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2026 ‘Great Teacher’ Patrick Lee Lucas connects design history to everyday spaces

Meg Mills
 Sep 28, 2026
Alumni, College of Design, Interiors, University of Kentucky

Earlier this year, the University of Kentucky Alumni Association honored six recipients of this year’s Great Teacher Awards. Launched in 1961, it is the longest-running UK awards program recognizing accomplished and passionate educators.

Design alum builds career at intersection of preservation, community impact

Haley Simpkins
 Sep 11, 2026
Alumni, College of Design, Historic Preservation

When Rebecca Fenwick looks at a building, she sees more than brick and mortar. She sees the people, stories and sense of place that give it meaning, along with the possibilities it can still hold for a community. 

UK College of Design announces 2026-27 hires and promotions

Haley Simpkins
 Sep 9, 2026
Architecture, College of Design, Historic Preservation, Interiors, Product Design

The University of Kentucky College of Design announces faculty promotions, new appointments and staff additions for the 2026-2027 academic year.

UK College of Design hiring Director of School of Interiors

Sep 4, 2026
College of Design, Interiors

The University of Kentucky College of Design has launched its search for the next Director of the UK School of Interiors.

College of Design, HDI launch graduate certificate in universal design

Haley Simpkins
 Sep 4, 2026
College of Design, Research, University of Kentucky

The University of Kentucky College of Design is launching a new graduate certificate in Universal Design through a partnership with the UK Human Development Institute (HDI).

"There is staying power in quality": Architecture alum helps sustain transformative travel tradition

Haley Simpkins
 Aug 17, 2026
Alumni, Architecture

Architecture alum Patrick Fugeman is helping ensure future UK architecture students can experience the School’s long-standing travel tradition to Columbus, indiana through philanthropic support that makes transformative learning opportunities more accessible.

A softer place to land: UK interiors students envision new possibilities for The Nest’s childcare space

Haley Simpkins
 Aug 7, 2026
College of Design, Interiors

For a child seeking safety and stability during a difficult time, the right room can do more than provide care. It can offer calm, comfort and a softer place to land. That idea guided students in the University of Kentucky College of Design’s School of Interiors as they partnered with The Nest to imagine trauma-informed changes for its childcare space. 

UK student-designed emergency housing finds permanent home

Haley Simpkins
 Aug 3, 2026
Architecture, College of Design, University of Kentucky

Anyone who has passed the University of Kentucky’s Gray Design Building in the last year may remember the small wooden structure stationed out front. The full-scale, modular emergency housing prototype — created through the UK College of Design’s design-build studio — has occupied the loading dock for more than three semesters.

Design-build partnership in Eastern Kentucky expands river access, reimagines historic site

Haley Simpkins
 Jul 13, 2026
Architecture, University of Kentucky

In Eastern Kentucky, design is doing more than shaping spaces. It is strengthening connections, honoring history and helping communities chart a path forward.   

Fall 2026 Elective: Adaptive Reuse

Jul 2, 2026
Historic Preservation

The Department of Historic Preservation is offering an elective course in adaptive reuse for the Fall 2026 semester. Open to both undergraduate and graduate students, the course will explore the opportunities and challenges of transforming existing buildings for contemporary use, equipping students with knowledge and strategies to support more sustainable and resilient design practice. Adaptive Reuse HP 501-006 / HP 718-001 | Thursdays 9:00 - 11:30 a.m. | Taught by Travis Rose

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