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Workshop Dry Stone Fence Workshop

Oct 3–4, 2026
College of Design, Historic Preservation, University of Kentucky

Learn the art and craft of dry stone construction during this hands-on weekend workshop at the Lower Howard’s Creek Nature Preserve.

Annual School of Interiors Trade Show

Nov 4, 2026, 11:00 AM – 2:00 PM
Alumni, College of Design, Interiors

The School of Interiors Trade Show brings the design industry directly to campus, giving students the opportunity to connect with the material suppliers, product representatives and industry partners they will work with throughout their careers.

Film Screening Sitting Still

Oct 12, 2026, 6:00 – 8:00 PM
Architecture, College of Design, Landscape Architecture

Presented in partnership with the Department of Landscape Architecture, this special screening of Sitting Still offers a rare opportunity to explore the life and work of renowned landscape architect Laurie Olin.

Exhibition First-Year Workshop[s]

Oct 7–14, 2026
Architecture, College of Design

Stop by to see the student work from the School of Architecture’s First-Year Workshop[s].

Opening November 13 Big MOdels: An Exhibition by Aaron Jones

Nov 13, 2026, 6:00 – 8:00 PM
College of Design, GDB Gallery

The University of Kentucky College of Design is pleased to welcome Aaron Jones's Big MOdels to the Gray Design Building Gallery. Through a series of interactive works, the exhibition explores ideas of scale, representation and spatial experience, inviting visitors to engage with architecture in unexpected ways.

Guest Lecture Jonas Coersmeier: Material and Artificial Intelligence in Architecture

Nov 13, 2026
Architecture, College of Design, Research

This guest lecture features Jonas Coersmeier, an award-winning architect, educator and founding partner of the New York-based architecture practice Büro NY.

Guest Lecture Contingent Communities

Nov 13, 2026, 9:30 – 11:00 AM
College of Design, Interiors

The UK School of Interiors will host a guest lecture with Igor Siddiqui, associate professor and program director for interior design at The University of Texas at Austin.

Guest Lecture Oyler Wu Collaborative

Nov 6, 2026, 4:00 – 5:00 PM
Architecture, College of Design

Join us for a guest lecture with architects and educators Dwayne Oyler and Jenny Wu, co-founders of Los Angeles-based Oyler Wu Collaborative.

Opening September 18 After the Plan: An Exhibition by Clarissa Tossin

Sep 18, 2026, 5:00 – 8:00 PM
College of Design, GDB Gallery, University of Kentucky

The College of Design Gallery invites you to attend the opening of After the Plan, an exhibition of two immersive, two-channel video works by Brazilian-born, Los Angeles-based artist Clarissa Tossin.

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. 

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