HISTORIC PRESERVATION SYMPOSIUM - April 1, 2016
The annual Historic Preservation Symposium, open to the public and design professionals, will be held on Friday, April 1, 2016. An announcement about the symposium is forthcoming.
All architects and interns are invited to attend.
UK CoD ANNOUNCES NEW ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICERS
The University of Kentucky's College of Design announces the appointment of two new administrative officers for the college: Susan Eriksson, Ph.D., is the new Associate Dean for Research (ADR), and Gregory A. Luhan, AIA, RA, NCARB, takes on the role of Associate Dean for Administration (ADA).
PROFESSOR MIKE McKAY NOMINATED FOR ARTE LAGUNA PRIZE
Professor Mike McKay's project, SOUNDINGS, has been selected as one of 10 Land Art projects in the Arte Laguna Prize, which be exhibited at the Arsenal in Venice. Now in its 10th year, Arte Laguna Prize is an international art award aimed at enhancing Contemporary Art; the prize stands as one of the most enduring and prestigious art awards. SOUNDINGS is an ongoing project that investigates the experiential impact of large-scale field conditions
PROFESSOR MARTIN SUMMERS GRADUATE STUDIO FEATURED ON UKNOW
Challenge Grant Program Sustains Ingenuity, Collaboration and Student Engagement
A theoretical exercise, evolved into an architecture studio, has now turned the University of Kentucky campus into a living laboratory - engaging students, expert consultants and administration in exploring how to improve the campus transit system through design and sustainability in the "Point of Departure" project in which UK architecture and engineering students are developing sustainable bus shelters on campus.
"FORM & LINE" EXHIBIT FEATURING DEAN MITZI VERNON
On March 3, 2016, Dean Mitzi R. Vernon of the UK College of Design will give a talk on "Form to Product" at the
Simons Center for Geometry and Physics
, Stony Brook University. This will be the opening reception for the exhibit "Form & Line," running through April 21. Dean Vernon shared her curatorial post with Lorraine Walsh, Art Director and Curator at SCGP.
SEARCH FOR DIRECTOR OF SCHOOL OF ARCHITECTURE CONTINUES
The Search Committee for Director of the School of Architecture is continuing its work with Associate Professor Ann Filson, AIA, as Chair, with the goal of bringing finalist candidates to the UK Campus for interviews and public forums very soon. Announcement of candidate visits will be forthcoming.
SEARCH FOR DIRECTOR OF PHILANTHROPY IN PROGRESS
A search for CoD Director of Philanthropy (formerly Director of Development) responsible for fund-raising/ development and alumni affairs/ relations is in progress with the goal of filling this position this spring.
PRACTICE PREVIEWS PROGRAM FOR ARCH. STUDENTS, March 2016
Professor Martin Summers is directing the annual School of Architecture Practice Previews program. Architecture students apply for admission to this program, agreeing to provide travel, food and lodging at their own expense, for the opportunity to work (for no compensation) in offices of nationally known architects around the USA for one to two weeks in March, gaining experience and observing how firms practice architecture.
UK AIAS Report
Firm Profile Series:
In correlation with monthly chapter meetings, three firms will present internship opportunities and advice to UK students. Firms participating in this series are BHDP, Gray Construction and EOP Architects.
Revit Workshop Series:
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nce a month, students participate in a two hour session dedicated to learning skills in Revit. The workshops build on each other so that at the end of the semester students will have learned basic to intermediate Revit skills.
AIA EKC would like to extend a warm welcome to its newest member: 
