Apr 6, 2020
NC State honors sustainability excellence in the campus community.
Mar 20, 2020
Landscape architect Richard C. Bell designed some of North Carolina’s iconic spaces, but none meant more to him than his alma mater’s University Plaza, more commonly known as the Brickyard.…
Mar 17, 2020
Princeville, N.C., has seen tough times. In recent years, hurricanes have ravaged the town, and many residents left the area. But some don't want to give up on their home, which was the nation's first town incorporated by African-Americans. Standing with them are NC State landscape architecture professors and students who are helping the community chart a path to its future.
Feb 25, 2020
February 19, 2020 | Lauren Barker This post was originally published in NC State’s The Abstract. There’s a lot of talk about the need for greenways but besides being attractive, nice…
Feb 19, 2020
There’s a lot of talk about the need for greenways but besides being attractive, nice areas to take a jog, how do these spaces actually benefit communities? Do they outweigh the financial cost, physical labor and political will to build them? Charles A. Flink is a professor of practice in landscape architecture at NC State University…
Feb 12, 2020
In summer 2018, sculptor and NC State College of Design alumnus Heath Satow (BEDA, ’91) posted a call for help on Facebook. He had just moved from Los Angeles to Ogden, Utah, when he was contacted by the RDU Airport Authority, saying that his Dream of Flight sculpture (his first large-scale public sculpture commission in 2004) had to be removed from the general aviation terminal. Over two thousand miles away, Satow was hoping that a friend in Raleigh would come to his aid.
Be a part of Civil Rights history at the Hunt Library on Saturday, Feb. 15. with a full day of free, public events featuring a virtual reality experience of one of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s most iconic speeches. Other events include a choral performance, family activities, guided tours, and a community discussion on advocacy.
Jan 16, 2020
This hallmark building on campus has received another sustainability honor.
Dec 21, 2019
Take a look back at a few of NC State’s biggest moments of 2019.
Dec 18, 2019
It’s tassel turning time for more than 3,500 graduates.
Dec 17, 2019
If the Memorial Belltower looks different after the removal of scaffolding, your eyes aren’t deceiving you. Workers have undertaken a multistep process to pull out dirt and impurities, leaving a visibly brighter, more radiant surface, but this phase is more than cosmetic.
Nov 20, 2019
A once inconspicuous space between Primrose and Tompkins Halls will soon transform into a gathering place for international-focused events. Upon completion of landscaping and renovations, the Global Courtyard will showcase how NC State strives to bring the world to campus. […]
Nov 13, 2019
The Landscape Architecture studio had a recent visit from firm OJB Landscape Architecture. Cody Klein, ASLA, Simon Beer, and Caroline Lezon, ASLA talked with students about their master plan for…
Nov 5, 2019
Since Mary Haskett’s 2017 study illustrated the need to address food and housing insecurity faced by NC State students, campus and community partners have worked on ways to respond. Grants from the NC State University Foundation are supporting development of a Host Homes Program, which will match students facing homelessness or housing insecurity with members of the community willing to open their homes. At the same time, an interdisciplinary partnership with Professor Tom Barrie in the College of Design is exploring what it might look like to provide housing on or near campus.
Nov 4, 2019
Created through a DELTA Grant with College of Design Associate Professor Deb Littlejohn, the augmented reality app for GD 303 enhances the standard theory textbook with interactive activities such as quizzes and guided tours.
Oct 23, 2019
Art2Wear, a student-organized runway show that presents fashion, costume and wearable sculpture created by the students of the College of Design at NC State University, celebrated its 18th year in 2019.
Oct 10, 2019
J. Mark Scearce, professor of art and design, composed an original score for the Carolina Ballet’s production of Frankenstein.
Oct 4, 2019
In a change from previous years, two students were awarded the first place prize for the Shawcroft Hand Drawing Competition. The prize, named for Brian Shawcroft, AIA, a modernist architect,…
Sep 10, 2019
The Memorial Belltower has a history that is almost hard to believe. Built to honor the NC State alumni killed in World War I, the 115-foot Legend in Stone has always been missing a final piece: real bells. Through countless hours of research and years of effort, several NC State alumni became passionate about finishing NC State’s most iconic symbol as a way to honor those who paid the ultimate price.
Aug 29, 2019
Researchers use images to learn about the world around us and to help viewers engage with the work of discovery.
