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…

Abby Nelson (Gentry), MFA 2012

Abby Nelson ‘12 (MFA Interior Architecture with a concentration in Historic Preservation) spent her time with the UNC Greensboro’s Interior Architecture Graduate Program working towards a future where she envisioned herself in an architecture firm working one-on-one saving old buildings. Her career, as many do, took another path and she… Continue reading…

Jessica Ocasio Adorno

Jessica Ocasio Adorno, MFA 2018

Interior Designer and Selections Coordinator, BuildSense In 2016, Jessica Ocasio Adorno moved to North Carolina and began her graduate studies at UNCG. She quickly found herself engaged with the Interior Architecture Department community as she became a Center for Community-Engaged Design Fellow. This experience as well as her internship with… Continue reading…

Emily Reichenbach

Emily Reichenbach (Miller), MFA 2018

Interior Designer, Morris-Berg Architects Emily began her MFA in Interior Architecture at UNC-G in 2015 and was further embedded into the University while working as a Teaching Assistant for Visual Communications I and II.  Her thesis subject was Biophilic Design in educational environments based on a passion for the environment… Continue reading…

Malak

Malaknaz Modaresnezhad, 2016

Architectural Associate, Integrus Architecture Malaknaz received her bachelor’s degree in architecture in 2011 from Iran and worked there for multiple years as an architect and interior design. To continue her passion in healthy indoor environments, she pursued her graduate degree in Interior Architecture at UNCG focusing on the impact of… Continue reading…

Isobel

Isabel Leon Villasmil, MFA 2018

Interior Designer, DTW Architects & Planners Originally from Venezuela, Isabel moved to Greensboro, NC to pursue her MFA in Interior Architecture. During her studies, she discovered her passion for school design and sustainability and earned the LEED Green Associate credential after attending Greenbuild as part of a class trip. Her… Continue reading…

Emily-Kate Hannapel

Emily-Kate Hannapel, MFA 2018, HP certificate 2017

Designer, Four Over One Design After graduating in 2018, Emily-Kate joined Four Over One Design in Durham, where she works as a Historic Preservation Designer and Consultant. At Four Over One she wears many hats. She designs additions for historic homes, submits tax credit applications, drafts construction drawings, and selects… Continue reading…

Cat French

Cat French, MFA 2015

Principal and Owner Catherine French Design, LLC Chapel Hill, NC Cat French is the founder and principal of Catherine French Design, LLC. She is known for the vivacity and enthusiasm she puts into every single project! Her clients include executive-level professionals, physicians, authors, and professors who find Cat to be… Continue reading…

Jack Kennedy

Jack Kennedy, MFA 2016

Architectural Designer Meadors Architecture Charleston, SC Jack is an enabler for the clients he works with; listening and working with them to ensure their vision is realized.  He is responsible for the planning and project management of sensitive rehabilitations of historic homes.  Often his role includes working with easement holders,… Continue reading…