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Reconnect. Remember what it felt like to discover design. Find old friends. Meet new ones. See what students are doing now. Learn about the future of design. Have fun. Concluding with the 12th annual Design Guild Award Dinner on April 4, 2009, the year-long 60th Anniversary Celebration will feature alumni receptions, exhibitions, lectures, tours and more, wrapping up with reunion weekend, April 3–5, 2009. @ Stay tuned: www.design.ncsu.edu/60. ¤

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2 0 0 9 CALENDAR February 15 - 27 Exhibition: Landscape Architecture Accreditation February 19 Landscape Architecture Lecture: Michael Cole, ColeJenest & Stone Burns Auditorium, 6:15 p.m.

February 20 2nd annual Growing in Place Symposium Natural Learning Initiative Marbles Kids Museum February 20 Affordable Housing Design Workshop Home Environments Design Initiative February 21 6th Annual Urban Design Conference Raleigh Convention Center design.ncsu.edu/cont-ed February 23 Architecture Lecture: Andrei Codrescu Burns Auditorium, 6 p.m.

March 8 - 20 Exhibition: Graphic Design Recent Work March 9 - April 30 Gordon Schenck Photography Exhibition Raleigh Convention Center March 12 Landscape Architecture Lecture: Kristen Ford, Brown & Keener Burns Auditorium, 6:15 p.m.

March 21 - April 3 Exhibition: Architecture Alumni Show March 19 Landscape Architecture Lecture: Steven Kellenberg, EDAW Burns Auditorium, 6:15 p.m.

March 23 Architecture Lecture: Winka Dubbeldam Burns Auditorium, 6 p.m.

March 26 Landscape Architecture Lecture: George Stanziale, HadenStanziale Burns Auditorium, 6:15 p.m.

April 2 Landscape Architecture Lecture: Assistant Professor Kofi Boone Burns Auditorium, 6:15 p.m.

DEAN’S MESSAGE

April 3 - 5 60th Anniversary Celebration Reunion Weekend design.ncsu.edu/60 See page 20 and the insert in this magazine

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Recognitions

April 4 Design Guild Award Dinner Raleigh Convention Center

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April 4 - 17 Exhibition: Regional Industrial Design

April 9 Landscape Architecture Lecture Ryan Hargrove, University of Kentucky Burns Auditorium, 6:15 p.m.

April 17 Alumni & Friends Reception ASLA NC, Asheville, N.C. Pearce, Brinkley, Cease & Lee, 7 p.m.

April 23 Landscape Architecture Lecture: Laurie Olin, University of Pennsylvania Burns Auditorium, 6:15 p.m.

April 23 Collection: Art to Wear Fashion Show Reynolds Coliseum, 7:30 p.m.

April 30 Alumni & Friends reception AIA Convention, San Francisco HOK, 6 p.m.

May 5 - 10 Exhibition: Spring Graduation Show May 9 Spring Commencement Exercises

Design Guild Award Distinguished Alumnus

features

April 6 Architecture Lecture: Dr. John Tector Burns Auditorium, 6 p.m.

April 18 - May 1 Exhibition: Landscape Architecture Alumni Show

Ruminations

All ARCHITECTURE LECTURES are held in Burns Auditorium in Kamphoefner Hall at 6 p.m. and are co-sponsored by AIA Triangle and the School of Architecture at NC State University. A reception follows the lecture. AIA CES credits are provided.

EXHIBITIONS are featured in the Brooks Hall Gallery.

VISITORS are encouraged to verify time and location of events, which are subject to change. For more information, call 919.515.8311 or sign up for DESIGNlife, an e-newsletter, at www.design.ncsu.edu (link to “news & events” from pull-down menu).

OUR THANKS College of Design lectures and exhibitions are sponsored in part by Design Guild Dean’s Circle and Benefactor members.

For more details, go to www.design.ncsu.edu/events.

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A View from Evans’ Lens Alumnus Creates 9-11 Pentagon Memorial Festival of Quilts Highlights Brandeis’ Work Legacy Connections Why Do We Need Doctoral Study in Design?

Prague Institute Hosts First Fibers Studio Medlin Excels at UC Berkeley 60th Anniversary Celebration and Reunion Dean Marvin J. Malecha Inaugurated as 85th AIA President Team Creates Patriotic-Themed Christmas Ornament for White House Tree External Relations – Your Continuing Influence

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Commencement Address

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In Memoriam

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College News Notes

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Alumni/Friends Faculty/Staff Students

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Donor Support College Faculty & Staff Listing

The Design Guild is an association of alumni, friends, design professionals and industry leaders established in 1996 to promote design education at the NC State University College of Design through private contributions and gifts. The publication of Design Influence is fully supported by Design Guild funds.

We welcome your submission of alumni news items in addition to your comments about this publication. To receive our electronic newsletter, DESIGNlife, please send us your e-mail address. www.design@ncsu.edu or address correspondence to: NC State University College of Design Campus Box 7701 Raleigh, NC 27695-7701 919.515.8311 Marvin J. Malecha, FAIA dean Carla Abramczyk assistant dean for external relations and development Jean Marie Livaudais director of professional relations Angela Brockelsby assistant director of communications Sherry O’Neal editor; director of communications Craig McDuffie (BEDV 1983) designer COVER Joe Harmon (BID 2005, MID 2008) designed this high-end, self-propelled jogging stroller inspired by natural forms and couture handbags in Bong-Il Jin's studio.

co n t e n t s

2 0 0 9 CALENDAR February 15 - 27 Exhibition: Landscape Architecture Accreditation February 19 Landscape Architecture Lecture: Michael Cole, ColeJenest & Stone Burns Auditorium, 6:15 p.m.

February 20 2nd annual Growing in Place Symposium Natural Learning Initiative Marbles Kids Museum February 20 Affordable Housing Design Workshop Home Environments Design Initiative February 21 6th Annual Urban Design Conference Raleigh Convention Center design.ncsu.edu/cont-ed February 23 Architecture Lecture: Andrei Codrescu Burns Auditorium, 6 p.m.

March 8 - 20 Exhibition: Graphic Design Recent Work March 9 - April 30 Gordon Schenck Photography Exhibition Raleigh Convention Center March 12 Landscape Architecture Lecture: Kristen Ford, Brown & Keener Burns Auditorium, 6:15 p.m.

March 21 - April 3 Exhibition: Architecture Alumni Show March 19 Landscape Architecture Lecture: Steven Kellenberg, EDAW Burns Auditorium, 6:15 p.m.

March 23 Architecture Lecture: Winka Dubbeldam Burns Auditorium, 6 p.m.

March 26 Landscape Architecture Lecture: George Stanziale, HadenStanziale Burns Auditorium, 6:15 p.m.

April 2 Landscape Architecture Lecture: Assistant Professor Kofi Boone Burns Auditorium, 6:15 p.m.

DEAN’S MESSAGE

April 3 - 5 60th Anniversary Celebration Reunion Weekend design.ncsu.edu/60 See page 20 and the insert in this magazine

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Recognitions

April 4 Design Guild Award Dinner Raleigh Convention Center

4 5

April 4 - 17 Exhibition: Regional Industrial Design

April 9 Landscape Architecture Lecture Ryan Hargrove, University of Kentucky Burns Auditorium, 6:15 p.m.

April 17 Alumni & Friends Reception ASLA NC, Asheville, N.C. Pearce, Brinkley, Cease & Lee, 7 p.m.

April 23 Landscape Architecture Lecture: Laurie Olin, University of Pennsylvania Burns Auditorium, 6:15 p.m.

April 23 Collection: Art to Wear Fashion Show Reynolds Coliseum, 7:30 p.m.

April 30 Alumni & Friends reception AIA Convention, San Francisco HOK, 6 p.m.

May 5 - 10 Exhibition: Spring Graduation Show May 9 Spring Commencement Exercises

Design Guild Award Distinguished Alumnus

features

April 6 Architecture Lecture: Dr. John Tector Burns Auditorium, 6 p.m.

April 18 - May 1 Exhibition: Landscape Architecture Alumni Show

Ruminations

All ARCHITECTURE LECTURES are held in Burns Auditorium in Kamphoefner Hall at 6 p.m. and are co-sponsored by AIA Triangle and the School of Architecture at NC State University. A reception follows the lecture. AIA CES credits are provided.

EXHIBITIONS are featured in the Brooks Hall Gallery.

VISITORS are encouraged to verify time and location of events, which are subject to change. For more information, call 919.515.8311 or sign up for DESIGNlife, an e-newsletter, at www.design.ncsu.edu (link to “news & events” from pull-down menu).

OUR THANKS College of Design lectures and exhibitions are sponsored in part by Design Guild Dean’s Circle and Benefactor members.

For more details, go to www.design.ncsu.edu/events.

6 9 10 12 14 16 18 20 22 23 24

A View from Evans’ Lens Alumnus Creates 9-11 Pentagon Memorial Festival of Quilts Highlights Brandeis’ Work Legacy Connections Why Do We Need Doctoral Study in Design?

Prague Institute Hosts First Fibers Studio Medlin Excels at UC Berkeley 60th Anniversary Celebration and Reunion Dean Marvin J. Malecha Inaugurated as 85th AIA President Team Creates Patriotic-Themed Christmas Ornament for White House Tree External Relations – Your Continuing Influence

26

Commencement Address

29

In Memoriam

30

College News Notes

34 37 38

Alumni/Friends Faculty/Staff Students

40 41

Donor Support College Faculty & Staff Listing

The Design Guild is an association of alumni, friends, design professionals and industry leaders established in 1996 to promote design education at the NC State University College of Design through private contributions and gifts. The publication of Design Influence is fully supported by Design Guild funds.

We welcome your submission of alumni news items in addition to your comments about this publication. To receive our electronic newsletter, DESIGNlife, please send us your e-mail address. www.design@ncsu.edu or address correspondence to: NC State University College of Design Campus Box 7701 Raleigh, NC 27695-7701 919.515.8311 Marvin J. Malecha, FAIA dean Carla Abramczyk assistant dean for external relations and development Jean Marie Livaudais director of professional relations Angela Brockelsby assistant director of communications Sherry O’Neal editor; director of communications Craig McDuffie (BEDV 1983) designer COVER Joe Harmon (BID 2005, MID 2008) designed this high-end, self-propelled jogging stroller inspired by natural forms and couture handbags in Bong-Il Jin's studio.

dean’s message Ruminations

by Marvin J. Malecha, FAIA, Dean

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reat design is on everyone’s agenda today.

It is recognized as an actionable asset in a world of intense competition where creative thought is the edge of leadership. Every major business publication has discovered the design process as a decision making tool. Major corporate advertising stresses the importance of design in distinguishing products from the competition.

It can be observed that this is the age of design discovery.

A day without great design? We can’t imagine it.

From your coffeemaker to the organizers in your home office to your pillows made from bamboo, great design gets us through our day. And that’s why we’re committed to it. Better, smarter, easier, brighter – all at amazing prices… What’s not to love about great design?

Design for All – The Target Corporation Advertising But where does such thinking originate? Is it the search for the individual voice in a world of crowd sourcing? Is it the process of design that leads to a fresh decision gaming tool? The process of design is a means of deliberation. It is the vehicle to see the world in new ways with a deeper understanding of what must be accomplished.

Rumination, that is to chew on a subject, may seem to be an old-fashioned word that is ill fitted

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to the rapid pace of interactions today. It implies a leisurely, agrarian atmosphere where time loses its meaning and death is an expected visitor. To chew on questions is a measure of thinking. In another way, do you take the time to think deeply about the questions and model answers? Do you question the questions you have been posed? Do you question the answers you have been given? To ruminate then, is a wonderful word, laden with the meaning of design thought. It is holistic thinking that is project focused, providing the critical investigation necessary to sustain the design process.

To see deeply is the measure of reflective thought. It is the measure of the power of the inner eye to see connections, to perceive a result as though it already existed, that is to bring to life an idea that may never have been seen before. The representation of the eye throughout history is a powerful symbol of understanding. In the middle ages it was common to represent angels with eyes embedded in their wings. The closer an angel was to God, the more eyes would grace their entire body until they were “all eyes.” “All eyes” is an expression we still use today to indicate a state of hyper observation. A baby is all eyes as they begin to comprehend the complexity of their world and evolve toward an independent state of mind. Paul Klee referred to this as the “thinking eye” and Leonardo da Vinci referred to it as “knowing how to see.” In both cases it is clear that seeing and thinking are closely linked as observation and action underpin theory.

The ability to see what does not yet exist represents the third great domain of human knowledge. Just as Eve sought to satisfy the physical and the intellectual by eating the apple, she was drawn to it by the aesthetic. In the case of the

physical she sought it out to know an increasing amount about her environment. She was satisfying the basic need of sustenance. In the case of the intellectual she was able to place the experience of eating the apple in the context of eating other apples and in the context of promises from supernatural beings. The intellectual aspects of this experience have been overlooked. This was the means by which she understood the opportunity and the means by which she would achieve her new form of existence.

The aesthetic, “a delight to the eyes completed the attraction.” It was only when the three domains interacted that the experience was complete and the opportunity for action presented itself. What is important to recognize is that all three forms of knowledge were required for the experience, for both good and ill. This is the first expression of the three great domains of knowledge, the intellectual, that is the humanities; the physical, that is the sciences and engineering; and the aesthetic, that is the art and design disciplines.

It is the aesthetic, the third domain of knowledge that provides us the ability to see representations of the greater universe through symbolic gestures and metaphors. We can see the entire universe on the entrance rooftop to the Kyoto Gardens as well as from the Lunar Landing module. In one case it is a literal image of what exists from space, the physical, and in the other it is a representation that can only be understood from the representational simile of the aesthetic.

It is this ability to see “differently” that is the strongest indicator of the ability to think in a design language, that is to employ design thinking, to project as well as to life situations. Many physical representations guide us toward understanding this

domain, perhaps none better than the labyrinth. In a labyrinth it is not a matter of puzzling out the path as it is making each step ritually to raise reflective thought to a higher level. In the ancient rituals of the monastery, the monks would follow their office of prayers by repetition of both prayers and the path. The stones of the Kyoto gardens and the light on the steps remind us of our dedication to the path. Design thought, when it is fully involved in a project, is similar to the light on the stairs. It gives confidence to those who may fear the exposure that comes along with the path through the garden. The guided path allows the visitor to enter into a higher plane of thought.

In design it is the process of thought that is the guided path. Following it with confidence is the means by which higher thought can be accomplished.

It is the means by which higher understanding is achieved and therefore it is the moment when nonlinear, even metaphorical thought can be effectively achieved. Therefore, the power of design is best described as the ability to guide sight. It is a power associated with mystics and shamans. It is the power that is at the core of the value of the designer.

Design is a discipline of possibilities.

We have finally come to understand that the discipline of design is emerging as a distinct discipline with a history and a manner of thinking and doing that constitutes the third leg of the stool of human accomplishment.

Presently the design mentality is fervently pursued by every segment of business and social inquiry to facilitate the understanding of the evolution of creative thought as an action strategy to maintain a competitive edge in the world.

The design domain is dependent upon a culture of collaboration. Teams are continually formed and reformed to address the most complex problems. New technologies can be employed to assemble the expertise and perspectives of many ways of seeing. It is from the richness of the

resources available to us that solutions will emerge.

Clearly, the importance of collective intelligence cannot be underestimated.

Why is this important? Because we have come to a point of critical fracture. That is we have been made painfully aware of the fragility of the systems we have come to depend on for the survival of our culture. Food chain security, national energy needs and even the underlying economic system of our country are at a moment of redesign. The critical thought process inherent in design thinking must guide the implementation of this process.

How do we arrive at the fundamental awareness of what must be done to either become or remain environmentally relevant?

The college has moved aggressively on many fronts to respond to the need for a design education that is focused on the actionable assets necessary for great designers to participate in the world as great citizens. This effort has been extended from the very first experience of the freshman students who are just beginning their design journey to the Ph.D. student engaged in serious exploration of a specific subject.

• We have undertaken a revision of first year studies to bring back together all of the disciplines in the studio experiences and have enriched these studies with courses in design thinking and the impact of culture on design decisions.

• Each of our academic departments continues to transform curricular programs by the incorporation of new technologies, greater involvement in community-based work and study abroad opportunities. Active visitor programs bringing to the college an impressive list of design professionals complement these opportunities.

• A student-managed gallery, Fish Market, provides a venue away from the college in downtown Raleigh to exhibit student and faculty work. The freedom this provides students allows for experimental work beyond curricular expectations.

• The Prague Institute has grown and developed as a study venue away from home that is the College of Design. Other disciplines from the university have joined us in Prague bringing greater richness with them and enhancing curricular options for all students. A long-standing summer program conducted in Ghana complements the Prague Institute. The programs combined have provided the opportunity to approximately seventy percent of our students to have an experience abroad before graduation.

• Faculty and students in the college have continued to build relationships across the university. We now have joint programs with the College of Textiles for textile and garment design, with Engineering for gaming and animation, with Management to match students on subjects ranging from entrepreneurial concepts to the introduction of design thought into business practices.

• The faculty continues to gain important national recognition for their work. Professor Art Rice received Fellowship in the Council of Education in Landscape Architecture. Assistant Professor of Architecture David Hill, and co-author Laura Garofalo, received the Association Collegiate Schools of Architecture Faculty Design Award.

The First Year Experience Faculty received an award for their work in the revision of Design Fundamentals to expand the interaction with all of the disciplines of the college.

Remember this, it is not the last piece of software or hardware development or the mastery of a particular skill that will make an individual valuable as a designer. It is the power of thinking.

Never underestimate its value to those who hire or commission work to be accomplished. It can only be nurtured through a lifetime of experience. A designer can only foster it by challenging himself or herself to be open to all that is developing around. Power is in accumulation, translation and implementation.

I believe it is by action that creativity will flourish.

Dean's MESSAGE

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dean’s message Ruminations

by Marvin J. Malecha, FAIA, Dean

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reat design is on everyone’s agenda today.

It is recognized as an actionable asset in a world of intense competition where creative thought is the edge of leadership. Every major business publication has discovered the design process as a decision making tool. Major corporate advertising stresses the importance of design in distinguishing products from the competition.

It can be observed that this is the age of design discovery.

A day without great design? We can’t imagine it.

From your coffeemaker to the organizers in your home office to your pillows made from bamboo, great design gets us through our day. And that’s why we’re committed to it. Better, smarter, easier, brighter – all at amazing prices… What’s not to love about great design?

Design for All – The Target Corporation Advertising But where does such thinking originate? Is it the search for the individual voice in a world of crowd sourcing? Is it the process of design that leads to a fresh decision gaming tool? The process of design is a means of deliberation. It is the vehicle to see the world in new ways with a deeper understanding of what must be accomplished.

Rumination, that is to chew on a subject, may seem to be an old-fashioned word that is ill fitted

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to the rapid pace of interactions today. It implies a leisurely, agrarian atmosphere where time loses its meaning and death is an expected visitor. To chew on questions is a measure of thinking. In another way, do you take the time to think deeply about the questions and model answers? Do you question the questions you have been posed? Do you question the answers you have been given? To ruminate then, is a wonderful word, laden with the meaning of design thought. It is holistic thinking that is project focused, providing the critical investigation necessary to sustain the design process.

To see deeply is the measure of reflective thought. It is the measure of the power of the inner eye to see connections, to perceive a result as though it already existed, that is to bring to life an idea that may never have been seen before. The representation of the eye throughout history is a powerful symbol of understanding. In the middle ages it was common to represent angels with eyes embedded in their wings. The closer an angel was to God, the more eyes would grace their entire body until they were “all eyes.” “All eyes” is an expression we still use today to indicate a state of hyper observation. A baby is all eyes as they begin to comprehend the complexity of their world and evolve toward an independent state of mind. Paul Klee referred to this as the “thinking eye” and Leonardo da Vinci referred to it as “knowing how to see.” In both cases it is clear that seeing and thinking are closely linked as observation and action underpin theory.

The ability to see what does not yet exist represents the third great domain of human knowledge. Just as Eve sought to satisfy the physical and the intellectual by eating the apple, she was drawn to it by the aesthetic. In the case of the

physical she sought it out to know an increasing amount about her environment. She was satisfying the basic need of sustenance. In the case of the intellectual she was able to place the experience of eating the apple in the context of eating other apples and in the context of promises from supernatural beings. The intellectual aspects of this experience have been overlooked. This was the means by which she understood the opportunity and the means by which she would achieve her new form of existence.

The aesthetic, “a delight to the eyes completed the attraction.” It was only when the three domains interacted that the experience was complete and the opportunity for action presented itself. What is important to recognize is that all three forms of knowledge were required for the experience, for both good and ill. This is the first expression of the three great domains of knowledge, the intellectual, that is the humanities; the physical, that is the sciences and engineering; and the aesthetic, that is the art and design disciplines.

It is the aesthetic, the third domain of knowledge that provides us the ability to see representations of the greater universe through symbolic gestures and metaphors. We can see the entire universe on the entrance rooftop to the Kyoto Gardens as well as from the Lunar Landing module. In one case it is a literal image of what exists from space, the physical, and in the other it is a representation that can only be understood from the representational simile of the aesthetic.

It is this ability to see “differently” that is the strongest indicator of the ability to think in a design language, that is to employ design thinking, to project as well as to life situations. Many physical representations guide us toward understanding this

domain, perhaps none better than the labyrinth. In a labyrinth it is not a matter of puzzling out the path as it is making each step ritually to raise reflective thought to a higher level. In the ancient rituals of the monastery, the monks would follow their office of prayers by repetition of both prayers and the path. The stones of the Kyoto gardens and the light on the steps remind us of our dedication to the path. Design thought, when it is fully involved in a project, is similar to the light on the stairs. It gives confidence to those who may fear the exposure that comes along with the path through the garden. The guided path allows the visitor to enter into a higher plane of thought.

In design it is the process of thought that is the guided path. Following it with confidence is the means by which higher thought can be accomplished.

It is the means by which higher understanding is achieved and therefore it is the moment when nonlinear, even metaphorical thought can be effectively achieved. Therefore, the power of design is best described as the ability to guide sight. It is a power associated with mystics and shamans. It is the power that is at the core of the value of the designer.

Design is a discipline of possibilities.

We have finally come to understand that the discipline of design is emerging as a distinct discipline with a history and a manner of thinking and doing that constitutes the third leg of the stool of human accomplishment.

Presently the design mentality is fervently pursued by every segment of business and social inquiry to facilitate the understanding of the evolution of creative thought as an action strategy to maintain a competitive edge in the world.

The design domain is dependent upon a culture of collaboration. Teams are continually formed and reformed to address the most complex problems. New technologies can be employed to assemble the expertise and perspectives of many ways of seeing. It is from the richness of the

resources available to us that solutions will emerge.

Clearly, the importance of collective intelligence cannot be underestimated.

Why is this important? Because we have come to a point of critical fracture. That is we have been made painfully aware of the fragility of the systems we have come to depend on for the survival of our culture. Food chain security, national energy needs and even the underlying economic system of our country are at a moment of redesign. The critical thought process inherent in design thinking must guide the implementation of this process.

How do we arrive at the fundamental awareness of what must be done to either become or remain environmentally relevant?

The college has moved aggressively on many fronts to respond to the need for a design education that is focused on the actionable assets necessary for great designers to participate in the world as great citizens. This effort has been extended from the very first experience of the freshman students who are just beginning their design journey to the Ph.D. student engaged in serious exploration of a specific subject.

• We have undertaken a revision of first year studies to bring back together all of the disciplines in the studio experiences and have enriched these studies with courses in design thinking and the impact of culture on design decisions.

• Each of our academic departments continues to transform curricular programs by the incorporation of new technologies, greater involvement in community-based work and study abroad opportunities. Active visitor programs bringing to the college an impressive list of design professionals complement these opportunities.

• A student-managed gallery, Fish Market, provides a venue away from the college in downtown Raleigh to exhibit student and faculty work. The freedom this provides students allows for experimental work beyond curricular expectations.

• The Prague Institute has grown and developed as a study venue away from home that is the College of Design. Other disciplines from the university have joined us in Prague bringing greater richness with them and enhancing curricular options for all students. A long-standing summer program conducted in Ghana complements the Prague Institute. The programs combined have provided the opportunity to approximately seventy percent of our students to have an experience abroad before graduation.

• Faculty and students in the college have continued to build relationships across the university. We now have joint programs with the College of Textiles for textile and garment design, with Engineering for gaming and animation, with Management to match students on subjects ranging from entrepreneurial concepts to the introduction of design thought into business practices.

• The faculty continues to gain important national recognition for their work. Professor Art Rice received Fellowship in the Council of Education in Landscape Architecture. Assistant Professor of Architecture David Hill, and co-author Laura Garofalo, received the Association Collegiate Schools of Architecture Faculty Design Award.

The First Year Experience Faculty received an award for their work in the revision of Design Fundamentals to expand the interaction with all of the disciplines of the college.

Remember this, it is not the last piece of software or hardware development or the mastery of a particular skill that will make an individual valuable as a designer. It is the power of thinking.

Never underestimate its value to those who hire or commission work to be accomplished. It can only be nurtured through a lifetime of experience. A designer can only foster it by challenging himself or herself to be open to all that is developing around. Power is in accumulation, translation and implementation.

I believe it is by action that creativity will flourish.

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D e s i g n Gu i l d Aw a r d Design Guild Honors Tom Darden

Above: Tom Darden.

Right: A Make It Right Foundation home design

by Pugh + Scarpa.

Upper right: Solar panel installation on Mainstream GreenHome.

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om Darden delivers positive change for communities and the environment. He is the CEO of Cherokee, an investment company that acquires, remediates and develops urban infill sites—including brownfields and transit-oriented developments—to protect human health and the environment and revitalize land for productive, sustainable reuse. Practicing “regenerative development,” Cherokee transforms polluted sites into sustainable developments that benefit people, the economy and the environment.

In Charleston, Cherokee has partnered with the city and Magnolia Development, a local development team, to convert a 200-acre industrial site into a vibrant new community. Cherokee’s investments in transit-oriented development projects, such as the property it owns along Charlotte’s new light-rail line, can reduce sprawl and carbon emissions and revitalize blighted areas. Since 1984, Tom Darden has led Cherokee to invest in more than 525 properties such as these worldwide.

Cherokee practices its values. The company’s headquarters, in an historic building in downtown Raleigh, N.C., and its Mainstream GreenHome are living examples of high performance design and construction practices. Each project has earned the U.S. Green Building Council’s LEED Platinum designation. The Cherokee Gives Back philanthropic program extends company philosophy. Through Gives Back, Cherokee is helping to direct Brad Pitt’s Make It Right project in New Orleans’ Lower 9th Ward and other community-building projects around the world.

Tom Darden is leading the way, achieving environmental progress hand in hand with economic success. For his passionate commitment to developing sustainable communities, the Design Guild is proud to name Tom Darden the 2009 Design Guild Award recipient.

Please join the Design Guild in honoring Tom Darden at the 12th annual Design Guild Award Dinner on Saturday, April 4, 2009, at the Raleigh Convention Center.

Go to www.design.ncsu.edu/guild for information.

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The 12th annual Design Guild Award Dinner is the culminating event of the College of Design’s 60th anniversary.

Go to design.ncsu.edu/60 for more information.

D i s t i n g u i s h e d Alum n U S T

he Alumni Association’s black-tie Evening of Stars gala celebrates the winners of the College Distinguished Alumni Awards, the Wolfpack Club’s Ronnie Shavlik Award and the Alumni Association Awards.

The evening highlights NC State’s community of alumni achievers as they are recognized for career accomplishments as well as contributions to their communities and alma mater. The college award winners are selected by the colleges.

The College of Design’s Distinguished Alumni Recipient is William E. “Bill” Valentine, FAIA, (B.Arch. 1960) of Mill Valley, Calif. Valentine is CEO and design principal of Hellmuth, Obata + Kassabaum (HOK), a globally recognized architectural firm dedicated to sustainable design. A 46-year veteran of HOK, Valentine serves as a vocal advocate for sustainability with employees and clients, as well as leading the design of several projects each year and developing strategies for pursuing new projects.

Valentine helped grow HOK from a small practice to one of the world’s largest architecture and design firms, with 26 offices on four continents.

