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…
Master’s student Monica T. Davis is graduating from UNC Greensboro with an impressive resume: an MFA in interior architecture, a certification in preservation, a job at an award-winning architectural firm in Hawaii, and a legacy as a hometown history hero. Davis became interested in preservation while living in a converted condo… 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…
This presentation was created by 4th years Katherine Tardiff and Margarito Martinez for the URCA 2020 virtual expo where they placed second place in the social and behavioral sciences category. Professor Asha Kutty was their mentor. Congratulations! Click Here to Watch
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…
February 27th, ASID is having guest speaker Ashley Hooker, an interior designer from Lambert Architecture + Interiors to come and speak on a current project and about her career! Come join us for this amazing opportunity to meet and hear from a professional!
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…
