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Thursday, June 24, 2021

UT Alumna Establishes Online Store Supporting African Artisans

An online business started by a UT alumna does more than sell jewelry, lifestyle products and baskets. It also supports African artisans. Laura Walker, a 2008 graduate of the college’s School of Interior Design (now…

Tuesday, June 22, 2021

Dean Awarded Grant for Research in Materiality and Identity

Interior Architecture Assistant Professor Felicia Francine Dean was awarded a Research and Development Grant from the Graham Foundation for Advanced Studies in the Fine Arts. The award supports her research investigation of latent stone and…

Tuesday, May 25, 2021

DesignIntelligence Seeks Input for Ratings

UPDATE: Deadline extended until Oct. 31. DesignIntelligence, the industry's premiere journal, has opened its annual surveys for hiring/supervising professionals, students/young alumni and deans of colleges of architecture and design across the country. Input from the…

Picture of one of the buildings on campus

Wednesday, May 12, 2021

We Welcome Jason Young, Dean of the College

The �ֲ��ý is pleased to announce the appointment of Jason Young as the 12th dean of the college. On May 12, 2021, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, Provost John Zomchick made the…

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…

Monday, March 1, 2021

Neyland Stadium is Site for Spring 2021 Commencement

For the first time in UT’s history, commencement will take place in Neyland Stadium. Commencement for our college will take place at three times: For graduate students: Friday, May 7, 2021, 4 p.m. For undergraduate…

inside Neyland Stadium with checkerboard

Monday, February 8, 2021

Black History Month 2021 Celebration Set

In honor of Black History Month, the college will host activities planned by students in our college and the School of Art throughout February, including a design competition, a panel discussion and more to…

graphic image for Black History Month showing MLK and John Lewis

Tuesday, February 2, 2021

Interior Architecture Student Named in Metropolis Magazine’s Future100

Caitlin Turner, a fourth-year student in the School of Interior Architecture, has been selected for Metropolis magazine’s Future100, an elite group of architecture and interior architecture students from the U.S. and Canada. The inaugural award…

Monday, December 7, 2020

Students Design Spaces for Black Entrepreneurs in Cal Johnson Building

Gaining a global perspective is essential in the design process, and this fall, students in Assoc. Professor Liz Teston’s Interior Architecture studio began that process. A global context helps designers consider social, cultural, economic and…

animated image showing plan for marketplace Walker Gif

Friday, October 30, 2020

IA Collaborative Shows Sweet Appreciation for Essential Workers

This month, students in IA Collaborative put together goodie bags to show their appreciation for the essential workers in the Art + Architecture building. Delaney O'Brien, philanthropy chair for the organization, and other members created…