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Critical Software Lab Lecture Series girlcomputer

Oct 4, 2024, 4:00 – 5:00 PM
Architecture, College of Design, Research

The College of Design invites you to the first Critical Software Lab lecture of the semester on Friday, October 4 at 4pm in GDB 209. Samiha Meem will be giving a presentation called "girlcomputer" on her work. Meem's research explores how image, media infrastructures, and popular culture interfere with the representation, consumption, and production of architecture. She is currently the 2023-25 LeFevre Fellow at The Ohio State University.

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Chair Day: Pop-Up Exhibit

Oct 7, 2024, 12:00 – 3:00 PM
College of Design, Interiors, Product Design

Join us for a pop-up exhibit all about chair design. The event will take place in the Clearing of the Gray Design Building and will feature chairs from the College of Design collection and from college faculty, as well as chairs from Gonzo Vintage and the collection of Matt Smith.

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Ronnie Wright | VP of Nike Design

Oct 9, 2024, 12:00 – 1:00 PM
College of Design, Product Design

Celebrate National Sneaker Day on Wednesday, October 9 with Collective Potential, a discussion with Ronnie Wright, Vice President of Design at Nike. Moderated by Dr. Kwame Agyemang of the UK Future of Sport Institute.

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MuFu: Museum of the Future

Oct 7, 2024, 6:00 – 8:00 PM
Architecture, College of Design

Join us for the Museum of the Future exhibition opening at 21c Museum Hotel Louisville, with a panel discussion featuring Jeffrey Johnson (UK SoA), Darin Johnstone (Sci_Arc), SO-IL, Alice Stites (21c), Christopher Reitz (UofL), Stephen Reily (Crystal Bridges Museum & Re-Museum), and Julien Robson (Great Meadows Foundation).

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Doug Naselroad | Lecture and Panel Discussion

Oct 18, 2024, 12:00 – 1:00 PM
College of Design, Historic Preservation, University of Kentucky

The Department of Historic Preservation invites you to a lecture and discussion about cultural heritage and recovery with Doug Naselroad, Master Luthier for the Troublesome Creek Stringed Instrument Company. 

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Meakins and Chugh to present at Interior Design Educators Council Regional Symposium

Sep 23, 2024
College of Design, Interiors, Research

School of Interiors faculty members Jennifer Meakins and Aanya Chugh will be part of a peer reviewed panel discussion at the Interior Design Educators Council Regional Symposium, scheduled for Oct. 31- Nov. 1, 2024. 

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Swanson selected as Lewis Honors College Faculty Fellow

Sep 19, 2024
College of Design, University of Kentucky

Liz Swanson, associate professor in the School of Architecture and Associate Dean for Student Affairs in the College of Design, was one of six professors selected as inaugural Faculty Fellows for the  Lewis Honors College. The program "celebrates excellence in teaching and supports LHC students in the university’s degree-granting colleges through new opportunities in coursework, field trips and speakers."

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Hagins wins award for Best Visual Paper at Design Society conference

Sep 17, 2024
College of Design, Product Design, Research

Carly Hagins, assistant professor in the Product Design program, recently attended the Design Society's Engineering and Product Design in Education (E&PDE) in Birmingham, United Kingdom, where she was awarded "Best Visual Paper" for her research paper Reading Visuals: Exploring the Use of AI in Qualitative Research Analysis.

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Product Design senior utilizes research fellowship to explore shoe design in virtual reality

Meg Mills and Ben Branscum
 Sep 12, 2024
College of Design, Product Design, Research

For many University of Kentucky students, their ambition and drive don’t stop during summer break. Summer is an ideal time for students to take a leap into an experience within their college careers that will propel them into their chosen career field. KayDee Pratt, a senior majoring in product design in the College of Design, is one of these students. 

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Hosted by the School of Interiors Work It Out A day of talks and hands-on workshops

Sep 20, 2024, 10:00 AM – 2:00 PM
College of Design, Interiors

Work It Out, hosted by the School of Interiors, will include a variety of workshops and presentations on process as storytelling from College of Design, Landscape Architecture, and SA/VS faculty, plus special guest artist Bryce Oquaye. 

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