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‘Life On Earth’ exhibition brings global perspectives on design, climate to UK College of Design

Haley Simpkins

Jan 22, 2025

Architecture, College of Design, University of Kentucky

The University of Kentucky College of Design is partnering with New York-based nonprofit organization The World Around (TWA) to present TWA’s first exhibition, “Life On Earth,” Jan. 24-March 14 in the Gray Design Building’s first-floor gallery.

2025 Summer Research Fellowships

Jan 21, 2025

College of Design, Research, University of Kentucky

The College of Design is offering undergraduate, graduate and international summer research fellowship opportunities in 2025, funded through the UK Office of Undergraduate Research (OUR) and the College of Design. Working with faculty mentors, students may apply for stipends of up to $5,000 to fund their independent summer research proposal.

Queer Designs and Cold War Homophobia: Lessons from the Life of Bruce Goff

Jan 29, 2025, 4:00 – 5:00 PM

College of Design, University of Kentucky

You will not find much about Bruce Goff in histories of architecture or design. At most, he was called “eccentric”, a characterization he shared with Frank Lloyd Wright, who also experienced his share of marginalization. Practicing after World War II, Goff, like Wright, created architecture and interiors in the American Midwest, many for the middle class, which still stand as inventive examples of design.

Life on Earth - Gallery Exhibition & Lecture

Jan 24, 2025, 9:00 AM – Mar 14, 2025, 6:00 PM

College of Design, University of Kentucky

Join us for LIFE ON EARTH, an audiovisual exploration of architecture and design's relationship with our planet, featuring David Chipperfield, Feral Atlas, Francis Kéré, Alice Rawsthorn and many more. Beatrice Galilee of The World Around and McKenna Dunbar will give an opening lecture on January 24 at 4:00 p.m. in the Forum (GDB 111). The exhibition will run from January 24 through March 14, 2025, in the Gray Design Building Gallery.

2025 Design Career Fair

Feb 28, 2025, 9:00 AM – 3:00 PM

Alumni, Architecture, College of Design, Historic Preservation, Interiors, Landscape Architecture, Product Design, University of Kentucky

The 2025 Design Career Fair returns to the Gatton Student Center on Friday, February 28 from 9 a.m.-3 p.m. The annual event, to be held in the student center's Grand Ballroom and Social Staircase area, marks the seventh career fair for the College of Design, and the third in partnership with the Department of Landscape Architecture.

Employers: Register for the 2025 Design Career Fair

Haley Simpkins

Dec 12, 2024

Alumni, Architecture, College of Design, Historic Preservation, Interiors, Landscape Architecture, Product Design, University of Kentucky

Employer registration is open for the University of Kentucky's

Installed in the Gray Design Building’s Maker Yard, “Falling Color” is a vibrant homage to the concealed creek running underfoot and the historical layers of Lexington that lie beneath the surface. Photo by Haley Simpkins.

UK College of Design, College of Fine Arts art installation pays tribute to campus landscape

Haley Simpkins

Nov 21, 2024

College of Design, Interiors, University of Kentucky

The University of Kentucky College of Fine Arts and University of Kentucky College of Design have joined forces to unveil “Falling Color.” Installed in the Gray Design Building’s Maker Yard, “Falling Color” is a vibrant homage to the concealed creek running underfoot and the historical layers of Lexington that lie beneath the surface.

CoD Faculty and Staff Awarded Two UK Sustainability Challenge Grants

Haley Simpkins

Nov 20, 2024

College of Design, University of Kentucky

Now in its tenth year, the Sustainability Challenge Grants (SCG) program supports the development of scholarly, creative and research projects that promote sustainability, engage students and advance academic disciplines. The program also strives to enhance economic vitality, uphold ecological integrity and foster social equity. This year, design faculty and staff are part of two of the five projects awarded an SCG.

The way to UK: Interiors student trades rainforest for Bluegrass

Haley Simpkins

Nov 19, 2024

International, College of Design, University of Kentucky

Since eighth grade, Dana Thalman has dreamed of attending college outside of her home country of Costa Rica. Five years later, that dream became a reality for Thalman, who is now a first-year interior design student in the University of Kentucky College of Design.