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Gray Design Building to house Lexington Camera Club’s biennial exhibition

The University of Kentucky College of Design and the Department of Landscape Architecture will host the Lexington Camera Club’s Conjure 2025 biennial exhibition, Sept. 8-Oct. 17 in the Gray Design Building’s gallery. 

UK CoD announces Fall 2025 hires and promotions

The University of Kentucky College of Design is pleased to announce faculty promotions, new appointments and staff additions for the Fall 2025 semester, underscoring the College’s continued commitment to academic excellence and community support across the School of Architecture, School of Interiors, Department of Historic Preservation and Department of Product Design. 

Conjure 2025 Lexington Camera Club Photo Biennial

Join us for Conjure, the Lexington Camera Club's 2025 photo biennial exhibit. With 35 members exhibiting their work, the show will be on display in the GDB gallery and east corridor through October 17. The biennial will also be a part of the LexArts Gallery Hop on September 19 from 6-9 p.m.

Info Sessions: Berlin Studio Summer 2026 Friday, September 12

Join us for an Education Abroad info session about the Summer 2026 Berlin Studio, led by associate professor of architecture Jason Scroggin. The info session will take place on Sept. 12 at 12:30 p.m. in GDB 209. The Berlin Studio program will take place May 24-July 6, 2026. Friday, September 12 Time: 12:30 p.m.Location: GDB 209

Student Organization Tabling Event

Stop by the GDB Clearing on Friday, September 12 between 12:00 and 2:00 p.m. to learn more about student organizations in the College of Design. Organizations include: 

Info Sessions: Summer 2026 Education Abroad in Italy Wednesday 9/3 and Friday 9/5

Join us for an information session about the College of Design's summer 2026 Education Abroad program in Italy, led by Mark and Mary Lee O'Bryan. Two sessions will be held on Wednesday, 9/3 and Friday 9/5 at 12:30 p.m. in the GDB Clearing. 

UK students explore community-driven design at Design Futures Forum

Earlier this summer, 10 students and three faculty members from the University of Kentucky College of Design and the Department of Landscape Architecture in the Martin-Gatton College of Agriculture, Food and Environment traveled to New Orleans for Design Futures Forum (DFF) 2025, a yearly national public interest design student leadership forum. 

Bergeron named Associate Dean for Administration

The University of Kentucky College of Design welcomes Emily Bergeron, associate professor in the Department of Historic Preservation, as the College’s Associate Dean for Administration (ADA).

Fall 2025 Interiors Electives

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

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.