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Monday, August 12, 2024

Faculty, Fellows Join the �ֲ��ý

�ֲ��ý, Knoxville’s �ֲ��ý welcomes six new and returning professionals into full-time faculty positions and fellowships this fall. They join the schools of architecture, design, and interior architecture. Architecture …

Exterior of the Art and Architecture building.

Friday, July 26, 2024

Senior Revives Type in Winning Design for The North Face

After the semester ended, Brian Fuson was driving around his hometown of Oak Ridge, Tennessee, when he noticed the typeface of certain street signs appeared different than others. “They are not in a typical sans…

Thursday, June 27, 2024

Interior Architecture Students Win Gensler Brinkmann Scholarship

Fourth-year students Kate O’Neil and Cecilia Torres-Panzera have been selected as recipients of the 2024 Gensler Brinkmann Scholarship, an annual program that celebrates design excellence and innovating thinking. The competitive award invites interior programs across…

Monday, June 17, 2024

College Celebrates Faculty Research

The �ֲ��ý strives to reinforce faculty in establishing and maintaining a record of strong research, scholarship, creative achievement and engaged scholarship. In an effort to grow the college’s research portfolio and…

Tuesday, June 11, 2024

Alumnus Appointed to White House Environmental Justice Advisory Council

President Joe Biden recently appointed 12 additional members, including Michael Walton (’07), to the White House Environmental Justice Advisory Council, a federal advisory committee established under Executive Order 14008 of January 27, 2001, on Tackling the…

Wednesday, May 29, 2024

Marla Gerber Awarded the Spirit of A Volunteer

Earlier this year, Marla and Jeff (’82) Gerber hosted a reception for the University of Tennessee, Knoxville’s Houston Alumni Chapter at Briarpark Green, their commercial office building in Houston, Texas. Marla manages the building, and…

Marla Gerber speaks during a surprise announcement with the 2022 first-year class of the School of Architecture.

Friday, May 17, 2024

Graduates Turn Tassels, Join Alumni Family

This spring more than 130 students became alumni of the University of Tennessee, Knoxville’s �ֲ��ý. “Today marks a significant milestone in the lives of our students,” said Dean Jason Young. “For…

Barry Alan Yoakum, FAIA, delivers commencement address at the spring 2024 ceremony.

Tuesday, May 14, 2024

Graphic Design Senior Wins Prestigious Moggridge Award

Maggie Meystrik, a senior in the �ֲ��ý, has been named the �ֲ��ý’s recipient of the Bill Moggridge Award. The international honor recognizes the next generation of designers and honors…

Thursday, May 2, 2024

Ambroziak Named James R. Cox Professor for 2024

Katherine Ambroziak, associate professor of architecture and associate dean for academic affairs and research, has been selected as a James R. Cox Professor. She was announced as a recipient of the professorship by Provost and…

Ambroziak, left, with Provost John Zomchick, center, and a fellow Cox Professor at the Academic Honors Banquet.

Friday, April 26, 2024

Interior Architecture Vols Named to Metropolis Future100

Seniors Anna Shoemaker and Kathryn Webb have been selected amongst the top 100 architecture and interior design students in the nation by METROPOLIS. The annual Future100 features students, nominated by their instructors and mentors, who…