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Class of 2025 honors associate professor Betsy Barnhart with HOPE Award

Betsy Barnhart, associate professor and director of the Industrial Design Program in the School of Architecture & Design, was presented with the award Nov. 23 during halftime of the football game between KU and Colorado.
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New Studio 804 book details sustainable home design, construction methods

A new book featuring Dan Rockhill — a proponent of D.I.Y. architecture education — shows builders how Studio 804 builds sustainably. The book details East Lawrence homes built by the School of Architecture & Design classes of 2022 and 2023.
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Announcing KU Architecture & Design Alumni Award winners

The University of Kansas School of Architecture & Design has announced the recipients of the 2023 KU Architecture & Design Alumni Awards.
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Read the September-October newsletter

2023 KU Architecture & Design Alumni Award honorees,   Interior Architectures studios designing and building furniture for Lawrence shelter, remembering architecture professor David Griffin, alumni news, more.

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