and the UT School of Music, will host Paul D. Miller, a.k.a. DJ Spooky for a public lecture and performance on Feb. 26 at 6 p.m. Miller’s…

Thursday, February 15, 2018

Celebrate a Century of Design at UT on March 24

Click here for parking, agenda and other details about the Centennial Jubilee of Design Studies at UT on March 24! A century ago on a campus in Knoxville, a design movement started that today…

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…

Friday, January 15, 2016

CANCELLED: SnØhetta’s McMahon Discusses Vegetation in Landscape

PLEASE NOTE: This lecture has been cancelled due to the speaker's flight changes because of inclement weather. The College of Architecture and Design welcomes visiting lecturer, Matthew McMahon, on Friday, Jan. 22, when he will…

Friday, April 10, 2015

Visiting Critics: Spring 2015 Final Architecture Reviews

Spring 2015, the University of Tennessee School of Architecture will welcome guests from across the country to critique the final work of its students. "All of the reviewers should bring energy and enthusiasm to the discussions,"…

Wednesday, November 19, 2014

Visiting Critics Attend Fall 2014 Architecture Reviews

During the Fall 2014 Final Reviews, the University of Tennessee School of Architecture welcomed numerous critics as special guests. The following visitors provided feedback to student work. Robert Adams is Associate Professor of Architecture at…

Saturday, November 1, 2014

Fall 2014 Governor’s Chair Seminar Series Recap

The Governor's Chair for Energy and Urbanism is a special partnership between the University of Tennessee, the Oak Ridge National Laboratory, and Skidmore, Owings, and Merrill. More than a single individual, the Governor’s Chair is a…