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In her presentation on "Gendered Interiors: The Intersection of Interior Design and the Home Economics Movement," Sarah Zenti, assistant professor of interior design, will explore the historical intersection of gender and design through the lens of the home economics movement. Her work examines how the design of domestic spaces, shaped by traditional gender roles, has influenced and continues to impact gendered perceptions in various fields. Her presentation will highlight how…

September 27, 2024

In her presentation on "Knitted Architectures: Crafting Interactive Environments," architecture assistant professor Virginia Melnyk will describe how integrating knitting with architecture challenges traditional boundaries, turning textile techniques into innovative structural applications. Melnyk is a computational architectural designer and researcher with a passion for textiles and craft, specializing in material design, textiles, and deployable structures. Her work explores the intersection of craft and design, where material experimentation leads to new approaches…

September 27, 2024

Robert Pfaff, assistant professor of community and regional planning, will host a Monday Research Seminar on "Public Transportation for Public Equity: How Transportation Planning Shapes Regional Accessibility" from 12:10–1 p.m. Monday, Oct. 28, in 130 Design. During his talk, Pfaff will discuss how public transportation has been slowly defunded, downsized and removed since 1945. This trend has made way for increased spending in automobile-oriented street design but has…

September 27, 2024

The College of Design's Institute for Design Research and Outreach (IDRO) will sponsor the "IDRO Monday Research Seminar: Presentations on Fieldstead & Company Endowment for Community Enhancement Award" from 12:10–1 p.m. Monday, Oct. 21, in 130 Design. The session will be led by Monica Haddad, professor of community and regional planning, and Julie Stevens, associate professor of landscape architecture. The two will speak about their individual projects that were funded…

September 27, 2024

September 18, 2024

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 undergraduate and graduate research from 2–4 p.m. in the atrium.

March 29, 2024

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, transportation and cultural functions within the larger landscape. This studio is supported by a Fieldstead…

March 29, 2024

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 university's extension mission since the 1910s. CED envisions resilient and thriving communities that champion the…

March 29, 2024

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 and engagement following disasters and shocks. With case studies from Wales, Slovenia and Nepal, their…

March 14, 2024