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Bachelor of Architecture alumnus Curt Fentress’s firm Fentress Architects was named number one in The Zweig Letter “Hot Firm” List. The Zweig Letter Hot Firm List recognizes both small and large firms for their successes. To read more visit: http://bit.ly/8ZsjMI

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The College of Design has a new advisory body to help inform its progress.
The Leaders Council, made up of over 30 distinguished alumni from around the country, convened for the first time on campus Nov. 5 and 6 to discuss issues that impact how the college moves forward in the 21st century.
The council is a [...]

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The installation ceremony of W. Randolph “Randy” Woodson on Oct. 26 included a few key references to the College of Design, one of eleven colleges that comprise NC State University.
Woodson, the 14th chancellor of the University, in his installation speech made reference to the College when he said: “When we look across the history of [...]

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August 2010 Home of the Month Article in The News & Observer http://www.newsobserver.com/2010/08/28/649117/bridge-house-over-troubled-waters.html
College of Design Alums Rob and Beth Mangum featured in the September 2010 issue of Our State Magazine. http://www.ourstate.com/articles/weaverville
Young Inventors Cause A Stir. Six pre-teens worked with industrial design professors and graduate students to conceive, prototype and develop presentations about their new [...]

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Master of Architecture alumna Sarah Corbitt (’09) will be giving a presentation at the GreenNC trade show on the topic of “The International Code Council’s forthcoming International Green Construction Code: Public Version 1″ on Thursday, September 9, 2010 at 8:30 a.m. in the McKimmon’s Center.
The IGCC is a code overlay which can be voluntarily [...]

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The NC Japan Center and Gallery C of Raleigh have teamed up to present a special exhibition, “Invitation to Sushi Country,” of acrylic paintings by alum Keiko Genka (BAD 1997). This is an exciting opportunity for all involved and hopefully the first of many exhibitions for the NC Japan Center. The opening reception is from [...]

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Welcome Back BBQ will be held on Friday, August 20, 2010 at 5:30 p.m. behind Brooks Hall. All College of Design students, faculty and staff are invited. This event is sponsored by the Design Guild.

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SAVE THE DATES!
Friday, February 11, 2011
4th Annual Growing in Place Symposium
Marbles Kids Museum
Saturday, February 12, 2011
8th Annual Urban Design Conference
Raleigh Marriott City Center
Stay tuned for details!
Register for Natural Learning Initiative Workshops at www.naturalearning.org
Research to Practice: Maximizing Child Outcomes in the Outdoors Symposium for Early HS and HS Programs.
Sept. 28-29, 2010
College of Design, NC State [...]

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Join Landscape Architecture Head Gene Bressler, FASLA, and fellow alumni and friends for a reception during the 2010 ASLA Annual Meeting & Expo in Washington, D.C.
The Henley Park Hotel
926 Massachuessetts Avenue NW
(one block from the Washington Convention Center)
Friday, September 10, 2010
6:00–7:30 PM
please rsvp by September 3 to:
919.515.8320 or design.ncsu.edu/rsvp
We will honor new alumni fellow:
WHITNEY A. [...]

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The Quimby Colony is a non-profit urban Artist in Residence program located in Portland, Maine’s newly designated Historic Art’s District.
At present, we are accepting applications from artists and designers working in Fashion, Costume, or Textile Arts.
Accepted artists will be provided with studio space, room, board, a travel stipend, and the opportunity to meet other artists, [...]

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Graphic Design alumna Nikki Orellana (’04) won an Emmy award for Outstanding Achievement in Motion Title and Graphic Design. Orellana created the opening graphics for the PBS cooking show Avec Eric. You can view the video at: http://eater.com/archives/2010/06/29/avec-eric-wins-emmy-for-main-title-design.php The show appears on Sundays at 3 p.m. on PBS.
Orellana was also in the Top 50 list for [...]

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Architecture Alumnus Curt Fentress (’72) is this year’s recipient of the Jefferson Award and was featured in Architectural Record magazine. Fentress will be the world’s first airport design architect honored with the Thomas Jefferson Public Architecture award.

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AIA Triangle Homes Tour announces the winning architects and award homes that will be featured October 2, 2010. Congratulations to: Angerio Design, Bizios Architect, Cherry Huffman, Ellen Cassilly Architect, Frank Harmon Architect, John Reese, Studio B Architecture, Tina Govan Architect and Vernacular Studio.
Each of the featured architects selected by the visiting Austin AIA Jury demonstrates positive [...]

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Bachelor of Art + Design alumna and Anni Albers Scholar Elizabeth Morrison will be stitching for the Broadway show “Wicked” now playing at the Durham Performing Arts Center. Morrison will also be a dresser for the show attending to the principal and ensemble women and will be responsible for any repairs and alterations necessary for [...]

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