Under his guidance, HOK led the way in establishing LEED, the system developed by the U.S. Green Building Council to rate a structure’s level of sustainable design. He also played a key role in

Bill Valentine Selected Distinguished Alumnus

writing The HOK Guidebook to Sustainable Development, a virtual bible for architects who design with the environment in mind.

Winner of the 2007 Legend Award from Contract magazine, Valentine has a diverse, award-winning portfolio with projects such as the Levi Plaza and the Moscone Convention Center in San Francisco, Adobe Systems World Headquarters and the Biogen R&D Campus in San Jose, the Phoenix Municipal Courthouse, Nortel’s Ottawa Campus and the King Khaled International Airport in Saudi Arabia.

Throughout his career, Valentine has been widely recognized for his ability to understand, formulate and respond to client needs and program requirements in a creative, individualistic and peoplefocused manner.

Within the design and construction industry, Valentine actively promotes his definition of “good design” as a simple idea, elegantly executed and inspiring, with social significance and in harmony with the environment.

Valentine earned a Bachelor of Architecture degree from NC State University and a Master of Architecture degree from Harvard University. A Fellow of the American Institute of Architects, he is a frequent speaker and author on sustainable design topics.

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D e s i g n Gu i l d Aw a r d Design Guild Honors Tom Darden

Above: Tom Darden.

Right: A Make It Right Foundation home design

by Pugh + Scarpa.

Upper right: Solar panel installation on Mainstream GreenHome.

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om Darden delivers positive change for communities and the environment. He is the CEO of Cherokee, an investment company that acquires, remediates and develops urban infill sites—including brownfields and transit-oriented developments—to protect human health and the environment and revitalize land for productive, sustainable reuse. Practicing “regenerative development,” Cherokee transforms polluted sites into sustainable developments that benefit people, the economy and the environment.

In Charleston, Cherokee has partnered with the city and Magnolia Development, a local development team, to convert a 200-acre industrial site into a vibrant new community. Cherokee’s investments in transit-oriented development projects, such as the property it owns along Charlotte’s new light-rail line, can reduce sprawl and carbon emissions and revitalize blighted areas. Since 1984, Tom Darden has led Cherokee to invest in more than 525 properties such as these worldwide.

Cherokee practices its values. The company’s headquarters, in an historic building in downtown Raleigh, N.C., and its Mainstream GreenHome are living examples of high performance design and construction practices. Each project has earned the U.S. Green Building Council’s LEED Platinum designation. The Cherokee Gives Back philanthropic program extends company philosophy. Through Gives Back, Cherokee is helping to direct Brad Pitt’s Make It Right project in New Orleans’ Lower 9th Ward and other community-building projects around the world.

Tom Darden is leading the way, achieving environmental progress hand in hand with economic success. For his passionate commitment to developing sustainable communities, the Design Guild is proud to name Tom Darden the 2009 Design Guild Award recipient.

Please join the Design Guild in honoring Tom Darden at the 12th annual Design Guild Award Dinner on Saturday, April 4, 2009, at the Raleigh Convention Center.

Go to www.design.ncsu.edu/guild for information.

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The 12th annual Design Guild Award Dinner is the culminating event of the College of Design’s 60th anniversary.

Go to design.ncsu.edu/60 for more information.

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he Alumni Association’s black-tie Evening of Stars gala celebrates the winners of the College Distinguished Alumni Awards, the Wolfpack Club’s Ronnie Shavlik Award and the Alumni Association Awards.

The evening highlights NC State’s community of alumni achievers as they are recognized for career accomplishments as well as contributions to their communities and alma mater. The college award winners are selected by the colleges.

The College of Design’s Distinguished Alumni Recipient is William E. “Bill” Valentine, FAIA, (B.Arch. 1960) of Mill Valley, Calif. Valentine is CEO and design principal of Hellmuth, Obata + Kassabaum (HOK), a globally recognized architectural firm dedicated to sustainable design. A 46-year veteran of HOK, Valentine serves as a vocal advocate for sustainability with employees and clients, as well as leading the design of several projects each year and developing strategies for pursuing new projects.

Valentine helped grow HOK from a small practice to one of the world’s largest architecture and design firms, with 26 offices on four continents.

Under his guidance, HOK led the way in establishing LEED, the system developed by the U.S. Green Building Council to rate a structure’s level of sustainable design. He also played a key role in

Bill Valentine Selected Distinguished Alumnus

writing The HOK Guidebook to Sustainable Development, a virtual bible for architects who design with the environment in mind.

Winner of the 2007 Legend Award from Contract magazine, Valentine has a diverse, award-winning portfolio with projects such as the Levi Plaza and the Moscone Convention Center in San Francisco, Adobe Systems World Headquarters and the Biogen R&D Campus in San Jose, the Phoenix Municipal Courthouse, Nortel’s Ottawa Campus and the King Khaled International Airport in Saudi Arabia.

Throughout his career, Valentine has been widely recognized for his ability to understand, formulate and respond to client needs and program requirements in a creative, individualistic and peoplefocused manner.

Within the design and construction industry, Valentine actively promotes his definition of “good design” as a simple idea, elegantly executed and inspiring, with social significance and in harmony with the environment.

Valentine earned a Bachelor of Architecture degree from NC State University and a Master of Architecture degree from Harvard University. A Fellow of the American Institute of Architects, he is a frequent speaker and author on sustainable design topics.

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A View from Evans’ Lens

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or David Evans (BEDV 1983) the seemingly insignificant parts of life are the most interesting. He documents the context of people’s everyday lives in different cultures. In his work for the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation (BMGF), Evans captures the lives of the people the foundation is trying to impact.

“It is every day life in different cultures that intrigues me,” says David Evans. When Evans is contracted to serve as the exclusive photographer for traveling BMGF executives, he documents the mission-based organization’s work that substantially transforms lives of the people.

Based in Washington, D.C., the award-winning independent still photographer also shoots around the world for companies like National Geographic Society, National Geographic Channel, National Geographic Television, History Channel, Discovery Channel and PBS Public Television.

After spending a decade as art director and creative director at advertising agencies in London, Washington and Caracas, Evans spent six years as creative director for National Geographic

Television and Film (NGTF) where he played a key role in the global launch of the National Geographic Channel (NGC).

Currently, Evans is executive producer for a hybrid documentary/ commercial video production in rural Brazil for the new National Geographic Terra Firma Coffee brand initiative. He and his crew just completed a fair-trade coffee culture shoot in rural Brazil.

Evans prefers still photography since that is his creative process with no one else affecting it because “what I do in that moment of creation is all mine, and there is nobody telling me what to do at the point of creation,” says Evans.

When asked how he became a photographer, Evans explains, “I’ve always been curious and I don’t consider the risk too much. I want to meet real people.” He mentions using the camera as his shield at times, but he feels lucky that way.

Above, left: David Evans (photo by Emil Gallina); Above, right; 2006: Atacama Desert, Chile. Taken on assignment for the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation.

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The risks come from some of the shoot locations, many of which are in violent or desolate areas. The Andes, Chile’s desert, Chad, Yare, Venezuela, Brazil, China, Costa Rica and Nicaragua are all among the places he has visited in order to get the shot.

Evans has worked with Dr. Spencer Wells in Chad and along the Tajikistan/ Afghanistan border for the National Geographic Genome Genographic Project, a $50 million IBM grant for teams to acquire DNA and blood samples from isolated, indigenous areas in order to create a human migration map, a fiveyear research partnership led by Wells, a National Geographic Explorer-inResidence. Dr. Wells and a team of renowned international scientists and IBM researchers are using cutting-edge genetic and computational technologies to analyze historical patterns in DNA from participants around the world to better understand our human genetic roots. (For more info about the project, visit www.nationalgeographic.com/genographic) Wherever his work takes him, Evans says he brings his design school training with him. “I don’t do a single job where I’m not transported back to the design school’s principles. Every day. I’m still friends with those people I met in school. NC State defined my future for me,” he adds.

Clockwise from top left: Tibesti, Chad. Driver attempts to signal lost expedition vehicle with his turban.

Taken on assignment for National Geographic Society (2005); Mérida, Venezuela. Looking across the valley to Evans’ vacation home, hidden in the clouds (2007); Frederick, Maryland, USA. Taken when he was a design student, first published in the 1983 Windhover, NCSU’s literary and arts publication (1983); Grandmother and Granddaughter. Jingzhou, Hubei, China. Taken on assignment for China Foto Press (2007).

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A View from Evans’ Lens

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or David Evans (BEDV 1983) the seemingly insignificant parts of life are the most interesting. He documents the context of people’s everyday lives in different cultures. In his work for the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation (BMGF), Evans captures the lives of the people the foundation is trying to impact.

“It is every day life in different cultures that intrigues me,” says David Evans. When Evans is contracted to serve as the exclusive photographer for traveling BMGF executives, he documents the mission-based organization’s work that substantially transforms lives of the people.

Based in Washington, D.C., the award-winning independent still photographer also shoots around the world for companies like National Geographic Society, National Geographic Channel, National Geographic Television, History Channel, Discovery Channel and PBS Public Television.

After spending a decade as art director and creative director at advertising agencies in London, Washington and Caracas, Evans spent six years as creative director for National Geographic

Television and Film (NGTF) where he played a key role in the global launch of the National Geographic Channel (NGC).

Currently, Evans is executive producer for a hybrid documentary/ commercial video production in rural Brazil for the new National Geographic Terra Firma Coffee brand initiative. He and his crew just completed a fair-trade coffee culture shoot in rural Brazil.

Evans prefers still photography since that is his creative process with no one else affecting it because “what I do in that moment of creation is all mine, and there is nobody telling me what to do at the point of creation,” says Evans.

When asked how he became a photographer, Evans explains, “I’ve always been curious and I don’t consider the risk too much. I want to meet real people.” He mentions using the camera as his shield at times, but he feels lucky that way.

Above, left: David Evans (photo by Emil Gallina); Above, right; 2006: Atacama Desert, Chile. Taken on assignment for the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation.

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The risks come from some of the shoot locations, many of which are in violent or desolate areas. The Andes, Chile’s desert, Chad, Yare, Venezuela, Brazil, China, Costa Rica and Nicaragua are all among the places he has visited in order to get the shot.

Evans has worked with Dr. Spencer Wells in Chad and along the Tajikistan/ Afghanistan border for the National Geographic Genome Genographic Project, a $50 million IBM grant for teams to acquire DNA and blood samples from isolated, indigenous areas in order to create a human migration map, a fiveyear research partnership led by Wells, a National Geographic Explorer-inResidence. Dr. Wells and a team of renowned international scientists and IBM researchers are using cutting-edge genetic and computational technologies to analyze historical patterns in DNA from participants around the world to better understand our human genetic roots. (For more info about the project, visit www.nationalgeographic.com/genographic) Wherever his work takes him, Evans says he brings his design school training with him. “I don’t do a single job where I’m not transported back to the design school’s principles. Every day. I’m still friends with those people I met in school. NC State defined my future for me,” he adds.

Clockwise from top left: Tibesti, Chad. Driver attempts to signal lost expedition vehicle with his turban.

Taken on assignment for National Geographic Society (2005); Mérida, Venezuela. Looking across the valley to Evans’ vacation home, hidden in the clouds (2007); Frederick, Maryland, USA. Taken when he was a design student, first published in the 1983 Windhover, NCSU’s literary and arts publication (1983); Grandmother and Granddaughter. Jingzhou, Hubei, China. Taken on assignment for China Foto Press (2007).

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Design school also influenced Evans’ career path. George Bireline, Susan Toplikar, P. Lyn Middleton, Charles Joyner, Joe Cox and Chandra Cox were a few of his favorite professors.

“I had Charles Joyner for the diverse disciplines of fundamentals class. That shaped in me the ability to take so many directions with my life and work.” Evans says. “Our teachers were fearless with what they expected from us, and by example, we became fearless of any creative challenge.”

Evans worked with Joyner as a teacher in the summer Design Camp. He also helped one summer renovating space inside Leazar Hall. To his surprise, he found several pieces of artwork by Duncan Stuart hidden in a wall he was knocking down. Evans remembers taking a break out under the big oak in front of Leazar right after the find. “All of a sudden, Duncan Stuart walks by. I called to him and told him I wanted to show him some things I had found,” recalls Evans.

Stuart didn’t know how the paintings, prints and other work got there, but to show his gratitude to Evans, he signed a small, surrealist painting for him to keep, and donated some of the others to be auctioned off for the school, according to Evans.

As part of the year-long 60th Anniversary celebration at the College of Design, the Department of Art + Design sponsored the David Evans photography exhibition “Context” from November 3-30, 2008. The exhibition included some of his favorite photographs.

Evans spoke on November 5 to a full house, including some family members.

During his lecture, Evans offered advice for current students. “Put yourself into situations where you are able to bump into things you want to do. I wanted to work internationally, so I relocated to D.C. Don’t be afraid because a lot more is in your grasp that you realize.”

Alumnus Creates 9-11 Pentagon Memorial

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he dedication of the 184 stainless steel individual memorial units at the Pentagon on Sept. 11, 2008, marked the completion of a five-year project for Craig Atkins (MLA 2000).

American Airlines Flight 77 crashed into the Pentagon in the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks on the United States claiming 184 victims, some inside the building and others on the airplanes commandeered by the terrorists.

The Pentagon Memorial Fund, fully funded Atkins by family members, set out to complete a memorial to 9-11 victims.

An international design competition was held by the Army Corps of Engineers to create the memorial. New York architects Keith Kaseman and Julie Beckman (KBAS) won the design concept and through the federal government worked to find a contractor capable of making the vision a reality. The landscape architecture and planning firm Lee + Papa and Associates, where Atkins works, along with Balfour Beatty Construction, formed the design/build team that was awarded this task.

Atkins served as project manager for the nearly two-acre site. “I spent five years taking the abstract design apart and making it a reality,” says Atkins.

The design chosen was 184 illuminated benches arranged in chronological order of the victims’ ages (3 to 71). Each bench has a reflecting pool and a victim’s name on it, facing skyward if they were on the airplane and facing the south façade of the Pentagon if they were inside the building during impact.

“This was the most difficult and challenging project I’ve worked on due to its unique nature,” says Atkins.

While the installation may look simple, Atkins explains that the water in the fountains had to flow a similar rate regardless of the distance each memorial unit was away from the pumping system.

There were mechanical, plumbing, civil, electrical, and structural engineers, as well as landscape architects, architects, metal specialists, fountain designers and many other specialists throughout the country that collaborated to make the project a reality.

“The gratitude and appreciation from the family members was phenomenal and kept us grounded,” says Atkins.

Below: A view of memorial at night. Right: Pentagon memorial in daylight.

Top to bottom: Rio San Juan, Nicaragua. On the river border with Costa Rica. Taken while serving as an Election Observer for The Carter Center during the elections that brought Daniel Ortega and the Sandinistas back to power (2006); Emi Koussi Volcano crater, Tibesti, Chad. Taken on assignment for National Geographic Society (2005); Gouro, Tibesti, Chad. Women pray in a remote oasis village not visited by outsiders in nearly six decades. Taken on assignment for National Geographic Society (2005).

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Design school also influenced Evans’ career path. George Bireline, Susan Toplikar, P. Lyn Middleton, Charles Joyner, Joe Cox and Chandra Cox were a few of his favorite professors.

“I had Charles Joyner for the diverse disciplines of fundamentals class. That shaped in me the ability to take so many directions with my life and work.” Evans says. “Our teachers were fearless with what they expected from us, and by example, we became fearless of any creative challenge.”

Evans worked with Joyner as a teacher in the summer Design Camp. He also helped one summer renovating space inside Leazar Hall. To his surprise, he found several pieces of artwork by Duncan Stuart hidden in a wall he was knocking down. Evans remembers taking a break out under the big oak in front of Leazar right after the find. “All of a sudden, Duncan Stuart walks by. I called to him and told him I wanted to show him some things I had found,” recalls Evans.

Stuart didn’t know how the paintings, prints and other work got there, but to show his gratitude to Evans, he signed a small, surrealist painting for him to keep, and donated some of the others to be auctioned off for the school, according to Evans.

As part of the year-long 60th Anniversary celebration at the College of Design, the Department of Art + Design sponsored the David Evans photography exhibition “Context” from November 3-30, 2008. The exhibition included some of his favorite photographs.

Evans spoke on November 5 to a full house, including some family members.

During his lecture, Evans offered advice for current students. “Put yourself into situations where you are able to bump into things you want to do. I wanted to work internationally, so I relocated to D.C. Don’t be afraid because a lot more is in your grasp that you realize.”

Alumnus Creates 9-11 Pentagon Memorial

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he dedication of the 184 stainless steel individual memorial units at the Pentagon on Sept. 11, 2008, marked the completion of a five-year project for Craig Atkins (MLA 2000).

American Airlines Flight 77 crashed into the Pentagon in the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks on the United States claiming 184 victims, some inside the building and others on the airplanes commandeered by the terrorists.

The Pentagon Memorial Fund, fully funded Atkins by family members, set out to complete a memorial to 9-11 victims.

An international design competition was held by the Army Corps of Engineers to create the memorial. New York architects Keith Kaseman and Julie Beckman (KBAS) won the design concept and through the federal government worked to find a contractor capable of making the vision a reality. The landscape architecture and planning firm Lee + Papa and Associates, where Atkins works, along with Balfour Beatty Construction, formed the design/build team that was awarded this task.

Atkins served as project manager for the nearly two-acre site. “I spent five years taking the abstract design apart and making it a reality,” says Atkins.

The design chosen was 184 illuminated benches arranged in chronological order of the victims’ ages (3 to 71). Each bench has a reflecting pool and a victim’s name on it, facing skyward if they were on the airplane and facing the south façade of the Pentagon if they were inside the building during impact.

“This was the most difficult and challenging project I’ve worked on due to its unique nature,” says Atkins.

While the installation may look simple, Atkins explains that the water in the fountains had to flow a similar rate regardless of the distance each memorial unit was away from the pumping system.

There were mechanical, plumbing, civil, electrical, and structural engineers, as well as landscape architects, architects, metal specialists, fountain designers and many other specialists throughout the country that collaborated to make the project a reality.

“The gratitude and appreciation from the family members was phenomenal and kept us grounded,” says Atkins.

Below: A view of memorial at night. Right: Pentagon memorial in daylight.

Top to bottom: Rio San Juan, Nicaragua. On the river border with Costa Rica. Taken while serving as an Election Observer for The Carter Center during the elections that brought Daniel Ortega and the Sandinistas back to power (2006); Emi Koussi Volcano crater, Tibesti, Chad. Taken on assignment for National Geographic Society (2005); Gouro, Tibesti, Chad. Women pray in a remote oasis village not visited by outsiders in nearly six decades. Taken on assignment for National Geographic Society (2005).

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Festival of Quilts Highlights Brandeis’ Work

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ach year the International Festival of Quilts is held at the National Exhibition Center in Britain. Professor of Art + Design Susan Brandeis was one of six invited artists to design a gallery of their work in the center of the expo, held August 11-18, 2008.

Brandeis displayed a retrospective of her work from 1978 through 2008, which included about 24 pieces. She received an excellent response to her exhibit, titled “Susan Brandeis: Patterns of Life.”

When visitors came to her gallery, Brandeis talked about each piece. She designed her gallery as a maze in order to maximize wall space. A commemorative DVD is available at twistedthread.com.

Brandeis also gave two public lectures for the Festival, “Post-Digital Textiles: Re-Discovering the Hand,” and “Living a Creative Life.”

For three days, Brandeis taught a master class “Textiles and Meaning: Design and Creative Process” to 14 students from around the world. She explained how to get to the next level conceptually in textile design. She worked with students individually to help them find their own creative voice.

Above: Master class "Textiles and Meaning" in progress at the Festival of Quilts. Students working on design process exercises.

Left: Entrance to Brandeis exhibition gallery. Three works can be seen from the entry: (left to right) “Marking Time” 2007; “Tectonic Plait” 2001; “Succulence” 2005.

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Top left: Side entry to Brandeis exhibition gallery. Two works can be seen from the entry: “Land and Sea” 2008 (left); “Barking at the Moon” 2008 (right).

Top right: “Autumn Riot” 1978 (left); “Inner Space Atlas, Page 51” 1981 (right).

Bottom left: Susan Brandeis (left) standing in her exhibition gallery at the Festival of Quilts, watching visitors examine her work.

Bottom right: “Succulence” 2005, which was installed just outside the gallery’s main entrance as an indication of the work inside the gallery.

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ach year the International Festival of Quilts is held at the National Exhibition Center in Britain. Professor of Art + Design Susan Brandeis was one of six invited artists to design a gallery of their work in the center of the expo, held August 11-18, 2008.

Brandeis displayed a retrospective of her work from 1978 through 2008, which included about 24 pieces. She received an excellent response to her exhibit, titled “Susan Brandeis: Patterns of Life.”

When visitors came to her gallery, Brandeis talked about each piece. She designed her gallery as a maze in order to maximize wall space. A commemorative DVD is available at twistedthread.com.

Brandeis also gave two public lectures for the Festival, “Post-Digital Textiles: Re-Discovering the Hand,” and “Living a Creative Life.”

For three days, Brandeis taught a master class “Textiles and Meaning: Design and Creative Process” to 14 students from around the world. She explained how to get to the next level conceptually in textile design. She worked with students individually to help them find their own creative voice.

Above: Master class "Textiles and Meaning" in progress at the Festival of Quilts. Students working on design process exercises.

Left: Entrance to Brandeis exhibition gallery. Three works can be seen from the entry: (left to right) “Marking Time” 2007; “Tectonic Plait” 2001; “Succulence” 2005.

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Top left: Side entry to Brandeis exhibition gallery. Two works can be seen from the entry: “Land and Sea” 2008 (left); “Barking at the Moon” 2008 (right).

Top right: “Autumn Riot” 1978 (left); “Inner Space Atlas, Page 51” 1981 (right).

Bottom left: Susan Brandeis (left) standing in her exhibition gallery at the Festival of Quilts, watching visitors examine her work.

Bottom right: “Succulence” 2005, which was installed just outside the gallery’s main entrance as an indication of the work inside the gallery.

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Legacy Connections

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he Isley family legacy at NC State University started with Max Isley, who followed the founding dean of the (then) School of Design from Oklahoma to complete his education. Originally from Burlington, N.C., Isley wanted to study architecture so he enrolled in the University of Oklahoma in 1947 where his freshman advisor was Henry Kamphoefner.

He chose to relocate to Raleigh after his first two years when Kamphoefner and professors Duncan Stuart, James FitzGibbons and George Matsumoto migrated to NC State to form the School of Design.

“The early years of SOD were the most invigorating time in my architectural education,” says Max Isley, AIA Emeritus.

Isley’s education was put on hold for a few years because of the Korean War, where he served as a special agent in the Army’s Counter Intelligence Corps. His primary duty station was in Nurnberg, Germany, where he met his soon-to-be wife Jane Skinner, who was a journalist.

Using his special agent know-how, Isley quickly reviewed her file before asking her out, which he did and the rest is the Isley family history.

After his time in the service, Max returned to finish his degree. He graduated in 1957 in the same class as Bob Burns, then accepted a faculty appointment at the School of Architecture at Montana State in Bozeman.

After a year, he enrolled at Harvard’s Graduate School of Design in the fall of 1958, and graduated in the spring of 1959.

Although he was invited by Kamphoefner to apply for a faculty position at NC State, Isley yearned to return to Bozeman for some more high quality fly-fishing. Later, he founded Isley Architects, Inc. in Durham and remained in private practice until his retirement in 2004, when the firm name was changed to Isley Hawkins, Inc. to reflect the transition of ownership to Nathan and business partner J. Malcolm Hawkins, who also graduated from the College of Design.

Max has four sons who all graduated from NC State: Alexander, Malcolm, Nathan and Duncan. Alex and Nathan followed in their father’s design education footsteps. Alex received his bachelor of environmental design degree in product design with visual design option from NC State and a bachelor of fine arts degree from The Cooper Union, while Nathan received his BEDA in architecture and his bachelor of architecture degrees from NC State and a master of architecture in urban design degree from the Glasgow School of Art. Malcolm earned a degree in speech communication (1986) and Duncan earned dual bachelor degrees in business management and economics (1989) from NC State.

Portraits, from far left: Alexander, Nathan and Max Isley Below: Fishing trip group shot with (l-r) Malcolm, Duncan, Nathan, Alexander and Max.

Nathan says the whole family cheers for the Wolfpack but there was never a hard sell from his father for them to attend NC State.

“Alexander had exhibited an interest in making things when he was very young,” explains Max. “He would make space men with tentacles and other imaginative projects.”

Alex remembers as a kid going with his dad to job sites and spending time on their home drafting table.

“I was influenced a lot by the work my dad brought home. There was something magical about seeing a drawing of a building on a piece of paper and then a year later being able to walk through it,” he says.

Alex says there was a creative culture in their home. They had to work hard. Recalling with laughter that all the boys went to Durham Academy and their father would drop them off at school at 6 a.m. on his way to work. The brothers got in the habit of doing their homework early in the morning. “He was instilling a work ethic in us at an early age,” said Alex.

Nathan agrees about the homework. “Our mother was a copy writer and she would not put up with our being imprecise,” he laughs. Max gleams with pride, “Thanks to Jane, all four sons write well.”

Nathan would sometimes tag along with Alex to design school and visit him in the studio while he was still in high school. Nathan says, “I was intrigued by a first year project that was a tree made of toilet paper.

I thought it was the coolest thing I had ever seen and could imagine myself making my ideas come to life.”

Nathan remembers talking to his father about design school while he was there. “It was great to have him and Alex to talk with about school. The downside was that there was not a lot of sympathy for my lack of sleep or tough crits. They had to survive the same trials.”

With Nathan following in his dad’s footsteps by leading Isley Hawkins Architecture in Durham, he continues to work on many healthcare and university architecture projects. Like his father, Nathan has a Top Secret security clearance due to his work on the U.S. embassy in Moscow while at HOK Architecture in Washington, D.C. Alex founded Alexander Isley Inc. in New York in 1988. The firm is now a nine-person consultancy with an international reputation, with expertise in graphic, exhibit and package design. In 1995 he moved the operation to Connecticut in order to, as he says, be around trees a bit more. In 2000, Alex was named Distinguished Alumnus from the College of Design.

Max has nine grandchildren and hopes some will continue the NC State legacy because “State is an excellent school.”

Top: The team at Alexander Isley Inc., with examples from the identity and packaging program the firm developed for El Palacio de Hierro, Mexico's largest luxury department store chain.

Above: Max’s design of the Duke Center for Living campus included an outpatient surgery clinic and a nutrition center (interior photo is of the library).

Left: Two of Nathan’s healthcare designs: an outpatient chemotherapy treatment clinic (left) and a state-of-the-art operating room for pediatric patients (right).

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Legacy Connections

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he Isley family legacy at NC State University started with Max Isley, who followed the founding dean of the (then) School of Design from Oklahoma to complete his education. Originally from Burlington, N.C., Isley wanted to study architecture so he enrolled in the University of Oklahoma in 1947 where his freshman advisor was Henry Kamphoefner.

He chose to relocate to Raleigh after his first two years when Kamphoefner and professors Duncan Stuart, James FitzGibbons and George Matsumoto migrated to NC State to form the School of Design.

“The early years of SOD were the most invigorating time in my architectural education,” says Max Isley, AIA Emeritus.

Isley’s education was put on hold for a few years because of the Korean War, where he served as a special agent in the Army’s Counter Intelligence Corps. His primary duty station was in Nurnberg, Germany, where he met his soon-to-be wife Jane Skinner, who was a journalist.

Using his special agent know-how, Isley quickly reviewed her file before asking her out, which he did and the rest is the Isley family history.

After his time in the service, Max returned to finish his degree. He graduated in 1957 in the same class as Bob Burns, then accepted a faculty appointment at the School of Architecture at Montana State in Bozeman.

After a year, he enrolled at Harvard’s Graduate School of Design in the fall of 1958, and graduated in the spring of 1959.

