Computational Methods for Soundscape Design Merate Barakat, associate professor, architecture Merate Barakat, who joined the faculty in the Department of Architecture in August 2023, will discuss her soundscape research, which is mediated by her investigations and teaching within the fields of architectural and computational design. Her work involves developing innovative tools that integrate qualitative concepts […]
Design Strategies for Empowering Children in Challenging Scenarios Bruno Oro, assistant professor, industrial design Design plays a crucial role in aiding users during challenging situations. In his ongoing research, Bruno Oro, who joined the industrial design faculty in August 2023, explores two distinct avenues for assisting children: one involves investigating the relationship between design thinking […]
In celebration of International Love Data Week, The Catalyst will be holding a series of events to promote learning about data. The Research Methods Meet Up will be held from noon–1 p.m. Monday, Feb. 12, at The Catalyst, to kick off International Love Data Week. Be ready to dive into data and dig into all […]
In celebration of International Love Data Week, The Catalyst will be holding a series of events to promote learning about data. The Tidy Data Salon will take place from noon–1 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 14, at the Catalyst. Participants can organize their spreadsheets and files during the hour-long workshop. Light snacks will be provided. Register to attend.
The "Beauty Investigated: Dilemmas, Projects and Promises" symposium will explore the cultural and social constructs of beauty through a series of discussions and artwork. The three-day event is organized by art and visual culture faculty Ingrid Lilligren, professor, and Johhny DiBlasi, assistant professor, with support from a CEAH Symposium Grant, Department of Art and Visual […]
International Love Data Week will end with the Love Data Wrap Party from noon–2 p.m. Friday, Feb. 16, at the Catalyst. Come enjoy a hot cocoa bar and data activities to close out the data education-filled week. Winners of the Data Visualization Contest will be announced will be announced at 1 p.m. All Iowa State […]
BNIM Regenerative Design Challenge: Co-Creating Communities of Climate Resilience Jiwnath Ghimire, assistant professor, community and regional planning Alenka Poplin, associate professor, community and regional planning Andrea Wheeler, associate professor, architecture College of Design faculty members who received a BNIM Regenerative Design Challenge grant in 2023 will discuss regenerative principles from the lens of community collaboration […]
Fieldstead Award Presentation Landscape architecture assistant professor Austin Dunn's spring 2024 "Great American Rail-Trail" interdisciplinary studio poses the question, “Can trails be more than recreational paths?” In his work with Boone County Conservation and the Friends of the High Trestle Trail, Dunn and this studio explore how a local rail-trail corridor can serve ecological, economic, […]
Community and Economic Development at Iowa State University: Sharing Our Work, Its Extension Scholarship and Its Relationship to the College of Design Iowa State University Extension and Outreach Community and Economic Development (CED) embraces Iowa State's land-grant mission of teaching (learning), research (discovery) and outreach (engagement). Community development has been an integral part of the […]
The Institute for Design Research and Outreach will host its first Research and Outreach Day in the College of Design the afternoon of Thursday, April 18. The event will begin with a college outreach networking luncheon for invited faculty and staff from noon–2 p.m. and continue with a public poster session showcasing College of Design […]
Join the American Society of Landscape Architects webinar on "Exploring AI's Impact on Landscape Architecture" from noon–1 p.m. CT (1–2 p.m. ET) Thursday, June 20. Bosuk Hur, associate professor of practice of architecture, will contribute to the panel discussion on "Designing with AI: Exploring AI Image-making Tool Integration." The session will explore AI's applications in […]
As the Data Science for the Public Good Young Scholars Program comes to a close, all are invited to check out what these students have been working on all summer during a public presentation, which will be held at 9:30 a.m. Friday, July 26, in room 1105 at the Student Innovation Center on the Iowa […]
A delegation from five South African universities that host Risk and Vulnerability Science Centers (RVSCs), along with representatives from the South African Department of Science and Innovation (DSI), will share their insights on these centers in a public presentation from 12:10 to 1:30 p.m. Friday, Sept. 13, in 416 Design. These RVSCs, which are housed […]
Join Subinay Malhotra, assistant professor of industrial design, for this seminar on "Leveraging Artificial Intelligence in Aging: A Comprehensive Research of Opportunities, Challenges, Impacts and Directions Using New-Age Technologies." He will discuss how artificial intelligence can be harnessed to meet the diverse needs of the aging population, including advancements in health monitoring, personalized interventions and […]
Join architecture associate professors Shelby Doyle, the Stan G. Thurston Professor in Design Build; Nick Senske and Chengde Wu, and industrial design assistant professor Pete Evans to learn about their multidisciplinary "Grown in Iowa" research in the areas of sustainable and regenerative design. These faculty have received support from the BNIM Regenerative Design Challenge grant […]
