UK/CoD dean Michael Speaks spoke to The Architect's Newspaper about Town Branch Commons and the competition to design a series of pocket parks around the redeveloped Rupp Arena in Lexington. Part of the challenge is bringing Town Branch Creek back to the city's surface. The creek was covered up more…
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Following his presentation at the Third International Conference for Reinventing Higher Education last October in Madrid, UK/CoD dean Michael Speaks was featured in Spanish newspaper El Pais. Dean Speaks cited the College's research collaborations with private sector companies such as the Louisville Water Company as a revenue option for higher…
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This coming March, the School of Architecture will continue its Spring Break Practice Previews program which sends students to regional, national, and international architectural offices in order to more directly expose them to the professional practice of architecture. Students will be responsible for preparing a short application for this program…
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Assistant Professor of Architecture Kyle Miller will serve as a conference chair in the upcoming Possible Mediums conference, co-hosted by The University of Illinois at Chicago School of Architecture, The Ohio State University Knowlton School of Architecture, University of Kentucky College of Design, and University of Michigan Taubman College of…
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By Nancy Royden Georgetown News-Graphic Students from The University of Kentucky’s Historic Preservation Department presented information Thursday from their comprehensive survey of the Boston community in Georgetown. An audience gathered at the Georgetown and Scott County Museum on East Main Street to learn about the recommendations and findings of…
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In his 2012 End of Year letter to the University of Kentucky community, President Eli Capilouto lauded the partnership of UK/CoD and the Center for Applied Energy Research in creating the first prototype of a Houseboat to Energy Efficient Residence (HBEER) home. The HBEER project has recently entered a new…
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UK/CoD, along with partners Southern Tier Housing Corporation and Kentucky Highlands Investment Corporation, received a $504,000 grant from the Kentucky Energy and Environment Cabinet as part of the TVA Environmental Mitigation Grants Program. UK/CoD's portion of the grant is $300,000, which will fund a research professor for three years and…
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Dan Kinkead '97 and his firm Hamilton Anderson Associates were featured in Archit magazine for their work with the mayor and government of Detroit to spearhead the urban renewal efforts of the city. "We need everyone to rise up to the challenge" said Kinkead. "We have to make deliberate decisions.…
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Lonn Combs '92 and Rona Easton were recently profiled in Architecture Record's Vanguard feature. Combs won a Rome Prize in 2011 and he and Easton have spent the past year in Rome studying the innovations of Italian architect and engineer Pier Luigi Nervi.
Read the feature here.
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Banff Research in Culture (BRiC) is a research residency program designed for scholars engaged in advanced theoretical research on themes and topics in culture. BRiC is designed to offer researchers with similar interests from different disciplinary and professional backgrounds an opportunity to exchange opinions and ideas. Participants are encouraged to…
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