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College of Design to host postcard print and juried student exhibition, silent auction Nov. 14-30

10/27/16 AMES, Iowa — The Iowa State University Print Society will host "Abstracted Simplicity: 16th Annual International Postcard Print Exchange and Juried Student Exhibition" and silent auction Nov. 14-30 at the ISU College of Design. Exhibition hours are 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. weekdays in Gallery 181, located on the first floor of the College of Design building on the west side of the Iowa State campus. Admission is free.…

October 27, 2016

Iowa State University and city of Des Moines partner on big data research project

October 26, 2016

Architect Carlos Bedoya to speak about inherent 'difficulty' of architecture as a productive design element Nov. 16 at ISU

AMES, Iowa — Carlos Bedoya, founding partner of Mexico City-based architecture firm Productora, will present "Architecture with a Detour" Wednesday, Nov. 16, at Iowa State University. Part of the 2016-17 ISU Department of Architecture Lecture Series, Bedoya's talk will begin at 5:30 p.m. in Kocimski Auditorium, room 101 College of Design. His presentation is free and open to the public. Bedoya will look at Productora's work "through…

October 14, 2016

Ceramic artist Terry Rothrock to share his large-scale work in lecture and demonstrations Oct. 20-22 at ISU

10/13/16 AMES, Iowa — Ceramic artist and educator Terry Rothrock will present a lecture and several demonstrations Oct. 20-22 at the Iowa State University College of Design. Rothrock will demonstrate "Throwing Large Forms" from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 20, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Friday, Oct. 21, and 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 22, in the ceramics studio, room 038 Design. He will speak about "One…

October 14, 2016

Architect James Timberlake to speak at ISU Oct. 26

AMES, Iowa —  James Timberlake, FAIA, founding partner in KieranTimberlake, Philadelphia, will present the Curt F. Dale Guest Lecture in Architecture Wednesday, Oct. 26, at Iowa State University. Timberlake's presentation, "Ortlieb's!", will begin at 5:30 p.m. in Kocimski Auditorium, 101 College of Design. Part of the 2016-17 ISU Department of Architecture Lecture Series, his talk is free and open to the public. Timberlake will describe the renovation of…

October 12, 2016

Architecture student team wins ACSA international design competition

AMES, Iowa — A project by Iowa State University architecture students is one of three winners in the 2015-2016 Preservation as Provocation International Student Design Competition sponsored by the Association of Collegiate Schools of Architecture (ACSA). The competition asked students to create a new visitor center and approach experience for the iconic Farnsworth House in Plano, Ill. "Collecting Pieces: Three Elements of Experience" by Bohyun Chang and Suk…

September 29, 2016

Iowa State’s Rico-Gutierrez named one of the nation’s top 25 design educators

Each year, DesignIntelligence honors excellence in education and education administration by naming 25 exemplary professionals in these fields. The 2016-17 class of education role models includes Luis Rico-Gutierrez, professor of architecture and dean of the ISU College of Design More Information

September 29, 2016

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September 29, 2016

Common Threads III collaborative exhibition at ISU Design on Main Gallery Oct. 1-31

09/21/16 AMES, Iowa — A collaborative exhibition by local fiber artist Catherine Reinhart and Minnesota printmaker and fiber artist Allison Wegren Metzger will be on display Oct. 1-31 at the Iowa State University Design on Main Gallery, 203 Main St., Ames. "Common Threads III" will feature a series of works on paper and an interactive installation inspired by artwork on the Iowa State campus. The show will open with a reception…

September 21, 2016

Architect Peggy Deamer to speak at ISU Sept. 28

09/20/16 AMES, Iowa — Peggy Deamer, principal of Deamer Architects and a professor of architecture at Yale University, will speak at Iowa State University Wednesday, Sept. 28. Deamer will talk about her work in a lecture at 5:30 p.m. in Kocimski Auditorium, room 0101 College of Design. Part of the ISU Department of Architecture's Architecture Advisory Council Lecture Series, "Beyond: Architecture and Its Outsides," her talk is free and open…

September 20, 2016