Student and Alumni Notable Mentions for February 2012
Graphic Design Student Wins Design Award
Bachelor of Graphic Design student Kirsten Southwell won first place in the Design Ignites Change award for her GD400 (Design for Relief and Aid) class project on Design Thinking in Rural North Carolina.
Southwell credits her professor Megan Hall and teaching assistant Rachael Huston to her success saying, “[Megan] and [Rachael] have taught us the social impact that design can have. The brilliant structure of the class and their constant encouragement made all of our projects fantastic, not just mine.”
To read more visit: http://www.designigniteschange.org/news/315-announcing-the-fall-2011-design-ignites-change-award-winners
All images courtesy of Kirsten Southwell
Hammon Selected as Chapter Leader for National Student Organization
Third year Master of Architecture student Shawna Hammon was selected to be February’s Chapter Leader of the Month by AIAS. To read more about her selection visit: http://www.aias.org/website/article.asp?id=2119
Alumni Selected to Show at Charleston Fashion Week
Alumna Ashley Newsome’s (BAD 2005) new eco-fashion line by Haberdashery will be showing at the 2012 Charleston Fashion Week, March 20-24.
Newsome has been working on her collection since December and will be a cross between “Oscar Wilde meets the Maharaja at the World’s Fair.”
The Haberdashery Eco Collection is inspired by 1890′s fashion – leg of mutton sleeves, bustled overcoats, riding breeches, epaulets, collars, maxi skirts, and capes. The menswear builds from elegant uniforms and features heavy use of collaring.
For more information visit the Haberdashery blog at www.habsav.blogspot.com.
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Recent alumna and Anni Albers Scholar Keely Cansler (BAD 2011) was also selected to show in Charleston Fashion Week. To read more about Cansler, visit the Technician article at: http://www.technicianonline.com/features/alumna-makes-a-name-for-herself-in-the-fashion-world-1.2687612?pagereq=1#.Tzwi5SPcAW1
The Freelon Group, Inc. Announces Newest Registered Architect
Image Courtesy of the Freelon Group, Inc.
RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, NC — The Freelon Group is pleased to announce that Adam Brakenbury, AIA has recently passed the Architect Registration Examination® (ARE®) and is now a licensed architect. The ARE assesses candidates for their knowledge, skills, and ability to provide the various services required in the practice of architecture.
Adam received his Master of Architecture from North Carolina State University and his Bachelor of English from College of Charleston. Adam is currently part of the design team for the Gregg Museum located at North Carolina State University in Raleigh, NC. Adam has worked on the recently completed School of Education and Psychology at Elizabeth City State University in Elizabet City, NC and The General Academic Classroom at NC A&T State University in Greensboro, NC.
The Freelon Group is a 50-person, award-winning architectural firm founded by Philip G. Freelon, FAIA (Fellow, American Institute of Architects) in 1990. The firm’s design portfolio center on Higher Education, Science/Technology, Museum, Libraries, and Cultural Center projects.
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Bells at DH Hill signify effort to finish Bell Tower’s design article on alumnus Matt Robbins (MARCH 2009) on NC State’s alumni blog. http://www.alumniblog.ncsu.edu/2012/02/15/bells-at-dh-hill-signify-effort-to-finish-bell-towers-design/
Architect’s legacy continues on canvas and in music article on the late architect Frank Craig’s (1977) posthumous exhibition at Duke University Medical Center. http://www.alumniblog.ncsu.edu/2012/02/02/architects-legacy-continues-on-canvas-and-in-music/
Raleigh Denim (husband and wife duo and College of Design and College of Management alums Victor and Sarah Lytvinenko) draws a crowd at NY Fashion Week. News & Observer article. They were also featured in T Magazine for their collaboration with Organic by John Patrick. NY Times T Magazine article.
