2025 Celebration of Design Program Booklet

CELEBRATION OF

DESIGN 2025

T H A N K YOU

for being our “Howell Nursery” Presenting Sponsor! and for supporting

2025 CELEBRATION OF DESIGN AT

KNOXVILLE BOTANICAL GARDEN & ARBORETUM The mission of the ETCDC is to “Envision, Inspire, and Improve East Tennessee Through Design.” We carry out this mission by bringing professional design and planning assistance to communities and organizations who lack the resources to acquire these services through the private sector. We also act as a catalyst to initiate projects within our area and as an advocate for quality design in the public realm.

The Bruce McCarty Community Impact Award is granted to those who have demonstrated outstanding commitment to building a better future for East Tennessee.

In 2025, the East Tennessee Community Design Center has chosen to celebrate a group who truly personify this commitment, and the people at the heart of our organization:

our volunteers.

Collectively, this incredible group has completed over 1300 projects across ETCDC’s 16-county service area, each one helping to improve East Tennessee by creating “better communities by design.”

5:00 - Event Begins - Check in and Valet Parking Drinks and Heavy Hors D’oeuvres Available Live Painting - Professor Bill Bledsoe Live Music - Pinky Ring Live Bonsai Demonstration - Knoxville Bonsai Society

7:00 - Program - Live Events Conclude Welcome - L. Duane Grieve, FAIA, ETCDC Executive Director Volunteer Appreciation - Carey Parker, ETCDC Board of Directors President Auction of Live Art

7:30 - Program Concludes; Art Auction Final Bids 7:45 - Art Auction Bidding Closes 8:00 - Art Auction Item Pick-Up 8:30 - Bar Closes 9:00 - Event Concludes

KBGA’s Historic Howell House (Patio Entry)

Greystone’s Historic Carriage House Home of ETCDC

ETCDC & KBGA The Knoxville Botanical Garden and Arboretum (KBGA), located on the former Howell Nurseries estate, holds a unique place in Knoxville’s history. Established in the early 20th century, it holds over 40 acres of gardens, walking trails, and historic stone buildings crafted by the Howell family, who ran the nursery for generations.

Today, this lush space is a beloved community resource, offering educational programs, private events, and serene natural settings for its visitors.

ETCDC and our professional volunteers have assisted KBGA with various design, concept, and historic preservation work throughout the past decade. In 2015, ETCDC and our professional volunteers developed concept floor plans and renderings for the historic S.S. Howell Nursery building and greenhouse— envisioned as the catalyst for a new Center for Urban Agriculture—focusing on preservation, accessibility, and adaptive reuse.

Five years later, in 2020, ETCDC assisted KBGA in developing a comprehensive preservation plan for the Joe N. Howell House, which included as-built documentation, condition assessment, and restoration recommendations to guide future rehabilitation.

In 2024, ETCDC wrapped up a greater overall master plan focused on historic preservation - prioritizing retaining the site’s authentic character and restoring original structures and features wherever possible, allowing KBGA to grow sustainably while preserving its historic charm.

We are grateful to the Knoxville Botanical Garden and Arboretum for hosting this event and allowing us to celebrate our 55th year of building better communities by design.

RECENT AND CURRENT PROJECTS Learn more about our recent projects at communitydc.org

The Joy of Music School

Volunteer: Jeremiah Corbett, AIA, NCARB, LEED AP (Johnson Architecture)

Clark Center Park

Mynatt Park Lucinda Ogle Cabin Pavillion

Volunteers: J. Perry Childress, Owen Magowan, & Wills McAdams (ETCDC Staff)

Solomon Gardens

Volunteer: Kathryn Baldwin, AICP (LOSE Design)

Volunteers: Roberto de Leon, FAIA, NCARB, LEED AP; Ross Primmer, FAIA, NCARB (de leon & primmer architecture workshop)

Faith Promise Park

Educators Resource Center

Patrick Brown, PLA, ASLA (Ross/Fowler)

ETCDC project work is supported by the following:

Matching Gift Program

Brian Ewers, AIA, LEED AP (Dollar & Ewers Architecture)

Bruce McCarty Community Impact Award

The Bruce McCarty Community Impact Award is granted to those who have demonstrated a commitment to building a better future for this region. It is presented by the East Tennessee Community Design Center with the goal of celebrating and perpetuating both the quality of life in East Tennessee and the qualities of leadership of Bruce McCarty.

Bruce McCarty, FAIA, was an American architect who practiced with many prominent firms before becoming founder and senior designer at McCarty Holsaple McCarty Architects. During a career that spanned more than a half-century, he designed some of Knoxville’s iconic landmarks and was the city’s most dedicated champion of Modern architecture.

