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Richards hits his stride as children's book author, muralist November 13, 2008
- Chuck Richards will sign copies of his latest book, "Critter Sitter," at the University Book Store in the Iowa State Memorial Union from 6 to 7 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 3. Richards also recently completed four commissioned paintings based on his earlier book, "Jungle Gym Jitters," for the University of Iowa Children's Hospital.
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Block receives AIA Iowa Educator Award November 11, 2008
- David Block, professor of architecture at Iowa State University, received the Educator Award from the Iowa Chapter of the American Institute of Architects (AIA Iowa) at its annual convention in September. The award recognizes individuals for their contributions to architectural education in Iowa. [More...]
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Engelbrecht receives AIA Iowa Medal of Honor October 24, 2008
- Mark C. Engelbrecht, FAIA, professor of architecture and dean of the Iowa State University College of Design, received the Medal of Honor from the Iowa Chapter of the American Institute of Architects (AIA Iowa) at its annual convention in Des Moines in September. [More...]
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Senior Andrew Kopp wins Best of Show in Design Emphasis '08 October 09, 2008
- Iowa State senior Andrew Kopp's bench won Best of Show in the International Woodworking Fair's Design Emphasis '08, considered the nation's premier furniture design competition for students. Two of his classmates--Ryan Seiler and James Ian Killinger--were finalists.
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Hilderbrand to present P.H. Elwood Lecture Oct. 22 October 08, 2008
- Gary Hilderbrand, an award-winning landscape architect and adjunct professor at the Harvard Graduate School of Design, will present the P.H. Elwood Lecture in Landscape Architecture on Wednesday, Oct. 22, at Iowa State University. His presentation, "Space of Trees," will be at 6 p.m. in Kocimski Auditorium, College of Design.
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Woodwork Magazine features ISU design students, faculty October 07, 2008
- The current issue (December 2008) of Woodwork Magazine features a two-page spread of work by students of Chris Martin, Iowa State University associate professor of art and design. The photo gallery shows work by eight BFA and MFA students in Martin's furniture design courses. And the magazine's back cover features a piece by Martin. His article describes processes involved in creating a desk inspired by Czech Cubism.
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Environmental sculptor Dougherty at Iowa State Oct. 8 September 25, 2008
- Internationally renowned environmental sculptor Patrick Dougherty will speak at Iowa Stat University Wednesday, Oct. 8, as a part of the College of Design's 30th anniversary celebration. Dougherty's presentation, "Building Sculpture on Location: A Melding of Design and Community," will be at 7 p.m. in the Memorial Union Great Hall. The lecture is free and open to the public.
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ISU students design "green" home for Des Moines' west side September 12, 2008
- Groundbreaking took place Tuesday, Sept. 9, for two sustainable "green" homes on Des Moines' west side. The project by Community Housing Development Corporation will provide homes for low- to moderate-income families. One of the homes, at 1622 Forest Ave., was designed by Iowa State University architecture and interior design students in a spring 2008 studio led by Nadia Anderson, lecturer in architecture. Read the story in the Friday, Sept. 12, online edition of the Des Moines Register.
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Downtown Waukee doubles as classroom September 02, 2008
- A story in today's (Sept. 2, 2008) Des Moines Register highlights work by a graduate-level community and regional planning class from Iowa State University that will help create a downtown master plan for the city of Waukee. Led by assistant professor Monica Haddad, the class will use input from residents and business owners to suggest how and where downtown Waukee should expand, putting particular focus on what kinds of businesses the city's oldest commercial area should try to attract. The project is a part of the ISU College of Design's PLaCE (Partnering Landscape and Community Enhancement) program.
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Sculptures reflect frustration with Katrina response August 29, 2008
- On the third anniversary of Hurricane Katrina, a story in the Friday, Aug. 29 edition of The Tribune (Ames, IA) relates the journey of Iowa State MFA graduate Michael Stanley, who lost everything in the storm but made a new start in Iowa. He is using his art to express both frustration over the government response in the wake of the disaster and hope that by working together, the community can recover.
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Textile artist to receive Christian Petersen Design Award August 19, 2008
- The College of Design will present the 2008 Christian Petersen Design Award to textile artist Priscilla Sage, who taught at ISU from 1984 to 2000. She will be honored during the college's annual welcome reception, 6 to 8 p.m. Monday, Aug. 25, at the Brunnier Art Museum. A retrospective exhibition of Sage's work, "Priscilla Sage: Fifty Years of Sculpting, 1958-2008," will be at the Brunnier from Aug. 26, 2008, through Jan. 5, 2009.
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Vandehaar wins Best of Show in Iowa State Fair exhibition August 14, 2008
- Christian Vandehaar, senior in integrated studio arts at Iowa State University, earned Best of Show honors in the Fine Arts Exhibition at the 2008 Iowa State Fair. His chalk pastel drawing, "St. Matthew and the Angel," will be on view in the Cultural Center through Sunday, Aug. 17. [More...]
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Hurricane Katrina survivor turns anger into art at ISU August 14, 2008
- Three years after Michael Stanley lost his home, studio, artwork and graduate school in Hurricane Katrina, he has earned his MFA at Iowa State and will begin teaching here in the fall. His thesis exhibition, "Katrina's Crescendo," comprises two kinetic sculptures that are made from Katrina refuse and express his experiences before, during and after the hurricane. It's an emotional and artistic journey that has carried him from a place of anger and bitterness to a sense of purpose.
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Design student Kutilek wins CW Network internship August 01, 2008
- Iowa State graphic design student Joe Kutilek won an internship at the CW TV Network when his 25-second, digital motion-graphics promotional spot for "Gossip Girl" took first place in a national college competition, "Making the Cut." His winning promo, selected from 370 entries, will air this fall in a new episode of "Gossip Girl," and online at CWTV.com. [More...]
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Satterfield teams with Mayo Clinic to study medical decision aids July 28, 2008
- Debra Satterfield, associate professor of graphic design at Iowa State, and colleagues are teaming up with Mayo Clinic to examine how design variables influence the decision-making process of patients using medical decision aids.
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Green proponent glad to be in higher education July 24, 2008
- For the past two years, assistant professor Ulrike Passe has been injecting a healthy dose of European-bred, green design into the architecture curriculum at Iowa State. And, as lead faculty on ISU's Solar Decathlon project, she's extending her expertise to the entire campus community.
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Design student Porter earns arts festival honor July 10, 2008
- Jared Porter, who will graduate in August with a bachelor of fine arts degree in integrated studio arts, earned Best of Show in the Emerging Iowa Artist category at the Des Moines Arts Festival, June 27-29. Read the article in the Iowa State Daily.
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Taylor: Plan recovery from the next flood July 10, 2008
- In an Op-Ed piece in today's Des Moines Register online, assistant professor and Extension specialist Gary Taylor, community and regional planning, offers recommendations to help communities prepare for future flooding.
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Grant to help LA dept., Ames address College Creek issues June 06, 2008
- Iowa State University and the city of Ames announced a grant from the Iowa Watershed Review Board, a state-funded mandate for improving water quality in Iowa, to fund a project aimed a stabilizing the College Creek channel and stream bed, and enhancing and adding filtering vegetation and wildlife habitat.
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Solar Decathlon team shares Interlock House concept May 22, 2008
- The Iowa State University Solar Decathlon team on May 3 unveiled the design of its Interlock House, one of 20 projects competing in the US Department of Energy's 2009 Solar Decathlon. Since 2002, the competition has promoted research and development of green building technologies, particularly the use of solar energy.
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'Decathletes' look to sun for power (ISU Solar Decathlon) May 15, 2008
- A May 15 Des Moines Register article on Iowa State University's Solar Decathlon team.
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Whiteford to lead search for College of Design dean May 09, 2008
- A 12-member committee is beginning the search for a new dean of the ISU College of Design. The search committee is chaired by Michael Whiteford, dean of the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences. Whiteford said the committee's goal is to name a new dean by the end of spring semester 2009. The successful candidate will succeed Mark Engelbrecht, who assumed leadership of the college in 1994 and will step down in June 2009.
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Three design faculty earn promotion, tenure May 08, 2008
- The Board of Regents, State of Iowa, approved tenure and/or promotions for 60 Iowa State University faculty members May 1. Kate Schwennsen, College of Design associate dean for academic programs, and Roger Baer, chair of the art and design department, both were promoted to the rank of professor (already tenured). Jason Alread, assistant professor of architecture, was promoted to associate professor with tenure.
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Landscape architecture prof earns state, regional honors May 07, 2008
- Christopher Seeger, assistant professor of landscape architecture and ISU Extension landscape architect, received the 2008 Award of Excellence from the Iowa Chapter of the American Society of Landscape Architects (ASLA) and a Merit Award in Communication from the ASLA Central States Conference in April. The awards recognize his development of an interactive online geospatial tool used by a Seattle design firm to collect public input at a series of charrettes focusing on infrastructure and design plans for the city of Lake Forest Park, Wash. [More...]
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Planning professor Taylor receives national leadership award May 06, 2008
- Gary Taylor, assistant professor and extension specialist in community and regional planning, received the Chapter Presidents Council 2008 Leadership Award for Chapter Professional Development Officer Recognition from the American Planning Association April 30 at its national conference in Las Vegas. He was honored for his leadership and dedication to training the professional and citizen planners of Iowa. In the past three years, more than 1,600 local officials have attended his workshops on issues related to land-use planning and zoning.
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May graduate headed for international art world of Sotheby's April 30, 2008
- Growing up in Odebolt, Iowa State University Hixson Scholar Kate Brown overcame 14 years in speech therapy. Now she is ending up right where she wants to be--on the threshold of a career in the international art world. After graduating on May 10 with a BFA in integrated studio arts, she heads to Sotheby's Institute of Art in London for her master's degree. She plans to pursue a career in preventive conservation.
