From the Dean
Find out what it means to live a life of design by exploring our website.
Your visit to this website is a first step in crafting your education and career. That education and career will have a big impact on your life. It will shape how you think, who you meet, how you spend your time, where you live. It will be deeply rewarding and equally challenging. It will require the best you have to offer and enrich your life and the lives of those you serve.
The college is here to help you begin your journey in the design life. Our highly ranked programs not only teach professional excellence, but also help you learn important life skills, such as teamwork, collaboration, creative inquiry, crafting and making, and research. In short, you will learn to balance intuition with evidence as you design solutions to the confounding challenges we face.
We offer degrees in Architecture, Graphic & Experience Design, Industrial Design, Media Arts, Design and Technology, Landscape Architecture and Environmental Planning, and Design Studies and have focused applications in the built environment, product design, textile and fiber design, user experience, animation and multimedia, as well as creative practice through the exploration of mediums, composition, and storytelling. All ideas start with design thinking, which is a process that takes a human-centered approach to problem-solving.
No matter what degree program you choose, our faculty and staff are here to support you and provide a safe place for you to experiment, learn from mistakes, and begin your life in design.
So once again, welcome and hereโs to great design!
Mark Elison Hoversten, PhD, FASLA, FCELA, AICP, Assoc. AIA
This isnโt your typical runway show.
On April 24, @ncstategreggmuseum transforms into a living gallery where fashion meets fine art. Models become exhibits. The audience becomes part of the experience. And the theme Revive breathes new life into tradition, form and imagination.
Every piece is student-designed. Every detail tells a story. Come walk the line between innovation and expression โ up close and in motion.
Get your Art2Wear tickets now at the ๐ in our bio.
๐ฐ๐ฅ From the Archives: The Landing of the Egg
NC State librarians have recently released this photo from their extra-special collections. New evidence suggests the Egg was not installed. It landed.
Who built it? Why is it here? More importantly, when will it wake up and tell us the secrets to otherworldly design?
๐ธ $193,688 raised for our students
๐ 283 gifts given to programs and scholarships
๐ซถ One community brought together
To everyone who showed up for #GivingPack – thank you. Your generosity and care keep our passion strong and great design education fueled. ๐
โThis is a rare space, where students and young people get to experiment and get to play.โ
Weโve got 3 hours left for #GivingPack. Letโs finish strong, designers. ๐ in bio to make those late-night gifts.
