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Lecture and Workshop Dendrochronology with Dr. Maegan Rochner

Apr 3, 2026, 9:00 AM – 4:00 PM
College of Design, Historic Preservation

On Friday, April 3, the Department of Historic Preservation welcomes Dr. Maegan Rochner of the University of Louisville. Dr. Rochner is a nationally known dendrochronologist, whose work uses tree-ring data in a variety of contexts to help answer questions related to archaeology, geomorphology, ecology, and other fields.  Along with these areas, tree-ring dating can help to establish the age of wood used in historic structures. 

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Preservation Futures Elizabeth Blasius and Jonathan Solomon

Mar 27, 2026, 3:00 – 5:00 PM
Architecture, College of Design, Historic Preservation

How should preservation, which operates under frameworks prescribed by federal law, respond when federal direction conflicts with the profession's values?

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Spring 2026 Elective Preservation Design Studio

Oct 29, 2025
College of Design, Historic Preservation

What makes a successful modern intervention within a historic context? This studio explores that question through design thinking, case studies, and hands-on projects across Kentucky. Students will design restoration, adaptive reuse, and contextual infill projects, learning how to balance innovation with preservation and engage local planning and preservation groups. Embrace ambiguity. Challenge assumptions. Discover how modern design and historic fabric can coexist meaningfully.

Sustainability Showcase

Design faculty and staff awarded 2025-26 Sustainability Challenge Grants

Haley Simpkins
 Oct 29, 2025
Architecture, College of Design, Historic Preservation, Interiors, Research, University of Kentucky

University of Kentucky College of Design faculty and staff are part of several interdisciplinary teams to have been awarded UK’s 2025-26 Sustainability Challenge Grants.  

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Spring 2026 Historic Preservation Undergraduate Electives

Oct 20, 2025
College of Design, Historic Preservation

The Department of Historic Preservation is offering several undergraduate elective options for the Spring 2026 semester. These courses explore topics relevant to a range of design disciplines and are open to all students in the College of Design.  Register Now

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UK to induct design alum into 2025 Hall of Distinguished Alumni

Meredith Weber
 Sep 8, 2025
Alumni, Architecture, Historic Preservation, University of Kentucky

On Sept. 12, the University of Kentucky will induct 20 alumni into the 2025 Hall of Distinguished Alumni, including one College of Design alum. The alumni will be honored for their meaningful contributions to the Commonwealth, nation and the world.  The prestigious event, held every five years, is the highest recognition bestowed by the UK Alumni Association. Since its establishment in 1965, the Hall of Distinguished Alumni has celebrated graduates whose professional achievements and community service exemplify the impact of a UK education. 

Students and faculty from the College of Design and Department of Landscape Architecture pose for a group photo beside the Mississippi River in New Orleans while attending the 2025 Design Futures Forum. Photo provided.

UK students explore community-driven design at Design Futures Forum

Haley Simpkins
 Aug 19, 2025
Architecture, College of Design, Historic Preservation, Interiors, Landscape Architecture, Product Design, University of Kentucky

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. 

Emily Bergeron ADA Announcement

Bergeron named Associate Dean for Administration

Haley Simpkins
 Aug 11, 2025
College of Design, Historic Preservation

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).

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Preserving the past, Shaping the future: Inside UK’s Historic Preservation program

Haley Simpkins
 Aug 6, 2025
Alumni, Historic Preservation, Research

At the University of Kentucky’s College of Design, the Master of Historic Preservation (MHP) program is more than a degree; it’s a launching pad for advocacy, storytelling and cultural stewardship. Small in size but broad in vision, the program attracts students from a wide range of backgrounds who share a common goal: to ensure that the stories embedded in the built environment don’t fade with time. 

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Daniel Vivian: 2025-26 University Research Professor Q&A

Erin Wickey
 Jun 27, 2025
College of Design, Historic Preservation, Research, University of Kentucky

Daniel Vivian, Ph.D., associate professor in the Department of Historic Preservation in the University of Kentucky College of Design, has been honored as a 2025-26 University Research Professor.

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