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IIE NextGen Service Fellowship connects student design to global impact

Haley Simpkins
 Oct 29, 2025
Education Abroad, International, Architecture, Research, University of Kentucky

As an inaugural recipient of the Institute of International Education’s (IIE) NextGen Service Fellowship, Kauner Shacklette was tasked with putting his design knowledge into action by reimagining spaces that could help an Ethiopian YMCA better serve its community.

Design faculty and staff awarded 2025-26 Sustainability Challenge Grants

Haley Simpkins
 Oct 29, 2025
Architecture, College of Design, Historic Preservation, Interiors, Research, University of Kentucky

University of Kentucky College of Design faculty and staff are part of several interdisciplinary teams to have been awarded UK’s 2025-26 Sustainability Challenge Grants.  

UK students transform parking spot into pop-up park

Haley Simpkins
 Oct 21, 2025
Architecture, College of Design, Interiors, Landscape Architecture, University of Kentucky

Students from the University of Kentucky College of Design and the UK Martin-Gatton College of Agriculture, Food and Environment’s Department of Landscape Architecture recently turned an ordinary parking spot into an extraordinary gathering space during Park(ing) Day, an annual international event that reimagines how public spaces can be used.

Spring 2026 Historic Preservation Undergraduate Electives

Oct 20, 2025
College of Design, Historic Preservation

The Department of Historic Preservation is offering several undergraduate elective options for the Spring 2026 semester. These courses explore topics relevant to a range of design disciplines and are open to all students in the College of Design.  Register Now

Spring 2026 Product Design Electives

Oct 20, 2025
College of Design, Product Design

The Department of Product Design's Spring 2026 elective offerings explore the development of educational toys and communication with AI tools for design. Full course details are listed below. Register Now

Spring 2026 Interiors Electives

Oct 20, 2025
College of Design, Interiors

The School of Interiors' Spring 2026 electives invite students to engage with a range of topics, from understanding how spaces influence human experience to exploring biomimicry, housing, universal design, and the power of pattern and form. These courses invite students from all disciplines to think critically and creatively about we experience and interact with the built environment. Full course details are listed below.   Register Now

UK College of Design honors 2025 Lyman T. Johnson awardees

Meredith Weber
 Oct 20, 2025
Alumni, Architecture, College of Design, University of Kentucky

The  University of Kentucky College of Design honored its 2025 Lyman T. Johnson awardees during the 34th annual Lyman T. Johnson Awards Luncheon on Friday, Oct. 17. 

UK College of Design, Department of Landscape Architecture's Fall 2025 lectures and exhibitions

Oct 15, 2025

The University of Kentucky College of Design’s Lectures, Exhibitions and Publications Committee in partnership with the Martin-Gatton College of Agriculture, Food and Environment’s Department of Landscape Architecture is offering a dynamic lineup of events for the Fall 2025 semester. Events are free to attend and open to the public unless otherwise noted.

Fugate appointed as KY Housing Corporation-Groves Endowed Professor

Haley Simpkins
 Oct 15, 2025
Architecture, College of Design, Research

Jeff Fugate, associate professor of extension in the University of Kentucky School of Architecture, has been named the Kentucky Housing Corporation-John Russell Groves Endowed Professor of Housing. The professorship was established in 2002 to promote research into affordable housing design and delivery.

Innovation on wheels: Stratasys 3D-printing truck to visit campus

Haley Simpkins
 Oct 1, 2025
College of Design, Research, University of Kentucky

The University of Kentucky College of Design invites the community to visit the Stratasys 3D Printing Truck 10:30 a.m.-2:30 p.m. Friday, Oct. 3, at the Gray Design Building. This mobile showroom will provide a hands-on opportunity to explore how 3D printing is shaping the future of design, manufacturing and problem-solving across a variety of fields. 

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