In 1969, Bruce McCarty, then-President of the local AIA, returned from a trip to the community design center in Philadelphia and gathered roughly forty local professionals to discuss the need for such a center in this region. On April 15, 1970, the East Tennessee Community Design Center (ETCDC) was founded.

The physical award was designed by Doug McCarty, FAIA, and is produced by Ernie Gross Designs.

Past Honorees: The Rev. Dr. Jerry Askew | Mayor Victor Ashe | Mayor Randy Tyree Thomas McAdams, Esq. | Mayor Madeline Rogero | Pat & Joe Johnson Natalie Leach Haslam | Faris Eid | Ashley Capps | David Dewhirst Randy & Jenny Boyd | Carol Evans | Paul James

The 2025 Bruce McCarty Community Impact Award

ETCDC Volunteers The Bruce McCarty Community Impact Award is granted to those who have demonstrated outstanding commitment to building a better future for East Tennessee. In 2025, the East Tennessee Community Design Center has chosen to celebrate a group who truly personify this commitment, and the people at the heart of our organization:

our volunteers.

The Design Center is incredibly fortunate to have had over 400 documented volunteers since our founding in 1970, with many of these 400 individuals assisting on multiple ETCDC projects throughout the years.

Collectively, this incredible group has completed over 1300 projects across ETCDC’s 16-county service area, each one helping to improve East Tennessee by creating “better communities by design.”

THANK YOU TO OUR GENEROUS SPONSORS

HOWELL NURSERY PRESENTING SPONSOR

in cooperation with

THANK YOU TO OUR GENEROUS SPONSORS

GARDEN $10,000+

ETCDC is deeply grateful to each and every one of our over 100 Celebration sponsors this year! We hope you will support those who support us.

THANK YOU TO OUR GENEROUS SPONSORS

FOREST $5,000+

Jim & Natalie Haslam

THANK YOU TO OUR GENEROUS SPONSORS

COTTAGE $2,500+

bar sponsor

Carey Parker & Pat Curtsinger

Andy Oakes

THANK YOU TO OUR GENEROUS SPONSORS

GREENHOUSE $1,000+

Carrie Bearden & Jon Cheek Brelsford Properties GP Mr. & Mrs. John & Lisa Coppala

Fe Design & Engineering, P.C. Duane & Marsha Grieve

Lauren Rider

THANK YOU TO OUR GENEROUS SPONSORS

TERRACE $500+

Arcadis

Lighting Trends

BarberMcMurry Architects

M C Painting, Inc.

Blackburn Development Group

Sharon Moore & Patty Boardwine

BurWil Construction Company

MS Technology

C. Randall De Ford, Architect

Jim & Regina Murray

Alan Carmichael

oysk3 Architects

City Councilwoman Lynne Fugate

Mike Parish & Susan Kincaid

Corian Design

Beth & Pat Phillips

CSI (Knoxville Chapter)

Reagan Design & Construction

Dover Signature Properties

Ross/Fowler

East Tennessee Economic Development Agency

Sanders Pace Architecture

F.E. Trainer Construction, LLC

Senior Care Partners of East Tennessee

General Shale

Smee + Busby Architects

Kristin Lee Grove

SouthEast Bank

Hatcher-Hill Properties

Taylor CPA

Hearthside Bank

TDH, Inc.

Henricksen

The IT Company

Hickory Construction, Inc.

Three Notch Group

Holston Construction Services

TNBANK

Ruth & Don Horton

UT Federal Credit Union

Jenkins & Stiles, LLC

Tim Williams

Knoxville Blue Print & Supply Co.

WystWynd Designs

SPECIAL THANKS

Charlie Daniel

Professor Bill Bledsoe

IN-KIND SPONSORS

2025 ETCDC MEMBERS Sustaining Members Martha E. Begalla

Doug & Jane McCarty

Phil Lawson

WATE-TV 6 On Your Side

Community Members Andy Oakes

Design Members

Carey Parker

John & Phyllis Eldridge Exact Tile, Inc. Carrie Bearden & Jon Cheek Duane & Marsha Grieve Haines Structural Group Mary & Dan Holbrook

Ruth & Don Horton Johnson Architecture, Inc. LOSE Design A. David & Sandy Martin Hayes & Hope McCarty MHM Architects

Kevin Murphy KCDC Ross Bryan Associates, Inc.

Blackburn Development Group Commercial Environments Christopoulos & Kennedy Construction Community Impact Coalition Denark Construction DFA (Brent Midyett) Dollar & Ewers Architecture

Faris & Ghada Eid Jason Young & Darcy Rathjen Jerry Askew Kenneth & Cindy Moffett Kristin Lee Grove Lane & Matt Odom Lauderdale

Medtronic Merit Construction, Inc. Amy & Mike Taylor Old North Knoxville Neighborhood Stowers Machinery Foundation, Inc.

