News
Wed, 11/08/2023
Design students invited to connect with alumni design pros on Tuesday, November 14 (Opens in new window)
Mocktails & Mingle: Design is an informal opportunity for KU Design students to learn from alumni design professionals about career paths, job search tips, and how to thrive in today’s marketplace. No resumes or portfolios, just conversations and connections.
Tue, 11/07/2023
Design lecturer works with KU Libraries to analyze and enhance design course (Opens in new window)
Visual Communication Design lecturer Sam Yates Meier collaborated with a team of KU librarians to redesign a history of design course and develop new opportunities for student engagement regardless of class size.
Mon, 11/06/2023
Remembering KU architecture professor Lou Michel
Former KU architecture professor Lou Michel passed away on October 1st, 2023. A Celebration of Life ceremony will be held Thursday, Nov. 9, at 11:00 a.m. PST in Bellingham, Washington and broadcast via livestream.
Fri, 10/27/2023
Read the October 2023 KU ArcD newsletter (Opens in new window)
Industrial Design alum Jomo Tariku was recognized by Vice President Kamala Harris at a celebration of the artists and designers whose works were included in a recent redesign of the Naval Observatory. Plus: design lecturer featured in showcase of women artists; Studio 804 in Dezeen; more ...
Sat, 10/14/2023
KU Alumni Association's Driving with Jayhawks features Visual Communication Design graduate (Opens in new window)
Kansas City-based artist Megh Knappenberger discusses the inspiration that drives her artistic endeavors and the pieces she will be unveiling at the KU Alumni Association during Homecoming weekend on October 28, 2023.
Fri, 10/13/2023
Visual Communication Design student projects awarded by AIGA-KC
Four 2023 University of Kansas School of Architecture & Design graduates won American Institute of Graphic Arts-Kansas City awards for projects completed during their final year as students.
Fri, 09/29/2023
KU Alumni Magazine: ArcD students help a lakeside locale stay cool (Opens in new window)
The coolest new spot in Lawrence to grab a bite and a cold drink this summer is the Knot Bar at Clinton Lake Marina; that it’s not the hottest is thanks to the work of students in KU’s School of Architecture & Design.
Thu, 09/28/2023
Read the September 2023 KU ArcD newsletter (Opens in new window)
Barry Fitzgerald: 30 Years of Teaching & Making retrospective exhibition at Cider Gallery in Lawrence, Sept. 30. Alumni News. Studio Spotlights. Architecture professor's solution to improve water quality and create habitat deployed in Florida. More ...
Mon, 09/25/2023
Barry Fitzgerald: 30 Years of Teaching & Making retrospective exhibition, Sept. 30–Oct. 21
In honor of his 30th anniversary on the KU faculty, Barry Fitzgerald, professor of illustration and animation, will be exhibiting a retrospective of his work alongside the work of 70 of his former KU students. Opening reception: Friday, Sept. 29, 5:00 – 9:00pm.
Mon, 09/25/2023
Designbuild studio partners with Lawrence elementary school to build shade pavilion
"Design-build studios introduce the basics of construction, materials and working in a collaborative approach to creating unique structures in the community. They also foster productive relationships between KU and the broader community.” – Keith Van de Riet
Thu, 09/07/2023
Announcing the Fall 2023 Architecture Lecture Series
This fall, the Architecture Lecture Series features practitioners who have worked on the leading edge of multidisciplinary architectural practice for decades – Stephen J. Cavanaugh (Sept. 15), John C. Guenther (Oct. 20), and Mack Scogin and Merrill Elam (Nov. 3).
Thu, 09/07/2023
Center for Design Research News: CDR studies infection mitigation at KU Hospital (Opens in new window)
Gregory Thomas, director of the Center for Design Research (CDR) at the University of Kansas School of Architecture & Design, recently conducted a research study at the University of Kansas Health System.
Thu, 08/24/2023
Photography professor featured in exhibition at Spencer Museum of Art (Opens in new window)
Lilly McElroy, assistant teaching professor of photography, is featured in a new exhibition at the Spencer Museum of Art. 'Reading the World' explores artistic investigations into forces of nature. Exhibition opens on Aug. 26th and will be on view through Jan. 7.
Tue, 08/22/2023
The 40th year of the KU Design Symposium kicks off Thursday, Aug. 24 at 6pm
The first KU Design Symposium of the Fall 2023 season features Kris Kuksi, an artist who uses sculptural mixed media assemblage to build chimerical worlds, distorted mythologies, and rich narratives that destabilize familiar concepts of history, culture, and humanity.
