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An onlooker observes “Continuous Recovery” on display at the “Time Space Existence” exhibition in Venice, Italy. Photo by Rebekah Radtke.

SoA, SoI faculty weave Appalachian resilience into global architecture discourse

Haley Simpkins
 May 14, 2025
Architecture, College of Design, Interiors, Research

Jeff Fugate, associate professor in the University of Kentucky College of Design’s School of Architecture, and Rebekah Radtke, associate professor in the School of Interiors, have been selected to exhibit their work on Appalachian climate resiliency at the 2025 “Time Space Existence” architecture exhibition in Venice, Italy.  

A woman in a graduation gown proudly holds a bouquet of flowers, celebrating her academic achievement.

Bahamian Rhapsody: Master of Architecture student shares her journey from the Bahamas to UK and back

Haley Simpkins
 May 9, 2025
International, Architecture, College of Design, Research, University of Kentucky

Amber Taylor, a soon-to-be graduate of the University of Kentucky’s two-year Master of Architecture program, has embarked on an impressive academic journey that bridges two worlds: her native home in the Bahamas and her educational home in UK’s College of Design.  

Product Design Students and Charging Station

PRD students build charging station with Campus Woods

Ella Sides
 May 7, 2025
Product Design, University of Kentucky

In the fall semester of 2024, students in UK’s second-year Product Design course, PRD 220, were tasked with designing and building a new battery charging station using materials from Campus Woods, a program that repurposes felled campus trees into usable lumber for student projects.  

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Exhibition to celebrate a transformative year in the Gray Design Building

Haley Simpkins
 May 5, 2025
Alumni, Architecture, College of Design, Historic Preservation, Interiors, Landscape Architecture, Product Design, Research, University of Kentucky

The University of Kentucky invites the public to experience “Full Spectrum: A Year in the Making in the College of Design and Landscape Architecture,” a dynamic exhibition commemorating the first full academic year inside the Gray Design Building. 

Metropolis 100

Two SoI Grad students chosen for 2025 Metropolis Future100

Haley Simpkins
 May 2, 2025
Interiors, Research

Two graduate students from the University of Kentucky’s School of Interiors have been named to Metropolis magazine’s prestigious 2025 Future100 list, an honor recognizing the top architecture and interior design students in North America.

UK's Acting Vice President for Research Ilhem Messaoudi (left) and student nominator Brayden Nichols (right) present Lindsey Fay (center) with a commemorative plaque recognizing her as a 2025 Undergraduate Mentor of the Year..

Lindsey Fay named 2025 UK Excellent Undergraduate Research Mentor

Haley Simpkins
 May 1, 2025
College of Design, Interiors, Research, University of Kentucky

Lindsey Fay, associate professor and associate dean for research in the University of Kentucky College of Design, has been named a 2025 UK Excellent Undergraduate Research Mentor of the Year. This prestigious, student-nominated honor celebrates faculty who go above and beyond to foster deep, meaningful undergraduate research experiences for students. 

Participants demonstrate natural dyeing in the workshop. Photo by Haley Simpkins.

Step inside the creative research process with ‘Inside the Lab’ event series

Haley Simpkins
 Apr 29, 2025
College of Design, Research, University of Kentucky

The University of Kentucky community experienced research and creative scholarship in a new and interactive way through a recent installment of the “Inside the Lab: Works in Progress” event series. Hosted by the Sustainable Futures Design Lab and supported by the Research Leadership Academy and the Office of the Vice President for Research, this series offers a behind-the-scenes look at the workspaces of researchers, designers, artists and scholars engaged in groundbreaking projects.

Daniel Vivian 25-26 University Research Professor

Daniel Vivian named 2025-26 University Research Professor

Haley Simpkins
 Apr 25, 2025
College of Design, Historic Preservation, Research, University of Kentucky

Today, the University of Kentucky Board of Trustees approved Associate Professor Daniel Vivian as the College of Design’s University Research Professor for the 2025-26 academic year. Established by the Board of Trustees in 1976, the professorships program recognizes research excellence across all UK colleges. 

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Fall 2025 Interiors Electives

Apr 24, 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

Austin Hirtzel Maurice A Clay

PRD senior receives 2025 Maurice A. Clay Award

Haley Simpkins
 Apr 21, 2025
College of Design, Product Design, University of Kentucky

Austin Hirtzel, product design senior, was named the 2025  Maurice A. Clay Award recipient for the UK College of Design. 

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