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Fall 2025 Interiors Electives

Jul 28, 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

In:Access Studio student Sydney Weibl presents her recommendations on how to make pathways in the Gray Design Building more accessible to an audience of peers, faculty and professionals during final reviews. Photo by Haley Simpkins.

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

Haley Simpkins
 Jul 18, 2025
College of Design, Interiors, Research

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.

Aanya Chugh (left), Silver Medal Award (right)

Chugh honored with UK Tau Sigma Delta Silver Medal

Haley Simpkins
 Jul 1, 2025
College of Design, Interiors

Aanya Chugh, assistant professor in the School of Interiors and director of community belonging at the University of Kentucky College of Design, has been awarded the prestigious Silver Medal by the university’s chapter of Tau Sigma Delta, the national honor society for architecture and the allied arts. 

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

Erin Wickey
 Jun 27, 2025
College of Design, Historic Preservation, Research, University of Kentucky

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.

The experience helped the 14 students in the design build studio program gain valuable hands-on skills, preparing them for real-world careers in architecture and design. Photo courtesy of Blake Shipp, a student in the class.

From studio to service: UK students use design build to help flood-prone communities

Meg Mills and Haley Simpkins
 Jun 13, 2025
Alumni, Architecture, College of Design, University of Kentucky

As part of UK’s land-grant mission to advance the state through collaboration, education and outreach, students and faculty from the UK College of Design are partnering with the UK Cooperative Extension Service to address housing challenges in Eastern Kentucky.

Jon Mills shakes Dean Ned Crankshaw's hand as he receives a special honor.

College of Design honors Faculty & Staff Excellence Award Winners

Haley Simpkins
 Jun 11, 2025
Architecture, College of Design, Historic Preservation, Interiors, Product Design, Research

The University of Kentucky College of Design honored the 2024-25 Faculty and Staff Excellence Award winners during its annual employee award ceremony at the UK Arboretum in May.  

S25 Dean's List

Spring 2025 Dean's List announced

May 28, 2025
Architecture, College of Design, Interiors, Product Design, University of Kentucky

Congratulations to the College of Design students that made the Dean's List in the Spring 2025 semester. To make a Dean’s List in one of the UK colleges, an undergraduate student must earn a grade point average of 3.6 or higher and must have earned 12 credits or more in that semester, excluding credits earned in pass-fail classes. 

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Gray Design Building, Architecture Alum Honored for Preservation Efforts

Haley Simpkins
 May 21, 2025
Alumni, Architecture, College of Design, Historic Preservation

The Gray Design Building and University of Kentucky College of Design alumnus Randall Vaughn were honored during the 2025 Blue Grass Trust Preservation Awards on May 18.

Kevin Gough speaks to the students during the Capitol tour.

Design Students and Faculty Tour Kentucky State Capitol Renovation with Champlin | EOP

Haley Simpkins
 May 16, 2025
Alumni, Architecture, College of Design, Historic Preservation, Product Design

On Thursday, May 15, students and faculty from the University of Kentucky College of Design had a unique opportunity to tour the Kentucky State Capitol Building, currently undergoing a $260 million, multi-year renovation. The guided tour was hosted by UK Design alums Principal Architect Kevin Gough (BArch, 1999) and Project Designer Afif Alahmad (BArch, 2018; MArch, 2020) of Champlin | EOP, the firm overseeing the ambitious restoration of this iconic structure. 

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.  

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