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Fall 2010 Archive
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Design/build studios target sustainable design
Posted on October 6, 2010 | No Comments“There’s a lot of reality that goes into getting a building built,” says Robin Abrams, head of the School of Architecture. And there was plenty of reality to go around... -
New lab combines college’s research
Posted on October 6, 2010 | No CommentsThe popular picture of a laboratory has scientists in white coats working behind closed doors on experiments that may be difficult for the layperson to comprehend. The College of Design’s... -
Graphic shift
Posted on October 6, 2010 | No CommentsAn inaugural conference responds to new realities—and explores how graphic design teaching has to change Once upon a time, a beginning professional graphic designer was asked to create a magazine.... -
Animations amplify hidden voices
Posted on October 6, 2010 | No CommentsHomelessness has many causes. So it made sense for the graduate and undergraduate animation students in the College’s Advanced Media Lab to take on the topic as a collective class... -
The future of product design
Posted on October 6, 2010 | No CommentsDavid Brain is banking that his invention is something America can’t live without: a device that stirs a pot of soup, helping a cook to be more productive in the... -
Design camp marks 25th year
Posted on October 6, 2010 | No CommentsSurvey the landscape of young design professionals in the state, and you shouldn’t be surprised if a good many of them can reminisce about Design Camp. The camp for high-school... -
Where creativity and community can meet
Posted on October 6, 2010 | No CommentsA Preview of the Contemporary Art Museum (CAM) Maybe it has something to do with the high warehouse ceiling. Or maybe it’s that a visitor will be able to get... -
Susan Hatchell: ASLA’s New President
Posted on October 6, 2010 | No CommentsSusan Hatchell, FASLA, LEED AP (MLA 1982), has held numerous leadership roles within the American Society of Landscape Architects (ASLA), which has 48 professional chapters and 68 student chapters nationwide.... -
Seeing Architecture in a different light
Posted on October 6, 2010 | No CommentsWhen architect Chris Downey (BEDA 1984) went blind, many concluded he would have to look for a new career. “The assumption is if you’re blind you can’t be an architect,... -
Maps to a Neighborhood’s Past
Posted on October 5, 2010 | No CommentsThe South Park-East Raleigh Historic District is notable for its once high number of African-American owned businesses, cultural and civic institutions, and largely still-intact late 19th and 20th century architecture....