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Iowa State Solar Decathlon Team to reveal schematic design April 28, 2008
- The Iowa State University Solar Decathlon Team will reveal the schematic design of the Interlock House, its purely solar-powered home, at an unveiling from 5 to 8 p.m. May 3 in Hughes Auditorium at Reiman Gardens. Students and faculty will be available to answer questions about the design, the 2009 Solar Decathlon competition and the work done by the Iowa State team to date. [More...]
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ISU couple head for Peace Corps stint in Ghana April 24, 2008
- For Chris and Tammi Martin, joining the Peace Corps is the assignment of a lifetime. Chris, associate professor of art and design, and Tammi, administrative specialist in the Center for Crops Utilization Research, depart June 7 for two years of service in Ghana. Chris will teach art and Tammi will teach computer literacy.
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ISU students 'design-build' cabin in South Sioux City park April 17, 2008
- Twenty students majoring in architecture, landscape architecture and interior design collaborated on a semester-long project to design and build a cabin for Scenic Park Campground in South Sioux City. Read more in an April 17 article in the Sioux City Journal online.
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Fifteen design students, alumni are Emerging Iowa Artists April 15, 2008
- For the sixth consecutive year, Iowa State will be well represented among the Emerging Iowa Artists in the Des Moines Arts Festival, June 27-29 at Western Gateway Park. Fifteen of the 24 emerging artists selected for this year's event are College of Design students or recent graduates. [More...]
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Students, faculty, staff honored at annual Awards Day April 10, 2008
- The College of Design celebrated its annual Awards Day on Wednesday, April 9. A number of notable students, faculty and staff were recognized for their achievements. [More...]
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Design faculty team honored with creative achievement award April 08, 2008
- A team of Iowa State faculty, representing all four College of Design departments, has received a 2007-2008 Creative Achievement Award from the Association of Collegiate Schools of Architecture. The team was cited for development of Design Science, an experimental course intended to introduce students to the fundamental relationship between science and design in their first year of college.
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Palermo receives national recognition April 08, 2008
- Iowa State architecture professor Gregory Palermo is one of three in the nation to receive the Distinguished Professor Award from the Association of Collegiate Schools of Architecture. The award was was presented at the ACSA annual meeting in Houston in March.
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Design College part of sesquicentennial video series March 24, 2008
- Mediacom's Connections 22 access channel will air a three-part video series this week in honor of Iowa State's sesquicentennial. "Iowa State University: The 150-Year Adventure" is hosted by KCCI news anchor and ISU alum Kevin Cooney. It will air from 7 to 8 p.m. March 25, 26 and 27 on channel 22 in Ames and Des Moines. The College of Design is featured in the third segment, March 27. [More...]
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Graphic design students earn top spots in national logo design contest March 12, 2008
- Iowa State University graphic design students earned three of the top five spots in the International Corrugated Packaging Foundation's (ICPF) national logo design competition. [More...]
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College of Design remembers Barbara King March 07, 2008
- Iowa State University alumna Barbara King, 61, dear friend and benefactor of the ISU College of Design, died at home March 4 after a seven-month battle with cancer. A celebration of her life will be at 3 p.m. Tuesday, March 11, at Landscape Structures, the company she co-founded in 1971 with her husband, Steven King, in Delano, Minn. [More...]
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Planning student part of Research in the Capitol, March 10 March 04, 2008
- Bethany Wilcoxon, ISU senior in community and regional planning, will present a research poster to lawmakers Monday, March 10, in the rotunda of the state capitol building in Des Moines. Wilcoxon is among 20 Iowa State University undergraduate students selected to participate in "Research in the Capitol." She is the only representative from the College of Design. [More...]
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Awards announced in BFA Senior Student Exhibition March 03, 2008
- Students from West Des Moines, Solon and Altoona took top honors in "Collective Perspective," the 2008 BFA Senior Student Exhibition at the Iowa State University College of Design in February. [More...]
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Faculty, students part of plant biology video game team February 20, 2008
- Faculty and students with College of Design connections are part of a multidisciplinary research team that's creating a new educational 3D video game. Meta!Blast is designed to give high school and college students an interactive approach to understand the inner workings of a plant cell. The project includes work by Steven Herrnstadt, professor of art and design; graduate students Trent Grover, integrated visual arts; Denise Bacher, human computer interaction (based in the art and design department); and Trevor Brown, who graduated in December with a bachelor's degree in biological and pre-medical illustration (a joint program of the College of Design and College of Liberal Arts and Sciences).
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Eggshells are small pleasures in Lilligren's exhibition February 05, 2008
- Exercising her "art" muscles by working in the studio daily during 2007, art and design professor Ingrid Lilligren created 243 collages using eggshells and dry pastels. Although identical in size and structure, the "Small Pleasures" are as diverse as the colors of life. They will be exhibited and sold Feb. 9-14 at Lilligren's studio in downtown Ames. All proceeds go to local organizations that help people who don't have enough to eat.
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ISU to compete in 2009 Solar Decathlon January 24, 2008
- The U.S. Department of Energy has selected Iowa State as one of 20 teams from four countries (United States, Canada, Germany and Spain) to compete in the fourth Solar Decathlon in Washington, DC. Iowa State's is the first Solar Decathlon team from Iowa. Ulrike Passe, assistant professor of architecture in the College of Design, is heading the effort, which involves faculty and students from 11 departments in five colleges.
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Three ISU design programs among nation's best January 10, 2008
- Iowa State's programs in landscape architecture, architecture and interior design continue to be among the nation's best, according to a survey of practitioners by DesignIntelligence, a bimonthly publication for leaders in design professions.
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Design Extension offers GIS Short Courses January 09, 2008
- The ISU Extension GIS Geospatial Technology Program will offer a new series of hands-on short courses in geographic information systems from January through May 2008. This new series brings new tutorials and exercises with more precision and pertinence for community planners and other public officials seeking to advance their skills in GIS applications.
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Graphic design students win national competition December 07, 2007
- Two ISU graphic design students placed first and second in a national competition for 30-second video public service announcements for the Depression Bipolar Support Alliance.
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Design West studio a study of its city November 30, 2007
- The College of Design's Design West studio in Sioux City is featured in AIArchitect This Week, Nov. 30, 2007.
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Palermo receives AIA Iowa's Educator Award November 01, 2007
- Gregory Palermo, professor and associate chair for undergraduate education in the Iowa State University department of architecture, received the Educator Award from the Iowa Chapter of the American Institute of Architects at its fall convention in Des Moines. Award recipients have positively influenced a large number and wide range of students, are forward-thinking and integrate other areas of expertise into their teaching.
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Iowa State student's digital museum earns national honors October 31, 2007
- ISU senior Grant Thompson, who will receive bachelor's degrees in landscape architecture and horticulture in December, won a national award in the American Society of Landscape Architects Student Competition for his Digital Art on Campus Project.
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College honors Brian Clark with Design Achievement Award October 31, 2007
- Brian E. Clark, senior principal and president of Brian Clark and Associates in Des Moines, is the recipient of the 2007 Design Achievement Award presented by the Iowa State University College of Design. Clark earned a bachelor of landscape architecture degree from Iowa State in 1987. [More...]
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Elwood Lecturer to discuss wartime gardens Oct. 12 October 04, 2007
- Landscape architecture professor and author Kenneth Helphand will present the Iowa State University department of landscape architecture's annual P.H. Elwood Lecture at 6 p.m. Friday, Oct. 12, in Kocimski Auditorium, College of Design. The lecture is free and open to the public. A book signing will follow, as well as the opening reception for the Rome Urban Design Summer Studio 2007 Exhibition in Gallery 181.
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Design pavilion addition to be named for Steve and Barb King September 19, 2007
- The Board of Regents, State of Iowa, on Tuesday (Sept. 18) approved Iowa State University's request to name the College of Design Foundations Pavilion the King Pavilion. The name recognizes alumni Steven and Barbara King, Maple Plain, Minn., who provided the lead commitment of $1.5 million for the new $6.25 million facility. Ceremonial groundbreaking for the 23,500-gross-square-foot addition was Sept. 7.
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ISU Design West grand opening set for Sept. 22 in Sioux City September 17, 2007
- The Iowa State University College of Design and Sioux City Great Places Committee will host a grand opening celebration for the ISU Design West Studio, 2 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 22, in Sioux City. The studio facility is at 1014-1/2 Fourth St. The event will begin with a brief news conference followed by a ribbon-cutting ceremony and tours of the facility.
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Dake exhibition featured in Tribune arts column September 13, 2007
- An exhibition by Dennis Dake, professor of art and design, at his alma mater, Upper Iowa University, is featured in Carole Horowitz's Sept. 13 arts column in the Tribune.
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Applications for 2008 Community Visioning Program due Oct. 1 September 11, 2007
- The Iowa's Living Roadways Community Visioning Program is accepting applications for the 2008 program. Eligible communities are those with populations of fewer than 10,000, existing transportation-related issues and a committee of volunteers willing to dedicate their time and talent to the visioning process. Also, communities that completed the program more than four years ago can reapply for additional assistance. Applications must be postmarked by Oct. 1.
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College of Design to break ground for addition Sept. 7 August 28, 2007
- A ceremonial groundbreaking for the pavilion addition to the Iowa State University College of Design building will be at 3:30 p.m. Friday, Sept. 7, on the north side of the building.
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Leslie pens book on Iowa State Fair history August 14, 2007
- In "Iowa State Fair: Country Comes to Town," Iowa State University associate professor of architecture Thomas Leslie uses the fair's buildings as a starting point for a cultural history of the fair as an intersection between industry, technology and design. Leslie will be at the ISU state fair exhibit to sign books, 1 to 3 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 18.
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Design for the urban frontier August 13, 2007
- Iowa State University Extension is taking design to the urban frontier -- with two new outreach centers for urban design, one in downtown Perry and the other in downtown Sioux City. The projects bring together Iowa State University College of Design student outreach and ISU Extension Community and Economic Development programming.