Thu, 08/10/2023
Studio 804 latest design-build project featured in The Architect's Newspaper (Opens in new window)
This year’s home, the Pinkney Neighborhood House, located at 432 Indiana Street in one of the oldest neighborhoods in the city of Lawrence, is set to be Studio 804's 16th consecutive LEED Platinum certified project.
Fri, 08/04/2023
How to access Adobe Creative Cloud (Opens in new window)
Beginning on Monday, August 21st, the first day of the 2023 Fall Semester, students in all School of Architecture & Design degree programs will receive a personal license to Adobe Creative Cloud at no cost. Learn how to access, transfer assets, and more.
Fri, 07/21/2023
Adobe Creative Cloud available at no cost to all ArcD students this school year
During the 2023-2024 academic year, students enrolled in all KU School of Architecture & Design degree programs will have access to Adobe Creative Cloud at no cost. More details will be provided before classes start.
Thu, 07/13/2023
Professor's innovative solution to improve water quality and create habitat deployed in Florida (Opens in new window)
Prefabricated mangrove panels, designed by professor Keith Van de Riet to improve the health of coastal ecosystems and protect shorelines, are being installed in Florida's Sarasota Bay.
Thu, 07/06/2023
Celebrate alumni design impact: Alumni Awards nominations are now open (Opens in new window)
From rising stars to industry icons, the KU Architecture & Design Alumni Awards recognize the contributions and achievements of Jayhawk designers, architects, and creative leaders. Submission deadline is Friday, August 25, 2023
Thu, 07/06/2023
ArcD students receive U.S. Department of State scholarships to travel abroad (Opens in new window)
Five University of Kansas Department of Architecture students have received the prestigious Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarship to study or intern abroad.
Wed, 07/05/2023
Architecture professor's research awarded by international design magazine (Opens in new window)
Azure Magazine honored architecture professor Keith Van de Riet’s digitally fabricated Mangrove Reef Wall project with an Environmental Leadership Award. Azure readers also selected the project for a People’s Choice Award.
Fri, 06/30/2023
Read the June 2023 KU ArcD newsletter (Opens in new window)
Alumni Award nominations open. Design grad's new collection at Target. Azure Magazine honors faculty research project, much more.
Thu, 06/29/2023
Long-awaited second volume of ‘Embattled Lawrence’ now available (Opens in new window)
Compiled and edited by former architecture professor Dennis Domer and designed by design chairperson Tim Hossler, the new book includes chapters on anti-slavery efforts and other local battles for freedom and equality that had yet to be fully explored.
Wed, 06/21/2023
Pollinator Pavilion takes flight at Discovery Center, dedication June 22 at 7 pm (Opens in new window)
Designed and built by architecture students, the Pollinator Pavilion welcomes pollinators and people to a little piece of prairie at the Kansas Children's Discovery Center in our state's capital.
Mon, 06/12/2023
Design lecturer’s interactive children’s book series published by Simon & Schuster
“Just as I wish for my design students at KU, I wish the same for each young reader engaged with these books: that they embark on creative explorations of their own and celebrate their individual and authentic voices" Stephen T. Johnson, design lecturer.
Thu, 06/08/2023
Studio Spotlight: Trash, computing, and craft realize sculptural expressions of data in KU Designbuild studio
In a third-year designbuild studio – led by professor Kurt Hong and practitioners Matthew Hufft and Josh Ogren of the design and fabrication studio, Hufft – students learned to apply parametric design to repurpose materials otherwise destined for the landfill.
Thu, 06/08/2023
HOK awards architecture student with Diversity x Design scholarship (Opens in new window)
The global design, architecture, engineering and planning firm, HOK, has named KU architecture student Sarah Montes as one of ten recipients of a 2023 Diversity x Design scholarship.
Tue, 06/06/2023
Public invited to experience new Clinton Lake Marina designed and built with the help of KU students, June 6
University of Kansas architecture students in Nils Gore’s third-year Designbuild studio have helped to transform marina facilities at Clinton Lake. The public is invited to a ribbon-cutting on Tuesday, June 6, 4–6 p.m. at Clinton Lake Marina.
Thu, 05/25/2023
Professors and PhD student receive KU International Affairs grants for research, collaboration abroad
KU International Affairs has announced that professors Jae Chang and Elise Kirk and doctoral student Ifeloju Olusanya have received travel grants to support research and collaboration abroad.