Notes Philip Freelon [B.Arch ’75] was named the 2016 International Interior Design Association (IIDA) Star Award Recipient. As noted by Cheryl Durst, executive VP and CEO of IIDA, “Philip is widely regarded as one of the top architects in the United States. He has elevated the profession by enhancing public buildings that all people have the opportunity to experience and enjoy. He is an inspiration [to] the next generation of AfricanAmerican architects, expanding the opportunities for diversity in the profession.” Associate Professor of Architecture and Director of First Year Experience Sara Glee Queen was selected as a University-level recipient for the 2016 Outstanding Teacher Award for her commitment to creative and innovational teaching and learning practices. She was recognized by peers and students for her excellence as a teacher and mentor. Associate Professor in the departments of Graphic Design, Industrial Design, and Art + Design Russell Flinchum, PhD, was featured in the Summer 2016 IDSA Innovation magazine with an article, “Phil Patton (19522015) The Best Friend American Design Ever Had,” which highlighted Patton’s design influence. Amanda King [BGD ’97] is Creative Director at M Creative in Winston-Salem and Vice President of AIGA Triad NC. Harry Bates [B.Arch ’52], co-principal of Bates Masi + Architects LLC, has received 113 design awards since 2003 and has been featured in numerous publications, including the New York Times, New York Magazine, Architecture Digest, Architectural Record, and Metropolitan Home. In 2016, Bates published Bespoke Home: Bates Masi Architects, with an introduction by Paul Goldberger. Cynthia Van Der Wiele [PhD in Design] heads up the US EPA Region 4 NEPA Program Field Office for NC.
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Art + Design students Stephanie Huang [BAD ’16] and Anahid Telfeyan [BAD ’16] were finalists in the NCSU Libraries Multimedia Research Contest—Huang won the grand prize.
College of Design faculty and staff received the following (L to R): EHRA Award of Excellence to Director of the Materials Lab Jim Rains, FAIA; Alumni Distinguished Undergraduate Professor Nominee to Associate Professor of Landscape Architecture Fernando Magallanes, ASLA, PLA; Outstanding Teacher to Assistant Professor of Architecture and Director of First Year experience Sara Glee Queen; Alumni Distinguished Graduate Professor Nominee to Professor of Graphic Design Denise Gonzales Crisp; SHRA Award for Excellence to Technology Support Analyst and all-around Tech Guru Tih-Yuan Wang; and Board of Governors Award for Excellence in Teaching Nominee to Associate Professor of Landscape Architecture Kofi Boone, ASLA (not pictured). Amanda Tan [B.Arch ’15] has joined Shaw Design Associates’ team as an architectural intern. The awardwinning Chapel Hill firm specializes in high-end estate homes and liturgical design. The Carolina Ballet performed Macbeth, scored by J. Mark Scearce, Professor of Art + Design. The collaborators spent five weeks as resident fellows at New York University’s Center for Ballet and the Arts, where they composed and choreographed the score. It has 4,026 measures and is 887 pages long. The score weighs 42 pounds when printed. Rachel Gonsalves [M.Arch ’16] is a Fulbright Scholar for the 2016-17 year. She also received in 2012 a US-UK Fulbright Institute Award to Nottingham-Trent University and a Fellowship Advising Office Enhancement grant to pursue an internship at CO2 Bamboo in Nicaragua for “Tradition vs. Innovation: Cost-Benefit Analysis of Rwandan Construction Techniques.” Alexis (Gentle) Dominick [BGD ’04] is Creative Director at CircleBack, a startup in the DC metro area. Dominick was named one of DC’s most powerful female designers.
Assistant Professor of Architectural History and Design Dr. Burak Erdim, PhD, received two fellowships to support work on his book manuscript: the Mellon Fellows in Urban Landscape Studies, and the Postdoctoral Fellow in the Aga Khan Program for Islamic Architecture at MIT. Department Head of Landscape Architecture Gene Bressler, FASLA, received the NC ASLA 2016 President’s Choice Award for his dedication, commitment, and elevation of the profession. Christopher Goode [B.Arch ’80], AIA, of Tucker, GA, elected to the Georgia Trust for Historic Preservation Board of Trustees; Goode is a founding partner of Goode Van Slyke Architecture, one of three lead local firms for the new Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta, GA, that will host Super Bowl LIII (2019). James C. Stevens [M.Arch ’07], AIA, associate professor and interim chair of the Department of Architecture in LTU’s College of Architecture and Design, is the Fulbright Scholar in Albania. Stevens completed two months this summer, to be followed by seven months in 2017, of teaching and conducting research at Polis University, in Albania’s capital city of Tirana. Assistant Professor of Architecture and Director of Architecture Graduate Programs Dana K. Gulling is finalizing Manufacturing Architecture: An Architect’s Guide to Custom Processes, Materials, and Applications (Laurence King Publishing, 2017), a reference guide for architects and building designers for customizing repetitive manufacturing processes for architectural application.