Although he was invited by Kamphoefner to apply for a faculty position at NC State, Isley yearned to return to Bozeman for some more high quality fly-fishing. Later, he founded Isley Architects, Inc. in Durham and remained in private practice until his retirement in 2004, when the firm name was changed to Isley Hawkins, Inc. to reflect the transition of ownership to Nathan and business partner J. Malcolm Hawkins, who also graduated from the College of Design.

Max has four sons who all graduated from NC State: Alexander, Malcolm, Nathan and Duncan. Alex and Nathan followed in their father’s design education footsteps. Alex received his bachelor of environmental design degree in product design with visual design option from NC State and a bachelor of fine arts degree from The Cooper Union, while Nathan received his BEDA in architecture and his bachelor of architecture degrees from NC State and a master of architecture in urban design degree from the Glasgow School of Art. Malcolm earned a degree in speech communication (1986) and Duncan earned dual bachelor degrees in business management and economics (1989) from NC State.

Portraits, from far left: Alexander, Nathan and Max Isley Below: Fishing trip group shot with (l-r) Malcolm, Duncan, Nathan, Alexander and Max.

Nathan says the whole family cheers for the Wolfpack but there was never a hard sell from his father for them to attend NC State.

“Alexander had exhibited an interest in making things when he was very young,” explains Max. “He would make space men with tentacles and other imaginative projects.”

Alex remembers as a kid going with his dad to job sites and spending time on their home drafting table.

“I was influenced a lot by the work my dad brought home. There was something magical about seeing a drawing of a building on a piece of paper and then a year later being able to walk through it,” he says.

Alex says there was a creative culture in their home. They had to work hard. Recalling with laughter that all the boys went to Durham Academy and their father would drop them off at school at 6 a.m. on his way to work. The brothers got in the habit of doing their homework early in the morning. “He was instilling a work ethic in us at an early age,” said Alex.

Nathan agrees about the homework. “Our mother was a copy writer and she would not put up with our being imprecise,” he laughs. Max gleams with pride, “Thanks to Jane, all four sons write well.”

Nathan would sometimes tag along with Alex to design school and visit him in the studio while he was still in high school. Nathan says, “I was intrigued by a first year project that was a tree made of toilet paper.

I thought it was the coolest thing I had ever seen and could imagine myself making my ideas come to life.”

Nathan remembers talking to his father about design school while he was there. “It was great to have him and Alex to talk with about school. The downside was that there was not a lot of sympathy for my lack of sleep or tough crits. They had to survive the same trials.”

With Nathan following in his dad’s footsteps by leading Isley Hawkins Architecture in Durham, he continues to work on many healthcare and university architecture projects. Like his father, Nathan has a Top Secret security clearance due to his work on the U.S. embassy in Moscow while at HOK Architecture in Washington, D.C. Alex founded Alexander Isley Inc. in New York in 1988. The firm is now a nine-person consultancy with an international reputation, with expertise in graphic, exhibit and package design. In 1995 he moved the operation to Connecticut in order to, as he says, be around trees a bit more. In 2000, Alex was named Distinguished Alumnus from the College of Design.

Max has nine grandchildren and hopes some will continue the NC State legacy because “State is an excellent school.”

Top: The team at Alexander Isley Inc., with examples from the identity and packaging program the firm developed for El Palacio de Hierro, Mexico's largest luxury department store chain.

Above: Max’s design of the Duke Center for Living campus included an outpatient surgery clinic and a nutrition center (interior photo is of the library).

Left: Two of Nathan’s healthcare designs: an outpatient chemotherapy treatment clinic (left) and a state-of-the-art operating room for pediatric patients (right).

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FEATURE ARTICLE

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Why Do We Need Doctoral Study In Design?

By Meredith Davis – Professor of Graphic Design, Ph.D. in Design Program Director Excerpts from an article recently published in the International Journal of Design (Volume 2, Number 3, 2008).

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he modern practice of design has been the model for design education since the days of the Bauhaus. Defined as an object-centered process, the traditional goal of design has been to produce an artifact or environment that solves a problem… The demands on design practice in the twenty-first century, however, are significantly different from those of the past, suggesting that [traditional disciplinary] paradigms may require re-examination. A number of current trends challenge the traditional notions of what we do and, more importantly what we need to know: Increasing complexity in the nature of design problems: Christopher Jones (1970) articulated the scale of design problems that exist in a post-industrial society. He described a hierarchy of design problems, beginning with components and products and extending to systems of interrelated products and communities composed of interacting systems. Jones asserted that the problems of contemporary society are defined at the level of systems and communities; that design action must address an intricate web of connections among people, activities, objects, and settings…

The evolution of design practice evidences increasing complexity and greater focus on experience and behavior [than on the physical attributes of objects]…This does not mean that work at the experience end of the continuum is devoid of artifacts, only that its goal is to engage or mediate some kind of human interaction with a larger context.

In 2005 graphic designer Milton Glaser unveiled a poster for ONE.org, showing a human hand, with each finger in a different skin tone, and the phrase “We are all African.” ONE.org is a website that encourages people to lobby politicians on the problems of poverty. On the same stage technologist Nicholas Negroponte showed MIT’s $100 laptop, designed

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to bring the educational opportunities of the Internet to children in developing countries. Both objects addressed the issues of poverty, but Glaser’s poster reduced an enormously complex, systems-level problem to a phrase and an emotional image distributed on the streets of New York. Negroponte’s solution, on the other hand, addressed the complexity of poverty as something to be managed – not simplified – through tools and systems…

The transfer of control from designers to participants: Computer scientist Gerhard Fischer (2002) writes that as the influence of technology expands, control moves from the designer to the people for whom we design. Design researcher Liz Sanders (2006) argues that designers need to think less about consumers and users, and more about participants and co-creators; about designing with people rather than for them. MIT comparative media professor Henry Jenkins (2006) discusses the consequences of media convergence on people’s sense of agency or control of outcomes. Spend a little time on facebook, SecondLife, or ebay and you understand who is in charge.

Design is in uncharted territory with respect to emergent systems and many of the current strategies for studying people are neither predictive of, nor responsive to, a rapidly changing environment of new technology and the resulting relationships among people, places, and things. If we accept the position of activity theorists (Nardi & Kapetlinin, 2006) – that design mediates the relationships between people and the activities they use to influence or interact with their environment – then our research strategies have to go beyond testing actions and operations in human factors labs and asking questions in focus groups that separate people from the settings in which relevant behavior takes place.

The rising importance of community: Design anthropologist Elizabeth (Dori) Tunstall (2008) talks about the role of community in design: that historical consciousness (people’s understanding of where they come from); life goals (what matters most to members of a community); organizational structure (how collective decisions are made and how individuals fit in); relationships (the means through which people gain understanding of common values and establish trust); and agency (the degree of an individual’s control or influence over things that matter to the community) are important factors in determining the level of communitas. In this sense, we can talk about learning communities and communities of practice that may exist only through online interactions. Further, such perspectives signal that globalization and the complicated issues of designing for and within culture involve more than simply adopting an appropriate visual language.

If design both illustrates the axiology of a culture (i.e. mirrors its highest or most dominant values) and shapes its social interaction (i.e. influences interpretive perspectives and behaviors), then the consequences of design have implications that reach far beyond the immediate consumption of goods, information, and services. And because “community” is no longer defined by geographic location, or even common histories, our understanding of these issues should be reevaluated through research.

Technological expansion and media convergence: We now live in a culture of emergent, convergent, sensor, and mobile technology. Traditional object-driven design paradigms, which often result in fixed features and physical attributes, fall short in an experience-oriented world. Networks, tools, platforms, and systems – the means through which people create experience and shape behavior – are the “products” of design efforts in a vastly reconfigured technological world. Design consultant Adam Greenfield (2006) describes ubiquitous computing as “everyware,”,“the colonization of everyday life by information technology…a situation…in which information processing dissolves into behavior” (p. 33).

Not only does this shift in the output of design challenge the traditional body of knowledge that informs our design decisions, but it also points to a need for research into the very methods by which we design. If the goal of design is to provide an increasingly invisible interface

(which may, for example, be comprised of sensors that are activated only by unconscious gestures), what methods replace a design process that has been all about designing visible representations of mechanical and textbased information systems? And by what criteria do we judge success?

The necessity of interdisciplinary work: The complex scale of problems, diversity of settings and participants, and demand for adaptable and adaptive technological systems argues for work being done by interdisciplinary teams composed of experts with very different modes of inquiry. How such experts collaborate as peers and the roles design can play in mediating collaboration present new opportunities for designers. To participate at this level of engagement, therefore, designers must deploy team-based strategies that argue successfully for effectiveness as well as efficiency, sustainability as well as feasibility, and human-centeredness as well as technical viability.

Nothing about design education in the past explicitly prepared designers for teamwork; most design professionals do it intuitively.

How teams of diverse experts innovate and the role designers play in that innovation, although the subject of many claims in the popular press, is another area about which there is little empirical research.

It is apparent from these challenges that the traditional knowledge base of design has its limits and that for design practice to remain relevant in this rapidly changing environment, the field must generate new knowledge and methods. Because design is subject to modulations in the culture, such knowledge seeking must anticipate where design is going, not focus only on where it has been. Further, unlike research in other fields, where the first years of doctoral study are spent surveying what has not been done, the question for doctoral students in design is “What is worth doing?” The choices doctoral students and their faculty make in determining dissertation topics have somewhat greater significance in shaping others’ perceptions of design research than do topics in more mature research fields. These topics tell professionals, scholars, and the public what issues truly matter with respect to design and set the stage for the kinds of students who will be attracted to advanced study. When there is so little history of design research to cite, the collection of dissertation topics in graduate programs around the world are indicators of priorities in the field.

FEATURE ARTICLE

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Why Do We Need Doctoral Study In Design?

By Meredith Davis – Professor of Graphic Design, Ph.D. in Design Program Director Excerpts from an article recently published in the International Journal of Design (Volume 2, Number 3, 2008).

T

he modern practice of design has been the model for design education since the days of the Bauhaus. Defined as an object-centered process, the traditional goal of design has been to produce an artifact or environment that solves a problem… The demands on design practice in the twenty-first century, however, are significantly different from those of the past, suggesting that [traditional disciplinary] paradigms may require re-examination. A number of current trends challenge the traditional notions of what we do and, more importantly what we need to know: Increasing complexity in the nature of design problems: Christopher Jones (1970) articulated the scale of design problems that exist in a post-industrial society. He described a hierarchy of design problems, beginning with components and products and extending to systems of interrelated products and communities composed of interacting systems. Jones asserted that the problems of contemporary society are defined at the level of systems and communities; that design action must address an intricate web of connections among people, activities, objects, and settings…

The evolution of design practice evidences increasing complexity and greater focus on experience and behavior [than on the physical attributes of objects]…This does not mean that work at the experience end of the continuum is devoid of artifacts, only that its goal is to engage or mediate some kind of human interaction with a larger context.

In 2005 graphic designer Milton Glaser unveiled a poster for ONE.org, showing a human hand, with each finger in a different skin tone, and the phrase “We are all African.” ONE.org is a website that encourages people to lobby politicians on the problems of poverty. On the same stage technologist Nicholas Negroponte showed MIT’s $100 laptop, designed

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to bring the educational opportunities of the Internet to children in developing countries. Both objects addressed the issues of poverty, but Glaser’s poster reduced an enormously complex, systems-level problem to a phrase and an emotional image distributed on the streets of New York. Negroponte’s solution, on the other hand, addressed the complexity of poverty as something to be managed – not simplified – through tools and systems…

The transfer of control from designers to participants: Computer scientist Gerhard Fischer (2002) writes that as the influence of technology expands, control moves from the designer to the people for whom we design. Design researcher Liz Sanders (2006) argues that designers need to think less about consumers and users, and more about participants and co-creators; about designing with people rather than for them. MIT comparative media professor Henry Jenkins (2006) discusses the consequences of media convergence on people’s sense of agency or control of outcomes. Spend a little time on facebook, SecondLife, or ebay and you understand who is in charge.

Design is in uncharted territory with respect to emergent systems and many of the current strategies for studying people are neither predictive of, nor responsive to, a rapidly changing environment of new technology and the resulting relationships among people, places, and things. If we accept the position of activity theorists (Nardi & Kapetlinin, 2006) – that design mediates the relationships between people and the activities they use to influence or interact with their environment – then our research strategies have to go beyond testing actions and operations in human factors labs and asking questions in focus groups that separate people from the settings in which relevant behavior takes place.

The rising importance of community: Design anthropologist Elizabeth (Dori) Tunstall (2008) talks about the role of community in design: that historical consciousness (people’s understanding of where they come from); life goals (what matters most to members of a community); organizational structure (how collective decisions are made and how individuals fit in); relationships (the means through which people gain understanding of common values and establish trust); and agency (the degree of an individual’s control or influence over things that matter to the community) are important factors in determining the level of communitas. In this sense, we can talk about learning communities and communities of practice that may exist only through online interactions. Further, such perspectives signal that globalization and the complicated issues of designing for and within culture involve more than simply adopting an appropriate visual language.

If design both illustrates the axiology of a culture (i.e. mirrors its highest or most dominant values) and shapes its social interaction (i.e. influences interpretive perspectives and behaviors), then the consequences of design have implications that reach far beyond the immediate consumption of goods, information, and services. And because “community” is no longer defined by geographic location, or even common histories, our understanding of these issues should be reevaluated through research.

Technological expansion and media convergence: We now live in a culture of emergent, convergent, sensor, and mobile technology. Traditional object-driven design paradigms, which often result in fixed features and physical attributes, fall short in an experience-oriented world. Networks, tools, platforms, and systems – the means through which people create experience and shape behavior – are the “products” of design efforts in a vastly reconfigured technological world. Design consultant Adam Greenfield (2006) describes ubiquitous computing as “everyware,”,“the colonization of everyday life by information technology…a situation…in which information processing dissolves into behavior” (p. 33).

Not only does this shift in the output of design challenge the traditional body of knowledge that informs our design decisions, but it also points to a need for research into the very methods by which we design. If the goal of design is to provide an increasingly invisible interface

(which may, for example, be comprised of sensors that are activated only by unconscious gestures), what methods replace a design process that has been all about designing visible representations of mechanical and textbased information systems? And by what criteria do we judge success?

The necessity of interdisciplinary work: The complex scale of problems, diversity of settings and participants, and demand for adaptable and adaptive technological systems argues for work being done by interdisciplinary teams composed of experts with very different modes of inquiry. How such experts collaborate as peers and the roles design can play in mediating collaboration present new opportunities for designers. To participate at this level of engagement, therefore, designers must deploy team-based strategies that argue successfully for effectiveness as well as efficiency, sustainability as well as feasibility, and human-centeredness as well as technical viability.

Nothing about design education in the past explicitly prepared designers for teamwork; most design professionals do it intuitively.

How teams of diverse experts innovate and the role designers play in that innovation, although the subject of many claims in the popular press, is another area about which there is little empirical research.

It is apparent from these challenges that the traditional knowledge base of design has its limits and that for design practice to remain relevant in this rapidly changing environment, the field must generate new knowledge and methods. Because design is subject to modulations in the culture, such knowledge seeking must anticipate where design is going, not focus only on where it has been. Further, unlike research in other fields, where the first years of doctoral study are spent surveying what has not been done, the question for doctoral students in design is “What is worth doing?” The choices doctoral students and their faculty make in determining dissertation topics have somewhat greater significance in shaping others’ perceptions of design research than do topics in more mature research fields. These topics tell professionals, scholars, and the public what issues truly matter with respect to design and set the stage for the kinds of students who will be attracted to advanced study. When there is so little history of design research to cite, the collection of dissertation topics in graduate programs around the world are indicators of priorities in the field.

FEATURE ARTICLE

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Prague Institute Hosts First Fibers Studio

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usan Brandeis and Vita Plume co-taught a fibers studio in Prague for the first time during the summer of 2008 and used the location as inspiration for the work students would create while in the Czech Republic.

This studio course strongly emphasized observation and response to the city of Prague.

Students kept an extensive travel journal/ sketchbook and experienced finding supplies and materials in an unfamiliar environment and implementing ideas through small studies and/ or finished works.

Brandeis taught surface design, sketchbook and design process skills in digital printing on cloth and embroidery during the first half Right: Learning about restoration of a 14th century tapestry at the Moravian Gobelin Manufactory with Jan Stricek.

Bottom left and right: Students at work in their studio space and the entire group on the last day of the tour.

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of the class. She divided the Old Towne area of Prague into six pie wedges during the first week, assigning students a wedge for their investigation, for which they used photos and sketches to generate collages for inspiration. Plume’s half of the class focused on plaiting and tapestry, creating studies and structures on a small scale.

Together, Brandeis and Plume led the students, along with Prague Institute Director Dana Bartelt, on a Moravian and South Bohemian bus tour field trip. The area has a long history in lace making, weaving and resist-dyed textiles.

Stops on the trip included the Textiles Museum in Ceska Skalice; The Moravian Gobelin Manufactory in Valasske Mezirici; the Lace Museum in Vamberk, where they saw lace being made; and a weaving mill in Strmilov where one-of-a-kind fabrics are made for clothing and household use.

At the Moravian Gobelin Tapestry Manufactory, the students had a hands-on demonstration in weaving pile carpet and observed the restoration of a 14th Century tapestry. This workshop also creates large-scale rugs, theatre curtains and wall tapestries, by artist/director Jan Stricek.

Prague Institute Director Dana Bartelt praised Brandeis and Plume for their work on the course.

“Each had done extensive research about what was going on in fibers in the Czech Republic before they came to Prague in the summer,” Bartelt said. “I was proud to ‘show off’ these two extremely knowledgeable and talented artists as representatives of the Prague Institute and NC State University to their Czech counterparts.”

Map of the Czech Republic (knotted, cotton) by industrial design student Laura Taylor.

Leigh Hawkins (Anni Albers Scholar) learning to knot a pile carpet at the Moravian Gobelin Manufactory.

FEATURE ARTICLE

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Prague Institute Hosts First Fibers Studio

S

usan Brandeis and Vita Plume co-taught a fibers studio in Prague for the first time during the summer of 2008 and used the location as inspiration for the work students would create while in the Czech Republic.

This studio course strongly emphasized observation and response to the city of Prague.

Students kept an extensive travel journal/ sketchbook and experienced finding supplies and materials in an unfamiliar environment and implementing ideas through small studies and/ or finished works.

Brandeis taught surface design, sketchbook and design process skills in digital printing on cloth and embroidery during the first half Right: Learning about restoration of a 14th century tapestry at the Moravian Gobelin Manufactory with Jan Stricek.

Bottom left and right: Students at work in their studio space and the entire group on the last day of the tour.

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of the class. She divided the Old Towne area of Prague into six pie wedges during the first week, assigning students a wedge for their investigation, for which they used photos and sketches to generate collages for inspiration. Plume’s half of the class focused on plaiting and tapestry, creating studies and structures on a small scale.

Together, Brandeis and Plume led the students, along with Prague Institute Director Dana Bartelt, on a Moravian and South Bohemian bus tour field trip. The area has a long history in lace making, weaving and resist-dyed textiles.

Stops on the trip included the Textiles Museum in Ceska Skalice; The Moravian Gobelin Manufactory in Valasske Mezirici; the Lace Museum in Vamberk, where they saw lace being made; and a weaving mill in Strmilov where one-of-a-kind fabrics are made for clothing and household use.

At the Moravian Gobelin Tapestry Manufactory, the students had a hands-on demonstration in weaving pile carpet and observed the restoration of a 14th Century tapestry. This workshop also creates large-scale rugs, theatre curtains and wall tapestries, by artist/director Jan Stricek.

Prague Institute Director Dana Bartelt praised Brandeis and Plume for their work on the course.

“Each had done extensive research about what was going on in fibers in the Czech Republic before they came to Prague in the summer,” Bartelt said. “I was proud to ‘show off’ these two extremely knowledgeable and talented artists as representatives of the Prague Institute and NC State University to their Czech counterparts.”

Map of the Czech Republic (knotted, cotton) by industrial design student Laura Taylor.

Leigh Hawkins (Anni Albers Scholar) learning to knot a pile carpet at the Moravian Gobelin Manufactory.

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Medlin Excels at UC Berkeley

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aylor Medlin earned his Bachelor of Environmental Design in Architecture in 2006 and is currently completing his Master’s in Architecture at the University of California at Berkeley. Medlin’s accomplishments while attending UC Berkeley have been notable. Not only is he one of three recipients of the 2009 Branner Traveling Fellowship, but he also won first place in the 2008 Central Glass International Design Competition this past fall, and third place in the Temporary Outdoor Gallery Space Design Competition in the spring of 2008.

The Branner Traveling Fellowship is a competitive scholarship within UC Berkeley that allows students the opportunity to study their thesis proposal by traveling around the world for 9-12 months. The scholarship requirements are a submittal of a portfolio of work at UC Berkeley, as well as a written document on one’s proposal and travel itinerary, and samples of past writings. The recipients of the fellowship receive $35,000 to travel and study their proposal. (See sidebar.)

“I have had a really exciting year and feel extremely honored,” explains Medlin. As part of his Banner Fellowship, he is keeping a blog

titled “RE:mote . . . . Controlled: building in areas of isolation” that documents his travels. His research seeks to investigate construction techniques used by sites remote in location or access. Read more on his blog, http://constructionculture. blogspot.com/.

Prior to winning the Branner Traveling Fellowship, Medlin and Rene Davids, Professor of Architecture and Urban Design, won the highly competitive 2008 Central Glass International Design Competition held in Tokyo. The pair advanced to the second stage along with ten other entries and flew to Japan to present their proposal to jurors and a public audience.

They were awarded first place, a prize purse of more than $20,000 and publication in the November 2008 issue of The Japan Architect.

According to Medlin, there were more than 733 international entries reviewed by jurors Toyo Ito and Kengo Kuma, among others. “I was one of the few English-speaking individuals in the room and had to have an earpiece connected to a translator in a booth who would translate the Japanese into English and what I said into Japanese.

Everyone was incredibly warm and I was happy to be part of the experience.” More information can be found at http://www.cgco.co.jp/english/world_heritages%20sites.html.

Early in 2008, Medlin also teamed up with classmate Peter Lingamfelter to win third place in the Temporary Outdoor Gallery Space Design Competition (TOGS), another international competition based in Austin, Texas. The competition received 269 entries from more than 20 countries.

The John K. Branner Fellowship John Kennedy Branner was the “architecturally trained son” of Stanford University’s second president, John Casper Branner. His principal works include Stanford Stadium, numerous residences in Hillsborough, Palo Alto, and Woodside, CA, several fraternity houses at Stanford, and associate architect with Sir Herbert Baker for Mein Estate, Woodside.

The John K. Branner Fellowship was established in 1969 for the purpose of maintaining and providing traveling fellowships for outstanding qualified students studying to become architects in the school of architecture at the University of CA, Berkeley.

In all cases, recipients of the Fellowship are required to include France and Italy in their 12-month itineraries (or are prorated accordingly). Awards are made through Graduate Division.

Six alumni with Bachelor of Environmental Design in Architecture degrees from NC State have received the prestigious Branner Fellowship at UC Berkeley.

Eligible recipients often must work a year or so before going back for a master’s degree and have to attend UC Berkeley at least a year before they can apply for the fellowship. The six NC State recipients are:

Top: Death Valley Research Station - Studio Project, Fall 2007 Above: “Plug-In-Pavilion” interior rendering Right: “Plug-In-Pavilion” in urban context

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Top: “An Exhibit Overhead” group exhibition of past theses Above, left: Taylor Medlin at the Central Glass Competition award ceremony Above, right: “TOGS Competition” presentation board

Michael Cotton (BEDA; BEDI 1993), 1998 Stephen Walker (BEDA 1995), 2001 Aaron Brumo (BEDA 1999), 2004 Luke Perry (BEDA; BID 2000), 2008 Vincenzo “Beau” Trincia (BEDA 2001), 2005 Taylor Medlin (BEDA 2006), 2009 FEATURE ARTICLE

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Medlin Excels at UC Berkeley

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aylor Medlin earned his Bachelor of Environmental Design in Architecture in 2006 and is currently completing his Master’s in Architecture at the University of California at Berkeley. Medlin’s accomplishments while attending UC Berkeley have been notable. Not only is he one of three recipients of the 2009 Branner Traveling Fellowship, but he also won first place in the 2008 Central Glass International Design Competition this past fall, and third place in the Temporary Outdoor Gallery Space Design Competition in the spring of 2008.

The Branner Traveling Fellowship is a competitive scholarship within UC Berkeley that allows students the opportunity to study their thesis proposal by traveling around the world for 9-12 months. The scholarship requirements are a submittal of a portfolio of work at UC Berkeley, as well as a written document on one’s proposal and travel itinerary, and samples of past writings. The recipients of the fellowship receive $35,000 to travel and study their proposal. (See sidebar.)

“I have had a really exciting year and feel extremely honored,” explains Medlin. As part of his Banner Fellowship, he is keeping a blog

titled “RE:mote . . . . Controlled: building in areas of isolation” that documents his travels. His research seeks to investigate construction techniques used by sites remote in location or access. Read more on his blog, http://constructionculture. blogspot.com/.

Prior to winning the Branner Traveling Fellowship, Medlin and Rene Davids, Professor of Architecture and Urban Design, won the highly competitive 2008 Central Glass International Design Competition held in Tokyo. The pair advanced to the second stage along with ten other entries and flew to Japan to present their proposal to jurors and a public audience.

They were awarded first place, a prize purse of more than $20,000 and publication in the November 2008 issue of The Japan Architect.

According to Medlin, there were more than 733 international entries reviewed by jurors Toyo Ito and Kengo Kuma, among others. “I was one of the few English-speaking individuals in the room and had to have an earpiece connected to a translator in a booth who would translate the Japanese into English and what I said into Japanese.

Everyone was incredibly warm and I was happy to be part of the experience.” More information can be found at http://www.cgco.co.jp/english/world_heritages%20sites.html.

Early in 2008, Medlin also teamed up with classmate Peter Lingamfelter to win third place in the Temporary Outdoor Gallery Space Design Competition (TOGS), another international competition based in Austin, Texas. The competition received 269 entries from more than 20 countries.

The John K. Branner Fellowship John Kennedy Branner was the “architecturally trained son” of Stanford University’s second president, John Casper Branner. His principal works include Stanford Stadium, numerous residences in Hillsborough, Palo Alto, and Woodside, CA, several fraternity houses at Stanford, and associate architect with Sir Herbert Baker for Mein Estate, Woodside.

The John K. Branner Fellowship was established in 1969 for the purpose of maintaining and providing traveling fellowships for outstanding qualified students studying to become architects in the school of architecture at the University of CA, Berkeley.

In all cases, recipients of the Fellowship are required to include France and Italy in their 12-month itineraries (or are prorated accordingly). Awards are made through Graduate Division.

Six alumni with Bachelor of Environmental Design in Architecture degrees from NC State have received the prestigious Branner Fellowship at UC Berkeley.

Eligible recipients often must work a year or so before going back for a master’s degree and have to attend UC Berkeley at least a year before they can apply for the fellowship. The six NC State recipients are:

Top: Death Valley Research Station - Studio Project, Fall 2007 Above: “Plug-In-Pavilion” interior rendering Right: “Plug-In-Pavilion” in urban context

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Top: “An Exhibit Overhead” group exhibition of past theses Above, left: Taylor Medlin at the Central Glass Competition award ceremony Above, right: “TOGS Competition” presentation board

Michael Cotton (BEDA; BEDI 1993), 1998 Stephen Walker (BEDA 1995), 2001 Aaron Brumo (BEDA 1999), 2004 Luke Perry (BEDA; BID 2000), 2008 Vincenzo “Beau” Trincia (BEDA 2001), 2005 Taylor Medlin (BEDA 2006), 2009 FEATURE ARTICLE

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60th Anniversary Celebration and Reunion

What you Get! 60th Anniversary Reunion ($60 per person) A great chance to reconnect with old friends and learn what students are doing today.

WEEKEND CELEBRATION Schedule Friday, April 3, 2009

Saturday, April 4, 2009

4-6 p.m.

Reunion Registration, Brooks Hall Entrance Rotunda

8 a.m.

Registration continues

5 p.m.

Studio Open House, sponsored by Design Council

Decade “SPOTS,” sponsored by Patterson Pope (pattersonpope.com)

7 p.m.