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Graphic design student leaves mark at Memorial Union August 08, 2007
- ISU senior Greg Wohlwend's art is in the entrance of the south addition to the Memorial Union on the Iowa State University campus. The work represents the eight colleges on campus and was inspired by and created to look similar to the zodiac motif in the floor of the building's north entrance to Gold Star Hall.
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Burl Parks memorial service Aug. 3 in Arkansas August 03, 2007
- Burl A. Parks, 85, former associate professor of landscape architecture and regional planning and extension faculty member at Iowa State University, died July 24 in Phoenix. A memorial service will be at 2 p.m. Friday, Aug. 3, at First United Methodist Church in Bella Vista, AR. Donations may be made to the Alzheimer's Association, 1801 Forest Hills Blvd., Ste. 200, Bella Vista, AR, 72715.
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ISU Design West unveiled in Sioux City July 26, 2007
- The July 26 Sioux City Journal online edition features a story on ISU Design West, a new satellite facility of the Iowa State University College of Design.
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Town/Craft to host open house Aug. 7 July 26, 2007
- Town/Craft, a center created to help small communities envision a sustainable future, will open its doors to the public on Tuesday, Aug. 7, from 4 to 6 p.m. in Perry. Town/Craft is a collaboration of the Iowa State University College of Design, ISU Extension, and Hometown Perry, Iowa. The grand opening will include a brief program, refreshments and guided tours of the new facility. [More...]
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Tree furniture story in Chronicle of Higher Ed July 16, 2007
- The July 20 issue of the Chronicle of Higher Education picks up on the story of Iowa State University wood design professor Chris Martin and students who built furniture for the new Christian Petersen Art Museum from a Scarlet Oak tree downed by a 2005 campus tornado.
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ISU's 'tornado tree furniture' in American Style magazine July 12, 2007
- The August issue of American Style magazine features a photo and story about ISU associate professor Chris Martin and students who designed furniture for the Christian Petersen Art Museum using wood from a Scarlet Oak downed by a tornado that hit campus in 2005.
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College of Design at the Des Moines Arts Festival June 28, 2007
- The College of Design will again have a presence at the Des Moines Arts Festival June 29 through July 1. The college's tent will be on the north side of Grand Avenue, between 13th and 14th streets. Iowa State also will be represented in the "Emerging Iowa Artist" booths on the east end of Grand. Twelve of the 25 featured exhibitors are current ISU students or recent graduates.
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Two ISU College of Design students awarded Fulbright Grants May 30, 2007
- Two Iowa State University College of Design seniors are among four applicants from Iowa State who have received Fulbright Grants to pursue international projects in 2007-08. The awards offer one academic year of study, research, or teaching assistantship experience in the country of the applicant’s choice. Cristina Rodriguez, Camuy, Puerto Rico, who earned her bachelor of architecture degree in May, and architecture senior Aaron Johnson, Excelsior, Minn., who will graduate in August, were awarded the grants this month.
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ISU architecture student wins international lighting award May 30, 2007
- Jorge Encarnacion, an Iowa State University graduate student in architecture, was awarded the Beyond Illumination Scholarship at LIGHTFAIR 2007, the International Association of Lighting Designers (IALD) annual trade show and conference, held in New York City this month.
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Clapp named 2006-07 College Adviser of the Year May 24, 2007
- Tara Lynne Clapp, assistant professor of community and regional planning in the Iowa State University College of Design, has been named the college's 2006-07 Adviser of the Year. Each college at Iowa State selects a College Adviser of the Year. In addition, the Office of the Provost selects two University Advisers of the Year. A display will honor the recipients on the Memorial Union ground floor during June.
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Caldwell honored for excellence in art education May 10, 2007
- Barbara Caldwell, associate professor of art and design in the College of Design at Iowa State University, has received the 2007 Kathy Connors Award from the Women's Caucus of the National Art Education Association (NAEA). The award recognizes an art educator who has dedicated his or her career to excellence in teaching, mentoring and collaboration. [More...]
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Seven faculty members approved for promotion, tenure May 03, 2007
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Ikeshima: When it comes to inventing furniture, I fold April 16, 2007
- With help from friends in Japan, Michigan, Florida and Ames, Iowa State University integrated studio arts major Fumi Ikeshima created an origami chair that will withstand a seated person's weight. Her project was made possible by a FOCUS grant through the Government of the Student Body.
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Foundations Pavilion receives Kresge grant April 13, 2007
- The Kresge Foundation, Troy, Mich., has awarded funding to the College of Design for incorporating green building practices into its plans for the Foundations Pavilion addition. The $50,000 grant will help cover costs directly associated with the study and planning of a green facility. [More...]
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Watch video from Community Futures conference April 11, 2007
- Remarks by Iowa State University College of Design Dean Mark Engelbrecht and ISU President Gregory Geoffroy, the keynote address by Iowa Gov. Chet Culver, and presentations by eight other speakers and panelists at Tuesday's (April 10) conference on "Community Futures: The Small Town in the Bioeconomy" are available online.
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Students create furniture from tree felled by campus tornado March 28, 2007
- College of Design students in Chris Martin's furniture design class created benches, desks and a lectern for the new Christian Petersen Art Museum using wood from a State Record Scarlet Oak. The tree was felled by an F1 tornado that hit the Iowa State University campus Sept. 8, 2005.
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Gov. Culver to keynote Community Futures conference April 10 March 21, 2007
- Iowa Gov. Chet Culver will present the keynote address at an Iowa State University conference on the implications of the emerging bioeconomy for Iowa's rural comunities. "Community Futures: The Small Town in the Bioeconomy" will be from 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday, April 10, at the Scheman Building, Iowa State University. Registration is $50 on or before April 3, and $65 after April 3.
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BIGe will address sustainable architecture, design March 20, 2007
- Events focusing on architecture and design for energy sustainability will take place at Iowa State University and in central Iowa, March 28 and 29. Featured speaker is Cameron Sinclair, co-founder, Architecture for Humanity. BIGe is a forum for design professionals and others to discuss energy and design, and help spur partnerships and sustainable design research and innovations. It is sponsored by ISU's Center for Building Energy Research.
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Design disciplines fare well in U.S. News career survey March 19, 2007
- Three Iowa State University College of Design disciplines—architecture, planning and landscape architecture—fared well in the recent U.S. News & World Report listing of Best Careers 2007.
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Metropolis magazine highlights Sioux City satellite studio March 14, 2007
- The Iowa State University Design Studio in Sioux City, Iowa, a satellite program of the ISU College of Design, is featured in the March issue of Metropolis magazine.
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Thomas Galloway memorial service March 16 at Georgia Tech March 13, 2007
- Thomas D. Galloway, former dean of the Iowa State University College of Design, died March 11. He had been dean of the College of Architecture at the Georgia Institute of Technology in Atlanta since 1992. A memorial service will be held at 10 a.m. Friday, March 16, at the Robert Ferst Center for the Arts on the Georgia Tech campus. A reception will follow at the College of Architecture Atrium, West Architecture Building. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Dean Thomas D. Galloway Memorial Fund for the College of Architecture in care of the Georgia Tech Foundation.
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Planning student Delmonico presents research at Capitol March 05, 2007
- Kelly Delmonico, a senior in community and regional planning, will present a research poster to lawmakers today, March 5, in the rotunda of the state capitol building in Des Moines. Delmonico is among 20 Iowa State University undergraduate students selected to participate in "Research in the Capitol." [More...]
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Career Days 2007 canceled March 01, 2007
- Career Days, March 1 & 2, is officially canceled, but a number of firms are here and set up, and would welcome conversations with students.
For those employers who were unable to attend due to weather, we will attempt to provide access to students on an alternative date, yet to be determined.
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Peer mentor applications available (due Feb. 26) February 14, 2007
- The College of Design seeks qualified applicants for six peer mentors—three women and three men—who will work with either the Design Exchange or Design Collaborative learning communities. Applicants may apply for one or both programs. For more information, please see the job description and application form available on the Design Learning Communities Web site. Applications are due to the Student Services Office (297 Design) by 5 p.m. Monday, Feb. 26.
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'Bottle sock' encourages interactive recycling February 08, 2007
- This was no ordinary recycling bin. It was a five-story "bottle sock"—a tube of chicken wire mesh supported by bicycle rims in the Design building atrium. Last semester, in just six weeks, the tube filled one and a half times, collecting 4,757 cans and plastic bottles. Constructed by students who belong to the Iowa Chapter of Architecture for Humanity, the sock kicked off a recycling campaign on campus.
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College can move ahead with building addition, regents say February 06, 2007
- The Board of Regents, State of Iowa, has approved the preliminary design for an addition to Iowa State University's College of Design building. The $6.25 million, two-story Foundations Pavilion project will provide critically needed space for instructional studios. [More...]
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Dubuque Museum of Art to exhibit Lilligren's ceramics January 31, 2007
- Ingrid Lilligren's abstract ceramic sculpture is distinguished by strong colors, whimsical shapes and bold symbolism. During the past 10 years, the Iowa State University art and design associate professor's work has explored a diverse range of conceptual and technical approaches. Some of these will be on display in an exhibition of 18 of her sculptures at the Dubuque Museum of Art, Feb. 27-May 27.
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'Bottle sock' recycling sounds featured on NPR January 09, 2007
- The clattering of cans and bottles through the College of Design's "bottle sock"—installed by Architecture for Humanity Iowa in the south forum last fall to encourage recycling—was the featured "Sound Clip" on NPR's All Things Considered program Monday evening, Jan. 8, 2007.
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Towns selected for 2007 community visioning program January 08, 2007
- Twelve Iowa communities have been selected to participate in the Iowa's Living Roadways Community Visioning Program in 2007. The program is sponsored by the Iowa Department of Transportation in partnership with Iowa State University Landscape Architecture Extension and Trees Forever, an Iowa-based nonprofit environmental advocacy organization.
