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News or events specific to the School of Architecture

O'Bryan wins 2026 Global Impact Award for Education Abroad

Daniel Flener

Oct 5, 2026

Architecture, Education Abroad, International, University of Kentucky

The International Center at the University of Kentucky, housed within the Office for Student Success, has announced the 2026 UK Global Impact Award winners. Recipients include faculty, staff, alumni and community members who have significantly contributed to the university’s global engagement through education, research and service. The 2026 recipients will be recognized at an event Oct. 28.

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].

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.

UK College of Design announces 2026-27 hires and promotions

Haley Simpkins

Sep 9, 2026

Architecture, College of Design, Historic Preservation, Interiors, Product Design

The University of Kentucky College of Design announces faculty promotions, new appointments and staff additions for the 2026-2027 academic year.

Guest Lecture Winka Dubbeldam

Oct 5, 2026, 4:00 – 5:00 PM

Architecture, College of Design

Winka Dubbeldam is an internationally recognized architect, educator and thought leader whose work sits at the intersection of design, technology and sustainability.

"There is staying power in quality": Architecture alum helps sustain transformative travel tradition

Haley Simpkins

Aug 17, 2026

Alumni, Architecture

Architecture alum Patrick Fugeman is helping ensure future UK architecture students can experience the School’s long-standing travel tradition to Columbus, indiana through philanthropic support that makes transformative learning opportunities more accessible.

UK student-designed emergency housing finds permanent home

Haley Simpkins

Aug 3, 2026

Architecture, College of Design, University of Kentucky

Anyone who has passed the University of Kentucky’s Gray Design Building in the last year may remember the small wooden structure stationed out front. The full-scale, modular emergency housing prototype — created through the UK College of Design’s design-build studio — has occupied the loading dock for more than three semesters.

Design-build partnership in Eastern Kentucky expands river access, reimagines historic site

Haley Simpkins

Jul 13, 2026

Architecture, University of Kentucky

In Eastern Kentucky, design is doing more than shaping spaces. It is strengthening connections, honoring history and helping communities chart a path forward.

AIA Kentucky to provide toolkits for all incoming UK architecture students

Haley Simpkins

Jun 23, 2026

Alumni, Architecture

Incoming architecture students at the University of Kentucky College of Design will begin their design education this fall with support from the state’s professional architecture community through a new partnership with AIA Kentucky, the Kentucky society of the American Institute of Architects.

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