Reunion Party at The Pit Authentic Barbecue Restaurant (thepit-raleigh.com), sponsored by Empire Properties (empire1792.com)

Networking Breakfast Coffee and Pastries

9 a.m.

Welcome by Walton R. Teague, 1989 Presentation – Claude McKinney: The Measure of a Collaborative Designer,

by C. David Burney, 1979 ALUMNI MEMORIES, Video Viewing FORGING THE FUTURE OF DESIGN, by Dean Marvin J. Malecha PRESENTATION OF DESIGNSMITH AWARDS

REGISTRATION The registration fee for the 60th Anniversary Celebration and Reunion is $60, received

by March 27, 2009, and $80 after this date.

Additional fees required for the Reunion Party at The Pit Barbecue Restaurant, the modern architecture and landscape architecture bus tours, and the Design Guild Dinner. Please fill out forms inserted in this Design Influence issue or go online to: www.design.ncsu.edu/60.

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11 a.m.

FUTURE OF DESIGN, presentations/pin-ups by students throughout the college 12 p.m.

LUNCH

Participate in interesting programs throughout the reunion.

1:30-4 p.m.

ACTIVITIES HOSTED BY DEPARTMENTS: - Modern Architecture Tour ($18), sponsored by

by Triangle Modernist Houses (trianglemodernisthouses.com) - Postcard Art Exhibition and Silent Auction (proceeds benefit Art + Design department) - Art + Design alumni/faculty connection meeting - PrintLab Activity Make-Ready, Ready-Made: from letterpress to pixel and back - Sketching Seminar and Pin-Up –brush up on drawing by hand, sponsored by Hanbury Preservation Consulting (hanburypreservation.com) - Duke University Landscape Architecture Tour ($18) 6 p.m.

DESIGN GUILD DINNER, Raleigh Convention Center.

Award sponsor is Brick Industry Association, Southeast Region. Additional sponsorships available.

Please go to www.design.ncsu.edu/guild for more information.

Networking in the Pit and Courtyard Discipline “SPOTS,” sponsored by Optima (optimapa.com)

Sunday, April 5, 2009 Self-organized brunches/open option for alumni to connect with each other (create an event online or at the reunion)

Breakfast and lunch with your 60th registration A bag of goodies including: - Custom embossed recycled leather portfolio with 60th anniversary tablet - Electronic copy of the Design Thinking book written by College of Design faculty

Show Your Stuff!

The School of Architecture will exhibit work by architecture alumni during the 60th Anniversary from March 21 through April 5.

Artwork wanted!

Submit your original “postcard” work of art, sized 4.25” x 6” to include in a 60th anniversary silent auction to benefit the Art + Design department. Not an artist?

Make a bid on April 4th!

For information on how to submit your work for either of these exhibits, please go to www.design.ncsu.edu/60.

- College of Design sticker for your car

WANT TO SEE YOUR CLASSMATES?

Reunion Party at The Pit Authentic Barbecue Restaurant ($25 per person)

Call, e-mail, text your friends from the College of Design. Encourage them to attend the 60th Reunion.

Need contact information to find old friends? Call 919.513.4310 or e-mail design@ncsu.edu.

Design Guild Dinner ($150 per person) Enjoy an elegant evening at the 12th annual Design Guild Award Dinner honoring Tom Darden, CEO, Cherokee. Share a table with friends and dance the night away at the brand new Raleigh Convention Center.

Alumni Architecture Exhibition, Brooks Hall “By Assignment and By the Way: Gordon Schenck Photographs Architecture” exhibition at Raleigh Convention Center “New Work by Thomas Sayre” exhibit at Gregg Museum of Art and Design, Talley Student Center, NC State University, Museum open: 12-8 p.m.

Friday, 2-8 p.m. Sat-Sun. Fish Market First Friday Art + Design Senior Show exhibition in downtown Raleigh, April 3, at 133½ Fayetteville Street, open Friday, 6-11 p.m., Saturday and Sunday, 1-4 p.m.

60th Anniversary Sponsors $3,000

- Student Publication

Join us for a casual party at The Pit Authentic Barbecue Restaurant in downtown Raleigh. Enjoy a down home barbecue buffet dinner (sweet tea provided; cash bar) and dance to the alty-tonk sound of the Swingin’ Johnsons band.

ON YOUR OWN

David Allen Co.

$2,500 Empire Properties Optima $1,500

Brick Industry Association, Southeast Region

$1,000 Patterson Pope Triangle Modernist Houses

Forgot to order your alumni directory from Harris Connect?

$500

A limited number of alumni directories will be available for sale at the 60th Anniversary Reunion and Celebration.

IN-KIND Classic Graphics Duncan Parnell

Jerry's Artarama SMART Papers Holdings LLC

QUESTIONS? For more information about the 60th Anniversary Celebration and Reunion, contact the Office of External Relations at 919.513.4310 or visit design.ncsu.edu/60 or e-mail: design@ncsu.edu.

Hanbury Preservation Consulting

Interested in sponsoring the anniversary? Call Jean Marie Livaudais at 919.515.8320 for more information or check out the sponsor opportunities on the 60th Web site design.ncsu.edu/60.

FEATURE ARTICLE

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60th Anniversary Celebration and Reunion

What you Get! 60th Anniversary Reunion ($60 per person) A great chance to reconnect with old friends and learn what students are doing today.

WEEKEND CELEBRATION Schedule Friday, April 3, 2009

Saturday, April 4, 2009

4-6 p.m.

Reunion Registration, Brooks Hall Entrance Rotunda

8 a.m.

Registration continues

5 p.m.

Studio Open House, sponsored by Design Council

Decade “SPOTS,” sponsored by Patterson Pope (pattersonpope.com)

7 p.m.

Reunion Party at The Pit Authentic Barbecue Restaurant (thepit-raleigh.com), sponsored by Empire Properties (empire1792.com)

Networking Breakfast Coffee and Pastries

9 a.m.

Welcome by Walton R. Teague, 1989 Presentation – Claude McKinney: The Measure of a Collaborative Designer,

by C. David Burney, 1979 ALUMNI MEMORIES, Video Viewing FORGING THE FUTURE OF DESIGN, by Dean Marvin J. Malecha PRESENTATION OF DESIGNSMITH AWARDS

REGISTRATION The registration fee for the 60th Anniversary Celebration and Reunion is $60, received

by March 27, 2009, and $80 after this date.

Additional fees required for the Reunion Party at The Pit Barbecue Restaurant, the modern architecture and landscape architecture bus tours, and the Design Guild Dinner. Please fill out forms inserted in this Design Influence issue or go online to: www.design.ncsu.edu/60.

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11 a.m.

FUTURE OF DESIGN, presentations/pin-ups by students throughout the college 12 p.m.

LUNCH

Participate in interesting programs throughout the reunion.

1:30-4 p.m.

ACTIVITIES HOSTED BY DEPARTMENTS: - Modern Architecture Tour ($18), sponsored by

by Triangle Modernist Houses (trianglemodernisthouses.com) - Postcard Art Exhibition and Silent Auction (proceeds benefit Art + Design department) - Art + Design alumni/faculty connection meeting - PrintLab Activity Make-Ready, Ready-Made: from letterpress to pixel and back - Sketching Seminar and Pin-Up –brush up on drawing by hand, sponsored by Hanbury Preservation Consulting (hanburypreservation.com) - Duke University Landscape Architecture Tour ($18) 6 p.m.

DESIGN GUILD DINNER, Raleigh Convention Center.

Award sponsor is Brick Industry Association, Southeast Region. Additional sponsorships available.

Please go to www.design.ncsu.edu/guild for more information.

Networking in the Pit and Courtyard Discipline “SPOTS,” sponsored by Optima (optimapa.com)

Sunday, April 5, 2009 Self-organized brunches/open option for alumni to connect with each other (create an event online or at the reunion)

Breakfast and lunch with your 60th registration A bag of goodies including: - Custom embossed recycled leather portfolio with 60th anniversary tablet - Electronic copy of the Design Thinking book written by College of Design faculty

Show Your Stuff!

The School of Architecture will exhibit work by architecture alumni during the 60th Anniversary from March 21 through April 5.

Artwork wanted!

Submit your original “postcard” work of art, sized 4.25” x 6” to include in a 60th anniversary silent auction to benefit the Art + Design department. Not an artist?

Make a bid on April 4th!

For information on how to submit your work for either of these exhibits, please go to www.design.ncsu.edu/60.

- College of Design sticker for your car

WANT TO SEE YOUR CLASSMATES?

Reunion Party at The Pit Authentic Barbecue Restaurant ($25 per person)

Call, e-mail, text your friends from the College of Design. Encourage them to attend the 60th Reunion.

Need contact information to find old friends? Call 919.513.4310 or e-mail design@ncsu.edu.

Design Guild Dinner ($150 per person) Enjoy an elegant evening at the 12th annual Design Guild Award Dinner honoring Tom Darden, CEO, Cherokee. Share a table with friends and dance the night away at the brand new Raleigh Convention Center.

Alumni Architecture Exhibition, Brooks Hall “By Assignment and By the Way: Gordon Schenck Photographs Architecture” exhibition at Raleigh Convention Center “New Work by Thomas Sayre” exhibit at Gregg Museum of Art and Design, Talley Student Center, NC State University, Museum open: 12-8 p.m.

Friday, 2-8 p.m. Sat-Sun. Fish Market First Friday Art + Design Senior Show exhibition in downtown Raleigh, April 3, at 133½ Fayetteville Street, open Friday, 6-11 p.m., Saturday and Sunday, 1-4 p.m.

60th Anniversary Sponsors $3,000

- Student Publication

Join us for a casual party at The Pit Authentic Barbecue Restaurant in downtown Raleigh. Enjoy a down home barbecue buffet dinner (sweet tea provided; cash bar) and dance to the alty-tonk sound of the Swingin’ Johnsons band.

ON YOUR OWN

David Allen Co.

$2,500 Empire Properties Optima $1,500

Brick Industry Association, Southeast Region

$1,000 Patterson Pope Triangle Modernist Houses

Forgot to order your alumni directory from Harris Connect?

$500

A limited number of alumni directories will be available for sale at the 60th Anniversary Reunion and Celebration.

IN-KIND Classic Graphics Duncan Parnell

Jerry's Artarama SMART Papers Holdings LLC

QUESTIONS? For more information about the 60th Anniversary Celebration and Reunion, contact the Office of External Relations at 919.513.4310 or visit design.ncsu.edu/60 or e-mail: design@ncsu.edu.

Hanbury Preservation Consulting

Interested in sponsoring the anniversary? Call Jean Marie Livaudais at 919.515.8320 for more information or check out the sponsor opportunities on the 60th Web site design.ncsu.edu/60.

FEATURE ARTICLE

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Dean Marvin J. Malecha Inaugurated as AIA President

NC State Team Creates Patriotic-Themed Christmas Ornament for White House Tree

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recious Lovell, a graduate student in the fibers and surface design, remembers stopping by Professor of Art + Design Charles Joyner’s office during the summer and noticing he had a box of items in his office. Joyner asked Lovell if she knew what these items were. Lovell replied, “White House ornaments.”

Lovell had researched White House ornaments on her own, just out of curiosity.

Surprised by her answer, Joyner was impressed that Lovell was knowledgeable about the project for which he was going to her for assistance. Coming from a long line of quilters and being a former New York clothing designer, Lovell jumped at the chance.

North Carolina Representative Brad Miller of Wake County, who represents the state’s 13th Congressional District, recruited Joyner to design his district’s ornament.

“There are specific guidelines to follow each year,” explains Joyner.

The idea Joyner had was for Lovell to quilt and stitch the screenedprinted design he made.

The result was a red, white and blue ornament with a quilted cotton skin and herringbone stitch, featuring a classic Christmas star motif.

Joyner and Lovell visited the White House for an event celebrating the public display of the tree in the Blue Room.

“There were so many people there,” says Joyner. “Our ornament had prominent placement on the tree.”

ean Marvin J. Malecha, FAIA,

was sworn in as the 85th AIA President on December 5, 2009, at the new Foster & Partners’-designed courtyard of the National Portrait Gallery in Washington, D.C.

Former AIA President and NC State

alumnus Scott Ferebee made a toast to Malecha at the event: “Marvin, as our profession and the nation enters into the most uncertain and challenging economic times in modern history, I know of no one more qualified to lead our beloved American Institute of Architects into the future than you. We raise our glasses in the following pledge: Here’s a toast to the future, And a toast to the past, And a toast to our friends far and near.

Whatever life may bring,

Above: Dean Marvin J. Malecha, FAIA, newly installed president of AIA, stands with Marshall E. Purnell, FAIA, immediate past-president as board members wear Malechainspired glasses as the crowd looks on.

Right: Scott Ferebee

Whatever seeks to wear us down, Within this great room March forward with nothing to fear!”

—S. Scott Ferebee, Jr., FAIA

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Photos: KC Ramsay

Embraced by the fellowship

Top: Ornament designed and screen printed by Charles Joyner and sewn by Precious Lovell.

Right: Joyner and Lovell stand in the Blue Room at the White House in front of the Christmas tree that also was from N.C. FEATURE ARTICLE

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Dean Marvin J. Malecha Inaugurated as AIA President

NC State Team Creates Patriotic-Themed Christmas Ornament for White House Tree

D

P

recious Lovell, a graduate student in the fibers and surface design, remembers stopping by Professor of Art + Design Charles Joyner’s office during the summer and noticing he had a box of items in his office. Joyner asked Lovell if she knew what these items were. Lovell replied, “White House ornaments.”

Lovell had researched White House ornaments on her own, just out of curiosity.

Surprised by her answer, Joyner was impressed that Lovell was knowledgeable about the project for which he was going to her for assistance. Coming from a long line of quilters and being a former New York clothing designer, Lovell jumped at the chance.

North Carolina Representative Brad Miller of Wake County, who represents the state’s 13th Congressional District, recruited Joyner to design his district’s ornament.

“There are specific guidelines to follow each year,” explains Joyner.

The idea Joyner had was for Lovell to quilt and stitch the screenedprinted design he made.

The result was a red, white and blue ornament with a quilted cotton skin and herringbone stitch, featuring a classic Christmas star motif.

Joyner and Lovell visited the White House for an event celebrating the public display of the tree in the Blue Room.

“There were so many people there,” says Joyner. “Our ornament had prominent placement on the tree.”

ean Marvin J. Malecha, FAIA,

was sworn in as the 85th AIA President on December 5, 2009, at the new Foster & Partners’-designed courtyard of the National Portrait Gallery in Washington, D.C.

Former AIA President and NC State

alumnus Scott Ferebee made a toast to Malecha at the event: “Marvin, as our profession and the nation enters into the most uncertain and challenging economic times in modern history, I know of no one more qualified to lead our beloved American Institute of Architects into the future than you. We raise our glasses in the following pledge: Here’s a toast to the future, And a toast to the past, And a toast to our friends far and near.

Whatever life may bring,

Above: Dean Marvin J. Malecha, FAIA, newly installed president of AIA, stands with Marshall E. Purnell, FAIA, immediate past-president as board members wear Malechainspired glasses as the crowd looks on.

Right: Scott Ferebee

Whatever seeks to wear us down, Within this great room March forward with nothing to fear!”

—S. Scott Ferebee, Jr., FAIA

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Photos: KC Ramsay

Embraced by the fellowship

Top: Ornament designed and screen printed by Charles Joyner and sewn by Precious Lovell.

Right: Joyner and Lovell stand in the Blue Room at the White House in front of the Christmas tree that also was from N.C. FEATURE ARTICLE

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External Relations – Your Continuing Influence

A

s we travel on this path of challenging economic times, the college is extremely grateful to everyone who continues to provide support to our students and programs. Whether you are volunteering your time to mentor a student, hiring a student for an internship or new position, or making a financial gift – from sending in your annual contribution to establishing a new endowment – all of these actions have a major impact on the college community.

In spite of the economy our alumni continue to be generous.

Since the beginning of the fiscal year, July 1, 2008, several alumni have made major gifts through their estate plans using three different planned giving options.

Douglas Brinkley (BEDA 1974) – Doug funded a future endowment using a bequest in his will. He established an endowment for the promotion and study of sustainability in architecture.

William L. O’Brien, Jr. (B.Arch. 1962) – Bill has established charitable gift annuities with the remainders designated to fund a new scholarship endowment for the School of Architecture.

Fred M. Taylor (B.Arch. 1953) – Fred funded a future endowment through a beneficiary designation from his retirement fund to the NC State Foundation for the College of Design. This endowment will be used to provide a scholarship for an entering freshman or transfer undergraduate student who plans to study architecture.

These are just three of the many planned gifts options that can benefit you, your estate and the College of Design.

If you would like more information on planned gifts and the benefits you and your family might enjoy, please contact Carla Abramczyk, Assistant Dean for External Relations and Development at 919.513.4310 or via e-mail at carla_abramczyk@ ncsu.edu or contact Steve Watt, Senior Director of Gift Planning at 919.515.5106 or via e-mail at steve_watt@ncsu.edu.

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Alumni & Friends receptions As part of the 60th Anniversary celebration, the college continued to hold alumni and friends receptions inside and outside of North Carolina.

Our fall events kicked off at the NC AIA Conference in Charlotte, N.C., where alumnus David Furman hosted the event at his Top: Alumni signing guest book in Charlotte Centro Cityworks office.

Above: Classmates Charles Boney, Sr., Herbert McKim On October 3, 2008, we and Ligon Flynn in Wilmington gathered at the offices of WRT Design in Philadelphia in conjunction with the National ASLA convention.

Two weeks later, Fentress Architects hosted us at their Washington, D.C., office on October 17, 2008. Finally on January 17, 2009, Charles and Lynn Boney opened up their beautiful home in Wilmington, N.C., for our most recent event. During all of these events we took the opportunity to continue our video memories project, capturing more than 75 alumni reminiscing about their time here at the College of Design. All of the Upcoming Alumni & Friends Receptions: recordings will be April 17, 2009 – Asheville, NC edited to create Held in conjunction with the NC ASLA conference a special video Pearce, Brinkley, Cease & Lee, 7 p.m. piece that will be April 30, 2009 – San Francisco, CA debuted during the Held in conjunction with the National AIA Convention 60th Anniversary Hosted by Bill Valentine at HOK weekend celebration One Bush Street, 6:30 p.m. on April 3-5, 2009.

What is Design Guild?

How do I become a Member?

The Design Guild is a volunteer association of alumni, friends, design professionals and industry leaders, that was established in 1996 as part of the NC State Foundation to promote design education at the College of Design through private contributions and gifts.

Contributions toward membership support enrichment activities not supported by state funding, including student scholarships, professional development opportunities, guest lecturers and jurors, and special exhibitions, as well as this magazine. All contributors to the NC State Foundation Design Guild receive invitations to semi-annual events, including the fall Design Guild member event and the spring Design Guild Award Dinner. Members gain the opportunity to learn more about programs at the College of Design, meet faculty and students, and network with other design professionals and industry representatives.

If you are interested in joining the Design Guild, you may send your contribution in the enclosed envelope. To learn more, go to www. design.ncsu.edu/guild or contact Jean Marie Livaudais, director of professional relations, by phone at 919.515.8320 or by e-mail at jm_livaudais@ncsu.edu.

Support the college Carla Abramczyk, Assistant Dean for External Relations and Development, can be contacted by phone at 919.513.4310 or e-mail at carla_abramczyk@ncsu.edu.

2008/2009 Design Guild and Scholarship Event On November 12, 2008, the first combined fall Design Guild member event and Scholarship Reception was held at the college. This event connects student scholarship recipients with the generous donors who make their awards possible and serves to honor all Design Guild Members and those who have established scholarships, fellowships or made other contributions. The event began with a reception followed by a lecture by Distinguished Alumnus Richard Curtis (BPD 1972), recently retired managing editor for design at USA TODAY. Pictured, top to bottom: Peterson Associates Scholarship Recipient Dane Thompson with donor Jay Peterson Tony Sharp Memorial Scholarship from Adams Products David McQueen from Adams Products with recipient Michael Wagner Roughton, Nickelson, & de Luca Scholarship Recipient Adam Harker (2nd from right) with firm principals Gustavo de Luca, Charles Nickelson, and Lucien Roughton Randall and Susan Ward Scholarship and Jay Purvis Scholarship Amy Gardner Schlosser (Ward recipient), Chandra Cox (head of Art + Design), and Vanessa Loren Wolf (Purvis recipient) Raleigh Hunter Scholarships and Fellowships in Visual Design Recipients Philip B. Cobb, Ariana Z. Farquharson, Marty Maxwell Lane and Alberto Rigau

External Relations

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External Relations – Your Continuing Influence

A

s we travel on this path of challenging economic times, the college is extremely grateful to everyone who continues to provide support to our students and programs. Whether you are volunteering your time to mentor a student, hiring a student for an internship or new position, or making a financial gift – from sending in your annual contribution to establishing a new endowment – all of these actions have a major impact on the college community.

In spite of the economy our alumni continue to be generous.

Since the beginning of the fiscal year, July 1, 2008, several alumni have made major gifts through their estate plans using three different planned giving options.

Douglas Brinkley (BEDA 1974) – Doug funded a future endowment using a bequest in his will. He established an endowment for the promotion and study of sustainability in architecture.

William L. O’Brien, Jr. (B.Arch. 1962) – Bill has established charitable gift annuities with the remainders designated to fund a new scholarship endowment for the School of Architecture.

Fred M. Taylor (B.Arch. 1953) – Fred funded a future endowment through a beneficiary designation from his retirement fund to the NC State Foundation for the College of Design. This endowment will be used to provide a scholarship for an entering freshman or transfer undergraduate student who plans to study architecture.

These are just three of the many planned gifts options that can benefit you, your estate and the College of Design.

If you would like more information on planned gifts and the benefits you and your family might enjoy, please contact Carla Abramczyk, Assistant Dean for External Relations and Development at 919.513.4310 or via e-mail at carla_abramczyk@ ncsu.edu or contact Steve Watt, Senior Director of Gift Planning at 919.515.5106 or via e-mail at steve_watt@ncsu.edu.

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Alumni & Friends receptions As part of the 60th Anniversary celebration, the college continued to hold alumni and friends receptions inside and outside of North Carolina.

Our fall events kicked off at the NC AIA Conference in Charlotte, N.C., where alumnus David Furman hosted the event at his Top: Alumni signing guest book in Charlotte Centro Cityworks office.

Above: Classmates Charles Boney, Sr., Herbert McKim On October 3, 2008, we and Ligon Flynn in Wilmington gathered at the offices of WRT Design in Philadelphia in conjunction with the National ASLA convention.

Two weeks later, Fentress Architects hosted us at their Washington, D.C., office on October 17, 2008. Finally on January 17, 2009, Charles and Lynn Boney opened up their beautiful home in Wilmington, N.C., for our most recent event. During all of these events we took the opportunity to continue our video memories project, capturing more than 75 alumni reminiscing about their time here at the College of Design. All of the Upcoming Alumni & Friends Receptions: recordings will be April 17, 2009 – Asheville, NC edited to create Held in conjunction with the NC ASLA conference a special video Pearce, Brinkley, Cease & Lee, 7 p.m. piece that will be April 30, 2009 – San Francisco, CA debuted during the Held in conjunction with the National AIA Convention 60th Anniversary Hosted by Bill Valentine at HOK weekend celebration One Bush Street, 6:30 p.m. on April 3-5, 2009.

What is Design Guild?

How do I become a Member?

The Design Guild is a volunteer association of alumni, friends, design professionals and industry leaders, that was established in 1996 as part of the NC State Foundation to promote design education at the College of Design through private contributions and gifts.

Contributions toward membership support enrichment activities not supported by state funding, including student scholarships, professional development opportunities, guest lecturers and jurors, and special exhibitions, as well as this magazine. All contributors to the NC State Foundation Design Guild receive invitations to semi-annual events, including the fall Design Guild member event and the spring Design Guild Award Dinner. Members gain the opportunity to learn more about programs at the College of Design, meet faculty and students, and network with other design professionals and industry representatives.

If you are interested in joining the Design Guild, you may send your contribution in the enclosed envelope. To learn more, go to www. design.ncsu.edu/guild or contact Jean Marie Livaudais, director of professional relations, by phone at 919.515.8320 or by e-mail at jm_livaudais@ncsu.edu.

Support the college Carla Abramczyk, Assistant Dean for External Relations and Development, can be contacted by phone at 919.513.4310 or e-mail at carla_abramczyk@ncsu.edu.

2008/2009 Design Guild and Scholarship Event On November 12, 2008, the first combined fall Design Guild member event and Scholarship Reception was held at the college. This event connects student scholarship recipients with the generous donors who make their awards possible and serves to honor all Design Guild Members and those who have established scholarships, fellowships or made other contributions. The event began with a reception followed by a lecture by Distinguished Alumnus Richard Curtis (BPD 1972), recently retired managing editor for design at USA TODAY. Pictured, top to bottom: Peterson Associates Scholarship Recipient Dane Thompson with donor Jay Peterson Tony Sharp Memorial Scholarship from Adams Products David McQueen from Adams Products with recipient Michael Wagner Roughton, Nickelson, & de Luca Scholarship Recipient Adam Harker (2nd from right) with firm principals Gustavo de Luca, Charles Nickelson, and Lucien Roughton Randall and Susan Ward Scholarship and Jay Purvis Scholarship Amy Gardner Schlosser (Ward recipient), Chandra Cox (head of Art + Design), and Vanessa Loren Wolf (Purvis recipient) Raleigh Hunter Scholarships and Fellowships in Visual Design Recipients Philip B. Cobb, Ariana Z. Farquharson, Marty Maxwell Lane and Alberto Rigau

External Relations

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C omm e n c e m e n t Commencement Address by Frank Harmon NC State University College of Design, December 17, 2008 Frank Harmon, FAIA, is professor of practice in the School of Architecture and is principal of Frank Harmon Architect PA.

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raduation is a fascinating and rewarding event for a teacher like me, because in addition to celebrating your academic achievement, I get to meet your parents and family.

We have taught you for up to six years. Now at the end of that time we get to meet the people who shaped and nurtured you. Soon it will be your turn to shape the world.

Many of you came to the College of Design from towns like Elkin, Charlotte, Roxboro or Fairmount. Some of you will return to work in your community; others will move to towns like New York City, San Francisco or Paris. Like parents, we send you out into the world.

Yet today, that world is a place of uncertainty. (It’s taken me 200 words to get to the economy.)

You graduate at a time of unparalleled economic change—change we have no control over. As designers serving our clients, we control form, color, time and budget. We do not control hedge funds or investments banks. It’s common to talk now of the worst recession since the 1930s.

It is into this world that we send you.

I would like to share the histories of two other designers who graduated in a time of grave uncertainty—during the Great Depression of the 193Os. The first was the son of a Methodist minister who grew up in Iowa.

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He attended graduate school in architecture at Columbia University in New York, receiving his degree at the height of the Depression when banks were closed and 25% of the labor force was unemployed. For the next few years, as the Depression continued, he took odd jobs back in Iowa, entered and won design competitions, worked for the Rural Resettlement Administration, and taught at the University of Oklahoma, where many of his students were naval cadets preparing for war. Trained as a classical architect, he taught himself about the works of Frank Lloyd Wright and Le Corbusier. And in 1948 he founded one of the most successful design programs of the 20th century: the School of Design in Raleigh. His name was Henry Kamphoefner, our founding dean.

Leon McMinn graduated in architecture at Columbia the same year as Henry Kamphoefner. The son of a tomato farmer, he grew up in east Texas and returned there during the Depression to teach woodworking.

There were few jobs for architectural graduates. Later, he served as a supervisor for the Civilian Conservation Corps. In New York for a visit, he learned of a job in Greensboro, North Carolina, offered to a friend who wouldn’t take it “because my wife has a job as a teacher in New York City for $400.00 a month!” McMinn took the job in Greensboro, but soon left because work for architects evaporated at the beginning of WWII. So he took a new job designing machine tools that shaped the B29 bomber. After the war, he returned to Greensboro and created a very successful practice. The Carmichael Gymnasium on our campus is one of his buildings. It is nearly 50 years old, but it is as fit and trim as it was when newly built.

