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Preserving the past, Shaping the future: Inside UK’s Historic Preservation program

Haley Simpkins
 Aug 6, 2025
Alumni, Historic Preservation, Research

At the University of Kentucky’s College of Design, the Master of Historic Preservation (MHP) program is more than a degree; it’s a launching pad for advocacy, storytelling and cultural stewardship. Small in size but broad in vision, the program attracts students from a wide range of backgrounds who share a common goal: to ensure that the stories embedded in the built environment don’t fade with time. 

Leen Katrib (left)

Katrib selected as one of 42 global Graham Foundation grantees

Haley Simpkins
 Jul 29, 2025
International, Architecture, Research

Leen Katrib, assistant professor in the University of Kentucky College of Design’s School of Architecture, has been awarded a grant from the Graham Foundation for Advanced Studies in the Fine Arts in support of her research project “From Denver to Chicago: Racial Geographies and the Enduring Underside of Miesian Modernism.”

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Fall 2025 Interiors Electives

Jul 28, 2025
College of Design, Interiors

The School of Interiors' Fall 2025 electives explore design history and theory, as well as the development of textiles through both digital and hands-on methods. Electives are open to all design students. Full course details listed below. REGISTER NOW

ASAI Award

SoA Grad’s tower design wins international honor in Tokyo

Haley Simpkins
 Jul 25, 2025
Alumni, International, Architecture

Francisco Aguilar Cortez, a May 2025 architecture graduate and incoming architecture master’s student, has been chosen to exhibit his work in Tokyo, Japan as part of the American Society of Architectural Illustrators’ Architecture in Perspective 39 International Competition.

In:Access Studio student Sydney Weibl presents her recommendations on how to make pathways in the Gray Design Building more accessible to an audience of peers, faculty and professionals during final reviews. Photo by Haley Simpkins.

UK interior design studio prepares future designers to build a more accessible world

Haley Simpkins
 Jul 18, 2025
College of Design, Interiors, Research

Interior design decisions, whether intentional or not, impact how people move through the world and can either support or limit access, dignity and belonging. Yet the profession is often misunderstood as surface-level decoration. The In:Access studio in the University of Kentucky College of Design pushes back against that notion, preparing students to become thoughtful, socially responsible designers.

Aanya Chugh (left), Silver Medal Award (right)

Chugh honored with UK Tau Sigma Delta Silver Medal

Haley Simpkins
 Jul 1, 2025
College of Design, Interiors

Aanya Chugh, assistant professor in the School of Interiors and director of community belonging at the University of Kentucky College of Design, has been awarded the prestigious Silver Medal by the university’s chapter of Tau Sigma Delta, the national honor society for architecture and the allied arts. 

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Daniel Vivian: 2025-26 University Research Professor Q&A

Erin Wickey
 Jun 27, 2025
College of Design, Historic Preservation, Research, University of Kentucky

Daniel Vivian, Ph.D., associate professor in the Department of Historic Preservation in the University of Kentucky College of Design, has been honored as a 2025-26 University Research Professor.

Digital Knitting Machine

Meakins selected for award from Materials Science Research Priority Area

Lindsay Travis
 Jun 17, 2025
Interiors, Research, University of Kentucky

The University of Kentucky Materials Science Research Priority Area (mRPA) has selected 11 researchers as recipients of multiple funding awards. The mRPA offers a variety of funding mechanisms to support materials research across UK and expand the RPA’s breadth and depth of work.

The experience helped the 14 students in the design build studio program gain valuable hands-on skills, preparing them for real-world careers in architecture and design. Photo courtesy of Blake Shipp, a student in the class.

From studio to service: UK students use design build to help flood-prone communities

Meg Mills and Haley Simpkins
 Jun 13, 2025
Alumni, Architecture, College of Design, University of Kentucky

As part of UK’s land-grant mission to advance the state through collaboration, education and outreach, students and faculty from the UK College of Design are partnering with the UK Cooperative Extension Service to address housing challenges in Eastern Kentucky.

Jon Mills shakes Dean Ned Crankshaw's hand as he receives a special honor.

College of Design honors Faculty & Staff Excellence Award Winners

Haley Simpkins
 Jun 11, 2025
Architecture, College of Design, Historic Preservation, Interiors, Product Design, Research

The University of Kentucky College of Design honored the 2024-25 Faculty and Staff Excellence Award winners during its annual employee award ceremony at the UK Arboretum in May.  

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