By Jasmine Richardson Since learning about Momentum Textile the product of the month is their 3D grid textile. This product is 67% cotton, 17% Nylon and 16% post consumer recycled polyester. It has an acrylic backing with an incase fabric protection. It has a yarn dye and is flame resistance.This… Continue reading…
By Hannah Hill This year, the Interior Design Educators Council (IDEC) hosted their South Regional Conference at Appalachian State University in Boone, North Carolina. Through their work, IDEC, hopes “to elevate the level of design discourse in the built environment” (IDEC). In doing so, their conference brings students and educators… Continue reading…
By Carolina Marty Hospitality seems to be in the eye of the IARc Department this semester. The fourth-year group and professor/department chair Khoi Vo, are taking on the rehabilitation of a historic building in Troy, North Carolina. The Hotel Troy, a building listed on the National Register of Historic Places,… Continue reading…
By Carolina Marty IARc fourth-year students, led by professor Sabrina Frey are embarking on a hospitality project this semester. The students are designing a Destination Village in a national park in Vietnam. This project will incorporate several structures like high-end boutique hotels, restaurants, entertainment areas, and retail, allowing the students… Continue reading…
By Carolina Marty Exciting things are happening in the IARc Department. One of these things are the participation of the third years in the Steelcase NEXT Student Design Competition. The NEXT competition is created by Steelcase Company for undergraduate students. The project for this year’s competition is the creation of… Continue reading…
By Isabel Leon Villasmil During the summer, a group of students from UNCG, Greensboro College and NC A&T created a site-specific artwork for the Renaissance Plaza Parking Garage, which is located right next to LeBauer Park in Downtown Greensboro. The design team suggested the design of a façade that represented… Continue reading…
By Isabel Leon Villasmil Professors Tommy Lambeth and Stoel Burrowes, along with Graduate Teaching Assistant Christopher Vann, assigned first-year students a project in which they had to use magazines and take images, textures, text and colors to create a collage in a 12” x 12” format. Then, students had to… Continue reading…
By Isabel Leon Villasmil In the last weeks first year students have been working on the Art2Space project. At the beginning of the semester, a painting was assigned to each student and they had to examine the bi-dimensional artwork, identify and assess colors in the image as well as elements… Continue reading…
By Jasmine Richardson The product of the month for September is Caesarstone. Caesarstone surfaces meet the standards of the initial procurement of raw materials to the final quality control check. Caesarstone manufactures premium quartz surfaces. These surfaces are used in both residential and commercial projects as countertops, vanities, wall cladding,… Continue reading…
By Laura Clifton Just a short drive around Greensboro’s main thoroughfares is evidence enough: homelessness in our city is a problem. More official surveys put the number at over 700 people without housing within the city limits alone. Fortunately, there are organizations seeking to solve this problem and designers with… Continue reading…