I can tell you the histories of these two designers because I studied under Henry Kamphoefner and married Leon McMinn’s stepdaughter.

Both Kamphoefner’s and McMinn’s ultimate success was shaped by their experiences during scarce, uncertain times. Because they were forced to do things other than what they were trained to do, they learned about working with all kinds of people. They became more creative, not less; more resourceful, not discouraged. During such a difficult time, McMinn realized that all architecture is precious, and that frugality is a virtue. For Henry Kamphoefner, mediocrity could never be tolerated.

Both of these men graduated not at a “great time,” nor at a “terrible time.” It was their time.

Today is the beginning of your time. Graduating now may not be easy, but it may make you a better designer.

Look at what you have accomplished already as designers at the College of Design: • You designed plans for Habitat for Humanity houses • You created Designlink as a social network for the College of Design • You taught at Design Camp • One of you received the prestigious Kohn Pederson Fox Travelling Fellowship • Another crafted a car of high-strength wood laminates capable of going 200 mph (continued)

Dean's Award Remarks

“On occasion there are individuals who stand out among the graduating class for the extra life effort dedicated to accomplishing the goal of graduation. It is appropriate that we recognize this performance with the Dean’s award for outstanding College Citizenship and Academic Excellence. The painting of Natalia Goncherova depicting the good citizen angel Michael astride the Greek mythical creature Pegasus inspires this award known as Wings on Wings. This mixing of symbols reminds us that opportunity represented by Pegasus must be matched by the responsible behavior of Michael.

It is my pleasure to present the Dean’s Award “Wings on Wings” to Elizabeth Morrison who is graduating with a Bachelor of Art + Design Degree. Liz has been active in four of the last Art to Wear shows from collaborating with a team of students to showing her own work. In 2007 she was the co-director and in 2008 the sole director of the show. In this role her responsibilities ranged from directing to fundraising. The 2008 show was without a doubt the most notable. It was the biggest audience ever, estimated at 3,000 while The New and Observer Web site that featured the show, posted over 60,000 hits, a record breaking number for The N&O and a greater number than any single athletic event for the Wolfpack. Obviously Liz has exceptional organizational skills.

During the past semester as she has been preparing to graduate, she has worked to write not only a brief history of the show, but she has

also developed a handbook outlining: a timeline for tasks; a description of each Committee’s tasks; the interrelationships between Faculty Advisors, Directors, Committee Heads, student volunteers and designers; as well as outlining the directors’ many responsibilities, all Dean Marvin J. Malecha with “Wings on Wings” of this is a legacy for those Dean’s Award Recipient Elizabeth Morrison who will follow her.

Liz managed this complex organizational task while keeping up high grades in a full course load as an Anni Albers Scholar. She has also continued to design her own life of unique knitted and woven clothing (on display at Fish Market). In the words of her faculty advisors “she has managed to do all this with a grace, equanimity and elegance while also being a pleasure to have in class with exceptionally strong design skills and attention to detail in all she undertakes.”

Again, it is with great pleasure that I present Elizabeth Morrison with the Wings on Wings Dean’s Award.” —Dean Marvin J. Malecha COMMENCEMENT ADDRESS

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C omm e n c e m e n t Commencement Address by Frank Harmon NC State University College of Design, December 17, 2008 Frank Harmon, FAIA, is professor of practice in the School of Architecture and is principal of Frank Harmon Architect PA.

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raduation is a fascinating and rewarding event for a teacher like me, because in addition to celebrating your academic achievement, I get to meet your parents and family.

We have taught you for up to six years. Now at the end of that time we get to meet the people who shaped and nurtured you. Soon it will be your turn to shape the world.

Many of you came to the College of Design from towns like Elkin, Charlotte, Roxboro or Fairmount. Some of you will return to work in your community; others will move to towns like New York City, San Francisco or Paris. Like parents, we send you out into the world.

Yet today, that world is a place of uncertainty. (It’s taken me 200 words to get to the economy.)

You graduate at a time of unparalleled economic change—change we have no control over. As designers serving our clients, we control form, color, time and budget. We do not control hedge funds or investments banks. It’s common to talk now of the worst recession since the 1930s.

It is into this world that we send you.

I would like to share the histories of two other designers who graduated in a time of grave uncertainty—during the Great Depression of the 193Os. The first was the son of a Methodist minister who grew up in Iowa.

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He attended graduate school in architecture at Columbia University in New York, receiving his degree at the height of the Depression when banks were closed and 25% of the labor force was unemployed. For the next few years, as the Depression continued, he took odd jobs back in Iowa, entered and won design competitions, worked for the Rural Resettlement Administration, and taught at the University of Oklahoma, where many of his students were naval cadets preparing for war. Trained as a classical architect, he taught himself about the works of Frank Lloyd Wright and Le Corbusier. And in 1948 he founded one of the most successful design programs of the 20th century: the School of Design in Raleigh. His name was Henry Kamphoefner, our founding dean.

Leon McMinn graduated in architecture at Columbia the same year as Henry Kamphoefner. The son of a tomato farmer, he grew up in east Texas and returned there during the Depression to teach woodworking.

There were few jobs for architectural graduates. Later, he served as a supervisor for the Civilian Conservation Corps. In New York for a visit, he learned of a job in Greensboro, North Carolina, offered to a friend who wouldn’t take it “because my wife has a job as a teacher in New York City for $400.00 a month!” McMinn took the job in Greensboro, but soon left because work for architects evaporated at the beginning of WWII. So he took a new job designing machine tools that shaped the B29 bomber. After the war, he returned to Greensboro and created a very successful practice. The Carmichael Gymnasium on our campus is one of his buildings. It is nearly 50 years old, but it is as fit and trim as it was when newly built.

I can tell you the histories of these two designers because I studied under Henry Kamphoefner and married Leon McMinn’s stepdaughter.

Both Kamphoefner’s and McMinn’s ultimate success was shaped by their experiences during scarce, uncertain times. Because they were forced to do things other than what they were trained to do, they learned about working with all kinds of people. They became more creative, not less; more resourceful, not discouraged. During such a difficult time, McMinn realized that all architecture is precious, and that frugality is a virtue. For Henry Kamphoefner, mediocrity could never be tolerated.

Both of these men graduated not at a “great time,” nor at a “terrible time.” It was their time.

Today is the beginning of your time. Graduating now may not be easy, but it may make you a better designer.

Look at what you have accomplished already as designers at the College of Design: • You designed plans for Habitat for Humanity houses • You created Designlink as a social network for the College of Design • You taught at Design Camp • One of you received the prestigious Kohn Pederson Fox Travelling Fellowship • Another crafted a car of high-strength wood laminates capable of going 200 mph (continued)

Dean's Award Remarks

“On occasion there are individuals who stand out among the graduating class for the extra life effort dedicated to accomplishing the goal of graduation. It is appropriate that we recognize this performance with the Dean’s award for outstanding College Citizenship and Academic Excellence. The painting of Natalia Goncherova depicting the good citizen angel Michael astride the Greek mythical creature Pegasus inspires this award known as Wings on Wings. This mixing of symbols reminds us that opportunity represented by Pegasus must be matched by the responsible behavior of Michael.

It is my pleasure to present the Dean’s Award “Wings on Wings” to Elizabeth Morrison who is graduating with a Bachelor of Art + Design Degree. Liz has been active in four of the last Art to Wear shows from collaborating with a team of students to showing her own work. In 2007 she was the co-director and in 2008 the sole director of the show. In this role her responsibilities ranged from directing to fundraising. The 2008 show was without a doubt the most notable. It was the biggest audience ever, estimated at 3,000 while The New and Observer Web site that featured the show, posted over 60,000 hits, a record breaking number for The N&O and a greater number than any single athletic event for the Wolfpack. Obviously Liz has exceptional organizational skills.

During the past semester as she has been preparing to graduate, she has worked to write not only a brief history of the show, but she has

also developed a handbook outlining: a timeline for tasks; a description of each Committee’s tasks; the interrelationships between Faculty Advisors, Directors, Committee Heads, student volunteers and designers; as well as outlining the directors’ many responsibilities, all Dean Marvin J. Malecha with “Wings on Wings” of this is a legacy for those Dean’s Award Recipient Elizabeth Morrison who will follow her.

Liz managed this complex organizational task while keeping up high grades in a full course load as an Anni Albers Scholar. She has also continued to design her own life of unique knitted and woven clothing (on display at Fish Market). In the words of her faculty advisors “she has managed to do all this with a grace, equanimity and elegance while also being a pleasure to have in class with exceptionally strong design skills and attention to detail in all she undertakes.”

Again, it is with great pleasure that I present Elizabeth Morrison with the Wings on Wings Dean’s Award.” —Dean Marvin J. Malecha COMMENCEMENT ADDRESS

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• Another developed a Kangaroo Care Simulator to be used as a neonatal incubator, based on universal design • Another contributed to the design of the AIANC Center for Architecture and Design • Many of you participated in the Art to Wear fashion show • You participated in charettes that provided master planning assistance to North Carolina • And many other accomplishments.

As your work at the College of Design demonstrates, design can make a difference in the world. And as you go out into a climate of economic meltdown, remember what you have done, and remember, too: Clients need designers now more than ever.

“At a critical time, good design can give companies or institutions a vital competitive edge—with their peers, with their customers, with the communities they serve,” writes Bob Ivy, Editor of Architectural Record.

As designers you can dare to say “Trust me” because you speak with authority.

Let me give you two personal examples of design making a critical difference—when design gave two clients a vital competitive edge: Twenty years ago, working with a graduate landscape architecture student, Jeff Evans, I designed the Rake and Hoe Utility building on Millbrook Road in Raleigh. It cost $75,000, was built of simple materials (good design doesn’t have to be expensive), and yet it transformed its owner’s nursery business. Time Magazine also chose it as one of the 10 Best Designs in 1988, even though it was a modest design.

Eight years ago I designed a blacksmith studio for the Penland School of Crafts. Economically made of steel and polycarbonate, the iron studio allowed Penland to double the number of blacksmithing students and to become a magnet for other programs.

In these projects, which cost less than similar buildings, design made the difference.

In times of scarcity, you will have less competition. The get-rich-quick types will drop out. You, who have learned to be inventive, will be inventive in all aspects of your life. Henry Kamphoefner observed that the end of formal education was just the beginning of “real development and growth.” Based on my knowledge of you, I am convinced that you will discover your own, inventive journey.

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I would like to finish by talking about your education. We have done our best to teach you these last few years. But in a fundamental sense, no one can teach you design. You came here knowing intuitively what makes a comfortable room. You know how it feels to walk down a good street. You know how color and light affect you. And many of your design images are from your childhood, when you experienced design without thinking about it. Most of what I know about architecture, I learned by the time I was 9, playing in the streams near my house in Greensboro, North Carolina. The architect Peter Zumthor once wrote that “memories like these contain the deepest architectural experience I know. They are the reservoirs of the architectural atmospheres and images that I explore in my work as an architect.” As teachers, we have helped you articulate what you already know instinctively.

From now on, design will be easier for you. For the last several years you have had to figure out what Roger Clark was asking for, what Gene Bressler meant, how to relate materials and techniques to studio, and you’ve learned how a jury will react. Most of your work has been hypothetical, set up by us, your teachers.

From now on, you will work with real problems: How does a child draw with a crayon next to a window? Where does she hang her work? How does an elderly voter mark a ballot? How does a blind person recognize a twentydollar bill? You will be inspired by these real problems because you leave the College of Design with two fundamental skills: The ability to listen, and the ability to act creatively—to listen to the child, to empathize with the voter, to communicate with the blind person, and to invent the natural solution.

We have taught you Powerpoint, BIM, day lighting, structures and materials—all of these will change. The two fundamentals that will not change are lifelong skills: to listen and to be inventive. As another great teacher at the College of Design, Harwell Hamilton Harris, observed in a graduation address to architecture students: “You will not have to divide your time and thought into two parts: one part devoted to making a living and another part devoted to developing your person. In your case, there need be no division for it is possible to make life and architecture one.”

Today you graduate from the College of Design nurtured in part by the legacy of Henry Kamphoefner, who, like you, graduated in scarce times. How thrilling it is to imagine what you will do.

From all of us, it has been an honor to teach and to serve you.

In Memoriam Faculty/Staff

John Hertzman, 80, Assistant Professor from 1960-1973 in industrial design, died in November 2008. He began teaching at NC State in 1958. In the 1960s, he designed the benches with straps that are still used in the breezeway of Brooks Hall.

Dean Emeritus Claude E. McKinney passed away on November 11, 2008, after a long struggle with a debilitating illness.

Dean Marvin J. Malecha, FAIA, says, “The entire College of Design community extends its sympathy to Claude McKinney’s family at his passing. Over the course of his 15 years as Dean of the College, he contributed to the education of students in a fashion that causes many alumni and friends to remember him fondly. He has been a dedicated member of the NC State family and an ardent supporter of the arts. His contribution at Centennial Campus will be felt for many years to come. He worked with dedication to assist with the development of the campus that facilitates teaching and research. We all express our gratitude to him for his dedication to our College and to the University.”

Alumni

J. Norman Pease, Jr., FAIA, died Wednesday, January 28, 2009, at his home. Pease was born August 21, 1921. He studied architecture at North Carolina State University and Auburn University, where he received his bachelor’s degree.

Upon returning to Charlotte, Pease joined the architectural and engineering firm of J.N. Pease, Associates, which had been founded by his father.

For the following years until his retirement in 1989, Pease helped build the firm to become one of

the most respected architectural practices in the state. He served as president of both the Charlotte section of the AIA and the North Carolina chapter and was elected to the College of Fellows of the AIA in 1969. In 1988, he was given the great honor of being the first recipient of the Kamphoefner Prize for Architectural Excellence, given by the NC Architectural Foundation. The award recognized his consistent devotion to furthering the development of contemporary architecture.

Macon Strother Smith, FAIA, (Arch. Eng. 1941) passed away in 2008. He practiced architecture for several decades with Carter Williams, who served as architect of record on the addition of Brooks Hall designed by George Matsumoto. Smith was heavily involved in the project. He retired in 1995 and had won both the 2001 Deitrick Medal and the 2006 F. Carter Williams Gold Medal, the highest honors presented by AIA NC.

David A. Surbeck (B. Arch 1966) of Wayne, Penn., an architect and entrepreneur, died of complications from a spinal tumor in July 2008.

Surbeck played soccer while earning his bachelor’s degree in architecture from NC State. For several years he worked for architectural firms and the Felber Ornamental Plastering Corp., where he designed ceiling medallions and architectural elements for commercial and residential buildings.

Surbeck designed a summer home for his family on Martha’s Vineyard with an insulated panel system he fabricated in his basement. He cofounded Jet Stream Manufacturing in 1991, a company that developed a method to cut metals and ceramics with high-pressure liquids. Since 2001, Surbeck led Surbeck Waterjet Co.

Jaime Vodvarka, 31, (MID 2008) died in a car crash in S.C. after graduating with her second master’s degree in December. Vodvarka was a

newlywed, recently married to Tom Emmerling, who was injured in the crash. Industrial Design Department Head Bryan Laffitte said of Vodvarka, “Jaime blessed us all with her remarkable intelligence, a gentle and considerate spirit, and a surprising depth of courage and forthrightness.”

Friends 2005 Design Guild Award recipient Gail Lindsey, FAIA, died in February 2009. AIA North Carolina’s 2008 Gold Medal winner, was 54 years old and lived in Wake Forest, N.C., with her husband Mike. A Fellow of the American Institute of Architects, and the first woman to receive the AIA NC Gold Medal, Lindsey started her work in Green architecture long before many architects understood their responsibility to design environmentally friendly buildings. In short, she was a powerhouse, a gentle soul, and a pioneer.

She was the founder and president of Design Harmony, Incorporated.

Gordon H. Schenck, Jr. (B.S. Eng. 1950) died in January 2009. During his career, he combined his interests in photography and the architecturalengineering curriculum he had studied at NC State.

He received a number of awards recognizing the excellence of his photography, and his work, both commercial and personal, has been exhibited in colleges, architectural schools and museums.

His work also appeared editorially in major publications. In 1984 he earned the degree of Photographic Craftsman from the Professional Photographers of America, in whose Chicagobased school he taught summer courses for several years.

A retrospective of his work will be on exhibit during the college’s 60th anniversary celebration at the Raleigh Convention Center. See page 32 for exhibition information.

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• Another developed a Kangaroo Care Simulator to be used as a neonatal incubator, based on universal design • Another contributed to the design of the AIANC Center for Architecture and Design • Many of you participated in the Art to Wear fashion show • You participated in charettes that provided master planning assistance to North Carolina • And many other accomplishments.

As your work at the College of Design demonstrates, design can make a difference in the world. And as you go out into a climate of economic meltdown, remember what you have done, and remember, too: Clients need designers now more than ever.

“At a critical time, good design can give companies or institutions a vital competitive edge—with their peers, with their customers, with the communities they serve,” writes Bob Ivy, Editor of Architectural Record.

As designers you can dare to say “Trust me” because you speak with authority.

Let me give you two personal examples of design making a critical difference—when design gave two clients a vital competitive edge: Twenty years ago, working with a graduate landscape architecture student, Jeff Evans, I designed the Rake and Hoe Utility building on Millbrook Road in Raleigh. It cost $75,000, was built of simple materials (good design doesn’t have to be expensive), and yet it transformed its owner’s nursery business. Time Magazine also chose it as one of the 10 Best Designs in 1988, even though it was a modest design.

Eight years ago I designed a blacksmith studio for the Penland School of Crafts. Economically made of steel and polycarbonate, the iron studio allowed Penland to double the number of blacksmithing students and to become a magnet for other programs.

In these projects, which cost less than similar buildings, design made the difference.

In times of scarcity, you will have less competition. The get-rich-quick types will drop out. You, who have learned to be inventive, will be inventive in all aspects of your life. Henry Kamphoefner observed that the end of formal education was just the beginning of “real development and growth.” Based on my knowledge of you, I am convinced that you will discover your own, inventive journey.

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I would like to finish by talking about your education. We have done our best to teach you these last few years. But in a fundamental sense, no one can teach you design. You came here knowing intuitively what makes a comfortable room. You know how it feels to walk down a good street. You know how color and light affect you. And many of your design images are from your childhood, when you experienced design without thinking about it. Most of what I know about architecture, I learned by the time I was 9, playing in the streams near my house in Greensboro, North Carolina. The architect Peter Zumthor once wrote that “memories like these contain the deepest architectural experience I know. They are the reservoirs of the architectural atmospheres and images that I explore in my work as an architect.” As teachers, we have helped you articulate what you already know instinctively.

From now on, design will be easier for you. For the last several years you have had to figure out what Roger Clark was asking for, what Gene Bressler meant, how to relate materials and techniques to studio, and you’ve learned how a jury will react. Most of your work has been hypothetical, set up by us, your teachers.

From now on, you will work with real problems: How does a child draw with a crayon next to a window? Where does she hang her work? How does an elderly voter mark a ballot? How does a blind person recognize a twentydollar bill? You will be inspired by these real problems because you leave the College of Design with two fundamental skills: The ability to listen, and the ability to act creatively—to listen to the child, to empathize with the voter, to communicate with the blind person, and to invent the natural solution.

We have taught you Powerpoint, BIM, day lighting, structures and materials—all of these will change. The two fundamentals that will not change are lifelong skills: to listen and to be inventive. As another great teacher at the College of Design, Harwell Hamilton Harris, observed in a graduation address to architecture students: “You will not have to divide your time and thought into two parts: one part devoted to making a living and another part devoted to developing your person. In your case, there need be no division for it is possible to make life and architecture one.”

Today you graduate from the College of Design nurtured in part by the legacy of Henry Kamphoefner, who, like you, graduated in scarce times. How thrilling it is to imagine what you will do.

From all of us, it has been an honor to teach and to serve you.

In Memoriam Faculty/Staff

John Hertzman, 80, Assistant Professor from 1960-1973 in industrial design, died in November 2008. He began teaching at NC State in 1958. In the 1960s, he designed the benches with straps that are still used in the breezeway of Brooks Hall.

Dean Emeritus Claude E. McKinney passed away on November 11, 2008, after a long struggle with a debilitating illness.

Dean Marvin J. Malecha, FAIA, says, “The entire College of Design community extends its sympathy to Claude McKinney’s family at his passing. Over the course of his 15 years as Dean of the College, he contributed to the education of students in a fashion that causes many alumni and friends to remember him fondly. He has been a dedicated member of the NC State family and an ardent supporter of the arts. His contribution at Centennial Campus will be felt for many years to come. He worked with dedication to assist with the development of the campus that facilitates teaching and research. We all express our gratitude to him for his dedication to our College and to the University.”

Alumni

J. Norman Pease, Jr., FAIA, died Wednesday, January 28, 2009, at his home. Pease was born August 21, 1921. He studied architecture at North Carolina State University and Auburn University, where he received his bachelor’s degree.

Upon returning to Charlotte, Pease joined the architectural and engineering firm of J.N. Pease, Associates, which had been founded by his father.

For the following years until his retirement in 1989, Pease helped build the firm to become one of

the most respected architectural practices in the state. He served as president of both the Charlotte section of the AIA and the North Carolina chapter and was elected to the College of Fellows of the AIA in 1969. In 1988, he was given the great honor of being the first recipient of the Kamphoefner Prize for Architectural Excellence, given by the NC Architectural Foundation. The award recognized his consistent devotion to furthering the development of contemporary architecture.

Macon Strother Smith, FAIA, (Arch. Eng. 1941) passed away in 2008. He practiced architecture for several decades with Carter Williams, who served as architect of record on the addition of Brooks Hall designed by George Matsumoto. Smith was heavily involved in the project. He retired in 1995 and had won both the 2001 Deitrick Medal and the 2006 F. Carter Williams Gold Medal, the highest honors presented by AIA NC.

David A. Surbeck (B. Arch 1966) of Wayne, Penn., an architect and entrepreneur, died of complications from a spinal tumor in July 2008.

Surbeck played soccer while earning his bachelor’s degree in architecture from NC State. For several years he worked for architectural firms and the Felber Ornamental Plastering Corp., where he designed ceiling medallions and architectural elements for commercial and residential buildings.

Surbeck designed a summer home for his family on Martha’s Vineyard with an insulated panel system he fabricated in his basement. He cofounded Jet Stream Manufacturing in 1991, a company that developed a method to cut metals and ceramics with high-pressure liquids. Since 2001, Surbeck led Surbeck Waterjet Co.

Jaime Vodvarka, 31, (MID 2008) died in a car crash in S.C. after graduating with her second master’s degree in December. Vodvarka was a

newlywed, recently married to Tom Emmerling, who was injured in the crash. Industrial Design Department Head Bryan Laffitte said of Vodvarka, “Jaime blessed us all with her remarkable intelligence, a gentle and considerate spirit, and a surprising depth of courage and forthrightness.”

Friends 2005 Design Guild Award recipient Gail Lindsey, FAIA, died in February 2009. AIA North Carolina’s 2008 Gold Medal winner, was 54 years old and lived in Wake Forest, N.C., with her husband Mike. A Fellow of the American Institute of Architects, and the first woman to receive the AIA NC Gold Medal, Lindsey started her work in Green architecture long before many architects understood their responsibility to design environmentally friendly buildings. In short, she was a powerhouse, a gentle soul, and a pioneer.

She was the founder and president of Design Harmony, Incorporated.

Gordon H. Schenck, Jr. (B.S. Eng. 1950) died in January 2009. During his career, he combined his interests in photography and the architecturalengineering curriculum he had studied at NC State.

He received a number of awards recognizing the excellence of his photography, and his work, both commercial and personal, has been exhibited in colleges, architectural schools and museums.

His work also appeared editorially in major publications. In 1984 he earned the degree of Photographic Craftsman from the Professional Photographers of America, in whose Chicagobased school he taught summer courses for several years.

A retrospective of his work will be on exhibit during the college’s 60th anniversary celebration at the Raleigh Convention Center. See page 32 for exhibition information.

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Former White House Photographer Visits College of Design

Minority Freshmen Continue Success

Former White House Photographer Sharon Farmer visited NC State campus January 26, 2009, to hear her former boss Bill Clinton give a Millennium Seminar Harrelson Lecture in Reynolds Coliseum and to hold an opening reception for her photography exhibit and give her own lecture in Burns Auditorium.

Nearly 30 photographs of Farmer’s work were on exhibit in the Brooks Hall Gallery from January 26 to February 8.

For more than 30 years Farmer has been a professional photographer and exhibition photographer, shooting news stories, political campaigns, cultural events, and more. For eight years, she was behind the camera for the ClintonGore Administration, as well as being the personal photographer to former President Clinton and his family.

Farmer has been witness to history unfolding while capturing on film many of the best-known photos of the Clinton Administration. During three of her eight years with the Clinton-Gore Administration, Farmer served as Director of White House Photography.

Currently, Farmer (pictured below) is an independent photojournalist.

The College of Design received the Outstanding College Performance Award at the annual Freshman Honors Convocation held on January 26. The program is sponsored by the NC State University Office of Multicultural Student Affairs and presents awards to freshmen students with the highest academic performance at the end of the first semester. Colleges also are recognized for providing exceptional support to students. The College of Design has won this award more than any other college on campus and this marks the seventh consecutive year that Design has been recognized for excellence in support of students.

6th Annual Urban Design Forum Friday- Saturday, February 20 -21, 2009 Downtown Raleigh Urban design programming continues to grow.

Together the College of Design and the Raleigh Department of City Planning have developed four programs for designers, planners and others interested in creating healthy, sustainable urban environments.

Healthy City > Healthy People: Design Solutions marks the sixth annual urban design conference. Focusing on strategies that will promote a healthy built environment, the conference features six nationally known speakers, including keynotes by North Carolina’s new Secretary of the Department of Transportation Gene Conti and Sadhu Johnston, Chief Environmental Officer for the City of Chicago.

College of Design’s First Year Experience wins University Award The First Year Student Advocate Award 2008-2009 was given to the College of Design’s First Year Experience program. The concept for the award came from the desire to give recognition to persons and departments who embody excellence in service to students, who demonstrate availability and openness to students, and who use their roles to advocate for policies and programs that are in the best interest of undergraduates – particularly freshmen – students at NC State. (continued)

The 2nd annual Growing in Place Symposium focuses on creating a healthy public realm for urban families and children and is organized by the college’s Natural Learning Initiative. The Value of Design in Affordable Housing offers design approaches and models appropriate to address critical housing needs and is organized by several initiatives within the college’s extension and engagement office. A public lecture, Urban Life: Design for Change, brings together all of these issues in a panel discussion.

Photo: Alberto Rigau

For more details, a list of speakers and registration information, go to: www.design.ncsu.edu/healthycity.

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Conference Advisory Committee Douglas Brinkley, AIA, CONFERENCE CO-CHAIR Partner, Pearce Brinkley Cease + Lee Michael Cole, ASLA, CONFERENCE CO-CHAIR Partner, ColeJenest & Stone Robin Abrams, Ph.D., AIA, ASLA Head, School of Architecture NC State University College of Design Elizabeth Alley, AICP City of Raleigh Urban Design Center Gene Bressler, FASLA Head, Department of Landscape Architecture NC State University College of Design Nilda Cosco, Ph.D. Education Specialist, The Natural Learning Initiative NC State University College of Design Dan Douglas, AICP Executive Director, City of Raleigh Urban Design Center Paul F. Morris, FASLA Vice President, Sustainable Planning and Development Cherokee Celen Pasalar, Ph.D. Director, Downtown Studio/Extension Planning Specialist NC State University Dona Stankus, AIA Director, NC Healthy Built Homes Program NC State University NC Solar Center

Sponsors: Healthy City > Healthy People Design Solutions Supporter Clark Nexsen US Green Building Council North Carolina Triangle Chapter Patrons ColeJenest & Stone J.M. Thompson Co. Pearce Brinkley Cease + Lee Small Kane Architects, PA Contributors Adams Products Company AIA Triangle KlingStubbins NC ASLA S&ME, Inc. Stanford White, Inc. Stewart Engineering (Growing in Place Symposium) John Rex Endowment Raleigh Department of City Planning National Wildlife Federation (The Value of Design in Affordable Housing) NC State University Office of Extension, Engagement &

Economic Development Raleigh Department of City Planning City of Raleigh Community Development Corporation

Rodney Swink, FASLA Adjunct Professor, Department of Landscape Architecture NC State University College of Design Sean Vance, AIA Extension Assistant Professor (Architecture) Director, Center for Universal Design NC State University College of Design

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Former White House Photographer Visits College of Design

Minority Freshmen Continue Success

Former White House Photographer Sharon Farmer visited NC State campus January 26, 2009, to hear her former boss Bill Clinton give a Millennium Seminar Harrelson Lecture in Reynolds Coliseum and to hold an opening reception for her photography exhibit and give her own lecture in Burns Auditorium.