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Three College of Design programs ranked nationally January 08, 2007
- The College of Design's undergraduate programs in architecture and landscape architecture, and its graduate program in interior design, are among the nation's best, according to a survey of pracitioners by DesignIntelligence, a monthly publication for leaders in design professions. All three programs ranked in the top 15 for 2007.
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Humane Society approves facility design by ISU students December 22, 2006
- A design by two Iowa State University architecture students has been adopted by the Humane Society of North Central Iowa for new facility in Fort Dodge. The story has been covered by KCCI News Channel 8 and the Fort Dodge Messenger. [More...]
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Satellite design studio one of Sioux City's Great Places December 14, 2006
- Two articles in the Dec. 14, 2006 online edition of the Sioux City Journal (www.siouxcityjournal.com) highlight plans for the Iowa State University Design Studio, a satellite program of ISU's College of Design to be located in Sioux City's Fourth Street historic district. The studio, one of Sioux City's Great Places projects, represents a partnership between Iowa State University, ISU Extension and the City of Sioux City. It is expected to open in June 2007. [More...]
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Interior design students help Ames businesses dream big December 12, 2006
- An article in the December 12, 2006 Tribune highlights the efforts of students in the ArtID 465 studio to develop design plans for the Ames Historical Society as well as downtown Ames and Campustown businesses.
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Students bond during Mississippi River trip November 20, 2006
- A Nov. 19 article in the Ames Tribune highlights landscape architecture students' experiences during the Savanna Studio, which spent two three-week periods traveling along the Mississippi River this fall. Read more about it ...
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Permaculture designer to discuss ecological stormwater solutions November 16, 2006
- Internationally known sustainable designer and teacher Penny Livingston-Stark will present the Iowa State University department of landscape architecture's annual P.H. Elwood Lecture at 6:30 p.m. Monday, Nov. 27, in Kocimski Auditorium, College of Design. A reception will follow the lecture in the college's Lightfoot Forum.
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Students will use steamroller to make BIG prints October 23, 2006
- Iowa State University art and design students will haul out the heavy machinery to create large-format prints with a road builder's steamroller on Friday, Oct. 27. The printmaking session will be from about 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. behind the main building at Rueter's, 5815 W. Lincoln Way. The public is invited to watch the printing process.
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Schwennsen to receive Design Achievement Award Oct. 20 October 19, 2006
- Kate Schwennsen, president of the American Institute of Architects and associate dean of the Iowa State University College of Design, is the recipient of the 2006 Design Achievement Award presented to outstanding mid-career alumni by the College of Design. She will be honored during the ISU Alumni Association's 75th Annual Honors and Awards ceremony, Friday, Oct. 20, in Benton Auditorium of the Scheman Building. The public ceremony, part of Homecoming activities at Iowa State, will begin at 1:30 p.m. Schwennsen will also give a free public lecture at 4 p.m. in the College of Design's Kocimski Auditorium. [More...]
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Engler to explore critical design in Presidential Lecture October 09, 2006
- There's more to landscape architecture than moving dirt and planting flowers, says Mira Engler. The Iowa State University landscape architecture professor will discuss her ideas on critical design and present examples of her work during the fall Presidential University Lecture. "Critical Landscapes: From Pork Barrels to Otherworldy Dumps and Gardens" will be at 8 p.m. Monday, Nov. 6, in the Sun Room, Memorial Union. The lecture is free and open to the public.
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Vande Griend, junior in ISA, wins twice at woodworking fair September 25, 2006
- Iowa State junior Dean Vande Griend turned a malfunctioning DVD movie into inspiration for a coffee table that won first place in a student competition at the International Woodworking Fair in Atlanta.
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Jones, Shao honored at fall convocation September 11, 2006
- Brenda Jones, associate professor of art and design, and Paul Shao, professor of architecture in the College of Design, will be among those honored at Iowa State's annual convocation, which begins at 3:15 p.m. Monday, Sept. 11, in the Memorial Union Sun Room. President Gregory Geoffroy will speak briefly on the academic year ahead, and university awards will be presented to about 50 faculty and staff. Jones (who is teaching in Rome this semester) will receive the Regents Award for Faculty Excellence, which recognizes a faculty member who is an outstanding university citizen and who has rendered significant service to iowa State University and/or the state of Iowa. Shao will receive the International Service Award, which recognizes a faculty member for outstanding international service in teaching, research or administration, within the United States or abroad.
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Planning student Kronser in the Ames Tribune September 05, 2006
- Paul Kronser, junior in community and regional planning, spent seven weeks this summer touring Europe with some of the world's top cyclists. Read more about it in the Q&A feature of Tuesday's Tribune.
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Shao marks completion of Chinese pavilion in Des Moines August 23, 2006
- Built as the anchor of the Chinese Cultural Center of America's Robert D. Ray Asian Gardens that are scheduled to be completed in 2007, the $1.6 million three-story Chinese pavilion is designed to "create the all-encompassing sensual and spiritual experience," said Paul Shao, Iowa State University architecture professor and the center's president.
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College honors Nancy Polster with Christian Petersen Award August 14, 2006
- Nancy Polster, associate professor emerita and former chair of the Iowa State University department of art and design, is the recipient of the 2006 Christian Petersen Design Award presented by Iowa State's College of Design. Polster, now of Tucson, Ariz., will be honored during the college's annual welcome reception, Monday, Aug. 21, in the Campanile Room at the Iowa State Memorial Union. The reception is from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m., with the award presentation at 7:30 p.m.
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Architecture faculty part of Westbrook Artists' Site exhibition August 11, 2006
- Work by Iowa State University architecture faculty members Kevin Lair (curator), Alex Gino, Jason Griffiths, Mikesch Muecke and Mitchell Squire, as well as recent graduate Jonathan Muecke (BAR May 2006), is a part of the Clean Exhibition Series 06 opening Saturday, Aug. 12, at the Westbrook Artists' Site near Winterset. The exhibition also features Christo "Gates" parody artist Geoff Hargadon and others. [More...]
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Des Moines Arts Festival pavilion will feature ISU arts, humanities June 08, 2006
- Iowa State's participation at the 2006 Des Moines Arts Festival later this month will feature a pavilion that showcases the university's arts and humanities and emphasizes the connections among them. ISU College of Design faculty and students are involved in the design and construction of the pavilion. Eight design students and recent graduates also have been selected as Emerging Iowa Artists for the festival.
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Reed named 2005-06 Adviser of the Year May 24, 2006
- The University Academic Advising Committee recently announced recipients of the 2005-06 Adviser of the Year Awards. Dana Reed, academic adviser for the department of art and design, was named the College of Design Adviser of the Year. Each college selects a College Adviser of the Year. In addition, the provost's office selects two University Advisers of the Year. A display honoring them will be in the Memorial Union (ground floor) through June.
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Caldwell honored for contributions to art education May 22, 2006
- Barbara Caldwell, associate professor of art and design in the College of Design at Iowa State University, recently received the 2006 Distinguished Service Within the Profession Award from the National Art Education Association (NAEA). The award, presented at the NAEA National Convention in Chicago in March, recognizes outstanding achievement and contributions to the field of art education and to national and state art education associations. [More...]
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Eight faculty approved for promotion, tenure May 18, 2006
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Virtual reality room upgrades will benefit ISU researchers May 08, 2006
- Iowa State University researchers, including the College of Design's Chiu-Shui Chan, say more than $4 million in equipment upgrades to C6—Iowa State' six-sided virtual reality room—are essential to their research. Chan, a professor of architecture, has used C6 to develop 3-D models of buildings, cities and workplaces. The upgrades will help him produce greater realism and improve the interactive speed of his applications.
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Fowles earns Lighting Certified credential May 05, 2006
- Dorothy Fowles, professor of interior design in the College of Design at Iowa State University, has earned the credential LC (Lighting Certified) through the National Council on Qualifications for the Lighting Professions.
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Community Visioning Program receives national honor April 20, 2006
- Iowa's Living Roadways Community Visioning Program receives a national award April 25 from the American Planning Association. The 10-year-old program has provided planning and landscape design assistance to 113 Iowa towns with populations of less than 10,000. The program brings together ISU design students, landscape architects and town residents in a participatory planning process. ISU manages the program in partnership with Trees Forever. It is funded by Iowa DOT.
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Gary Taylor: Tool maker for Iowa communities April 13, 2006
- Gary Taylor, lawyer-turned-extension specialist, likes the change.
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Wodiczko kicks off national design education conference at ISU April 6 March 29, 2006
- Krzysztof Wodiczko, director of the Center of Art, Culture and Technology at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, will give the first keynote address for "Intersections: Design Education and Other Fields of Inquiry," the 22nd National Conference on the Beginning Design Student. Wodiczko's presentation, "Interrogative Design," will be at 6 p.m. Thursday, April 6, in the Sun Room, Memorial Union. It is free and open to the public.
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Planning studio on WHO TV March 01, 2006
- WHO TV (Channel 13) reporter Mark Ferree interviews assistant professor Mary Kay Wilcox and senior John George, both in the department of community and regional planning, about a planning studio class studying Campustown this spring.
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Kings give $1 million for building addition February 20, 2006
- A $1 million gift from ISU alumni Steven and Barbara King of Maple Plain, MN, will help fund construction of a building addition and establish the King Laboratory for Sustainable Design Practice in the College of Design.
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Design faculty, student earn Octagon Center for the Arts awards February 17, 2006
- Ingrid Lilligen, April Katz and Andrew Schmidt from the College of Design were recent award winners in the Octagon Center for the Arts’ 38th Annual Clay, Fiber, Paper, Glass, Metal, Wood Exhibition. [More...]
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Gentry featured in WHO TV's 'Hearts of Gold' series February 16, 2006
- WHO TV features Iowa State University interior design graduate student Clifford Gentry's struggle with AIDS, Crohn's disease and tuberculosis and his efforts to erase the stigma people associate with AIDS.
