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2024 College of Design Annual Research Report

Over the past year, the College of Design has celebrated numerous research achievements, including exhibition openings, equipment acquisition, book releases, and the College of Design Seminar Series. With a breadth of scholarship that spans from theory to advocacy to creative practice, research in the College of Design is on a distinctly positive trajectory.

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Featured Research

Katrib selected as one of 42 global Graham Foundation grantees

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.”

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

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.

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

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.