Nearly 30 photographs of Farmer’s work were on exhibit in the Brooks Hall Gallery from January 26 to February 8.

For more than 30 years Farmer has been a professional photographer and exhibition photographer, shooting news stories, political campaigns, cultural events, and more. For eight years, she was behind the camera for the ClintonGore Administration, as well as being the personal photographer to former President Clinton and his family.

Farmer has been witness to history unfolding while capturing on film many of the best-known photos of the Clinton Administration. During three of her eight years with the Clinton-Gore Administration, Farmer served as Director of White House Photography.

Currently, Farmer (pictured below) is an independent photojournalist.

The College of Design received the Outstanding College Performance Award at the annual Freshman Honors Convocation held on January 26. The program is sponsored by the NC State University Office of Multicultural Student Affairs and presents awards to freshmen students with the highest academic performance at the end of the first semester. Colleges also are recognized for providing exceptional support to students. The College of Design has won this award more than any other college on campus and this marks the seventh consecutive year that Design has been recognized for excellence in support of students.

6th Annual Urban Design Forum Friday- Saturday, February 20 -21, 2009 Downtown Raleigh Urban design programming continues to grow.

Together the College of Design and the Raleigh Department of City Planning have developed four programs for designers, planners and others interested in creating healthy, sustainable urban environments.

Healthy City > Healthy People: Design Solutions marks the sixth annual urban design conference. Focusing on strategies that will promote a healthy built environment, the conference features six nationally known speakers, including keynotes by North Carolina’s new Secretary of the Department of Transportation Gene Conti and Sadhu Johnston, Chief Environmental Officer for the City of Chicago.

College of Design’s First Year Experience wins University Award The First Year Student Advocate Award 2008-2009 was given to the College of Design’s First Year Experience program. The concept for the award came from the desire to give recognition to persons and departments who embody excellence in service to students, who demonstrate availability and openness to students, and who use their roles to advocate for policies and programs that are in the best interest of undergraduates – particularly freshmen – students at NC State. (continued)

The 2nd annual Growing in Place Symposium focuses on creating a healthy public realm for urban families and children and is organized by the college’s Natural Learning Initiative. The Value of Design in Affordable Housing offers design approaches and models appropriate to address critical housing needs and is organized by several initiatives within the college’s extension and engagement office. A public lecture, Urban Life: Design for Change, brings together all of these issues in a panel discussion.

Photo: Alberto Rigau

For more details, a list of speakers and registration information, go to: www.design.ncsu.edu/healthycity.

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Conference Advisory Committee Douglas Brinkley, AIA, CONFERENCE CO-CHAIR Partner, Pearce Brinkley Cease + Lee Michael Cole, ASLA, CONFERENCE CO-CHAIR Partner, ColeJenest & Stone Robin Abrams, Ph.D., AIA, ASLA Head, School of Architecture NC State University College of Design Elizabeth Alley, AICP City of Raleigh Urban Design Center Gene Bressler, FASLA Head, Department of Landscape Architecture NC State University College of Design Nilda Cosco, Ph.D. Education Specialist, The Natural Learning Initiative NC State University College of Design Dan Douglas, AICP Executive Director, City of Raleigh Urban Design Center Paul F. Morris, FASLA Vice President, Sustainable Planning and Development Cherokee Celen Pasalar, Ph.D. Director, Downtown Studio/Extension Planning Specialist NC State University Dona Stankus, AIA Director, NC Healthy Built Homes Program NC State University NC Solar Center

Sponsors: Healthy City > Healthy People Design Solutions Supporter Clark Nexsen US Green Building Council North Carolina Triangle Chapter Patrons ColeJenest & Stone J.M. Thompson Co. Pearce Brinkley Cease + Lee Small Kane Architects, PA Contributors Adams Products Company AIA Triangle KlingStubbins NC ASLA S&ME, Inc. Stanford White, Inc. Stewart Engineering (Growing in Place Symposium) John Rex Endowment Raleigh Department of City Planning National Wildlife Federation (The Value of Design in Affordable Housing) NC State University Office of Extension, Engagement &

Economic Development Raleigh Department of City Planning City of Raleigh Community Development Corporation

Rodney Swink, FASLA Adjunct Professor, Department of Landscape Architecture NC State University College of Design Sean Vance, AIA Extension Assistant Professor (Architecture) Director, Center for Universal Design NC State University College of Design

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2009

A Photography Exhibition of Gordon Schenck’s Architecture Photos will be on display at the Raleigh Convention Center from March 9 to April 30, 2009 The presentation, “By Assignment and By the Way: Gordon Schenck Photographs Architecture 1963-2008,” is being mounted in collaboration with Wake Forest University, the University of North Carolina-Charlotte and NC State University. The show was on view at the Hanes Art Gallery at Wake Forest through December 12, 2008, and will be traveling to the Storrs Gallery in the School of Architecture at UNC-Charlotte from January 12 to February 20, 2009. Thereafter, the College of Design will bring the exhibition to Raleigh’s newest attraction from March 9 to April 30, 2009.

The culminating event during the College of Design’s 60th anniversary weekend is its gala Design Guild Award Dinner, to be held at the Convention Center on Saturday, April 4, 2009. The faculty, staff, students and alumni of the College of Design would like to extend its celebration to the city’s residents and visitors by inviting them to experience some of architecture and design’s grandest works in this “picture-perfect” exhibition.

The late Gordon Schenck photographed architecture across the United States and throughout the world. He was known for his sensitivity to lighting and incorporating dramatic perspectives and vantage points in his compositions. “By Assignment and By the Way” incorporates approximately 50 black and white and color photographs and related documentary material, including photographs of modern buildings as well as rural buildings he discovered while en route to assignments.

His work has appeared in numerous architectural journals, including Progressive Architecture and The Journal of Architecture, and magazines such as Architectural Record, Builder, Better Homes and Gardens, House Beautiful and Southern Living. It has also been exhibited in many universities and museums, including the Museum of Modern Art and the North Carolina Museum of Art. Schenck was born in Greensboro. He studied architecture and engineering at North Carolina State University and earned a degree in engineering. After graduation, he worked for Southern Railway in the engineering department for 13 years. Schenck started his architectural photography business in 1963. In 1984, he earned a Photographic Craftsman degree from the Professional Photographers of America, in whose Chicago-based school he taught summer courses in architectural photography.

The exhibit is curated by Paul Bright, assistant director of the Hanes Gallery, and Margaret Supplee Smith, professor of art history at Wake Forest.

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DESIGN INFLUENCE / SPRING 2009

The College of Design’s First Year Experience program was nominated by freshman graphic design student, Kirsten Southall, as a department that exemplifies the excellence in service to students, demonstrates availability and openness to students, and advocates for programs that are in the best interest of undergraduate students at NC State.

The college’s First Year Experience program will be recognized as a department in the university community that is passionate about their work with and availability to students. This passion is exemplified through the development and implementation of the first year program that seeks to improve the first year experience to create better designers. The First Year Experience is now among an elite group on campus who has been recognized with this award when it was first awarded in 1994. The award was presented on Wednesday, Jan. 28, 2009, at Stewart Theatre.

HEDI Update The Home Environments Design Initiative (HEDI) provides a forum for the discussion of housing design issues and creates a vehicle for seeking partnerships and delivering assistance to North Carolina communities and organizations, particularly in the areas affordable and sustainable housing.

In summer 2008, three graduate student interns worked with HEDI, partnering with North Carolina non-profits.

• Jeff Pleshek worked at Self-Help of Durham. His projects included a new set of green building guidelines to be used for Self-Help’s residential development.

• Megan Casanega worked at Builders of Hope, a Raleigh affordable housing developer. Her projects include renovation designs and application of green building strategies. This work has continued in Fall 2008 with the assistance of Stephanie Greene, another architecture graduate student.

• Stephanie Julien worked with the North Carolina Indian Housing Authority on the master plan and schematic designs for a supportive housing community in Red Springs, N.C.

overnight 1

Day camp

Overnight 2

June 21 - 27

July 12 - 17

July 26 - August 1 NC STATE UNIVERSITY

COLLEGE OF DESIGN

FAQ

brick. Architectural firms from around North HEDI Director Georgia Bizios, Professor of playing and learning, increased physical activity, and Design Camp is a summer design program for high school American enter their best material to be judged by Architecture, presented at several fall conferences, better understanding of healthy nutrition.

The project students organized by CAM (Contemporary Art Museum) at a jury of their peers. Leazar Hall was chosen as a highlighting the value of sustainable in Since its will use the expertise theisNatural Who eligible?

NC State University College design of Design. inception over available from High school students (rising sophomores for Design Day Cannon Gold Winner inand the juniors Educational Category. affordable housing.

Initiative high 25 years ago, Design Camp has exposed moreLearning than 2,000 high to design and program Camp and rising juniors and seniors for Design Camp Overnight).

Architects served as architect; The Belden Brick • “Affordable AIAtoNorth Carolinaworld Annual quality children’s with the schoolGreen,” students the exciting of design.

Design Campenvironments combined informs students Company manufactured the bricks and General Meeting, August 22, 2008.about college study in design and raises What does it cost? awareness of the impact of art and design through a series of Brick was the distributor.

• “Affordable Housing Design,” North Carolina Tuition for the Overnight Shale Design Camp is $800, and the Design Day programs.

Camp projects challenge Camp is $450. These fees cover the cost of instruction, lodging (for Ruralweeklong Economic summer Development Center,Design Minority overnight participants), meals, project supplies and activities. A $100 students to explore their creativity and critical-thinking skills Save the Date for Collection: Art to Wear Economic and Community Development down payment is due with the completed application for either while pushing them to try a range of techniques and media.

Eachtowards year, NC StateChecks University’s College Corporation, October 2, 2008. program and will be applied tuition. must be madeof Textiles The exploration of the design process teaches students to out to NC State University. and College of Design collaborate to create the • “University-Community Partnerships in question, make choices, generate alternatives, work collaboraArt to Wear Fashion Show, which gives students Affordable with Professor tively Housing,” and ultimately broaden Thomas their understanding of the world Do you offer financial assistance? the opportunity to use both their creative and Barrie, North Carolina Affordable Housing around them.

CAM will consider requests for financial assistance based on demontechnical skills to produce innovative fashions Conference, October 17, 2008. strated need. Parents/Guardian must submit a completed financial assistance request form and the student applicant must include a that are beyond apparel. The designers, who were • “The Camp Value ofparticipants Design in Affordable Housing,” work with camp instructors on projects inletter stating their goals and artistic interests. Financial assistance selected by ainpanel of three with Professor Thomas Barrie, North Carolina volving each of the following design disciplines: architecture, request forms will be available online February 2009.jurors, produce pieces landscape architecture, industrial design, art + design and that are a fusion of art and fashion.

Community Development Association, How do I apply? graphic The eighth annual Collection: Art to Wear November 14, design.

2008. In addition to studio projects, students particiApplication forms will be available to download in February, 2009. in other activities aimed at stimulating their creativity Fashion Show will be held on April 23, 2009, at HEDIpate recently received a 2009all National Camp slots are filled on a first-come first-served basis. Please be and broadening their understanding of the design field. infrastructure of Smart Start Quality Enhancement 7:30 Reynolds Coliseum.

Endowment for the Arts Access to Artistic advised that the camps fill up p.m.

VERYin quickly so please applyWith early!an A audience deposit of $100 must be of submitted with3,000 your application. not Carolina Projects using a snowball train-the-trainers approach more than in The CourtWe ofdo North Excellence Award in support of Bridging the Gap: require a portfolio or school transcript. to extend community support. The local partnerships in 2008, the show has increased in attendance and Architectural Internships in Public Service. will support the project by providing resources to publicity each year, including featured articles in Where does it happen?

News & Observer, WorthofGlobal Style Network, NLI’s Work on Preventing Obesity by Design implement POD II in their respective counties.

All camp studio activitiesThe will be based at the College Design’s newlyassistance renovated Leazer Hall.

Overnight participants are housed Fiber2Fashion and Textile World.

Phase II High Begins

NLI believes that trained technical school students eager to learn more about design in (double occupancy) in residence halls on campus. We do not honor The Naturala Learning Initiative (NLI) is working on staff and teachers along with highroommate quality outdoor college environment requests. Counselors reside in the residence halls to supervise activities at all times. The College of Design does not their Preventing Obesity by Design Phase II (PODII) environments are key preventive measures to Beginners interested in developing skills and creativity provide housing or overnight supervision for day campers. grant, which was awarded by the Blue Cross Blue support healthy eating and to counteract sedentary through hands-on experiences Shield Foundation of North Carolina under the lifestyles of young children.

Who supervises the campers?

Teens wanting to meet other high school students who Healthy Active Focusthe Area.

Camp Counselors and Teaching Assistants are all undergraduate enjoyCommunities art & designProgram from around state and country graduate at the College of Design. They are the best Leazar Hall Selected for Goldand 2008 Brickstudents in The proposal was submitted in collaboration with Young artists and designers serious about preparing possible ambassadors for their design discipline and are eager to Architecture Award the NC Partnership forfor Children (NCPC) to college maximizeadmission share their knowledge about design and applying to design colleges portfolios art and design with Awards camp participants. Our staff are carefully selected from a large Since 1989, the Brick in Architecture the reach to childcare providers across the state. pool of applicants to ensure the best possible camp experience for all have been one of the most prestigious national POD II will benefit more than 2,000 children our participants. architectural awards programs featuring clay who will enjoy improved outdoor environments for

Design Camp is for

For more information & to download an application: Go to cam.ncsu.edu/designcamp.

E-mail designcamp@ncsu.edu if you have any questions.

College NEWS

33

2009

A Photography Exhibition of Gordon Schenck’s Architecture Photos will be on display at the Raleigh Convention Center from March 9 to April 30, 2009 The presentation, “By Assignment and By the Way: Gordon Schenck Photographs Architecture 1963-2008,” is being mounted in collaboration with Wake Forest University, the University of North Carolina-Charlotte and NC State University. The show was on view at the Hanes Art Gallery at Wake Forest through December 12, 2008, and will be traveling to the Storrs Gallery in the School of Architecture at UNC-Charlotte from January 12 to February 20, 2009. Thereafter, the College of Design will bring the exhibition to Raleigh’s newest attraction from March 9 to April 30, 2009.

The culminating event during the College of Design’s 60th anniversary weekend is its gala Design Guild Award Dinner, to be held at the Convention Center on Saturday, April 4, 2009. The faculty, staff, students and alumni of the College of Design would like to extend its celebration to the city’s residents and visitors by inviting them to experience some of architecture and design’s grandest works in this “picture-perfect” exhibition.

The late Gordon Schenck photographed architecture across the United States and throughout the world. He was known for his sensitivity to lighting and incorporating dramatic perspectives and vantage points in his compositions. “By Assignment and By the Way” incorporates approximately 50 black and white and color photographs and related documentary material, including photographs of modern buildings as well as rural buildings he discovered while en route to assignments.

His work has appeared in numerous architectural journals, including Progressive Architecture and The Journal of Architecture, and magazines such as Architectural Record, Builder, Better Homes and Gardens, House Beautiful and Southern Living. It has also been exhibited in many universities and museums, including the Museum of Modern Art and the North Carolina Museum of Art. Schenck was born in Greensboro. He studied architecture and engineering at North Carolina State University and earned a degree in engineering. After graduation, he worked for Southern Railway in the engineering department for 13 years. Schenck started his architectural photography business in 1963. In 1984, he earned a Photographic Craftsman degree from the Professional Photographers of America, in whose Chicago-based school he taught summer courses in architectural photography.

The exhibit is curated by Paul Bright, assistant director of the Hanes Gallery, and Margaret Supplee Smith, professor of art history at Wake Forest.

32

DESIGN INFLUENCE / SPRING 2009

The College of Design’s First Year Experience program was nominated by freshman graphic design student, Kirsten Southall, as a department that exemplifies the excellence in service to students, demonstrates availability and openness to students, and advocates for programs that are in the best interest of undergraduate students at NC State.

The college’s First Year Experience program will be recognized as a department in the university community that is passionate about their work with and availability to students. This passion is exemplified through the development and implementation of the first year program that seeks to improve the first year experience to create better designers. The First Year Experience is now among an elite group on campus who has been recognized with this award when it was first awarded in 1994. The award was presented on Wednesday, Jan. 28, 2009, at Stewart Theatre.

HEDI Update The Home Environments Design Initiative (HEDI) provides a forum for the discussion of housing design issues and creates a vehicle for seeking partnerships and delivering assistance to North Carolina communities and organizations, particularly in the areas affordable and sustainable housing.

In summer 2008, three graduate student interns worked with HEDI, partnering with North Carolina non-profits.

• Jeff Pleshek worked at Self-Help of Durham. His projects included a new set of green building guidelines to be used for Self-Help’s residential development.

• Megan Casanega worked at Builders of Hope, a Raleigh affordable housing developer. Her projects include renovation designs and application of green building strategies. This work has continued in Fall 2008 with the assistance of Stephanie Greene, another architecture graduate student.

• Stephanie Julien worked with the North Carolina Indian Housing Authority on the master plan and schematic designs for a supportive housing community in Red Springs, N.C.

overnight 1

Day camp

Overnight 2

June 21 - 27

July 12 - 17

July 26 - August 1 NC STATE UNIVERSITY

COLLEGE OF DESIGN

FAQ

brick. Architectural firms from around North HEDI Director Georgia Bizios, Professor of playing and learning, increased physical activity, and Design Camp is a summer design program for high school American enter their best material to be judged by Architecture, presented at several fall conferences, better understanding of healthy nutrition.

The project students organized by CAM (Contemporary Art Museum) at a jury of their peers. Leazar Hall was chosen as a highlighting the value of sustainable in Since its will use the expertise theisNatural Who eligible?

NC State University College design of Design. inception over available from High school students (rising sophomores for Design Day Cannon Gold Winner inand the juniors Educational Category. affordable housing.

Initiative high 25 years ago, Design Camp has exposed moreLearning than 2,000 high to design and program Camp and rising juniors and seniors for Design Camp Overnight).

Architects served as architect; The Belden Brick • “Affordable AIAtoNorth Carolinaworld Annual quality children’s with the schoolGreen,” students the exciting of design.

Design Campenvironments combined informs students Company manufactured the bricks and General Meeting, August 22, 2008.about college study in design and raises What does it cost? awareness of the impact of art and design through a series of Brick was the distributor.

• “Affordable Housing Design,” North Carolina Tuition for the Overnight Shale Design Camp is $800, and the Design Day programs.

Camp projects challenge Camp is $450. These fees cover the cost of instruction, lodging (for Ruralweeklong Economic summer Development Center,Design Minority overnight participants), meals, project supplies and activities. A $100 students to explore their creativity and critical-thinking skills Save the Date for Collection: Art to Wear Economic and Community Development down payment is due with the completed application for either while pushing them to try a range of techniques and media.

Eachtowards year, NC StateChecks University’s College Corporation, October 2, 2008. program and will be applied tuition. must be madeof Textiles The exploration of the design process teaches students to out to NC State University. and College of Design collaborate to create the • “University-Community Partnerships in question, make choices, generate alternatives, work collaboraArt to Wear Fashion Show, which gives students Affordable with Professor tively Housing,” and ultimately broaden Thomas their understanding of the world Do you offer financial assistance? the opportunity to use both their creative and Barrie, North Carolina Affordable Housing around them.

CAM will consider requests for financial assistance based on demontechnical skills to produce innovative fashions Conference, October 17, 2008. strated need. Parents/Guardian must submit a completed financial assistance request form and the student applicant must include a that are beyond apparel. The designers, who were • “The Camp Value ofparticipants Design in Affordable Housing,” work with camp instructors on projects inletter stating their goals and artistic interests. Financial assistance selected by ainpanel of three with Professor Thomas Barrie, North Carolina volving each of the following design disciplines: architecture, request forms will be available online February 2009.jurors, produce pieces landscape architecture, industrial design, art + design and that are a fusion of art and fashion.

Community Development Association, How do I apply? graphic The eighth annual Collection: Art to Wear November 14, design.

2008. In addition to studio projects, students particiApplication forms will be available to download in February, 2009. in other activities aimed at stimulating their creativity Fashion Show will be held on April 23, 2009, at HEDIpate recently received a 2009all National Camp slots are filled on a first-come first-served basis. Please be and broadening their understanding of the design field. infrastructure of Smart Start Quality Enhancement 7:30 Reynolds Coliseum.

Endowment for the Arts Access to Artistic advised that the camps fill up p.m.

VERYin quickly so please applyWith early!an A audience deposit of $100 must be of submitted with3,000 your application. not Carolina Projects using a snowball train-the-trainers approach more than in The CourtWe ofdo North Excellence Award in support of Bridging the Gap: require a portfolio or school transcript. to extend community support. The local partnerships in 2008, the show has increased in attendance and Architectural Internships in Public Service. will support the project by providing resources to publicity each year, including featured articles in Where does it happen?

News & Observer, WorthofGlobal Style Network, NLI’s Work on Preventing Obesity by Design implement POD II in their respective counties.

All camp studio activitiesThe will be based at the College Design’s newlyassistance renovated Leazer Hall.

Overnight participants are housed Fiber2Fashion and Textile World.

Phase II High Begins

NLI believes that trained technical school students eager to learn more about design in (double occupancy) in residence halls on campus. We do not honor The Naturala Learning Initiative (NLI) is working on staff and teachers along with highroommate quality outdoor college environment requests. Counselors reside in the residence halls to supervise activities at all times. The College of Design does not their Preventing Obesity by Design Phase II (PODII) environments are key preventive measures to Beginners interested in developing skills and creativity provide housing or overnight supervision for day campers. grant, which was awarded by the Blue Cross Blue support healthy eating and to counteract sedentary through hands-on experiences Shield Foundation of North Carolina under the lifestyles of young children.

Who supervises the campers?

Teens wanting to meet other high school students who Healthy Active Focusthe Area.

Camp Counselors and Teaching Assistants are all undergraduate enjoyCommunities art & designProgram from around state and country graduate at the College of Design. They are the best Leazar Hall Selected for Goldand 2008 Brickstudents in The proposal was submitted in collaboration with Young artists and designers serious about preparing possible ambassadors for their design discipline and are eager to Architecture Award the NC Partnership forfor Children (NCPC) to college maximizeadmission share their knowledge about design and applying to design colleges portfolios art and design with Awards camp participants. Our staff are carefully selected from a large Since 1989, the Brick in Architecture the reach to childcare providers across the state. pool of applicants to ensure the best possible camp experience for all have been one of the most prestigious national POD II will benefit more than 2,000 children our participants. architectural awards programs featuring clay who will enjoy improved outdoor environments for

Design Camp is for

For more information & to download an application: Go to cam.ncsu.edu/designcamp.

E-mail designcamp@ncsu.edu if you have any questions.

College NEWS

33

Notes

A L U M NI / F r i e n d s

Sarah Alexander (BLA 1999), owner of SYA Landscape Architecture, PLLC, is in the process of completing the new patio renovation at the Atrium (Erdahl-Cloyd Dining Patio over at D.H. Hill Library). She designed the project when she worked at J. Davis Architects.

Travis Baldwin (BID 1998) is part of a team that is working on designing for space at NASA’s Habitability Design Center. An article featured his team in Core77 in November.

Carol Rusche Bentel, FAIA (M.Arch. 1981), is the 2008 National Chair of the AIA Committee on Design, which has close to 9,000 members.

She led the Committee on Design conference in Detroit titled “Design Parallels,” from April 3-6, 2008, with an emphasis on automobile design in an attempt to look outside the discipline of architecture. From August 31- September 4, 2008, she led the conference titled “Danish Modern: Then and Now,” in Copenhagen with an emphasis on furniture and product design.

Bentel is a partner at Bentel & Bentel Architects in N.Y. Matt Bitterman (BEDA 2006) is one of several editors of the :AM (Architecture + Media) student publication at UC Berkeley, where he is a student.

Virginia Commonwealth University in Qatar’s assistant professor and graphic designer, Sherry Blankenship (MPD 1987), was honored

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for the second consecutive year with an Award of Excellence for Print at the 38th Annual University and College Designers Association conference held in Savannah, Ga. Blankenship’s award-winning entry titled “Design at the Crossroads: the Intersection of Change and the Future” was used as the publication for VCUQatar’s 2008 annual Tasmeem Doha International Design Conference.

Ramona Bultman-Lewis (M. Arch. 1995) had an exhibit titled “Thick as Thieves: Images from the Bultman Family 1930-1942” and selections from “The Elmina Series” on display at Through This Lens in Durham from May 16 June 17, 2008. Images from the Bultman Family 1930-1942, offers a glimpse into the lives of a successful mixed-race family living in Sumter, S.C., during the years of the Great Depression and up to U.S. involvement in World War II. Riley Bunn currently lives in Austin, Texas, where he is pursuing music composition and quest writing for local video game developers.

In the meantime, he has made connections with local architects and continues work producing music for his southern electronic label RUGU Records, Inc. and producing a CD box set of his live storytelling for the fan club at fritoandchicho.com.

Rob Connolly (BID 2004) wrote and directed an independent film titled “Our Neck of

the Woods” that was selected for the 2009 Sundance Festival. Visit www.mold-o-form.com/ to read more.

Anni Albers Alumna Jenna Eason (BAD, BS Textiles Technology 2007) has created a new blog to track the progress of her thesis project.

Eason is enrolled in the master’s of textiles technology program to study automotive textile design. She will maintain the blog, www.automotivetextiledesign.blogspot.com, until she graduates in December 2009.

Philip Freelon, FAIA, LEED-AP (BEDA 1975) of Durham, N.C. has been selected by jury to receive the AIA 2009 Thomas Jefferson Award for Public Architecture. The biennial

Thomas Jefferson Award recognizes excellence in architectural advocacy and achievement in three categories: private-sector architects, public-sector architects and public officials who manage or produce quality design.

Freelon was chosen in the private-sector architect category for his established portfolio of accomplishment in the design of architecturally distinguished public facilities.

“His public work is exceptionally beautiful and is demonstrative of his success. “Public projects normally considered mundane, such as the Solid Waste Corporate Facility, become incredible pieces of public architecture,” the jury notes. “Creating outstanding architecture within the limitations imposed by public sector bureaucracies and budget constraints is an incredible challenge of which Freelon has proven himself to be a true master.”

Rodney Holland (BED-VD 1990) has a new film in development and a new production Web site (www.southernskyproductions.com) that showcases other projects in development, as well as one Holland co-produced, Another Harvest Moon, which is in post-production and listed on IMDB.com. Another Harvest Moon stars Ernest Borgnine, Cybill Shepherd, Doris Roberts, Anne Meara, Richard Schiff, Piper Laurie and others.

It is set to be released in 2009.

An exhibit that recently opened at MoMA in New York titled “Rough Cut: Design Takes a Sharp Edge” in the Philip Johnson Architecture and Design Galleries includes some of Distinguished Alumnus Alexander Isley’s (BED-VD 1983) work from the Museum’s permanent collection. It will be up for the next several months.

Sanders L. Lee, (BEDA 1979) of CH2M HILL, is a member of the Class of 2009 of Leadership South Carolina, the state’s oldest leadership development program.

Leadership South Carolina, now in its 30th year, accepts approximately 50 participants a year who have demonstrated commitment to their community and strive to reach a higher level of service to the Palmetto State.

Julia Weiner Long (M.Arch. 1989) is co-owner of 514 design, inc. in Houston, Texas, where she lives with her husband James, son James (10) and daughter Helen Grace (8).

