Inside the Winning Designs from Interior Architecture Students’ Awards Sweep
Three proposals by IARc students to revitalize historic properties snagged every student category in the 2025 AIA Winston-Salem Design Awards!
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IARC’s Mansell and Hicks Awarded Contract for NC Main Street Program
Callista Mansell, an Academic Professional Assistant Professor in the Department of Interior Architecture, and Travis Hicks, Professor and Department Head, have been awarded a three-year contract from the NC Department of Commerce for the project “IARC: NC Commerce Main Street Renewal 2025-2028.”
Alumna’s Wild Designs Make the North Carolina Zoo Stand Out
For someone with “interior” in her degree, Crista McGee ’91 spends a lot of time outdoors.
Like her fellow alumni from UNC Greensboro’s acclaimed interior architecture (IARc) department, she creates living spaces centered around safety and comfort. But her clients need room to sharpen claws, chase tails, or stretch trunks.
“How unique is it to be a part of designing animal habitats that so many people in North Carolina and beyond love to come to?” she says.
Those habitats are spread across the North Carolina Zoo. McGee, who began as a student intern, now oversees the creation and upkeep of all the exhibits as Deputy Director and Chief Facilities Management Officer. She manages about 75 employees from Planning & Construction, Exhibits, Horticulture, and Maintenance, all committed to ensuring that the animals and their human guests are equally satisfied with their stay.
UNCG PROFESSORS TURN MINI SKATEBOARDS INTO MUSIC MAKERS
Original Post by UNCG Communications When one thinks of an orchestra – you often think of a large group of musicians with a big sound, making music most people are expected to find enjoyable. But two UNCG Greensboro professors are turning that idea on its head; or rather, fingers.UNCG’s School… Continue reading…
EXPLORING THE SENSES IN UNCG’S FERGUSON BUILDING
Behind the brick façade of UNC Greensboro’s Ferguson building lies a new escape, both for learning and calming: a sensory room. Lisa (Sears) Williams ‘93 MS, an alumna and current master of fine arts in interior architecture (IARc) student, designed the space in the recreational therapy laboratory as a place for college… Continue reading…
IARc students venture to Wild Dunes
“When we learned that the project was at Wild Dunes, we went crazy. We were all excited to go to Charleston together and stay at a resort on the beach,” senior IARc major Madeline Gilliam explained. “And then learning more about the deliverables of the project, we got even more excited because we’re designers. When we hear about the opportunities we’re going to have, our brains start thinking and our creative juices get flowing.”
ALUMNI AND FACULTY ASSIGN DREAM PROJECTS TO IARC UNDERGRADS
Link to original story here. When engaged professors pair up with successful alumni who want to give back to the university that served them, magic happens for students. This semester, that magic is happening now for sixteen lucky students in Travis Hicks’ Interior Architecture (IARc) studio class, who are spending their final… Continue reading…
Raising Social Justice Awareness Through Interior Architecture and VR Walkthroughs
Dr. Asha Kutty (Professor, Interior Architecture Department), Dr. Regis Kopper (Professor, Computer Science Department) and Dr. Deborah Barnes (Senior Research Associate for the International Civil Rights Center & Museum) were awarded a grant from the UNCG Community-Engaged Pathways and Partnerships (P2): A Collective Scholarship Fellows Program. Their project will focus on… Continue reading…
IFDA Carolinas Rising Stars: Ian Waddill and Lauren Hellner
On Wednesday, November 9th, two of UNCG’s Interior Architecture students, Ian Waddill and Lauren Hellner, were celebrated at the International Furnishings and Design Association’s 2022 Night of Luminaries & Rising Stars. This event was created to honor the change makers in the home and design industries along with the brightest… Continue reading…
Congratulations, Emily!
Congratulations to 4th year IARc student, Emily Taylor for crushing the LEED Green Associate exam this week!