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Architecture students learn about motion, materials February 07, 2006
- Architecture 202 students recently designed, built and demonstrated wearable devices that translate a bodily motion via a mechanism that scribes, scrawls or otherwise marks an architectural surface. The demonstration attracted the attention of local media, including the Des Moines Register, the Tribune of Ames, KCCI-TV and Iowa State Daily. [More...]
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Peer mentor applications now being accepted February 03, 2006
- The College of Design is seeking qualified applicants for six peer mentors—three women and three men—who will work with either the Design Exchange or Design Collaborative learning communities. Applicants may apply for one or both programs. Please see the program descriptions and qualifications.
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Calendar art by Remington, Reece and Parrish featured in Gallery 181 exhibition January 09, 2006
- During the 20th century, the Thos. D. Murphy Company, Red Oak, became one of the largest producers of calendars in the nation. "The People's Art, 1889-1989," a traveling exhibition of 38 pieces of the company's calendar art, will be on display Jan. 17 - 31 in Gallery 181, College of Design. The exhibition is free and open to the public.
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2006 visioning program communities selected January 04, 2006
- Twelve Iowa communities have been selected to participate in the Iowa's Living Roadways Community Visioning Program in 2006. The program is sponsored by the Iowa Department of Transportation in partnership with Iowa State University Extension Landscape Architecture and Trees Forever, an Iowa-based nonprofit environmental advocacy organization.
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Interior design, architecture programs highly ranked December 15, 2005
- Iowa State's undergraduate programs in interior design and architecture are among the nation's best, according to a survey of practitioners by DesignIntelligence, a monthly publication for leaders in design professions.
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Schwennsen is new AIA president December 13, 2005
- Kate Schwennsen, associate dean of the College of Design, was inaugurated as the 82nd president of the American Institute of Architects during recent ceremonies in Washington, DC. She is the second woman and second Iowan to lead the 149-year-old national professional organization.
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Visioning program receives state planning award November 01, 2005
- The Iowa's Living Roadways Community Visioning Program has been named the 2005 Outstanding Program by the Iowa Chapter of the American Planning Association. The program was developed by Julia Badenhope, associate professor of landscape architecture.
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Schwennsen: Iowa architects can help build stronger communities October 24, 2005
- In this Des Moines Register opinion column, Kate Schwennsen, associate dean for academic programs in the College of Design and president-elect of the American Institute of Architects, describes how the increasing interdependence of the world gives Iowans a chance to recognize how the colored quilt of the Midwest fits into the global puzzle.
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Landscape architect Patricia Lussier will speak at ISU Oct. 21 October 18, 2005
- French Canadian landscape architect Patricia Lussier will present Iowa State University's P.H. Elwood Lecture in Landscape Architecture at 7 p.m. Friday, Oct. 21, in Kocimski Auditorium, College of Design. The lecture is free and open to the public. Lussier's lecture, "Hand-me-down Design: An Approach to Landscape Architecture," will focus on the use of unusual, abandoned or recycled materials in landscape design, a process often used in work by her firm, Studio Espace DRAR, Montreal.
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ISU researchers will use Ames trails as laboratory to study how urban trees impact exercise September 30, 2005
- Faculty, staff and students who are residents of Ames are invited to participate in a study on the effect urban forest has on physical activity. Christopher Seeger, assistant professor of landscape architecture and Extension landscape architect, is leading the study, together with Susan Erickson, lecturer in landscape architecture; Gary Hightshoe, professor of landscape architecture; Gary Welk, assistant professor of health and human performance; and Jeff Benson, an Ames city planner.
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A Century of Iowa Architecture on display at ISU Oct. 3-28 September 22, 2005
- Considering the many connections between Iowa State University and Iowa's finest architecture, the campus arrival of the traveling exhibit, "A Century of Iowa Architecture, 1900-1999," will be something of a homecoming. ISU's College of Design will host the exhibit Oct. 3-28. It features photographs of the 50 buildings considered the best of Iowa's 20th-century architecture.
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Leslie's book examines influential buildings by Louis I. Kahn August 29, 2005
- One of the most influential architects of the late 20th Century, Louis I. Kahn, produced some of the era's most significant buildings known mainly for their aesthetics. However, a new book by Thomas Leslie, Iowa State University assistant professor of architecture, takes a fresh approach to Kahn's work.
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College honors Steven and Barbara King with Christian Petersen Award August 18, 2005
- Steven and Barbara King, who turned the concept of continuous play into a successful children's play equipment company, are the recipients of the 2005 Christian Petersen Design Award from Iowa State University's College of Design. The Kings will be honored during the college's annual welcome reception, from 6 to 8 p.m., Monday, Aug. 22, at Iowa State's Reiman Gardens. The award presentation is at 6:45 p.m. [More...]
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Design students put finishing touches on installed Unity Mural August 09, 2005
- It's taken 1,200 student-hours to create. And it's almost done. Four Iowa State University student artists are putting the finishing touches on their 20-foot by 8-foot mural near the entrance to the College of Design. The Unity Mural, "Towards a Legacy," illustrates the theme of One Community adopted by the university and the city of Ames. It was selected last spring in a juried competition among six entries.
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Grad student tackles maneuvering the MU July 21, 2005
- Alan Parsons likes to watch moms, dads and soon-to-be Iowa State students rolling through the revolving doors into the Memorial Union. He hangs around the entryway, hoping the families will glance at the sign above their heads and move on ... without pausing to ask him for directions. It's not that Parsons is an unfriendly fellow. It's just that the sign hanging from the ceiling -- the one pointing to the Sun Room, the Oak Room and other Union hotspots -- is his. And if the sign is doing its job, visitors can find their way without having to ask the student in the corner.
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Architecture students rate Des Moines' new arena July 17, 2005
- Essays by Iowa State students in a summer course on writing about architecture appear in the Iowa Life section of the July 17 Des Moines Register.
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Lilligren's faculty leave concludes with exhibition June 15, 2005
- Ingrid Lilligren, ISU art and design, is completing an artist-in-residency in
southern France with an exhibition of new porcelain ceramics at a local
museum. The French town, where Lilligren spent part of her faculty improvement
leave, is where Picasso worked.
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Engelbrecht will lead search for vice provost for Extension May 17, 2005
- College of Design Dean Mark Engelbrecht will lead the search committee seeking a successor for Vice Provost for Extension Stanley Johnson, who has announced his intent to retire later this year.
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First-year design students learn the art of collaboration May 04, 2005
- Whether they plan on becoming architects, graphic designers, city planners or sculptors, the 650 first-year students in Iowa State University's College of Design have something in common: The Doorway Project. The project is the final studio assignment for students in the college's new Core Design Program. Meant to help develop spatial awareness and an ability to use space as a design tool, the Doorway Project also teaches the art of collaboration.
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Borich named to ISU Extension Communities and Economic Development post April 25, 2005
- Timothy O. Borich, associate dean for research and outreach in the Iowa State University College of Design, has been named director of the newly restructured Iowa State University Extension to Communities and Economic Development program.
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Design students to present ideas for Campustown at public meeting April 25 April 22, 2005
- Students from Iowa State University's College of Design will present their Campustown area urban design proposal for public discussion at 7 p.m., April 25, at Crawford School, 415 Stanton Ave., Ames. The presentation to Ames city planners and the South Campus Neighborhood Association is free and open to the public.
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Public will decide if 'Unity Mural' will be installed at ISU College of Design April 15, 2005
- The Iowa State University College of Design seeks community feedback on "Towards a Legacy," the winning entry in phase one of its "Unity Mural" competition. That feedback will determine whether the mural will actually be installed. View the design in the college's Lyle E. Lightfoot Forum, first floor, and send comments to dean Mark Engelbrecht, mengelbr@iastate.edu, by Wednesday, April 20. No phone calls, please.
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Richards' "Jitters" in New York Times Review of Books April 11, 2005
- "Jungle Gym Jitters," a children's book written and illustrated by Chuck Richards, associate professor of art and design, is reviewed in the New York Times Review of Books, Sunday, April 10, 2005.
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Time to rethink handling of garbage, Engler says April 07, 2005
- Re-think how society deals with waste, says Mira Engler, ISU associate professor of landscape architecture and author of the book, "Designing America's Waste Landscapes." Engler recommends creative responses to the growing environmental problem of waste disposal. She challenges designers to design waste landscapes as integral, essential parts of life.
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Social awareness through postcards April 01, 2005
- Core program director Igor Marjanovic's "Postcard Project" uses postcard images and montage theories to help students develop a social awareness of the context of their design work.
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Gallery 181 to host exhibition of College of Design student work done in Rome March 01, 2005
- "ROMA: Tutto Posto," an exhibition of the work of 67 Iowa State University students who participated in the College of Design's study program in Rome last fall will be on display March 7-11 in Gallery 181, first floor, College of Design. A reception, presentation and panel discussion are scheduled for Tuesday, March 8. All events are open to the public free of charge.
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Architecture alum Berg featured on "Good Morning America" February 18, 2005
- Iowa State architecture alum and former faculty member Bryan Berg (AKA "The Cardstacker") tackles the New York City skyline on ABC's "Good Morning America" to raise donations for tsunami relief charities. Working 18-hour days since Feb. 11 in GMA's Times Square studio, Berg has re-created landmark buildings with 178, 000 cards--one for each victim of the natural disaster. Berg and his creation will be featured again on Monday, Feb. 21, 7-9 a.m.
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2005 visioning program communities selected January 31, 2005
- Twelve Iowa communities have been selected to participate in the Iowa's Living Roadways Community Visioning Program in 2005. The program is sponsored by the Iowa Department of Transportation in partnership with Iowa State University Extension Landscape Architecture and Trees Forever, an Iowa-based nonprofit environmental advocacy organization.
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Squire receives national teaching honor January 25, 2005
- Iowa State University architecture professor Mitchell Squire is one of three in the nation to receive the New Faculty Teaching Award from the Association of Collegiate Schools of Architecture (ACSA).