Deborah Lewis MacPherson, CSI, CCS, AIA, (BED-VD 1986) has passed the Certified Construction Specifier (CCS) exam and is now a Certified Construction Specifier. This achievement places her among fewer than 1,700 certified specifiers in the nation. MacPherson, who has approximately 20 years of experience, has worked on many WDG projects for both the Washington, D.C., and Dallas offices. Recent projects include the LEED® Gold-certified 20 M Street in southwest Washington, D.C., and a new residence hall for the College of Staten Island in New York. She serves as a board member and secretary of the Northern Virginia Chapter of CSI, and as a member of the Consensus Task Team and Model Interpretation Guide Team of the National Building Information Model Standard (NBIMS).

In addition to her work for WDG Architecture, MacPherson serves as projects director for Accuracy&Aesthetics, a 501c3 nonprofit organization based in Vienna, Va. Established in 2004, the organization serves the general public through the use of art,

programming, architecture, mathematics, design, and music to help shape open source technology.

Erik Van Mehlman, AIA (M.Arch. 1999), and Randall Lanou, Assoc. AIA, LEED-AP (M.Arch. 1997), of Studio B Architecture in Durham, N.C., will provide their experience and understanding of vernacular, regional, agricultural and environmentally conscious design to develop the architectural principles for the Harvest Farm Community located in pastoral New Hope Valley of Chatham County, N.C. Harvest encompasses 19 (10+ acre) lots adjacent to the Haw River and the Jordan Lake recreation area. Organic farming, community activities, recreation and preservation of open space are all key aspects of the Harvest lifestyle. Visit www.studiobarchitecture.com and www.liveandgrowatharvest.com for more information.

Editor’s note: Apologies for the wrong degree information provided for Mehlman in the previous magazine. (continued)

Reconnect. Find old friends. Meet new ones. See what students are doing now.

Learn about the future of design.

Remember what it felt like to discover design. Have fun.

ALUMNI/Friends NOTES

35

Notes

A L U M NI / F r i e n d s

Sarah Alexander (BLA 1999), owner of SYA Landscape Architecture, PLLC, is in the process of completing the new patio renovation at the Atrium (Erdahl-Cloyd Dining Patio over at D.H. Hill Library). She designed the project when she worked at J. Davis Architects.

Travis Baldwin (BID 1998) is part of a team that is working on designing for space at NASA’s Habitability Design Center. An article featured his team in Core77 in November.

Carol Rusche Bentel, FAIA (M.Arch. 1981), is the 2008 National Chair of the AIA Committee on Design, which has close to 9,000 members.

She led the Committee on Design conference in Detroit titled “Design Parallels,” from April 3-6, 2008, with an emphasis on automobile design in an attempt to look outside the discipline of architecture. From August 31- September 4, 2008, she led the conference titled “Danish Modern: Then and Now,” in Copenhagen with an emphasis on furniture and product design.

Bentel is a partner at Bentel & Bentel Architects in N.Y. Matt Bitterman (BEDA 2006) is one of several editors of the :AM (Architecture + Media) student publication at UC Berkeley, where he is a student.

Virginia Commonwealth University in Qatar’s assistant professor and graphic designer, Sherry Blankenship (MPD 1987), was honored

34

DESIGN INFLUENCE / SPRING 2009

for the second consecutive year with an Award of Excellence for Print at the 38th Annual University and College Designers Association conference held in Savannah, Ga. Blankenship’s award-winning entry titled “Design at the Crossroads: the Intersection of Change and the Future” was used as the publication for VCUQatar’s 2008 annual Tasmeem Doha International Design Conference.

Ramona Bultman-Lewis (M. Arch. 1995) had an exhibit titled “Thick as Thieves: Images from the Bultman Family 1930-1942” and selections from “The Elmina Series” on display at Through This Lens in Durham from May 16 June 17, 2008. Images from the Bultman Family 1930-1942, offers a glimpse into the lives of a successful mixed-race family living in Sumter, S.C., during the years of the Great Depression and up to U.S. involvement in World War II. Riley Bunn currently lives in Austin, Texas, where he is pursuing music composition and quest writing for local video game developers.

In the meantime, he has made connections with local architects and continues work producing music for his southern electronic label RUGU Records, Inc. and producing a CD box set of his live storytelling for the fan club at fritoandchicho.com.

Rob Connolly (BID 2004) wrote and directed an independent film titled “Our Neck of

the Woods” that was selected for the 2009 Sundance Festival. Visit www.mold-o-form.com/ to read more.

Anni Albers Alumna Jenna Eason (BAD, BS Textiles Technology 2007) has created a new blog to track the progress of her thesis project.

Eason is enrolled in the master’s of textiles technology program to study automotive textile design. She will maintain the blog, www.automotivetextiledesign.blogspot.com, until she graduates in December 2009.

Philip Freelon, FAIA, LEED-AP (BEDA 1975) of Durham, N.C. has been selected by jury to receive the AIA 2009 Thomas Jefferson Award for Public Architecture. The biennial

Thomas Jefferson Award recognizes excellence in architectural advocacy and achievement in three categories: private-sector architects, public-sector architects and public officials who manage or produce quality design.

Freelon was chosen in the private-sector architect category for his established portfolio of accomplishment in the design of architecturally distinguished public facilities.

“His public work is exceptionally beautiful and is demonstrative of his success. “Public projects normally considered mundane, such as the Solid Waste Corporate Facility, become incredible pieces of public architecture,” the jury notes. “Creating outstanding architecture within the limitations imposed by public sector bureaucracies and budget constraints is an incredible challenge of which Freelon has proven himself to be a true master.”

Rodney Holland (BED-VD 1990) has a new film in development and a new production Web site (www.southernskyproductions.com) that showcases other projects in development, as well as one Holland co-produced, Another Harvest Moon, which is in post-production and listed on IMDB.com. Another Harvest Moon stars Ernest Borgnine, Cybill Shepherd, Doris Roberts, Anne Meara, Richard Schiff, Piper Laurie and others.

It is set to be released in 2009.

An exhibit that recently opened at MoMA in New York titled “Rough Cut: Design Takes a Sharp Edge” in the Philip Johnson Architecture and Design Galleries includes some of Distinguished Alumnus Alexander Isley’s (BED-VD 1983) work from the Museum’s permanent collection. It will be up for the next several months.

Sanders L. Lee, (BEDA 1979) of CH2M HILL, is a member of the Class of 2009 of Leadership South Carolina, the state’s oldest leadership development program.

Leadership South Carolina, now in its 30th year, accepts approximately 50 participants a year who have demonstrated commitment to their community and strive to reach a higher level of service to the Palmetto State.

Julia Weiner Long (M.Arch. 1989) is co-owner of 514 design, inc. in Houston, Texas, where she lives with her husband James, son James (10) and daughter Helen Grace (8).

Deborah Lewis MacPherson, CSI, CCS, AIA, (BED-VD 1986) has passed the Certified Construction Specifier (CCS) exam and is now a Certified Construction Specifier. This achievement places her among fewer than 1,700 certified specifiers in the nation. MacPherson, who has approximately 20 years of experience, has worked on many WDG projects for both the Washington, D.C., and Dallas offices. Recent projects include the LEED® Gold-certified 20 M Street in southwest Washington, D.C., and a new residence hall for the College of Staten Island in New York. She serves as a board member and secretary of the Northern Virginia Chapter of CSI, and as a member of the Consensus Task Team and Model Interpretation Guide Team of the National Building Information Model Standard (NBIMS).

In addition to her work for WDG Architecture, MacPherson serves as projects director for Accuracy&Aesthetics, a 501c3 nonprofit organization based in Vienna, Va. Established in 2004, the organization serves the general public through the use of art,

programming, architecture, mathematics, design, and music to help shape open source technology.

Erik Van Mehlman, AIA (M.Arch. 1999), and Randall Lanou, Assoc. AIA, LEED-AP (M.Arch. 1997), of Studio B Architecture in Durham, N.C., will provide their experience and understanding of vernacular, regional, agricultural and environmentally conscious design to develop the architectural principles for the Harvest Farm Community located in pastoral New Hope Valley of Chatham County, N.C. Harvest encompasses 19 (10+ acre) lots adjacent to the Haw River and the Jordan Lake recreation area. Organic farming, community activities, recreation and preservation of open space are all key aspects of the Harvest lifestyle. Visit www.studiobarchitecture.com and www.liveandgrowatharvest.com for more information.

Editor’s note: Apologies for the wrong degree information provided for Mehlman in the previous magazine. (continued)

Reconnect. Find old friends. Meet new ones. See what students are doing now.

Learn about the future of design.

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N ote s Darrell Merino (BED 1985) is Vice President of Design for Hasbro Games in Massachusetts.

Ashley Moran (BGD 2000) left a position as Lead Experience Designer for Motorola Mobile Devices (designed the Moto U9 and E8 phones), for a position as Lead IA for Comcast Interactive Media, cross platform products. Currently working on iPhone applications, set top box interfaces and remote DVR technology, and online products such as Comcast.net and Fancast.com.

David W. Owens (BLA 2006) accepted a position as a Landscape Designer with Susan Hatchell Landscape Architecture, PLLC in Raleigh, N.C. He is working on projects including park master plans, streetscapes and campus pedestrian projects.

Roula Qubain (M.Arch. 1992) has joined the HSMM Raleigh office as studio lead. She will

lead the firm’s expansion for facilities design, oversee architectural design and project management. The recipient of numerous awards for her architectural work and community involvement, Qubain serves on the board of directors of the Tammy Lynn Center for Developmental Disabilities and on the Triangle Board of American Institute of Architects, where she is slated to be president in 2011.

Anni Albers Alumna Diana Razulis (BAD 2006) was interviewed by Imprint Magazine on being a textile designer. The writer found Razulis through her blog, Please Sir (www.pleasesirblog. blogspot.com).

After 17 years of teaching graphic design at East Carolina University, Eva Roberts (MPD/VD 1973) returned to Raleigh to join the graphic design faculty at Meredith College.

After six years in Washington, D.C., Juliellen Sarver (MLA/MRP joint program 1999), has moved to Richmond, Va., where she is a senior planner for Sarver Housing Group, Inc. (www.sarverhousinggroup.com). They develop affordable housing for people with special needs, specifically the elderly and people with disabilities. Sarver bought a house in July 2008 and is enjoying renovating the house and garden. She also spends as much time as she can bicycling the country roads.

Adam Sebastian (BEDA 2002; M.Arch. 2004) teamed with NC State alumnus Tripp Regan and Appalachian State alumnus Matthew Mayse to start their own business with their stimulus checks. Sebastian used his

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architecture skills to design the Cap-A-Cooz – a molded foam-rubber coozie with a bottle opener affixed underneath. Regan designed the logo and Web site and Mayse, a photography and business major, helped promote the company. Patent-pending, the Cap-A-Cooz is available online at www.capacooz.com.

Brooke Adams Vail (MLA 2008) and former Assistant Professor of Landscape Architecture Lee-Anne Milburn wrote an article based on Vail’s final project that is to be published in Landscape Journal in 2009.

Sarah Warner (BID 2000) recently completed a year of post-baccalaureate study in metals/ jewelry at Virginia Commonwealth University, and has relocated to Brooklyn, N.Y., to pursue her work as a jewelry artist and designer. Her work is available at a number of galleries, including the Penland Gallery and Rebus Works in N.C., and can be viewed online at www.sarahkathleenwarner.etsy.com.

America’s first LEED® Platinum hotel and restaurant, the Proximity Hotel and Print Works Bistro was recently certified by the USGBC. This Greensboro, N.C., hotel and restaurant was designed by Centrepoint Architecture in Raleigh, N.C, a firm owned by alumnus Jonathan Wolk, AIA (B.Arch. 1995), and F. Thomas Murphy, AIA.

F A C U L T Y / STA F F

Professor of Architecture Tom Barrie has an Extension Appointment in Housing and Sustainable Communities. Barrie was appointed to the Journal of Architectural Education editorial board beginning in the fall 2008 and he co-edited the theme issue published in Dec. 2008.

Associate Professor of Graphic Design Denise Gonzales Crisp had the piece “Prototype” accepted for installation in “Dimension + Typography,” a design exhibit curated by Jimmy Luu (University of Illinois, Urbana-Champagne) and Ryan Molloy (Eastern Michigan University) at I Space Gallery in downtown Chicago. The show and installation was up through Feb. 7, 2009, and may travel to other cities.

Professor of Graphic Design Meredith Davis is cited as a trailblazer in the new book by Bryony GomezPalacio and Armin Vit titled Women of Design: Influence and Inspiration from the original trailblazers to the new groundbreakers. Davis, fellow and the 2005 national medalist of the American Institute of Graphic Arts, currently serves on the AIGA Visionary Design Council to define the designer of 2015. Adjunct Assistant Professor Kathleen Meaney is also featured as a groundbreaker. Meaney perpetuates Terms and Conditions and previously worked at Pentagram.

Assistant Professor of Architecture David Hill participated in two recent ACSA regional conferences.

In Amherst, Mass., at a conference focused on new directions in prefabricated architecture. Hill presented a paper on hurricane relief housing titled “Prefabricated Recovery,” and “Morpheme House System,” a paper/project that proposes a sustainable alternative to orthogonal systems that typify most prefabricated panel and box house systems. At a

Los Angeles conference, Hill presented “A Weave in the Matrix,” a paper that examines the use of textile composite materials in emergency housing. Hill presented the paper with Laura Garofalo, Assistant Professor at the University of Buffalo.

Associate Professor of Industrial Design Bong-il Jin was a keynote speaker for the 5th International Design Conference of KAGSD (Korea Association of Graduate Schools of Design) Korea, Japan, China, USA. The theme for the conference is “The Future through Convergence of Design and Business” and it was held at Kyonggi University in Suwon, Korea in August 2008. He presented four special seminars at Hong Ik University, Sook Myung University, Kun Kuk University and Semyung University from Sept. 1-8.

Associate Professor of Landscape Architecture Fernando Magallanes presented his juried paper, “Analyzing Cities: Linking physical and psychological contact in expanding our knowledge of urban environments,” at the annual conference of the Council of Educators in Landscape Architecture held in Tucson on Jan. 17, 2009. This year’s subject was centered around “Teaching + Learning Landscape.”

The Lab for Culture, an online archive originating in Amsterdam, has selected Associate Professor of Graphic Design Scott Townsend’s project in Berlin (summer 2008) titled “Your Imaginary Country, the Berlin Wall and the Southwest Border Initiative” as a case study of international cooperation and multicultural education in the European Cultural Organization/EU Directorate for Education.

Professor of Architecture Patrick Rand completed an online lesson called “Designing Leakproof Details,”

available on Wiley’s Continuing Professional Education Web site. This lesson is among 10 that Wiley has included in its initial offering of programs. At the publisher's request, Rand is currently preparing a second online lesson, “Accommodating Movement in Construction Assemblies,” to be available this Spring.

Rand presented a summary of his research regarding “Sustainable Masonry Design and Construction” at the World of Concrete/World of Masonry convention in Las Vegas during February, after a similar presentation to practicing architects in St. Louis in January.

Associate Dean for Graduate Studies, Research and Extension Arthur R. Rice was accepted into the 2008 CELA Academy of Fellows to honor his “lifetime’s accomplishments in teaching, scholarship and creative activity, and service.”

Professor of Architecture Paul Tesar reviewed the Durham Performing Arts Center (DPAC) for The Durham Herald-Sun in the Nov. 29, 2008, issue.

The DPAC was designed by Phil Szostak, (B. Arch.

1975) adjunct assistant professor and recently elevated to the AIA College of Fellows.

Expanding Architecture: Design as Activism is edited by Katie Wakeford (M. Arch. 2005), intern architect with the School of Architecture’s Home Environments Design Initiative, and Bryan Bell, executive director of Design Corps. This collection of 30 inspiring essays presents a new generation of creative design carried out in the service of the greater public and the greater good. An essay

by Eric Van Melhman (M. Arch. 1999), Studio B Architecture / BuildSense, is one of the 30 essays included in the book.

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37

N ote s Darrell Merino (BED 1985) is Vice President of Design for Hasbro Games in Massachusetts.

Ashley Moran (BGD 2000) left a position as Lead Experience Designer for Motorola Mobile Devices (designed the Moto U9 and E8 phones), for a position as Lead IA for Comcast Interactive Media, cross platform products. Currently working on iPhone applications, set top box interfaces and remote DVR technology, and online products such as Comcast.net and Fancast.com.

David W. Owens (BLA 2006) accepted a position as a Landscape Designer with Susan Hatchell Landscape Architecture, PLLC in Raleigh, N.C. He is working on projects including park master plans, streetscapes and campus pedestrian projects.

Roula Qubain (M.Arch. 1992) has joined the HSMM Raleigh office as studio lead. She will

lead the firm’s expansion for facilities design, oversee architectural design and project management. The recipient of numerous awards for her architectural work and community involvement, Qubain serves on the board of directors of the Tammy Lynn Center for Developmental Disabilities and on the Triangle Board of American Institute of Architects, where she is slated to be president in 2011.

Anni Albers Alumna Diana Razulis (BAD 2006) was interviewed by Imprint Magazine on being a textile designer. The writer found Razulis through her blog, Please Sir (www.pleasesirblog. blogspot.com).

After 17 years of teaching graphic design at East Carolina University, Eva Roberts (MPD/VD 1973) returned to Raleigh to join the graphic design faculty at Meredith College.

After six years in Washington, D.C., Juliellen Sarver (MLA/MRP joint program 1999), has moved to Richmond, Va., where she is a senior planner for Sarver Housing Group, Inc. (www.sarverhousinggroup.com). They develop affordable housing for people with special needs, specifically the elderly and people with disabilities. Sarver bought a house in July 2008 and is enjoying renovating the house and garden. She also spends as much time as she can bicycling the country roads.

Adam Sebastian (BEDA 2002; M.Arch. 2004) teamed with NC State alumnus Tripp Regan and Appalachian State alumnus Matthew Mayse to start their own business with their stimulus checks. Sebastian used his

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architecture skills to design the Cap-A-Cooz – a molded foam-rubber coozie with a bottle opener affixed underneath. Regan designed the logo and Web site and Mayse, a photography and business major, helped promote the company. Patent-pending, the Cap-A-Cooz is available online at www.capacooz.com.

Brooke Adams Vail (MLA 2008) and former Assistant Professor of Landscape Architecture Lee-Anne Milburn wrote an article based on Vail’s final project that is to be published in Landscape Journal in 2009.

Sarah Warner (BID 2000) recently completed a year of post-baccalaureate study in metals/ jewelry at Virginia Commonwealth University, and has relocated to Brooklyn, N.Y., to pursue her work as a jewelry artist and designer. Her work is available at a number of galleries, including the Penland Gallery and Rebus Works in N.C., and can be viewed online at www.sarahkathleenwarner.etsy.com.

America’s first LEED® Platinum hotel and restaurant, the Proximity Hotel and Print Works Bistro was recently certified by the USGBC. This Greensboro, N.C., hotel and restaurant was designed by Centrepoint Architecture in Raleigh, N.C, a firm owned by alumnus Jonathan Wolk, AIA (B.Arch. 1995), and F. Thomas Murphy, AIA.

F A C U L T Y / STA F F

Professor of Architecture Tom Barrie has an Extension Appointment in Housing and Sustainable Communities. Barrie was appointed to the Journal of Architectural Education editorial board beginning in the fall 2008 and he co-edited the theme issue published in Dec. 2008.

Associate Professor of Graphic Design Denise Gonzales Crisp had the piece “Prototype” accepted for installation in “Dimension + Typography,” a design exhibit curated by Jimmy Luu (University of Illinois, Urbana-Champagne) and Ryan Molloy (Eastern Michigan University) at I Space Gallery in downtown Chicago. The show and installation was up through Feb. 7, 2009, and may travel to other cities.

Professor of Graphic Design Meredith Davis is cited as a trailblazer in the new book by Bryony GomezPalacio and Armin Vit titled Women of Design: Influence and Inspiration from the original trailblazers to the new groundbreakers. Davis, fellow and the 2005 national medalist of the American Institute of Graphic Arts, currently serves on the AIGA Visionary Design Council to define the designer of 2015. Adjunct Assistant Professor Kathleen Meaney is also featured as a groundbreaker. Meaney perpetuates Terms and Conditions and previously worked at Pentagram.

Assistant Professor of Architecture David Hill participated in two recent ACSA regional conferences.

In Amherst, Mass., at a conference focused on new directions in prefabricated architecture. Hill presented a paper on hurricane relief housing titled “Prefabricated Recovery,” and “Morpheme House System,” a paper/project that proposes a sustainable alternative to orthogonal systems that typify most prefabricated panel and box house systems. At a

Los Angeles conference, Hill presented “A Weave in the Matrix,” a paper that examines the use of textile composite materials in emergency housing. Hill presented the paper with Laura Garofalo, Assistant Professor at the University of Buffalo.

Associate Professor of Industrial Design Bong-il Jin was a keynote speaker for the 5th International Design Conference of KAGSD (Korea Association of Graduate Schools of Design) Korea, Japan, China, USA. The theme for the conference is “The Future through Convergence of Design and Business” and it was held at Kyonggi University in Suwon, Korea in August 2008. He presented four special seminars at Hong Ik University, Sook Myung University, Kun Kuk University and Semyung University from Sept. 1-8.

Associate Professor of Landscape Architecture Fernando Magallanes presented his juried paper, “Analyzing Cities: Linking physical and psychological contact in expanding our knowledge of urban environments,” at the annual conference of the Council of Educators in Landscape Architecture held in Tucson on Jan. 17, 2009. This year’s subject was centered around “Teaching + Learning Landscape.”

The Lab for Culture, an online archive originating in Amsterdam, has selected Associate Professor of Graphic Design Scott Townsend’s project in Berlin (summer 2008) titled “Your Imaginary Country, the Berlin Wall and the Southwest Border Initiative” as a case study of international cooperation and multicultural education in the European Cultural Organization/EU Directorate for Education.

Professor of Architecture Patrick Rand completed an online lesson called “Designing Leakproof Details,”

available on Wiley’s Continuing Professional Education Web site. This lesson is among 10 that Wiley has included in its initial offering of programs. At the publisher's request, Rand is currently preparing a second online lesson, “Accommodating Movement in Construction Assemblies,” to be available this Spring.

Rand presented a summary of his research regarding “Sustainable Masonry Design and Construction” at the World of Concrete/World of Masonry convention in Las Vegas during February, after a similar presentation to practicing architects in St. Louis in January.

Associate Dean for Graduate Studies, Research and Extension Arthur R. Rice was accepted into the 2008 CELA Academy of Fellows to honor his “lifetime’s accomplishments in teaching, scholarship and creative activity, and service.”

Professor of Architecture Paul Tesar reviewed the Durham Performing Arts Center (DPAC) for The Durham Herald-Sun in the Nov. 29, 2008, issue.

The DPAC was designed by Phil Szostak, (B. Arch.

1975) adjunct assistant professor and recently elevated to the AIA College of Fellows.

Expanding Architecture: Design as Activism is edited by Katie Wakeford (M. Arch. 2005), intern architect with the School of Architecture’s Home Environments Design Initiative, and Bryan Bell, executive director of Design Corps. This collection of 30 inspiring essays presents a new generation of creative design carried out in the service of the greater public and the greater good. An essay

by Eric Van Melhman (M. Arch. 1999), Studio B Architecture / BuildSense, is one of the 30 essays included in the book.

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ST U DENTS

Gabrielle Duggan and Liz Morrison recently launched UNU after having met while studying Textiles Technology. Duggan is a master’s student in art + design (fibers) and Morrison graduated from the Anni Albers Scholars program in December (from Design and Textiles). UNU received a great review from The News & Observer style reporter Samantha Smith on 12/29/2008.

Winning designs in a rug design competition presented by Capel Rugs at the October High Point market are going into production due to strong buyer response. Capel, Troy, N.C., sponsored the competition last spring to encourage innovation among up and coming designers.

Heather Hardison, Emily Morrison and Kathleen O'Brien are the Art + Design students from NC State University’s College of Design who submitted designs exploring contemporary color, balance and compositions.

the semester students and faculty worked closely with the City of Raleigh Community Development and Planning Departments and developed a range of proposals for the project site. Nationally recognized experts in housing participated in the project and the results will be documented and provided to the city to assist their revitalization efforts in Southeast Raleigh. An exhibition and presentation of the outcomes of the studio will be mounted in the Raleigh Urban Design Center, (133 Fayetteville Street, Raleigh, NC) from February 5 -27. Concurrent to the exhibition the College of Design at NC State will host a symposium on affordable housing at the Marriott Downtown.

The Stone’s Warehouse Redevelopment Project is a research and design project conducted by graduate students from the School of Architecture at NC State University, as part of a Fall Semester 2008 advanced architectural design studio. During

Collective Intelligence: Collaborative Design, Volume 33 of The Student Publication of the College of Design is an award winner in a design competition co-hosted by AIGA Raleigh and AIGA Charlotte. Graduate students in graphic design Marty Maxwell Lane, Rebecca

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Tegtmeyer and Alberto Rigau designed the publication that was edited by Lane under editorial faculty advisor Assistant Professor of Graphic Design Will Temple. The award will be presented at a ceremony slated for March. If you are interested in purchasing a copy of Collective Intelligence, please send $19.95 payable to NC State Foundation. A PDF order form is available from the home page: www.design.ncsu.edu.

Master of Graphic Design students took place in a national competition on the Future of Water sponsored by the Aspen Design Challenge and the American Institute of Graphic Arts. They developed campaign ideas for water conservation, including a takeback program for prescription drugs so they don’t get dumped into the water system; a 30 second spot for home improvement

television shows on water conserving strategies for the home; a labeling system for electronic products that informs consumers of water issues in their production, use, and disposal; and a Web site for planning low-water usage travel (eco-friendly hotels, etc.) Students conducted research to inform the design and it was a six-week project. The final project was shipped to New York in mid-December.

The NC State IDSA chapter held a Pinewood Derby competition on Nov. 14, 2009, in Leazar Hall (due to rain). IDSA President Korry Richards arranged for two other judges: Chris Jordan, alumnus and director of the materials technology labs and facilities, and MID graduate student John Schrenk. The winner was “Raw Wood” designed by industrial design sophomore Brendon Mrzlak. He won a great set of Ryobi tools donated by alumnus Ryan Harrison.

Jayne Goethe, sophomore in architecture, Caldwell Scholar and Design Council secretary, was awarded a 2008-2009 Undergraduate Research Award Grant for her research proposal by the Office of Undergraduate Research of NC State University.

She will conduct her research in the spring under the direction of Dr. Robin Fran Abrams, head of the School of Architecture. After Goethe completes her research, she will present her findings at one of the university’s symposiums.

Last fall, Associate Professor of Art + Design Vita Plume coordinated the entry of two teams of two students (in her Advanced Fibers Studio, ADN570), who worked collaboratively to weave and design an outfit that was shown at Convergence 2008 fashion show in Tampa, Fla., in Spring 2008. An article of the event was featured in Hand Weaver’s Guild of America magazine, Shuttle, Spindle, and Dyepot.

Team one consisted of Debbie Secan (graduate student in Art + Design, Dec. 2008) and Kendall Smith (graduate student in Textile Technology & Management, College of Textiles, Spring 2008). Team two included Jessica George (bachelor’s degree student Art + Design, Spring 2008) and Deirdra Nance (graduate student in Textile Technology & Management, College of Textiles, Spring 2008) Plume says, “It was a great collaboration, stretching the design capabilities of both, and using the strengths the College of Design students in weaving and the College of Textiles students in apparel.”

Senior Art + Design and Chemistry major Vansana Nolintha presented the William Jefferson Clinton award to John Coggin for his community service work with Stop Hunger Now. The award was presented immediately after Clinton’s Millennium Seminar Harrelson Lecture “The Way Forward” in Reynolds Coliseum on Jan. 26, 2009. Former President Bill Clinton handed off the award and then praised the winner and Nolintha for his community service work and pleaded with the office to help serve.

Photo: Roger Winstead, NC State Creative Services

Notes

The oldest surviving artifact from the Raleigh Fire Department (RFD), dating to 1870, was returned to the City of Raleigh in ceremonial transfer on Nov. 19, 2008. Architecture graduate student Matt Robbins discovered the bell’s origin after conducting master’s thesis research on the history of architecture on NC State’s campus.

