External Recognition

Apr 20, 2017

Industrial Design Student Receives Coveted Celia Moh Scholarship

An NC State industrial design undergraduate student has been awarded the Celia Moh Scholarship, an honor awarded to students enrolled full-time in home furnishings programs. Congratulations, Olivia Koval!

Apr 4, 2017

University’s Research Leadership Academy Recipients

NC State Design is pleased to announce that Dr Sharon Joines, Professor of Industrial Design, and Dr Wayne Place, Professor of Architecture, are the recipients of NC State University’s Research Leadership Academy and 2016-2017 Alumni Association Outstanding Research Award.

Mar 28, 2017

2016 Excellence in Graduate Teaching Awards

Four students from NC State Design were the recipients of the 2016 Excellence in Graduate Teaching Awards, recognizing their extraordinary efforts and contributions in the classroom. Congratulations to Travis Klondike (Landscape Architecture), Jessica Klink (Architecture), April Maclaga and Rachael Paine (Graphic Design).

Mar 28, 2017

Design Students Recognized at 2017 Graduate Research Symposium

Three Design graduate students were recognized at the 2017 Graduate Research Symposium for their research endeavors in industrial design and graphic design.

Mar 10, 2017

Rider Proposal Receives Substantial Grant

Traci Rider, PhD recently received one of eight research studies from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) as a part of the Engaging Businesses for Health project.

Mar 10, 2017

ID Students Finish with Top Honors

Students in ID 300 recently entered a sustainability-focused design challenge sponsored by Cradle to Cradle, where students learned the importance of considering the environmental implications of bringing products into production throughout the design process.

Mar 10, 2017

AIA Triangle Announce 2017 Scholarship Winners

Each year AIA Triangle recognizes the important contributions architecture students make to the world through the AIA Scholarship and design competition. To date AIA has awarded $53,000 to architecture students at the College of Design.

Feb 10, 2017

NCARB supports NCSU AIAS with $7500 Grant

NC State College of Design’s American Institute of Architecture Students’ Freedom By Design chapter received a grant for $7500 that will help provide better solutions for the needs current partner Life Experiences, Inc.

Oct 31, 2016

A Stroke of Balance

Maggie Snoke, an Industrial Design sophomore, has always believed that there is a balance in the art of painting and the process of design. She has pushed herself, learned to find that unique balance, and to experiment.

Oct 26, 2016

2016 NC Masonry Contractors Association Sigmon Memorial Scholarship Design Competition

This past week marked the 16th annual NC Masonry Contractors Association Sigmon Memorial Scholarship Design Competition. Participating students worked in teams to develop unique solutions to design and model a hypothetical masonry office building.

Sep 2, 2016

Department of Landscape Architecture Receives LAAB Reaccreditation

The Department of Landscape Architecture here at the NC State Design just received final reaccreditation status from the Landscape Architecture Accreditation Board (LAAB) for the First Professional Master of Landscape Architecture (MLA) program! The reaccreditation team that visited in Feburary 2016 found that the program meets and/or exceeds all LAAB accreditation standards.

Jun 17, 2016

Sonika Rawal: The Impact of Urban Park Design on Recovery from Stress

Sonika Rawal, a PhD in Design student, successfully defended her dissertation which took an interdisciplinary focus through Design and Natural Resources. Click the article link to read her dissertation abstract.

May 13, 2016

Gene Bressler, FASLA Receives President’s Council Award

Congratulations to NC State Design’s own Professor Gene Bressler, Head of the Department of Landscape Architecture, for his recognition by NCASLA with the prestigious 2016 President’s Council Award.

Azaleas in full bloom in front of the College of Design’s Kamphoefner Hall.

May 12, 2016

2016 Kamphoefner Honor Fellowship Awarded

Congratulations to Masters of Architecture students Joseph Burkett and Rhian Lord on receiving the Kamphoefner Honor Fellowship. Jury members found both their exhibit submissions engaging and impactful to the practice of architecture.

Apr 29, 2016

2nd Annual Multimedia Research Contest

The Multimedia Research Contest, presented annually by the NC State Libraries, provides students the opportunity to use their digital multimedia talents to create a new asset that focuses on the theme of food, shelter, or clothing.

Apr 18, 2016

Design Students at Lulu eGames

Lulu eGames is the annual startup competition sponsored by Lulu.com, the online print-on-demand, self-publishing and distribution platform. Three College of Design students were finalists with four unique entries in three different categories.

Mar 31, 2016

Lifetime Achievement Award to Professor Robin Moore

NC State Design is pleased to announce that the 2016 Lifetime Achievement Award was presented to Robin Moore, Professor of Landscape Architecture and Director of the Natural Learning Initiative.

Mar 28, 2016

2016 CELA Excellence in Teaching Award

Associate Professor of Landscape Architecture Andy Fox, ASLA, PLA has been recognized by the Council of Educators in Landscape Architecture (CELA) for the 2016 Excellence in Teaching Award, Junior Level. The CELA awards program honors educators who dedicate themselves to higher education in the field of landscape architecture.

Mar 25, 2016

Graduate Student Research Symposium

Thirteen students from the College of Design took part in the Eleventh Annual Graduate Student Research Symposium, where they showcased their thesis projects for the competition.

Mar 14, 2016

Fall 2015 Commencement Address

The Fall Commencement Address by Professor of Industrial Design Haig Khachatoorian. A creative reflection on the life of a designer and the opportunities to make an impact. Congratulations to all College of Design graduates and may you live your Designlife.

Feb 3, 2016

College of Design Students Honored at Disney Imagineering

Four students from NC State took third place in the Walt Disney Imagineering’s 25th Imaginations design competition. Their design utilized interactive media and real world character greeting experiences in a expandable, portable concept that allows guests to step into their favorite worlds.

Feb 2, 2016

Repeat Pattern

Art+ Design Alumna Chrissie Van Hoever wanted to share real stories and be a part of an experience that allows people to learn, which led her to work in the development of interactive designs for exhibit spaces and museums.

Jan 13, 2016

Byungsoo Wins GM Interactive Design Competition

Masters in Industrial Design student Byungsoo Kim has won the 2016 GM Interactive Design Competition for his entry in the product design category.

Aug 28, 2014

The Natural Learning Initiative Celebrates 15-Years of Action Research

Designing life into the spaces used by children and families is the goal of the Natural Learning Initiative, which is celebrating its 15th year of action research.