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Three College of Design programs ranked high by practitioners January 19, 2005
- Iowa State University's undergraduate programs in architecture, landscape architecture and interior design are among the best in the nation, according to a survey by DesignIntelligence. DesignIntelligence is a monthly publication for leaders in design professions. The magazine's annual ranking, "America's Best Architecture and Design Schools," is the only national college ranking survey that focuses exclusively on design.
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Portraits of Mexican women on display at College of Design, Nov. 29-Dec. 3 November 29, 2004
- Photographs of ordinary Mexican women doing extraordinary things are on display through Friday, Dec. 3, in Gallery 181, College of Design, Iowa State University. The gallery's hours are 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. "Daring to Be" is an exhibit of photographs by Jann Freed, professor of business management at Central College, Pella. Freed also will present a lecture, "Daring to Be: Portraits of Mexican Women Leaders," at 7 p.m., Thursday, Dec. 2, in Gallery 181. The exhibit and lecture are free and open to the public.
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Iowa towns recognized for park and playground improvements November 29, 2004
- A program that helps improve the quality and design of community parks across north central Iowa has recognized park and playground projects in eight towns. Christopher Seeger, assistant professor of landscape architecture and ISU Extension landscape architect, is one of the judges. The North Iowa Area Development (NIAD) Park Improvement Program could be the beginning of a statewide program.
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Ecologist and author David Orr to speak at ISU Sept. 10 September 02, 2004
- Environmental educator and author David Orr will present Iowa State
University's P.H. Elwood Lecture in Landscape Architecture at 7 p.m.,
Friday, Sept. 10 in the Kocimski Auditorium, College of Design. Orr's talk,
"Patriotism, Politics and the Environment in an Age of Terror," is drawn from
his recent book of the same title. He advocates a coherent environmental
agenda, vigorous public discussion of the issues and an increased
emphasis on environmental study in higher education.
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Pohlman to receive ISU College of Design's Christian Petersen Award August 18, 2004
- Lynette Pohlman, director and chief curator of University Museums at Iowa State University, is the recipient of the 2004 Christian Petersen Design Award presented by ISU's College of Design. Pohlman will be honored during the college's annual welcome reception, Monday, Aug. 23, at Iowa State's Reiman Gardens. The reception is from 6 to 8 p.m., with the award presentation at 6:45 p.m.
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The story of "Enlightenment" July 19, 2004
- Associate professor Ingrid Lilligren and a team of art and design students create a low-relief mural for the Lagomarcino Hall courtyard.
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Schwennsen voted AIA president-elect June 14, 2004
- Kate Schwennsen, FAIA, has been elected first vice president/president-elect of the American Institute of Architects (AIA). She will be AIA president in 2006. Schwennsen is associate dean of the College of Design at Iowa State University and an associate professor of architecture. She has held several leadership positions in AIA and is a former president of AIA Iowa. Schwennsen earned her bachelor's and master's degrees from Iowa State. [More...]
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Engler transforms garden into Celtic myth at England's Westonbirt Festival June 02, 2004
- A magical landscape inspired by Celtic culture is one of 13 gardens selected for
the Westonbirt Festival of the Garden this summer in England. The "Otherworld
Garden" is the creation of Mira Engler, associate professor of landscape
architecture at Iowa State University.
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Iowa State architecture student wins international competition May 07, 2004
- Angela Nkya, a fifth-year architecture student at Iowa State University, won the Sixth Annual Berkeley Undergraduate Prize for Architectural Design Excellence competition. Nkya, of Moshi, Tanzania, received the $3,000 first prize purse for her essay, "At Home in the City."
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Study looks at viability of rural Main Streets April 30, 2004
- An Iowa State University study of 77 Iowa county seat towns reveals strategies
that are successfully keeping some rural Main Streets viable. "Towns of Purpose:
Community Vitality Among Iowa's Rural County Seat Towns," is published by the
ISU College of Design's Institute for Design Research and Outreach.
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National association recognizes two ISU architecture professors April 23, 2004
- Jason Alread and Tom Leslie, assistant professors of architecture at Iowa State
University, are among 14 faculty nationwide to receive honors this year from the
Association of Collegiate Schools of Architecture.
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College of Design to exhibit work by faculty March 1-19 February 27, 2004
- Recent work by 43 faculty of the Iowa State University College of Design will be on display in the Silver Anniversary Faculty Exhibition, March 1-19. The exhibition will be on the first floor of the Design Building, in Gallery 181 and the dean's office. [More...]
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Distinguished Arts and Humanities Scholar Mary Stieglitz to present work March 9 at ISU February 25, 2004
- Iowa State University art and design professor Mary Stieglitz will present the results of her research and creative activity as the Center for Excellence in the Arts and Humanities' 2003-04 Distinguished Arts and Humanities Scholar on March 9. Her presentation, "Photography: Vision, Connection and Reflection," will be at 7:30 p.m. in the Sun Room of the Memorial Union on the Iowa State campus.
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Author of "Where Stuff Comes From" to speak at ISU Feb. 19 February 11, 2004
- Harvey Molotch, author of the award-winning book, "Where Stuff Comes From," will speak at 7 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 19, in the Sun Room of the Memorial Union at Iowa State University. Molotch's presentation, "How We Get Through Airport Security: Cities, Product Design and Where Stuff Comes From," will focus on the world of product development to show how complex interactions of tastes, technologies, corporate practices and local preferences generate the ordinary objects of everyday life. Molotch's lecture is a College of Design 25th Anniversary Lecture. It is sponsored by the College of Design, the sociology department and the Committee on Lectures, which is funded by the Government of the Student Body.
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Computer game design class develops a winner February 09, 2004
- Some Iowa State University students are doing what kids everywhere hope to do
when they grow up: They're creating computer games. The students are in
GameDevClass, a new, independent-study course conceived by Steven
Herrnstadt, associate professor of art and design. After only one semester, the
new course has scored a victory. A game designed and developed in the class
will receive international recognition at the Independent Games Festival (IGF) in
San Jose, Calif., in March.
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Human-computer interaction pioneer Brenda Laurel will speak at ISU Feb. 9 February 03, 2004
- Brenda Laurel, a Silicon Valley veteran and pioneer in the area of human-computer interaction, will speak at 7 p.m., Monday, Feb. 9, in the Sun Room of the Memorial Union at Iowa State University. Laurel will share her experiences as one of the few participants in all of the significant computer tech revolutions--games, multimedia, virtual reality and dot coms. Laurel's lecture is part of the College of Design's 25th Anniversary activities. It is sponsored by the College of Design, the College of Business, the Virtual Reality Applications Center and the Committee on Lectures, which is funded by the Government of the Student Body.
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Exhibition will showcase design excellence of Deere, HON, Allsteel and Maytag products, Feb. 9-22 January 29, 2004
- Four leading Iowa manufacturers will show how good product design is good for business, during a unique gallery exhibition at Iowa State University's College of Design, Feb. 9-22. "Good Design. Good Business" will showcase design excellence of The HON Company and Allsteel Inc., Muscatine; John Deere, Waterloo; and Maytag Corporation, Newton.
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Communities selected for 2004 visioning program January 21, 2004
- Twelve Iowa communities have been selected to participate in a community visioning program offered by Iowa State University's landscape architecture department in partnership with the Iowa Department of Transportation and Trees Forever, a nonprofit environmental advocacy organization. [More...]
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Martin takes first place in national competition December 19, 2003
- Chris Martin, Iowa State University assistant professor of art and design and head of the wood design program in the College of Design, is a top winner in Custom Woodworking Business magazine's 11th annual Design Portfolio Awards competition. Martin won first place in the Commercial/Institutional Furniture category for a conference table and matching credenza designed and built for the Hometown Perry, Iowa conference room.
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Architecture department receives high marks December 17, 2003
- Iowa State University's Department of Architecture has been ranked one of the best values for architecture education by the editors of DesignIntelligence, a monthly publication for leaders in design professions.
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College of Design presents talks by two kinetic sculptors Oct. 29 and 30 October 24, 2003
- Two renowned kinetic artists will share their ideas on materials innovation in
sculpture during upcoming lectures in the College of Design. Sculptor Ned
Kahn's presentation and video, "Turbulent Landscapes," will be on Wednesday,
Oct. 29; kinetic artist Arthur Ganson's talk, "A Personal Exploration of
Engineering," will be Thursday, Oct. 30. Both presentations will be at 7 p.m. in
Kocimski Auditorium, 101 Design. They are free and open to the public.
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ISU design students will use steamroller to make art October 21, 2003
- This Friday, Oct. 24, Iowa State University art and design students will pave the way for a new form of expression: steamroller art. Students will use a road builder's steamroller to create large-scale prints on oversized woodblocks. The printmaking session will take place at Rueter's, a construction and equipment dealer at 5815 W. Lincoln Way, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
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College of Design brings groundbreaking exhibition to campus Oct. 27-Nov. 14 October 20, 2003
- Innovative interpretations of the 21st-century home by more than 30 international designers will be on display in Gallery 181, College of Design, Iowa State University, Oct. 27-Nov. 14. "transformation: new international design" features 38 pieces of furniture, lighting, ceramics, wood and textile objects for the home--all by women.
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College of Design to exhibit work by retired faculty Oct. 8-24 September 25, 2003
- Past and current work by 25 retired faculty of Iowa State University's College of Design will be on display in "Silver Returns," an exhibition celebrating the 25-year history of the college. The exhibition will be Oct. 8-24 in Gallery 181, first floor of the College of Design building. Hours are 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., Monday through Thursday; 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., Friday; and 1 to 4 p.m., Saturday and Sunday. Admission is free and all exhibitions are open to the public.
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Engelbrecht to head search for new ISU Liberal Arts and Sciences dean September 23, 2003
- A 22-member committee, headed by Mark Engelbrecht, dean of the College of Design at Iowa State University, has begun the search for ISU's new College of Liberal Arts and Sciences dean.
