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Wallowa County in Northeast Oregon asked Peter Batchelor, FAIA, FAICP, architecture, to organize a Rural Design Assistance Team (RDAT) for enhancing the economic environment and vitality ofWallowa County while maintaining its quality oflife, aesthetic beauty and environmental attributes. The team is chaired by Jane Willeboordse, AIA (B.Arch. 1985), executive director ofthe Dundalk Renaissance Corporation.

Susan Brandeis, art + design, taught a workshop on “Digital Printing and Embellishment on Fabric” for the Split Rock Summer Arts Program at the University ofMinnesota (June 25-31). The workshop content concentrated on learning Photoshop tools, approaches for using Epson printers for fabric printing, and combining the images printed with innovative embroidery techniques.

Tim Buie, industrial design, was named co-Director for the NCSU Center for Digital Entertainment (http:// cde.ncsu.edu/). “Oops” an exhibition ofrecent paintings in small format by Lope Max Díaz, art + design, was on display at Lee Hansley Gallery, in Raleigh, NC. The exhibition was on view from April 6-May 20, 2006.

Dick Duncan and Leslie Young from the College's Center for Universal Design spoke at the 2006 Beijing International Symposium on

DESIGN IN FLUEN CE / FALL 2006 Universal Design held in Beijing, China, August 3-6, 2006. The conference, “Harmonious Society and Universal Design,” was sponsored by the Beijing Municipal Science and Technology Commission and the Beijing Institute of Technology. Duncan and Young spoke to an audience of200 experts, designers and planners from around the world who are helping Beijing prepare for the 2008 Olympic and Paralympic games, assuring that Beijing's sports venues, public rights ofway, transportation and other accommodations will provide appropriate levels ofaccessibility and design integration.

Jeremy Ficca, architecture, passed his last section ofthe Architectural Record Examination.

Denise Gonzales Crisp, graphic design, lectured at The New School ofDesign, Parsons, on April 11 for the lecture series “Design and Culture.”

More than 800 professional architects from across the nation attended the seminar “Architects Discuss America's New Regionalism,” created and moderated by Frank Harmon, FAIA, architecture, during the AIA’s 2006 National Convention held in June in Los Angeles, Calif. The seminar also has been selected to be part ofthe AIA’s “eClassroom” online educational program. An award-winning Bahamas vacation house Harmon designed was featured “The Green House: New Directions in Sustainable Architecture” at Washington, D.C.’s National Building Museum. The exhibit will travel to other venues, and has a companion book. Harmon received three ofthe nine awards presented during the 2006 Triangle AIA Awards program, including Honor Awards for the N.C. Museum ofNatural Science’s Open-Air Classroom at Prairie Ridge Environmental Education Center and the Strickland-Ferris Residence. His firm received a Merit Award for the design and construction ofa completely “green” doghouse, which was donated to Triangle Beagle Rescue for a fund-raising auction.

Professor ofIndustrial Design Professor Haig Khachatoorian received the College ofDesign’s award as part ofthe NC State University Outstanding Extension Service Awards dinner on April 18.

Tracy Krumm, art + design, has accepted a two-year visiting assistant professor position working with textiles. She taught on the faculty ofthe Kansas City Art Institute from 2003- 2006 in the Fiber Department and has taught numerous workshops at venues such as Haystack,

the Penland School and Anderson Ranch. She completed her BFA with High Distinction at the California College ofArts and Crafts in 1987 and received her MFA in Visual Arts from Vermont College in 1995. Her work has been featured in numerous publications including Metalsmith, Sculpture, and American Craft magazines and resides in many private and corporate collections including the Museum ofArt and Design in New York, the Denver Art Museum, the Museum ofFine Arts ofNew Mexico, the Clorox Corporation and Ford Motor Company.

The 2006 Jury ofFellows from the American Institute ofArchitects (AIA) elevated 82 AIA members to the prestigious College ofFellows including Visiting Assistant Professor of Architecture Jeffrey S. Lee, FAIA, (BEDA 1975), who was honored for his promotion ofthe aesthetic, scientific, and practical efficiency ofthe profession. Lee received his Fellowship medal during the Investiture ofFellows Ceremony at the AIA 2006 National Convention and Design Expo in Los Angeles in June. Out of a total AIA membership ofover 78,000, there are fewer than 2,500 distinguished with the honor of Fellowship.

Glenn Lewis, industrial design, presented at Elements ofChange ’06, the IDSA National Conference, in Austin, Texas on September 17-20. Founding Co chair ofDesign For The Majority, IDSA’s new special interest section, Lewis presented his work with West African Artisans and coordinated the section activities.

Dean Marvin J. Malecha, FAIA, received the Jackson Rigney International Service Award, sponsored by Sigma Iota Rho ofNC State University, on April 25, 2006. This award recognizes the distinguished contributions ofa faculty or staffmember at NC State to the promotion ofinternational understanding and service to the university and/or to the international community. Malecha received a plaque and a monetary award from Sigma Iota Rho, the International Studies Honor Society. Dr. Jackson Rigney was an agronomist of great energy and generosity ofspirit who served NC State University for 40 years and brought a global perspective to his life and work, which serves as a model for those who seek to promote international programs.

Assistant Professor ofLandscape Architecture Lee-Anne Milburn was recently certified as a Registered Landscape Architect.

Professor ofLandscape Architecture Robin Moore was an invited speaker at “Bringing Building to Life: A Symposium on the Theory and Practice ofBiophilic Building Design.” The symposium was held at the Yale School ofForestry and Environmental Studies, Whispering Pines Conference Center, West Greenwich, Rhode Island, May 10 -12.

Alumni Distinguished Professor ofArchitecture Patrick Rand, AIA, and Raleigh architect Victoria Ballard Bell have completed a new book titled Materials for Design that will be available from Princeton Architectural Press this summer. Rand has worked with Bell on the book for the past two years, and wrote the analyses of60 case studies in the book. The Materials for Design book became available August 1 at the publisher's Web site (Princeton Architectural Press) as well as at Amazon.com.

Vita Plume, art + design, was part of“Fusion: Weaving and Shibori,” a two-person show that also featured the work ofCatharine Ellis, who teaches at Hayward Community College. The show was held at the Grand Gallery at the Amway Grand Plaza Hotel in Grand Rapids, Mich., June 16 –July 8. Plume was also included in “Banishing Boundaries: Jacquard Weaving by American Weavers,” a show featuring the work of11 artists who use TC-1 Jacquard loom technology to produce their work. The show was held June 14 –August 20 at the Grand Rapids Museum ofArt.

A new book, Programacion y Participacion en el Diseno Arquitectonico (Programming and Participation in Architectural Design), by Henry Sanoff, Alumni Distinguished Professor Emeritus ofArchitecture, has recently been published in English and Spanish by the Universitat Politecnica de Catalunya in Barcelona, Spain.

Dona Stankus will speak in Baton Rouge, La., about federal building tax incentives for high performance residential buildings and how this ties into the continuing educational materials created by the US Department ofEnergy, at a November 29-December 1 gathering ofsoutheast housing extension agents located at land grant universities.

Assistant Dean for Research and Extension Jay Tomlinson made a presentation to the citizens, aldermen and the zoning commission of Andrews, N.C., at a July 26 meeting. Tomlinson presented possible future landscapes for the area.