Professor Ted Shelton’s Timber Tower Studio is working with Skidmore, Owing & Merrill’s Benton Johnson to propose a 12-story residential timber tower in Nashville. Louisiana Pacific and the Nashville Civic Design Center are partners…
From east to west, we help our students grow into mature designers. A multi-year effort led by Robert French involves research, planning, design and a potential build. The effort brings Architecture and Landscape Architecture students…
Students took a fresh look at an underutilized part of oak and saw a sustainable way to use it in construction. The Green Oak Research Initiative proposed ways to develop contemporary green (un-dried) oak construction…
For our students, it’s service learning. For our communities, it’s revitalization. And when we come together, it’s smart business. Together, we make change. UT’s Smart Communities Initiative, part of the Office of Service Learning, is founded on…
We research the relationship of water quality and urbanization to impact future planning. Students led by Brad Collett wrote and published HydroLIT: Southeast Tennessee Water Quality Playbook, a regional toolkit for water quality. HydroLIT (short for hydrologic…
Our founding connection to the Nashville Civic Design Center keeps us engaged in urban design for the state’s capitol. “An architect should be able to design anything from a spoon to a city.” -Adolf Loos…
Throughout 650+ miles, the spirit of the Tennessee River will be experienced in a whole new way. Students from our Schools of Landscape Architecture and Architecture are investigating a long-term project that will provide a…
We are investigating a unique use of technology with the Tennessee River to share its spirit with people around the world. Students are exploring opportunities with Tennessee Valley Authority and Google for immersive, VR experiences…
We are helping a community rediscover its heritage. In 2009, college faculty and students led by Katherine Ambroziak joined the East Knoxville community to reclaim and reanimate Odd Fellows Cemetery, a deteriorating African-American burial ground…
In Haiti, we design for the public good. In 2010, a massive earthquake rocked Haiti, and soon after, Prof. John McRae began offering a studio for students to use design to address great need in…