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Metropolis magazine editor to discuss design Oct. 9 at ISU September 23, 2003
- Susan Szenasy, chief editor of Metropolis, the New York City-based magazine of architecture, design and culture, will present "The Next 25 Years: Changes in Design and Design Education" at 7 p.m. on Thursday, Oct. 9, in the Sun Room, Memorial Union, Iowa State University. Szenasy's presentation is the keynote address in a yearlong celebration of the College of Design's 25th anniversary.
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2004 community visioning applications available September 22, 2003
- Iowa communities with populations below 10,000 are invited to apply for a
community visioning program offered by Iowa State University's department of
landscape architecture in partnership with Trees Forever.
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Ahmanson to receive College of Design's Petersen Award August 21, 2003
- Author, philanthropist and Perry, Iowa, native Roberta Green Ahmanson is the recipient of the 2003 Christian Petersen Design Award presented by Iowa State University's College of Design. Ahmanson, Orange County, Calif., will be honored during the college's annual welcome reception, Monday, Aug. 25, at Iowa State's Reiman Gardens. The reception is from 6 to 8 p.m., with the award presentation at 6:45 p.m.
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Mattson's book offers policy choices to curb urban sprawl July 11, 2003
- When it comes to preserving small towns and containing urban sprawl, policy
planners in Iowa and elsewhere can learn from Florida's experience, says Gary
Mattson, associate professor of community and regional planning at Iowa State
University. Mattson's new book, "Small Towns, Sprawl and the Politics of Policy
Choices--The Florida Experience," looks at growth management policies in
Florida through the perspective of political-cultural core values of land ownership
and self-determination.
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Stieglitz named 2003-2004 Distinguished Arts and Humanities Scholar July 07, 2003
- Mary Stieglitz, professor of art and design, has been named the Distinguished
Arts and Humanities Scholar for 2003-04 in Iowa State University's new Center
for Excellence in the Arts and Humanities. The award provides a full semester's
leave (spring 2004, in this case) for an outstanding scholar in the arts and
humanities. Each scholar is free to pursue his or her own research interests and
is asked to present one public lecture on campus. Stieglitz's lecture has been
scheduled for March 9. Details will be announced as they are finalized.
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Leading Chinese painter to teach ISU workshop, June 16-27 June 10, 2003
- Renowned Chinese painter Li Aiguo will teach a painting workshop at Iowa State University, June 16-27. The workshop will be on gong bi hua, a type of traditional Chinese, realistic painting that involves special paper and inks made of animal, vegetable and mineral compounds. Li is a professor of art at Capital Normal University, Beijing, and director of the Gong Bi Painting Society of China. The workshop will be from 8 a.m. to noon and from 1 to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday in the College of Design's private painting studio, room 246. Participants may register for three undergraduate or graduate credits, non-credit, or eight continuing education units.
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Two ISU projects receive Federal Highway Administration Environmental Excellence Awards April 25, 2003
- Two Iowa State University projects were among 12 winners nationwide of the
Federal Highway Administration's (FHWA) 2003 Environmental Excellence
Awards. The awards were presented April 22 at the US Department of
Transportation in Washington, DC. Both projects involve faculty and staff
from the College of Design.
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College of Design presents awards to faculty, staff, students April 21, 2003
- The College of Design at Iowa State University presented annual awards to faculty, staff and students during its spring Awards Day program on April 16. [More...]
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Six College of Design faculty receive promotion, tenure April 10, 2003
- During its monthly meeting in Cedar Falls, the Board of Regents, State of Iowa, approved promotion and/or tenure for 68 ISU faculty members. Six of these faculty are a part of the College of Design. The changes take effect in the next academic year. [More...]
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Osterberg leads project to produce guidebook on accessibility design standards April 01, 2003
- A new, illustrated guidebook developed at Iowa State University will help architects, landscape architects and building code officials ensure that new and existing buildings are accessible to all people. Arvid Osterberg, the professor of architecture who led the project, said the "Access for Everyone" guide provides the most current standards for planning and designing accessible buildings and sites. The standards are based on the 1998 and 2002 Americans with Disabilities Act Accessibility Guidelines.
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How brain research can improve teaching and learning is subject of April 2 lecture March 28, 2003
- Robert Sylwester, a leading expert on the application of neuroscience knowledge to teaching and learning, will speak at Iowa State University, Wednesday, April 2. The lecture is co-sponsored by the College of Design and the Foundations of Design and Creativity Forum (among others) as a part of the Spring 2003 Dean's Lecture Series, "Drawing on Thinking: Design and Creativity on the Edge of Possibility."
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College of Design announces winners of public art competition March 13, 2003
- The College of Design at Iowa State University has announced the
winners of a competition to design public art for the college's
completed building addition and renovation project. Mitchell Squire,
assistant professor of architecture, received top honors and a
$10,000 commission to produce and install his winning project,
"Lawn Ornament."
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Bermann, Leslie receive ACSA honors March 03, 2003
- Karen Bermann and Tom Leslie, two faculty members in Iowa State
University's architecture department, are among 26 nationwide to
receive awards for 2003 from the Association of Collegiate Schools
of Architecture (ACSA). The awards will be presented March 15
during the 2003 ACSA annual meeting in Louisville, Ky.
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College of Design to host third annual Career Days Feb. 27-28 February 25, 2003
- The Iowa State University College of Design will host its third annual collegewide Career Days Thursday and Friday, Feb. 27 and 28. Thirty-five firms representing offices in Iowa and 25 other states will participate in activities from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Thursday. Fourteen firms are scheduling interviews between 8 a.m. and 2 p.m. on Friday. [More...]
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College of Design launches Silver Challenge campaign to celebrate 25th anniversary February 17, 2003
- The College of Design at Iowa State University has launched a $4
million fund-raising campaign to help celebrate its 25th
anniversary. The Silver Challenge campaign will seek private funds
to support new faculty hires and an addition to the design building. [More...]
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Renowned livestock facility designer Temple Grandin will speak at ISU Feb. 25 February 10, 2003
- Temple Grandin, who designs humane livestock facilities using the highly developed visual thinking skills of her autism, will speak at Iowa State University on Tuesday, Feb. 25. Her lecture, "Visual Thinking Process in Design: From the Viewpoint of a Person with Autism," will be at 8 p.m. in the Sun Room of the Memorial Union. The lecture is co-sponsored by the College of Design and the Foundations of Design and Creativity Forum (among others) as a part of the Spring 2003 Dean's Lecture Series, "Drawing on Thinking: Design and Creativity on the Edge of Possibility."
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Gallery 181 to host exhibition of design students' Rome work January 30, 2003
- An exhibit showcasing the work of 50 Iowa State University students who participated in the College of Design's study program in Rome last summer and fall will be on display Jan. 31-Feb. 15. The Rome Exhibition will be in Gallery 181, first floor, College of Design, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday through Friday. It is free and open to the public.
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Metal Construction Association honors Des Moines company with gift of support to College of Design January 28, 2003
- The Metal Construction Association (MCA) has honored the Des Moines-based design company Concepts in Design, Inc. by donating $7,000 to support the Iowa State University College of Design. Bruce Pierce, president and owner of Concepts in Design, Inc., is a 1971 graduate of Iowa State.
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Harvard professor Howard Gardner to present "Art, Science and Interdisciplinary Thought" Jan. 28 at ISU January 10, 2003
- Howard Gardner, a professor internationally known for his theory of multiple intelligences and his efforts to reform schools, will present a lecture on "Art, Science and Interdisciplinary Thought," at 8 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 28, in Stephens Auditorium at Iowa State University.
Gardner is the John H. and Elisabeth A. Hobbs Professor in Cognition and Education at the Graduate School in Education, Harvard University, Cambridge, Mass. He also is an adjunct professor of neurology at the Boston University School of Medicine.
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Final two lectures in Dean's Lecture Series this week November 18, 2002
- The ISU College of Design Dean's Lecture Series wraps up this week with a look at interdisciplinary and foundational learning in art and design institutions in California and Canada. [More...]
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Lewis tapped to serve as national reviewer for government buildings November 18, 2002
- Calvin Lewis, chair of the architecture department in the College of Design at Iowa State University, has been named a member of the National Registry of Peer Professionals for the United States General Service Administration's Design Excellence Program.
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Khan receives Iowa student planning award November 13, 2002
- Karen Shakira Khan, an Iowa State University graduate student in community and regional planning, received the 2002 Distinguished Leadership Award for a Student Planner from the Iowa Chapter of the American Planning Association on Friday, Nov. 8, during the APA's Upper Midwest Planning Conference in Des Moines. [More...]
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Lecture series features NC State landscape architecture professor, SITES Architecture magazine editor November 12, 2002
- The ISU College of Design Dean's Lecture Series continues tonight and Wednesday (Nov. 12 and 13) with lectures by distinguished speakers from the fields of architecture and landscape architecture. [More...]
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Gallery 181 hosts national contemporary printmaking exhibition Nov. 12-15 November 12, 2002
- Twenty-eight works from a national traveling printmaking exhibition will be on display today through Friday (Nov. 12-15) in Gallery 181, located on the first floor of the College of Design building on the Iowa State University campus. A reception is scheduled from 5 to 6:30 p.m. tomorrow (Wednesday, Nov. 13) in the gallery. The exhibition and reception are free and open to the public. [More...]
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Pit firing schedule moved up November 11, 2002
- The modified Native American-style pit firing of clay pots scheduled to begin at noon today (Monday, Nov. 11) will instead begin at 10:30 a.m. to allow the firing process to be completed prior to guest artist Carol Molly Prier's 4:15 p.m. lecture. (See Nov. 7 news release below for more details.)