Pictured are Fire Chief John McGrath, Chancellor James L. Oblinger, Mayor Charles Meeker and Matt Robbins.

Industrial Design student Jon Yu is a finalist in “Build Something,” an international design competition sponsored by Autodesk, the manufacturer of Alias. This contest features students and professional designers alike competing for the grand prize.

Yu’s “The Garden/Awning” is a top finalist in the Industrial Design category of the competition.

Yu’s project is a convertible awning concept that can be utilized as both a small garden with modular planters and an awning with the ability to be raised up with the assistance of a torsion spring and cable system. It intends to address the problems of people who do not own or have access to land, enabling them to care of a garden in a highly congested environment. Yu created this design as a final project for Adjunct Assistant Professor Spencer Barnes’ ID 315 “Digital Product Modeling” course during the Spring 2008 semester.

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ST U DENTS

Gabrielle Duggan and Liz Morrison recently launched UNU after having met while studying Textiles Technology. Duggan is a master’s student in art + design (fibers) and Morrison graduated from the Anni Albers Scholars program in December (from Design and Textiles). UNU received a great review from The News & Observer style reporter Samantha Smith on 12/29/2008.

Winning designs in a rug design competition presented by Capel Rugs at the October High Point market are going into production due to strong buyer response. Capel, Troy, N.C., sponsored the competition last spring to encourage innovation among up and coming designers.

Heather Hardison, Emily Morrison and Kathleen O'Brien are the Art + Design students from NC State University’s College of Design who submitted designs exploring contemporary color, balance and compositions.

the semester students and faculty worked closely with the City of Raleigh Community Development and Planning Departments and developed a range of proposals for the project site. Nationally recognized experts in housing participated in the project and the results will be documented and provided to the city to assist their revitalization efforts in Southeast Raleigh. An exhibition and presentation of the outcomes of the studio will be mounted in the Raleigh Urban Design Center, (133 Fayetteville Street, Raleigh, NC) from February 5 -27. Concurrent to the exhibition the College of Design at NC State will host a symposium on affordable housing at the Marriott Downtown.

The Stone’s Warehouse Redevelopment Project is a research and design project conducted by graduate students from the School of Architecture at NC State University, as part of a Fall Semester 2008 advanced architectural design studio. During

Collective Intelligence: Collaborative Design, Volume 33 of The Student Publication of the College of Design is an award winner in a design competition co-hosted by AIGA Raleigh and AIGA Charlotte. Graduate students in graphic design Marty Maxwell Lane, Rebecca

38

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Tegtmeyer and Alberto Rigau designed the publication that was edited by Lane under editorial faculty advisor Assistant Professor of Graphic Design Will Temple. The award will be presented at a ceremony slated for March. If you are interested in purchasing a copy of Collective Intelligence, please send $19.95 payable to NC State Foundation. A PDF order form is available from the home page: www.design.ncsu.edu.

Master of Graphic Design students took place in a national competition on the Future of Water sponsored by the Aspen Design Challenge and the American Institute of Graphic Arts. They developed campaign ideas for water conservation, including a takeback program for prescription drugs so they don’t get dumped into the water system; a 30 second spot for home improvement

television shows on water conserving strategies for the home; a labeling system for electronic products that informs consumers of water issues in their production, use, and disposal; and a Web site for planning low-water usage travel (eco-friendly hotels, etc.) Students conducted research to inform the design and it was a six-week project. The final project was shipped to New York in mid-December.

The NC State IDSA chapter held a Pinewood Derby competition on Nov. 14, 2009, in Leazar Hall (due to rain). IDSA President Korry Richards arranged for two other judges: Chris Jordan, alumnus and director of the materials technology labs and facilities, and MID graduate student John Schrenk. The winner was “Raw Wood” designed by industrial design sophomore Brendon Mrzlak. He won a great set of Ryobi tools donated by alumnus Ryan Harrison.

Jayne Goethe, sophomore in architecture, Caldwell Scholar and Design Council secretary, was awarded a 2008-2009 Undergraduate Research Award Grant for her research proposal by the Office of Undergraduate Research of NC State University.

She will conduct her research in the spring under the direction of Dr. Robin Fran Abrams, head of the School of Architecture. After Goethe completes her research, she will present her findings at one of the university’s symposiums.

Last fall, Associate Professor of Art + Design Vita Plume coordinated the entry of two teams of two students (in her Advanced Fibers Studio, ADN570), who worked collaboratively to weave and design an outfit that was shown at Convergence 2008 fashion show in Tampa, Fla., in Spring 2008. An article of the event was featured in Hand Weaver’s Guild of America magazine, Shuttle, Spindle, and Dyepot.

Team one consisted of Debbie Secan (graduate student in Art + Design, Dec. 2008) and Kendall Smith (graduate student in Textile Technology & Management, College of Textiles, Spring 2008). Team two included Jessica George (bachelor’s degree student Art + Design, Spring 2008) and Deirdra Nance (graduate student in Textile Technology & Management, College of Textiles, Spring 2008) Plume says, “It was a great collaboration, stretching the design capabilities of both, and using the strengths the College of Design students in weaving and the College of Textiles students in apparel.”

Senior Art + Design and Chemistry major Vansana Nolintha presented the William Jefferson Clinton award to John Coggin for his community service work with Stop Hunger Now. The award was presented immediately after Clinton’s Millennium Seminar Harrelson Lecture “The Way Forward” in Reynolds Coliseum on Jan. 26, 2009. Former President Bill Clinton handed off the award and then praised the winner and Nolintha for his community service work and pleaded with the office to help serve.

Photo: Roger Winstead, NC State Creative Services

Notes

The oldest surviving artifact from the Raleigh Fire Department (RFD), dating to 1870, was returned to the City of Raleigh in ceremonial transfer on Nov. 19, 2008. Architecture graduate student Matt Robbins discovered the bell’s origin after conducting master’s thesis research on the history of architecture on NC State’s campus.

Pictured are Fire Chief John McGrath, Chancellor James L. Oblinger, Mayor Charles Meeker and Matt Robbins.

Industrial Design student Jon Yu is a finalist in “Build Something,” an international design competition sponsored by Autodesk, the manufacturer of Alias. This contest features students and professional designers alike competing for the grand prize.

Yu’s “The Garden/Awning” is a top finalist in the Industrial Design category of the competition.

Yu’s project is a convertible awning concept that can be utilized as both a small garden with modular planters and an awning with the ability to be raised up with the assistance of a torsion spring and cable system. It intends to address the problems of people who do not own or have access to land, enabling them to care of a garden in a highly congested environment. Yu created this design as a final project for Adjunct Assistant Professor Spencer Barnes’ ID 315 “Digital Product Modeling” course during the Spring 2008 semester.

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DESIGN G U I L D Design Guild is an association of alumni, friends, design professionals and industry leaders established in 1996 to promote design education at the NC State University College of Design through private contributions and gifts.

For information on how to join the Design Guild, please contact the Office of External Relations at 919-515-8313.

Dean’s Circle ($5,000)

O'Brien/Atkins Associates PA

Craig McDuffie, McDuffie Design

Tameka Allen Academic and Career Advisor

Benefactor ($2,500-$4,999)

Szostak Design Inc.

Raymond H. Goodmon III

Delsey Avery Administrative Assistant

Lee Cherry Manager, Advanced Media Lab

Adams Products Company

Triangle Brick Company

H2Q Architecture

David Allen Company

Barbara Wiedemann

Dorothy M. Haynes

Kermit Bailey Associate Professor of Graphic Design

Pamela Christie-Tabron College Scheduling Officer

Duda/Paine Architects LLP

WGM Design Inc.

William B. Hood

Perver Baran Research Associate Professor in Ph.D. in Design

Lewis Clark Adjunct Associate Professor, Landscape Architecture

Spencer Barnes Adjunct Assistant Professor, Industrial Design

Roger H. Clark Professor of Architecture

HPM Group Inc.

Partner ($1,000-$2,499)

Carla C. Abramczyk

Rayford W. Law

Thomas Barrie Professor of Architecture

Charles H. Boney, Jr.

Capitol Broadcasting

LS3P Associates Ltd.

Dana Bartelt Director, Prague Institute

BMH Architects

John and Tracy Martin

Peter Batchelor Professor Emeritus of Architecture

Clearscapes PA

Carolinas Concrete Masonry

Company Inc.

Julie M. McLaurin

Dixon Weinstein Architects PA

M.C. (Mac) Newsom III

C. David Burney, AIGA, New Kind

Harry Ellenzweig

Polly Hawkins

Alwyn H. Phillips III

H. Clymer Cease, Jr., AIA, Pearce Brinkley Cease + Lee PA

The Freelon Group Inc.

Robert A. Ingram

O. Earl Pope, Jr.

Richard J. Green

Chris Jordan

K.C. Ramsay

Eileen M. Hendren

Kennedy Covington Lobdell &

John S. Rodgers

Thomas S. Kenan III

Hickman LLP

Martha Scotford

Marvin J. and Cindy Malecha

William M. Singer

Small Kane Architects PA

McDuffie Design

Site Solutions Inc.

Patricia and John Tector

Frank D. Thompson, AV Metro Inc.

Charles A. Musser, Jr.

Rodney L. Swink

Trout & Riggs Construction Co.

Ralph Thompson, Thompson Consulting LLC

Linda J. Noble

Frederick M. Taylor

K.H. Webb Architects LLC

W.G. “Bill” Monroe III, AIA, WGM Design Inc. Mack Paul, K&L Gates LLP

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KlingStubbins

Cort Architectural Group PA

Scott Mollenkopf, Triangle Brick Company

Frank J. Werner, Adams Products Company

Ozell Stankus Associates

Barbara Wiedemann, NC Museum of Art

Architects Inc.

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Sue Caviness Administrative Assistant, Art + Design

Donna W. Francis

Charles H. Boney, Jr., AIA, LS3P/Boney

Philip G. Freelon, FAIA, The Freelon Group Inc.

Susan Cannon Adjunct Associate Professor, Architecture

Patterson Pope

Alan S. Nagle

Michael S. Cole, ASLA, ColeJenest & Stone PA,

Carla Abramczyk Assistant Dean for External Relations and Development

Hyejung Chang Adjunct Assistant Professor, Landscape Architecture

Association

Vice President

Tim Buie Assistant Professor of Industrial Design

Reginald H. Cude

ColeJenest & Stone PA

Angelo Abbate Professor Emeritus of Landscape Architecture

Pearce Brinkley Cease + Lee PA

Richard A. Curtis

Associate ($500-$999)

Turan Duda, AIA, Duda/Paine Architects LLP, President

Dr. Anita R. Brown-Graham Director, Institute for Emerging Issues Professor of Landscape Architecture

Dr. Robin Abrams Head, School of Architecture Professor of Architecture

Eugene R. Montezinos

Design Guild Board of Directors

Individual ($250-$499)

College of Design Facult y and Staff

Walton R. Teague

Douglas D. Westmoreland Barney P. Woodard, Jr.

Dr. Nilda Cosco Research Associate Professor, Natural Learning Initiative Chandra Cox Head, Art + Design Department Associate Professor of Art + Design

Vincent M. Foote Professor Emeritus of Industrial Design

Jack Lancaster Technician, Materials Laboratory

McArthur Freeman Assistant Professor of Art + Design

Randy Lanou Adjunct Associate Professor, Architecture

Matthew Griffith Adjunct Assistant Professor, Architecture Frank Harmon Professor in Practice of Architecture Susan Hatchell Adjunct Assistant Professor, Landscape Architecture Brett Hautop Instructor, Architecture Dottie Haynes Assistant Dean for Budget and Administration David Hill Assistant Professor of Architecture Sean Hilliard Adjunct Assistant Professor, Industrial Design Percy Hooper Associate Professor of Industrial Design Jianxin Hu Visiting Assistant Professor, PhD in Design

Kimberly Larson Adjunct Assistant Professor, Landscape Architecture

Santiago Piedrafita Head, Graphic Design Department Associate Professor of Graphic Design

A.T. Stephens Teaching Assistant Professor, Design Studies

Valerie Pierce Library Technical Assistant, Harrye B. Lyons Design Library

Sandi Sullivan Administrative Secretary, Architecture

Dr. J. Wayne Place Professor of Architecture

Rodney Swink Adjunct Professor, Landscape Architecture

Vita Plume Associate Professor of Art + Design

Wayne Taylor Professor Emeritus of Art + Design

J. Patrick Rand Professor of Architecture

Dr. John O. Tector Associate Dean Emeritus

Dr. Cymbre Raub Associate Professor of Industrial Design

Will Temple Assistant Professor of Graphic Design

Dana Raymond Associate Professor of Art + Design

Dr. Paul Tesar Professor of Architecture

Wendy Redfield Associate Professor of Architecture

Robert Thomas Instructor, Architecture

Marvin J. Malecha Dean Professor of Architecture

Will Reyes Administrative Assistant, Landscape Architecture and Architecture

Hernán Marchant Associate Dean for Undergraduate Studies and Academic Support Associate Professor of Design Studies

Patrick Rhodes Visiting Assistant Professor, Architecture

James D. Tomlinson Research Associate Professor Director of Community Development, Research and Extension

Jeffrey Lee Adjunct Associate Professor, Architecture Jean Marie Livaudais Director of Professional Relations, External Relations Austin Lowrey Professor Emeritus of Graphic Design Fernando Magallanes Associate Professor of Landscape Architecture

Joe McCoy Coordinator of Network & Hardware Services, Information Technology Laboratory

Kathleen Rieder Teaching Associate Professor, Art + Design Arthur R. Rice Associate Dean for Graduate Studies, Research and Extension Professor of Landscape Architecture

Denise Gonzales Crisp Associate Professor of Graphic Design

Joey Jenkins Computing Consultant, Information Technology Laboratory

Thomas Crawford Adjunct Assistant Professor, Landscape Architecture

Michael Jennings Adjunct Assistant Professor, Landscape Architecture

Meredith Davis Director, PhD Program Professor of Graphic Design

Bong-il Jin Associate Professor of Industrial Design

Robin C. Moore Director, Natural Learning Initiative Professor of Landscape Architecture

Jim Dean Manager, Materials Technology Labs

Dr. Sharon Joines Assistant Professor of Industrial Design

Patricia Morgado Assistant Professor, Architecture

Michael Bissinger Adjunct Assistant Professor, Art + Design and Industrial Design

Carla Delcambre Teaching Assistant Professor, Landscape Architecture

Chris Jordan Director of Materials Laboratory and Facilities

Glenwood Morris Adjunct Assistant Professor, Industrial Design

Kofi Boone Assistant Professor of Landscape Architecture

Karen E. DeWitt Head, Harrye B. Lyons Design Library

Charles Joyner Professor of Art + Design

Marva Motley Assistant Dean for Student Affairs

Henry Sanoff Professor Emeritus of Architecture

Lope Max Díaz Associate Professor of Art + Design

Haig Khachatoorian Professor of Industrial Design

Dr. Kristen Schaffer Associate Professor of Architecture

Ed Driggers Accounting Technician

David Knight Technician, Materials Laboratory

Silas Munro Visiting Assistant Professor, Graphic Design

Catherine Dorin-Black Library Technical Assistant, Harrye B. Lyons Design Library

Donald Kranbuehl Instructor, Architecture

Paul R. Battaglia Assistant Professor of Architecture Bill Bayley Director of Information Technology Laboratory Georgia Bizios Director, Home Environments Design Initiative Professor of Architecture

Susan Brandeis Professor of Art + Design Barbara Brenny Visual Resources Librarian, Harrye B. Lyons Design Library Gene Bressler Head, Department of Landscape Architecture Professor of Landscape Architecture Angela Brockelsby Assistant Director of Communications, External Relations

Cheryl Eatmon Administrative Secretary, Industrial Design and Graphic Design Patrick FitzGerald Associate Professor of Art + Design

Charles Ladd Instructor, Architecture Bryan Laffitte Head, Industrial Design Department Associate Professor of Industrial Design

Hunt McKinnon Adjunct Associate Professor, Architecture Jessica Johnson Moore Adjunct Assistant Professor, Architecture

Sherry O’Neal Director of Communications, External Relations Dr. Celen Pasalar Extension Planning Specialist Director, Downtown Design Studio Research and Extension Epi Pazienza Adjunct Assistant Professor, Architecture

Holly Richards Student Services Assistant Dr. Fatih Rifki Professor Emeritus of Architecture Amanda Robertson Adjunct Associate Professor, Art + Design Jackie Robertson Administrative Assistant Michael Rodrigues Budget Manager

Martha Scotford Professor of Graphic Design Julie Sherk Research Associate, Natural Learning Initiative Carla Skuce Executive Assistant to the Dean Sharon Silcox Library Assistant, Harrye B. Lyons Design Library

Susan Toplikar Associate Professor of Art + Design Scott Townsend Associate Professor of Graphic Design Sean Vance Extension Assistant Professor, Interim Director, Center for Universal Design Shirley Varela Research Assistant, Natural Learning Initiative Elizabeth Wakeford Adjunct Assistant Professor, Architecture Katie Wakeford Research Assistant, Home Environments Design Initiative Jan-Ru Wan Assistant Professor of Art + Design Ti-Yuan Wang Technology Support Technician, Information Technology Laboratory Ellen Weinstein Adjunct Associate Professor, Architecture Nicole Welch Education Curator, Contemporary Art Museum Research and Extension Richard R. Wilkinson Professor Emeritus of Landscape Architecture Janice Wong Accounting Technician

DESIGN G U I L D Design Guild is an association of alumni, friends, design professionals and industry leaders established in 1996 to promote design education at the NC State University College of Design through private contributions and gifts.

For information on how to join the Design Guild, please contact the Office of External Relations at 919-515-8313.

Dean’s Circle ($5,000)

O'Brien/Atkins Associates PA

Craig McDuffie, McDuffie Design

Tameka Allen Academic and Career Advisor

Benefactor ($2,500-$4,999)

Szostak Design Inc.

Raymond H. Goodmon III

Delsey Avery Administrative Assistant

Lee Cherry Manager, Advanced Media Lab

Adams Products Company

Triangle Brick Company

H2Q Architecture

David Allen Company

Barbara Wiedemann

Dorothy M. Haynes

Kermit Bailey Associate Professor of Graphic Design

Pamela Christie-Tabron College Scheduling Officer

Duda/Paine Architects LLP

WGM Design Inc.

William B. Hood

Perver Baran Research Associate Professor in Ph.D. in Design

Lewis Clark Adjunct Associate Professor, Landscape Architecture

Spencer Barnes Adjunct Assistant Professor, Industrial Design

Roger H. Clark Professor of Architecture

HPM Group Inc.

Partner ($1,000-$2,499)

Carla C. Abramczyk

Rayford W. Law

Thomas Barrie Professor of Architecture

Charles H. Boney, Jr.

Capitol Broadcasting

LS3P Associates Ltd.

Dana Bartelt Director, Prague Institute

BMH Architects

John and Tracy Martin

Peter Batchelor Professor Emeritus of Architecture

Clearscapes PA

Carolinas Concrete Masonry

Company Inc.

Julie M. McLaurin

Dixon Weinstein Architects PA

M.C. (Mac) Newsom III

C. David Burney, AIGA, New Kind

Harry Ellenzweig

Polly Hawkins

Alwyn H. Phillips III

H. Clymer Cease, Jr., AIA, Pearce Brinkley Cease + Lee PA

The Freelon Group Inc.

Robert A. Ingram

O. Earl Pope, Jr.

Richard J. Green

Chris Jordan

K.C. Ramsay

Eileen M. Hendren

Kennedy Covington Lobdell &

John S. Rodgers

Thomas S. Kenan III

Hickman LLP

Martha Scotford

Marvin J. and Cindy Malecha

William M. Singer

Small Kane Architects PA

McDuffie Design

Site Solutions Inc.

Patricia and John Tector

Frank D. Thompson, AV Metro Inc.

Charles A. Musser, Jr.

Rodney L. Swink

Trout & Riggs Construction Co.

Ralph Thompson, Thompson Consulting LLC

Linda J. Noble

Frederick M. Taylor

K.H. Webb Architects LLC

W.G. “Bill” Monroe III, AIA, WGM Design Inc. Mack Paul, K&L Gates LLP

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Cort Architectural Group PA

Scott Mollenkopf, Triangle Brick Company

Frank J. Werner, Adams Products Company

Ozell Stankus Associates

Barbara Wiedemann, NC Museum of Art

Architects Inc.

DESIGN INFLUENCE / SPRING 2009

Sue Caviness Administrative Assistant, Art + Design

Donna W. Francis

Charles H. Boney, Jr., AIA, LS3P/Boney

Philip G. Freelon, FAIA, The Freelon Group Inc.

Susan Cannon Adjunct Associate Professor, Architecture

Patterson Pope

Alan S. Nagle

Michael S. Cole, ASLA, ColeJenest & Stone PA,

Carla Abramczyk Assistant Dean for External Relations and Development

Hyejung Chang Adjunct Assistant Professor, Landscape Architecture

Association

Vice President

Tim Buie Assistant Professor of Industrial Design

Reginald H. Cude

ColeJenest & Stone PA

Angelo Abbate Professor Emeritus of Landscape Architecture

Pearce Brinkley Cease + Lee PA

Richard A. Curtis

Associate ($500-$999)

Turan Duda, AIA, Duda/Paine Architects LLP, President

Dr. Anita R. Brown-Graham Director, Institute for Emerging Issues Professor of Landscape Architecture

Dr. Robin Abrams Head, School of Architecture Professor of Architecture

Eugene R. Montezinos

Design Guild Board of Directors

Individual ($250-$499)

College of Design Facult y and Staff

Walton R. Teague

Douglas D. Westmoreland Barney P. Woodard, Jr.

Dr. Nilda Cosco Research Associate Professor, Natural Learning Initiative Chandra Cox Head, Art + Design Department Associate Professor of Art + Design

Vincent M. Foote Professor Emeritus of Industrial Design

Jack Lancaster Technician, Materials Laboratory

McArthur Freeman Assistant Professor of Art + Design

Randy Lanou Adjunct Associate Professor, Architecture

Matthew Griffith Adjunct Assistant Professor, Architecture Frank Harmon Professor in Practice of Architecture Susan Hatchell Adjunct Assistant Professor, Landscape Architecture Brett Hautop Instructor, Architecture Dottie Haynes Assistant Dean for Budget and Administration David Hill Assistant Professor of Architecture Sean Hilliard Adjunct Assistant Professor, Industrial Design Percy Hooper Associate Professor of Industrial Design Jianxin Hu Visiting Assistant Professor, PhD in Design

Kimberly Larson Adjunct Assistant Professor, Landscape Architecture

Santiago Piedrafita Head, Graphic Design Department Associate Professor of Graphic Design

A.T. Stephens Teaching Assistant Professor, Design Studies

Valerie Pierce Library Technical Assistant, Harrye B. Lyons Design Library

Sandi Sullivan Administrative Secretary, Architecture

Dr. J. Wayne Place Professor of Architecture

Rodney Swink Adjunct Professor, Landscape Architecture

Vita Plume Associate Professor of Art + Design

Wayne Taylor Professor Emeritus of Art + Design

J. Patrick Rand Professor of Architecture

Dr. John O. Tector Associate Dean Emeritus

Dr. Cymbre Raub Associate Professor of Industrial Design

Will Temple Assistant Professor of Graphic Design

Dana Raymond Associate Professor of Art + Design

Dr. Paul Tesar Professor of Architecture

Wendy Redfield Associate Professor of Architecture

Robert Thomas Instructor, Architecture

Marvin J. Malecha Dean Professor of Architecture

Will Reyes Administrative Assistant, Landscape Architecture and Architecture

Hernán Marchant Associate Dean for Undergraduate Studies and Academic Support Associate Professor of Design Studies

Patrick Rhodes Visiting Assistant Professor, Architecture

James D. Tomlinson Research Associate Professor Director of Community Development, Research and Extension

Jeffrey Lee Adjunct Associate Professor, Architecture Jean Marie Livaudais Director of Professional Relations, External Relations Austin Lowrey Professor Emeritus of Graphic Design Fernando Magallanes Associate Professor of Landscape Architecture

Joe McCoy Coordinator of Network & Hardware Services, Information Technology Laboratory

Kathleen Rieder Teaching Associate Professor, Art + Design Arthur R. Rice Associate Dean for Graduate Studies, Research and Extension Professor of Landscape Architecture

Denise Gonzales Crisp Associate Professor of Graphic Design

Joey Jenkins Computing Consultant, Information Technology Laboratory

Thomas Crawford Adjunct Assistant Professor, Landscape Architecture

Michael Jennings Adjunct Assistant Professor, Landscape Architecture

Meredith Davis Director, PhD Program Professor of Graphic Design

Bong-il Jin Associate Professor of Industrial Design

Robin C. Moore Director, Natural Learning Initiative Professor of Landscape Architecture

Jim Dean Manager, Materials Technology Labs

Dr. Sharon Joines Assistant Professor of Industrial Design

Patricia Morgado Assistant Professor, Architecture

Michael Bissinger Adjunct Assistant Professor, Art + Design and Industrial Design

Carla Delcambre Teaching Assistant Professor, Landscape Architecture

Chris Jordan Director of Materials Laboratory and Facilities

Glenwood Morris Adjunct Assistant Professor, Industrial Design

Kofi Boone Assistant Professor of Landscape Architecture

Karen E. DeWitt Head, Harrye B. Lyons Design Library

Charles Joyner Professor of Art + Design

Marva Motley Assistant Dean for Student Affairs

Henry Sanoff Professor Emeritus of Architecture

Lope Max Díaz Associate Professor of Art + Design

Haig Khachatoorian Professor of Industrial Design

Dr. Kristen Schaffer Associate Professor of Architecture

Ed Driggers Accounting Technician

David Knight Technician, Materials Laboratory

Silas Munro Visiting Assistant Professor, Graphic Design

Catherine Dorin-Black Library Technical Assistant, Harrye B. Lyons Design Library

Donald Kranbuehl Instructor, Architecture

Paul R. Battaglia Assistant Professor of Architecture Bill Bayley Director of Information Technology Laboratory Georgia Bizios Director, Home Environments Design Initiative Professor of Architecture

Susan Brandeis Professor of Art + Design Barbara Brenny Visual Resources Librarian, Harrye B. Lyons Design Library Gene Bressler Head, Department of Landscape Architecture Professor of Landscape Architecture Angela Brockelsby Assistant Director of Communications, External Relations

Cheryl Eatmon Administrative Secretary, Industrial Design and Graphic Design Patrick FitzGerald Associate Professor of Art + Design

Charles Ladd Instructor, Architecture Bryan Laffitte Head, Industrial Design Department Associate Professor of Industrial Design

Hunt McKinnon Adjunct Associate Professor, Architecture Jessica Johnson Moore Adjunct Assistant Professor, Architecture

Sherry O’Neal Director of Communications, External Relations Dr. Celen Pasalar Extension Planning Specialist Director, Downtown Design Studio Research and Extension Epi Pazienza Adjunct Assistant Professor, Architecture

Holly Richards Student Services Assistant Dr. Fatih Rifki Professor Emeritus of Architecture Amanda Robertson Adjunct Associate Professor, Art + Design Jackie Robertson Administrative Assistant Michael Rodrigues Budget Manager

Martha Scotford Professor of Graphic Design Julie Sherk Research Associate, Natural Learning Initiative Carla Skuce Executive Assistant to the Dean Sharon Silcox Library Assistant, Harrye B. Lyons Design Library

Susan Toplikar Associate Professor of Art + Design Scott Townsend Associate Professor of Graphic Design Sean Vance Extension Assistant Professor, Interim Director, Center for Universal Design Shirley Varela Research Assistant, Natural Learning Initiative Elizabeth Wakeford Adjunct Assistant Professor, Architecture Katie Wakeford Research Assistant, Home Environments Design Initiative Jan-Ru Wan Assistant Professor of Art + Design Ti-Yuan Wang Technology Support Technician, Information Technology Laboratory Ellen Weinstein Adjunct Associate Professor, Architecture Nicole Welch Education Curator, Contemporary Art Museum Research and Extension Richard R. Wilkinson Professor Emeritus of Landscape Architecture Janice Wong Accounting Technician

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