College of Design

News and events relevant to all students, faculty and staff of the College of Design.

Architecture instructor Mike Jacobs wins two AIA design awards

Sep 21, 2023

Michael Jacobs, FAIA President Emeritus of Omni Architects and UK College of Design School of Architecture studio Instructor, was the design architect for two projects recently recognized by the 2023 AIA Kentucky Design Honor Awards Program.

Carly Hagins wins IDSA Young Educator Award

Sep 6, 2023

Carly Hagins, assistant professor in the Department of Product Design, was a recipient of the IDSA 2024 Young Educator Award.

Gray Design Building Update | August 2023

Aug 31, 2023

Summary of Project Status Overall Progress:

Radtke and Fugate attend Post Mining Acclimatization Symposium

Aug 25, 2023

Rebekah Radtke (School of Interiors) and Jeff Fugate (School of Architecture) will attend the Post Mining Acclimatization Symposium in early September 2023 in Harnes, France.

Kristi Bartlett featured on industrial design podcast

Aug 21, 2023

Kristi Bartlett, PhD, a new faculty member in the Product Design program, was recently interviewed on "Beyond Ray," a podcast about women in industrial design created by Women in Design Seattle.

Galo Canizares contributor to new book about color in architecture

Jul 17, 2023

Galo Canizares, assistant professor in the School of Architecture, is a contributor to the recently published book "Full Spectrum: Color in Contemporary Architecture," edited by Elena Manferdini and Jasmine Benyamin. According to the synopsis: "Colour is architecture’s sharpest tool in the box. It has indexed everything from the feminine, cosmetic and vulgar to the pure, intrinsic and embodied.

Michael McKay honored as a 2023-24 University Research Professor

Jul 14, 2023

Michael McKay, an associate professor in the University of Kentucky College of Design, is one of 16 University Research Professors for 2023-24.

CoD and LA Faculty selected for first TEK Faculty Fellow Cohort

May 31, 2023

Lindsey Fay and Patrick Lee Lucas (Interiors), Liz Swanson and Jordan Hines (Architecture), and Ryan Hargrove(Landscape Architecture) were selected as part of the first cohort of TEK Faculty Fellows for the 2023-24 academic year. Short for "Transdisciplinary Educational Approaches to Advance Kentucky," TEK challenges faculty and students to engage with complex, multidimensional and context-specific issues. Congrats to our faculty, and thank you for your dedication!