A condensed version of Team Kutty’s studio project for the GloWD 2020 GEL-Lab Design Studio addressing the challenge of aging in place TEAM Instructor: Prof. Asha Kutty, PhD, University of North Carolina Greensboro (UNCG USA Students (8): Sadie Campbell, University of Guelph (UofG), Canada Julie Chuang, California College… Continue reading…
(For More Information: https://www.globallywedesign.com/2020-gel-lab-design-studio) THE STUDIO OVERVIEW GloWD’s GEL-Lab Design Studio presents a unique opportunity for multi-disciplinary, multi-generational, and multi-national intellectuals and creatives to collaboratively and iteratively explore new design frontiers for all aspects of applied design into the future through virtual means and methods. IN ACTION The GloWD 2020… Continue reading…
Link to original story here Public spaces are vastly important for public life. Even if there is no interaction between strangers, having areas in towns and cities where people can see each other is crucial for healthy communities. This year, the COVID-19 pandemic changed what spaces we can occupy… Continue reading…
Globally We Design (GloWD) is an independent global thought-leadership think-tank that started five years ago. It exists to identify, explore, and formulate, as well as disseminate new thinking for all design disciplines, practices, and processes. GloWD aims to address ever more pressing and contemporary problems facing humanity today. Global in… Continue reading…
Twenty years ago, the Marion Stedman Covington Foundation made a substantial gift to help kickstart UNC Greensboro’s historic preservation programs. Now, the foundation has committed to a new pledge to expand them. Professor Emeritus Jo Ramsay Leimenstoll has led UNCG’s preservation curriculum since its start. As former chair of Preservation North… Continue reading…
“When most people think about interior architecture, they think almost exclusively of the visual. But as designers, we need to consider our other senses – sounds, smells, tactile properties. In this third year design studio, we focused on the interaction between sound, material, and space. The students analyzed spatial geometry… Continue reading…
First place team ($5,000 prize) Congratulations to 4th year, Issac Cantu-Backhaus and recent IARc Grad, Katherine Tardif for placing 1st in this design competition! Expert from official press release: In December 2019, Colorado based arts organization, MOA (Museum of Outdoor Arts), announced its second annual national collegiate design competition… Continue reading…
NM_GSO: Åstrand vs. Noise Machines (New Music Greensboro) Last fall our 3rd years conducted a “Experimentation with Sound / Material / Space”. It was a 4-week project focused on the awareness of interior acoustics from an experiential point of view and the understanding of the relationships between material, sound, and… Continue reading…
Huge congratulations to Professors Jo Leimenstoll and Travis Hicks who recently attended a luncheon honoring UNCG Teaching Award Excellence candidates on Tuesday. Jo and Travis were both nominated for the Board of Governors Award for Excellence in Teaching this year. Also pictured: IARc Department Head, Lucinda Havenhand and CASA Dean… Continue reading…
IIDA Officers Alex Nguyen (3rd year), Anna Padilla (2nd), and Hannah Crews (2nd) attended the IIDA National SHIFT conference this week in Dallas, TX. They attended workshops, went on firm and showroom tours, as well as attended portfolio reviews and mock interviews. The networking opportunities were incredible and they enjoyed… Continue reading…