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(Editor’s Note: This post corrects an earlier post that suggested Dr. Schaffer’s work focused on Berlin instead of Chicago. DESIGNLIFE apologizes for the error.)
In November, 2010, Associate Professor Kristen Schaffer spoke at the conference “The Cult of the Grand City Plan around 1910,” held at the Center for Metropolitan Studies at the Technical University of [...]

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David C. Baker, a well-known consultant to the design professions, will address students, faculty, and the public in an AIGA Raleigh lecture held in Burns Auditorium in Kamphoefner Hall at the College of Design at NC State University, Feb. 3, 2011, at 6:30 p.m. He’ll speak about techniques for managing client relationships in a down [...]

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Gene Bressler, chair of the Department of Landscape Architecture at the College of Design, has been chosen by the City Council of the City of Raleigh to serve on the 2011 Environmental Awards Jury.
Jury Day is scheduled for March 25 at the Walnut Creek Wetlands Center. Twelve awards will be given to projects around the [...]

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Kathryn Asad (MID 2010) received an honorable mention in a competition associated with the International Home and Housewares Show in Chicago, March 6-8, 2011. Her project will be displayed in March. The project was advised by College of Design Professors Bong-Il Jin, Bryan Laffitte, and Sharon Joines.
Asad is currently working on contract as an industrial [...]

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Todd Childers (BED 1986) will be presenting a paper on Typographic Distortion in International Style Typography at the TYPO Berlin 2011 Shift conference May 19-21, 2011. He presented his paper, “All Type Is Dimensional,” at the Association Typographique “The Word” Conference in Dublin, Ireland, on Sept. 12, 2010, the preeminent typography event in the world. [...]

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Few New Year’s resolutions are as durable as Kellie Marian Hill’s: On New Year’s Day, 2008, Hill vowed to create a painting each day for a year.
Now, three years and over 1,000 paintings later, Hill (BEDA 2006) continues to extend that commitment, one day — and one painting — at a time.
Hill’s blog, “One Painting [...]

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When Curt Fentress was growing up in rural North Carolina, he knew a good many builders but not a single architect. His passion for drawing took him initially to the engineering school at NC State University. When he discovered a talent for designing buildings, he enrolled at the College of Design for his architectural degree [...]

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Most people have heard of Pixar and Warner Bros. in the context of award-winning animation. But those who track the Who’s Who of animators now must add Jason Carpenter to the list of those to watch.
Carpenter (BADN / BID 1997) is one of five nominees for a 2011 Annie Award, which next to the Oscars [...]

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There are a few extra days to register for the annual Urban Design Forum and save!
The Urban Design Forum takes place February 11-12, 2011. It starts with the Growing in Place Symposium on Friday, Feb. 11, and concludes with “Sustainable Suburbs: Re-Imagining the Inner Ring” on Saturday, Feb. 12.
For more information and to register for [...]

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As a child, Betsy Peters used to delight at making trips from her hometown of Wilson, N.C., to the Marbles children’s museum in Raleigh.
These days, she’s helping to design it.
On Jan. 2, 2011, the museum unveiled its Exploration Station, a hands-on learning table that Peters designed and helped to fashion in the museum’s exhibit workshop. [...]

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Mark your calendars for one of the largest annual fashion events in the Southeast.
Art to Wear, a collaboration between the College of Design and College of Textiles at NC State University, will take place at Reynolds Coliseum on April 12, 2011, at 7 p.m.
This year’s Art to Wear will be more special than ever: It’s [...]

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The Spring 2011 architecture lecture series kicks off Monday, Jan. 24, 2011, with a lecture on affordable housing strategies by John Sheehan of Studio E Architects in San Diego, CA.
The series of lectures is sponsored jointly by the School of Architecture at NC State University and the American Institute of Architects Triangle (NC) Chapter.
All four [...]

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Following is the full text of the commencement address made to Fall 2010 graduates on Dec. 18, 2010, by Gene Bressler, Head of the Department of Landscape Architecture, College of Design, NC State University:
Good Afternoon, Dean, College Colleagues, Parents, Friends and Guests, and Graduates:
Today marks a game changing moment in our lives!
Parents, and friends of [...]

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In one sense, Norma DeCamp Burns moved a far piece from teaching and practicing architecture a few years ago when she began devoting herself full-time to Bluebird Hill Farm in Chatham County, NC.
But on her farm the former NC State University College of Design visiting professor and FAIA Emeritus has only gone deeper into design [...]

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Since its inception over 25 years ago, Design Camp has exposed more than 2,000 high school students to the exciting world of design. Design Camp informs students about college study in design and raises awareness of the impact of art and design through a series of week-long summer programs. Due to increased popularity, Design Camp [...]

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