Avigail Sachs Appalachain Arts Craft Center Becky Hancock Betsy Quinn Brewer Ingram Fuller Architects, Inc. Caesar & Dorothy Stair Carlene & Max Robinson Cayce S. Petko Courtney Cox David & Susan Snider Dwane Dishner Ed Shouse

Gayden Green Honey Badger Custom Homes Jeff & Linda Welch John Thurman Josh & Sarah Shaffer Karen Sundback & John Owens Kelso-Regen Associates, Inc. Knoxville-Knox County Planning Margaret Butler Mary Beth Robinson Nathan Honeycutt Nathaniel Shelso

Norma Lynn Beagle oysk3 architects Peter Ludman Prince Technologies Robert E. Freeman Ross/Fowler Sharon Miller Pryse Sharon Moore & Patty Boardwine Steve Cotham Susanne Tarovella WystWynd Designs Wang Li

Dr. Alan Solomon Amy & Greg Midis Barbara Bernstein Bill Moorefield & Nancy Campbell Carol Evans

Jacob Walters Gwen Brown Jim & Diane DeRopp John W. Craig

Charles Fels Claudia F. Phillips Cliff & Poppy Beach Corian Design Diane Davidson F. Michael Combs Finbarr Saunders & Ellen Bebb Ginny Weatherstone

Kimberly Dixon Hamilton, Downtown Realty Inc.

Megan Chafin Michael & Nancy Lofaro Nicholas G. Cazana Pamela Cannella Treacy Reid Hartsell Ross & Megan Goodman Sarah McCarty & Richard Barrett Shannon Elliott Sharon & Rodney McKee Steven & Jennifer Goodpaster Sylvia Woods Dr. Thomas Broadhead Wayne Blasius

Neighborhood Members

Studio Members

Center Members

Charles D. Smith Architecture & Planning, LLC

Charrette Members

COK Office of Housing & Neighborhood Development

Elizabeth Goodale Georgiana Vines Hollie Cook Ira & Jan Lapides

John Kenny (Facility Systems Consultants)

Kathryn G. Baldwin Kristin Colwell

Larry Headla (Facility Systems Consultants)

Leslie & Thomas Bateman Louise Leighton Madeline Rogero Mark & Diane Honeycutt Marleen Davis Jeremiah Corbett Jim & Candy Wansley Joseph Coen Maggie Morgan Manya Pirkle

Sparkman & Associates Architects, Inc.

Mike Driskill R.J. Duncan Sean Hackett Will Skelton

Thank you to each and every one of our generous Members!

2025 BOARD OF DIRECTORS & STAFF BOARD OFFICERS

BOARD DIRECTORS

Carey Parker

Kathryn G. Baldwin, AICP

President

Leslie Wylie Bateman

Nathan Hunter, PLA, LEED BD+C

Ben Bentley

First Vice President

Jack Booth

Ross Goodman

Second Vice President

Megan Chafin, AIA

Alison Oakes

Kristin Colwell, RID, NCIDQ

Secretary

Jeremiah Corbett, AIA, NCARB, LEED AP

Nathaniel Shelso

Courtney Cox, Esq.

Treasurer

Julie Dalby, RID, NCIDQ

Kristin Lee Grove

Immediate Past President

Elizabeth Goodale Alli Montgomery, AIA Sharon Moore

EX-OFFICIO DIRECTORS

Amy Taylor

Amy Brooks, AICP

Lizz Wetherall, NCIDQ, LEED GA

Knoxville-Knox County Planning

Jillian Love

EMERITUS DIRECTORS

City of Knoxville

Mary Wells Holbrook

Scottie McDaniel

Douglas H. McCarty, FAIA

UT College of Architecture + Design

EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR L. Duane Grieve, FAIA

STAFF Jan Mosadegh

Wills McAdams

Assistant to the Executive Director/Administrator

Design Studio Assistant

Perry Childress

Owen Magowan

Design Studio Project Coordinator

Design Studio Intern

Cam Coppala Membership and Sponsorship Coordinator

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Event Map

MAIN ENTRY PARKING

PROGRAM

ART AUCTION

VIP & ACCESSIBLE PARKING

VIP CHECK-IN

VALET POINT

CHECK-IN

VIP ENTRY

CELEBRATION OF

DESIGN

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WHO WE SERVE We serve a 16 county region within East Tennessee.

The counties we serve, seen in blue, include: Anderson Blount Campbell Claiborne

Cocke Grainger Hamblen Jefferson

Knox Loudon Monroe Morgan

Roane Scott Sevier Union

PROJECT QUALIFICATIONS Design Center projects and clients must meet 4 qualifications:

1

Be a nonprofit or community organization

2

Be for the benefit of the entire community and not solely for the benefit of their members

3

Be unable to acquire financial or other resources from the private sector

4

Be able to demonstrate the commitment and ability to pursue the project to completion

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