Aug 16, 2019
The College of Design is saddened by the death of '73 BEDA alumnus and Leaders Council member Steve Schuster, FAIA. Steve was the Founding Principal of Clearscapes, a corporate partner of the College, and a leader in the practice of architecture and adaptive reuse.
Jul 15, 2019
There is a lot about our society we still don’t understand. Much of what we do understand stems from university research.
Jul 9, 2019
The NC State alumnus led the team that designed the Smithsonian Institution’s $540 million National Museum of African American History and Culture in the nation’s capital.
Jun 23, 2019
bauhaus.photo traveling exhibition The bauhaus.photo exhibition features 100 reproductions of key works from the collection of more than 70,000 Bauhaus photos held by the Bauhaus-Archiv/Museum für Gestaltung in Berlin – the largest collection…
May 8, 2019
NC State Entrepreneurship announces the 2019 Miller Fellows, a group of six representing three colleges and five startups.
May 7, 2019
May 2019 graduate Téa Blumer reflects on her time at NC State and how it's equipped her for success as an entrepreneur.
NC State honored more than 30 faculty members for their outstanding contributions to the university community during the 2019 Celebration of Faculty Excellence on May 1.
In one semester, NC State College of Design landscape architecture students designed and built a sustainable landscape on campus.
Apr 30, 2019
Check out how our NC State College of Design students stand out in a sea of red at commencement with these creative mortarboard designs.
Apr 29, 2019
The College of Design has announced that Associate Professor Kathleen Rieder has been named Interim Department Head of the Department of Art + Design
Apr 22, 2019
NC State's chapter of AIAS funded a trip to the SouthQuad conference in Knoxville - and had a little fun along the way.
Apr 8, 2019
Imagine a country where women attend college, hold jobs, buy and sell property, engage in political activism, practice law, own businesses and found entire professions — but they can’t vote. Sound familiar? It’s the United States of America, or at…
Apr 4, 2019
See the complete list of winners from the 2019 Lulu eGames, NC State’s annual startup competition.
Learn about the research NC State and its affiliates have been conducting related to Hurricane Florence and other natural disasters, and discuss the path forward at this workshop.
Apr 3, 2019
Here are this year’s honorees for outstanding sustainability achievements.
Mar 29, 2019
We apologize for the miscommunication regarding the ADN 470 studio next fall semester. That confusion created a number of other concerns and fears. The following is a summary to provide…
Mar 28, 2019
During Graduate Education Week, students were recognized for their teaching excellence and for their science communication skills at the 14th annual Graduate Student Research Symposium.
Thousands of NC State supporters roar into action, turning a Day of Giving into a howl of Wolfpack pride.
Several NC State research teams will participate in the ACCelerate Festival at the Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History in Washington, D.C.
Mar 20, 2019
NC State’s DELTA Grants program empowers faculty to revolutionize classroom and online instruction.
Mar 15, 2019
The NC State College of Design welcomed students and employers to the 2019 Career Expo and Spring Interview Days on February 28 and March 1, 2019.
Feb 26, 2019
The Online Course Improvement Program (OCIP) has a new cohort of faculty who will work to make improvements to their online courses to meet the nationally recognized standards of the Quality Matters organization. Meet the new group of dedicated faculty members committed to providing quality online teaching and learning.
Feb 20, 2019
Three alumni are honored with the Watauga Medal by NC State University. This is the highest nonacademic honor for extraordinary service and commitment to the university.
Feb 19, 2019
Meg Calkins, newly named professor and head of the Department of Landscape Architecture, does not shy away from a challenge. She was the first person to graduate with a dual…
Feb 1, 2019
A message from Professor of Architecture Patrick Rand who is at Aalto University in Helsinki, Finland as part of his Fulbright Distinguished Chair Award. He recently reached out to share his activities abroad.
Jan 30, 2019
Are extreme weather events good opportunities for talking about climate change?
Jan 23, 2019
Learn about Shea Edwards, an architecture student who spent the summer participating in Study Abroad in Prague.
Dec 6, 2018
A video project on NC State “firsts” spotlights university pioneers like Katherine Stinson, George Matsumoto and Irwin Holmes.
Nov 16, 2018
Losing her vision hasn't stopped Alyssa Padmos from creating her art - it has merely given her a new perspective on design.
Nov 15, 2018
Alumna Emily McCoy [MLA '08] researches the best practices for sustainable landscapes that are designed with nature in mind.