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Visiting artist shares unique ceramics techniques at ISU Nov. 9-11 November 07, 2002
- Nationally known ceramist Carol Molly Prier, Point Reyes, Calif., will visit Iowa State's College of Design from Nov. 9 to Nov. 11 to share her expertise in methods adapted from traditional Native American ways of making pottery. She will conduct a burnishing workshop, demonstrate a form of pit firing with sawdust and manure, and present a lecture about her work.
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Ball State professor is second speaker in Dean's Lecture Series November 04, 2002
- James Segedy, coordinator of the common first-year curriculum at Ball State University's College of Architecture and Urban Planning, Muncie, IN, will present "The Uncommon Common First Year" at 8 p.m. Tuesday (Nov. 5) in Kocimski Auditorium, 101 Design. Segedy's lecture is the second in a series of seven, part of "Envisioning Design Education," the ISU College of Design's Fall 2002 Dean's Lecture Series. [More...]
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UNL professor is first speaker in Dean's Lecture Series October 22, 2002
- Dana Fritz, assistant professor in the Department of Art and Art History at the University of Nebraska, Lincoln, will kick off the ISU College of Design's Fall 2002 Dean's Lecture Series this evening (Oct. 22). Fritz will present "Visual Literacy: An Interdisciplinary Drawing and Design Foundation" at 8 p.m. in Kocimski Auditorium, 101 Design. Her presentation is the first of seven lectures scheduled in October and November as a part of "Envisioning Design Education: The Dean's Lecture Series." [More...]
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Design students create art with a steamroller October 21, 2002
- Iowa State University art and design students will haul out the heavy machinery to complete a printmaking project on Friday, Oct. 25. Students in April Katz's relief printmaking class and members of the University Print Society will use a steamroller to create large-scale prints on oversized woodblocks. This is the second year Katz has arranged the project.
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College of Design honors four alumni with achievement awards October 14, 2002
- The College of Design at Iowa State University honored four prestigious alumni with its annual Design Achievement Awards on Friday, Oct. 11, during Iowa State's Homecoming festivities. The awards recognize outstanding mid-career creative and professional achievements of alumni in the fields of architecture, art and design, community and regional planning, and landscape architecture. [More...]
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Masterson receives AIA Iowa Educator Award October 07, 2002
- Charlie Masterson, adjunct associate professor of architecture in
Iowa State University's College of Design, received the AIA Iowa
Educator Award from the Iowa Chapter of the American Institute of
Architects, Sept. 27, during its annual convention in Des Moines.
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Kruidenier to receive Christian Petersen Award August 23, 2002
- Des Moines philanthropist David Kruidenier is the recipient of the 2002 Christian Petersen Design Award presented by Iowa State University's College of Design.
Kruidenier, president of the Kruidenier Charitable Foundation, will be honored during the college's annual welcome reception, Monday, Aug. 26.
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2003 community visioning applications available August 16, 2002
- Iowa communities with populations below 10,000 are invited to apply for a community visioning program offered by Iowa State University's department of landscape architecture in partnership with Trees Forever.
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Schwennsen awarded NCARB Presidential Medal July 11, 2002
- Kate Schwennsen, associate dean of Iowa State University's College of Design, was awarded the Presidential Medal for Distinguished Service by the National Council of Architectural Registration Boards (NCARB) during its annual conference in June.
The award recognizes individuals who dedicate a large part of their careers, energy and wisdom to benefit the work of NCARB, the public and the architectural profession.
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Schwennsen elected AIA vice president May 15, 2002
- Kate Schwennsen, FAIA, associate dean of the College of Design and associate professor of architecture, was elected as one of three vice presidents of the American Institute of Architects (AIA) during the institute's national convention in Charlotte, NC, May 9-11. She will serve a one-year term in 2003.
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ISU student teams win Sustainable Futures planning contest May 07, 2002
- Students from Iowa State University, including several from a College of Design community and regional planning class on sustainable communities, have been selected to present their ideas on sustainability at the World Summit on Sustainable Development in Johannesburg in August. The summit is a followup to the Earth Summit held in Rio de Janeiro in 1992.
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Schwennsen named to AIA College of Fellows April 01, 2002
- Kate Schwennsen, associate dean of Iowa State University's College of Design, has been named to the American Institute of Architects' (AIA) College of Fellows.
She is the first woman in Iowa to be named to the prestigious AIA College of Fellows. She was selected for her efforts to integrate architectural education and practice.
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Caldwell named Iowa Art Educator of the Year April 01, 2002
- Barbara Caldwell, associate professor of art education in the Department of Art and Design, received the 2002 Iowa Art Educator of the Year Award from the Art Educators of Iowa. This is the highest award given to an art educator in Iowa. [More...]
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Hohmann, Keller receive National Park Service grant March 29, 2002
- Two landscape architecture professors will develop a preservation plan for a historic district in Oklahoma's Chickasaw National Recreation Area.
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Gallery 181 to host BFA student exhibition March 04, 2002
- "Exposed," an exhibition by 59 studio arts majors who will receive bachelor of fine arts (BFA) degrees this spring, will be held March 5-14 in the College of Design?s Gallery 181. An opening reception is scheduled from 6 to 8 p.m. on Thursday, March 7, in the Lightfoot Forum, just outside the gallery. The public is invited to attend free of charge. [More...]
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College of Design sponsors lecture series March 04, 2002
- The College of Design at Iowa State University will sponsor four
lectures in March and April as a part of "Transparent Geographies:
The Dean's Lecture Series." All lectures will begin at 5:30 p.m. in
the college's Kocimski Auditorium. The series is free and open to
the public. [More...]
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Paxson honored for Native American courses February 27, 2002
- Lynn Paxson, assistant professor of architecture at Iowa State University, has been nationally recognized for developing a series of courses that explore Native American cultures and environments.
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College of Design Career Day is March 1 February 26, 2002
- The Iowa State University College of Design will host "Drawing Together," its second annual collegewide Career Day, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Friday, March 1. [More...]
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Gallery 181 to feature works by fall 2001 Rome Program students February 08, 2002
- Projects and observations by Iowa State University students who
participated in the College of Design's fall 2001 program in Rome,
Italy, will be on display Feb. 13-20 in Gallery 181. [More...]
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'Imagining This Land' project sponsors winter poetry reading January 24, 2002
- Eight Ames community members will read their favorite winter poems during a special event Friday, Jan. 25, at the Ames Public Library.
"Winter Readings" will begin at 7 p.m. in the library?s Farwell T. Brown Auditorium. The event is sponsored by "Imagining This Land: Poetry as Public Art and Community Building Tool," a nonprofit public arts project initiated by Joni Palmer, assistant professor of landscape architecture. The project is intended to bring the works of Iowa poets and Iowa-themed poetry to the public in a new, more accessible way. It is supported in part by a grant from the Iowa Arts Council. [More...]
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Freshmen design students get creative at competition January 14, 2002
- Iowa State University students will give their creative juices a
workout at an upcoming College of Design competition.
Design's first Freshmen Creativity Competition and Exhibition will
be held Jan. 16-23 in the college's atrium. Five cash prizes, ranging
from $50 to $1,000, will be awarded.
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Gallery 181 opens spring semester with Faculty Profiles exhibition January 14, 2002
- Artworks by six College of Design faculty will be on display from Jan. 17 through Feb. 6, 2002, in Gallery 181. Artists in the annual Faculty Profilesexhibition are chosen randomly from a list of faculty members in all four of the college?s departments: architecture, art and design, community and regional planning, and landscape architecture. [More...]
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Interior design program ranked as one of nation's best December 19, 2001
- Iowa State University's interior design program has been ranked as
one of the nation's best by design professionals.
The program, part of the ISU College of Design's art and design
department, was ranked 10th in a survey by
DesignIntelligence, a publication of the design profession.
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Architecture program ranked as one of nation's best December 18, 2001
- Iowa State University's architecture program has been ranked as
one of the nation's best by design professionals.
The program, a department in Iowa State's College of Design and
the only one in the state of Iowa, ranked seventh in a
DesignIntelligence survey of architecture professionals.
DesignIntelligence is a publication of the design profession.
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Graduate planning degree now offered via ICN, DVD December 18, 2001
- The Department of Community and Regional Planning has developed a new master's degree program to expand opportunities for working professionals. The Master of Community and Regional Planning (MCRP) degree is offered to off-campus learners via two methods: the Iowa Communications Network (ICN) and digital video disc (DVD). [More...]
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Design students create art with a steamroller October 17, 2001
- A printmaking project will have Iowa State University students
pulling out the heavy machinery on Friday, Oct. 19. Students will
create large-scale prints with the use of a steamroller.
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Mukerjea to receive ISU College of Design's Petersen Award June 06, 2001
- Rabindra Mukerjea, former assistant to the president at Iowa State
University and professor of architecture, is the recipient of the 2001
Christian Petersen Design Award presented by Iowa State's
College of Design.
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Sculptor Armajani to speak on 'Public Art in America' March 14, 2001
- Internationally renowned sculptor Siah Armajani will speak about his recent work at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday, March 27, in Kocimski Auditorium, part of the College of Design on the Iowa State University campus. Titled "Public Art in America," his lecture will address the issues of making public sculpture for a democratic community. [More...]
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Findlay honored for international work February 19, 2001
- Robert Findlay, Iowa State University professor of architecture, has
received the Phi Beta Delta Faculty Award, which recognizes
scholarly achievement in international education.
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Exhibition connects cloth, digital imagery January 22, 2001
- Mary Stieglitz, chair of the art and design department, and J.R. Campbell, assistant professor of textiles and clothing, both at Iowa State University, will wrap up a year and a half of research with a major installation of their work in the University of Nebraska-Lincoln's Robert Hillestad Textiles Gallery. [More...]
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Fowles named ASID fellow November 03, 2000
- Dorothy Fowles, professor of interior design in the College of Design at Iowa State University, was one of 20 new fellows inducted into the American Society of Interior Designers (ASID) College of Fellows last October. She is the only ASID fellow from Iowa. [More...]
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