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Tuesday, August 22, 2023

Twelve Faculty Members, Fellows Join the College of Architecture and Design

The University of Tennessee, ��Ƶ’s College of Architecture and Design welcomed 5 new and 7 returning faculty members into tenure-track professor positions and fellowships this fall. They join the schools of architecture, design, and landscape…

Exterior of the Art and Architecture building.

Thursday, July 13, 2023

Students, Professors Design Board Game Depicting Invasive Plant Ecology

A new board game developed by faculty and students from ��Ƶ’s School of Design explains the ecology and underground mutualistic interactions of common native understory wildflowers when disrupted by invasive species…

Elements of The UNDERstory card game spread across a table.

Wednesday, December 14, 2022

Photo Gallery Fall 2022 Final Reviews

From Nov. 29-Dec. 14, 2022, students presented to faculty and visiting critics their final projects from their fall 2022 studios and offered public presentations of their work. This was a time to celebrate our students’…

Tuesday, August 23, 2022

2022 Welcome [Back] Day Photo Gallery

On August 23, 2022, the college hosted its annual Welcome [Back] Day for all new and returning faculty, staff and students. With many games of cornhole, delicious food and a family photo, we couldn't think…

Monday, June 20, 2022

Collaborative UT Team Receives $1.3M Grant to Reduce Barriers to Immunizations

In the true Volunteer spirit our land-grant university is known for, our School of Design is collaborating with a multi-disciplinary team from across UT to create ways to improve lives of those in our state.…

Monday, June 13, 2022

Graphic Design Students are Lighting the Way(finding) for the Tennessee RiverLine

Graphic Design students in Assoc. Prof. Emerita Deb Shmerler’s spring 2022 studio devised a system of wayfinding markers and informational signage that will promote the use, accessibility and stewardship of North America’s next great regional…

Monday, May 23, 2022

Students Awarded for Research Projects in 2022 EURēCA Competition

Updated May 24, 2022 In spring 2022, students in our college took part in an annual competition that showcases UT students’ research and creative activities in collaboration with faculty mentors. During the 2022 EURēCA (Exhibit…

Monday, May 23, 2022

Photo Gallery Spring 2022 Final Reviews

On May 2-10, 2022, students presented to faculty and visiting critics their final projects from their spring 2022 studios. This was a time to celebrate our students’ hard work and faculty’s perseverance from this semester.…

Monday, May 23, 2022

Brag + Brunch End-of-Year Celebration 2022 Photo Gallery

On May 11, 2022, faculty, staff and students gathered for Brag + “B,” our annual all-college, end-of-the-year celebration. This year’s theme, selected by our students, faculty and staff, was Brag + Brunch, featuring southern-style chicken…

students eating and having fun at Brag + B

Wednesday, January 19, 2022

New Unique Book Cover Designed by UT Graphic Design Student for University Press

In fall 2021, Christopher Cote, a lecturer in the School of Design, and his second-year Graphic Design students, were approached by Senior Designer Kelly Gray of The University of Tennessee Press. Gray tasked Cote’s students…